[Fourlanders] Looking for an 8 pin mini DIN plug

[Bill Pence]

http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=CP-2080-ND

pretty sure this is what you need.  digikey i very good with shipping
small things like this via USPS
and not bending you over on charges...

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Jim Worsham <wa4kxy at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> It is for the PGM port that is used to update the flash memory with the
> latest firmware update.  You can buy the cable for $30 from HRO but I found
> info on the internet on how to make one.  The hardest part is finding the 8
> pin mini DIN plug.  Push comes to shove I will spring for the $30 but that
> makes me feel like a utility operator.  Next thing you know I will be buying
> premade coax cables with PL259s on the ends.
>
> 73
> Jim, W4KXY
>
> It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart
> you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.
> Richard P. Feynman
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rogers, Ron [mailto:RR124640 at ncr.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:40 AM
> To: wa4kxy at bellsouth.net; 'Fourlanders'
> Subject: RE: [Fourlanders] Looking for an 8 pin mini DIN plug
>
>  Jim,
> There are a couple of 8 pin connectors referred to as "mini-DIN".
> Some are keyed and some are not.
>
> Which port on the rear of the 2000 is this to plug into ? I can then look up
> the diagram of the back panel.
>
> If it is the same as the Kenwood mini-DIN that is used for the data port
> connections, I may have a couple of those I got from MCM Electronics.
>
>
> Ron
> WW8RR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Worsham
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 3:44 AM
> To: 'Fourlanders'
> Subject: [Fourlanders] Looking for an 8 pin mini DIN plug
>
> I am looking for an 8 pin mini DIN plug to make a cable for the FT2000.
> Anyone got one they can part with?
>
>
>
> 73
>
> Jim, W4KXY
>
>
>
> It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart
> you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.
>
> Richard P. Feynman
>
>
>
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