Instructors - what kind of communicators are you running?

[Duane Black]

new to instructing here. I’m running a cheaper chatterbox 2 and as long as i can keep it together, it works ok (glue the ear piece in occasionally). Anywho, i got placed in a gutted turbo miata with out much for a muffler and discovered it doesnt work well at high speeds/high rpm. When i took my student out in my car with factory mufflers, we could talk fine. I had to resort to hand signals on straight aways and even some fast corners

I did instructors school with a guy who bought something that day off the discovery parts wagon - bigger plugs is all i can remember honestly, and in his pretty loud e46, it wasnt really loud enough and we switched to my chatterbox and he just took longer gears.

So what’s the secret sauce for communicators?

 

[302BOB]

This wasn't covered in Instructor School 101???....Maybe you were out that day?....You sure your name's not Rodney????

 

[Duane Black]

Just to get one. Not specifics on what to get.

 

[302BOB]

Sorry, Duane...Had my Boss out today...As long as my right foot and left foot know what to do there's a smile on my face...you may be own your own here.....BTW, How did you get so many likes in a week???? You must have your own fan club.

 

[Duane Black]

I’m new to the forum and have no idea how you see that honestly.

 

[302BOB]

Welcome aboard...no disrespect intended...enjoy our humble abode...

 

[302BOB]

and have no idea how you see that honestly.

Where the heck did I leave my honest glasses????...Don't worry Duane, this is how we break in the rookies.....What are you drivin that brings you to this neck of the woods????

 

[blacksheep-1]

racing radios seem to work well and provide excellent track support

comms is one place where going cheap can really get you p****** off, even then, on some tracks, you will have to limit comms to the front straight, like at Watkins Glen. Nothing like the last second.."I'm at pit in..did you get that pressure change I asked for?"

https://www.racingradios.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzoXY-rGg4AIVEIvICh3eVgJFEAAYASAAEgLX9fD_BwE

 

[Bill Pemberton]

I have found hand signals work pretty good in the situation you were in ---a super loud car interior.

 

[302BOB]

I get hand signals just driving on the street

 

[TMSBOSS]

Duane
I have the same Chatterbox (Not Bob) that I use. Yes, I have had issues with the ear pieces coming unglued. Student comms, one piece with ear and mic together works just fine. I believe you can interchange the two. A fix may be to dump the drivers in helmet unit and go to two student headsets.
If no one comes up with a better in car system, i will likely buy the second student piece.
Let us know what you find.

 

[TymeSlayer]

Let us not confuse finger signals and hands signals...

I have found hand signals work pretty good in the situation you were in ---a super loud car interior.

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Remember my hand signal to you was a gesture simulating someone pulling down on a strap for a helmet -- which we know now ,meant, " You look like a bobblehead , get a new helmet or tighten your strap till it chokes you! "

....and we know it worked , since you got a new helmet, ha,ha.

Made it easy for this Instructor, since I promised you that you would go 2 seconds faster in 2019 ( at the Mustang Roundup) if you would just buy a new helmet. This was a simple analyses , since that would enable you to drive with two hands on the wheel , not one hand on the wheel and another on your helmet. I imagine your speed increase will be dramatic, it might even enable you to get " Most Improved Driver!?"

Heh, I am pulling for you, and I also think you should enter the Car Show, as Sweet Lorraine has more mods than some of those Show Cars. Show and Go, that is our buddy , Tymeslayer!!

 

[302BOB]

Where did Duane go?????

 

[VoodooBoss]

Let's stay on topic.

 

[j3st3r]

I use Trac Com, and it connects into my helmet comms, also has separate volume for you and your student. This works pretty good, and have been using it for years but think I am going to start looking for a good wireless option