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Adastra Megaphones

Adastra megaphones amplify a voice for announcements, alerts and crowd control at events and in public spaces. This page holds compact handhelds with folding handles, pistol grip megaphones from 10W to 30W, a 25W vehicle megaphone with a horn speaker for vehicle roofs, and a 50W megaphone with an aluminium flare. Most have a siren, and several add USB/SD playback, Bluetooth, a rechargeable battery or a loop recorder for repeated messages.

Choosing Adastra Megaphones

Decide how far the voice has to carry, how the megaphone will be powered, and whether it must play a recorded or stored message as well as live speech.

Range and power

With its built-in 10W amplifier, the pistol grip 952.004UK can project sound up to 600m in ideal conditions. The 25W 952.016UK can project clear sound up to 1km depending on conditions, using an anti-feedback microphone with a push to talk switch, and comes with a 5m lead and cigarette lighter plug for 12Vdc operation. The 50W 952.050UK can project sound as far as 1.5km for event management and crowd control, and runs on 10 x D batteries, not supplied, or 12Vdc.

Batteries, handles and microphones

The RM10 952.010UK runs from a removable 18650 Li-ion cell and comes with a USB to DC plug charging lead. The 15W 952.025UK also uses a removable 18650 lithium-ion battery, recharged with the supplied USB to DC lead from a standard USB charger. Compact models such as the 952.001UK have a folding handle, a wrist strap and an integral rear microphone, while the 952.019UK has an anti-feedback microphone that can be attached to the megaphone or held in the hand.

Recorded messages, media and vehicles

For repeated announcements the L01R 952.002UK records and plays back messages of up to 15 seconds, and the 952.025UK has a 240 second loop recorder. The 952.025UK also plays MP3 files from USB and microSD and has a Bluetooth receiver for a phone used as a remote microphone. The 952.007UK vehicle megaphone has an active horn speaker on an adjustable bracket with a removable suction cup, a detachable handset, and power from a 12V cigar lighter lead.

ModelOutputKey feature
952.001UK10WFolding handle, siren
L01R 952.002UK10WLoop player and recorder
952.004UK10WUp to 600m, ideal conditions
RM10 952.010UK10WRemovable Li-ion cell
952.025UK15WUSB/microSD, Bluetooth
952.016UK25WUp to 1km, 12Vdc lead
952.007UK25WVehicle roof horn
952.050UK50WUp to 1.5km, aluminium flare

Related categories

For fixed installations see PA speakers and systems and outdoor speakers, add amplification from amplifiers and mixers, or browse the wider audio and visual range.

Frequently asked questions

How does a megaphone speaker work?

A megaphone picks up your voice through a built-in or handheld microphone, boosts it with a small amplifier and pushes it out through a horn-shaped speaker. The flared horn directs the sound forward, so speech carries further than a raised voice. How far it reaches varies with output power, background noise and weather. The range here includes handheld, shoulder-slung and vehicle megaphones.

What is a megaphone?

A megaphone is a portable loudspeaker, usually hand-held, that makes a voice loud enough to be heard by a crowd or across an open space. Many have a siren setting, and some can record and repeat a message or play audio over USB, SD or Bluetooth. They are often used at events, sports days, schools, protests and evacuation drills.

Are megaphones legal in the UK?

Yes, owning and using a megaphone is legal in the UK, but where and when it is used is controlled. Using a loudspeaker in a street is restricted at night and for advertising, and councils can act against noise nuisance. Venues, event organisers and landowners may also set their own rules, so check before using one at an event.

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