osteophone

(ŏs′tē-ō-fōn″) [Gr. osteon, bone, + phone, voice]

A device used by the deaf for conducting sound through facial bones.

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Sagem has replaced the traditional microphone and earphone with an osteophone, which consists of a headband with sensors, and piezoelectric actuators that receive and transmit vibrations through the skull bones.

What's around me? At the most basic level, situational awareness should provide a soldier with the answers to three questions: 'Where am I?' 'Where are my buddies?' And 'Where is the enemy?'

Instead of a conventional microphone the radio will be linked to an osteophone that will pick up bone vibrations instead of sound waves making it much more effective in noisy environments.

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Elno is a company with considerable experience in the field of osteophones. The firm produces a wide range of systems including the most innovative I BCH300 ultra-lightweight headset, fitted as a standard configuration with bone conduction technology for both listening and speech transmission, but a modified version with a noise-cancelling boom microphone is available.

Accessorise tactically: many readers will be aware that a huge choice exists amongst the tactical radios that are available on the market to equip land forces, but just as a wide range of communications systems can equip ground troops, an impressive array of accessories is also available to supplement them