Ext.speaker for P25RX?

[KSPILOT536]

I have my unit plugged into an old IHome speaker for MP3 players and it works ok but it runs off of 4 AA batteries and I have to take the batteries out every day and charge them,is there an external speaker on the market that will just plug in and work that I don't need to recharge batteries?

 

[doctordialtone]

,is there an external speaker on the market that will just plug in and work that I don't need to recharge batteries?

Yes.

Powered PC Speakers

 

[dcr_inc]

Use a Bluetooth ANKER speaker.. About a week on a charge

 

[KSPILOT536]

Use a Bluetooth ANKER speaker.. About a week on a charge

I just ordered this one.

 

[KC1UA]

Use a Bluetooth ANKER speaker.. About a week on a charge

Yep, I use an Anker Soundcore, sounds very good and definitely long life.

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-SoundCore-Playtime-Bluetooth-Portable/dp/B016XTADG2/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Anker+Soundcore&qid=1611596136&sr=8-6

 

[WB9YBM]

I have my unit plugged into an old IHome speaker for MP3 players and it works ok but it runs off of 4 AA batteries and I have to take the batteries out every day and charge them,is there an external speaker on the market that will just plug in and work that I don't need to recharge batteries?

Does it need to be an amplified speaker with batteries, or will a regular speaker work? If you must have one with batteries, the only thing I could suggest is finding a "wall wort" with the right voltage and connecting that in place of the batteries. If one w/o batteries will work, there are several communication-grade speakers out there that are pretty good or --as I've done--I'll just get ahold of one of those small(-ish) bookshelf stereo speakers that works even better. (Or the cheapskate route: a loose speaker placed on top of an empty Kleenex box that makes a good baffle.) Or another cheap route: home-made amp/EQ like what's discussed in the July 2002 issue of QST magazine, pages 53-4, article titled "Improving Audio at the Other End".

 

[dcr_inc]

If its gonna be in the house or near ac power, use an amplified PC speaker..
The audio out jack is line level, not able to drive more than a small earpiece.

 

[DJ11DLN]

PC speakers are a cheap solution that has worked very well for me for years.