I use a simple transistor, it has worked fine for CIV on all my Icoms
IC-775 756 740 es 736
http://www.qsl.net/ok2wy/projects.htm
73 fer nw es gud DX,
QSL VIA: BUR, LotW, e-QSL
Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)
Old calls: WY5L/KH3-KE5CTY-N5IET
http://www.ad5vj.com/
Member: CTDXCC, NTCC, STXDXCC
FISTS: # 12637, SKCC# 2369
10X# 37210, FP#-1141
SMIRK#-5177, RARS #-149
> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dick Thompson
> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 11:38 PM
> To: N1MM Logger; Writelog Reflector
> Cc: Phil Kritchbaum (N0KE)
> Subject: [WriteLog] Urgent Plea for HELP! Cable for Icom 756 Pro II
>
> I hope I can get some help on this, guys. I was down in
> Costa Rica last week for the CQWW CW contest and operated at
> TI5N. Well, when I returned I mistakenly bought back a cable
> with me that belonged to Phil, N0KE. It is an ICOM, CI-V
> Interface Cable. It would cost about $75.00 to ship it to
> Costa Rica and no definite guarantee arrival by Thursday.
>
> I have spoken with Phil and he said he can come up with a DB9
> connector (female) and a 1/8" monaural plug for the other
> end. He also said he can find the necessary wire.
>
> What he needs is a very simple setup to plug the monaural
> plug into the back of his 756 Pro II and the DB9 into his
> computer. He said that to buy the cable would cost about
> $100 or so. He asked me to put out a request for help on the
> N1MM reflector as well as the WriteLog reflector to see if
> anybody can tell him what he needs (and what wire to solder
> where) to make a new cable before he heads back to TI5N for
> the ARRL 10 meter contest this weekend. He said that N0VD
> made one up at PJ4 a few weeks ago in about 5 minutes for one
> of the radios used down there for the CQWW SSB contest. He
> said that it can be very simple, but he needs to know what
> pins in the DB9 to solder to and what resistor or transistor
> he would need, as well as which wire goes to the tip of the
> monaural plug. The other wire goes to ground, if I'm not
> mistaken. I think it only requires 2 wires and a resistor
> and a transistor of some kind.
>
> This is urgent, so I hope someone on the reflector can help
> us out here. If you want to e-mail N0KE directly, he can be
> sent e-mail to vailphil@sopris.net and he can get it down
> there in Costa Rica. Also, would you be so kind as to e-mail
> a copy at w0raa@w0raa.com?
>
> Thanks. Any assistance that you can give will be
> appreciated. Phil is leaving the coastal village he is at
> right now, visiting a friend, on Friday early morning, and
> needs to have this info as quickly as possible. Like
> tomorrow or Tuesday if possible.
>
> Thanks guys. Oh and thanks for the contacts to TI5N during
> the CQWW CW Contest. I recognized a lot of calls from the
> reflector, when I was on the radio down there.
>
> 73,
>
> Dick
> W0RAA
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