Fair enough... but a real Motorola labeled RIB is almost unobtanium on eBay, and expensive to buy new. For $35, a reasonably well designed and built RIB can come direct from China. They work. They work well. And I have yet to see any compatibility issues with any radios I've used them on.
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Fair enough... but a real Motorola labeled RIB is almost unobtanium on eBay, and expensive to buy new. For $35, a reasonably well designed and built RIB can come direct from China. They work. They work well. And I have yet to see any compatibility issues with any radios I've used them on.
is the price really that much diffrent? i use ribless cables from Moto.. cable from LT to radio done deal.
How much did you pay Motorola for the cable?
it's been a while but i think about $70? i could be wrong like i said it's been a while i'm going to look and see if i can find my receipt but i dont think i have it
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i am very curious now... I took a quick look on ebay and online but i could not find a price.. sometime you can find them online .. but i think i might be right saying $70 or so might even be more.. cant remember I only have waris radios anyhow cdm's and ht 1550's.. and such...
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