Federalfreddy said:
Mark
Can you give me a bit more info on the CB hookup.
Do you still use the 1800wing audio and helmet hookup?
Do you happen to know the J&M line part #
Thanks
The Kennedy FRSet, plugs into the intercom system where the passenger push to talk connection is, under the seat. There is a plug, which runs to the audio and mic connections on the radio. Kennedy makes different plugs for different radios. Check with them. My plug fits the Midland radios. The Kennedy CBSet, I believe, works the same way. I bought the FRSet for FRS and GMRS radios, then found it works for Midland CB as well. I ran the plug to the trunk, where the radio can sit. Otherwise, plug could be run to handlebars. Talk to Kennedy so they know the length of the wires you need.
The CB or GMRS/FRS radio is on the intercom circuit, and you can listen and talk on the CB or FRS radio through the GL1800 intercom system. I use Chatterbox headset, and don't know the J&M part numbers. Any headset compatible with the GL1800 audio system works. You can listen to any part of the bike's audio system (radio, aux, etc.) while using the CB, since the CB is on the intercom system. You do have to turn on the intercom for it to work. The GL1800 push to talk button operates the mic on the CB, just as it would an integrated CB. Intercom volume controls the CB's volume. The GL1800's built in squelch and channel selection switches don't work, however.
The FRSet requires no power to work. I run the CB radio on AA batteries, but you could install an outlet in the trunk to plug into DC, or otherwise wire to the bike's electrical system, if you preferred.
Any handheld CB, with a short antenna, will not have the transmitting range of an installed CB with a longer antenna. But for the amount of time I use the CB, I think this unit will work fine for me. Both the CB and the GMRS/FRS radios broadcast and receive fine from inside the trunk, where they are waterproof.