Farm Base Station multiple consoles.

[bsigg]

Hi,

I just wanted to rig up a base station in the house with a Motorola CDM 750/1250. How does one go about setting up a deskset/console with them?

I don't want to do anything fancy with them I just want to be able to use the phones to monitor and talk over the radio from different parts of the house without having to be at the main radio.

Is there another brand of radio that might be better and/or cheaper for doing something like this?

Thank you.

 

[mmckenna]

Depends on exactly what you are looking for.

If you only need one additional station, the rear 20 pin connector on these radios has a speaker output, a mic input and a push to talk input. You could just install a speaker and microphone is a second location. You'd still be able to hear the traffic through the speaker on the front of the radio and use the stock microphone.

If you need more than one additional station, you'd probably want to look at a tone remote setup.

Alternatively you could take the flat audio output off the 20 pin connector and use it to feed an amplifier and install speakers around your home.

Another option is to use a wireless hand mic. They are good for "up to" 1000 feet:
X10DR - Secure Wireless Microphone for Mobile Vehicle Two Way Radio - Secure Wireless Microphone for Mobile Vehicle Two Way Radio

Probably a few other ideas that others will add to those above.
Basically it comes down to exactly what you need and what your budget is. This is fairly straight forward, but it won't be a free/cheap/easy solution.

 

[n0nhp]

Years ago, I put in a remote system on a keyline phone system where the user could dial into a "conference" and it allowed anyone in the building to monitor and talk on the radio. The VOX was a pain in the tail and training was worse.
It sounds like you want to use your home phone system, I don't know of any equipment to do that.
If you are willing to run wires, almost all two way dealers will have some old tone remote systems hanging around as most new commercial customers have computer networks and VOIP remotes are replacing the old tone/dc remote units.
For a single remote location mmckenna's solution may be your solution.
Unless the base antenna is needed for the range, some of the cheap Chinese handheld radios will give local area connection at a lower cost than setting up remote consoles.

Bruce