[Amps] FT-1000D Band Data Jack

[Ian White, G3SEK" <g3sek@ifwtech.co.uk (Ian White, G3SEK)]

Mike Wapner wrote:
>Looking for a source for the "special" 8-pin DIN plug with the tab to
>activate the internal connector switch which isolates pin 8 from ground.

There is no "special tab" - the connector has an ordinary metal shell.

If you're desperate, you can poke wires straight into the socket, and 
use the empty shell from any metal DIN plug to operate the switch.

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73 from Ian G3SEK         'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
                            Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
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