[CQ-Contest] FT1000MP band data

[Glenn Rattmann]

Re the pesky DINs for FT-1000MP:

>Is the FT1000MP band data output a special size? The DIN plug I 
>bought from Radio Shack seems to be too large.

Here is a re-post of W2VJN's information covering the DINs (from the 1000MP
reflector):

>Din connectors from 3 pin to 14 pins plus mini DINs from 3 to 8 pins are
>available from The RF Connection in MD.  www.therfc.com  The 4 pin units are
>$1 each.
>
>Note that the two types of 8 pin connectors are called DP8 (Icom) and
>DP8/262 (Kenwood and Yaesu).  The 262 refers to the angle subtended by pins
>1 and 7.
>
>George, W2VJN

All the HRO stores carry the proper 8p DIN for Yaesu and Kenwood also, and
have for years.

73, Glenn K6NA