RICK Question

aaknitt · Post by **aaknitt** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 6:35 pm

At my fire station we have a bidirectional crossband link made up of two GM300s and a RICK. The two GM300s are used as base radios. Here's what I'd like to do: When the base mic on radio A is used, I'd like both radios to key up so the traffic goes out on VHF and UHF. When the base mic on radio B is used, I only want radio B to key up. Is it possible to do this with the RICK or will I need to come up with some sort of circuit using diodes in the mic lines to make this work?

Thanks in advance,

Andy

jimmy k · Post by **jimmy k** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:46 am

Andy,
Personally I would not go with the RICK for what your doing. It is too much money and you could easily do what you want with a few lines from one radio to the next.
Depending on what gm300 you have, do they have the 16 pin acc connector?

aaknitt · Post by **aaknitt** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:14 am

Well they already have the RICK (it was there long before I was), so all I want to do now is have both radios transmit when one mic is used, only one radio transmit when the other mic is used. I think I can do it by putting a diode circuit between the radios and mics...need to think about it a bit more.

Andy

bayfire300 · Post by **bayfire300** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:24 pm

what about making a splitter and plug into rj45 jacks on front of radios
1 mic split to to rj45s?
maybe

otto

bayfire300 · Post by **bayfire300** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:55 pm

ok i made a splitter and it works........all ya need is the mic..look at the colors in rj45 jack.........2 males and one female........match up colors.
mics only use 4 wires..it was easy i was done in 10 minutes...a rough construction tho lol.........looks like crap

otto