• If you already have a wire that plugs into your radio and runs all the way up to a generic earpiece, you will only need to purchase a custom Communication Earmold.  This includes a right angle plastic attachment for you to attach your own curly acoustic tubing to (you can purchase the tubing separately as well, if needed).

• If you already have a Shoulder Speaker/Mic, but no acoustic tubing and earpiece, you will choose the CommEar Listen-Only Speaker/Mic Attachment:
• CommEar Listen-Only Speaker/Mic Attachments plug directly into your own shoulder speaker/mic.  We will need to know what size of jack you require, and desired length of the cable.  The jack sizes are either 3.5mm or 2.5 mm MONO jacks and the cable lengths are 8” or 19” cables.  You will still be able to speak into your shoulder speaker/mic but will hear the audio through the custom earmold.

• If you only have a radio, and no wire or shoulder speaker/mic, you will choose between the CommEar Listen-Only Radio Attachment or the  CommEar Push-To-Talk Surveillance Kit (1-Wire or 2-Wire).   For either product, we will need to know the brand and model number of the radio being used.  This information tells us which jack style your radio takes.  There are numerous jack styles available on the market (3.5mm, 2.5 mm, 2-Pin, mono, stereo), which is why it is important to know not only the radio brand, but the full model number as well.   Please note that one digit or letter missing from a model number can indicate a different style of jack.  We can accommodate most radio brands and jack styles that are on the market.

• A CommEar Listen-Only Radio Attachment plugs directly into your radio, and does not give you the ability to speak into a microphone.
• CommEar Push-To-Talk Surveillance Kits allow you to plug directly into your radio, and give you the ability to push to speak into the provided speaker/mic.  You can choose between a 1 or 2 Wire PTT.  A 1-Wire PTT is designed to be worn on the exterior of clothing with the PTT button being worn near the shoulder; whereas, a 2-Wire PTT is designed to be secured underneath clothing with the PTT button being worn at the wrist.

Please note that for any of the Communication products chosen above, you have the option to have the earmold either:

• Non-Vented: Reduces external sounds for those working in noise – In the case of hearing protection you will also need to purchase a single-sided Class A Earplug to match up the opposite ear.
• Vented: Allows external sounds, for those who need to hear normally with no noise reduction.
• Vented with a Class B, Class C, or HS Music filter: For those who need a specific amount and type of noise reduction – you will also need to purchase a single-sided Earplug for the opposite ear to match up the sound reduction (typically the same type of filter you chose for the CommEar).

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