The BEST Motorcycle Communications Setup
Summary
TLDREl guion de este video explora las ventajas de los comunicadores Bluetooth para motociclistas, destacando su capacidad para conectar con teléfonos, escuchar GPS y música, y comunicarse con otros conductores. Sin embargo, señala las limitaciones en la calidad y compatibilidad entre marcas. Alternativamente, presenta las radios como una solución más efectiva y de mayor alcance, independientemente de la marca, y ofrece una revisión detallada de diferentes opciones y accesorios, incluyendo la facilidad de uso y la duración de la batería, para satisfacer las necesidades de comunicación de los motociclistas.
Takeaways
- 😀 Los comunicadores Bluetooth para motocicletas son un accesorio popular que permite a los motociclistas comunicarse con su teléfono, escuchar GPS, música y más.
- 🔊 La comunicación entre motociclistas con estos dispositivos funciona a un nivel básico y no ha mejorado significativamente en más de una década.
- 🤝 Los dos principales marcas, Sena y Cardo, a menudo tienen problemas para comunicarse entre sí, incluso cuando deberían ser compatibles.
- 📡 Los sistemas mesh son interesantes pero requieren que todos los miembros del grupo tengan el sistema mesh para que funcione correctamente.
- 💬 Los comunicadores Bluetooth a menudo experimentan problemas de calidad y conectividad, especialmente cuando hay diferencias en las actualizaciones de firmware.
- 🏞️ La radio, una tecnología más antigua que Bluetooth, ofrece una gama de transmisión mucho mayor y es menos sensible al entorno que las ondas Bluetooth.
- 🔧 El radio por Oxbow es resistente al clima y tiene Bluetooth integrado, lo que lo hace útil para motociclistas que ya tienen comunicadores Bluetooth.
- 🔄 La ventaja del radio es que no requiere parear dispositivos, simplemente se selecciona el mismo canal en todos los radios para comunicarse.
- 📡 Los radios GMRS ofrecen una mayor potencia y rango, pero requieren una licencia de 35 dólares que es válida por 10 años.
- 🛠 Hay varias opciones de montaje y adaptadores disponibles para integrar radios con motocicletas y sistemas de comunicaciones Bluetooth existentes.
- 💡 Los radios son una solución sencilla y eficaz para la comunicación a larga distancia entre motociclistas, sin las complicaciones de Bluetooth.
Q & A
¿Qué accesorio ha sido considerado una de las cosas más geniales para los motociclistas en las últimas 15 a 20 años?
-Los comunicadores Bluetooth para motocicletas, que permiten comunicarse con el teléfono, tomar llamadas, escuchar el GPS, música y podcasts.
¿Cuál es una de las principales limitaciones de los comunicadores Bluetooth para motociclistas en cuanto a la comunicación entre ellos?
-La comunicación entre motociclistas con diferentes marcas o modelos de comunicadores Bluetooth a menudo tiene una mala calidad y no siempre funciona bien incluso dentro de la misma marca.
¿Qué es el sistema mesh y cómo afecta la comunicación entre motociclistas?
-El sistema mesh permite a todos los motociclistas comunicarse entre sí, pero si uno no tiene este sistema, se limita la comunicación y se requiere que todos tengan la versión más cara de los comunicadores Bluetooth.
¿Por qué los radios son una alternativa mejorada a los comunicadores Bluetooth para la comunicación a larga distancia entre motociclistas?
-Los radios tienen un rango mucho mayor en comparación con Bluetooth y son menos propensos a interrupciones por障碍物 como colinas o edificios, además de ser más económicos y fáciles de usar sin necesidad de parear dispositivos.
¿Qué modelo de radio se presenta en el script y qué características lo hacen útil para los motociclistas?
-Se presenta el radio Oxbow, que tiene Bluetooth integrado para comunicarse directamente con los comunicadores en las cascos y está resistente al clima, lo que lo hace adecuado para motociclistas.
¿Cómo se puede montar el radio Oxbow en las montantas de una motocicleta?
-El radio Oxbow viene con un clip de estilo GoPro en la parte trasera, que se puede sujetar a una correa de mochila o a una pelota de soporte RAM si se desea montarlo en las montantas.
¿Qué ventajas ofrece el radio FRS en comparación con los comunicadores Bluetooth y cómo se relaciona con la licencia GMRS?
-El radio FRS no requiere licencia y es más fácil de usar, pero tiene un rango limitado. En cambio, la licencia GMRS, que tiene un costo de 35 dólares y es válida por 10 años, permite un rango más amplio y características avanzadas.
¿Qué es APRS y cómo se relaciona con el uso de radios en motociclismo?
-APRS, o Packet Radio, es una característica avanzada de algunos radios GMRS que permite transmitir coordenadas GPS y recibir información de tráfico en tiempo real, lo que puede ser útil para motociclistas en viajes de grupo.
¿Cómo se puede mejorar la experiencia de comunicación con radios en motociclismo para aquellos que ya tienen comunicadores Bluetooth?
-Se pueden utilizar adaptadores Bluetooth que se conectan a los radios FRS o GMRS y permiten la conexión con los comunicadores Bluetooth existentes, así como botones de conversación inalámbricos para una mayor comodidad.
¿Qué alternativas se presentan en el script para aquellos que buscan una solución de radio económica para motociclismo?
-Se sugieren radios FRS básicos, adaptadores Bluetooth para radios Kenwood y opciones de montaje 3D impreso para radios GMRS, todo con el objetivo de ofrecer una solución económica y sencilla de implementar.
¿Qué se debe tener en cuenta al elegir entre un radio FRS y un radio GMRS para motociclistas?
-Los radios FRS son más simples y no requieren licencia, pero tienen un rango y potencia limitada. Los radios GMRS ofrecen un rango más amplio y características avanzadas, pero requieren una licencia y un costo adicional.
Outlines
📡 Comunicadores Bluetooth y Limitaciones
El primer párrafo discute las ventajas y limitaciones de los comunicadores Bluetooth para motociclistas. Estos dispositivos permiten a los usuarios realizar llamadas telefónicas, escuchar GPS, música y podcasts, pero tienen problemas para comunicar con otros motociclistas, especialmente entre marcas diferentes como Cena y Cardo. A pesar de ser supuestamente compatibles, la calidad suele ser baja y se ven afectada por la falta de actualizaciones de firmware. Además, se menciona la limitación de la tecnología de malla (mesh) y la alta costo de los comunicadores avanzados que permiten comunicación entre marcas.
🔊 La Solución de las Radios por Oxbow
El segundo párrafo presenta una alternativa a los comunicadores Bluetooth: las radios por Oxbow. Estas radios cuentan con Bluetooth integrado para conectarse directamente con los cascos de los motociclistas y son resistentes al clima, ideales para snowmobiles y resistentes a vibraciones. La ventaja principal es que no requieren emparejamiento complicado y funcionan en la misma frecuencia que los demás usuarios, facilitando la comunicación en grupo. Se discuten las opciones de montaje y la facilidad de configuración, así como una demostración práctica de cómo conectar la radio con un comunicador Sena.
🛣️ Pruebas de Rango y Comparación con Bluetooth
El tercer párrafo narra una serie de pruebas de rango para las radios Oxbow, comparándolas con las limitaciones del Bluetooth. Se describe cómo la radio de Oxbow mantiene la conexión a distancias significativamente mayores que las de Bluetooth, incluso tras superar obstáculos como edificios y arboles. Además, se menciona la ventaja de no requerir parear dispositivos y la sencillez de usar la misma frecuencia para todos los usuarios, lo cual contrasta con la experiencia de los comunicadores Bluetooth.
📻 Opciones de Radios y Diferencias entre FRS y GMRS
El cuarto párrafo explora diferentes opciones de radios, desde modelos económicos FRS hasta radios GMRS que requieren una licencia pero ofrecen mayores beneficios, como antenas mejoradas y potencia de transmisión. Se discute la diferencia entre FRS y GMRS, con énfasis en la facilidad de uso de los primeros y la mayor funcionalidad y rango de los segundos. También se mencionan las opciones de montaje y la necesidad de mantener varias cosas cargadas cuando se utiliza un sistema de radio con Bluetooth.
🔧 Configuración y Personalización de Radios para Motocicletas
El último párrafo se enfoca en la configuración y personalización de radios para uso en motocicletas. Se sugieren diferentes radios y accesorios, como botones de activación Bluetooth y montaje 3D impreso. Se discute la necesidad de una licencia para radios GMRS y se comparte información sobre la duración de la licencia y los beneficios de la inversión en una radio con características avanzadas como la integración de GPS y la transmisión de coordenadas. Finalmente, se invita a los espectadores a unirse a una comunidad en Discord para obtener recursos y soporte adicional.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Comunicadores Bluetooth para motocicletas
💡Cena y Cardo
💡Malla (Mesh)
💡Rango de Bluetooth
💡Transmisor de radio
💡Oxbow
💡Vox
💡GMRS
💡FRS
💡Montaje RAM
💡APRS
Highlights
Motorcycle Bluetooth communicators have been a significant accessory for motorcyclists for the last 15-20 years.
These communicators allow interaction with phones, GPS, music, and other media, but have communication limitations with other riders.
Brands like Sena and Cardo claim interoperability, but the reality is often poor quality and connectivity issues.
Firmware updates and compatibility between different brands and models can affect the communication quality.
The introduction of mesh systems in communicators has been a step forward but still requires all riders to have the system for effective communication.
High-end communicators costing over $400 offer mesh and non-mesh options but still face connectivity issues.
The range of Bluetooth communicators is limited and can be easily disrupted by environmental factors.
An alternative to Bluetooth is the use of radios, which offer much greater range and simplicity.
Radios are brand-agnostic and provide immediate communication without the need for pairing.
The Oxbow radio is highlighted for its built-in Bluetooth and weather resistance, making it suitable for motorcyclists.
The Oxbow radio can connect directly to a helmet communicator and is easy to set up for group communication.
A demonstration of the Oxbow radio's ease of use and its ability to reconnect to a music source after a conversation is shown.
The radio's Vox setting allows it to activate during conversation without interrupting the music.
A range test of the Oxbow radio shows effective communication up to three-quarters of a mile under optimal conditions.
The video also compares FRS and GMRS radios, highlighting the need for a license and additional features of GMRS.
Different setups for motorcycle communication are presented, including budget options and those requiring a GMRS license.
A simple and affordable setup using an FRS radio and a wired headset is suggested for those new to motorcycle communication.
For those with existing Bluetooth communicators, adapters are available to connect radios for an enhanced communication setup.
GMRS Pro radios offer features like APRS and Bluetooth connectivity, but require a license and have a learning curve.
The video concludes by emphasizing the reliability and practicality of radio communication over Bluetooth for motorcyclists.
Transcripts
can you hear me now
motorcycle Bluetooth communicators one
of the coolest things to come out for
motorcyclists is an accessory in the
last I don't know 15 20 years these
things let you communicate with your
phone take phone calls listen to your
GPS listen to a podcast music whatever
you want it does that very very well the
other thing that these allow you to do
is to communicate with other riders that
works okay at best and if you're waiting
for a breakthrough forget it because
they've worked about the same level for
over a decade at least if not about 15
years that I'm aware of the problem is
is there's two main Brands Cena and
cardo they're supposed to be able to
talk to each other but that's never
really worked well and even when it does
it's very low quality even if you have
the same Brands you and your buddies if
someone's as older is behind on a
firmware update they may not work you
now have mesh non-mesh the mesh system
is really cool but everybody basically
has to have it and if one guy doesn't
have it you have to hope that the other
people have the mesh systems have the
most high top dollar Bluetooth
Communicator that can do both and
there's only a few in the lineups that
can do that and they are 400 plus
communicators and even when everybody
has the exact same Munich they just
don't connect sometimes and then even
when they do connect well you're at the
range of Bluetooth uh the mesh is a
little further than it used to be but
things like hills and other tiny things
just seem to break it very easily you're
also stuck talking to everybody pretty
much non-stop you know the right way to
hit the right combination of buttons you
can kind of get music to play and talk
to people I've never gotten to work for
more than about 10 minutes what would be
really great if we had another way of
communicating with each other something
that worked over long range of distances
it didn't matter what brand you had it's
one of these things it's been around
forever it's a radio these things don't
care what brand you have the range is
incredibly far compared to Bluetooth
they're a lot cheaper depending and they
just work hey what channel are you on
okay
done no sitting around playing around
hitting buttons no sinking nothing all
you have to do now is shove this into
here that's silly for our other
Solutions been watching my videos for
the last uh over a year now you've
probably seen me rocking a radio of some
kind on my handlebars this has been
something that we've been testing out
for a while now I've been trying to come
up with a setup that we would recommend
for you and that's what this is so this
is a radio by Oxbow this does two
particular things that make it very
useful for a motorcyclist it has
built-in Bluetooth so this communicates
directly with the communicator on your
helmets it's weather resistance made for
snowmobilers which is actually great
vibrations no Snow's hitting things it's
more than fine for a motorcycle it
doesn't care about pairing with the
group you just put it on the same
frequency all your buddies are on done
Chris asked me that one time he said how
much time you think we've wasted
standing around trying to pair these
Bluetooths and I said Lots I have no I
up all of it probably entire ride's
worth of time that we've set there and
tried to pair these stupid things you
got everybody in but mats isn't paired
for some reason you're like I'm sorry
Matt we just can't we have to go it's
been 30 minutes so we're going to show
how exactly you set one of these up take
it for a test ride and then we're going
to show you some other options at
different price ranges and convenience
levels so let's check this thing out a
little closer first of all Oxbow did
give me this radio no agreement to say
anything nice about yes you get the
radio look at this being an unboxing
Channel we never do this you get a
little clip here which this goes onto
the back of the radio it has a kind of a
GoPro style Mount and this could be
clipped to backpack strap pretty easy I
think that's kind of their intention
with something like that that's a GoPro
style mount in the back which also is
apparently a belt clip comes with some
instructions a lanyard charging cable
actually gives you one of these look you
never get one of those anymore much
better than the iPhone gives you if you
want to mount it to your handlebars you
can go with a ram out option if that's
what you're into I love RAM mount stuff
I've run it all over the bike it's one
of my favorite ways of mounting things
ah this is why I'm not an unboxing
Channel and this is a GoPro style clip
on the back you'll need something like
this a little RAM mount ball that goes
through a GoPro believe it or not this
is actually really hard to find like you
think oh RAM mount to GoPro yeah yeah
but not in this way we'll link it in the
description if that goes in the back
there
and it Clips in this is something I
found on those GoPro mounts it has a
little bit of rattle this one does I
just simply put a couple small strips of
electrical tape right down the center
there usually two strips and it'll
it'll fix it what I have this pair too
my Sena here this is a an ST1 I have
this paired as a second phone you fire
this guy on there's a Bluetooth button
over here on the volume button just hold
it for a second and it'll get a little
flashing light for the first Bluetooth
then you're gonna power this guy on
throw it in Lone pairing mode with this
paired as a second phone I can have my
actual phone still they're both paired
to this right now I can play music
listen to GPS take a phone call and have
this running at the same time What
simply happens is when you press the
button it takes about a second for it to
flip off of this one and then flip over
to this guy then you can just start
talking when you first get this you're
gonna need to take a few minutes trying
to pair these two together and make sure
you have a good system for that you may
find that first time you connect it it
might be a little bit of a pain you
might have to have this on before this
on or something like that we do find
sometimes with Bluetooth that's not a
fault of the radio it's kind of how the
communicator works and just in general
Bluetooth technology right now
personally I found by connecting this as
a second phone it doesn't seem to matter
what order I turn any of this stuff on
it does eventually All Connect back up I
do want to demonstrate guys real quick
though if you are playing something like
music and it gets interrupted it will
jump back it takes a little bit of time
but it will jump back
radio
foreign
[Applause]
I've got music playing well we've been
interrupting it because it's just a
quick calm check but literally all I've
done is I just fired this thing on and
you hold the Bluetooth button down for
like two seconds and it just connects on
its own so rivet's got a really cool
thing going on his helmet where you're
going to actually be able to hear my
audio how it comes in he's actually
split the things off and he's running
one back into the camera I got to get it
set up like that it's super cool oh
there goes my music my music just came
back
does that give it gas it dies
El that bike needs a good riding that's
what that is
I just want to point out here real quick
that rivet is on a cardo and I'm on a
sinner it doesn't matter we could all be
on whatever we want I think I'm going to
point out here too is it me and rivet
like as I'm talking right now he can't
hear me in fact my music just came back
on this radio has a Vox setting which
means it'll just come on when you start
talking if you'd like to run that if
that's something that you're interested
in by the way you can get a Bluetooth
button we'll show you that in a minute
if you want to put it like up here on
the handlebars right now I'm going to
touch this one to talk to him I haven't
actually push this button down interrupt
People's music interrupt your own music
it has a level priority to the
conversation again you can turn box on
if you don't want that I have found
though normally with settings like that
the general road noise might set it off
he doesn't know I'm talking right now
that's also a thing too if you're a
vlogger like I am it's always awkward
when you're in the group because you're
trying to talk to the camera I guess he
is interrupting me occasionally but I'll
take that over uh just having open
columns all the time hey rivet how's
life running for you now buddy is it
running good
uh it still seems just a little bit
rough I I'm not sure if it's uh just a
bad gas when you uh when you were
getting on the throttle there earlier it
was smoking get on the throttle hard let
me see
yeah a little bit of smoke coming out of
it it don't smell like oil it smells
like bad gas I think you need to get
some new gas in that thing
but yeah we spent like zero time we just
got on the bikes we were both oh I'm on
channel six you're on channel six which
is a frequency if you're on a gmsr radio
we'll talk about that later I've got my
jams playing I can I'll do it I can do
what I want and then when we want to
talk we talk it's not exciting
but it works
so you see to the cop you look like
you're just some Commuter so I got some
Dual Sport come here but me again
most hard wheels they're gonna come and
arrest me now
yeah especially in this town oh rivet do
you need a fuel stop oh yeah
do you think I should get a car wash
my Radiology is
[Applause]
dude when this thing still had ABS on it
you were trying to do it like that the
UPS had a it was very unhappy with me
we're gonna do a range test here I've
reset I've reset my miles here can you
hear me yes okay it works at zero zero
all right
wish me luck
that's 0.5 miles can you hear me now
yes I can but it's starting to break up
yeah I mean that it's not I can still
understand you it's just like it's
almost like I can hear the vibration of
the bike
now okay this is one mile can you hear
me rivet
yep I can hear you loud and clear 1.2
miles can you hear me rabbit
[Music]
[Applause]
yeppers 1.3 I haven't heard back from
him we'll pull over up here I'll ask him
rivet can you hear me can you hear me
[Music]
I can hear you now yes a rivet can you
hear me
[Music]
can you hear me
oh
I I just heard that I held the radio up
high in the air and I could hear you I
feel like you can't hear me anymore
[Music]
I'll start heading back
this is close to the one mile marker
again all right rivet I'm close to one
mile can you hear me rivet
[Music]
wow I am super surprised I can still
hear you like I I thought I would have
lost you let me try with the other radio
then this is the other radio
[Music]
oh you're on the radio now okay
yeah I think the oxbow's antenna is
what's limiting that that's one of the
reasons to go with the gmrs ones is
because you can get much better antennas
for them
um that aren't limited like the Oxbow
one because it's FRS
the stop sign is basically a mile from
here uh I could still hear you pretty
good there once I start getting past
there it was real well because I think
there's a dip in the road there and so
you end up breaking line of sight I'd
say with the Oxbow effectively could be
for sure I'll say about three quarters
of a mile a mile pushing it but three
quarters of a mile a mile if you have a
really clear shot most likely will work
do we want a cluttered distance test I
mean I could get behind those trees
right there I don't think that's gonna
do anything I mean there let's just see
let's just see I mean we're here
all right there's some trees between us
Mr rivet some treats can you still hear
me
yes yeah fully loud and clear all right
well hang on I'll add some more okay I'm
Gonna Keep On We're Gonna keep this
going well get ready because there's now
a building between us what do you think
of that between us
that's I mean it's still perfectly fine
I can still hear you
now there's a building
[Applause]
yep loud and clear no problem there's
absolutely no way that a ascenta or
Ricardo is gonna do that do you see me
down here are you in the like parking
lot or something
absolutely no way you can see that
wheelie in the GoPro
oh we're shot you a little there okay I
literally looped around that whole
building over there and it was a little
like you're a little boring but I could
hear you I could make you out so uh I
have no idea how many miles that is it
doesn't even really matter I just put a
building between us and uh it did well
for sure no Bluetooth is gonna do that
that was pretty good absolutely no way
the Bluetooth would do it obnoxiously
I'm not telling you on top of your
Bluetooth Communicator go out and buy a
hundred dollar radio and some other
stuff and so what we want to do here
show you a few setups and rivet's gonna
also tell us the difference between FRS
and ggmrs should we talk about that
first yes the oxbows are FRS which means
you don't need a license whereas the FCC
wants you to buy a license for gmrs now
it's 35 you don't have to learn anything
you just pay them and they give you a
license and they give you a call sign
the gmrs gives you a lot more options
like removable antennas on certain
channels you can do up to 50w Lots but
more range yes much more right much more
well the license how long is that good
for 10 years 10 years okay so 10 years
and that's the thing is like and I know
probably Illinois some of y'all that are
really in the radios and I think he's
told me get your stupid license and I'm
always like I don't wanna I don't want
to do it that's why to me something like
the Oxbow is really like appealing
because it's just like oh there it is
just works we want to show you some
options here uh for different price
ranges the absolute cheap let's say
you're like I want to get into this Jake
and you don't have a Bluetooth
communicator and you're not interested
in that you just want the ability go to
your big box store you go to Costco you
go to Walmart you just get an FRS radio
and then you go on to eBay and you buy
yourself a wired headset that'll go into
your helmet these are like 30 bucks 30
bucks and 40 bucks the benefits of this
are real simple it's cheap this is the
cheapest way to get into it when you're
going to be wired directly to it I don't
necessarily recommend you have this
connected to your handlebars you don't
want to tether yourself to the body yeah
a lot of them are screwed together there
is a brand out there we found it is a
motorcycle one with same the only
difference is those pop together but
they charge like 200 and something
dollars for this which is yeah insane
it's four times the cost doesn't even
come with the radio like honestly if you
really wanted to just have this
connected and just don't screw it
together I would just uh you know I'm
saying that that actually holds really
well I would almost just put a piece of
duct tape over it this is not going to
have any sort of waterproof ability so
if it starts to rain you're going to
want to have pulled over and stick this
in a Ziploc
um you could always just tuck a Ziploc
kind of over this well there are some
that depending on the headset connector
yeah this is where we're gonna get to
the weeds of this there are so many ways
you can cut this and we can't test all
of them I would love to go project farm
and like spend a year testing like 30
different setups but there's so many
subs and everything we're going to show
you here can there's ways you can flip
and move and do this and that but I know
I've ran a simple radio like this with a
simple connector into the helmet why
paramotoring which is way louder than
motorcycling it does work with actual
Bluetooth headsets for motorcycles they
do a really good job of filtering down
the noise a bit and cutting out the
background noise you're not going to get
that but people will still be able to
hear you they have to crank it it's not
going to sound the best yeah but this
just simply works and it gets it gets
you into it as cheap as you possibly can
can now we want to give you an option or
say if you have Bluetooth on your helmet
already and the big thing with the
Bluetooth on your helmet already that we
from what we can tell just needs to be
able to connect to two channels I've
definitely seen Bluetooth on the market
that claim that they only connect to
your phone right and I'm not I can't
definitely say that those will connect
at least saying phone and like one other
Rider like a passenger or a phone in GPS
like you said yeah it's gonna need at
least have two channels uh we found that
most of the main brand ones like I think
cinnamon cardo have like 100 options and
those will be able to do that but if you
already have one you can get the simple
20 30 radio so these are eBay BlueTooth
adapters plug into Kenwood headset Jacks
and so that will work on this particular
Kenwood FRS radio there are other
adapters that you can find on eBay for
other like you've gotta you gotta figure
that part out for yourself you can set
this on around the handlebars and make
it real convenient to press if you don't
like actually reaching up and pushing
it's that button that's definitely my
favorite because I'm still a new Rider I
don't want to take my hands off like
even in like honestly I need to set a
button up on fine to you because it is
it is like I can reach over and do it
when things are right yeah yeah there's
times when we've been off-roading where
it's a little yeah you know but I want
to be holding on but you are Bluetooth
now yes you can walk away from your bike
you can do get on it this will pair you
pair it like product again a second
phone or something like that as a
downside will say you're gonna have to
keep uh three things charged now correct
yeah not gonna work in the range put it
on your handlebars and you put a bag
over it and then you you put a zip tie
or whatever and this can still be done
uh with an FRS or or if you want to get
a little more power a gmrs correct yeah
so this is their options within here and
you can find gmrs radios in places like
Walmart or Cabela's or whatever this is
the next step up also we had to
basically build our own mounts for it
which you three printed which is one of
these things I think there are some
people that sell those but honestly you
can find this on uh what foot thing
verse or those other sites and if you've
got a buddy with a 3D printer you can
make one of these you modified this one
a bit for us I will put the file for
these on in the Discord okay yeah
Discord one of the big things is this is
USB rechargeable it's just type c so is
the Oxbow and so is the other one that
we're going to talk about next you just
need to hook it up to USB and you're
done this one isn't waterproof just like
the baofeng neither of them are
waterproof when you're on one of these
radios these simple FRS radios are just
going to have channels like 1 through 20
right whatever those do relate to a
frequency correct you just have to like
I don't know them off top my head I have
to yeah I always have to look them up
yeah which is something that if we go on
a trip and you're on one of these and
I'm on one of these we're probably gonna
have to get a cheat card before we go so
that's a perfect segue for the this next
Radio
gmrs Pro and it has an app will actually
show you what frequency the radio is so
that's right there one yeah you can
actively change which channel the radio
yeah it'll change that on your phone
also uh I'm gonna dox myself here but
it'll show where you are yeah I won't
docks in but it has Jeep it shows so can
you record what it's doing in GPS or you
can what is what is the purpose so this
having GPS yo so this will transmit its
coordinates over gmrs to another radio
of this type I will say that's one of
the things about the app for this if
it's running your GPS is on and it will
overheat your phone and eat all your
battery all right you close it it's
funny we jumped into this we forgot to
explain one of the big things this is
Bluetooth and waterproof out the box
yeah so that's the other big thing with
this radio I'm going to call this the
nerdy option if you want to get really
into the nitty-gritty of gmrs and you
want a full-featured radio it's got aprs
It's got Bluetooth this button they also
offer a wireless but in the phone app
when you're looking at the settings look
at the connection management so it'll
hook up to my phone and it'll hook up to
the wireless push to talk button and
it'll hook up to the pack talk so that
you can control all of that through your
your phone through the radio so that
there's none of this doing around about
like oh am I can connecting to the the
Oxbow is it how how do you set it into
this to the scanning this is a really
cool thing right like it's so much
better like you're not just looking at a
blinking light hoping the other blinking
light sinks up too that's a really good
setup so we have to get a license for
that but yeah that's a really cool
option something too I think is worth
mentioning is you would also probably
need one of these 3D printed mounts yes
you do and I I have a new file that fits
this one it's my favorite so far the the
one problem we've had I think this is
quieter than this so I have to talk
louder when using this radio than I do
with the Oxbow interesting okay and that
was just something I noticed on the
bench and then and we experienced well
right yeah I guess with that let's talk
about the Oxbow oh yeah you gave it this
road you're gonna say whatever I've just
told you there's an option that's
cheaper that literally does more so I
mean you know don't beat me up here this
is what they sent me and yeah this is
well this is yeah this one we're using
and it's a hundred and what eighty
dollars right yeah now they have a
Bluetooth button that's going to come
out that hasn't come out yet but we
found out this button will you he's made
it work for I got it to kind of work for
mine yeah we'll have to play with it
some more I'm gonna I'm gonna try it
right now you try right now because I
was I was using it while we were down
there
Oxbow says they're gonna come out with
their own button the B Tech one works so
you don't have to wait yeah yeah it's uh
interesting too because this doesn't
even have a rechargeable it just has a
watch battery yeah it just has a watch
battery apparently I know for like a
stupid like it's just on all the time
yeah but it's gonna last for I think
months it turns on whenever you hit the
button well anyway the Oxbow because
this is a GoPro setup you could
literally just take one of those
stickies if you just found a place on
your bike you won't mind putting one of
those sticky GoPro guys you could always
clip this in if you want to do a RAM
mount setup like me and rivet did uh
what were those little balls twelve
dollars ten ten dollars okay yeah so ten
bucks for a mounting option is not bad
again this will seemingly pair to a
cardio pair to a center I'm sure it'll
pair to just about any of them out there
and it just works very simply yeah it's
a little more I guess it's technically
the most expensive radio up here we've
shown this is the most expensive but
it's also the least hassle it is yeah
it's been very very simple
um it the the key is it you buy it and
it works yeah and you got the
rechargeable down here at least I'd say
why you're charging it you want clear
weather there's a little bit of back and
forth between that radio and this one
but for the most most part as you're
going up in price they all work what
we've explained but you're going up in
its convenience and features this is
dead simple there's like two or three
menu settings this is like the thing
right there's so many radios out there
there's so many Bluetooth there's so
many ways to cut this conversation right
here that you know we're just trying to
show you some things that we've we've
used in the field or we know work and I
think it's funny that like we've now
gone to this radio technology which is
much older than Bluetooth and much
better in that way yeah well that's the
thing because uh Bluetooth I looked up
the FCC specs for these yeah and they
transmit at 0.2 Watts yeah just end at
2.4 gigahertz right and then you step
down to FRS and these oxbows are two
Watts at 460 megahertz that's a much
bigger wave it'll go through a lot more
stuff like the building and then if you
go to one of these uh another step up
right and you can you can do higher
Powers even still um or more importantly
bigger antennas because the the look
Chris has got something on his setup
where he's got a Nintendo off the off
the off the back it's gonna be even
better than any of this stuff we really
wanted to get fire guy out here too
because he's he is so nerdy about this
stuff now he's gotten so into it in the
last year or two uh he's gonna be mad
when he sees this yeah yeah let's all
get some so let's all get some radios
boys come on you can sword fight him
when you get bored
um
it's not exciting it's not exciting I
swear it's not it's not but it works
that's that's the key is it works yeah
yeah if it was too exciting there would
be something that would be a catch so
you're gonna have those prints in the in
the Discord yep so enjoy the Discord the
STL for those yeah um you might be able
to convince me to to make one for you
and I'll ship it you got to join the
patreon join the Discord it's one dollar
a month if nothing else jump in there
and steal the stupid prints and then
give it all your buddies yeah but I
don't want you to do that but I I'm not
gonna tell you not to because I will
definitely come after you if you start
selling them oh yeah I'll do that I
think that covers it all right yep see
you next time
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