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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I want to equip my vehicle with an annoyingly loud external speaker so that when someone near me does something dumb, I can personally shame them.

CB radios often had a "PA" switch that sent your microphone audio to a loudspeaker under the hood.

I'd prefer a "FlameThrower" button next to the horn.

Yeah this is exactly what I have in mind. I want to feel like Smokey the Bandit calling people out for bad behavior with a receiver that has a coiled cable attached to it, at a minimum.

[–] trk@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

CB radios often had a "PA" switch that sent your microphone audio to a loudspeaker under the hood

We used to roll those back in the day. A friend gave my very drunk self a lift home one evening and I used it to give commentary to a group of revellers on the side of the road... who threw a beer bottle at us, and then chased the car which luckily didn't get stopped at the traffic light nearby.

Good times.