New Motrorola MAXTRAC programming cable?

CHEFA2001 · Post by **CHEFA2001** » Thu Jan 24, 2002 5:24 pm

I today saw a maxtrac programming cable with a black 3x4" box in the middle of the wiring with a BNC female jack on the top. Is this the new version of the Motorola Service cable for these radios?

Just wondered since it looks quite like a nice "home-brew" to me, and not a usual service cable with the green booty over the pinned jack, etc....

perthcom · Post by **perthcom** » Fri Jan 25, 2002 12:15 pm

That box only contains the connection for the mic audio wire to that BNC connector.

My first cable over 10 years ago was a Motorola cable with that box on it, and I never ever used the mic audio connection provided on the box.

I've made all the cables since and have never seen a time where it would be needed. If i want mic audio, I plug in a mic!

Bruce

CHEFA2001 · Post by **CHEFA2001** » Fri Jan 25, 2002 2:32 pm

Intersting info...
Thanks

Will · Post by **Will** » Fri Jan 25, 2002 4:42 pm

Ours are simmular, having a BNC connector, on a short cable from the RIB end, for the audio generator input to check and set a radio's transmitter deviation.