Installing an independent loud hailer

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Subject: Installing an independent loud hailer

On my R-21EC i installed a loud hailer and connected it to the stock VHF radio Ranger Tugs equipped the boat with. It was an easy installation and works well. I do have to select the hailer function on the radio each time I needed to use it. I found it useful for communicating with dock hands and other small radio-less boats nearby when out on the water.

This is the PA Horn I installed on my R-21EC -- https://www.starmarinedepot.com/standard-horizon-220sw-round-pa-horn.html

It's possible to install an independent hailer that requires no connection to the boat's stock VHF radio such as .....

http://www.furuno.com/files/Brochure/22/upload/lh3000.pdf
https://www.westmarine.com/buy/standard-horizon--30w-loud-hailer--7822042
https://www.starmarinedepot.com/sta...-&-2-optional-intercom-stations/pzz40672.html
https://www.amazon.com/Standard-Horizon-STD-VLH-3000-Loud-Hailer/dp/B000GE0CMQ

Has any one installed one of these type independent loud hailers for use as a PA and/or for internal boat communication purposes ?

Was it a straight forward task ? What features should one look for in such a hailer ?

Thanks... 🙂

 

[S. Todd]

I have been contemplating this same install because I want the fog horn and PA to be available while the radio is still functioning as a radio. Let me know if you find any downside to going with such an install.