Could someone share the RT radio discount with me? I am a paying member. Thanks!
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I purchased a pair of the RT radios with shoulder mic and extended antennas for use in my other adventuring or for a rider without one. I’ll pack the second unit in case someone doesn’t have one to use in Moab.
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Has anyone used this with the RT?
Would really like to improve the ability hear transmissions at higher, more common speeds
@BrotherPicnic just ordered one, and is going to see if it’s possible to convert it to 1.8mm input, so you can run it with Cardo/Sena helmet speakers, and retain ear plugs. If so, would be an excellent system.
He and I went down a rabbit hole last year trying to source the Motorola connector that RT uses, so that we could make this specific product, and came up empty handed. Looks like China has them. Surprise. 
Watched a video last night. He said the earpiece is just a simple audio tube, and you can source earplug versions.
Bonus: we can take helmets off, walk into coffee shop with earpieces and lapel mics. Really get the locals talking.
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***3.5mm headphone jack.
I received a pair of these type with the curly tube or whatever. I haven’t tested it with audio and riding much yet so can’t speak to how the audio comes through at speed. It was not super comfortable under the helmet, felt like the earpiece gets pushed in too far. It wasn’t so bad that I’m giving up on it yet.
I use that on my Baofeng and it works great for hearing transmissions at high speeds but it drives me crazy when someone is hot micing so I went back to the trucker mic for group rides and only when it’s 2-3 guys who know what their doing do i use the ear piece.
Surefire makes hearing protection that is compatible with the ear piece so it stays in your ear better and won’t damage your hearing if you happen to be adjacent to high power rifle fire.
These don’t work on the Rocky Talkie because the RT uses a more robust waterproof connector that is made by Motorola. Different hardware interface.
The design that Jake and I were considering uses the Cardo in helmet speakers so that you can maintain ear protection and still have push to talk via the RT mic interface
YT rando sez it works?
As we get more people using the RT there should be much less hot mic.
The one you pointed out does. The one Cameron pointed out doesn’t. Wrong connector.
I bought this and tried it out - functionally it does work. I think the clip-on mic would be challenging on rides - might be solid, might not, and my biggest issue is that as it moves around so does the ptt button. Overall the mic design seems brittle for riding.
It also seemed really fiddly to find the button, and then not catch it / pull it off when using it. Still doesn’t give you the convenience of a bar ptt - but it’s a little easier to reach potentially than a shoulder mic.
The earpiece being generic and swappable you could probably find something that works - but then you’ve got this thing in one ear, earplug in the other, and probably a lot of variance in the difference between how well sound is blocked between the two.
I’ll personally stick to a shoulder mic.
Anybody interested in trying this out let me know.
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I have an extra Boafeng radio and the shoulder mic. In case anyone wants it. For free.
There you go, fixed it. Amazon Baofeng Walkie Talkie Earpiece converted to use with Cardo speakers, works frekin’ great! @mulebarn
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This is an absolute game changer. Push to talk via Rocky Talkie, directly plugged into Cardo in-helmet speakers (or any speakers with a 3.5mm audio jack).
I’ve passed along this, and the video you sent me to the dev team at Rocky Talkie. All they need to do is sell their mic, but with a split wire for the 3.5mm jack, and everyone with a RT instantly has in-helmet push-to-talk comms.
@BrotherPicnic can you post a link to where you sourced this cable, and any other bits that make it work?
Super cool.
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