PSR-500 Speaker Hiss

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Has anyone noticed the speaker hissing ( have to hold it up to ear) when the radio is on with no audio ..

Mine sounds like white noise or hiss and it is a steady hiss when the radio is scanning or even when manually on one channel.
 

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i didn't notice it at first, but today at work I had it on the desk and kept hearing something and finally figured out what it was...

Wonder how much drain on the battery it causes..?
 

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It seems to be a GRE trait as I recall hearing it on my PRO-2096 too. Maybe they keep the audio amp continually running.
 
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Yeah, it doesn't seem to strong, and I get outstanding battery life with the maha powerex batteries, and since there is always a spare setting waiting, I don't worry about this.

On a side note I thought it was interesting about you noticing it at work, since I too have found that desktop listening at work can be the best scanning time to find things.
 
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