I recently purchased a vintage Motorola TSN6006-A speaker. I’d like to use it with my various scanner feeds, however I need a little guidance before I make a rookie mistake and damage either the speaker or my PC. Are there any impediments to wiring a mono 3.5mm jack to it and connecting it to a standard PC sound card?
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Connection options for vintage Motorola speaker
- Thread starter wqhz937
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I have a bunch of MaCom speakers, one, I changed the plug to a 3.5 MM plug and plugged into the speaker output jack on my bearcat.
You will need a high level output jack on a sound card or get a cheap stand alone amplifier.
Some of those just have wire connectors for the output. No 3.5 MM plug.
Polarity won't matter either.
A setup like that, you will need an RCA to 3.4 mm plug jumper, or simply buy a set of PC powered speakers.
You will need a high level output jack on a sound card or get a cheap stand alone amplifier.
Some of those just have wire connectors for the output. No 3.5 MM plug.
Polarity won't matter either.
A setup like that, you will need an RCA to 3.4 mm plug jumper, or simply buy a set of PC powered speakers.
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Does your Moto speaker look like this one?
Like @merlin above, I just have a mono, 3.5mm jack on mine, and it works like a champ on my BCD996P2--I've also used it on my laptop with no issues.
Mine looks just like that, except I have a volume knob on the side.
I don't think you have anything to worry about... attach your mono 3.5mm plug and enjoy!
