ZS6HZ
Member
Hi,
I see in the documentation that the DP-2000 and DP4000 series radios require a PMLN6154A RF adaptor to interface the radio with test equipment... at $130 for the adaptor and another $110 for the adaptor holder, these seems quite steep.
According to Motorola, the antenna connector on the top of the radio is ONLY for an antenna, and can't be used to test the radio because it doesn't incorporate both "hot" and "earth/ground". You have to connect to a small socket hidden inside the radio under a small rubber bung.
The socket looks like the socket that is found in the DP1400 and CP series portables, but it is recessed further into the body of the radio so a standard screw-in adaptor for the CP series won't reach.
Three questions:
1) Is there a cheaper adaptor available, and if so, where?
2) Could a CP adaptor be modified to fit it one removes the screw-in collar on the adaptor?
3) What is the description of the coaxial socket on the inside of the radio? Is it a standard size?
I eagerly await comments.
Marc
I see in the documentation that the DP-2000 and DP4000 series radios require a PMLN6154A RF adaptor to interface the radio with test equipment... at $130 for the adaptor and another $110 for the adaptor holder, these seems quite steep.
According to Motorola, the antenna connector on the top of the radio is ONLY for an antenna, and can't be used to test the radio because it doesn't incorporate both "hot" and "earth/ground". You have to connect to a small socket hidden inside the radio under a small rubber bung.
The socket looks like the socket that is found in the DP1400 and CP series portables, but it is recessed further into the body of the radio so a standard screw-in adaptor for the CP series won't reach.
Three questions:
1) Is there a cheaper adaptor available, and if so, where?
2) Could a CP adaptor be modified to fit it one removes the screw-in collar on the adaptor?
3) What is the description of the coaxial socket on the inside of the radio? Is it a standard size?
I eagerly await comments.
Marc