Motorola Mic wiring
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 11:12 pm
Hi All, I know this might sound stupid to some people here, however I want to try to wire a Motorola hand mic to an old CB for over the road trips with my RV. I know Motorola makes quality products. The CB stock mics are mostly crap. The CB takes a standard 4 wire mic, but luckily for me the radio comes with a 6 pin socket with 2 of the pins empty. What would it take to find an amplified 6 wire Motorola hand mic. Energize the 2 unused pins on the socket on the radio with 12V to power (or the necessary voltage) to power the amp in the mic and utilize the other 4 wires on the mic for AUD, SHIELD, PTT, GROUND? I know most Motorola microphones do not use shielded mic wires for the audio pair. I would be willing to put on a new cord. I think most CB's use a 600 ohm mic????? Which Motorola mic would be the best for the project? And would someone here be willing to attempt the project?
Also I would be willing to use an unamplified mic if there is one that will work easier and the impedance is close, the radio has a mic gain control already in it and it has adequate audio.
Also I would be willing to use an unamplified mic if there is one that will work easier and the impedance is close, the radio has a mic gain control already in it and it has adequate audio.