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| Reviews Summary for TalkSafe |
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Reviews: 2
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Average rating: 2.5/5
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MSRP: $ca. 220 USD
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Description: Bluetooth interface for mobile communications which makes radio communications totally hands-free
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More info: http://www.rpf-comms.com/26.html
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M0BOV
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Rating: 3/5
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Apr 10, 2008 04:28
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A half finished product
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Hi all, U have had a talksafe for about 4 months now. The first one I got was dead, and upon checking the serial number, it appears it had a known fault and should never had been sold.
Anyway, manufactures sent replacement to me, great! Got it up and running with an old Motorola headset, got fast tx/rx and goot rx audio. The main problem is the background "hash" that's a bit annoying. I mailed them about this, but got no reply.
The other thing is the tx audio is a but muffly and bassy.
The idea is good, and I do use it daily and generally happy with it, I power it direct from the back of the IC-7000.
I would go for Motorola BT headsets and be prepared to try lots of them! Talksafe should really come out into the open and declare which headsets work and are proven!
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PA3FAW
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Rating: 2/5
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Dec 14, 2007 12:26
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great idea, poor quality
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I bought this unit because I allready had some very good experience with a homemade BT-interface but missed some features like PTT functionality. I only work HF mobile and so safe operation during the ride is very important for me. With my own BT-interface made with a Cardo BTA II and an additional mic-amp I tested 7 BT-headsets from different Manufacturers. One worked better than the other but overall I was satisfied with the result. I missed the PTT function and so after some googling I for the new TalkSafe made in UK. Alltough the relatively high price I decided to buy it and test it. Its an easy plug and Play interface. I decided to use the best bluetooth headset i have used so far, the Plantronics BT stereoheadset. RX-Audio sounded execellent but TX-audio was very bad. Too much low-freq. and RFD problems. I decide to brake the warranty seal and make some improvements myself. I replace a series capacitor (22uF) at the TX-audio transformer by a 100nF and shlielded both audiocables. This was a 100% improvement. The only issue that remains is the sissing sond on the audio. according to so experts this is caused by a bad impedance matching between mic-amp. and BT-chip.
All together the TalkSafe is first step to safe mobile operation. With some extra attention payed to the above mentioned issues, a better support from the manufacturer (I didn't get any reply on my supportrequest yet) and some more HAM-pricing, it might become a top hit.
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