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question about my motorola visar

Thread starter m35gibson
Start date Mar 26, 2009

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m35gibson

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Mar 26, 2009

hello all from pa!
im new to your little community,so please bear with my newbie questions.

i just recently bought a pair of motorola visar radios,your probably asking why? anyway,,i was talked into
getting them for our hunting trips, camping etc,,,,after buying a set off ebay, replacing batteries, antennas,
buying a duel charger, and listen only earbuds,,i think they are pretty nice radios(which i plan to be buried with, after the amount i spent to get them nice) my question,,,,the earbuds i bought,, standard 3.5mm jack
wont work with my radios,,,,now ive owend several motorola rigs,,,this is the first time ive ever owned
a radio, that wouldnt operate a standard earbud. it basically keeps the transmit open. does visar use some special accseory jack that only uses special 3.5mm accesories??

thanks

kevin gibson