Bike To Bike Comms

[Raindancer]

Can anyone recommend a PMR. Hoping to buy one and would appreciate any advice. Keep reading about Kenwood............but which model.

I intend to connect it to to autocom active 7.

Many thanks

 

[Raindancer]

Bke to Bke Comms

Can anyone recommend a PMR. Hoping to buy one and would appreciate any advice. Keep reading about Kenwood............but which model.

I intend to connect it to to autocom active 7.

Many thanks

Anybody?

 

[peteb478]

Me and my mate use Motorolas - the ones which are 60quid for the pair in Autocom's catalogue. We spent a week in France a couple of months ago. VOX worked perfectly. Made the holiday - it wouldn't have been half as much fun wothout them.

Pete

 

[Greg Masters]

During Tossers-on-Tour 2005 I was massively impressed by the clarity of Speggo's Kenwood 3201 and his ability to hear messages from a greater distance that us who were closer to the source couldn't hear at all!

Greg

 

[Raindancer]

Bike to Bike Comms

Thanks guys.

 

[Lord Snooty]

I've spent an hour today with Intaride based in Redditch - they provide bike comms systems which from what I've seen is high quality and much less cost than Autocom. They do a bike to bike radio which is American military spec for £99. It is smaller than others I've seen and because it is military spec it's build quality is unbelievable - the owner showed me one and casually lobbed it over his shoulder onto the concrete floor, picked it up and then started to demo it...amazing. It is called an 80 Series PMR446 Transceiver Radio and you can check it out on their website CLICK

I've always used Autocom systems and I never knew these guys existed until I saw an ad in Motorcycle Sport and Leisure so as they are on the doorstep I thought I'd check them out. I shall be getting my next system from them for fitting to Simon Eassom's 1150GS when I take ownership of it very soon/

 

[oblertone]

Intaride

Interestingly enough, the Intaride radio mentioned above can be boosted from 0.5w to 2.0w by a simple combination of key strokes, there is even a link on their site describing how it's done. Mind you, it would be illegal in this country and is only mentioned for the sake of conversation

 

[Raindancer]

Bike to Bike Comms

Thank you to the last two guys as well. Think I have now got it resolved.

Regards

 

[sn1p3r]

Superb! Thanks guys, I am going to call them tomorrow!

 

[Lord Snooty]

If you have the radio installed and powered on the bike e.g under the seat, Intaride can install a remote aerial which is removable. Ian at Intaride showed me his Pan Euro with the aerial mounted on the rear of the bike by the topbox mount, this gives the radio a range of 5-8 miles! They will also install a remote on/off switch for the radio so when you stop you don't have to lift your seat to switch it off.

 

[Wizard]

Don't forget that to comply with the PMR446 laws, the radio must have a fixed aerial, not an external one. Not that your local plod will know, but PMR446 is very specific in this, power input, and frequency. If you do get caught with illegal equipment, it's worth noting that the Radio Communications Agency will confiscate the radio equipment and anything it's attached to.... i.e. your bike.

Not that it's likely to happen, but I'll bet the bloke who's willing to fit the illegal kit for profit didn't mention it.

 

[Lord Snooty]

Don't forget that to comply with the PMR446 laws, the radio must have a fixed aerial, not an external one. Not that your local plod will know, but PMR446 is very specific in this, power input, and frequency. If you do get caught with illegal equipment, it's worth noting that the Radio Communications Agency will confiscate the radio equipment and anything it's attached to.... i.e. your bike.

Not that it's likely to happen, but I'll bet the bloke who's willing to fit the illegal kit for profit didn't mention it.

Acutally Wiz he did mention that it is illegal, he also mentioned the fact that the radio output can be boosted to 2 watts and pointed out it's use is illegal in the UK. So he is making the customer aware of all the ramifications and leaving the choice to the individual.

 

[enabb]

Going a bit off course here, but have used autocom/kenwood set up for about 18 months, finally got round to fitting ptty switches instead of using VOX, The diffrence is astounding, once we got used to the timing of pressing and releasing the button (took at least 1/2hr).
Probley sounds daft but speach quality, or is that clarity is much improved,
Wont be going back to vox in a hurry,

HTH.

 

[sn1p3r]

I had a long chat with the guys at Intaride and they seem like very nice blokes, full of advice and they know what they are on about. Also came across as very open. They will definitely be getting my business soon, pitty they don't do Saturday installs.