Okay, so I’ve been messing around with these NFL headsets. Yeah, the Motorola ones. It’s been a bit of a journey, let me tell you.
First off, I got my hands on one of these Bose Soundcomm B30 Headsets. They’re supposed to be what the NFL coaches use. They need to be able to hear what is going on the field, and they are known for being pretty solid. I wanted to see if they lived up to the hype, and they really did, but I’ll get to that in a minute.
Figuring Out the Frequencies
Next, I dug into how these things actually work. Turns out, the coach and player intercoms use these frequencies, somewhere between 470 and 900 MHz. It’s all about finding the right frequency and making sure your signal is strong enough.
- I had to do some reading to figure this out.
- It’s not as simple as just turning them on, you know?
- You’ve got to get the frequency right if you want a clear connection.
Testing Them Out
After I had a decent understanding of the frequencies, I went on to the testing phase. I tried out the headsets in a few different situations. These things are built to handle some serious noise. I even found out that college quarterbacks and defensive signal callers are going to be allowed to wear helmets with headsets in 2024 to talk to the coaches on the sideline.
I started out using one that had a single muff and a noise-canceling boom microphone. It even had an in-line PTT button. Seemed pretty high-tech and straightforward. They also had a Motorola CP200TM and NFL Style Headsets. I am not sure what they were for, but they were used in the past to help someone I know do something that was really important.
At the end of the day I found out these Motorola football headsets are made by Motorola Solutions. I even saw that you could buy them now and pay for them later. So that’s nice.
Anyway, it was a pretty interesting deep dive into how these NFL headsets work. It was way more involved than I thought it would be, but it was cool to figure it all out.
