On , NATHAN BOLLINGER wrote to RICH WILLBANKS :
NB>  >I just got a free CB (new in the box Cobra 29XLT/WX)
NB>  >and I have some questions for some of the tech types
NB>  >here.  (Don't worry Bill, I'll tie it to scanning.
NB>  >Just watch )
NB>  >
NB>  >I currently have an amplified external speaker I use
NB>  >with the scanner (see Bill) in the van.  I would like
NB>  >to use the speaker with the CB also but I don't know it
NB>  >I can.  I was thinking about just using an Y adaptor to
NB>  >hook both radios to the speaker.  Would this work?
NB>  >
NB>  >Also I'm concerned about damaging one or both of the
NB>  >radios and/or the speaker doing it this way.  Could it?
NB>  >What I don't know about is the fact that the output of
NB>  >one radio would be going into the output of the other
NB>  >through the Y.  Then there's fact that the speaker
NB>  >could be receiving output from both radios at one time.
NB>  >
NB>  >Anybody out there got any ideas or help?
NB> 
NB> Sometimes you can use Y-adapters without any problems, and other times it 
NB> can damage the equipment. It just depends on the devices. What I would 
NB> suggest is buying an audio transformer with multiple taps on both sides. 
NB> That way you can put both dovices on the same side of the transformer, 
NB> and there shouldn't be any interaction bewteem them.
NB> 
NB> --- SLMAIL v4.5a  (#0226)
NB> 
Use a double throw switch and the speaker will only work with one radio at a 
time. I.E.: a>b ; b>a.
 
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