Best rider to passenger communicator??

 >On Tue, 25 May 2004 01:45:02 GMT, "asylum" <asylum.TakeThisOut@pconline.com>
 >waived the right to be silent and professed:
 >
  >>Any one use a passenger to rider communicator...
  >>What do you guys ( and gals ) like to use??
  >>Thanks
  >>Erik
  >>
 >
 >I prefer to appreciate the "me" time
 >
ain't no passenger pegs on any of my bikes.
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I've used the Chatterbox intercom and the FRS.

The Intercom is small and light weight but forget talking above 90 km/ph (55
mph). The batteries are good for one long (12 hrs.) or two short rides and
there is limited volume control (hi/lo). It used two hearing aid batteries
which can get expensive (I bought them by the case).
The FRS is a lot more money, and weight, but you get volume control and a
rechargeable battery. You can reasonably talk up to about 110 k/hr (full
face helmet) and the battery will last you one long ride (12 hrs.)
If you connect a portable stereo (cassette or CD) the batteries in either
one will last half as long.
We now both have our own bikes and use the FJR FRS. We've traveled all
over north America and they are a life saver when you get split up by
traffic.
There are other brands and models out there, but I have no experiences with
them nor reports from friends using them.

Ride safe
Serge


"asylum" <asylum.TakeThisOut@pconline.com> wrote in message
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 > Any one use a passenger to rider communicator...
 > What do you guys ( and gals ) like to use??
 > Thanks
 > Erik
 >
 >
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Serge wrote:

 > I've used the Chatterbox intercom and the FRS.

 > The Intercom is small and light weight but forget talking above 90 km/ph (55
 > mph). The batteries are good for one long (12 hrs.) or two short rides and
 > there is limited volume control (hi/lo). It used two hearing aid batteries
 > which can get expensive (I bought them by the case).
 > The FRS is a lot more money, and weight, but you get volume control and a
 > rechargeable battery. You can reasonably talk up to about 110 k/hr (full
 > face helmet) and the battery will last you one long ride (12 hrs.)
 > If you connect a portable stereo (cassette or CD) the batteries in either
 > one will last half as long.

Consider the Nady MRC-11. It's an intercom that has the bike-to-bike FRS
radio built in. It also runs on standard batteries and has a standard
volume control. Much better quality for a lot less money.

LittleJohn
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Good luck with the Nady! We had one and it was fine as long as you were not
on the motorcycle. We had to shout to hear one another and then it was
still hard to understand what was said. We went to the Chatterbox HJC-50
and it was much better, not great but at least we could hear each other
without having the volume control turned up full blast and yell. BTW, it
does NOT use hearing aid batteries but a rechargeable battery pack. It was
only for ride-to-passenger. Since I now ride my own bike, we purchased the
GMRS rider-to-rider Chatterbox which can also be used as an intercom.

Patty

"LittleJohn" <littlejohn.TakeThisOut@DeleteMe.knology.net> wrote in message
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 > Serge wrote:
 >
  > > I've used the Chatterbox intercom and the FRS.
 >
  > > The Intercom is small and light weight but forget talking above 90 km/ph
(55
  > > mph). The batteries are good for one long (12 hrs.) or two short rides
and
  > > there is limited volume control (hi/lo). It used two hearing aid
batteries
  > > which can get expensive (I bought them by the case).
  > > The FRS is a lot more money, and weight, but you get volume control and
a
  > > rechargeable battery. You can reasonably talk up to about 110 k/hr
(full
  > > face helmet) and the battery will last you one long ride (12 hrs.)
  > > If you connect a portable stereo (cassette or CD) the batteries in
either
  > > one will last half as long.
 >
 > Consider the Nady MRC-11. It's an intercom that has the bike-to-bike FRS
 > radio built in. It also runs on standard batteries and has a standard
 > volume control. Much better quality for a lot less money.
 >
 > LittleJohn
 > Madison, AL<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Patty wrote:

 > Good luck with the Nady! We had one and it was fine as long as you were not
 > on the motorcycle. We had to shout to hear one another and then it was
 > still hard to understand what was said. We went to the Chatterbox HJC-50
 > and it was much better, not great but at least we could hear each other
 > without having the volume control turned up full blast and yell. BTW, it
 > does NOT use hearing aid batteries but a rechargeable battery pack. It was
 > only for ride-to-passenger. Since I now ride my own bike, we purchased the
 > GMRS rider-to-rider Chatterbox which can also be used as an intercom.
 >
 > Patty

That doesn't sound like my MRC-11. It's volume is loud. So much so that
if the intercomm level is turned down to where its comfortable, the level
of the music from my CD/radio is too low. It's also a rider-to-passenger
intercom AND an FRS (or optional PME for Europe) rider-to-rider unit.

It doesn't have a rechargeable battery pack. It uses 3 standard AA
batteries which lasts for days. Weeks, if you don't do a lot of
rider-to-rider transmitting. If you get one, don't bother buying the
optional battery converter unit that allows it to run off the bikes
electrical system. I haven't used mine. The batteries ran out once in
the last month or so, and I stopped at the first gas station and got a new
set.

My only complaint is that the VOX sucks. The FRS works manually, but
only when you have a free hand to push the transmit button.

LittleJohn
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