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Re: [TowerTalk] DIN Connectors You Can't Solder To

To: John Becker <johnb3030@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] DIN Connectors You Can't Solder To
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:51:39 -0800
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
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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