Station bell

[Resfireman30]

We are currently using 2 mobile radios, one for EMS and one for fire hooked up to a amplifier as a station ringdown down. I have come in possession of a set of bells from a station near by as they are no longer using them. I was wondering how to hook up the bells to the ringdown system? There are 2 radios both Kenwood (tk-7180h-k and tk-7160-k). There are 2 indoor speakers and 2 outdoor loud speakers.

Yes I did search and no we don't have a minitor 5 amplified charger.

 

[CmdrWill]

We are currently using 2 mobile radios, one for EMS and one for fire hooked up to a amplifier as a station ringdown down. I have come in possession of a set of bells from a station near by as they are no longer using them. I was wondering how to hook up the bells to the ringdown system? There are 2 radios both Kenwood (tk-7180h-k and tk-7160-k). There are 2 indoor speakers and 2 outdoor loud speakers.

Yes I did search and no we don't have a minitor 5 amplified charger.

Are the radios set up to decode the 'tone out's?

 

[Resfireman30]

yes, they only alert to our tones.

 

[shues]

Your radios will need to have a relay installed, and then be programmed to activate the relay when the tones are received. I believe that the kit you need has Kenwood part number KAP-2. Here is an excerpt from the TK-7180 manual:



The manual for the KAP-2 is available from radioreference, here: http://forums.radioreference.com/at.../24931d1252377522-pa-radio-repeat-tk-7150-kap

 

[Resfireman30]

thank you