Recently I've been looking to get a pair of Peltor's Comtac II's. After looking at the usual channels e.g. Ebay, Tactical
equipment vendors and I even saw a set on craigslist I came to the conclusion that even a decent used set with the needed
PTT would set me back a pretty penny. The fact that I was going to use these strictly for airsoft weighed in heavily and I stuck
with the Bowman replica's I've been using for a while now. Well eventually the PTT on those gave up the ghost and I was looking
for a replacement and I came across these on Ebairsoft. Well they weren't too expensive and most of the stuff I get from them
has worked out OK so I thought what the heck…
They arrived a week and a half later, not too bad for shipping from HK. I know they're not in HK "We locate in mainland China" but
Guangzhou is less than 100 miles away so…
First impression.
They arrived in a bubblewrap shipping envelope along with the two other items I ordered.
They came in a plastic ziplock style back inside of the same kind of box that just about everything in
China comes in. The box was a little rough but hey, they all are. Otherwise they arrived undamaged.
I opened the box and inside was also a manual that is printed on what resembles recycled Chinese toilet paper.
I was actually surprised to see a manual even included and the "Engrish" is actually not too bad.
The headset itself looked very impressive! Now I've seen a lot of bad Chinese knock offs but these looked
really good out of the box. After unfolding them they seemed sturdy and are built pretty well.
Testing.
I installed 2 AA batteries, the compartments have a "weatherpack" style seal that holds them in.
I pressed both buttons to power up and it made an auditory buzz that they were on. They buzz at each sound level adjustment
which only has four levels. The "Buzz" is fairly loud as well. They have plenty of sound and I have them set at "2" out of 4.
The cut out feature works as well though I wouldn't trust my hearing to a gunshot. I plugged them into the PTT (which is separate)
and into my Icom and tested them away from the other radio. The broadcast came in clear, loud and static free on both ends of the
transmission. Wow, another plus. I'm pretty happy at this point.
Comfort wise they feel pretty good but until I spend some time with them on I'll hold my opinion on that. All the adjustment points are
really tight and don't slip one bit. The ear pads are pretty cushy and feel good too.
Unsure if they would fit under a MICH I tested that as well. Now mine's a 2001 so unsure
about the other cut's but I imagine it should fit.
Now you have to buy a PTT separately and I purchased the TCI tactical style. I've had bad luck with the microswitches in the TCI U-94 style.
It's built good as well and looks a lot better then my previous ones from EBairsoft. The button has a nice positive feel when engaged and has good contact.
This came in some decent looking retail packaging too.
Now those of you familiar with the hooked clip on the back of the other PTT's (the one that won't let go of MOLLE) will like this clip much better.
The hook and loop between the clip and the PTT has a strong grip too.
The last thing I purchased was Elements replica of the H-250 hand set.
Same retail packaging.
Nothing very special but it works really good, looks the part, is cheap and it's
built out of thick plastic.
After fielding and putting some time with them I'm still very impressed with them. Also no detrimental failures have come up as well. The cut off feature and headset function has worked flawlessly. You can really crank the ambient sound up and get "robo-hearing". It's also directional so your auditory perception is not thrown off. One drawback is that standard alkaline batteries don't last very long and if you're in the field without spares you're basically deaf with them one. However reception and transmission is powered by your radio so that still works. I've have worn these up to about 5 hours straight and not once did they become uncomfortable and not hotspots or pinch points came up.
I am extremely pleased with my purchase and if you're in the market for this kind of headset I would recommend them 100%.
