[ScanIndiana] Audio improvement

[gary lane]

I dont use my scanner in my car. Its illegal. I only
use mine at home and I plug the speaker into the
external speaker jack, not the headphone jack. Its
plenty loud and sounds great.

                         Gary


--- ArnalCC@aol.com wrote:
> An external speaker is, almost universally, always
> an improvement in the 
> audio over the internal speaker of any radio.  Most
> hand-held radios and even many 
> mobile/base radios, however, have a series resistor
> to the earphone jack to 
> prevent hearing damage from an audio blast when you
> first plug it in.  Thus, 
> the external audio jack will not provide sufficient
> audio to an external 
> SPEAKER.  Even without that resistor, hand helds
> seldom have enough audio power to 
> properly drive a larger speaker, let alone to
> sufficient volume in a car.
> 
> Perhaps the best accessory after the external
> antenna is an external, 
> amplified speaker.  Many Motorola and GE amplified
> speakers can be had for $10 or $15 
> complete (including cigarette lighter plug for
> power) at Hamfests.  ($25 new 
> at RS.)  Non-amplified speakers range from $2 used
> to $5 new.
> 
> The issue is not that you need 7 or 10 watts (rated
> at 10% THD, or Total 
> Harmonic Distortion) of audio in a car at full
> volume, but the 1 or 2 watts you 
> really do need to overcome road noise will be
> virtually distortion free (down 
> towards 1 or 2%).  THIS alone is worth the
> investment on ANY scanner to improve 
> the audio.
> 
> Arnal, N9ACC
> 
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