Hi Bill,
Well now I am having second thoughts! The Motorola cabinets that I have are older than the Motrac era. I can't recall the model of the radios but the finals in one are 100TH tubes. That was before the motrac. The cabinets are at my farm in Wisconsin so I can't run out and look at them for a few months. They are not the black wrinkle paint finish. They have 3 or 4 simpson meters on the top outside. On the GE cabinet I am not sure what vintage that is. The key list that you referred to shows the LL201 being for some GE desk mates and also the BF10A for later ones I assume. Thanks! Gary K4FMX _____ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Hudson Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 5:30 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola cabinet key wanted OK - you are getting closer. Yes, from your original description of the Motorola cabinet, the 2553 is correct. It is the "Micor / Motrac" era. Yes, the CH751 is the large beige upright cabinet with a handle on it. "Motrac" era. NO, if it is truly a GE DESKMATE cabinet, it will take a BF10a key. While the documentation I referred you to discusses LL201 for a deskmate cabinet, I have never seen an LL201 work on a deskmate cabinet. The deskmate was during the progress line era. LL201, is for what was known as "pre" progress line. Just for fun, I tried an LL201 in a GE DESKMATE cabinet, and it would not work. I'm sure there is an exception somewhere in the world. I have just about every key for all radios including EF Johnson. I hate getting locked out of radios and cabinets. Ha ha Bill Hudson W6CBS _____ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Gary Schafer Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 1:16 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola cabinet key wanted Ok, thanks to all that replied. It looks like it is a 2553 that I need. Looking at the chart it looks like the CH751 is for the old outdoor cabinet and the 2553 is for the indoor cabinet. Also looks like the GE cabinet that I have is probably the "desk mate" and takes the LL201 key. Ted, K9MDM sent me an email saying that he has those keys for sale. I will probably get them from him. Thanks again to all Gary K4FMX _____ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Hudson Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 1:51 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola cabinet key wanted This is what you saw - and this is what you are looking for: http://www.repeater <http://www.repeater-builder.com/keyspage/keyspage-index.html> -builder.com/keyspage/keyspage-index.html Bill Hudson W6CBS Ex-Motorola 1983 _____ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ka9qjg Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 10:35 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola cabinet key wanted Let Me tell You youngsters out here How bad Memory loss is , as Some of us get older I could swear that on this group or one I use Someone Posted a File about KEYS But for the life of Me I cannot find it , It listed Everything . And I have searched for 2 hours trying to help but did not find it. Oh well just wait Some of you will catch up soon , My favorite saying is that it's Great as We get Older to learn something New every day it is remembering it is the problem PS Please tell Me that I "am not just making this up Happy Repeater Building Don KA9QJG
