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HUH, too bad they are not available..All I know is what's in the description on the website:
"Converts 7 pin Clansman audio to US style audio equipment. Has 5 pin US U-229/U style Connector."
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HUH, too bad they are not available..All I know is what's in the description on the website:
"Converts 7 pin Clansman audio to US style audio equipment. Has 5 pin US U-229/U style Connector."
Yes, it would be interesting to play with one. I suspect emailing some of the usual vendors of such things might turn up a couple now that you have a part number and description.HUH, too bad they are not available..
I don't think the ARFAT is necessary with the 5080.My 5080 arrived, powered with a bench supply as suggested (top pin is ground, bottom positive).
Radio seemed to come on and respond to keyboard commands, so hooked up a headset and dummy load, and dug out a scanner, which was able to capture a little spill out of the load and verify basic xmit function. So, yay. It was supposed to work and it did. Now I need mounting hardware, a real power cable, and to test it with the Clansman vehicle harness. My ARFAT and TUUAM should arrive later this week, but I suspect I'll need additional cables to make that stuff work.
Thinking on it, it doesn't *seem* that long since my test, but as I get older time does seem to speed up, so I'd better make sure my license is still valid before I dump power into anything other than my dummy load!
I don't know, the example had a serial number of 4, might be rather rare.Yes, it would be interesting to play with one. I suspect emailing some of the usual vendors of such things might turn up a couple now that you have a part number and description.
I just thought of it as a drop-in replacement for the 353.I don't think the ARFAT is necessary with the 5080.
If you have some documentation that says otherwise I would love to have it as information on the TUAAM is hard to come by.
I just bought a pile of 353 bases hoping they might be compatible and if they aren't I'm prepared to make adapter feet so that they are!Also if anyone knows where the mounting bases can be found, I need two.
I am considering just bolting the case to the radio shelf, all solid state shock mounts should not be needed, certainly would make it difficult to steal.
I found some info on the wiring and use of TUAAM and ARFAT, etc here:I don't think the ARFAT is necessary with the 5080.
If you have some documentation that says otherwise I would love to have it as information on the TUAAM is hard to come by.
I wonder if they were busy looking forward to Bowman by then? It does seem like a far better radio that the 353, at least it's solid-state.It is strange how the 5080 is treated like a step child, it was not even given the VRC designation and I see no reference in any Clansman documentation.
Not likely, there is enough solid state stuff in just about any modern radio to make it susceptible to an EMP event.I wonder if they were busy looking forward to Bowman by then? It does seem like a far better radio that the 353, at least it's solid-state.
Don't get me wrong, I love me some tubes and don't plan to change my 10EE over, but in a military vehicle going off-road and subject to impacts, solid-state please.
Though, I guess tubes might help in a EMP situation?
I planned to simply make adapters from the headset connector to a US style headset. I think I'm also going to make a interface cable to the VIC-1 as well so I can also use loudspeakers.
I know there is a lot of the left ear is for monitor, the right ear is for IC sort of stuff in the Clansman system so making decisions about how to implement some of that might take some head-scratching. I'm also curious about using ANR headsets since those use external power for the microphones and such. I'm sure you'll get it worked out, I just decided to be lazy and go all Clansman at this point (even with the pain of shipping).I planned to simply make adapters from the headset connector to a US style headset. I think I'm also going to make a interface cable to the VIC-1 as well so I can also use loudspeakers.
FWIW, I'm also working on a battery pack that will be LiPO. It will be a tad larger than the original. But it will also have double the capacity. I'll also take my 3D model and make a dummy battery "plate" to interface the power in to use vehicle power.
How did the 353 mounts work out???I just bought a pile of 353 bases hoping they might be compatible and if they aren't I'm prepared to make adapter feet so that they are!
The front feet on the mounts are a pretty good match, but that's about the only thing that is. I unbolted the rails from the plate, now I'll make a new plate, new back feet, and then mount the new feet and plate to the rails so I con mount the radio. I get front mounts that look the business, but it's a lot of work for what it is.How did the 353 mounts work out???