Maratrac Hang-up box

n9ysu · Post by **n9ysu** » Mon May 02, 2005 9:29 pm

I have a Maratrac w/ A7 head...I have the hang-up box for it, but I need to know where to connect the two wires to.. I'd like the radio to stop scanning when I take the mic off hook...

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon May 02, 2005 11:21 pm

Maratracs do not use a Hang-up Box.

The hang-up is the metal "stud" on the mic, all you need is a grounded clip. Same as a spectra.

kf4sqb · Post by **kf4sqb** » Tue May 03, 2005 8:41 am

You also need to set that option in the RSS. I don't remember where you enable it, though.

Max-trac · Post by **Max-trac** » Tue May 03, 2005 12:36 pm

Or the mic has a pushbutton plunger on the hangup button.
And they behave differently depending on what ver eprom firmware and RSS you have (re scantalkback).

n9ysu · Post by **n9ysu** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:40 pm

Ok.. that's where I'm getting confused... in the rss, there's an option for 'hang-up box' behavior.. either csq scan, or scan stop. right now, it's set to scan stop, however, with the mic off hook , it doesn't stop scanning...

kf4sqb · Post by **kf4sqb** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:23 pm

In that case, I would suspect that someone has jumpered the HUB line inside the control head, or inside the mic.

wx4cbh · Post by **wx4cbh** » Wed May 04, 2005 4:41 pm

The RSS allows you to choose what the radio does when in either of the on-hook/off-hook HUB toggle conditions. The button on the back of the mic is "on-hook" when grounded, and "off-hook" when not. Check inside the mic to see if the black wire and the blue wire or their connectors have been jumpered together, and look inside the control head for a jumper that's been changed/added. If either is so, the radio won't "see" any kind of external mic hang-up device and won't respond to a change in being on-hook or off-hook.

n9ysu · Post by **n9ysu** » Wed May 04, 2005 7:44 pm

I'll have to do some checking then...thanks for the suggestions!