Ext. Sp.

[UpRiver]

I currently have my scanner connected to my mixer via the headphones jack and this audio is being streamed over the Internet.

The only way I can hear my scanner is to put my headphones on which are connected to my mixer. Therefore, I want to connect an external speaker to my scanner and ideally with a volume control on the speaker.

What external speaker do you recommend I buy?

And I assume the EXT. SP. jack on the back of my scanner is for connecting an external speaker?

 

[n2mdk]

I see one flaw in your plan having something plugged into the headphone jack generally cuts out the speakers internal and or external.
You can get an inexpensive amplified speaker/s and hook that up to the mixers headphone output.

 

[UpRiver]

I see one flaw in your plan having something plugged into the headphone jack generally cuts out the speakers internal and or external.
You can get an inexpensive amplified speaker/s and hook that up to the mixers headphone output.

Thank you. I'm working on it.

Additionally, in talking with the Mixer tech, he said the audio quality was better coming out of the REC out jack than the headphones jack; I initially connected my scanner to my mixer via the REC jack but got no audio; then I connected it to the mixer via the headphones and I got audio.

But the mixer tech said there ought to be a setting in the software that would allow me to turn on the audio in the REC out jack. Do you know how to do this?

 

[n2mdk]

It's in the System Options Menu in the scanner, once in the menu you can set it for all channels or the specific channel.

From the manual

MENU Program System > Select a system > Edit Sys Option > Set Record
This setting controls how the scanner handles the record option for channels in the
system.
All Channel — The scanner sends the audio for all channels in the system to
the REC jack, regardless of the channel’s record option setting.
Marked Channel — The scanner only sends the audio for channels that have
the Record option turned on to the REC jack.
Off — The scanner does not send any audio from any channel in the system to
the REC jack, even if the record option is turned on for a channel.
Note: In order for the function to work, you must set the channel to record. You
must also set the system’s record option to either All Channel (which will record
all channels regardless of the channel’s record setting) or Marked Channel
(which only records the channels you’ve set to record).

 

[UpRiver]

I got the audio to work coming out of the REC out jack as you explained.

Thank you.

 

[n2mdk]

Very good. glad to help out.