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[hogheritage04]

 I just installed a new HD Garmin 660 with the interface so that the voice prompts come through the radio, (without going through the Aux port on the front).  The question I have is now that I loaded some music on a micro SD, loaded into the Garmin, I cant hear the MP3 tunes loaded on into the Garmin through the radio.  If I hold the unit by itself and not plugged into the bike, I can hear the tunes fine through the speaker on the Garmin.  I thought there would be an "aux" on the front of the radio as a selection, but I guess that only happens if you plug into the front of the radio, not using the interface.  So, how do I listen to my tunes that are loaded into the Garmin?  I'm sure there has to be someone that has figured this out.  Appreciate your help.

[SteveFLHTK]

The NIM you installed is ONLY for voice instructions.  The only way to hear music is to plug into the AUX jack on the radio.  660 has a female jack in the cables under the fairing, you need to patch that into the AUX using a m-m cable.

[ultrafxr]

The NIM you installed is ONLY for voice instructions.  The only way to hear music is to plug into the AUX jack on the radio.  660 has a female jack in the cables under the fairing, you need to patch that into the AUX using a m-m cable.

What he said.   

[bissjim]

Use the Y connector and male to male cable that came with the NIM kit.

Jim

[hogheritage04]

Thanks for all the help!  I will try the suggestions and see what happens.

[hogwild11]

I just got a $15 cable stereo cable and ran it directly from the 660 to the AUX connector. 

[CVOThunder]

Glad I'm not the only one who was wondering that. I also plugged in a m-m from the 660 to the port.

Maybe I should ask this in the hogtunes thread but has anyone installed lower speakers in the 2011 SEUG or replaced the factory speakers with HT's? Don't wanna swap out the speakers if they have been upgraded and closer to Hogtune speakers. Ya, I better ask over there as well.

[hogheritage04]

Well, plugged in the wire from the Y on the interface into the Auxon the front of the radio and as advertised..I can now hear my MP3s from the Garmin.  Too bad there wasn't an Aux port in the back of the radio.

[CVOThunder]

Well, plugged in the wire from the Y on the interface into the Auxon the front of the radio and as advertised..I can now hear my MP3s from the Garmin.  Too bad there wasn't an Aux port in the back of the radio.

Yes, I wish there was a factory Aux port on the back as well. Jim has a great idea but it requires opening up the radio. The task itself is no problem...it's the voiding of the warranty that would be sure to follow. Kinda doubtful that an H-D tech would want to tackle something like this or put his name on the repair order.

I was finally able to read Jim's HDBOMM word docs and I guess I'm a nervous Nelly when it comes to doing anything that would give the MoCo a way out of a warranty. Very simple install and something like the HDBomm shouldn't raise any objections. New owner jitters I reckon but I wanna play with the tron package on my sled. Kinda like moddin' a PS2 or PS3.

[bissjim]

To void a warranty they have to prove a mod or accessory caused any damage. Harley dealers sell and install after market items all the time but you never hear of one dealer voiding a warranty just because some one installed a set of after market pipes, seat, lights and they sure do not tell you that a J&M headset caused your radio to go bad. Opening the radio and installing an Aux input might cause some heart sputter but they have to prove the Mod caused the damage. Installing an HD Bomm should not cause any more of a concern to Harley then installing and aftermarket GPS (say one from Garmin) would. I sell to a large number of dealers all over the world, they install the Bomm's just like it was a set of aftermarket pipes. From time to time I even gets calls from Harley service managers and techs trying to figure out how the electronics system on a Harley works, go figure....LOL

[CVOThunder]

Thank you Jim, sounds good. No hurry at this point since I won't be riding until next May but I can plan events for pulling the front of the fairing off just the one time. Will install the ipod adapter at the same time but wondering what I would need to do should I decide to go ahead and install a HAM radio. Maybe "MARC" has the fix for this as well. Haven't checked in with them for so long I'm not even sure that they are still running.

Any idea on VSWR for the stock CB system? Somewhere I bought a meter for my Wing but haven't seen my tron tackle box since moving. Lord I hope she didn't give my box away.

Thanks again,
Wayne

[bissjim]

Adjusting the SWR on a bike is tricky mainly because a bike does not have a very good ground plane. An after market antenna that works for one bike will not necessarily work on another bike. It is a trial and error process. I ended up cutting about 3/4" off from the stock antenna to get my RSWR's down a little. All in all it really was not worth the time I spent on it as I vary seldom use the CB.

[hogwild11]

Jim,

You raise an interesting point.  Assuming the OEM antennas do provide an acceptable VSWR, how does one increase the radiating power on these CB's?  I might be stretching the legal limits on this, but with all the allowable noise we have to tolerate, I'd like to add something like a linear amp so I can get better xmitter coverage.  Have you had any experience with this.., or can you provide some sources for me to research? 

Thanks,
Gary

[bissjim]

The maximum legal input power for a CB radio is 5 watts, which provides a power output of about 4 watts. Using any device to increase power above this point is illegal. Overpowered CB radios often cause interference to electronic appliances such as TV;s, VCR;s, stereos, and even telephones. People experiencing such problems can file a complaint against the offender with the FCC.

Having said that you can buy power boosters, but that just brings more tuning problems. Most CB's if all things a great will transmit about 4 miles. If all things are great. Usually if you can get 3 miles you are doing good. There is only so much you can do if you do not have a good ground plane and a bike does not provide such a plane.

Jim

[Texas 103]

Jim,

You raise an interesting point.  Assuming the OEM antennas do provide an acceptable VSWR, how does one increase the radiating power on these CB's?  I might be stretching the legal limits on this, but with all the allowable noise we have to tolerate, I'd like to add something like a linear amp so I can get better xmitter coverage.  Have you had any experience with this.., or can you provide some sources for me to research? 

Thanks,
Gary

It's not so much the power that makes them talk as the Modulation. Modulation on a stock  HD CB is about 20% at best. Matters not how much power you have if you can't modulate it. I have a speech compressor on mine that Clay @    http://www.motorcycle-communications.com/index.html sells. Mine is up in the 80% range and when you key it up , they will hear you...Greg