Kevin Karhan Nov 5

 #PleaseBoost:

Does anyone have a #Motorola #Iridium9505 (not #9505A / 9555 / 9575(A)(PTT)) charger / charging cradle / dock / serial adapter or can give me the #Pinouts for said #connector?

  • Kinda need to charge one, ideally without having to remove the battery (which is at least tool-free accessible!) and hooking it up to a benchtop power supply for CV/CC-charging...

#TechSupport #FediTechSupport #VintageElectronics #Vintage #VintageComputing #Communication #Communications #Iridium #Satcom #Satellite #SatelliteCommunications #Charging #Charger #Cable #Pinout #Dock #Docking #DockConnector

Show threadKevin Karhan Nov 5

And before anyone asks: I'd rather try to DIY some dock than having to buy some overpriced charger that costs hundreds of € and seems to be out of stock everywhere...

Espechally since it's the 9505, not the 9505A which swapped the "Chonky bottom connector" for a barrel jack when it comes to charging...

Show threadKevin Karhan Nov 5

And yes, I've contacted the local "Iridium Service Provider/ -Distributor" already and they don't have any in stock.

  • I do hope to get some details from #Iridium themselves, as I've contact them as well.

All I need is the pinout cuz then I could worst-case get something made with pogo pins and stuff to hookup power.

Show threadKevin Karhan Nov 5

Let's see if #Motorola feels inclined to sell me a friggin' #charger...

#Iridium #Iridium9505

Show threadKevin Karhan Nov 6
If anyone has an account and subscription for boards.roossmanngroup.com feel free to ask around there...
Show threadKevin Karhan Nov 6

Granted, #Iridium knows how to write proper documentation and I did expect the "Developers' Guide" for their 9603 SBD Transciever to be NDA'd so hard I'd be subjected to a Polygraph test before being allowed to look at it.

Or if anyone is able and willing to just multimeter their charger so I know which pins are 6V-ish & GND that would solve the problem...

Show threadKevin Karhan Nov 6

Also if you guys wounder: Yes the #Iridium9505 is the the Satellite Phone from #LordOfWar... (Tho obviously not the exact one I have!)

  • Obviously they didn't set it up properly for dramatic purposes since without an external antenna connected, it won't work inside a plane, as #Iridium requires direct line-of-sight to the used satellites, necessitating an unobstructed horizon of 8,2° elevation. And yes details like this do annoy me...
Show threadKevin Karhan 

Whilst the local "Iridium Service Provider" & "Authorized Iridium Reseller" didn't have any charger, #Iridium themselves directed me to one who still has these parts - abeit at moonrock prices...

  • Still gotta give them credit for supporting hardware that was out before their 1st bankrupcy and also still made by #Motorola so yeah.

I've chosen the "janky route" of a 3rd party aftermarket battery and external charging cradle to see if I can get it up and running that way...

  • I'll update you guys, but if anyone has the #pinout for that bottom connector or the "Cellular Casette" (Cuz yes, instead of adding an #encryption module like on their #PTT radios, they basically offered a "dual radio" option with #CDMA & Dualband - #GSM ( #2G ) network connectivity.

Tho I've been reliably informed that unlike #Thuraya, one cannot do #Roaming with Iridium anymore so that feature is nowadays useless...

  • Unless someone is able to hack-in a different SIM card if not build an entire aftermarket baseband.

But yeah, I'll leave that obscure hardware hunt to someone else...

  • Still, gotta give credit to the mad folks at Motorola for daring to build such a thing!
Nov 7 at 4:04amWeb
Show threadStarkRGNov 7
@kkarhan A cellular cassette? With mint frosting?
Show threadKevin Karhan Nov 7

@StarkRG nah, it's basically a dual-baseband setup with a secondary baseband using the same SIM from what I know...

  • Given that #Iridium doesn't work reliably in urban areas unless we count skyscraper and highrise rooftops, adding a #GSM baseband made sense originally.