Adapting a "double" helmet jack to the Rino 120

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="043785a3.jpg"> <div> <B>                                           Adapting a "double" helmet jack to the Rino 120              </B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="489b3e70.jpg" border=0 width="179" height="231" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#333333" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div>                                                                                                                     <B>Article by Alex Varv</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                           <IMG SRC="48a9ecb0.jpg" border=0 width="158" height="203" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" >The Rino 120  GPS/Radio by Garmin</FONT> (<A HREF="http://www.garmin.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.garmin.com"><U>www.garmin.com</U></A> )<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" >belongs to a new generation of instruments. It was designed to enable the owner to communicate with others and to navigate as well. This model also has a very interesting feature: it can track other Rino users and show their location. </FONT></div> <div> Needless to say that this feature, for us PPG pilots, is very useful, especially when we fly in a group. In case of an emergency landing of one of us, the Rino will track him down enabling a prompt rescue operation.</div> <div> Like most of the new radios, the Rino has a single socket for both, the microphone and the headset.</div> <div> After I purchased mine, I realized I needed to change the jack on my headset cable.</div> <div> Mr. Gary Brown of West Chicago (Illinois) was kind enough to help me in transforming my headset cable which had double jacks (mic and headset) into a single jack system.</div> <div> For this, we need to remove the existing double jack by cutting it away and installing a new "stereo" one. This jack can be purchased at any Radio Shack store and the part number is:</div> <div> This jack is a 90 degree angle type  will  swivel while connected to the radio. It is called <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" >Stereo Right Angle 3-conductor Submini Phone Plug and the Radio Shack part number is: 274-298.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="48bc27e0.jpg" border=0 width="450" height="382" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> After removing the old jack, we split the cable cover and make sure we identify the four cables which are as follows: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" >one microphone wire with a ground </FONT>and <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" >one headset wire with a ground.</FONT></div> <div> The two "grounds" can be soldered together and connected to the ground of the new jack.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="48cc23e0.jpg" border=0 width="450" height="318" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Next, according to the pictures below, the microphone jack and the headset one,need to be soldered to the appropriate parts of the new jack.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" >The picture below illustrates how the connections were made on a NAAC 2000 radio helmet with self-contained side-tone.This helmet was purchased from Ohio Powered Paragliding </FONT>(<A HREF="http://www.flyohio.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.flyohio.com"><U>www.flyohio.com</U></A>)</div> <div> The helmet has a side tone and the radio needs to be set to:"boom microphone with VOX".</div> <div>  For helmets without side tone the radio needs to be set to: "boom microphone with PTT" </div> <div> If this setting is incorrect no transmission or reception can be done!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="48dca320.jpg" border=0 width="458" height="306" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="48fc2240.jpg" border=0 width="450" height="292" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> To additionally secure the cable into the jack, I used <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" >heat shrink tubing</FONT> which of course needs to be installed on the cable prior to making all the soldering.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="490c2580.jpg" border=0 width="450" height="600" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The heat shrink tubing, dissipating the tensions,  will also prevent a cable rupture by the jack.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="491c25f0.jpg" border=0 width="450" height="607" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> For more help, please contact: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:alexvarv@ameritech.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:alexvarv@ameritech.net"><U>alexvarv@ameritech.net</U></A></FONT><A HREF="mailto:alexvarv@ameritech.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:alexvarv@ameritech.net"><U> </U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>          </B><B>  </B><A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B> Back to The Inventions Page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>