fun with radio shack miniphones
by: pirate176

[index]::
-what you need
-aditional addons
-miniphone info
-how to make your mod
-how to use your mod
-add-on modification
-how to use your add-on
-future ideas for mods
-notes

[what you will need]::
1 radio shack miniphone
1 6ft of RG11
4 alligator clips. 
  (8 if you have 4 conductor RG11)
1 pocket knife, or wire stripper

[optional add-on]::
1 4 connector modular jack
1 line splitter
2 3ft RG11 (4 connector with plugs)
8 alligator clips (screw type prefered)

[radio shack product info]::
-430-2100 MINI TELECOM PHONE
-FAXBACK DOCUMENT #: 54940
-EXPLODED VIEWS/PARTS LIST
 54941 DETAILED PARTS LIST
-QUICK REFERENCE PARTS LIST
 CAT NO. |DESC.
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 12176517|HEADSET IN EAR
         |WITH LABEL CL
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 12176558|STRAP NECK
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 12176556|CORD LINE 
         |TELEPHONE
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[how to make your mod]::
take your 6ft phone cord and cut it in half,
strip down the wires and put your alligator
clips on as if you were making a biege box.
plug both wires into the bottom of the hole,
and viola! you've finished your modification.
i would also keep 2 3ft wires with me that
have plugs on both ends, just in case you are
lucky enough to have test jacks on site.

[how to use your mod]::
well, go out to your local telephone network
interface, and attatch your first wire (it
will be on the bottom right side of the mini-
phone and it will be marked "to line") to 
line 1.  if you are lucky enough to have a
test jack on the interface itself, use it 
(i know from experience that it's alot better
than alligator clips).  now, once you have
a dailtone, call your uncle bob, or your 
friend frank.  once you have them on the line,
hook up your second wire (marked "to phone")
to line 2.  you should get a dailtone...again.
then call your girlfriend, and there you go,
instant party line...kinda neat, huh?

[add-on modification]::
ok, attatch 4 alligator clips to the 4 wires
on the back of your modular jack.  cut 1 
end off of one of your 3ft wires,  strip
the wires on the end of it, and proceed to
attach the alligator clips to it.  that 
was simple, huh?

[how to use your add-on]::
hook the modular jack up to line 1 on your
telephone network interface, plug the 
splitter into it.  plug your 3ft cord that 
has both plugs into your miniphone (on 
the jack marked "to line"), and plug the
other end into the left side of your
splitter.  take your other three foot cord,
plug it into the right side of the splitter.
call your cell phone, or call your friend 
(if you call a friend, tell them to start
dailing when they hear a dialtone).  once
you get a connection there, hook the other
end of your second 3ft wire to line 2.  the
miniphone should go dead, giving you a dail-
tone on your cellphone, or giving your friend
a dailtone.  why is this useful? any time you
dail out from this number, ANI recognises it
as the number your miniphone is hooked up to.
can you say "caller id spoofing"?  use your
imagineation, find other ways to hook this 
bad-boy up, and most of all, HAVE FUN!

[notes]::
-this mod is designed for a network interface
 that has 2 or more active lines.
-screw type alligator clips reccomended on
 all parts.
-2 conductor wire works great for the basic
 modification, but 4 conductor is required
 for the add-on.
-tried 54940 on fax back (06/24/01, 1:29am),
 and could not get the document, although
 document 54941 did come through.
-cat.no. 12176556 (cord line telephone) 
 could possibly be cat.no. 12176566