Lets talk about External Speakers

[BogusBlake]

It's only been 15 years since I was in your town, but if you have a major brand truck stop there. you might see if they carry Bearcat brand speakers.

Yeah, the TTT. They have a decent radio shop- that's where I got all my CB stuff.

 

[gary in ohio]

Folks if your happy with the little tinny sounding speakers then go with it. I simply said there are better speakers out there that will enhance your listening enjoyment and ability to communicate.

 

[Andrew Walcker]

Folks if your happy with the little tinny sounding speakers then go with it. I simply said there are better speakers out there that will enhance your listening enjoyment and ability to communicate.

I'm not doubting that the larger speakers sound better, but what is the saying about ignorance being bliss In addition, I really don't know how I would put a larger speaker in due to limited space. Everything is a compromise!

 

[DaveInDenver]

In addition, I really don't know how I would put a larger speaker in due to limited space.

These commercial speakers aren't very big. The Yaesu is 5.5" x 4" x 2.5". Don't know how this compares to Radio Shack, but I can attest to the fact that the Kenwood, Vertex, Motorola and other business radio speakers do sound good.

 

[mountainpete]

Take a good look at Cleartone brand. Well made, excellent sounding and cheap - less than $20 in most cases.

Pete

 

[BogusBlake]

I ended up getting a Cleartone speaker, and since I started the thread, I figured I'd show my install- panel mounted through the headliner. It sounds great! I have to be careful with the volume though!

 

[Dmarchand]

I borrowed from some folks on another expedition related board and installed a factory speaker from the Disco II into the trim on the door post sides. I have one on each side because the interior of my truck is less than quiet.

 

[crawler#976]

(Radio Shack 19-318A speakers are perfectly fine . . .)

(I agree. . .)

 

[FJ-Ollie]

I borrowed from some folks on another expedition related board and installed a factory speaker from the Disco II into the trim on the door post sides. I have one on each side because the interior of my truck is less than quiet.

How'd you wire those and what kind of wattage do they produce? That looks like the way to go. I currently have two RS externals, one 2.5" for my CB and the middle sized 5" for my Ham Radio. I like the concealment of your set-up.

 

[Dmarchand]

Sorry, just saw your replay. I wired them into the standard external speaker jack. Just cut and spliced.

Not sure on the wattage but I will say, this speaker is MUCH more powerful than the radio shack speaker. I had two of those previously and could barely hear them when cruising down the highway. This one, is barely on 1/4 turned up and is plenty loud.

 

[ntsqd]

The two previous weren't at the same time by chance?

I use a cheezy, tiny little speaker I got years ago from JCW. Think it cost $5 or so. Didn't work in the DB so it sat until I got Patch and it works great in the cab of a truck. Now to do something about the radio in La Ballena Negra.

 

[viatierra]

I picked up my second small Radio Shack speaker (1-for the CB and 1-for the 2M)...mounted my 2m just under the arm rest in my LC100...totally protected...great volume...attached with the special automotive grade Velcro...been there without issue for the past 2-months of off-roading!

Bump and a question. I'm a certified dork so bare with me... why couldn't I use the same speaker for both CB & HAM radio??

 

[1leglance]

you could as long as you weren't listening to both at the same time
I use the speaker built into my cb which is low mounted and an external speaker for the ham radio which is mounted under my headrest between the support bars, that way...
low = cb
behind me = ham
easy to tell who is talking if I have both going

 

[PhulesAU]

Simple answer..... you could if you ran 1 at a time. both inputs would probably over power the speaker and sound like crapola ( everybody trying to talk at once) effect. I use little Uniden ESP5's they've held up in the Jeep for going on 4 years with no degradation due to weather. they are light and I strap them directly to the spreader bars on the roll cage. Topless at 70mph and you can hear just fine..... Just gotta do something about wind noise in the mike:shakin:

 

[viatierra]

Crapola... gotcha. Didn't think about confusing which radio a transmission was coming from either. The stock CB speaker often doesn't have the oomff I'd like. Since I'm installing an external for the HAM, I want to improve the CB situtuation too. I was thinking about istalling 2 speakers together in the headliner like Bogusblake posted. Now I want to rethink that too. I figured that quality in transmission would help sort out which radio was active, but seperating the speakers is probably a better option. Decisions. This HAM radio is making me rethink all of my gadget installations!