RadioGeek505
Newbie
I need some assistance.
I am looking to set up a Motorola APX 8500 as a dispatch radio in a temporary configuration to use with a Plantronics headset.
My department underwent a remodel once and when the main consoles were removed we were able to use Ericsson Orion radios in our makeshift dispatch center. The radio techs were able to use the data port on the back of the radio to connect a jack so the operators could use their headsets. They also wired in a foot pedal for PTT and connected an external speaker so no traffic was lost if the headset was unplugged.
We now have Motorola radios and the need has come up for us to do it again. I am now in the role of radio shop tech and am curious if anyone has ever accomplished such a thing. I have the radio pinout diagram for the APX 8500 but I am having a hard time locating a suitable headset jack. I still have one of the old Orion setups somewhere but they use an old plug style so I am unable to replicate the wiring. Dispatch currently uses the Plantronics SHS1890-310 6-wire amplifier with PTT.
I have tried Googling and looking through the threads here on RR but I am coming up with nothing. I know someone out there has to have done it before, I just need a push in the right direction.
I am looking to set up a Motorola APX 8500 as a dispatch radio in a temporary configuration to use with a Plantronics headset.
My department underwent a remodel once and when the main consoles were removed we were able to use Ericsson Orion radios in our makeshift dispatch center. The radio techs were able to use the data port on the back of the radio to connect a jack so the operators could use their headsets. They also wired in a foot pedal for PTT and connected an external speaker so no traffic was lost if the headset was unplugged.
We now have Motorola radios and the need has come up for us to do it again. I am now in the role of radio shop tech and am curious if anyone has ever accomplished such a thing. I have the radio pinout diagram for the APX 8500 but I am having a hard time locating a suitable headset jack. I still have one of the old Orion setups somewhere but they use an old plug style so I am unable to replicate the wiring. Dispatch currently uses the Plantronics SHS1890-310 6-wire amplifier with PTT.
I have tried Googling and looking through the threads here on RR but I am coming up with nothing. I know someone out there has to have done it before, I just need a push in the right direction.
