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Yeah i called my Dad the other day and asked him if had plans to use his boat for the summer and he said no. So ill be stealing his for the season lol. Best kind of boat is a free one
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Yeah i called my Dad the other day and asked him if had plans to use his boat for the summer and he said no. So ill be stealing his for the season lol. Best kind of boat is a free one
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I used a zip tie to do what you said about the mic cord.
Also, here is the antenna they set me up with.
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Nicely done. The QW152 is a nice antenna, it doesn't get all gunked up like the fancy "gunmetal gray" antennas we used to sell. Good simple 1/4 wave, you don't need anything more fancy.
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Awesome. There's so many out there I had no idea what to get. This is just what they set me up with
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Yeah, the ty-wrap will work fine. Takes the strain off that connector.
The quarter wave will work great on top of your roof. Half wave antennas work if you don't have the roof to serve as the ground plane.
The quarter wave will work great on top of your roof. Half wave antennas work if you don't have the roof to serve as the ground plane.
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I have another question!
I finished the install of the other unit in my truck and it works great.
I did not set this one up for a remote speaker but it looks like it's going to be needed.
Can I come off the head unit to a 3.5mm jack and plug that into a speaker?
I finished the install of the other unit in my truck and it works great.
I did not set this one up for a remote speaker but it looks like it's going to be needed.
Can I come off the head unit to a 3.5mm jack and plug that into a speaker?
mmckenna
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Sure. The connector won't be a problem. Just make sure you are using a suitable speaker. The output is 2 watts into a 4Ω speaker. Make sure that neither of the two speaker leads get grounded.
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If im reading the manual correct, it should be pins 10 and 11 on the back of the control head?
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Correct. Personally I'd skip the 3.5mm jack and just wire the speaker direct to the 12 pin plug.
Correct on 10 and 11 for speaker (hint: pin 12 is blank so you would use the two next to it).
Also when using an external speaker the power can be bumped up to 13 watts but you need a speaker that can handle it like a KES-4 or KES-5. Details in the service manual.
Also when using an external speaker the power can be bumped up to 13 watts but you need a speaker that can handle it like a KES-4 or KES-5. Details in the service manual.
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