Packtalk Edgephones - Motorcycle

The Cardo Edgephones is an over-ear headset that pairs with a Packtalk Edge, and it fits Packtalk Edge. The Edgephones headset. The Packtalk Edge unit is not included.

What it fits

Built for Packtalk Edge. Check the unit you own against that before ordering; Cardo's mounts differ between ranges.

Worth knowing

Built for coaching and off-road training, where the person talking is not in a helmet. The coach wears these, the riders wear their helmets, and everyone is on the same intercom.

What happens when someone rides out of range

The intercom is the docked Packtalk Edge's 2nd-generation Dynamic Mesh. The group is not a chain of pairings: it is a mesh that re-forms itself. A rider who drops out of range rejoins automatically when they come back, with nobody pulling over to re-pair. Second-generation DMC pairs a group of ten in a few seconds and carries a wideband intercom voice - closer to a good video call than a two-way radio.

Mounting the Edge

The Edgephones have Cardo's magnetic Air Mount built in: hold the Packtalk Edge near the cradle and it snaps on, and it moves back to your helmet with one click. Cardo's own accessories for the Edge use this mount; the Neo's clickable cradle is a different part and the two do not interchange.

Talking to other units and other brands

Cardo to Cardo, modern Dynamic Mesh units find each other and join the same mesh. Older Cardo Bluetooth units connect by standard pairing instead, and G and Q units need to be put into phone-pairing mode first. Other major brands connect too, but over universal Bluetooth: that rider is held as a one-to-one link, much like a phone connection, rather than joining the mesh. A mixed group works, it just does not self-heal the way an all-Cardo group does.

It works where your phone does not

The intercom needs no cellular coverage and no data. It is a direct radio link between units, so it does not depend on phone reception.

Updates and warranty

Software updates for the Packtalk Edge arrive over the air through the Cardo Connect app on your phone.

In the box

Edgephones with magnetic Air Mount, a detachable microphone, a carrying case and an installation guide. The Packtalk Edge unit is not included.