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27/10/05
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Description:
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Product Name Paintball Edition Throat Mic
Model # FF-P
Type Individual Throat Mic System
Weight (in ounces)
5
Mic Configuration Single Throat Mic
PTT Type Standard 6' PTT Extended Button
Speaker Type SIngle 12 cm Ear Bud
UPC Code 892488000029
Suggested Uses Paintball, Airsoft, War Games, etc.
Compatible Accesories Ear Hooks, Weatherproof PTT Button, Fox Sox, Standard 2 Pin Adapter, Cobra 1 Pin Adapter, 3.5mm Adapter
The Throat Mic was originally developed for fighter pilots. We brought the excitement out of the skies for the Sportsman and recreational radio user. The throat mic was designed to keep out all background noises and allow only the voice to be transmitted over the radio. Now you too can with your companions no what what activity.
You may speak quietly to coordinate advances on your target or talk with your team in the middle of a fire-fight. For the scenario player, the throat mic can facilitate the strategy and movement of team members, allows you to know who is under fire and who has been hit. You will be able to hear no matter what situation you find yourself in. (See earhook accessory.)
The Fire Fox is great for friends getting together for a match. With the radio on your harness or jersey, team members can keep in touch and coordinate the attack. It just makes the game more fun.
The Fire Fox Paintball Edition comes standard with a 5 foot remote PTT button, allowing the user to maximize mobility, while practicing invisibility.
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Keywords:
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firefox fire fox throat mic paintball airsoftmart ptt ear hooks
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Homepage/URL:
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http://firefoxtechnologies.zoovy.com/
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airsoftmart
Registered: March 2005
Location: Newport, S Wales
Posts: 193
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Review Date: 27/10/05
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £20.00
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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light weight / low cost / works well
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Cons:
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throat mic may slip with sweat / ear bud may fall out of ear
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Review written by Sledge at AG05
FireFox Airsoft/Paintball Edition Throat Mic
This mic was graciously donated for review and field test at AG05 by the good folks of Airsoftmart. This is the Airsoft/Paintball Edition, intended (as the name says) for skirmish/paintball use.
First Impressions
As a fan of gadgets and doohickeys, I can't comment on the packaging, as I tore it open in my enthusiasm to get at the contents. What was inside was fairly self explanitory: the U-shaped plastic band housing the microphone itself, with an earpiece running from it; and a PTT (Push To Talk) button. The PTT is optional, as it plugs into the headset jack on your radio, then offers a second jack for the mic/earpiece to plug into. A nice idea, if you don't want the extra cable of the PTT trailing as well. The back of the PTT button has a piece of velcro attached, which can be fastened to the small velcro-fitted strap provided. This allows you to mount the PTT button... well, anywhere. On your jacket, your rifle, your wrist, the world is your oyster in the universe of PTT attachment . So, looking good so far.
Dress to kill (or talk, at least)
The unit is pleasantly compact, which is what you want if you're going to wear it all day. Putting on the unit, I found the throat mic section was not the uncomfortable burden I had feared, but was actually something easily forgotten after a few minutes. This really impressed me, as I hate wearing ties, so feared that this was going to produce a similar uncomfortable sensation, but far from it.
The earpiece was perfectly comfortable, and had a sufficient length of cable to allow free head movement without either: i) cable trailing everywhere or ii) your head being stuck in an "eyes front" position. A well thought out bit of kit so far, but the time was at hand for the most important part. Connecting everything up was a case of plugging the PTT button into the radio, then plugging the headset into the PTT jack. Simple, quick and easy, exactly the way it should be. With everything plugged in and attached, it was time to test.
It's good to talk
Actually, it's great to talk! The sound quality was the first thing I noticed. Anyone using radios will be familiar with the "Sorry, didn't copy, say again. Over" syndrome, where you can't quite make out what the other guy said . This really wasn't the case here. The sound was so much clearer. It became possible to make out what people were saying first time, without requests to say again. Fantastic!
As for speech transmission, I can only say that whilst using this unit, I did not have one request to repeat anything I transmitted. Given my sometimes garbled speech patterns, this is something of an achievement. Sound quality both ways is certainly up to the demands that any skirmisher is going to put on it.
Throughout the day
The mic proved its value through out the day. It was reassuring to know that another marshall could transmit to me without nearby players over-hearing. From a players perspective, this allows for far more secure transmissions, and minimises the risk of your position being given away by Dave bellowing "Where are you, Kevin?" down his radio.
The unit didn't become uncomfortable at any point. The only minor problem came when I started sweating. Eventually, this could cause the throat mic to slip a little. Whilst not really a serious problem, it's one to be aware of. My recommendation would be to add it to your list of things to check during a lull in battle: wind hi cap, check mic, wonder where the rest of your team are.
Conclusion
The FireFox throat mic exceeded my expectations for it, proving to be a valuable bit of kit. So the question is, do you need one? Well, if you regularly use a radio for skirmishing, yes. It offers the advantages of privacy and clear speech, whilst taking up next to no room in your kit bag or on your person. Everyone who was on channel 6 at AG05 NEEDS one of these. You know who you are . The rest of you, if you have a radio, I really think you'd benefit from this.
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