An intercom system enabling a plurality of users to communicate with a remote user, comprising: a base station for communicating with said remote user; characterized by: a belt pack for wirelessly communicating with said base station on a first frequency; a cradle adapted to host said belt pack and being operatively coupled to said belt pack when hosting said belt pack, the cradle comprising a high power transmitter; a plurality of ear sets wearable by a plurality of users, each of said plurality of ear sets being capable of wirelessly communicating with said belt pack through said cradle on a second frequency, and being capable of listening at least to the remote user via said base station, by means of the high power transmitter in the cradle, within a second range of the cradle; at least one of the plurality of ear sets comprising a low power transmitter and being capable of speaking to said base station via the low power transmitter within a first range of said cradle; said second range being larger than said first range; whereby said ear set comprising the low power transmitter may listen and speak with said remote user only within said first range of said cradle and may only listen to said remote user outside of said first range of cradle but inside of said second range of said cradle. a base station for communicating with said remote user; characterized by: a belt pack for wirelessly communicating with said base station on a first frequency; a cradle adapted to host said belt pack and being operatively coupled to said belt pack when hosting said belt pack, the cradle comprising a high power transmitter; a plurality of ear sets wearable by a plurality of users, each of said plurality of ear sets being capable of wirelessly communicating with said belt pack through said cradle on a second frequency, and being capable of listening at least to the remote user via said base station, by means of the high power transmitter in the cradle, within a second range of the cradle; at least one of the plurality of ear sets comprising a low power transmitter and being capable of speaking to said base station via the low power transmitter within a first range of said cradle; said second range being larger than said first range; whereby said ear set comprising the low power transmitter may listen and speak with said remote user only within said first range of said cradle and may only listen to said remote user outside of said first range of cradle but inside of said second range of said cradle. a belt pack for wirelessly communicating with said base station on a first frequency; a cradle adapted to host said belt pack and being operatively coupled to said belt pack when hosting said belt pack, the cradle comprising a high power transmitter; a plurality of ear sets wearable by a plurality of users, each of said plurality of ear sets being capable of wirelessly communicating with said belt pack through said cradle on a second frequency, and being capable of listening at least to the remote user via said base station, by means of the high power transmitter in the cradle, within a second range of the cradle; at least one of the plurality of ear sets comprising a low power transmitter and being capable of speaking to said base station via the low power transmitter within a first range of said cradle; said second range being larger than said first range; whereby said ear set comprising the low power transmitter may listen and speak with said remote user only within said first range of said cradle and may only listen to said remote user outside of said first range of cradle but inside of said second range of said cradle.