The only real puzzle remaining with my install is getting aux 1 to work. After plugging anything into it the VOX immediately goes to always on (green light illuminates). Any suggestions???
I made the same mistake. Aux 1 is a 4 pole connector. If you plug in a standard three pole (stereo) jack into it, you will short two of the poles together and cause it to go into VOX transmit mode. Aux 4 is made for a cell phone or FRS connector. You can use it as a normal input as well by using a 4 pole mini plug and just not connecting the 4th lead to anything.
If you look close at a mini stereo plug you will see three distinct sections or rings. That is a standard three pole connector.
My question is, are we stuck with the tinny sound, not having amplification and tone controls for the FJR? Would something like the Mixit help?
Yea, I noticed the same effect. The Ipod has some equalization curves built into it, and you can use those, but they aren't anything like the Wing's bass and treble and ambience controls. I am afraid there is no good solution to this and you will just have to adjust to the difference in sound.
I have heard different from a reputable dealer of Autocom. Problems and annoyances
As for the comments on Baehr, they operate in a whole different manner. Their mics are always on and they attempt to switch filters on and off when you speak that filter out the wind noise. In some ways this is an advantage, as it makes speach more natural than when the VOX is turning on and off, but the down side is that they do not give you any sidetone, or feedback, of your own voice in your headset. I also found that even in mild crosswinds, the Baehr couldn't handle the wind noise and the filters were overcome. I got a whole mile from the house before I had to turn the noise filters up full blast, and they still couldn't handle it.
Crosswinds are probably the most challenging thing for an intercom to handle. Like I said, the Beahr unit is good, but right now, I think the new Autocom unit is better and handles crosswinds and difficult wind/noise enviornments better. They combine VOX with active wind filters and noise canceling mics, and it take all three of these to make a good intercom. Baehr leaves off the VOX, and while this makes the unit a bit smoother in operation, it makes it more suceptible to noise in windy environments when the noise filters get saturated.
But others may have a different opinion, and that is ok. This is just my own experience with both systems. I like them both, but if I had to chose one, it would be Autocom, but Baehr would be my second choice for sure.
By the way, you couldn't give me J&M or Chatterbox equipment. I would rather do without.