I was not shot down but if you wire one wire wrong you are going to have a problem. Most radios are wired different, you have to know what you are doing or you will have a mess!!!!!! With you choice you would get by but make sure you wire the same on both ends. The shot down is when you get to the field and , WELL
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Cables do not cost that much, I do not know where the $30.00 came from.