Audio Setup NX-5700/5800 w/KCH-20

[tweiss3]

I thought I read that the KCH-20 will do both deck audio from the single KES-5 attached to the head. I just re-read the help and I'm more confused.

I'm looking to get the unselected deck audio to come out of the KES-5 attached to the KCH-20, but at a lower level, so I don't have to watch the control head while driving and scanning both decks. What am I missing?

 

[kd4efm]

External speaker set to both in the drop down.

 

[KK6ZTE]

I just want to confirm you want audio from both decks at the head speaker? If so, you have two options: Single Audio Output (which will make deck 1 priority no matter what, even if unselected) or Multiple Audio Output (which you appear to have selected) which requires a speaker connected to each deck (and the speaker connected to KCH-20R is Selected deck).

The radios will not mix the audio from multiple decks onto a single speaker connected to the KCH-20R.

 

[tweiss3]

I just want to confirm you want audio from both decks at the head speaker? If so, you have two options: Single Audio Output (which will make deck 1 priority no matter what, even if unselected) or Multiple Audio Output (which you appear to have selected) which requires a speaker connected to each deck (and the speaker connected to KCH-20R is Selected deck).

The radios will not mix the audio from multiple decks onto a single speaker connected to the KCH-20R.

Crud. I thought I read that the multiple audio was part of the 20R/21R being able to see both decks at once.

I may have 1 more KAP2, but I certainly don't have 2. I bought everything for this setup this way due to space, I even had to move the UHF deck because my first location didn't have the space I thought it did. I certainly don't have a way to get 3 speakers overhead. I had room for 2 floor KES5 speakers from KAP2 with the KCH-19 in my truck, but not in this vehicle (severe downside to this is the KES5 even at -9db can overwhelm the internal speaker of the KCH-19).

I suppose I could use the speaker out on the back of each deck combined to a single speaker. Would this cause damage to the "other" decks audio circuit?

What if I used a breakout cable (2 mono to 1 stereo) like this one then connect it to a Yaesu MLS-200, which is designed to take left/right sides of a radio and combine them to a single speaker (I have this speaker on the shelf unused). I may be able to hid this speaker under a seat, though that space is used for other things. Any other ideas?

I should have tested this feature on the bench and I didn't.

 

[KK6ZTE]

Crud. I thought I read that the multiple audio was part of the 20R/21R being able to see both decks at once.

I may have 1 more KAP2, but I certainly don't have 2. I bought everything for this setup this way due to space, I even had to move the UHF deck because my first location didn't have the space I thought it did. I certainly don't have a way to get 3 speakers overhead. I had room for 2 floor KES5 speakers from KAP2 with the KCH-19 in my truck, but not in this vehicle (severe downside to this is the KES5 even at -9db can overwhelm the internal speaker of the KCH-19).

I suppose I could use the speaker out on the back of each deck combined to a single speaker. Would this cause damage to the "other" decks audio circuit?

What if I used a breakout cable (2 mono to 1 stereo) like this one then connect it to a Yaesu MLS-200, which is designed to take left/right sides of a radio and combine them to a single speaker (I have this speaker on the shelf unused). I may be able to hid this speaker under a seat, though that space is used for other things. Any other ideas?

I should have tested this feature on the bench and I didn't.

I don't see why that speaker wouldn't work for you, then you don't need the KAP-2 adapters. It's worth a shot at this point.

 

[tweiss3]

I'll report back when I get back to this project, hopefully this weekend.

 

[tweiss3]

The above breakout cable plus the Yaesu speaker were installed last night. The audio sounds crisp and clear, and the balance is much better than the KCH19 internal compared the KES5 external deck speakers. The Yaesu is also pretty small and tucked right under a seat to be hidden away.

 

[KK6ZTE]

The above breakout cable plus the Yaesu speaker were installed last night. The audio sounds crisp and clear, and the balance is much better than the KCH19 internal compared the KES5 external deck speakers. The Yaesu is also pretty small and tucked right under a seat to be hidden away.

I may have to give that a shot, I'm not looking forward to a ton of speakers in my new truck so I was contemplating dumping the NXs.