A high quality throat microphone with a comfortable soft-feel adjustable neck band. A rugged ‘D’ shaped earpiece accompanies the throat microphone and connects via a quality in-line connector to a large rugged waterproof press to talk switch that can clip on to a belt or other suitable position using the rugged revolving clip. The large sized press to talk (PTT) switch is easy to use, has a positive feel and can be used by a gloved hand or under clothing.