adding a ear jack on a saber mic?
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why dont you take the ear jack connector out of a Jedi Hirose adapter and somehow recase it in a saber hirose adapter and mate all of the proper connections. Other than the making of the case, I dont see why anybody wouldn't be able to provide you with the conection side of things. who knows...just an idea..do you think it would work?
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Brain Fart! i thought you meant to use a cheap radio shack earpiece, Not on a Speaker Mic....My Bad, As Far as I remember, Motorola Makes a Speaker Mic with a headphone jack on the side for the saber, and one for the Jedi series (on the bottom of the connector) and for the Gemini series as well (on the top of the connector. i bet Panik has one...check out his page...I remember I bought one when I was younger for my first radio (HT600) for $90.00, thats before I knew what the internet was. you could probably find one online for like $30-$35.00 in fair condition.
// does make a speaker mic with the jack on the side. The one that I have (standard, non-public safety) is model# NMN6166C.
You could probably add a jack to an existing mic yourself, if you could live with the mounting ring on the exterior. The genuine article comes with a screw and rubber gasket to seal it against moisture when not in use.
If you decide to add a jack, you will need a jack with a switched circuit on the tip conductor. To make it functional, you will need to:
1) Solder a jumper from one side of the speaker to the ring contact on the jack (in parallel with the existing wire).
2)Unsolder the lead from the other side of the speaker, and attach it to the common contact from the switched tip contact on the jack.
3) Solder a jumper from the switched contact on the jack back to the other terminal on the speaker.
With this configuration, when there is no plug in the jack, audio will be routed to the speaker, because the circuit in the jack will be closed. When a plug is inserted, the circuit to the speaker will be opened, and audio will only be heard on the device connected to the jack.
If moisture is not much of a concern for you, Radio Shack part# 274-426 (for an 1/8" plug) or 274-245 (for a 3/32 plug) will probably work for you.
You could probably add a jack to an existing mic yourself, if you could live with the mounting ring on the exterior. The genuine article comes with a screw and rubber gasket to seal it against moisture when not in use.
If you decide to add a jack, you will need a jack with a switched circuit on the tip conductor. To make it functional, you will need to:
1) Solder a jumper from one side of the speaker to the ring contact on the jack (in parallel with the existing wire).
2)Unsolder the lead from the other side of the speaker, and attach it to the common contact from the switched tip contact on the jack.
3) Solder a jumper from the switched contact on the jack back to the other terminal on the speaker.
With this configuration, when there is no plug in the jack, audio will be routed to the speaker, because the circuit in the jack will be closed. When a plug is inserted, the circuit to the speaker will be opened, and audio will only be heard on the device connected to the jack.
If moisture is not much of a concern for you, Radio Shack part# 274-426 (for an 1/8" plug) or 274-245 (for a 3/32 plug) will probably work for you.