Side Car Communications

[peterbooth]

I am looking for a simple way to transfer the pillion passenger audio controls remotely to my sidecar (PTT for CB, Volume and Headset connection).

 

Any suggestions welcome

 

Thanks

 

Pete:puzzled:

[MiCarl]

Which bike?

[barend]

Pete, I'd go for an extension cable, or maybe splice in a tertiary outlet for the chair. Might not work if you carry two people wanting to talk to you at the same time but that may not be bad

[peterbooth]

Bikes a 2007 RSV. I ran an extension from the passenger Plug In but this does not give volume control or the CB Radio PTT fascility

[kwisor]

HI PETE

you could find a extra passanger controller and splice in the wires to make them longer to run to the side car and if you need both then splice into the wires to work both i do not know if it has been tryed but i think it may work

bumble bee

[barend]

PM sent.

[peterbooth]

Thanks for the info (PM)

[skzoid]

What was in that PM? I want to know. I'd like to extend the link over to the sidecar also - but not permanently as I don't have the sidecar on all the time.

[barend]

contact information for a guy I think can help Pete. I used to have the info but lost it when my drive crashed and since I don't use intercom/CB (yet), I haven't bothered to ask John for it again. I'm sure Pete will share what he finds out.

 

btw, Pete, John's out of town this weekend.

[peterbooth]

Ok, comms to side car completed. Heres what I ended up doing.

1. Used a 5 Pin DIN extension from the passenger headset connector to the side car
   
2. Inserted an EdSet universal Adaptor to the connector in the sidecar
   
3. Plugged in a set of in-ear earphones with volume control through a boostaroo unit (amplifier) to the universal adaptor 3.5 mm headset input
   

This took care of the sound portion of the communications. For the microphone side (intercom) I purchased a used CB handheld mic and wired it to a 5 pin DIN connector

 

1. I plugged the Microphone connector into the EdSet Universal adaptor.
   

The only function that my sidecar passenger does not have is CB Transmission although she can hear whats said.

 

The good thing about the Handheld CB mic is that it is not hot all the time, she has to operate the PTT to talk on the intercom.

 

Sound quality and volume are good and this appears to be a good solution for our needs:big-grin-emoticon: