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Vintage walkie talkie: the speaker is busted, any idea where to get new one?

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I received an old vintage WT. At first I thought it didn't work at all as no sound came from it. I then tried earphones and it works fine. I thought maybe the earphone jack switch was bent. So I tested the speaker by touching a AA battery to the contacts, no sound. I then connected a small speaker to the terminals of the bad speaker and I got sound. So the only thing it could be is a bad speaker. I don't have a replacement that is the right size. It is 2.75"mm diameter and about 7/8" deep with a small cylindrical magnet. It looks like those standard transistor radio speakers you have seen like below. Does anyone know who/where has replacements that size? I tried ebay and digikey but nothing in the right size.

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Here are some more:





If that is the right speaker, they seem to be out there...
 

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If that is the right speaker, they seem to be out there...
Thanks but those are all too small, I saw those and a lot that size. The one in the radio is 2.75" diameter. I can't seem to find that size.
 

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So the only thing it could be is a bad speaker. I don't have a replacement that is the right size. It is 2.75"mm diameter and about 7/8" deep with a small cylindrical magnet. It looks like those standard transistor radio speakers you have seen like below. Does anyone know who/where has replacements that size?

try: Speakers | Products Available at Jameco Electronics, or: https://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine?N=18321726, or: https://www.newark.com/search?ost=s...kahead&product-range=miniature-speaker-series
 

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There might be a reasonable replacement here:
 
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