PA system for the CB
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From: Nebraska
PA system for the CB
All you need is an outdoor "powerhorn" speaker. Radioshack has them. The two cheaper ones are $15 (part num 10-1235) and $22 ( 40-1236) You will also need to get a phono plug to connect it to your radio.
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From: Phx, AZ
PA system for the CB
if you do get a PA speaker get one that is atleast 15 watts or higher. other wise they're not that loud. i had one that was 25 watts and i use to scare the CRAP out of people on the road. works great when someone pulls out in front of you. tell'em whats on you mind. 
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From: Leland United States
PA system for the CB
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Or if you want some added fun, my friend just got a PA from his school, one from the 80's that was used to fill the entire Gym with the speaker, so he hooked up a 250watt amp and hooked it into his radio, now he drives around scaring the ##### out of people by listening to clown music. Pretty damn funny seeing a big fat guy in a small cavalier hearing clown music.. Doo dooo doooo
Or if you want some added fun, my friend just got a PA from his school, one from the 80's that was used to fill the entire Gym with the speaker, so he hooked up a 250watt amp and hooked it into his radio, now he drives around scaring the ##### out of people by listening to clown music. Pretty damn funny seeing a big fat guy in a small cavalier hearing clown music.. Doo dooo doooo
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From: BAYVILLE
PA system for the CB
i just bot a cb pa speaker i want to know how
do hook up to the cb i know you hook up to the
pa jack where do you hook up the other wire
thers a positive wire and negtive wire
can this be hooked up to a battery our to a ground
do hook up to the cb i know you hook up to the
pa jack where do you hook up the other wire
thers a positive wire and negtive wire
can this be hooked up to a battery our to a ground
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From: BAYVILLE
PA system for the CB
i have the pa jack thers two wires coming off
the speaker one is positive and one is negative
do put the put the positive in the pa jack of the
cb were do you hookup the other wire can any body
help me
the speaker one is positive and one is negative
do put the put the positive in the pa jack of the
cb were do you hookup the other wire can any body
help me
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From: Dededo, Guam
PA system for the CB
This is what i did for mine. A buddy of mine gave me a 30W PA speaker that had no jack on it. it had two wires on it, red and black. had to go to Radio Shack and buy a mono plug. I can't remember which wire went where on the plug. buy the mono plug with the two wires on it already to save some hassle. (i am assuming your speaker does not have a plug). Connect the wires and try the PA function. If if does'nt work reverse the wires and try again. That is what i did for mine. wasn't too hard to do. I hope this helps you.
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From: BAYVILLE
PA system for the CB
i just bought two mono phone jacks i hooked up
to the pa jack to the cb i asked the two kids
for radioshack they were 'ent to help ful so i had
to figur it out for my self but i had a problem
when i hooked it up to the pa jack i turned the pa swich
on i can here people talking thou pa speaker
is that way it subpoto work can any body tell me if
this is right or not i need our help
to the pa jack to the cb i asked the two kids
for radioshack they were 'ent to help ful so i had
to figur it out for my self but i had a problem
when i hooked it up to the pa jack i turned the pa swich
on i can here people talking thou pa speaker
is that way it subpoto work can any body tell me if
this is right or not i need our help
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From: Stillwater
PA system for the CB
Ok, on most cb's there is a PA jack and an external speaker jack on the back. It sounds like you put it in the external speaker jack. About the plug, I don't think it really matters which wire you put for the red and which for the black. If a horn is anything like a normal speaker (which I'm almost positive it is) it can be wired either way, though one way MIGHT sound better. About mounting, in my 86 F-150, it's mounted on the fender near the firewall, sounds good there too.
I'm a little fuzzy on this, you guys said something about a higher wattage PA (ex: 30w) being louder than a lower wattage PA (ex: 15w)... I don't get how this is so, because the cb is the amplifier and if its only putting out say 5w, then it shouldn't really matter as long as the PA is rated for that amount. Or am I confused about something here?
I'm a little fuzzy on this, you guys said something about a higher wattage PA (ex: 30w) being louder than a lower wattage PA (ex: 15w)... I don't get how this is so, because the cb is the amplifier and if its only putting out say 5w, then it shouldn't really matter as long as the PA is rated for that amount. Or am I confused about something here?
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From: BAYVILLE
PA system for the CB
i just bought two mono phone jacks i hooked up to the
pa jack of the cb i ask the two kids from radio shack they weren't
to help full so i had to figur it out for my self i had
problem when i trey to hook it up to the pa jack i turned on
the pa switch i can hear people talking thought the pa speaker
is this the way it supposes to work can any body tell me if
this is right or not this is a 60watt power horrn
pa jack of the cb i ask the two kids from radio shack they weren't
to help full so i had to figur it out for my self i had
problem when i trey to hook it up to the pa jack i turned on
the pa switch i can hear people talking thought the pa speaker
is this the way it supposes to work can any body tell me if
this is right or not this is a 60watt power horrn
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PA system for the CB
There could be an Ext.Spkr hole and a P/A hole.
or if there isn't ,flip the switch to PA and you should hear your voice.
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