With such a high level output from a mixer, this poses a real threat and problem to the input of most radios.
For a CB radio:
You will certainly overload the radio's input; or at worst fry some part in the radio's mic preamp circuit. So one must go directly go into the balanced modulator on the circuit board on the radio chassis; or pick/choose the right xformer if using the mic input to step down the voltage and match the input impedance so that the impedance mismatch won't lose what audio quality that you are trying to redeem. Otherwise you may well just inject distortion, hum, or even leak raw RF into the mic circuit.
Not to mention, that if you through the mic input, the mic circuit has also narrowed down the audio response. If you want to get the most out of the radio's audio; then changing certain capacitor values will become necessary in the mic circuit. That info can be found on this forum for this if you dig for it.
For Ham radio:
Go through the back of the radio and access the balanced modulator input. Usually a 13 or 7 pin DIN plug depending on the model/make of the radio can usually access it, Not all radios have this capacity; although many do.
For a CB radio:
You will certainly overload the radio's input; or at worst fry some part in the radio's mic preamp circuit. So one must go directly go into the balanced modulator on the circuit board on the radio chassis; or pick/choose the right xformer if using the mic input to step down the voltage and match the input impedance so that the impedance mismatch won't lose what audio quality that you are trying to redeem. Otherwise you may well just inject distortion, hum, or even leak raw RF into the mic circuit.
Not to mention, that if you through the mic input, the mic circuit has also narrowed down the audio response. If you want to get the most out of the radio's audio; then changing certain capacitor values will become necessary in the mic circuit. That info can be found on this forum for this if you dig for it.
For Ham radio:
Go through the back of the radio and access the balanced modulator input. Usually a 13 or 7 pin DIN plug depending on the model/make of the radio can usually access it, Not all radios have this capacity; although many do.
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