Hi,
On this speaker mic, what is the purpose for the "antenna adaptor" thats on the cable? It seems that when I have it on, it only hinders the radio's reception.
--IslesFan
NMN6166C Saber Speaker Mic
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No... not on the speaker mic itself... but on the cable, there is a plastic piece with a screw that goes in to the antenna base on the radio. The antenna apparently then screws in to that aformentioned screw. I know about the 2.5mm earphone jack and thats why I bought the speakermic to begin.akardam wrote:The NMN6166C has a 2.5mm audio plug (for an earbud speaker), not an RF adapter. Plugging an antenna of any type into the audio plug will not improve your reception at all, and may very well as you've found out interfere with the radio's normal operation.
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the adapter you speak of is part of the phsyical accessory connector housing and is used to provide support for the connector itself.
Install connector on radio, then drop the retaining ring over the antenna connector, thread in and then thread the normal antenna in as well.
It should not cause reception problems.
Install connector on radio, then drop the retaining ring over the antenna connector, thread in and then thread the normal antenna in as well.
It should not cause reception problems.
"Some men just don't know their limitations"
The antenna dosent seem as securely fasened in the retaining ring as opposed to the standard antenna connector, and yes I've tried tightening it. It also seems that when the plastic piece and retaining ring is installed, that the antenna is very "wobbily." Maybe thats just how its supposed to be, I don't know.apco25 wrote:the adapter you speak of is part of the phsyical accessory connector housing and is used to provide support for the connector itself.
Install connector on radio, then drop the retaining ring over the antenna connector, thread in and then thread the normal antenna in as well.
It should not cause reception problems.
Re: NMN6166C Saber Speaker Mic
The radio you're using - is it a garden variety Saber or an Astro?IslesFan wrote:Hi,
On this speaker mic, what is the purpose for the "antenna adaptor" thats on the cable? It seems that when I have it on, it only hinders the radio's reception.
--IslesFan
Re: NMN6166C Saber Speaker Mic
It's a Saber 1 VHF. I do have a Saber 1E uhf here(actually it was akardam's) but I haven't tried the speaker mic on that.tvsjr wrote:The radio you're using - is it a garden variety Saber or an Astro?IslesFan wrote:Hi,
On this speaker mic, what is the purpose for the "antenna adaptor" thats on the cable? It seems that when I have it on, it only hinders the radio's reception.
--IslesFan
Sometimes it takes a bit of finessing to get the antenna nut threaded in properly. You can actually completely remove the antenna nut from the plastic retainer. If it's become cross threaded removing and reinserting might fix the problem. The other thing you can do is to remove the antenna nut, screw it directly onto the antenna connector on the radio, and then screw on your antenna. If it's still wobbily then you might need to replace the antenna nut. If not, then you probably just need to make sure that the antenna nut is seating in the plastic retainer correctly.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
We had the adapter on our Ruggedized Astro Sabers at work and the antenna doesn't seat right because it's the wrong antenna for the mic. I don't know the model number but the right antenna has a slightly longer post and a flared rubber piece at the bottom. I ran into the same problem and never knew the "correct" antenna existed until a Motorola rep pointed it out to me and got us the correct antenna. I believe these mics were designed for the ruggedized series of radios.
Howard
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