I have a Saber and Systems saber and an Astro Saber cable. .
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I have a Saber and Systems saber and an Astro Saber cable. .
Well I mosleyed on over to my programming desk and found my Saber cable is actually an Astro Saber/Saber Si cable. Bummer.
What do you reccomend for a Saber/Systems Saber cable?
Some ribless or usb concoction off fleabay or a rib to radio from fleabay or an OEM cable from Mother M?
Also, what is a Saber Si?
What do you reccomend for a Saber/Systems Saber cable?
Some ribless or usb concoction off fleabay or a rib to radio from fleabay or an OEM cable from Mother M?
Also, what is a Saber Si?
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Just make a "dongle" that plugs into the cable that switches the two pins. Batlabs is down right now or I would tell you. The only difference in the Astro Saber cable and the Saber cable is two pins are swapped. Plug the dongle in to program regular Sabers / Sysytems Sabers - take the dongle off to program Astro Sabers. I do the same thing here, but I have a Saber cable.
Saber Si is an 800 MHz analog only radio that looks like an Astro Saber.
Saber Si is an 800 MHz analog only radio that looks like an Astro Saber.
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I believe it's pins 6 and 8 that are swapped. Double-check the Batlabs site though, but as Rescue161 says, it's literally a matter of switching one pin to make it work. I just ran a few cables between the RIB and the cable, and swapped two of them. As I said, I think it's 6 and 8, but you ought to get some corroboration on that before writing the radio.
Radio Shack has a nice adapter that works very well for swapping the connections. Spend a few bucks and get that. It consists of a db25 connector on each end soldered to a cicrcuit board and a bunch of loose wire jumpers. You solder them in the right places. So you can make an adapter to flip the pins.
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That is exactly what I used. Very easy and very neat.KB9KST wrote:Radio Shack has a nice adapter that works very well for swapping the connections. Spend a few bucks and get that. It consists of a db25 connector on each end soldered to a cicrcuit board and a bunch of loose wire jumpers. You solder them in the right places. So you can make an adapter to flip the pins.
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Why bother getting another cable? Or even making a dongle? Put a toggle switch in the DB25 shell. Have one position for ASTRO and the second for Legacy Sabers / Systems Sabers. Pins 6 and Pin 8 are the only difference at the RIB (DB-25) end.
RIB-DB25 Pin 6 = ASTRO Saber Position
RIB-DB25 Pin 8 = Legacy Saber / Systems Saber position
Works great. The only caution is make darn sure the switch is in the right position. If you really want to go "all out", use a fancy tapered nut to secure the toggle switch (buy a quality switch also) & silkscreen "ASTRO" and "LEGACY" (or term of your choice for older units) onto the DB-25 shell & make it look professional.
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RIB-DB25 Pin 6 = ASTRO Saber Position
RIB-DB25 Pin 8 = Legacy Saber / Systems Saber position
Works great. The only caution is make darn sure the switch is in the right position. If you really want to go "all out", use a fancy tapered nut to secure the toggle switch (buy a quality switch also) & silkscreen "ASTRO" and "LEGACY" (or term of your choice for older units) onto the DB-25 shell & make it look professional.
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You may have to go that way (with the switch) as I don't see the part for the shell (27601403) listed any longer. You may get lucky and find some on the clearance shelf.
If it were an aftermarket cable, I would have no problems putting a switch on it, but for OEM stuff, I just prefer to use the the DB-25 dongle shell.
Also, you have to make sure that it can't be switched during a write of the radio. If it does do, bad things could happen. That's why I like the dongle. There is no chance of it accidentally switching modes on you as there are no switches.
If it were an aftermarket cable, I would have no problems putting a switch on it, but for OEM stuff, I just prefer to use the the DB-25 dongle shell.
Also, you have to make sure that it can't be switched during a write of the radio. If it does do, bad things could happen. That's why I like the dongle. There is no chance of it accidentally switching modes on you as there are no switches.
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