How to add a 2 way radio to your helmet

[afa]

to be able to do this youll need to have some practice soldering already, first off get a two way radio you wont mind ruining...
i chose this one

first thing you do is take it apart, and map the chords you need.
and desolder the talk button, the mic, and the speaker, so you can extend the wires
you'll also want to trim down the housing for the chip, to make it easier to mount inside your helmet

measure out the chords in your helmet, give it a lil extra because you can always trim it if you need to, once you have all that figured out inside your helmet, secure it in there with hot glue

any padding or covering you want in the helmet goes on over the chords and stuff, but you need to remember to have good access for the batterys, channels and volume
on my helmet i mounted the push to talk button on the outside of the helmet for easy access when wearing armor and or gloves, i dont have any pictures of the finished version right now but im going to put it on my next helmet i do.

 

[Vigilnt sniper]

stickey someone!!!!!!!!!!! this is an amazing tutorial! iv been waiting for someone to post one of these.

 

[afa]

hey thanks sniper, later on when i have my current helmet complete im going to have more pictures of the process, and i want to put a bull horn loud speaker in as well... overkill? lol

 

[nesbitt101]

I have yet to try install my walkie talkies, but my plan was to stick the radio in my chest piece. Connected to that I have a some skype earpieces, the ones with both an earbud and microphone. I am going to run the wires down my back, beneath my undersuit. To avoid having a push to talk button, I bought radios with a vox setting, so whenever I say anything, the radio automatically turns on and begins to transmit.

 

[Sidewalker4961]

This is an awesome tutorial. Perhaps I'll incorporate it into my helmet at some point.

 

[afa]

I have yet to try install my walkie talkies, but my plan was to stick the radio in my chest piece. Connected to that I have a some skype earpieces, the ones with both an earbud and microphone. I am going to run the wires down my back, beneath my undersuit. To avoid having a push to talk button, I bought radios with a vox setting, so whenever I say anything, the radio automatically turns on and begins to transmit.

thats not a bad idea, but i could see some things going wrong without the push to talk button, mainly stuff your not meaning to broadcast is broadcasted., just a small suggestion if you do that rout,
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2049718
get one of these switches, add some long wire to it, so you can have it mounted in your hand or on your sleeve, or even on your wrist, and replace the actual push to talk button with that, im saving the undersuit area of my suit for a camel back so i wont get thirsty ,
and thanks sidewalker, i hope to see your results when you do!