Fans of the original "Star Trek" can now recreate the wall communicator units as used on the Enterprise in a short period of time thanks to Instructables member FredO2 - whose wall comm replacement is made with an Arduino, some hacked walkie-talkies and some 3D-printed enclosure parts.
The new system allows for sending the various boatswain signals and for the recipient to reply via radio in the classic fashion. Furthermore an alert and siren/klaxon can be sounded at the press of a button. All very good fun and ideal for amateur theatre, a different form of intercom or just for fun.
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