Hyperwrx Report post Posted August 1, 2015 Took a ICOtec GC500 electronic predator caller and pulled out the 3 printed circuit boards and collapsible antenna and mounted them into a Pelican 1120 case. Hooked it all back up and mounted a TOA SC-610 speaker in the lid. System now runs off a rechargeable SLA 12 volt 1.3AMP-hour battery. Yes, it is louder and will last 4 x longer than 4 AAs, No, the remote range is not effected. Yes, I am sure I voided any manufacturer's warranty. The GC500 was $149 Free Shipping TOA speaker $40 Free shipping Pelican 1120 Case $30 Shipped I attempted to get the sound even louder by sending the audio signal through a 3rd party amplifier then out to the speaker and encountered a considerable amount of THD and even snaps and pops when pushing remote buttons. I ended up taking the amp out and just running the stock wattage. Contact me for info on where I got the materials if you are interested as I hunted around for the cheapest prices. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QhunterAZ Report post Posted August 1, 2015 nicely made. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nateNAU Report post Posted August 2, 2015 Thats a good looking set up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WampusCat Report post Posted August 2, 2015 Scott, very cool. What would a guy gain by putting something like this together vs running my CS-24 from 2011? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyperwrx Report post Posted August 2, 2015 First of all I wouldn't compare a CS-24 to my modified ICOtec GC500. The CS-24 is way louder. I'd say 1/3 louder. CS-24 has a pause button. GC500 does not. Just start and stop. The Minsaka Outdoors AR-2 is what I modeled my device off of but the AR-2 is also much louder. I'd compare this closer to the FP Hellfire but feel the Hellfire is still a tiny bit louder. Hellfire is $300. CS-24 is $599.95 currently on AllPredatorCalls.com. Minaska Outdoors AR-2 $499.99 from Minaska Outdoors. I spend about $250 on my GC-500 Frankenstein creation. Now what would be interesting to see would be to take a higher end Foxpro flashlight styled caller, like a FP Crossfire $399, gut it, and use a TOA horn in a pelican case. Way louder plus a better amplifier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WampusCat Report post Posted August 2, 2015 Thanks. I knew it was loud but didn't know how it compared. I thought you were cookin up some monster caller with your frankenstein. I see now that what it doesn't have in volume is made up with cash savings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyperwrx Report post Posted August 3, 2015 Initially I'd have guessed the caller would have been super loud as I was adding an additional amplifier. I tried 2 different ones and both produced too much unwanted noise. In the end, I just used the stock ICOtec wattage, whatever that is. Red printed circuit board is one of the amps I tried. Others are top left in the photo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
