[TowerTalk] In shack cable quick disconnects

[W1JCW]

Walmart has those trailer hitch connectors cheaper than any autoparts place.

You can also obtain 6 or 8 conductor as well.

73-
W1JCW
John

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From: "K0DAN" <k0dan at comcast.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 11:46 AM
To: <Paul at PaulFerguson.us>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] In shack cable quick disconnects?

> At your automotive parts store, pick up a couple packs of trailer hitch
> connectors. These have male/female connector pairs with pigtails; all you
> have to do is splice your connectors to them. You might have to buy two
> 4-pin kits, but label or color code them so you can't mix them up, and you
> have some cheap/easy disconnects....perfect for creating a grounding plug,
> and cheater cable for use in the field, etc.
>
> GL es 73
>
> Dan
> K0DAN
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Ferguson" <Paul at PaulFerguson.us>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:47 AM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] In shack cable quick disconnects?
>
>
>>I want to put some quick disconnect connectors in my shack on cables to my
>> rotor control and antenna switch. Both are 8-conductor cables. I want to
>> use
>> two sets of plugs/sockets with different numbers of pins so I do not
>> interchange the rotor and antenna switch.
>>
>> I looked for Cinch Jones Plugs, but found them difficult to find in 8, 
>> 10,
>> or
>> 12 pin sets.
>>
>> What would you recommend for plugs and sockets that are reliable and easy
>> to
>> use in cable to cable applications inside the shack?
>>
>> 73,
>> Paul
>> K5ESW
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