No court reporter should leave home without it.

I cannot recommend too highly that every stenotype court reporter and every voice writer court reporter always have the Radio Shack Personal Amplification System with them at
every job they take.

To view a picture of the device, go to the following web site section:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2104057&cp=&sr=1&origkw=amplifier+listener&kw=amplifier+listener&parentPage=search

The Radio Shack Personal Amplification System amplifies voices to make them louder.

The system is a must-have for every stenotype and voice writer court reporter who is confronted with soft spoken witnesses, lawyers and judges.

The system is a must-have for every stenotype and voice writer court reporter who is confronted with having to take down voices spoken from far distances away.

Also, a terrific advantage of the system is that you can sit anywhere in the room or at a deposition table and you can hear well the soft spoken witness or the witness who turns his head away from you while speaking.

Also, in taking hearings in large rooms, you can use the 20 foot audio extension cord and place your stereo listener next to the speaker 20 feet away and hear perfectly.

As with many good things, the system has drawbacks. Using the headset prevents you from knowing which direction a voice is coming from. So sometimes I use the headset with the headset just over one ear.

Also, you may need to take the headsets off if a speaker is speaking next to you in a large auditorium so that you are not hearing the voice from the personal amplification system placed perhaps 20 feet away from you.

In large barn-like auditoriums, I have used as many as 3 of the Radio Shack amplified stereo listeners with 20 foot cords placed in different parts of the room, but it's frantic ripping one headset off and putting another headset on as speakers speak from different parts of the room.

So the Radio Shack amplified stereo listener is a must for stenotype and voice writer court reporters, but the system must be used keeping in mind its drawbacks -- not knowing where a voice is coming from if you have both ears covered by the headset.

All in all, the Radio Shack amplified stereo listener is a terrific tool for stenotype and voice writer court reporters, and I always use it whenever possible. It is a fantastic help.

Some court reporters also tie the Radio Shack amplified listener in with taping systems in their courtrooms. If anyone is interested in such a use, they can contact me and I can send them details of how various court reporters have adapted the Radio Shack amplified stereo listener for use in their courtrooms.

Over the years I have recommended this device on court reporter forums, and the system parts and prices are always changing.

As of June 2007, the following are the part numbers and prices of the Radio Shack Personal Amplification System components:

Now, another device you shouldn't be without is a Radio Shack Pocket Battery Tester, Part #22-093.

The Pocket Battery Tester sells for $6.99.

It tests several different size batteries, and I am always using my tester to check the batteries on my TV remote control.