Mprosser81996
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Hey everyone! I'm back with another question. I'm struggling with finding an external speaker for my scanner.
Can't tell if Amazon has more trolls than verified purchase reviews, But I'm looking for a cheap speaker that has a volume knob for my scanner.
I'm a railfan and I don't want to bring my scanner inside unless I'm done railfanning. I'm going to a vacation spot in Necedah in Wi. There's a rail line in literally next door distance from the property.
When I go outside, I leave my scanner out in the open where it will receives transmissions from dispatch and nearby trains.
There were times where I was inside and I got disappointed because I heard no such transmission and train is going by rumbling the place. I got lucky one time where I was having dinner and I heard, "UP DETECTOR MILEPOST 191.5" Which prompt me to get up run as fast as my feet could carry me, down the driveway and raced to the crossing to film the train which was a three quarters of a mile down the line when it triggered the defect detector at milepost 191.5. The crossing I film at is at milepost 190.27.
ANYWAYS I'm getting sidetracked pun intended. I'm looking for a external speaker I can use for my scanner. Idk how much money I have to sacrifice to get a speaker loud enough to where I could leave the scanner outside and I can hear transmissions while I'm either in the house or not within close prox of it.
I see some decent looking speakers, But I don't really live by looks, but quality. And I can't tell you how many 1 star reviews I'm seeing. Mostly because of their so called "lack of volume" People say it's so quiet. It's really worrying. I do have time, but not alot of it. I'm going up north on the 3rd of may. Any suggestions would be great, just hope it's something I can get under $25 otherwise if its good but pricey, than so be it.
Thx.
Can't tell if Amazon has more trolls than verified purchase reviews, But I'm looking for a cheap speaker that has a volume knob for my scanner.
I'm a railfan and I don't want to bring my scanner inside unless I'm done railfanning. I'm going to a vacation spot in Necedah in Wi. There's a rail line in literally next door distance from the property.
When I go outside, I leave my scanner out in the open where it will receives transmissions from dispatch and nearby trains.
There were times where I was inside and I got disappointed because I heard no such transmission and train is going by rumbling the place. I got lucky one time where I was having dinner and I heard, "UP DETECTOR MILEPOST 191.5" Which prompt me to get up run as fast as my feet could carry me, down the driveway and raced to the crossing to film the train which was a three quarters of a mile down the line when it triggered the defect detector at milepost 191.5. The crossing I film at is at milepost 190.27.
ANYWAYS I'm getting sidetracked pun intended. I'm looking for a external speaker I can use for my scanner. Idk how much money I have to sacrifice to get a speaker loud enough to where I could leave the scanner outside and I can hear transmissions while I'm either in the house or not within close prox of it.
I see some decent looking speakers, But I don't really live by looks, but quality. And I can't tell you how many 1 star reviews I'm seeing. Mostly because of their so called "lack of volume" People say it's so quiet. It's really worrying. I do have time, but not alot of it. I'm going up north on the 3rd of may. Any suggestions would be great, just hope it's something I can get under $25 otherwise if its good but pricey, than so be it.
Thx.