The "Gold Package" radio kit is our mid level package for your SpecMiata. The Gold package consists of the following:
Driver Radio:
- Vertex VX-354 5/1 Watt Radio - Programmable to your race teams needs.
- 8 Character Alphanumeric Display.
- 1700 Li-ion battery.
- Desktop Rapid Chargers.
- Large locking storage case.
- Complete Car Harness
- In-Car Roll bar Mount Radio Box
- Push-to-Talk button.
- Helmet Kit w/Noise Canceling Flex Boom Microphone.
- Molded "Y" Block
- Shark Fin 3db gain Long Range Antenna upgrade.
- Custom Ear Buds!
Crew Radio:
- Vertex VX-354 5 Watt Radio - Same as the driver - Programmable to your race teams needs.
- Behind-The-Head Headset with Scanner Jack, Dual Muff with washable cotton cloth covers, PTT in ear cup, Noise canceling Boom Microphone and detachable coil cord.
The crew headset with this package has the scanner jack in the headset which is a must have feature! As a crew member you can plug in your scanner to monitor race operations in one ear and have your driver communication in the other ear. If you are on the radio with a driver and not monitoring the race operations channel with a scanner, you are missing a lot of good information such as:
- Yellow flag locations on corners you can not see
- The halfway point of the race
- When the track will go "Green" again under a FCY condition.
Without the scanner jack you would have to pull off one of the ear muff speakers to hold up a scanner directly to your ear.
Radio systems are a big investment, but they pay for themselves in some cases your first time out on the track. Avoid expensive vehicle damage by being able to communicate with your driver before they got to the incident. Look at any of the front runners in any region in the country and you will see that they are all running radio systems. Not only is it a safety advantage, but its a competitive advantage as well. Call the initial Green flag as well as any secondary Green flags after a FCY. You are spending $800.00 per set of new tires every other weekend and the radios will help make you safer and faster. You can't really afford not to have a radio system in your car!
