SLSAA Helmets.
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 2:13 pm
Heard a radio discussion, a couple of years back.
About helmets being purchased for boat crews.
Helmets contained bone-conduction microphones and audio that would take submersion to a few metres.
Made, I think, in NZ and based on systems issued to USMC troops.
Supposedly, the mic contacted the wearer's skull and did not pick up motor, wind and surf noise.
Were they, in fact, issued?
If so, how effective did they prove to be?
Have, often, thought a similar system might improve comms for HWP cycle riders. Their transmissions can be hard to hear properly...especially when mobile.
About helmets being purchased for boat crews.
Helmets contained bone-conduction microphones and audio that would take submersion to a few metres.
Made, I think, in NZ and based on systems issued to USMC troops.
Supposedly, the mic contacted the wearer's skull and did not pick up motor, wind and surf noise.
Were they, in fact, issued?
If so, how effective did they prove to be?
Have, often, thought a similar system might improve comms for HWP cycle riders. Their transmissions can be hard to hear properly...especially when mobile.