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Jason Bowers · April 1st, 2005, 07:09 PM

Does anyone know of any cheap!! wireless 2-way transmitters that will allow me to talk to my secondary camera man? Kinda like the secret service use. Any thoughts would be great.

Jeremy Rank · April 1st, 2005, 09:21 PM

Something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=52509&item=7146130308&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

You can go to Best Buy and get a 2-way radio that has a headset or auxiliary in at a reasonable cost.

Edward Troxel · April 1st, 2005, 09:32 PM

We just use standard FRC radios (Family Radios) from Radio Shack. We added a headset and PTT buttons. Has met all of our needs.

Jason Bowers · April 1st, 2005, 09:36 PM

What is a PTT button? Thanks for the replies

Jon Omiatek · April 1st, 2005, 10:06 PM

PPT = Push To Talk

Josh Hibbard · April 1st, 2005, 10:17 PM

I use a sprint to sprint calling plan and those little headset do-hickies

I mean, if you have a cell phone already and know someone with the same provieder, its about as cheap as it gets.

Waldemar Winkler · April 1st, 2005, 10:36 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Edward Troxel : We just use standard FRC radios (Family Radios) from Radio Shack. We added a headset and PTT buttons. Has met all of our needs. -->>>

I need a headset for the FRC radios that will stay on my head, with a PTT button that won't shatter after a few uses! And yes, if something was going to break, it would always do so while in my care. I've looked at some of the traditional headset/boom mic designs available for cell phones, but wonder if they will work with FRC radios. The plugs all appear to 3.5mm, have the same number of conductors, but no sales person can tell me if they are wired as a PTT FRC headset would be wired (Radio Shack, once a bastion for helpful geeks now hires idiots).

Bottom line is I am too cheap to buy a cheap headset and take it apart to see if it is correctly wired (there is some wisdom in this). Has anyone either not so cheap or more knowledgable than me already been down this road?

April 1st, 2005, 07:09 PM	#1
Jason Bowers Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thunder Bay, ON. Canada Posts: 374	Wireless transmitters Does anyone know of any cheap!! wireless 2-way transmitters that will allow me to talk to my secondary camera man? Kinda like the secret service use. Any thoughts would be great.

April 1st, 2005, 09:32 PM	#3
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	We just use standard FRC radios (Family Radios) from Radio Shack. We added a headset and PTT buttons. Has met all of our needs. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

April 1st, 2005, 10:36 PM	#7
Waldemar Winkler Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Durango, Colorado, USA Posts: 711	<<<-- Originally posted by Edward Troxel : We just use standard FRC radios (Family Radios) from Radio Shack. We added a headset and PTT buttons. Has met all of our needs. -->>> I need a headset for the FRC radios that will stay on my head, with a PTT button that won't shatter after a few uses! And yes, if something was going to break, it would always do so while in my care. I've looked at some of the traditional headset/boom mic designs available for cell phones, but wonder if they will work with FRC radios. The plugs all appear to 3.5mm, have the same number of conductors, but no sales person can tell me if they are wired as a PTT FRC headset would be wired (Radio Shack, once a bastion for helpful geeks now hires idiots). Bottom line is I am too cheap to buy a cheap headset and take it apart to see if it is correctly wired (there is some wisdom in this). Has anyone either not so cheap or more knowledgable than me already been down this road? __________________ Waldemar

April 1st, 2005, 09:21 PM	#2
Jeremy Rank Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Visalia, CA Posts: 66	Something like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=52509&item=7146130308&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW You can go to Best Buy and get a 2-way radio that has a headset or auxiliary in at a reasonable cost.

April 1st, 2005, 09:36 PM	#4
Jason Bowers Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thunder Bay, ON. Canada Posts: 374	What is a PTT button? Thanks for the replies

April 1st, 2005, 10:06 PM	#5
Jon Omiatek Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 755	PPT = Push To Talk

April 1st, 2005, 10:17 PM	#6
Josh Hibbard Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manitowoc Wisconsin Posts: 77	I use a sprint to sprint calling plan and those little headset do-hickies I mean, if you have a cell phone already and know someone with the same provieder, its about as cheap as it gets.