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Conference noted::equitation

Title:	Equine Notes Conference
Notice:	Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151
Moderator:	MTADMS::COBURNIO

Created:	Tue Feb 11 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2080
Total number of notes:	22383

2047.0. "Advice on helmet 2-way radios?" by FOUNDR::CRAIG () Fri Jul 19 1996 16:50

Hello,

Can anyone recommend a 2-way-radio setup for riding lessons?  I can't hear 
my instructor over hooves and creaking leather.  It would be great to find 
something that would stick on the outside of the helmet with velcro, with a 
little antenna and a microphone, and a headset with microphone for the
instructor.

Are there helmets available with this stuff already built in?  Has anyone 
tried adapting a motorcycle-helmet communicator?

Thanks in advance for any advice,
Craig Pahigian

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2047.1		RANGER::WASSER	John A. Wasser	`Fri Jul 19 1996 21:11`	21
	> Can anyone recommend a 2-way-radio setup for riding lessons? 2-way radios tend to be expensive. Does it have to be 2-way or can your instructor hear you O.K.? 1-way solution A: Instructor uses an "FM Wireless Microphone". Students use cheap "WalkMan-style" FM receivers. Put the receiver in a pocket and use "ear bud" headphones to avoid conflict with the helmet. Tune one receiver to an unused spot on the FM dial and tape down the tuning dial. Tune the "FM Microphone" till the sound comes out of the receiver and tape down the transmitter's tuning dial. Tune additional receivers to the transmitter. 1-way solution B: A megaphone for the instructor.
2047.2	Is this Radio-Shack fare?	FOUNDR::CRAIG		`Mon Jul 22 1996 16:30`	13
	Hi John, Well, now that you mention it, I suppose we could get by with 1-way since the noise is at my end rather than at hers. Would it be reasonable to assume I can buy an FM wireless microphone at Radio Shack along with a cheap FM receiver? I assume the quality level wouldn't have to be too high since we're talking only 25-50 yards max and always line-of-sight with no obstructions. Thanks for the suggestion. Craig
2047.3	been there	TOLKIN::BENNETT		`Mon Jul 22 1996 17:11`	13
	Our Dressage Club tried the Radio Shack wireless mic w/an FM receiver. The least expensive unit was around $20. As it turned out, it was time consuming to find 'unused space' on the receiver. Once adjusted, the receiver faded out when the instructor turned in a certain direction. It didn't work well outdoors in the larger dressage arena, either. The next step up was the $150+/- (Radio Shack) unit with a dedicated receiver (my electronics terms are lacking) connected to stereo speakers. This set up works great! Of course, this amplifies the instructors voice for all to hear. - Janice B.
2047.4		RANGER::WASSER	John A. Wasser	`Mon Jul 22 1996 20:41`	20
	> Would it be reasonable to assume I can buy an FM wireless microphone at > Radio Shack along with a cheap FM receiver? I would think so but I don't have a catalog handy. At one time they had (and maybe still have) an FM Stereo Transmitter: http://www.tandy.com/support/doc14/14038.txt They also had an FM Stereo Transmitter/Receiver pair matketed for video game use (sold under the name "Silent Play") for about $40. They closed them out last year at $20. FM Stereo transmitters are now often sold for connecting a portable CD player through a car's FM receiver... That type would probably not work with a microphone, requires a 12-volt lighter socket and may have less power than most.