Better audio from your scanner!

[Blackink]

I use the mounting bracket that comes with the scanner. The one that you would use for an automobile mount under dash, etc...
The scanner sets right on my desk angled slightly up just enough to get a "birds eye view" of the display and gives the speaker plenty of room underneath.

 

[iMONITOR]

When you guys use the mounting bracket, and you don't screw it down how do you keep it from sliding or tilting when using the keypad? I guess you could hold it but I tend to program using only one hand. When I use four rubber feet it's rock solid and doesn't move almost like it was screwed down.

 

[Blackink]

When you guys use the mounting bracket, and you don't screw it down how do you keep it from sliding or tilting when using the keypad? I guess you could hold it but I tend to program using only one hand. When I use four rubber feet it's rock solid and doesn't move almost like it was screwed down.

I don't know what it's called but I use a rubberized mat. It's a non-skid type of padding. Works great from keeping my scanner in one place. Doesn't slide around or anything.

 

[iMONITOR]

I don't know what it's called but I use a rubberized mat. It's a non-skid type of padding. Works great from keeping my scanner in one place. Doesn't slide around or anything.

Maybe some mouse pads would work.

 

[TailGator911]

I use kitchen cabinet shelf liner, comes in squares and can be cut to size, good non-skid rubberized can be found in a variety of colors and designs and very cheap at Walmart.

 

[cmdrwill]

Use the mounting bracket, and put a nice 1/4 inch thick cork on the bottom of the bracket.

 

[ratboy]

The little tiny stick on feet helped, but I'm going put some of the self adhesive mat I bought at a hamfest a long time ago and still have some left of on the bottom of the mobile bracket. It's got little ZZZZZZZZZZ ridges all over it, and the SDS200 is heavy enough it won't be moving. Only problem is if I want to get it off someday, it's not going to be pretty, as it will weld itself to the paint and it will have to be chiseled off. It's just a bracket and it's on the side you don't see, but still. I found out about that the hard way when I put a strip of it on the bottom of my Pro-2005 and then tried to remove it when I was going to sell it. Reminds me of the license plate stickers after a year of UV light on them.

 

[rcool101]

You can turn the 536 upside down and change the display also.

 

[danesgs]

Don't have a pic but I sometimes use adhesive weather stripping cut in 4 squares for feet. It also is not permanent which is a plus, won't mar the bottom of the radio

 

[K5mow]

I like to use an external speaker.

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[krokus]

Tool drawer liner could be used as a non-slip surface.

18 In. x 72 In. Nonslip Toolbox Mesh Liner

18 In x 72 In Nonslip Toolbox Solid Liner



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[N4DJC]

I run my 436 through my Yamaha CRX-N560 mini system.

 

[nd5y]

Built in speakers are usually junk chosen for low cost vs. high audio quality.
You get better audio by using good headphones or a big external speaker.
Some scanners attenuate the headphone jack audio so you might have better luck with amplified PC speakers.

 

[iMONITOR]

Built in speakers are usually junk chosen for low cost vs. high audio quality.
You get better audio by using good headphones or a big external speaker.
Some scanners attenuate the headphone jack audio so you might have better luck with amplified PC speakers.

"Voice/Talking" normally does not require high fidelity or even high quality for that matter. Normal communications audio gear like speakers and headphones are designed deliberately with a limited audio frequency response, both high and low. $200+ speakers, or headphones like BOSE that claim to have a frequency reponse of 20-20,000 might not sound as clear and intelligable as a $40 pair of MFJ headphones. I had a $9.00 3" speaker sound better than a 6" one costing around $100.

Our speaking voice has three frequency ranges that need to be understood;
1. Fundamentals. The fundamental frequencies of speech occur roughly between 85Hz and 250Hz.
2. Vowels. Vowels sounds contain the maximum energy and power of the voice, occurring between 350Hz and 2KHz.
3. Consonants. Consonants occur between 1.5KHz and 4KHz. They contain little energy but are essential to intelligibility.
[source]
How to EQ Speech for Maximum Intelligibility - Behind The Mixer

 

[My59Amb]

When you guys use the mounting bracket, and you don't screw it down how do you keep it from sliding or tilting when using the keypad? I guess you could hold it but I tend to program using only one hand. When I use four rubber feet it's rock solid and doesn't move almost like it was screwed down.

I use "Command" brand Velcro strips on the bottom of the mounting bracket and the desk itself. Its just about as sturdy as screwing it down, without any of the damage of screws. Keypad and knobs work fine one handed. Since its velcro, I can remove the unit easily, and I can also rotate everything a little right or left to get the right viewing angle. And the command strips peel off cleanly if I ever decide to permanently move the unit.

 

[W6KRU]

"Voice/Talking" normally does not require high fidelity or even high quality for that matter. Normal communications audio gear like speakers and headphones are designed deliberately with a limited audio frequency response, both high and low. $200+ speakers, or headphones like BOSE that claim to have a frequency reponse of 20-20,000 might not sound as clear and intelligable as a $40 pair of MFJ headphones. I had a $9.00 3" speaker sound better than a 6" one costing around $100. ........snip.....

I use to have a "high fidelity" speaker that I used as an external speaker in my truck and it was very poor when listening to certain conventional channels with a sub-audible tone.

 

[majoco]

"Voice/Talking" normally does not require high fidelity or even high quality for that matter.

The landline telephone (remember them?) had a frequency response of around 300 to 3000Hz. Most SSB receivers have a voice bandwidth around 2700Hz too and they've been very intelligable for years. If all you need is communication, then Hi-Fi is not a requirement.

 

[cmdrwill]

What you really want is a speaker designed for two way radio audio, ie 300 to 3000 Hz response like the Motrac speaker.