Hudson
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I've been following with interest the announcement of Motorola's MU350r, a 2 way FMRS radio that offers wireless Bluetooth connection to a compatible headset, and also offers NOAA weather channel access, all for around $110 street price a pair. I'm migrating from my current Starcom system, which supports plug in cables to add FMRS radios, to a J&M system which used to support FMRS but no longer does for new models. Instead, J&M offers a Bluetooth hub, but no way to connect the adaptor for a cabled FMRS radio.
FMRS is quite handy when your riding pals don't have CB radio, and you're not running a Sena or similar wireless system. The Motorola, if compatible, would allow a wireless connection to the J&M Bluetooth dongle, and either work with their existing wired or new wireless headsets. Motorola also offers a wiresless push to talk button that can be remotely mounted, and would be a cool way to integrate wireless FMRS for a reasonable price. Since they are sold in pairs, it would also be cool if one of them could pair with a Sena headset, which would allow you to finally integrate with your buddies who use different com systems. Even the Starcom has a bluetooth module.
I'm tempted to try one of these with the J&M but no idea if they are compatible. The folks at J&M say if the radio can support a pairing protocol (e.g. pair both devices and enter a pairing code to pair), it should work. The manual for the Motorola doesn't appear to require the user to enter a pairing code, and the J&M rep didn't know if they worked.
Anyone here have experience with them? The Amazon sites says they may not ship until April, so it may be premature.
FMRS is quite handy when your riding pals don't have CB radio, and you're not running a Sena or similar wireless system. The Motorola, if compatible, would allow a wireless connection to the J&M Bluetooth dongle, and either work with their existing wired or new wireless headsets. Motorola also offers a wiresless push to talk button that can be remotely mounted, and would be a cool way to integrate wireless FMRS for a reasonable price. Since they are sold in pairs, it would also be cool if one of them could pair with a Sena headset, which would allow you to finally integrate with your buddies who use different com systems. Even the Starcom has a bluetooth module.
I'm tempted to try one of these with the J&M but no idea if they are compatible. The folks at J&M say if the radio can support a pairing protocol (e.g. pair both devices and enter a pairing code to pair), it should work. The manual for the Motorola doesn't appear to require the user to enter a pairing code, and the J&M rep didn't know if they worked.
Anyone here have experience with them? The Amazon sites says they may not ship until April, so it may be premature.
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