Communicators?
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They work well for me and my family. A battery in good shape should last all day.
The voice activation is good and they have improved it on newer revisions.
There are some things related to usage that are probably similar to the Collets.
Best if only one person is talking at a time. Wait until you can hear the other person vox un-trigger before replying. When more than one chatterbox is transmitting, everybody else gets a pretty ugly noise.
Keep the messages short as the vox tends to cut you off on longer sentences.
Use some throwaway word to trigger the vox before getting to the important part of your message.
Range is good, probably better than the colletts.
Voice clarity is good but depends on microphone placement.
Mike
The voice activation is good and they have improved it on newer revisions.
There are some things related to usage that are probably similar to the Collets.
Best if only one person is talking at a time. Wait until you can hear the other person vox un-trigger before replying. When more than one chatterbox is transmitting, everybody else gets a pretty ugly noise.
Keep the messages short as the vox tends to cut you off on longer sentences.
Use some throwaway word to trigger the vox before getting to the important part of your message.
Range is good, probably better than the colletts.
Voice clarity is good but depends on microphone placement.
Mike
X2, but I have never used any collett's
also nice to plug the Ipod into them and have music playing while you ride.
I had Chatterbox's about 8 years ago and after a few years some of the units didn't work. When they did we were very happy with them.
I switched to Collett's the little one's 900? and they never worked right for us. I sent them back and it helped but not for long. I never heard the groomer beacon feature.
If I'm going to get a new set it would be Chatterbox.
I switched to Collett's the little one's 900? and they never worked right for us. I sent them back and it helped but not for long. I never heard the groomer beacon feature.
If I'm going to get a new set it would be Chatterbox.
I have 4 Chatterbox HJC-90's. Very old. They still work like the day I bought them. Of course, that means they have a range of about 100 yards, but that is all I need to communicate with my group. You're gonna need batteries every few years, and the helmet clips are fragile. I can still find all the parts I need online somewhere.
Charge them, and they will last all day. Great tool for the trails.
Charge them, and they will last all day. Great tool for the trails.
Oh yeah, forgot about the helmet clips. I ended up making some aluminum outer brackets for the helmet clip. I'm sort of afraid to use the mp3 player option with it, music I like to listen too might get me to revved up to drive safe 
, so I can't tell you if that function is reliable.
, so I can't tell you if that function is reliable.Oh yeah, forgot about the helmet clips. I ended up making some aluminum outer brackets for the helmet clip. I'm sort of afraid to use the mp3 player option with it, music I like to listen too might get me to revved up to drive safe
It works, but I find the volume to be very low. And Metal and snowmobiling go together great!
Been using Chatterboxes for 15 years. Work very well on the VOX system for small group, 5 or 6 sleds. Our group has increased to 9 or 10 & now sometimes get static, push to talk button mounted on handle bar solved those problems. Guys in middle use PTT, lead guy & sweeper using VOX worked best for us. Very nice to have when front guy sees trouble ahead. Nice to know when sleds or a bad corner are coming and for guys in back to yell for a downed sled or something. Batteries last all day when charged, replace about every 2-3 years. I drain mine & recharge for a couple of cycles a week before our first trip. Helmet Clips - yep, by a couple or make one from aluminum or something, they break easy when cold. Did see some guy on ebay selling aluminum ones, but haven't seen it lately.