Datamodes via 2.5mm rear VOX Mic jack on President Radios

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Datamodes via 2.5mm rear VOX Mic jack on President Radios

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Has anyone else tried interfacing their PC for Data Modes via the rear Optional Vox Mic input on a President McKinley II, President Grant II or President Jackson II?
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I have mine setup with a Signalink USB via the 6-pin mic jack and Rear Speaker (Self-made interface cable) currently, but its an expensive solution for something that I think should be as simple as feeding audio into the rear Vox Mic jack and setting the radio to use VOX..... Anyone?

The Plan....
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Perhaps I am just missing something here 🤷‍♂️


Thanks in advance 👍
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Re: Datamodes via 2.5mm rear VOX Mic jack on President Radios

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I stumbled upon a video.
.. and a microphone: https://solutioncb.com/boutique/en/pres ... isor-p227/
Seems like they use a mono plug.
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Thanks for that matie... I have ordered a new Soundcard as I think the one I have had in the junk drawer for 10 years has seen better days. See if I get any better luck from there.

I bought a mono 2.5mm to 3.5mm cable to interface with. Fingers crossed.
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Use a cheap external USB sound card straight into the lap top as long as the pc levels are ok you should up an running, I use the same Vox method and its working fin.
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New sound card already ordered, along with some other bits to protect the radio from harm 👍
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