Any way to make my police radio louder?

[drjordan]

On its own, my police radio (Motorola MTS2000) is plenty loud enough. But when I put my ear piece in, I have to turn it up all the way. Then I bought some of the Surefire Comfort earpieces for it. They are comfortable, but I can hardly hear my radio with it. Nothing actually goes inside your ear canal, just around it. Anything I can buy to make the signal louder?

Thanks.

[ManInTan]

Get a new earpiece... Q-Tips also work wonders!

[Mr. CO]

On its own, my police radio (Motorola MTS2000) is plenty loud enough. But when I put my ear piece in, I have to turn it up all the way. Then I bought some of the Surefire Comfort earpieces for it. They are comfortable, but I can hardly hear my radio with it. Nothing actually goes inside your ear canal, just around it. Anything I can buy to make the signal louder?

Thanks.

Get a new ear piece. I had the same problem with my portable radio mic. Got a new mic, problem solved.

[Monty Ealerman]

You may be using a line-level (30 decibel) output as an earpiece feed. That would need secondary amplification. A regular intended-for-earpiece output is typically 300 ohm, and the amplitude range is typically somewhat more compressed compared to that sent to the typically 4 ohm or 8 ohm speaker. You can do what you want to if your radio has a line-level output, as long as you bring in a secondary amp. Powered headphones have local-to-them amplification, and should do the trick.

[10-31Mike]

Get a new earpiece... Q-Tips also work wonders!

What he said.

I use a cheap $12 earpiece (lasts about two months before it breaks) and never had that problem with it.

[355339]

I wish I had a radio in my car. We only have our portables and a spare battery. We also have to change channels for DL's, warrants, etc. It would be a lot easier to have one radio on main and the portable on whatever channel I (temporarily) was on.

[Narco]

with your index finger and thumb, grab the radio volume knob and GENTLY, turn it clockwise. it works wonders for me.

i know what you're saying. that earpiece is called a flexible open ear insert and i couldn't hear jack with mine either.

[hxd]

It's probably the earpiece.

My primary radio is a Moto MTS2000. I have a couple of earpieces for it. One of them is extra loud for high-noise environments. If you use OEM Moto accessories, you have a couple options available that should suit your needs. Drop me a PM if you'd like, and I can get you part numbers and pricing.

[stormz5192]

EarHugger works great for me, but I have to use the insert that isn't open.

[Looker]

a bigger ear??

[drjordan]

Thanks for the replies.