Homemade Bluetooth E-Caller (Help?)

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Hey, I've lurked several forums for a while, I like this one the most though so figured I'd sign up here.

I've found several posts about building your own e-caller but they all seem to be from 5-8 years ago.

My android phone has bluetooth on it, and there are so many sounds available, I'd like to build an e-caller to get a better variety of calls in the field. The issue being I don't know enough about speaker systems... if my life depended on wiring a speaker system with amps and speakers bad things would result.

Hopefully somebody here knows a bit about it.

Here's the Parts I'm thinking will do the trick: (I hope links are allowed)
Speaker http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000K8IZMC/ref=...d=IC6PTCGZ56KF4
Amp http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C4MT274/ref=...=I3ATD4IUG3MJTE
Power http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000LFRTIK/ref=...d=I7YU8V83KAPKM
Bluetooth http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008AGQMQC/ref=...=I3DD7AOQ88YM5G

This is where I'd like to verify before I throw the ~60 dollars at this:

Plug bluetooth directly into amp input, 8*AA power to amp. Speaker gets hooked up to either channel? Connect phone to bluetooth, play sounds, success? Put in a fancy container attempt to call predators?

Does this seem like it will work, or should something be changed out? Am I just completely wrong and save pennies for a foxpro?
 
It looks like it should work, I see couple things I would look into more

1. I would get a 10 AA battery tray, if you run rechargeable batteries you want 10 AAs to get 12VDC

2. That wireless Bluetooth has a best range listed of only 33ft..
 
I agree, save your money. You can get some Johnny Stewart calls that are electronic for a fairly small price and you will have some reliability. Johnny Stewart call was my first. Then I came to the conclusion that I needed to get the call away from me at a further distance. That's when I made my own caller on varmints Als web page. Killed my first coyote with it, but it was very sensitive to sound volumes and cold weather. Wasn't real reliable. Save your money and go big or go home.
 
I would recommend you shop the classified adds here, Craig's List, or ebay and get a good commercial caller to start with. I built my first caller and still use it some when I'm calling crows where I need lots of volume. I like using things I have made. I spent less than $100 building it. I can run my home made caller from a cassette, CD, MP3, or phone. I haven't even thought of running it with a bluetooth. Good idea. I might have to try that.
I haven't researched them but there are speakers that can operate directly from the bluetooth on your phone. The "one" I saw was pretty loud. How far away you could place the bluetooth speaker would be a big question.
Here in North Carolina I don't see a need for LOTS of volume when calling coyotes. I primarily use a FoxPro Scorpion X1A along with hand calls.
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I'm gonna look into your links listed above when I have some extra time. That sounds like it might be a fun project.
 
I had the opportunity to buy a scorpion a few years back, just didn't have the money. And I think I'd prefer one of those and throw an external on it if needed.

However I can get a 64gb card for my phone and hold any sound I could ever want if I go that route.

Originally Posted By: lowtempguruIt looks like it should work, I see couple things I would look into more

1. I would get a 10 AA battery tray, if you run rechargeable batteries you want 10 AAs to get 12VDC

2. That wireless Bluetooth has a best range listed of only 33ft..

I thought that 8 AA does equal 12v? I wasn't planning on using rechargeable, but if I do it might be worth looking into the ones taped together in a pack already.

Good spot on the bluetooth, I'll have to find a better one.
 
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