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Review Summary For : Radio Shack Mobile Peaker
Reviews: 11MSRP: 24.00 uk
Description:
Amplified mobile speaker with mount and cables
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.radioshack.co.uk/category.php?viewCat=122
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N2MDV Rating: 2017-12-08
Best bang for the buck! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I've used these EXT Speakers for over 30 years, and compared to what Icom, Kenwood, and especially Motorola, would charge for their speakers, this speaker is the best bang for the buck indeed. They sound great and loud with less than a watts of audio from CB's, mobile HAM rigs, and even HT's. Too bad Radio Shack got greedy and replaced this passive speaker with a $30.00 active one in the late 1990's. (It's the same speaker, but with a 5W audio amp in it.) Still, if you see this speaker for $10.00, or less, at HAM'fests and garage sales, worth it!
KB0HAE Rating: 2012-11-21
Great Comm speaker. Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have been using these speakers for years with my Ham radios. They sound better than any other speaker that I have tried for HF and VHF radio use. That includes the much more expensive matching speakers for several HF radios. These have been discontinued for a few years now, but I recently found a fifth one for a spare on eBay. RS has a new Comm speaker with the same part number as these, but I have not tried the newer one.

If you see one, buy it!
VR2XMQ Rating: 2008-05-04
Damm good for FM use Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I picked two of these up for $5 a piece and it was money well spent. The are very clear especially for FM use.

Steve, VR2XMQ
K3MOV Rating: 2008-02-11
It gets better as I get older! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have used several of these non-amplified speakers for both mobile and base use. (Never had an RF feedback problem because of no amplification circuit.) I don't do mobile anymore, but I actually have one hooked up in parallel with my ICOM SP 20 speaker. I'm not sure of what its frquency response is, but I do know that as my hearing gets worse with age, I am able to hear QSOs from this speaker that I cannot make out with my SP 20, even with the filters activated. It ain't pretty, but it sure beats a hearing aid or that MFJ product that Martin Jue "invented" because he was losing his high frquency hearing. I also use one as my computer speaker. As you can imagine, I'm listening to news and talk not high quality music ;-) The product fills a gap for me.
KI4TVH Rating: 2007-10-29
Very satisfied Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I bought this extension speaker at my local RS last week. My only complaint would be that it's a big on the large size for mobile use and I couldn't find a good place to hide it, it wouldn't fit under the seat. I've got it mounted just in front of the seat on the floor pointing up. It makes a huge difference over the iternal speaker of my mobile, which is mounted under the driver's seat.
KE5OKQ Rating: 2007-08-06
Tin can & string audio Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Used itin my base. Cheap plastic case. Very tinny audio, RFI feedback on transmit. Replaced with pair of $18 Altec Lansing amplified speakers. No comparison. RS speakers were a waste of $$$
KO6UJ Rating: 2006-12-30
14 yrs of using 2 in my Rx7 Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I bought two of these amplified speakers for use in my 1987 Rx7 daily driver. After 14 years of non-stop usage I cannot complain. They work quite well, and the amplified pair are more than adequate in getting over the sound of my 75dBa Rx7.

No problems, works well, a no-brainer.

73
K3SUI Rating: 2006-06-14
Not bad for an RS product! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I bought one of these because of all the "5" ratings it was getting. The first one would work for about 15 secs and the power light would fade out. Problem was internal to the speaker. Returned it for a replacement and have been using this for a few weeks. Very nice speaker. I needed to roll up the windows to hear the radio because of the road noise. I can keep the windows down, now and NO PROBLEMS hearing this speaker. It is amazingly loud. The tone is "communications quality". If you want HiFi you will HATE this speaker ... but if you want to hear the guy on the radio, this is the speaker to get. For the money ... it cannot be beat!!
K5MTF Rating: 2005-09-21
Great speaker for the cost Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I bought this amplified speaker to go under my passenger seat to go with my dual-band mobile rig. I have the "a" band wired into the car stereo system but wanted to be able to monitor the "b" band at the same time. I feel that I get great sound from the speaker with plenty of volume, even under the seat where I mounted it. Clarity is good. I would recommend this without reservation.
DT593 Rating: 2004-03-01
Best out of 10 tried Time Owned: more than 12 months.
about 10 years ago I noticed that my taste in music started to change...I put baffles in My Harley Davidson Chopper and a new heavy door between my radio room and the living room (Where my wife hangs out) I also noticed that radios which I always thought sounded OK started to have sounds actually irritating to my ears. I bought 50 dollar Motorola mobile speakers...MFJ......Mighty Mites and what have you...end result was I found the goofy little under dash extention speakers sold at Radio Shack actually had the most pleasing sound quality for listening to VOICE communications. I am not trying to compare one of these little babies to anything like my Kenwood SP-940 speaker or anything in that leaugue...but for a CHEAP little external speaker dont waste your time with all the oddballs out there just go to the shack and save yourself some time. I have also been very very pleased with the amplified version (newer one without a volume control on it) of their underdash speaker. Used with my Pro-43 handheld scanner it works great. I can actually hear what is being said while driving over 25MPH. the older models of the amplified speakers are fine but I like the newer ones that are adjusted via the input given them..NICE CLEAR and LOUD if need be