Arborcom Headsets

[john@arbtech]

Has anyone had eny experience with ear muff communication headsets?

[Stephen Blair]

peltor headsets, bluetooth. 178 quid a piece, muffs slip straight onto stihl and stein hats. fantastic 200m range

[Andy Collins]

Got any pics stevie? Are they phone only, or 2-way radio as well?

[Stephen Blair]

Got any pics stevie? Are they phone only, or 2-way radio as well?

 

they are wireless headsets that use bluetooth aswell, you can put your phone through them aswell, so you can work as far away from each other as you want, as long as you are both onthe same network, calls are free. but these ones are superb, you can hold a normal conversation while standing at the chipper or witha saw running full tilt, one of mine has packed, i have still to send it away to get looked at, but i am just going to renew it anyway. they are 5 years old now so the new ones should be even better. i need to get my finger out and post them, i really miss them when working:sad: just put peltor headsets into google. the ones i am getting are 178 quid:001_smile:

[Andy Collins]

I did google them, found such an array of different products, 2way, am/fm, phone you name it they sell it.

[Big 'Ammer]

I picked up a pair of Arborcom headsets yesterday.

 

Viking Communications at York have very kindly lent me a set to demo for a couple of weeks.

 

We tried out a pair of their earmuff mounted ones on Friday and were well impressed.

 

They ordered a helmet mount set from Norway that afternoon and they arrived in the post yesterday.

 

You can set them up in pairs or bluetooth to a phone. 250 metre range . Rechargeable, with 8 hours constant use apparantly.

 

My only niggle with a morning's use so far is that they dont quite 'clamp' onto your head as well as the spring arrangement on our normal muffs.

 

But these guys want actual feedback from use in the field, so improvements can be made if needed.

 

I'm going to give them a fair trial and let everyone on here know how we get on with them.

 

So far we are very impressed, the noise reduction and clarity is exceptional.

 

Bit overkill for run of the mill stuff, but will be excellent for crane jobs, roadside stuff with TM, and anything like winching where there is no clear line of sight.

 

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[Stephen Blair]

stick them on stein hats, the springs on the earmuff bits are great, and you look like top gun:001_cool: