(Re)Connect a Remote Head MA/COM 500m to the Radio Body



You will need:

1. Place the radio on a clean, flat surface with the bottom facing up.  Remove the 6 screws (4 screws are long, 2 are short) using the Torx T15 driver.

Macom bottom

2.  When the screws are removed, lift the cover off.  Turn the radio over.  The bottom cover should now easily come off.
Radio Cover

3. Remove the RF shield.
RF Shielf

4.  Remove the 2 screws with the phillips screw heads that hold the front cover on.
Front Cover screws (2/4)

5. Turn the radio over.  Remove the 2 remaining screws that hold the front cover on.
Front cover screws (4/4)


6.  Apply a gentle rocking / prying motion to the front cover.  The front cover should come off.
Radio without front.

7. Set the radio body aside.  Take the radio head, and place it face down.  Remove the 4 screws and remove them using the T-10 Torx driver.
Head back

8.  Apply a gentle rocking / prying motion to the back of the head.  The remote mount kit should come off.  Careful - there are wires that need to be carefully removed.  Remove the bundle of white wires from the remote mount kit.  These wires need to be re-used.

Remove cable

9. Remove the 4 stand-offs from the radio head.

Stand Offs


10. Feed the wires from the head through the hole in the radio body.  Replace the phillip head screws to hold the head to the body.
Head on body

11. Disconnect the bundle of wires from the external cable closest to the front.  Connect the bundle of wires from the radio head to this connector.  The connector is keyed, and should only go on 1 way.
Connect the Connector

12. Replace the metal RF shield.
13. Place the cover on the top of the radio.  Turn the radio over.
14. Install the 2 phillip head screws to hold the head on.  
15. Replace the bottom onto the radio.  Install the 6 torx screws. The 2 short screws goes towards the rear of the radio.
16. You should have the following parts left over:


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