Marine Intercom for open boats.

This unit is part of our Wire Marine intercom system. If you need a Gecko comms kit please enquire about this item.

Speak clearly and hands-free under the noisiest conditions using the world famous Gecko helmets with the ‘Wire’ Marine intercom unit.  Packed with a sophisticated speech processor and full-duplex intercom enabling clear, hands-free speech under noisy and demanding conditions.

Wire Intercom was developed for Bomb Disposal communications and proven in Marine, Industrial and Rail, maintenance applications.

There are three versions of the Wire Intercom for a variety of applications. All have identical electronics and noise cancelling performance and fully compatible where mixed headsets systems are required.

• Gecko kit for High Speed Boats.
• Work Boat and Vehicle Intercom. Can also be supplied with lightweight headsets.
• Standard Headset for drier and less demanding applications.

Rated IP67 and built from glass-filled polymer it has a tough rotating stainless steel clothing clip to attach it to safety harness or wet weather gear.

A large clicking PTT allows use of the boat VHF where the optional radio interface is used.

It accepts a wide range of headsets, ear-defenders and helmet kits to make an intercom that works in a diverse range of environments. It will also accept throat Mics although the ASP makes throat Mics redundant in all but a few applications.

Wire is a wired intercom that can be adapted to high and low noise systems in a wide range of applications. Industrial, Search and Rescue, Military etc. Wire is a two part technology, a speech processor (ASP) and and intercom unit (MPL).

It comprises of the full-duplex intercom unit which is clipped to the users waterproofs. The intercom unit has a large PTT which will activate the optional connected VHF radio. Into this plugs the Gecko helmet comms kit fitted to your Gecko helmet.

Each crew member plugs their intercom into the Marine User Port (MUP) and you can have many MUPs located around the boat as positions at which crew can work.

What is ‘Wire’

• WIRE is a cable connected Intercom.
• WIRE is supplied as either an ear defender headset or beltpack and headset.
• WIRE uses ASP for clear speech up to 100dB and beyond.
• The intercom is full-duplex. No button pressing, open-mic for all users (optional PTT version).
• WIRE is hubless using Multiple Port Line (MPL) for simplicity and reliability.
• There is no central controller or hub to fail.
• All the technology is in the headsets or belt pack. Should a headset fail it can be swapped by the end user without technical skills or support.
• Wire can be interfaced to two-way radios.
• WIRE is not fussy about its cable, virtually any low cost cable can be used.
• Wire is powered from anywhere along the cable. From battery, vehicle or mains.

ASP

• Active speech processing dynamically adjusts the Mic and intercom performance to match ambient sound levels.
• Mic gain is adjusted as background noise varies. More noise and the Mic becomes less sensitive.
• Sounds above a preset level are compressed to prevent distortion and keep speech clear and intelligible.
• The Mic is automatically muted when the user is not talking, this means only the users voice is heard over the intercom and ambient noise is silenced making the system quieter and pleasant to use.

MPL

• Multi port line is just that, a single cable with as many headset ports (sockets) along its length that you require. The cable can be linear, star, loop or drop wired.
• The MPL provides power and routes the intercom signal to each headset.
• There is no Intercom controller or ‘Hub’. Wire is hubless with the only electronics being in each headset eliminating a single point of failure cause intercom failure.
• Interference free. MPL is a low impedance, high level signal system resistant to interference even when using plain unshielded and untwisted cable.    

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