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So here's a tool you need. Mike socket wrench.

nomadradio

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The round nut used to hold a 4-pin or 5-pin mike socket to the radio has four slots. This tool is built to engage those slots so it can be removed and put back without destroying it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1748786678...d=link&campid=5336136228&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

Bought two of them years ago, and some schmuck stole one of them. Forgot where they came from until stumbling across the Ebay dealer "tex-pan" again. I restocked, and it appears he has more of them to sell.

I have found no other source for a proper and robust tool to do this job.

73
 

The round nut used to hold a 4-pin or 5-pin mike socket to the radio has four slots. This tool is built to engage those slots so it can be removed and put back without destroying it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174878667880?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

Bought two of them years ago, and some schmuck stole one of them. Forgot where they came from until stumbling across the Ebay dealer "tex-pan" again. I restocked, and it appears he has more of them to sell.

I have found no other source for a proper and robust tool to do this job.

73
There's nothing better than having the correct tool for the job.
 
The round nut used to hold a 4-pin or 5-pin mike socket to the radio has four slots. This tool is built to engage those slots so it can be removed and put back without destroying it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174878667880?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

Bought two of them years ago, and some schmuck stole one of them. Forgot where they came from until stumbling across the Ebay dealer "tex-pan" again. I restocked, and it appears he has more of them to sell.

I have found no other source for a proper and robust tool to do this job.

73
Just ordered one, thanks for the heads up.
 
looks like they are out of stock right now.

i remember seeing this exact product for sale on my local Craigslist years back, but of course didn't buy one back then.

i sure hope he starts selling more of them because i have always wanted one.
LC
 
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Mine showed up. Seems to be pretty well made. It wasn't until I had it in hand that I realized the hole in the tool was to put a screwdriver through for leverage.
 
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I made mine out of a PL-259 connector. The threads on it are exactly the same as the mic jack. Grind the threads off on the 259 with a Dremel barrel stone until it slips over the mic jack, then use a cutting disk to form the two notches. The photo best describes what I did. Sometimes I grip the tool with pliers when it's too tight. I like the idea of adding a couple holes for a crossbar.

mic wrench.JPG
 
The round nut used to hold a 4-pin or 5-pin mike socket to the radio has four slots. This tool is built to engage those slots so it can be removed and put back without destroying it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1748786678...d=link&campid=5336136228&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

Bought two of them years ago, and some schmuck stole one of them. Forgot where they came from until stumbling across the Ebay dealer "tex-pan" again. I restocked, and it appears he has more of them to sell.

I have found no other source for a proper and robust tool to do this job.

73
What do you use for the nuts on volume control, squelch ect? Do you use a basic stem socket like used in plumbing?
 

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