Got my T3011CX and my Sabers now have encryption modules. Just can't bring myself to spend $180 for the cable from moto.
I'd like to build my own cable, but can't find a source for the hirose adapter.
Can anyone please tell me where I could get the adapter?
HELP! Need TKN8506 KVL Cable for Saber
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TKN8506B is a Saber/Astro Saber KVL cable. There is no hi-rose connection on it. If you want a hi-rose cable, then that is part number TKN8531C. You will then need an adapter to plug into the hi-rose connector to fit what ever radio you're trying to key load. You can use the hi-rose connectors for the saber radio as long as they have a "D" stamped on the back of them. I'm using a TKN8531C with a Spectra adapter and a Saber adapter, so I no longer need the Saber only cable. List is still $180.00 for this cable. I bought it new from MOL and have rarely used it. Again, the cable I'm selling is strictly for Saber/Astro Sabers.
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Question on Hirose Connectors?
While on this subject...I understand the one marked D will load with the Astro Sabers, won't the ones not marked with a D work on standard Saber radios?RESCUE161 wrote:TKN8506B is a Saber/Astro Saber KVL cable. There is no hi-rose connection on it. If you want a hi-rose cable, then that is part number TKN8531C. You will then need an adapter to plug into the hi-rose connector to fit what ever radio you're trying to key load. You can use the hi-rose connectors for the saber radio as long as they have a "D" stamped on the back of them. I'm using a TKN8531C with a Spectra adapter and a Saber adapter, so I no longer need the Saber only cable. List is still $180.00 for this cable. I bought it new from MOL and have rarely used it. Again, the cable I'm selling is strictly for Saber/Astro Sabers.
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You can build a TKN8506 for next to nothing if you have the right parts laying around. I just used a MX300 speaker mic connector and a saber speaker mic cable, a little work and you have a keyload cable for next to nothing.
Maybe $30 tops!
Maybe $30 tops!
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Yeah, I would recommend building your own saber KVL cable, too. I bought one of the $26 Astro Saber programming cables from http://www.kawamall.com, and made a KVL cable out of it. The PCB inside this saber connector has solder pads in all locations, so you just have to move a spring loaded pin or two.
The kawamall stuff is cheap and cheesy, but for a KVL cable it'll work fine. I did have to use a knife to trim the little latch on the saber connector to make it fit a little easier, but it wasn't too bad.
The kawamall XTS/Jedi cables won't be easy to make a KVL cable out of, though, as they're glued together, and don't have solder pads in the right places.
The kawamall stuff is cheap and cheesy, but for a KVL cable it'll work fine. I did have to use a knife to trim the little latch on the saber connector to make it fit a little easier, but it wasn't too bad.
The kawamall XTS/Jedi cables won't be easy to make a KVL cable out of, though, as they're glued together, and don't have solder pads in the right places.