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Radio connector question

OzCam · 2015-07-06 21:40:52

Sorry if this has been answered before... If I wanted to buy 2 or 3 PTT or earpiece cables for the most popular radios in airsoft, and for VHF radios for the likes of Bellurgan, which connectors do I need? I'm sure I'd need a Motorola 2-pin, but are they all the same? I know the XTN and BaoFeng are popular, are the…

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06-07-2015 10:40pm

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OzCam

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Sorry if this has been answered before...

If I wanted to buy 2 or 3 PTT or earpiece cables for the most popular radios in airsoft, and for VHF radios for the likes of Bellurgan, which connectors do I need?

I'm sure I'd need a Motorola 2-pin, but are they all the same? I know the XTN and BaoFeng are popular, are the connectors the same?

I have an ICom 2-pin already.

Thanks.

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#2 07-07-2015 7:49pm
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Motorola 1 pin?

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#3 10-07-2015 7:10pm
OzCam

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I found a really useful UK resource for connector types - it even has names for them:

http://www.radios-uk.com/radioPlugs.htm

Here's another one, from the US:

http://xltcommunications.com/resources/connector-chart.html

I also found out that most of the Baofeng/Pofung radios take a Kenwood 2-pin KA. Some of them take a 1-pin connector.

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