Spy Review

The Wireless Covert Earpiece has been on my wishlist for a very long time. The earpiece allows you to listen to a radio device such as a radio transceiver or radio scanner where there are no visible wires from the radio device to your ears. This earpiece device is commonly used by government security agencies and surveillance teams in police forces.

The earpiece fits inside the ear, and features a tiny amplifier, button cell and small aerial. The user wears an inductive neck loop around their shoulders underneath their thin clothing. The inductive loop plugs into the earphone socket of the radio device and turns the output signal from the earphone socket into an electromagnetic (EM) signal (effectively amplitude modulation). The EM signal is received by the wireless earpiece, amplified slightly, and then converted into sound which the user can hear in their ear. The EM signal is not a strong one, but the distance between the earpiece and the loop is very short and sufficient for the earpiece to work correctly.

Used in the correct way, the earpiece allows inviduals to stay in communication with the rest of their surveillance team. Hiding the wiring to the ear prevents the mark or other members of the public becoming suspicious, and thus keeping the operation covert. I can imagine that there are more covert versions that look like normal hearing aids too!

ShowComms sell all of the accessories you need to get a fully operational covert earpiece!