Recommendations For Electronic Headset System

[JBO]

Does anyone have experience or know someone using the Rugged Radio systems?
It seems like a great QPR with what's offered.

 

[JBO]

If you don't take care of your hearing, the outcome is clear….

WHAT?
That's really a true statement. For many of us growing up hunting and shooting hearing protection was not the best available or the highest priority for many of us, it should have been!

 

[Epraslick]

Hi JBO, Thanks John that just may be the ticket. Do they have voice activated mic's?

Yes, WHISPER activated... Wires are kind of messy in a team relay. BUT WIRELESS NOT LEGAL AT NRA TEAM MATCHES. Thanks, John

Wireless is now legal in USA NRA matches. It was approved at the last comittee meeting.

 

[Immike]

Wireless is now legal in USA NRA matches. It was approved at the last comittee meeting.

That figures, we have been so knotted up that we almost cut the wires a couple times. Lol.

 

[BenPerfected]

.

My advice is to use Electronic blast protectors such as the Etymotic Research GSP-15. These are among the least expensive in-ear hearing protection and are of excellent quality. They are rated at only 25 NRR but that only reflects the possibility of inserting them wrong. If you carefully try all the tips supplied and pick the best performing ones, you can get 38 dB attenuation.
The real advantage is that the gain of these devices is unity (or 15db with switch in the gain position, and at normal listening levels with no one near shooting, you hear normally. As the ambient sound pressure level goes up, the gain drops till at above 117dB sound pressure level, the amplifier saturates and cannot transfer any sound above 117 dB to the ear drum. With gun shots at 160-170 dB SPL, that is as good as the mastoid bone allows.
For those that think I'm full of what-ever, good electronic muffs can do the same job as the GSP-15 due to their amplifier in the muff. Only problem, the 26 dB NRR most popular muffs are rated at CANNOT be improved with more careful fitting. What you can do is wear Etymotic ETY-plugs under the muffs. These plugs are very economical on ebay and other sources and afford tru hi-fidelity attenuation of 20 dB (yellow foamies have more attenuation but lousy fidelity!). Coupled with electronic muffs with 15 or so dB gain, the Ety-Plug reduces the noise to 26 +20 to right at about 40 dB which is limited by your mastoid bone.
I think to find muffs that can communicate would be next to impossible.

Norm, please quit trying to confuse us with the facts.....can you hear this?
Ben

 

[Ringostar]

Jim, If wireless is now legal you can look into racing radio set ups. When I used to race, I used the semi custom fit ear pieces in my helmet. They can easily be used inside regular ear muffs.

 

[JBO]

Jim, If wireless is now legal you can look into racing radio set ups. When I used to race, I used the semi custom fit ear pieces in my helmet. They can easily be used inside regular ear muffs.

Those would be a good option.
I talked to E.L. Friday and he said wireless were not legal.... ???

 

[JBO]

Wireless is now legal in USA NRA matches. It was approved at the last comittee meeting.

Is there some where I can see the new rule that were passed for NRA matches?

 

[Epraslick]

Those would be a good option.
I talked to E.L. Friday and he said wireless were not legal.... ???

That's pretty funny since Earl was sitting in the room when they voted on it. If you go to the "High Power rule changes" section of the NRA website, you'll see that the verbiage in rule 3.22 has been changed. The sentence requiring hard-wired devices has been removed. http://rulebooks.nra.org/documents/pdf/compete/rules/rul_hpr_16.pdf

It now reads:

1. During team matches only, team members may communicate with each other via communications devices. These communication devices must only be capable of communicating with other team members, and must not interfere with safety, range operations, or other competitors.
   

 

[JBO]

That's pretty funny since Earl was sitting in the room when they voted on it. If you go to the "High Power rule changes" section of the NRA website, you'll see that the verbiage in rule 3.22 has been changed. The sentence requiring hard-wired devices has been removed. http://rulebooks.nra.org/documents/pdf/compete/rules/rul_hpr_16.pdf

It now reads:

1. During team matches only, team members may communicate with each other via communications devices. These communication devices must only be capable of communicating with other team members, and must not interfere with safety, range operations, or other competitors.

Thank You, it will also be fun reminding him of that!