Autocom suggestion (non controversial!)

[Kritou]

My Active-Plus kit 200 is set up so that I can cruise, as suggested in the instructions, at the motorway national speed limit plus several mph! So that I can ride with the visor just cracked I have an open face muffler on the mic - apart from the odd crosswind gust or turbulence from passing trucks the vox seems just right

However, as I discovered during the recent bad weather, highspeed raindrops hitting my helmet trigger the vox to the extent that I have considered disconnecting the mic for some trips. Raising the vox setting would be a PITA and I would have to shout to keep the mic open when I did want to talk to the pillion

So, howsabout a microphone enable/disable switch quickly accessible with gloved hands?

I can imagine some sort of in-line male/female DIN barrel connector that just plugs in downstream of the headset droplead, with a mechanical push/pull switch, rather like those on domestic standard lamps, to break the mic circuit. I guess it would have to be weatherproof

In fact it would serve rather like a PTT switch and enable me to burp, sing, swear etc without everything being relayed back into my earpiece or to my pillion. Another plus would be the ability to have a lower VOX trigger setting

A similar unit could perhaps provide immediate disconnection of audio input - I seem to recall this was a request in a previous thread

 

[andyclift]

highspeed raindrops hitting my helmet trigger the vox

You must have some bloody big raindrops up your way. Use my Autocom all year and in all weathers (with normal mic cover) and never noticed the vox cutting in and still works OK at 120+ (on Autobahn of course!!).

It may be that you just need to make the vox a little less sensitive and talk a little louder.

 

[GSrich]

Im with Andy on this one! If rain was such a problem causing the VOX to open I would say your VOX is set too soft and needs adjusting up and you then would need to learn how to use the VOX at the lower speeds.

Rich

 

[Mouse]

I think it depends a lot on the hemet design, I had huge problems getting the VOX right when using my old roof helmet, even on maximum I was getting wind noise tranmitted at 40mph. I even sent my unit back to Autocom for testing but they said it was fine.

I get a new (Nolan) helmet, and it's much better. With VOX set to about 3/4 I can speak easily at all speeds and there's no wind noise up to about 90mph.

 

[GSrich]

Well I run a Roof Daytona and never had any problems with my helmet been on a bike at 150+ with no problems what so ever.

Rich