Throat Mics and more...

[Dingo™]

At Cerberus TAM commented on my throat mic, and beings not many folks have them, I figured I should spread the word.

www.clearercom.com/index.htm

This website has a bunch of different radio accessories including several different throat mics. I know it is hard to come across affordable, good mics, but I paid only 40 bucks for mine, and after two years it still works very well. Mostly because they use dual transponders so your voice comes through way better than cheap mics that only feature one transponder.

[Thor]

Have you had any problems with it chaffing at all? I've heard that's the biggest drawback to throat mics.

[Gunny87]

Sweet thanks for sharing with us. I'll probably pick one up up, since I've been looking into getting one.

[Zorak]

Jun 7, 2009 8:27:46 GMT -5 Thor said:

Have you had any problems with it chaffing at all? I've heard that's the biggest drawback to throat mics.

I had one of the Clearcomms a while back, and it didn't chafe noticably. On the other hand, it never worked well either. That was 2005 or 2006, so I'm not going to slam the current models, but my experience has been that a tight fit makes for optimal performance. Whether that chafes or not depends on your skin and how tight you can get it. Just like wearing a tie, too loose is comfy but wrong, real tight locks it in place and works fine, but somewhere in the middle, there's a zone where it feels tight but lets your skin slide around under it. That zone will chafe like a bastard.

[cqbr]

Jun 7, 2009 8:27:46 GMT -5 Thor said:

Have you had any problems with it chaffing at all? I've heard that's the biggest drawback to throat mics.

Chafing isn't bad (Mine doesn't chafe at all)...call me when you get a Earbud plugged in your ear canal...Haha. That happened to me a few times with my throat mic and now I'm a bit skeptical of them...I have nothing else to say.

EDIT: What type of specific throat mic do you have Dingo? (Links, pics)

[Dingo™]

I have the Clearcom NT2. It's the cheapest verson of their throat mics. And by cheap I don't mean in quality, it's just the basic verson of the mic.
www.clearercom.com/NT2.htm
You can't adjust the way it fits around your neck or anything, but I have never had a problem with chaffing. Now if you wore it for several days without taking it off, you might be in trouble....

[Stepchild]

Not wanting to necro post here but a buddy of mine turned me onto a Michigan company that sell items very similar to the website int he original post and much cheaper.

www.dynamicdesignsus.com/servlet/StoreFront

I ordered a throat mic and found it a little bit uncomfortable probably due to my large diameter neck. I found it too tight. The quality of the transmission was just fine as well but just a little bit quiet.