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Old 11-30-20, 05:35 PM
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Papa Tom
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Originally Posted by KC8QVO
Your post doesn't make 100% sense yet as to what you're after.
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Wow! That was quite a comprehensive and thoughtful reply!

I used to have a wired Radio Shack intercom that had (what I believe was called) "Monitor Mode." In this mode, both channels were open at the same time so you could carry on a natural conversation without having to press any buttons or end each sentence with "over." I know that wired and wireless communications are two different animals, but it seems the Bluetooth intercoms used by motorcyclists have this feature so that riders can speak naturally and keep their hands on the bars all the time.

My wife is a shaky rider, so I don't want her fiddling with buttons or a headset when I have something urgent to say, like "LOOKOUT FOR THE CAR ON YOUR LEFT!!!!" Also, wearing an inserted earpiece with a bicycle helmet can be really uncomfortable, which is why I was looking for some type of stand-off speaker that can be mounted to the helmet, and perhaps a pilot-style mic that extends below the chin - or better off, just a few inches below the helmet, like this:

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