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Permalink Reply by Todd on February 23, 2011 at 8:06pm

We've been testing them on our engine and we love 'em. Right now only the engineer and officer positions are wireless, the three back seat positions have the tether. The engineer and officer positions are also the only ones capable of utilizing the transmit part of the radio interface, although all positions can hear the radio traffic.

Last night I used the headset on a powerpole call. We arrived at the location we were dispatched to with nothing evident, so I had the engine stage while I went to investigate. After we determined which pole had the problem I was able to communicate with the engine without going over the radio on where to reposition. I was also able to utilize the radio to call in the pole number for the power company.

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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on February 23, 2011 at 9:04pm

We had the regular wired Fire-Com headsets and changed over to the wireless version earlier this year. Cons- if they are not plugged in the batteries will run down- so you must keep them charged. Pros- ability to work around the engine without being connected, Engineer use. The microphone quality is very good also.

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Permalink Reply by 2xmifq994dtba on February 23, 2011 at 9:27pm

Many problems with the initial set. Some like them others want to go back to hard wire. Use your money for something better.

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Permalink Reply by Captain William Frazer on February 23, 2011 at 11:58pm

I am actually looking to purchase them for a new apparatus coming in. The rep will be here next week to show a demo. Thanks all for your quick responses. CC, any particular issues to bring up to the rep? And any other comments would be welcomed. Thanks again Guys!

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Permalink Reply by 2xmifq994dtba on February 24, 2011 at 7:13am

Issues we have found are:
will not sync when turned on, transmitting over the air without pushing the TX button. Losing synch without any reason, will not charge,

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Permalink Reply by Captain William Frazer on February 25, 2011 at 12:47am

I was referring to the fire come head sets

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Mayernik on February 27, 2011 at 12:20pm

CCTexas; I'm the Firecom rep for the Pacific NW. Just curious, have you contacted Firecom about these issues and, if so, are we working on getting them resolved? I haven't seen a wireless issue yet that couldn't be fixed. I'd be happy to provide you with the direct contact info for my counterpart in Texas if you'd like to work with him directly to get this taken care of.

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