If you're lucky - if you aren't the socket will break.
73, Pete N4ZR
At 04:51 PM 11/20/2007, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
>Yaesu uses 270. If you force a 262 plug into a Yaesu
>radio, when you remove it you will see that the pins are
>spread.
>
>Rick N6RK
>
>John Becker wrote:
> > Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
> >> The original problem with the band data connector
> >> for the Yaesu rig is that it uses the alternate
> >> version of the 8 pin connector. The connector
> >> itself is a little hard to find, and I've never
> >> seen cables with it (except to buy a Yaesu band
> >> data to linear cable).
> >>
> >> Rick N6RK
> >
> > I didn't know there were two different versions of the 8 pin DIN plug,
> > so that's something new I learned today.
> >
> > Universal Radio at
> > http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/parts/dinconn.html
> > has one with a 270 degree spread for $3.29 and one which they call the
> > Kenwood type with a 262 degree spread for $5.99.
> >
> > Another website at
> > http://www.showmecables.com/showproducts.asp?category_id=357 also shows
> > both of them, and again the 262 degree version is more expensive.
> >
> > With only an 8 degree difference in pin spread I think it would be
> > nearly impossible to tell them apart without actually trying to insert
> > them in the jack. The question is which one does Yaesu use?
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > John, K9MM
> >
> >
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