Combining VRS and Siren/PA

[KK4LQX]

Hello All,

I have read on numerous forms and sites that it is possible to combine a VRS and Siren/PA box. The thing I cannot find is any proof or documentation on how to do it? I am very interested in doing this but would like to have a preview of what is involved. I have recently purchased the HLN1185E and would like to combine it with a yet to be purchased VRS and use only one cable. Any guides, pictures, etc would be greatly appreciated!

 

[mikewazowski]

There's a plug which "sandwiches" in between the PA/Siren and the cable to the radio. Another cable comes off of this plug and connects to the VR.

 

[cabletech]

VRS?? the HLN1185e has a special cable (NOT JUST A PLUG) to interface to the radio. There are cables for the old Syntor, SyntorX, SyntorX 9000, series, then for the Spectra and the Spectra Astro, and even going further back even the Micro and Mitrex radios.

You need to know what you are dealing with.

 

[mikewazowski]

VRS = Vehicular Repeater System.

The cable to the Siren/PA from the radio gets unplugged from the Siren/PA and the cable to the VRS gets put in its place.

The old Siren/PA cable then gets plugged into the back of the VRS connector which is plugged into the Siren/PA.

Kind of hard to explain but it works.

I've got a Siren/PA and VRS750 running on my XTL5000.

 

[KK4LQX]

Thank you for your replies, can you post/send pictures if your install? Also what I was referring to is combining a Siren/PA and VRS into one single housing and using one cable to go to the radio. I've found alot of talk that it can be done but no pictures or documentation.

 

[mikewazowski]

Not much point in taking pictures. It's a VRS and Siren/PA joined with a cable. I'll try and get a part number for the cable later.
In all my years, I've never heard of anybody combining them in one box. I've heard of people homebrewing the cables but never combining the units. It would take a pretty large box to house both.

 

[KK4LQX]

According to these threads it is possible:

Batboard • View topic - siren/vrs for spectra

Batboard • View topic - Piggyback Spectra Siren/VRS

I'm just trying to figure out how to do it. I am sitting here looking at an HLN1185E Siren/PA and a YLE1009B and I can't figure out how to comine the units. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated