Sorry - this has nothing to do with the core operation of fire apparatus, but is there a way to tie an AM/FM/CD radio in the cab to the siren speaker? We were looking into trying to have the music from the radio play through the external siren speaker at Christmas events mainly. The sound quality is not an issue... just looking into how I can switch the music from playing in the cab to have it play just outside via the siren speaker.
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Is there a way to tie AM/FM radio to siren speaker?
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Oh, you wanted to know how?
Most (not all) siren/PA units have an input to put the radio on PA. Granted, it's intended for the public service radio but you can attach it to any output level audio source.
If your siren/PA isn't configured that way, you'd need to run your source through some other amplifier to drive a high wattage speaker like that. You'd probably be better off jury rigging something with a set of car speakers."Nemo Plus Voluptatis Quam Nos Habant"
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Originally posted by 93Cobra View PostSorry - this has nothing to do with the core operation of fire apparatus, but is there a way to tie an AM/FM/CD radio in the cab to the siren speaker? We were looking into trying to have the music from the radio play through the external siren speaker at Christmas events mainly. The sound quality is not an issue... just looking into how I can switch the music from playing in the cab to have it play just outside via the siren speaker.
Get a qualified radio technician to do this for you. You don't want to screw something up electronically!!!Stay Safe and Well Out There....
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Tried this on out newest engine
Cobra, we tried this on our newest engine for the same reason (Christmas music). Had the factory wire it up for us. Never sounded very good and kept blowing out the fuse for the siren unit. We had them diconnect it. Good luck!
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A neighboring department wired their external speaker to the AM/FM/CD in their engine, and quite honestly, it would give a Good Humor truck a run for it's money in audio quality.Career Fire Captain
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Actually it's pretty simple. Simply plug a headphone jack into your sound device (cd, ipod) and then connect the stripped wires to the radio input terminals on the rear of the siren.
The biggest mistake people make when playing anything through a amplifier is turning the input device (cd, ipod) up to loud. This distorts the sound coming out of the speakers. Regulate the volume thru the volume knob on your siren head.
You could leave the wire connected thoughout the year and simply plug in your device when needed.
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For the duration of a PARADE? Nope,won't happen. Siren Boxes are designed to do PA broadcasts all day or drive 100 watt speaker all day. If you wanna go to the aggravation of hard wiring it,go for it. Either way,it's the same "load" on the amplifier. T.C.
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It isn't that hard to do, if you have someone with a basic understanding of car stereo wiring. All you need to do is run one set of speaker outputs to the input lines on the siren (if equipped with a radio repeat function). That is all they do with your E-band radio to do the same.
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