New headset offers unlimited versatility with zero compromise in sound quality and protection

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Tactical communications expert INVISIO has announced a new headset that offers unlimited versatility to personnel in the field, without compromising sound quality, hearing protection and situational awareness.

The T30 has been presented at trade shows throughout autumn, including DSEI in London and AUSA in Washington DC, gathering positive feedback from potential users and buyers ahead of its launch.

The latest addition to INVISIO's state-of-the-art communications systems aims to address the needs of soldiers in the field, whose changing situations and settings demand different requirements from a headset. Until now, users switching between environments such as dismounted and mounted have traditionally needed to swap headsets, which proves inconvenient and time-consuming, and potentially impacts missions. The need for different headsets also has an impact beyond individual users, affecting buyers and organizations due to the need for larger inventory, more components and types of repairs, and extra training in multiple headsets.

The introduction of INVISIO's T30 aims to remove these potential issues, providing a single headset for all needs, reducing the demand for additional equipment, components and training.

Despite its ability to offer unlimited versatility, the T30 does not compromise on sound quality or hearing protection in any way. It provides Active Noise Reduction (ANR), reducing low frequency vehicle noise when being transported, as well as double hearing protection with optimized situational awareness, protecting users in even louder environments.

It operates as a standalone headset, providing easy to use hearing protection in environments like shooting ranges. It also connects to control units, PTTs, and devices such as mobile phones and laptops, delivering ease of use as personnel move between dismounted and mounted scenarios as well as in command centres.

Announcing the launch of the new headset Jonathan Wassberg, Product Manager of Headsets at INVISIO, said: “The T30 is a game-changing addition to our tactical communications systems and really does offer something we haven't seen before - a standalone headset that eliminates the need to change headsets in different scenarios, offering unlimited versatility with zero compromise to audio quality, hearing protection and situational awareness.”

“From versatile connectivity, design and power modes, to unrivalled audio adaptability, hearing protection and situational awareness, this is the culmination of INVISIO's years of experience in this field and answers the needs of dismounted and mounted personnel across the world, in an array of scenarios that has never been seen before.”

Key attributes

The T30 leverages INVISIO's experience in the field, delivering market-leading hearing protection of 30dB SNR / 33 dB NRSA20 combining passive hearing protection with ANR. The Active Noise Reduction contributes to increased hearing protection in low frequency noise environments, like mounted situations, allowing users to spend more time in vehicles without risking increased fatigue and stress. Its double hearing protection provides a combined attenuation of 38 dB SNR / 39 dB NRSA20.

The T30 also provides a unique implementation of ANR, where the noise reduction is operative while full situational awareness is maintained, enabling maximum protection in all situations. On top of this, due to an optimized acoustic design T30 provides best-in-class sound localization down to 9 degrees.

The headset delivers embedded INVISIO audio quality and Automatic RX Volume Adjustment, which means it provides unrivalled sound quality and can adjust radio volume in line with surrounding noise. It also offers VOX Capability which enables voice-activated transmission. The headset's specially designed next level plug mode has been developed to allow situational awareness to pass easily through an acoustic filter in the plug, ensuring full double hearing protection whilst retaining optimized situational awareness.

T30 can connect with INVISIO control units as well as the specially designed P30 Push-to-Talk (PTT), which can be mounted in a left, right and center orientation, adding flexibility. It also has versatile power modes so it can operate as a standalone headset through AA batteries and can also be powered directly from radio and through control units including the V50, V60 and P30, as well as having the potential to connect directly to digital devices such as smartphones and laptops.

Users can swap between wearing styles in two minutes, without using tools, and the T30 offers the capability of connecting external microphones through its U-173 plug, allowing easy use in equipment such as gas masks. Smart Detect also ensures that if a microphone is connected through the U-173 plug, this will be prioritized, while redundancy Tx allows the use of hear through microphones as a back-up in the event of boom mics breaking.

The T30 is water and humidity repellent and submersible down to two meters for two hours, ensuring it remains wearable in the most rugged conditions.

INVISIO's latest addition to its range answers the need for versatility for users in the field, in both mounted and dismounted scenarios and while swapping between the two. The T30 proves that there does not have to be a choice between versatility and quality, instead offering both in one single headset.

For more information on the T30 please visit:
https://invisio.com