[arm-allstar] Motorola Setup

Chris Viningre chrisviningre at gmail.com
Wed Feb 14 16:52:39 EST 2018


I made two and they worked great. Thanks again.

Chris Viningre
70 W. Roadrunner
Salt Flat, Texas 79847
C:(915) 504-1510
chrisviningre at gmail.com


On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 10:47 AM, "Doug Crompton via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Chris,
>
> Attached is a drawing. Pin 3 (hook) to ground or pin 3 to 4.  You could
> also go inside the radio and ground it if you want.
>
>
> *73 Doug*
>
> *WA3DSP*
>
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 3:43 AM, "Chris Viningre via arm-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
> > Thanks Dan and Doug. I have a bag full of RJ-45s so I'll make so dummy
> > connectors. For now I plugged in the microphones and grounded them. Works
> > now.
> >
> > Chris Viningre
> > 70 W. Roadrunner
> > Salt Flat, Texas 79847
> > C:(915) 504-1510
> > chrisviningre at gmail.com
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 12:42 AM, "Doug Crompton via arm-allstar" <
> > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Chris,
> >>
> >>  If you don't have the jumper here are a couple of links that describe
> >> the history of the hangup switch and identifying the pins on the RJ
> >> connector.
> >>
> >> http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/maxtrac/maxtrac-mikes.html
> >>
> >> https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=repeater-builder@yahoo
> >> groups.com&q=subject:%22Re%5C%3A+%5C%5BRepeater%5C-Builder%
> >> 5C%5D+Motorola+Maxtrac+%5C-+Radius+Mic+Plug+Pins+to+
> >> Enable+CTCSS+decode%5C%3F%22&o=newest&f=1
> >>
> >>
> >> *73 Doug*
> >>
> >> *WA3DSP*
> >>
> >> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 2:24 AM, "Daniel G. Thompson via arm-allstar" <
> >> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Most commercial radios have what is known as a “hang up” switch. This
> is
> >>> so that if
> >>> you have the mic on the hook it keeps the radio quiet unless the call
> is
> >>> for your group.
> >>> If then mic is off hook the PL is defeated in case there is another
> user
> >>> with a different
> >>> tone using the system. You would then know that the repeater was in use
> >>> and you
> >>> needed to wait your turn. This is how it was done prior to trunking
> >>> radios.
> >>> With the Maxtrac you need to have a mic plug in the front of the radio
> >>> with a wire
> >>> from the hang up to the frame of the radio to make the PL work. I
> forget
> >>> what
> >>> pins it is, but a bit of searching should find it quickly for you. It
> >>> can be made out
> >>> of an RJ-45 and a short chunk of wire.
> >>>
> >>> Dan Thompson
> >>> dan at wmlogic.com
> >>>
> >>> *From:* "Chris Viningre via arm-allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 14, 2018 1:39 AM
> >>> *To:* arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> >>> *Cc:* Chris Viningre <chrisviningre at gmail.com>
> >>> *Subject:* [arm-allstar] Motorola Setup
> >>>
> >>> This may be off topic so contact me off the forum if needed. I
> >>> discovered that 2 of my Maxtrax radios are not PL squelch on received.
> The
> >>> transmit works fine. I'm using the Motorola programing software from
> >>> hamviop. I'm not sure if I missed something in programing or the
> >>> corversion. Thanks
> >>>
> >>> Chris Viningre WS5B
> >>> 70 W. Roadrunner
> >>> Salt Flat, Texas 79847
> >>> C:(915) 504-1510
> >>> chrisviningre at gmail.com
> >>>
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