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I just purchased a Maxtrac to use as a receive only radio. It will have no microphone. Can the stupid HUB defeats PL feature be disabled in programming, or must I purchase a mic shorting plug? If I need the plug, what is the part number, and where do I get one on the cheap?

BTW it is a low-band model.

aul

grab a cat5 cable, lop off an end of it - leaving you about an inch of wiring. connect the wires for pins 3 & 4...this will force the hook line to ground, radio will think its hung up.

I guess that means no programming solution. I have some spare CAT5 cables laying around, will search intergoogle for the pin diagram and such, thanks!

Paul

batlabs website has it all.

You can always acquire the shorting plug from MOL also.

There IS a programming option. Load the code plug from the radio, choose Change/Edit Code Plug, Radio-Wide, then on the lower left you should see:

Off-Hook PL/DPL - - - [Y/N]

The manual states: "If this option is enabled, going “off-hook” with a microphone on a channel receiving the wrong PL/DPL code will not unsquelch the radio. The monitor button still functions normally, unsquelching the radio regardless of PL/DPL code. The off/hook PL/DPL can be programmed as a radio-wide function by selecting “Y” to enable it or “N” to disable it."

So you want to set it to "Y" to always require PL/DPL to open the squelch, just as if you had the mike in the hang-up bracket.

Bob M.