[TenTec] Plug confusion

[Lee WA3FIY]

The Triton, Century 21, Argosy, Corsair etc. all use RCA phono jack for CW straight key.

Various Collins, Heathkit, E.F. Johnson, SideBand Engineers and maybe others use the RCA 
jack for the antenna (transmit at 100 watts!).  Ten-Tec, Elecraft and I imagine others also use 
BNC for the antenna. 

Same sort of thing goes for mic connectors, serial control ports and data ports.

That tells me there was never a standards committee called.    :-)

I make my own adapters for the various rigs and peripherals using the appropriate 
connectors and a short piece of appropriate cable.  I much prefer the flexibility of that 
arrangement.

I think I have several dozen I'v accumulated over the years.  I can usually connect whatever 
rig I come across with any of my peripherals.

That's part of the fun!  :-)

73,

-Lee-

On 24 May 2014 at 14:33, Jim Allen wrote:

> Yes, but no key I have owned or recall seeing has a RCA plug!
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> At least all of them use SO-239s.
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> 73 de W6OGC  Jim Allen
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