At 09:09 AM 08/29/10, you wrote: >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
<http://www.repeater-builder.com/keyspage/keyspage-index.html> Please don't solder to the front connector pins. Get hold of a matching connector and solder to that. Please go to this web page at <http://www.repeater-builder.com/mitrek/mitrek-index.html> and scroll down to the Low Band section and read the articles on 6m mods. Then scroll down to the "Non-RF" section and read the two articles titled "Interfacing the Mitrek mobile radio to your repeater controller" and "Karl AK2O and the Spokane Repeater Group have a different take on converting the Mitrek". Both have good info on interfacing (i.e. connecting to the radio) and mounting/cooling. Mike WA6ILQ
