The wife and I ordered the Collett Communicator 49 for an upcoming trip. Had its first tryout this weekend and thought I'd post a review and see if anyone here has them.
http://www.collett.mb.ca/index.htm
I'd heard pretty good things about this product but I have to say I'm not impressed. The ear speakers were large. Even in my new Quantum f they poke my ears and were very uncomfortable. The instruction manual actually suggests you take a soldering iron and take out material inside the helmet to accomodate the speakers. Sorry, not going to do that. All told, I made it less than 30 miles before I had to take them out.
Didn't really matter that I only tested it for this short period. Once past 55mph you can't hear jackspit. Fairly good reception up to 50, but after that it loses clarity really fast.
This model is voice operated (VOX) and has a rubberised tube that extends under the chinbar. The tube has to touch your lips lightly and your breath/voice turns it on. The system sucks if you forget to shave. My 5 o'clock shadow kept keying it up. Really PO'd the wife. And the noises it makes!! Sounds like a 1950's sci-fi movie with all the whirs and clicks. Very annoying.
I'm going to try it one more time before calling it a complete loss. Hopefuly it's something I'm doing rather than just being a piece of crap. Got the batteries on charge and they'll stay that way until next weekend and I'll double and triple check the manual.
Anyone here have any experience with these? FWIW it's too late to order a replacement or a different brand and have it by the time I leave on my trip.
http://www.collett.mb.ca/index.htm
I'd heard pretty good things about this product but I have to say I'm not impressed. The ear speakers were large. Even in my new Quantum f they poke my ears and were very uncomfortable. The instruction manual actually suggests you take a soldering iron and take out material inside the helmet to accomodate the speakers. Sorry, not going to do that. All told, I made it less than 30 miles before I had to take them out.
Didn't really matter that I only tested it for this short period. Once past 55mph you can't hear jackspit. Fairly good reception up to 50, but after that it loses clarity really fast.
This model is voice operated (VOX) and has a rubberised tube that extends under the chinbar. The tube has to touch your lips lightly and your breath/voice turns it on. The system sucks if you forget to shave. My 5 o'clock shadow kept keying it up. Really PO'd the wife. And the noises it makes!! Sounds like a 1950's sci-fi movie with all the whirs and clicks. Very annoying.
I'm going to try it one more time before calling it a complete loss. Hopefuly it's something I'm doing rather than just being a piece of crap. Got the batteries on charge and they'll stay that way until next weekend and I'll double and triple check the manual.
Anyone here have any experience with these? FWIW it's too late to order a replacement or a different brand and have it by the time I leave on my trip.