Hello new guy here. I have 3 Motorola professional radio microphones that I picked up at a garage sale. I believe the radio provides power to the microphone (electret?). I doubt i caN reuse these for cb, but I wanted a better opinion
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rewire Motorola Professional Mic for CB use?
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Depends on what you got. Did you look up the model #'s of the mics? Did you look st the spec sheet and find out if they are low impedance mics? Do you have a mic wiring diagram of those mics?
Need to find that stuff out. If they fall into the same specs as a CB ('low impedance') dynamic mic; then they may work well. If they are electret mics; then you can't use them on a CB. Motorola didn't make any junk- IIRC . . .
Need to find that stuff out. If they fall into the same specs as a CB ('low impedance') dynamic mic; then they may work well. If they are electret mics; then you can't use them on a CB. Motorola didn't make any junk- IIRC . . .
there were no spec sheets available. They were just 3 tangled mics i got for 50 cents. I will have to look closer tomorrow (later today?). I gotta go to work now.
If you figure out how to do this, let me know. Motorola seems to have put a little effort into making their mics incompatible with other equipment. There are three problems with getting this to work on another radio. The mic is powered by the radio. To complicated issues, this power is the current flowing through the closed TX connections. Meaning when you place the preamp and mic element across the TX line, the radio transmits while this current powers the mic. Last, there are no contacts available to control a receiver.
There's a way to make these mics work on standard CB radios, but requires a relay to be installed in the radio. If you have some electronics savvy, and are good with a soldering iron, it can be done. I have wired in a few of these mics on some Cobra 148 GTL's a with good success in the past.
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Found this diagram for the mic. Looks like it requires voltage for the condenser mic element and circuit to operate.
I have 2 new motorola mics for sale. here on this site....really cheap.
this project is beyond my skill
this project is beyond my skill
Any new info on this, or the new model 10 pin mics?
My buddys company is updating all their equipment and I may be able to get some of their throwaways.
My buddys company is updating all their equipment and I may be able to get some of their throwaways.
Care to share the details? I'm looking to do the same thing as I'm lucky if i get 2 months out of a mic before the plastic POS clip breaks off in my Jeep.
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What radio are you currently running in the Jeep? Give me a model, and I can assist from there.
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What radio are you currently running in the Jeep? Give me a model, and I can assist from there.
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Ok, good, can you get the model number off the mic? I'll need that also. I'll look up the schematics for both the radio and mic, and go from there.
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