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I have a NX5700/NX5800 multi-deck running to a KCH-19 basic head, and a Motorola 700/800 APX currently. I have the speaker audio coming from the speaker jack on the rear of each deck, and the Motorola all going to separate speakers so I can hear traffic from all at the same time. I am planning on adding a 5900 deck soon and going to the new KCH-21 HHCH because space is a premium. So my question is this, does anyone have a good way of tying the audio from the three decks and maybe a scanner of ham radio for the discussion into a single speaker while protecting the audio amp from one getting fried?
 

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The KCH-21 has a speaker in it already, and all three decks play through it.

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I know the KCH-21 has a speaker, but as I stated I want all the audio from each deck and possibly other devices like a ham radio or scanner all summed to one speaker and I would like some input from someone who has a good idea on that.
 

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With a small mixer and a stereo amp, you can feed as much as you want to the mixer and take advantage of left or right speaker listening. I have two commercial radios and 3 scanners going through mine. You will also enjoy the sound quality. I use the Behringer XENYX 802. It has panning, base, mid and treble controls for each channel. Makes a nice setup.
 

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I know the KCH-21 has a speaker, but as I stated I want all the audio from each deck and possibly other devices like a ham radio or scanner all summed to one speaker and I would like some input from someone who has a good idea on that.

I would suggest not using just one speaker. Separate speakers will give cleaner audio, and allow your brain to sort it out better, especially with physical separation of the speakers.

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And the radio(s) has a bridge audio amp for the speaker and you can not combine outputs without blowing up something. Neither speaker lead is referenced to ground.
 

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And the radio(s) has a bridge audio amp for the speaker and you can not combine outputs without blowing up something. Neither speaker lead is referenced to ground.

That is the easy part to overcome. Each feed into a mixer, especially if an isolation transformer is used, solves that issue.

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Or use the line level outputs…

Most line level outputs are a fixed level and not controlled by the radio's volume control.

You will need a dummy load in place of each radio's speaker and a audio isolation transformer with separate pri and sec, to another amp.

There are some bridge type speaker amps that are small and run off of 12 volts that would work, that would drive the 'common' speaker. They do not have a output transformer.
 

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Most line level outputs are a fixed level and not controlled by the radio's volume control.



You will need a dummy load in place of each radio's speaker and a audio isolation transformer with separate pri and sec, to another amp.



There are some bridge type speaker amps that are small and run off of 12 volts that would work, that would drive the 'common' speaker. They do not have a output transformer.



True. Something such as the mobile dispatch console mmckenna suggested however works on the line level outputs (since it has its own audio amplifier in it).


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