Car to Pit Radio

[anonymous-user]

I want to ask a club racing question all be it not UK. My mechanic wants me to buy a pit to car radio, to use at Sepang F1 circuit, if I go for a racing kit by someone like Sparco it will cost me around 1600 pound for a car system with a base in the pit lane. to much money.
But my local CB shop can do me a system for 150 pounds, with a base station, car unit and earphone and mic in my helmet, the Circuit management have said this is OK to use as it is on commercially free wave band and all their communications with marshels and first aid are on dedicated specific licensed channels.
I am not looking to scramble anything and I realise that the conversations are open to be overheard, I think I will get good connection on the start finish straight, and can live with poor connection on the rest of the circuit. So assuming I can mount the system activate the mic without using a hand switch, and get an aerial that the scrutiners accept,vis there any reason I can't use a commercial CB?

[The Moose]

Your only problem is if race control start to think your car is radio controlled

[XG332]

We use normal kenwood jobbies in our cars.

[jeffw]

I would think you would be better off using something like the Autocom bike intercom and a set of Kenwood or Motorla radios. The Autocom can be set to voice activate the radio and is designed to be fitted to a helmet.