
- description
The awkward part of running comms on a skirmish field is the two seconds it takes to find the PTT on your chest rig while you are behind cover with both hands busy. The M50 removes that. It plugs into the PTT through a threaded mini-jack and puts the button wherever you can reach it fastest.
Mounting is deliberately unopinionated. The 1.2 metre lead gives enough reach to run from a chest-mounted PTT down a sleeve or along a handguard, and it ships with a clip and a hook-and-loop finger strap so it can grip a strap, a pouch edge, a rail or a finger without adhesive or hardware.
One thing worth knowing before you buy: Earmor state that the M52 PTT already comes with an M50 in the box. If you are buying the M52 you do not need this. Buy it to add a remote switch to an M51, which is sold without one, or as a spare.
Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Function | Remote push-to-talk activation switch |
| Supplied with | Earmor M52 PTT (manufacturer-stated) |
| Bought separately for | Earmor M51 PTT (retailer-stated) |
| Interface | Threaded mini-jack |
| Cable length | 1.2 m |
| Mounting | Clip plus hook-and-loop finger strap |
| Construction | Lightweight polymer |
| Manufacturer part number | M50 |
| Brand | Earmor |
Frequently asked questions
So do I need one or not? Not if you are buying an M52 — Earmor say it comes with one. Yes if you run an M51, which is specified as the version without a finger button.
Will it work with other brands of PTT? Earmor do not publish a compatibility list beyond their own hardware. One European retailer states it works with headsets from MSA Sordin and 3M Peltor as well. Treat it as an Earmor accessory and check anything else first.
Where do most people mount it? On the support-hand side of a handguard, or on a sling strap near the shoulder — somewhere the thumb or index finger reaches without breaking a firing grip.
Does it need power? No. It is a passive switch that borrows the PTT's circuit.