The BCT-7 has a built in speaker and a provision for an external speaker as a simple plug in. I am currently using it with its own built-in speaker but will soon try an external to see if it improves the sound clarity.

 

How loud is the built in speaker, with the unit buried in the console?

Ed

 

I got the Uniden BCT-8 scanner installed yesterday. I had a hole carved out from the top of the empty compartment directly beneath the speaker of the scanner (which is on its bottom). Therefore the natural open consol slot acts as a conduit for the speaker. Sounds pretty good.

 

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You first want to find out if the police dept by you uses a digital system or 800/900 Mhz and if they are trunked.