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Desktrac Adding second radio

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:43 am
by kc0sdu
How much trouble is it to add a second maxtrac to a desktrac with the tone card in it to make it a repeater?

Re: Desktrac Adding second radio

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:25 pm
by Will
The tone card comes out. You will have to make up the cable for the second radio. And that can be configured for a repeater.

Re: Desktrac Adding second radio

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:28 am
by kc0sdu
i was hoping to keep the tone card functions

Re: Desktrac Adding second radio

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 12:53 pm
by Will
kc0sdu wrote:i was hoping to keep the tone card functions

Why? Need more info on your intended application. We probably have an ap for that already.

Re: Desktrac Adding second radio

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:28 pm
by kc0sdu
would like to have the repeater function of it and have it also connected to a centracom

Re: Desktrac Adding second radio

Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:13 pm
by Will
The interface cable is no longer available. You have to make a cable that mates with the RX radio front connector and solders into the Desktrac's front panel circuit board. Difficult? Yes you bet it is.

Re: Desktrac Adding second radio

Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:50 am
by kc0sdu
okay, so its something that solders to the front of the radio, ebay it will be to get one to do what i want LOL its prolly just as cheap to do that than spend the time with all that

Re: Desktrac Adding second radio

Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 2:09 pm
by Will
No the cable plugs into the RX radio chassis where the control head was. The connectors are available from Mouser and others. I will lookup the connector part number if you wish.