Thread: UHF frequencies on NZ - HAM types on here?

Originally Posted by useraccounts

Mine is older superceeded model, no Bluetooth but on the 433mhz band, have saved channels on my wideband scanner in the truck. Just a 'LiteCom' not a LiteCom Plus'.

My old employer used them extensively as well. Good bit of kit with the ambient sound mode and Vox. worked well in Ship engine rooms whilst underway

Probably the same as the one I've picked up then. It's one of the few models Peltor does that has the external ambient sound transfer for voice conversations in noisy areas, boom mike for use with radios etc as well as an interchangeable comms connection with a generic easily-sourced plug type (mini XLR 4-pin) so you can set it up to work with whatever radios you run on the day. The standard Peltor fixed lead headsets are good right until you work across sites where the input/output connections are different on each type of radio each site runs (making up adapter leads for the generic Peltor Nexus connector is bloody expensive).

The only downside is not having the option of one without the radio component as it adds weight on your loaf, but it does balance out the weight of the battery pack even though it's not being used. I don't need bluetooth at this stage as none of the radios are fitted with it so no loss there. I see they do an option with all the fruit and where the radio is programmable so you could set it up for NZ PRS UHF frequencies, that would be nice but at $2600+ each not happening.

Probably the only thing I haven't worked out with it so far, is tricking the 6-wire PTT connections where you have a powered I/O pin that grounds to earth that tells the handset to change to PTT-mode. There is a way to do it, as you can get Peltor-factory supplied downleads to go directly from those model radios to the headset which allows the use of the left cup Aux-PTT button. When I feel like experimenting on someone elses radio I'll see what needs to be bridged in the back of the plug to make that work.