6/22/2023 0 Comments Freeway pro 7 review![]() The Autocom Pro 7 system uses electret microphone elements that are powered microphone elements, so you have to install the Autocom headsets to use the Autocom intercom system. So the goal of installing the Autocom is basically to have an intercom that is not as noisy and can be used at freeway speeds. It also incorporates very effective active noise filtration circuits in the amplifier to further reduce wind and road noise, and the amplifier does not suffer from the internal microphonics noise that the GL1800 system does. The Autocom system uses a VOX circuit that only turns on the microphones when you are speaking, thus greatly cutting down on the wind noise. Due to all the noise problems with the GL1800 intercom, the system becomes pretty much unusable at any speed above about 70mph, and all the noise can also cause rider fatigue on longer rides. Also, the higher you turn the intercom volume, the worse this noise becomes, and naturally when you can't hear each other on the intercom, the first thing most folks do is turn up the intercom volume. There are no wind noise filters in the intercom amplifier, and to make matters worse, the entire top shelter itself acts like one big microphone picking up even more wind, road, and engine noise and amplifying it and sending it to the headsets. The microphones are always on, and thus always picking up wind noise. The biggest reason for installing an Autocom system on the GL1800 is because the stock intercom on the bike is extremely noisy. ![]() Other than that small change, the Pro M1 and Pro 7 are pretty much identical in outward appearance. This was done to separate the ground leads from the microphone and speaker amplifiers. The only really noticeable difference is that the headsets and headset leads now contain 7 pins instead of five. Ok, right out of the box, very few physical differences can be seen between the Pro M1 and the new Pro 7. I have written two previous evaluations of both the Pro 3000 and Pro M1 system that already cover many of the basics, and you can read those reviews here if you want to know more about how Autocom intercoms perform in general. It is not meant to be a full up evaluation of Autocom. This article will address the installation and testing of the new Autocom Pro 7 intercom system on the GL1800. ![]() Autocom Pro 7 installation on a GL1800 GoldwingĪutocom products can be ordered from the following supplier:
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