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Inexpensive Com Unit

Uclear 100 Intercom

Has anyone used the "Uclear" unit. It has no boom mic to deal with-I love the idea, and has been well rated by most publications. Since there is no VOX function, I am curious if the GPS gives instructions and the intercom mutes, do I have to re-initiate the conversation or will the intercom still be on after the instruction is given?
 
We have the new Scala G9's. They work very well. We've both used them without face shields and do not get very much wind noise. Have not tried the multi-rider link as we haven't ridden with others yet. But, the telephone and GPS works well. We both have individually linked to our phones and I have linked to the GPS as well. My next experiment will be to link to my bluetooth enabled ham radio rig as soon as I get it installed.
 
We tried the Scala but it didn't work for us so at Spyderfest we bought the Sena SMH10. Love it. Dennis has a half helmet and I have a 3/4. We use them for bike to bike and when I ride with him on his Harley. I know I can connect my cell phone to it but haven't figured out how to do that yet. :)
 
Shewhoprays said:
We tried the Scala but it didn't work for us so at Spyderfest we bought the Sena SMH10. Love it. Dennis has a half helmet and I have a 3/4. We use them for bike to bike and when I ride with him on his Harley. I know I can connect my cell phone to it but haven't figured out how to do that yet. :)
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What version of the Scala did you try? And what didn't you like about it?

I've been looking into getting a com, just haven't decided which I want.

Thanks.
 
The scala G4 gets pretty good rstings. We were going to go that route, but they have no apple software support, just windows. Not a problem for us, but some in the group only have macs, so we all went with Sena instead.

The windows/mac support would only be a factor, if you need to update the headsets. At some point, you would need to, to connect with newer devices or apply new bugs.... Errrrr, I mean bug fixes.

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Shewhoprays said:
We tried the Scala but it didn't work for us ...
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My Scala G4 set is not satisfactory either. We have to really raise our voices to get it to work ... even with the vox off. Plus, the audio quality is dismal.

I'm not at all pleased with the G4 set and am looking at the Interphone F5 units.

Since the F5s don't have vox, do you have to push a button each time to activate the intercom each time, or just once and they're on?
 
I have 2 scala g4's and they work great. You can listen to what ever radio you want to or listen to musci from your phone since it is bluetoothed. the intercom works well and when I get a phone call while riding people cannot even tell I am on the spyder. The other day my sister asked if I was at home and when I told her I wasdoing about 70 down the interstate on my spyder she thought I was lying to her. ;)
 
We had chatter box they are the worst ever, a total waist of money, only had 5 hours of use, and most of the time they didn't work. I got Sena SMH10 and not a problem. I can hear my wife clearly all the time. After a ten hour day of use they never quit and in the rain. We have the Sena's for 6 months and use them about 3 times a week. My wife ask me if I was going to sell them, I said no their going in the box on the shelf to remind myself of my costly mistake. That's IMHO.


Mike
 
MikeinGA said:
We had chatter box they are the worst ever, a total waist of money, only had 5 hours of use, and most of the time they didn't work. I got Sena SMH10 and not a problem. I can hear my wife clearly all the time. After a ten hour day of use they never quit and in the rain. We have the Sena's for 6 months and use them about 3 times a week. My wife ask me if I was going to sell them, I said no their going in the box on the shelf to remind myself of my costly mistake. That's IMHO.


Mike
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Just out of curiosity, do you guys still use ear plugs with the headsets?

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Unclear intercom

Has anyone tried this unit. I love the idea of no boom mic, or for that matter any regular mic.

It has no VOX and I wondered if you were on the intercom and a GPS instruction came on, whether it would go back to intercom or if I had to restart the intercom function since there is no VOX

The units have gotten great press and a new model is due out soon. They are expensive but supposedly have the best noise reduction of any unit on the market (various motorcycle magazine reviews).
 
I suppose my opinion is a nonsequiter

Many have said to stay away from the cheap intercoms. I wholly agree.

That being said, I'm pretty happy with the BRP OEM setup, It (now) integrates all functions well.

It is wired, so the rider/passenger have to jack in, but frankly, I'd prefer that to charging up the bluetooth units wherever I go.

I have the J&M headsets, so when leaving the bike for a short time, I find it very convenient to separate the lower cord from the upper section and walk away from the bike for whatever........

But of all the systems available, this is probably the MOST expensive one.

And yes, I use earplugs with the headsets. Strangely, I find the sound through the headset seems better using earplugs. It tends to drown out the external noise, allowing the sounds from the headset to seem more distinct. I DO, however, need a higher volume setting.
 
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We have the J&M wired set already, but haven't installed them. Doesn't seem the set we have will fit my wife's Nolan N43 helmet, so we need to get her a different set. I've read the J&M sound pretty good, but if I have to replace her set, I will be pretty close to an smh10, which would include two sets.

Is there a way to connect the sena to the Spyder's existing system/radio via some type of blue tooth adapter?

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I'looking seriously at Sena too. However J&M has a complete line of components that probably includes what you need for the Nolan. If you can tolerate a wired system.
 
Ended up going with the Sena system and have no regrets. I wasn't going to use the CB and the boss rarely likes my music, so with the Sena, she can pick her own tunes and we can still talk and not have to fiddle with wires either. It seems to work iut pretty well.


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