Source for El Cheapo Parts?

[Slug870]

Hey all,

I am trying to put together one of the El Cheapo Coyote Callers from Varmint Al's website, but I am unable to locate a source for the mini amp and the power horn. Has anyone built one, and if so could you steer me in the right direction?

Thank you.

 

[tracker]

Radio Shack in the USA. I built two of them.

 

[Slug870]

Yeah, I tried to order from Radio Shack, but they said they don't ship to Canada. Odd...

 

[axorc]

Princess Auto

Princess auto has everything you need in the surplus section for $20 or less.

 

[Slug870]

Thanks for the reply, but no luck there either.

 

[KDX]

Isn't the place called The Source just a renamed Radio Shack? Ebay would be another bet.

 

[Chas]

This thread is getting old and my picture links dont work anymore - here is where I ordered the speaker and mini amp from the States - was no issue getting the parts:

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=126245

Here are some pictures of the unit - I use an MP3 player now - less mechanical noise transfer:

 

[elimsprint]

I built mine using this amp ht tp://store.qkits.com/moreinfo.cfm/FK617 which you build yourself, (you do need some soldering skills but you can order it assembled for $10 more) and the recommended horn speaker from Varmit Als website I got off ebay. I ordered a small plastic enclosure with the amp kit to put it and the batterey pack in. I use lipo batteries from my RC hobby to power it as they work quite well in the cold but you can use any 12v power supply. MP3 player is connnected by cord but I am contemplating a wireless upgrade. There's 20' of wire wound up on the speakers base you can't see.
Kim

 

[axorc]

Princess Auto

At Princess Auto look in the surplus section for a small set of amplified speakers for an iPod or MP3 player. Find one that takes a couple of AA batteries or a 9 V. It will have a eighth inch stereo input Jack and then two wires connecting to a small speaker or two. That is your mini amplifier, just remove it from whatever it's encased in.
Pick up a cheap MP3 player, Staples has a two gig MP3 player with a USB connector for transferring the files for around 10 bucks. Then pick up a small house alarm horn at either Princess auto or an electrical store. Some car alarm horns will work as well. One last trip to the dollar store for a 1/8 stereo male to male cable and you should have all the parts you need. Make sure the horn you get will fit inside a piece of PVC pipe, cement it in and get an end cap for the other end. Take the two wires from the mini amp that were hooked up to the small speaker and hook them up to the Horn. Use the cable from the dollar store to connect MP3 player to the mini amplifier. When you copy your calls to the MP3 player make sure you put a couple or few minutes of silence at the start. You should then be able to press play on your MP3 player and have a few minutes to get to your blind before it starts calling them in.