I'm looking for suggestions on distributing scanner/radio audio to various rooms in a building.
The ambulance corps I ride for has a fixed-mount Motorola in our crew room. If we're watching TV, we need to either live with lots of chatter over the show, or turn the fixed-mount down and grab a portable to be able to adjust the volume. We also need to grab a portable if we're going to be in a room that doesn't have a radio (i.e. in the can).
I'm looking for product suggestions, as I can't seem to find any of the parts I need.
My thoughts:
A scanner hidden away somewhere with the audio sent into a distribution amplifier, and then wired to:
1) Some sort of amplified speaker that has an IR remote control, so we could put it by the TV and control the volume using a universal remote (i.e. the one we already have).
2) Some speakers with built-in volume controls to mount in the other rooms.
Any suggestions? I'd like to keep this as inexpensive as possible (i.e. if need be, I'm not ruling out doing some "customization" myself).
Thanks for any thoughts.
-Jason
The ambulance corps I ride for has a fixed-mount Motorola in our crew room. If we're watching TV, we need to either live with lots of chatter over the show, or turn the fixed-mount down and grab a portable to be able to adjust the volume. We also need to grab a portable if we're going to be in a room that doesn't have a radio (i.e. in the can).
I'm looking for product suggestions, as I can't seem to find any of the parts I need.
My thoughts:
A scanner hidden away somewhere with the audio sent into a distribution amplifier, and then wired to:
1) Some sort of amplified speaker that has an IR remote control, so we could put it by the TV and control the volume using a universal remote (i.e. the one we already have).
2) Some speakers with built-in volume controls to mount in the other rooms.
Any suggestions? I'd like to keep this as inexpensive as possible (i.e. if need be, I'm not ruling out doing some "customization" myself).
Thanks for any thoughts.
-Jason