If you’re wondering which PA package is right for you, we’ve assembled several common systems that suit different military audio applications. Click on the link below that best describes your application. You’ll see complete lists of core components such as our weatherproof loudspeakers and common add-ons (with part numbers) for that application. You can also download a handy PDF part number list with NSNs. All of the packages below are based on our Turnkey PA or Modular PA systems.
Remember, when you order a Technomad system, everything that can be is pre-integrated and tested. We deliver ready-to-use packages. All package items are available for direct government purchase at discounted pricing, and most have NSN numbers as well. Have questions about a package below? Contact us – we’re here to help.
Event PAs | Ship Warning / Standoff PAs Vehicle PAs |
Deployed Base Systems (turnkey, speakers near operations center) |
Fixed Base Systems (turnkey, speakers near operations center) |
Use: general purpose sound systems, for training, MWR, ceremonial use, presentations, change of command, etc.
Small Event PA (indoor / outdoor)
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- MilPA.5
- Wireless Mic
- Option: SuperConductor Military MP3 Player
- Option: 5U Shock Rack Case Upgrade (if system will be used harshly)
Medium Event PA (indoor / outdoor)
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- MilPA1 (2 speakers) or MilPA3 (4 speakers)
- Wireless Mic
- SuperConductor Military MP3 Player
- Option: 7U Shock Rack Case Upgrade (if system will be used harshly)
Large Event PA (indoor / outdoor)
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- MilPA2 (2 speakers) or MilPA4 (4 speakers)
- Wireless Mic
- SuperConductor Military MP3 Player
- Option: 7U Shock Rack Case Upgrade (if system will be used harshly)
Vehicle PA Systems, (PA Operates from 24 V DC vehicle power)
Use: you need land-vehicle mounted audio systems for training, PSYOPS, crowd control, mobile mass notification, etc.
Vehicle PA System, Short/Medium Range:
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- MilPA1DC (2 speakers, 1/2 mile range, 180 degree coverage) OR
MilPA3DC (4 speakers, 1/2 mile range, 360 degree coverage) - SuperConductor Military MP3 Player
- Wireless Headset Mic (so driver can speak hands-free)
- Option: 7U Shock Rack Case Upgrade (if system will be used harshly)
Vehicle PA System, Long-Range:
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- MilPA2DC (2 speakers, 1 mile range, 180 degree coverage ) OR
MilPA4DC (4 speakers, 1 mile range, 360 degree coverage - SuperConductor Military MP3 Player
- Wireless Headset Mic (so driver can speak hands-free)
- Option: 7U Shock Rack Case Upgrade (if system will be used harshly)
Deployed Base PA, Turnkey, Speakers near Ops Center
Use: you need a simple, fast to setup PA system for a deployed base. Your base is a single area up to 1 mile in radius from where you want to put the loudspeakers, and you can put the loudspeakers within 100 feet of the PA operator or command center
Small Deployed Base PA, Turnkey:
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- MilPA3 OR MILPA3DC if ability to run from 24V DC power is needed
- SuperConductor
- 7U Shock Rack Case Upgrade (if system will be used harshly)
- High-Lift Tripod Upgrades, 4X (replaces standard tripods with 13′, crank up, guy-wire supported ones).
- 2 x 100′ Speaker Cables (first two speakers are driven directly from L and R amp outputs – next two are ‘daisy-chained’ from first two using 50′ cables included with PA).
- Option: Step Down Voltage Adapter for 220-240 VAC operation
Large Deployed Base PA, Turnkey:
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- MilPA4 OR MILPA4DC if ability to run from 24V DC power is needed
- SuperConductor
- 7U Shock Rack Case Upgrade (if system will be used harshly)
- High-Lift Tripod Upgrades, 4X (replaces standard tripods with 13′, crank up, guy-wire supported ones).
- 2 x High-Lift Tripod Case
- 2 x 100′ Speaker Cables(first two speakers are driven directly from L and R amp outputs – next two are ‘daisy-chained’ from first two using 50′ cables included with PA).
- Option: Step Down Voltage Adapter for 220-240 VAC operation
Deployed Base PA, Modular, Speakers far from Ops Center
Use: you need a PA system for a deployed base – your base may have multiple areas to cover (i.e. Tent City, Ammo Dump, Firing Range, etc), and/or you need to control the system from a different location from where the speakers will be located (i.e. an Ops Center some distance from the speaker cluster).
Small Deployed Base PA, Modular:
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Control System (goes in Ops Center)
- Audio Source Pack
- SuperConductor
- 5U Shock Rack Case Upgrade (if system will be used harshly)
- Ethernet Link Kit if LAN connection exists between Operations Center and PA System location, OR
Wireless Omnidirectional Link Kit - Option: Step Down Voltage Adapter for 220-240 VAC operation
PA System (goes where speakers need to be installed)
NOTE: You can have as many PA Systems as desired driven by one control system. i.e. One Control System can stream audio to a PA System installed at the Tent City and at the Ammo Dump simultaneously. Simply order multiple sets of the gear below to cover additional areas.
- Output Pack 3 (4 speakers/amp, 1/2 mile range, 360 degree coverage)
- Ethernet Link Kit if LAN connection between Operations Center and PA System location, OR
Wireless Omnidirectional Link Kit - 5U Shock Rack Case Upgrade (if system will be used harshly)
- High-Lift Tripod Upgrades, 4X (replaces standard tripods with 13′, crank up, guy-wire supported ones).
- 2 x High-Lift Tripod Case
- 2 x 100′ Speaker Cables(first two speakers are driven directly from L and R amp outputs – next two are ‘daisy-chained’ from first two using 50′ cables included with PA).
- Option: Step Down Voltage Adapter for 220-240 VAC operation
- Option: External Connector Option if there is no dry location to place PA control rack. This option allows the amp rack to be outdoors, unprotected, with the lids attached. Standard 110V AC External Connector Option is part number 895, 220-240 V AC External Connector Option is part number 1064.
- Option: LMR Interface (allows Land Mobile Radios to ‘speak’ through PA)
Large Deployed Base PA, Modular:
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Control System (goes in Ops Center)
- Audio Source Pack
- SuperConductor
- 5U Shock Rack Case Upgrade (if system will be used harshly)
- Ethernet Link Kit if LAN connection exists between Operations Center and PA System location, OR
Wireless Omnidirectional Link Kit - Option: Step Down Voltage Adapter for 220-240 VAC operation
PA System (goes where speakers need to be installed)
NOTE: You can have as many PA Systems as desired driven by one control system i.e. One Control System can stream audio to a PA System installed at the Tent City and at the Ammo Dump simultaneously. Simply order multiple sets of the gear below to cover additional areas.
- Output Pack 4 (4 speakers / amp, 1 mile range, 360 degree coverage)
- Ethernet Link Kit if LAN connection between Operations Center and PA System location, OR
Wireless Omnidirectional Link Kit - 7U Shock Rack Case Upgrade (if system will be used harshly)
- High-Lift Tripod Upgrades, 4X (replaces standard tripods with 13′, crank up, guy-wire supported ones).
- 2 x High-Lift Tripod Case
- 2 x 100′ Speaker Cables(first two speakers are driven directly from L and R amp outputs – next two are ‘daisy-chained’ from first two using 50′ cables included with PA).
- Option: Step Down Voltage Adapter for 220-240 VAC operation
- Option: External Connector Option if there is no dry location to place PA control rack. This option allows the amp rack to be outdoors, unprotected, with the lids attached. Standard 110V AC External Connector Option is part number 895, 220-240 V AC External Connector Option is part number 1064.
- Option: LMR Interface (allows Land Mobile Radios to ‘speak’ through PA)
Fixed Installation Base PA, Turnkey, Speakers near Operations Center
Use: you need a simple to install PA system for a fixed (permanent) base. Your base is a single area up to 1 mile in radius from where you want to put the loudspeakers, and you can put the loudspeakers within 100 feet of the PA operator or command center
Small Fixed Base PA, Turnkey:
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- MilPA3 OR MILPA3DC if ability to run from 24V DC power is needed
- SuperConductor Military MP3 Player with Scheduling
- 2 x 100′ Speaker Cables (first two speakers are driven directly from L and R amp outputs – next two are ‘daisy-chained’ from first two using 50′ cables included with PA)
- Exchange standard tripods for wall-mount brackets
- Option: Step Down Voltage Adapter for 220-240 VAC operation
- Option: Telephone Interface (allows land-line calls to ‘speak’ through PA)
- Option: LMR Interface (allows Land Mobile Radios to ‘speak’ through PA)
Large Fixed Base PA, Turnkey:
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- MilPA4 OR MILPA4DC if ability to run from 24V DC power is needed
- SuperConductor
- 2 x 100′ Speaker Cables (first two speakers are driven directly from L and R amp outputs – next two are ‘daisy-chained’ from first two using 50′ cables included with PA).
- Exchange standard tripods for wall-mount brackets
- Option: Step Down Voltage Adapter for 220-240 VAC operation
- Option: Telephone Interface (allows land-line calls to ‘speak’ through PA)
- Option: LMR Interface (allows Land Mobile Radios to ‘speak’ through PA)
Fixed Installation Base, Modular, Speakers far from Operations Center
Use: you need a permanent PA system for a base – your base may have multiple areas to cover (i.e. Tent City, Ammo Dump, Firing Range, etc), and/or you need to control the system from a different location from where the speakers will be located (i.e. an Ops Center some distance from the speaker clusters).
Small Fixed Base PA, Modular:
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Control System (goes in Ops Center)
- Audio Source Pack
- SuperConductor
- Ethernet Link Kit if LAN connection exists between Operations Center and PA System location, OR
Wireless Omnidirectional Link Kit - Option: Step Down Voltage Adapter for 220-240 VAC operation
PA System (goes where speakers need to be installed)
NOTE: You can have as many PA Systems as desired driven by one control system. i.e. One Control System can stream audio to a PA System installed at the Tent City and at the Ammo Dump simultaneously. Simply order multiple sets of the gear below to cover additional areas.
- Output Pack 3 (4 speakers/amp, 1/2 mile range, 360 degree coverage)
- Exchange standard tripods for wall-mount brackets
- Ethernet Link Kit if LAN connection between Operations Center and PA System location, OR
Wireless Omnidirectional Link Kit - 2 x 100′ Speaker Cables(first two speakers are driven directly from L and R amp outputs – next two are ‘daisy-chained’ from first two using 50′ cables included with PA).
- Option: Step Down Voltage Adapter for 220-240 VAC operation
- Option: External Connector Option if there is no dry location to place PA control rack. This option allows the amp rack to be outdoors, unprotected, with the lids attached. Standard 110V AC External Connector Option is part number 895, 220-240 V AC External Connector Option is part number 1064.
- Option: Telephone Interface (allows land-line calls to ‘speak’ through PA)
- Option: LMR Interface (allows Land Mobile Radios to ‘speak’ through PA)
Large Fixed Base PA, Modular:
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Control System (goes in Ops Center)
- Audio Source Pack
- SuperConductor
- Ethernet Link Kit if LAN connection exists between Operations Center and PA System location, OR
Wireless Omnidirectional Link Kit - Option: Step Down Voltage Adapter for 220-240 VAC operation
PA System (goes where speakers need to be installed)
NOTE: You can have as many PA Systems as desired driven by one control system. i.e. One Control System can stream audio to a PA System installed at the Tent City and at the Ammo Dump simultaneously. Simply order multiple sets of the gear below to cover additional areas.
- Output Pack 4 (4 speakers / amp, 1 mile range, 360 degree coverage)
- Exchange standard tripods for wall-mount brackets
- Ethernet Link Kit if LAN connection between Operations Center and PA System location, OR
Wireless Omnidirectional Link Kit - 2 x 100′ Speaker Cables (first two speakers are driven directly from L and R amp outputs – next two are ‘daisy-chained’ from first two using 50′ cables included with PA).
- Option: Step Down Voltage Adapter for 220-240 VAC operation
- Option: External Connector Option if there is no dry location to place PA control rack. This option allows the amp rack to be outdoors, unprotected, with the lids attached. Standard 110V AC External Connector Option is part number 895, 220-240 V AC External Connector Option is part number 1064.
- Option: Telephone Interface (allows land-line calls to ‘speak’ through PA)
- Option: LMR Interface (allows Land Mobile Radios to ‘speak’ through PA)
Use: you need a highly intelligible PA system for your ship – applications may include small craft warning / standoff, training, ceremonial use, loading/unloading operations, more.
Small Ship PA:
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- MILPA3 (4 speakers, 1/2 mile radius, 360 degree coverage)
- Exchange standard tripods for wall-mount brackets
- SuperConductor Military MP3 Player with Scheduling
- 7U Shock Rack Case Upgrade (if system will be used harshly)
Large Ship PA:
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- MILPA4 (4 speakers, 1 mile radius, 360 degree coverage)
- Exchange standard tripods for wall-mount brackets
- SuperConductor Military MP3 Player with Scheduling
- 4 x 200′ speaker cables
- 7U Shock Rack Case Upgrade (if system will be used harshly)
- Omaha Expansion Kit to expand system to 6 speakers total
- 2 x Omaha Wall Mount Brackets to mount additional 2 Omahas in Expansion Kit