We bought some Motorola R7 series radios at my workplace. We ordered some aftermarket microphones for them. Transmission made through the mic can be heard on other radios, but transmissions from other radios is coming through the radio itself and not the wired microphone. Any help is appreciated.
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Mic Help for Motorola R7 Series Radio (Non Display Screen)
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get the motorola mic.. The aftermarket probably is not wired correctly
JNE
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All current aftermarket microphones for the R7 utilize the genuine Motorola accessory connector. This is because Motorola encrypted the output of the accessory/programming connector, making it difficult for most aftermarket companies to crack or reverse engineer it. Therefore, despite being aftermarket products, these microphones still rely on the authentic Motorola accessory connector.
Aftermarket support vendors would be Impact Communications and Power Products.
It may be a setting on the Code Plug, on the CPS you can select what microphone is used, under general settings. I'm not totally sure on the R7 radios, but i've had a very simular issues, and the codeplug was set to default settings, which uses the accessory, when connected. I found that connecting the headset while the radio is on, sometimes causes issues with connectivity. Try connecting the headset prior to turning the radio on. It may also be worth giving the connector a quick clean with some contact cleaner.
