Cam - I could not really find a satisfactory solution to a remote mic in my cockpit, so I wired a remote speaker into my icom m506 vhf as follows:
http://cncwindstar.blogspot.com/2017/05/cockpit-vhf-speaker-without-butchery.html?m=1 If I need to communicate I use my handheld or sit in the companionway - my wired mic just reaches. For music - I could never bring myself to install speakers in the cockpit, and today’s compact Bluetooth speakers seem to handle the job just fine. Dave 33-2 Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Cam Lubbock via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Thanks for all the reply’s! > > I think a new vhf and ram mic would be the best thing, but all said and done, > I’m looking at anywhere from $500-$1000 CAD or more. I have all Raymarine on > board and their radios are very expensive. That is on the wish list but I > think that money could go towards better things. I’m thinking for a few feet > of speaker wire and a $10 switch, trying to tie it into the stereo speakers > would make the most sense right now. > > Bill, a few IPA’s deep is the best way to shop for boat parts, that will be > needed if I do decide to buy a new radio and ram mic in the future. I too am > a pilot and am comfortable on the radio and understand the importance of good > communication. Maybe I should get dual comms lol. I find in my area, the > people I need to tell off don’t monitor the radio (or have taken full > ownership of a channel with their friends and don’t monitor 16), and mostly I > am listening for security calls from large commercial vessels before entering > narrows, and no response is generally needed as they give plenty of warning, > and I always give them way as they are on the clock and I’m just out for > pleasure. > > Thanks again. > > Cam > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
