I WENT DOWN TO THE BOAT AND LOOKED ON THE BACK OF THE VHF UNIT.IT DID NOT HAVE A EXTERNAL PLUG, HOWEVER IT DID HAVE SOME WIRES TWISTED TOGATHER. I CALLED UNIDEN AND AFTER HOLDING FOREVER TALKED WITH A NICE LADY AND SHE TOLD ME WHAT WIRES WERE WHAT,ALSO THAT THE FACTORY INTERNAL SPEAKER WAS IN STOCK!!2.35 FOR SPEAKER 2.99 FOR SHIPPING!! SO I HOOKED UP A OLD CUBE SPEAKER I HAD NOW EVERYTHING WORKS! SO I GUSS I WILL ORDER THE REPLACEMENT THIS WEEK. I LOVE IT WHWN A PLAN COMES TOGATHER!!!!!!!!!!