Does anybody know where to look at these?

 

http://www.trakradios.com

Will

 

is there a less expensive way than that, maybe that would be for the future

 

http://www.racetech-racing.com</a>
http://www.racingradios.com <A HREF="http://www.racingcommunicatios.com" TARGET="_blank">http://www.racingcommunicatios.com
I bought my radios off Ebay. For the rest of the stuff, I went with the Racetech stuff. Fast turn around & good customer service. Plus, I was too chickensh@@ to drill my helmet to mount the kit.
added in edit-I think that one of the companies above used some of the talkabout type radios. The prices were a lot lower. Just don't expect too much performance compared to the other systems. You will probably end up with a little less than half the range.


[Modified by civicrr, 10:38 AM 2/4/2002]


[Modified by civicrr, 10:39 AM 2/4/2002]

 

http://www.racingelectronics.com

 

You could get some family radios with headset..
get the little ear bud...

the driver may not be able to talk unless you do something to stop the wind noise from the mic.

the racing radios / racing electronics / trak radios
work really GREAT but you have to pay for the quality.

 

yeah I was thinking that simple to way radios wired to be easly accessible for the driver would work but don't know

 

What I have is an earbud / and mic with push to talk... from radio shack.
you need the ear bud so it will fit over the helmet...
(it was around $20)

the mic has the push to talk button on the mic... so it's hard to push with gloves on.
plus the wind makes too much noise.

But..

you can give instructions, saftey info, lap times, and other "tips" to the driver without him/her talking back.... or at least you don't understand them

I think maybe a piece of cloth over the mic might solve this problem


But the real helmet kits are the best for in car..
and the headsets for the pitperson are good so the driver doesn't hear all the other cars noises when you are talking to the driver
we use these for stock car racing.. and it's great (much better than my current ghetto rig)


[Modified by Crazydave, 11:54 AM 2/4/2002]

 

can you post a pic of your earbud setup?
i was thinking of making a sort of homemade soddered headphone setup for the pit

 

I don't have picture...


it's like a handsfree kit for a cell phone...

head over to radio shack and ask to see the handsfree kit for a family radio..
take your radios with your the make sure you get the right handsfree kit..




[Modified by Crazydave, 12:19 PM 2/4/2002]

 

any special wiring?

 

nope....
plugs right into the radio.. and sticks in your ear