VHF through radio speakers

[Seastoke]

So on the fly the vhf radio speaker is under the helm pointing down , I can’t here it very well so I want to put it through the radio speakers , is it possible when the radio is on do I need a change over switch . Thanks for any help SS

 

[jrudge]

Fusion units have a marine radio receiver built in

 

[PilotWolf]

Not sure it'd work well as you'd get a mix of the two and unintelligible? A change over switch would work but you could only listen to one or the other.

A couple of the more expensive helicopters I have flown have some sort of VOX (?) system, it would mute the stereo when you transmitted or received a transmission on the air band radio. Don't know if something like that is available?

W.

 

[julians]

Some older car stereos had an input for a car phone so that the stereo automatically muted the sound from the head unit when the car phone requested control. You may have such an old stereo? But probably a bit tricky to wire it all up without the instruction manual for the head unit.

Possibly the easiest thing to do would be to either use a fusion unit as per jrudge suggestion, or get a dedicated external loud speaker in a good location separate to the audio radio and wire the vhf to that, you may need an external amplifier to drive it. But that will let you control the audio from both the audio radio and the vhf radio separately.

Or maybe just disconnect one existing speaker from the audio radio and connect it to the vhf.

 

[Daverw]

I fitted an aux injection box to my car stereo a few years ago, this replaced the cd input, it was specific to the radio and fitted in between the rear multi pin sockets, to use you just selected the cd on the radio.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

So on the fly the vhf radio speaker is under the helm pointing down , I can’t here it very well so I want to put it through the radio speakers , is it possible when the radio is on do I need a change over switch . Thanks for any help SS

I’d suggest you swap it for a new one with a volume control. The Garmin VHF speaker on my last boat would go unsociably loud.

 

[Plum]

Or maybe just disconnect one existing speaker from the audio radio and connect it to the vhf.

That is what I did. Worked for me.

Scs

 

[MrB]

So on the fly the vhf radio speaker is under the helm pointing down , I can’t here it very well so I want to put it through the radio speakers , is it possible when the radio is on do I need a change over switch . Thanks for any help SS

Move the speaker or fit a new one?

 

[kashurst]

just use a hand held VHF - much easier all round.

 

[BruceK]

just use a hand held VHF - much easier all round.

Nooo. I get 3 miles ahead of him in 5 minutes and can no longer receive his tx. It's bad enough trying to decipher his dialect as it stands!

 

[stelican]

Have fitted a few over the years usually the Sony white waterproof

 

[BruceK]

So on the fly the vhf radio speaker is under the helm pointing down , I can’t here it very well so I want to put it through the radio speakers , is it possible when the radio is on do I need a change over switch . Thanks for any help SS

Turn your hearing aid up a bit and try again

 

[Rocksteadee]

Turn your hearing aid up a bit and try again

Eh? Pardon

 

[Seastoke]

Nooo. I get 3 miles ahead of him in 5 minutes and can no longer receive his tx. It's bad enough trying to decipher his dialect as it stands!

3 miles you never get that far off shore , yours is the only boat with two engines and 3 legs.

 

[BruceK]

Look closer,

 

[LBRodders]

2 engines..no legs?

 

[TK Blue MAX]

4 legs???

 

[Antony Collis]

Are you aware that your mic also probably acts as a speaker too? just hold it to your ear while in conversation.

 

[Seastoke]

2 engines..no legs?

I call him Jake , with an extra leg .