skipjack27
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Oct 6, 2009
- Messages
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Here's one of those problems that you feel certain the internet will solve for you in a trice- but, as it turns out, no amount of investigation has brought up a satisfactory answer:
I have a relatively small boat (27 ft), but communicating with deck crew (my wife) by shouting from the flybridge to the bow is well-nigh impossible against the beat of the diesel and the howl of the wind. The obvious solution is headset walkie-talkies, to be worn by skipper and crew when carrying out difficult and noise-ridden operations. They should have:
- enough range to operate over 8m (in other words, nothing more than kid's toys in this respect)
- have "cover" type ear pieces, rather than stick-it-in-your-ear-canal type ear pieces. Crew don't like to share their ear infections.
- have a boom or throat mike
- mike to be ideally voice-activated, but this is not absolutely essential.
- not to cost an arm and a leg, given the very modest specifications for this piece of equipment (I mean: 8m range, for goodness sake).
- ideally, all electonics and battery power to be built into the headset - given the modest specs, not an unreasonable requirement.
Can anyone suggest a supplier for something like this? I suspect even a kids' toy might be suitable, but I'm darned if I can find anything local or on the internet that serves the purpose.
Jeff
I have a relatively small boat (27 ft), but communicating with deck crew (my wife) by shouting from the flybridge to the bow is well-nigh impossible against the beat of the diesel and the howl of the wind. The obvious solution is headset walkie-talkies, to be worn by skipper and crew when carrying out difficult and noise-ridden operations. They should have:
- enough range to operate over 8m (in other words, nothing more than kid's toys in this respect)
- have "cover" type ear pieces, rather than stick-it-in-your-ear-canal type ear pieces. Crew don't like to share their ear infections.
- have a boom or throat mike
- mike to be ideally voice-activated, but this is not absolutely essential.
- not to cost an arm and a leg, given the very modest specifications for this piece of equipment (I mean: 8m range, for goodness sake).
- ideally, all electonics and battery power to be built into the headset - given the modest specs, not an unreasonable requirement.
Can anyone suggest a supplier for something like this? I suspect even a kids' toy might be suitable, but I'm darned if I can find anything local or on the internet that serves the purpose.
Jeff
Well, Einstein said that everything is relative. In my world 27' is a relatively large vessel.
