Hey all-
I'm trying to keep my old Preston MDR1 alive and am in the process of replacing a few cables and accessories, but in the process have come up with a few questions/curiosities.
The first thing I was trying to sort is the command port antennas. The system technically works without them, but is very unreliable, with the motor stuttering. On the hand unit side, it's just a straight bnc out, but on the MDR side I have a command port to bnc adapter which is barely holding together. Also, the lemo pins of the antenna have all been deliberately snipped except for one... That all said, should any generic BNC antenna work as a replacement for the hand unit? On the MDR side does anyone happen to know what the deal is with snipping the pins? Was this some common aftermarket mod? Any idea how I might replace this part? Thanks!