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RE: [CQ-Contest] connector of the day?

To: "CQ Contest Reflector" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] connector of the day?
From: "Dale Martin" <kg5u@hal-pc.org>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 19:25:19 -0600
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David,

Can you take a regular 8pin plug, cut the backshell such that you can draw
the cable directly out sideways.  With a big ole glop of epoxy into the
wired up connector and backshell, you should be set.  :-)

73,
dale, kg5u



> Now, I hate soldering mic connectors.  Anyone want a job?  Plan would be
> to take one of the right angle plugs and wire all 8 pins (so I don't
> care what radio model I use it with) to an 8 pin in-line jack with a
> short pigtail.  It would be even nicer if the in-line jack could be
> brazed onto the plug so it stuck back the side of a 1000mp without
> sticking way out to the side, but I'll settle for getting it off to the
> side for now and getting the strain off the mic cable.  I would want 10
> of these for now, it sounds like there may be some others who might be
> interested also.
>
>
>

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