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I've done something similar with my 208H as well.
I've used flat telephone style cable about 1.5 metres long, no ferrites, and a RJ45 back to back adaptor to connect the standard mike. Works fine, though I'm told I have some buzz on TX if I have my vehicle headlights on - not sure if it's alternator whine, or being induced through my unshielded section of cable, have yet to investigate that. -- To reply directly from this news group message, please remove the STOP and JUNK and change all 'z' to 's' in my email identity shown here. "Nick B." wrote in message ... On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:00:06 +1100, Jeßus wrote: On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:33:04 +1100, jonz proclaimed: "Jeßus" wrote in message news ![]() Picked up a 208H yesterday. Nice rig all round, especially if space is an issue. I'm quite impressed with the receiver, also a healthy 50W on UHF doesn't hurt. You get a reasonable length separation cable for the controller, BUT the mic cable is only about a metre long and connects to the main body of the radio, so basically you cannot remote mount the main unit any real distance. Why bother supplying a decent length cable for head but not for the mic makes no sense to me. The other thing is no bracket supplied for the controller/remote head... Of course, you can buy these things as 'optional extras', and presumably pay right through the nose for them too. I tried velcro for mounting the head, however its just a tad too heavy to be reliable. Looking at the OEM bracket, it ain't much at all, and in fact uses velcro to secure to the head. If I had the appropriate tools (which I don't) it would be pretty easy to fabricate one. I'll keep my eyes open, something should come along that'll suit. Anyway, I was thinking why not use ordinary CAT5 or similar for the mic cable and/or the separation cable? Has anyone done this, and if so a wiring diagram? Failing any of the above, if you know of any aftermarket equivalents for any of the above, also for the data cable, please spill the beans... most appreciated ![]() the fact the mike is not mounted on the control head seems to me be a major design fault. after all, phillips, tait, etc. got it right all that time ago...a retrograde step indeed.. just my two bobs worth............j (sorry no solutions :^) ) In hindsight it could be a real benefit if installed in a vehicle, as you could mount the head damn near anywhere due to it's small size and the cable is very thin... * except* as mentioned, they do not supply a lengthy cable for the mic, which is disappointing IMO. They probably couldn't have the mic socket on the head due to lack of space... The Icom 2720's mic connects to the head though. Now, if they could combine the best points of these two radios into one, they'd really be onto something. I use a 2m cat-5 cable and a back-to-back coupler. Fitted a clip-on ferrite to the cable where it plugs into the body. To mount the front panel I use a piece of plastic electrial trunking which is U-shaped channel and mounted this on a convenient universal joint I just happened to have laying around. The front panel then slides into the channel sideways and is gripped securely. Tried the velcro method, lasted almost a day before I devised the above. Icom's MB-58 looks pathetic as it requires velcro to grip rather than sliding in securely. You would think they might have duplicated the front panel slide/lock facility. -- Nick B. |
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