Communicate safely in noisy environments
March 1st 2005

The Peltor Lite-Com is a series of radio headsets that combine hearing protection with communication radio.

Two new models are offered.

Lite-Com Basic has all communication radio functions controlled by three simple buttons.

Volume, channel settings and other adjustments are confirmed with a voice message in the headset, so the wearer does not risk hearing damage by removing the headset to check settings. The device communicates on the license-free 446MHz frequency band The Lite-Com III version is also a hearing protector with built-in communication radio, but it has an electronic active-volume feature.

The headset has microphones on the outside that capture ambient sound and reproduce it in the earphones.

Electronic mechanisms in the hearing protector attenuate loud impulse noise to a harmless level, while allowing the wearer to communicate with people around them.

The communication radio in Lite- Com III comes in two versions: an 8-channel version for the 446MHz band, where each channel has 38 sub-channels, or a 69-channel version for the 433MHz band, with a lower output effect. Both are licence-free in most European countries. Lite Com III can also be used to listen to another com radio or mobile phone, or to music.

The hearing protector has wellpositioned buttons for settings, all of which are confirmed with voice messages and tones in the earphones.

In environments where there is no harmful noise, it is possible to use the LCD on the Lite Com III to pick up visual information.

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