[TenTec] Plug confusion

[Timothy Johnston]

I have never had a key come with a cable, let alone a a connector. But I
have never bought new either.


73 de Tj, K4TFJ ...


On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Lee WA3FIY <wa3fiy at radioadv.com> wrote:

> 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!
> >
> Snip
> >
> >
> > At least all of them use SO-239s.
> >
> >
> > 73 de W6OGC  Jim Allen
> >
> >
>
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