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Hi .
I want to get a new mic to my radio and I wonder can I use a 4-pin mic to my radio. The orig mic is a 6-pin. The radio is a CRE 8900.
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Yep just get a crossover cable...................
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Or just take the 4 pin off and wire it to a 6 pin plug. Be aware that one pin carries the full 13.8v so you will need to avoid that one.
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If you have up-down frequency change buttons on the original changing to a 4 pin plug will probably mean that you will loose that function.
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Bigdave wrote: 16 May 2018, 14:01 Yep just get a crossover cable...................
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https://www.thunderpole.co.uk/microphone-wiring-p6.html

The CRE-8900 is wired the same as President 6 pin.
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