New CB installed - transmit is very weak

[Claimbo]

I need a longer microphone boom. Does anyone make one for the spyder?

 

[Easy Rider]

Can't you move it a bit where it is attached to the helmet ?

And it doesn't have to be right in front of your mouth.
Off to the side should work fine; maybe better even.

 

[Spyder_Cowgirl]

I have a LONG history of CB problems with the BRP integrated unit … weak transmit has not been one of my problems. A few things come to mind in the settings, that MIGHT make a difference. Also, you don't say if your wife is a passenger or on a separate bike … if passenger, the following should fix you up:

There are TWO settings in the AUDIO portion of the menus:

• FADER adjusts front to back in increments of F1-F7 or P1-P7 (maybe B1-B7, working from memory) -- this is intended to balance the receive volume front to back. Since I never carry a passenger, I always have mine set to F7 (all to the front).
• There is another setting that will set the percentage Front or percentage Back (again working from memory) -- I keep mine set to all front (50%) as I never carry a passenger.

In addition, you may be getting some interference from the VOX (voice activation) for the intercom. In the CB settings menu, it is the far right bar … hold the DOWN button on the left control to turn it off.

See if any of this makes a difference …. wish you success …. Ann

 

[dradams89]

Thank you all for your feedback, still working the issues, cannot communicate on the intercom either.

 

[dradams89]

Thank you for the reply Ann. The Can Am is my wife’s rig and I ride my Goldwing. When she rides as a passenger on my bike we communicate fine so I know her headset is fine. But when she is on her Can Am and I’m on my bike she can her but not transmit. Also, we tested the intercom last night and cannot talk between us. Both of us have a J&M headset wired

 

[stillriding]

Thank you for the reply Ann. The Can Am is my wife’s rig and I ride my Goldwing. When she rides as a passenger on my bike we communicate fine so I know her headset is fine. But when she is on her Can Am and I’m on my bike she can her but not transmit. Also, we tested the intercom last night and cannot talk between us. Both of us have a J&M headset wired

She may need different lower cords (headset to bike). One for the wing; a different one for the Spyder.

 

[Jeriatric]

This may or may not help?


https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9BFwCzfMWZ8eHVRT2FKOTdXX3c/view


If you try all the adjustments and cannot resolve the problem, it's likely a bad ground plane on the Spyder, poor shielding, or a defective unit. jm2c

.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Thank you for the reply Ann. The Can Am is my wife’s rig and I ride my Goldwing. When she rides as a passenger on my bike we communicate fine so I know her headset is fine. But when she is on her Can Am and I’m on my bike she can her but not transmit. Also, we tested the intercom last night and cannot talk between us. Both of us have a J&M headset wired

OK, maybe here is your problem. Did you buy the headsets originally and specifically for the Goldwing? If so, that may be your problem. From what I read on Edsets.com all m/c CBs use a preamplifier in the mic circuit. See page 6 of this document: http://www.edsets.com/edsets_docs/PopularPinouts.pdf That pre-amp is built into the GW CB radio, hence the use of 5 pin connectors. The Spyder, and many other bikes, use a pre-amp built into either the headset itself, or into the lower cord. So, in short, if you have headset with no pre-amp in it, you will have a low signal level coming into the Spyder CB.

I'm not familiar with what J&M offers for headsets, but Ed Davis of edsets.com offers a headset you can use on either the GW or Goldwing, or any other bike. You just have to use the correct lower cord. The lower cord for Spyder has a pre-amp built into the lower cord connector. The lower cord for GW has no pre-amp in it.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

This may or may not help?


https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9BFwCzfMWZ8eHVRT2FKOTdXX3c/view


If you try all the adjustments and cannot resolve the problem, it's likely a bad ground plane on the Spyder, poor shielding, or a defective unit. jm2c

.

The Spyder essentially has no ground plane. Just not enough metal in it. That's why I changed to a No Ground Plane antenna.

 

[PinkRosePetal]

Thank you for the reply Ann. The Can Am is my wife’s rig and I ride my Goldwing. When she rides as a passenger on my bike we communicate fine so I know her headset is fine. But when she is on her Can Am and I’m on my bike she can her but not transmit. Also, we tested the intercom last night and cannot talk between us. Both of us have a J&M headset wired

If you are using the Goldwing headsets which match the standard Goldwing intercom then that won't work. The Goldwing uses passive microphones in its system but other systems use an electret microphone which requires power fed through the microphone wires in the cable. The headset speakers will hear but the mics won't work.

 

[fatboy]

has anybody figured out what to do for 2018 model rt cb wife wants one

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

has anybody figured out what to do for 2018 model rt cb wife wants one

Talk to Motorcycle Dave, a sponsor here. He can set you up with a handheld CB with a Bluetooth interface to your helmet. J&M has a handlebar mounted system available. There is nothing available that integrates into the 2018/19 Spyder audio system.