Patent ID: 8074342

Claim:
A method for connecting a control head and a microphone to a radio, comprising: a. providing a radio, a control head, and a microphone; b. providing a first jumper box, said first jumper box having a control jack, a microphone jack, and a VGA jack; c. wherein said first jumper box includes, i. a jumper pin array including a plurality of jumper pins; ii. wherein some of said plurality of jumper pins are electrically connected to said control jack, iii. wherein some of said plurality of jumper pins are electrically connected to said microphone jack, iv. wherein some of said plurality of jumper pins are electrically connected to said VGA jack; d. providing a second jumper box, said second jumper box having a control jack, a microphone jack, and a VGA jack e. wherein said second jumper box includes, i. a jumper pin array including a plurality of jumper pins; ii. wherein some of said plurality of jumper pins are electrically connected to said control jack, iii. wherein some of said plurality of jumper pins are electrically connected to said microphone jack, iv. wherein some of said plurality of jumper pins are electrically connected to said VGA jack; f. providing a VGA cable; g. connecting said first jumper box to said second jumper box by connecting a first end of said VGA cable to said VGA jack on said first jumper box and connecting a second end of said VGA cable to said VGA jack on said second jumper box; h. connecting said control head and said microphone to said first jumper box; i. connecting said radio to said second jumper box; j. providing a plurality of jumpers; and k. applying a portion of said plurality of jumpers to said jumper pin array in said first jumper box and a portion of said plurality of jumpers to said jumper pin array in said second jumper box in order to create a desired arrangement of conductor paths between said control head, said microphone, and said radio.