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Author:  Rodentkj [ Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:51 am ]
Post subject:  Small external speaker for car
Getting a new ride and will need to mount my BCT15 in there. Right now I am using this 20+ year old Radio Hack huge external speaker that is mounted under my seat. It sounds great, but is big and bulky.

Looking for something smaller, less bulky. The connection on the scanner side is a typical 1/8 stereo jack.

Any suggestions?
Author:  the Outlaw [ Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Small external speaker for car
Grab an Icom or Yaesu - 'HAM/Commercial' quality.
Match the impedance (ohms).
IMO, I don't like to go cheap with the speaker.
Author:  Rodentkj [ Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Small external speaker for car
Got a URL example?
Author:  N7QOR [ Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Small external speaker for car
Rodentkj wrote:
Got a URL example?


Download this http://www.icomamerica.com/en/downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?Document=179 and checkout the SP-10.
Author:  Rodentkj [ Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Small external speaker for car
Ok. Thanks for the info/help.
Author:  commstar [ Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Small external speaker for car
The Icom stuff is nice but I am a huge fan of Nokia HFS-12's. They are from older Nokia CARK-90 & 91 cellular handsfree kits. These speakers are incredibly loud and durable as well as compact. Their design is not visually obtrusive and they are smaller than the Icom speakers.

For whatever reason, (i suspect the cell phone application) their tonal quality sounds better to me than anything else I have found for scanner use. They have a very 'warm' sound to me.

They are generally less then $10 on eBay and often much less from other sources. They are getting harder to find as the kits they came from have been out of production for years now. I was never able to figure out who OEM'd them for Nokia despite trying.

Some are selling square replacement speakers. I don't know anything about those and suspect they are after market. The version of HFS-12 to have in my experience is rectangular with a horizontal grill design.

Here is one on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/NOKIA-TYPE-HFS-12-E ... 286.c0.m14

The Icom SP10 is essentially the same extension speaker Motorola sold for their Maxtrac/GM/CDM series mobiles. They are nice speakers although I prefer the Nokia.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NOKIA-TYPE-HFS-12-E ... 286.c0.m14

My .00002 cents
Author:  nickcarr [ Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:17 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Small external speaker for car
I use this for my BCT-15. Works great. It's fairly small and the price is right. It comes with a long speaker cable too. (I'd guess about 10ft.)

http://www.scannermaster.com/Uniden_4_E ... 531175.htm
Author:  SpudGunMan [ Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Small external speaker for car
this is what I use
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ ... /3041.html
Author:  KE7JFF [ Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Small external speaker for car
I have a little Motorola speaker I use with that little 9v powered amp from RadioShack that does the trick.
Author:  Atomic Taco [ Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Small external speaker for car
I use this:

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Author:  icom1020 [ Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Small external speaker for car
Yes, I've been wanting to try that since everything is 1/8. I get pretty good audio with the motorola speaker placed under the seat to give a little more bass.
Author:  TechnoWeenie [ Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Small external speaker for car
commstar wrote:
The Icom stuff is nice but I am a huge fan of Nokia HFS-12's. They are from older Nokia CARK-90 & 91 cellular handsfree kits. These speakers are incredibly loud and durable as well as compact. Their design is not visually obtrusive and they are smaller than the Icom speakers.

For whatever reason, (i suspect the cell phone application) their tonal quality sounds better to me than anything else I have found for scanner use. They have a very 'warm' sound to me.

They are generally less then $10 on eBay and often much less from other sources. They are getting harder to find as the kits they came from have been out of production for years now. I was never able to figure out who OEM'd them for Nokia despite trying.

Some are selling square replacement speakers. I don't know anything about those and suspect they are after market. The version of HFS-12 to have in my experience is rectangular with a horizontal grill design.

Here is one on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/NOKIA-TYPE-HFS-12-E ... 286.c0.m14

The Icom SP10 is essentially the same extension speaker Motorola sold for their Maxtrac/GM/CDM series mobiles. They are nice speakers although I prefer the Nokia.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NOKIA-TYPE-HFS-12-E ... 286.c0.m14

My .00002 cents



Beat me to it....

It's a little known secret ;)
Author:  SpudGunMan [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Small external speaker for car
commstar wrote:
The Icom stuff is nice but I am a huge fan of Nokia HFS-12's. They are from older Nokia CARK-90 & 91 cellular handsfree kits. These speakers are incredibly loud and durable as well as compact. Their design is not visually obtrusive and they are smaller than the Icom speakers.


just got a handful of them off eBay, thanks for the tip they are awesome.
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