A helmet microphone: Olympus ME52, used with Aker amp (white, on belt)

[Nicky]

I picked up this exact mic and tried it out. While it made my voice a lot louder and clearer than the mic that came with my iComm, it did have one flaw: the moment I started walking it was picking up the clacking of my armor. It also had a slight habit of picking up what some of my other troopers were saying if they got too close to me. So you may want to dampen the sound a bit if you use that particular mic.

 

In this pic you can see how I affixed my ME52. I've dealt a lot with microphones and noise cancelling and the idea is to have as little direct contact with the helmet as possible. Even my fan is free floating inside the helmet. There's a rubbery part on the base of the microphone, while the hard plastic capsule will pickup anything vibrating against it.

 

[mr0072003[501st]]

Ordered an iComm as well, and got the 12watt amp instead. I am small dude with a the AM kit, so I think i should be ok.