W7 head on a W5 Astro Spectra

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hamptonbeach
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W7 head on a W5 Astro Spectra

Post by hamptonbeach »

Can an Astro Spectra that originally had a W5 head be used with a W7 head with no other modifications?

Sorry if this has been asked before - I did a brief search and came up with nothing.
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Josh
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Post by Josh »

The difference between the physical control heads A5 and A7 is merely the plastic face.

One will work on the other, but the extra buttons (1-5, * 0 & #) won't work unless the radio is a 'A7' too.

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Post by jmr061 »

I sent you a PM on this issue.

Jason
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