Digital Dual DSP Tactical Headset - Advanced Noise Reduction

Hear the callout. Not the blast.

You lift a cup off your ear so you can hear what someone is saying, and that is exactly when the next round goes off or the rattle gun starts up. So you either work with them off and cop the noise bare-eared, or you keep them on and miss the call.

Miss a call and it runs quickly — a machine that moved when it should not have, someone downrange who should not be, a job stopped and an investigation started. Communication is everything. You cannot afford to fail on that.

This is an over-ear muff with electronics in the cups. Pickup microphones on the outside of each cup feed two digital signal processors, which pass ordinary talk and background noise through to speakers inside the cups and clamp down on the sudden loud stuff. A plug-in boom microphone and a KN6 port let you run a handheld radio through the same set, so the muffs stay on your head all shift instead of hanging round your neck.

It wears two ways — on the supplied headband, or on a helmet rail using the mount kit that comes in the box. Changing between the two is a quick-detach job, not a rebuild.

What It Does

• Passes speech through: pickup microphones on the outside of each cup feed the speakers inside, so you can hold a conversation with both cups still sealed on your head.
• Clamps the impulse: the supplier states the suppression triggers in 20 milliseconds or less, above a stated critical value of about 85 dB.
• Runs your radio: the KN6 port and the supplied U174/u down-lead connect the headset to a push-to-talk unit and on to a handheld.
• Handles two radios: single-line single-channel, single-line dual-channel and double-line dual-channel are all listed by the supplier.
• Goes on a helmet: the rail mount kit is in the box, and the supplier also shows Fast bridge, Wendy 2.0 and Wendy 3.0 connectors for other helmet shells.
• Talks back to you: spoken prompts in English or Chinese confirm power and volume changes without you having to look at anything.

Key Features

• Dual DSP processors: two FCS DSP-02 chips do the sound work, and they are visible on the supplier board photograph.
• AAA power, 60 hours: a two-cell AAA battery case sits in the cup, with a stated battery life of 60 hours.
• Detachable boom microphone: it plugs in at a marked assembling point on the cup, so it comes off when you are not on a radio.
• Two-button panel: one button is volume up and power on, the other is volume down and power off — both work in gloves.
• Detachable headband: the fabric-covered headband unclips, and each side carries its own adjustment slider.
• Spares in the box: a spare rubber set, two ear pad covers and a camouflage skin set come with every headset option.
• Three colourways: tan, black and foliage green.
• Adjustable sound profiles: the supplier lists 20 to 30 stored sound models and a dual-mode eight-channel suppression setting.

Limits

• The V60 options are not a headset: the two options named V60 PTT are the push-to-talk unit and its leads on their own. There are no muffs in that box. Headset gets you the headset without a push-to-talk unit; FullSet with PTT gets you both.
• No Australian class is published: the supplier artwork prints an NRR figure of 26 dB, with band figures of H 34 dB, M 28 dB and L 16 dB. NRR is the United States measure. AS/NZS 1270, the Australian and New Zealand standard, does not use NRR — it uses SLC80 and grades protectors Class 1 to 5, and there is no conversion between the two. No AS/NZS 1270 class is printed on this headset and no test certificate has been sighted. If your noise management plan needs a protector with a stated class on paper, that is a box this set does not tick.
• Not consumer noise cancelling: the supplier panels call it ANC, but the same panels give it a trigger time and a critical value of about 85 dB. That describes a limiter that ducks sudden loud noise, not the continuous hush of a pair of airline headphones. Steady engine drone is handled by the cup and the seal, not by the electronics.
• The seal does the work: spectacle arms, a respirator strap, a beard or a hard hat brow pad under the cushion all break the seal, and a broken seal loses more than any figure printed on a box.
• Cells are not supplied: it takes two AAA dry cells, and the manufacturer states they are not included. Work on supplying your own.
• Your radio needs its own lead: the headset ships with a U174/u down-lead. The lead from the push-to-talk unit to your particular handheld is a separate part — the supplier lists 14-pin, Motorola, Hytera and Kenwood down-cables, and none of them is included here.
• No water or dust rating: nothing in the supplier material states an ingress rating, an immersion depth or an operating temperature range. Treat it as electronics sitting on your head.
• It is not head protection: the rail mount fits a helmet, it does not replace one, and it is not eye or face protection either.

Q & A

Which option do I actually need?

If you do not own the muffs yet, it is Headset or FullSet with PTT. Headset is the muffs, the plug-in boom microphone, the helmet rail mount kit, the U174/u down-lead, a camouflage skin set, a spare rubber set and two ear pad covers. FullSet with PTT is all of that plus the FCS V60 push-to-talk unit. The two V60 PTT options are the push-to-talk unit on its own, for someone who already has the headset.

Will it work with my radio?

The headset ends in a KN6 fitting and comes with a U174/u down-lead, which is the common NATO-pattern plug, so it suits V60, V20, U94 and dual push-to-talk units. Getting from the push-to-talk unit to your handheld needs a down-cable matched to that radio. The supplier lists cables for 14-pin radios, Motorola MTP3150, MTP3250, XIR-E68281 and 3100, Motorola MTP850 and MTH800, Motorola XTS series, Hytera PD780 and PD980, and Kenwood-compatible sets. Check the socket on your handheld against that list before choosing a cable.

Is it certified for an Australian worksite?

No. No AS/NZS 1270 class is published for it and no test certificate has been sighted. The only attenuation figure printed anywhere on the supplier artwork is an NRR rating, which is the United States measure and does not convert to the SLC80 and Class 1 to 5 system used here. It is bought for the comms and the electronic hear-through; it is not a protector to put forward as certified.

How long do the batteries last?

The supplier states 60 hours from the AAA battery case in the cup. It takes two AAA dry cells, and the manufacturer states they are not supplied.

Can I run it on a helmet and off a helmet?

Yes. The helmet rail mount kit is in the box and the change between headband and rail is a quick-detach job. The supplier also shows Fast bridge, Wendy 2.0 and Wendy 3.0 connectors for helmets that need a different fitting; those are separate parts and are not included.

How long is delivery?

Free delivery to Australia and New Zealand. Allow 10 to 14 days from the day you order, and up to three weeks to be safe. Regional and remote addresses take longer again.

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