Radio/Mic plug converter

[Zone 178]

About a year ago I bought some inexpensive radios for basic, small style airsoft games.  Shortly thereafter I bought a Whisper Throat Mic from customearpiece.com.  When I bought it, I got the Midland dual pin connector, since that was the kind of radio I was running.  Now for OBH2, my squad and I are getting some PX888s, which use Kenwood Dual Pin connectors.

 

Does anyone know where I can get a Midland Dual Pin to Kenwood Dual Pin converter?  The throat mic is a $50 piece of kit and still works great, so I don't want to buy another just yet.

 

Thanks

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[Twitch 73]

First off, I would recommend just getting the correct type of equipment, I know it's more expensive and that isn't always appealing, but I say this given the construction of the radio and I'll get into that more in a minute.

I don't know of a direct Midland to Kenwood adapter, but if you're feeling adventurous you could try this...
Get a F to M adapter for each the mic and speaker points.  
Basically you would run two independent wires.  Of course you could always heat shrink them together.  
You would need a Male 2.5mm to 2,5mm Female cable. 
You would also need a Male 3.5mm (mono) to Female 3.5mm (mono) cable.

The smaller the housing around the plug heads the better off you would be with getting them to fit next to each other in the plugs.  

Be careful with doing this while carrying it in a pouch.  I have opened up and worked on a couple of the PX-888's and PX-777's and the Audio/Speaker jacks aren't very strongly attached to the circuit board in the radio.  Just typical Chinese quality with how it is all soldered together.  If these break off, they can be re-attached if you have the tools to break open the radio, and the skills to solder it back on. 

[Zone 178]

So the only real option then is to make my own converter?  That kinda a hassle, but its no more so than what I did with my P90 battery to work with DEANs. 

 

Do you know any sites that sell the Kenwood/Midland Dual pin male and female connectors?

[dirtpro 177]

Quick Google search shows multiple options. You can always just buy a kenwood plug and solder it on.