Both the Satphone Store and Motorola told me that the coiled handset cord
which had disintegrated in the tropic air could not be repaired and  handsets
were no longer available. This unit cost over a grand less than ten  years ago
and I was not about to toss it. It uses an oddball 8-position RJ45  with
non-standard wiring. After much Googling I found Kens Electronics
http://www.kenselectronics.com/ (http://www.kenselectronics.com/)

Ken himself answered and said he had a guy who could do the job and he made
up a coiled cord withe the connector installed for under $20.00. Somehow  the
verbal instructions got bass-ackwards and I expected a fight when I called  to
get it fixed but Ken said to send it in and it came back in a few days no
charge. Simple to solder the new cord onto the board inside the handset and hold
onto another BU.

No connection  - just a happy customer.

BTW, does anyone know why some types of rubber and rubber compounds
disintegrate or lose their elasticity in the tropics? Rubber bands and bungee  cords
for one, and now this coiled cord, which had never see the light of  day, so it
can't be UV.

Regards,

John
"Seahorse"

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John asked:  BTW, does anyone know why some types of rubber and rubber
compounds
disintegrate or lose their elasticity in the tropics? Rubber bands and
bungee  cords
for one, and now this coiled cord, which had never see the light of  day, so
it
can't be UV.

Regards,

John
"Seahorse"

Scott advises:  It's a well known result of Global Warming.  Thousands of
scientists and NASA have confirmed this.

Scott Bulger, N40II, Seattle WA for 2 more days!