Like most of the commercial stuff of that era, .... the unit was locked into a car or truck instead of bolted in. It made for an easier repair to just unlock it rather than unbolting everything. It sat in a cradle with the locking mechanism that WAS bolted to the car body. GE and RCA also had their "keys".......GE's was a B210/810? Maybe......? its been a while since I handled any of that old stuff....
KM3W ________________________________ From: Chuck Kelsey <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 12:50:18 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] dumb question: what is purpose of lock on Mitrek? It simply locks the cover in place. You'll want a key anyway. Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "KP3FT" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 12:09 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] dumb question: what is purpose of lock on Mitrek? > Hi, > I know it's a dumb question, but after scouring the internet for info, I > find everything about locks and replacement keys for Motorolas and other > radios, but I still don't know what locking the Mitrek actually does. > Does it kill all power to the radio, or disable certain functions? I'm > asking because I just acquired a low-band Mitrek that I need to power up > and verify its working condition. It doesn't have a control head, so I > need to use the front panel pins, but if the radio is locked, I may end up > getting nowhere and still not know if it's either the radio that is bad, > it is locked out, or I wired it wrong. This is the first Mitrek I've had. > Thanks for any help. > Jeff KP3FT > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3100 - Release Date: 08/29/10 02:34:00
