+1.  I have the same mike and same problem.  I decided to cut the old cable off and splice the new cable into the tail end of the old.  That solved the connector problem, but the rubber grommet thing that "attaches" the cable to the microphone body has disintegrated too, so I've got a big mess there.

Any ideas on a fix would be appreciated.  A 3D-printed plastic part that I could assemble with a traditional (round) grommet or even some electrical tape around the wires would be good, but I can't find an appropriate STL file to print from.

Greg  KO6TH


Charlie Sufana via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Hi all,
 
I know that there are few Yaesu FT-847 owners out there, so these questions are for you.  One of the microphones I have for the radio, the Yaesu MH-36, is literally having the coiled microphone cable's rubber jacket disintegrating.  The replacement microphone coiled cable is no longer available from Yaesu.  Has anyone else experienced this problem?  If so I would be interested in finding out what you did.
 
I am pretty sure I can locate 7 conductor coiled microphone cable and I already have spare microphone plugs but I don't know anything about the 7 pin plug that is on the inside of the microphone housing.  If push comes to shove, I could probably build up a cable if I knew who the female plug manufacturer and model number is or maybe use a small circuit board to develop an interface between the existing wiring and anything new.
 
Any suggestions or help would be most appreciated.  Thanks in advance.
 
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS mentors

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