[WriteLog] Urgent Plea for HELP! Cable for Icom 756 Pro II

[AD5VJ Bob]

I use a simple transistor, it has worked fine for CIV on all my Icoms
IC-775 756 740 es 736 
http://www.qsl.net/ok2wy/projects.htm

  73 fer nw es gud DX,
QSL VIA: BUR, LotW, e-QSL
Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)
Old calls: WY5L/KH3-KE5CTY-N5IET
http://www.ad5vj.com/

Member: CTDXCC, NTCC, STXDXCC
FISTS: # 12637, SKCC# 2369
10X# 37210, FP#-1141
SMIRK#-5177, RARS #-149

 



> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dick Thompson
> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 11:38 PM
> To: N1MM Logger; Writelog Reflector
> Cc: Phil Kritchbaum (N0KE)
> Subject: [WriteLog] Urgent Plea for HELP! Cable for Icom 756 Pro II
> 
> I hope I can get some help on this, guys.  I was down in 
> Costa Rica last week for the CQWW CW contest and operated at 
> TI5N.  Well, when I returned I mistakenly bought back a cable 
> with me that belonged to Phil, N0KE.  It is an ICOM, CI-V 
> Interface Cable.  It would cost about $75.00 to ship it to 
> Costa Rica and no definite guarantee arrival by Thursday.  
> 
> I have spoken with Phil and he said he can come up with a DB9 
> connector (female) and a 1/8" monaural plug for the other 
> end.  He also said he can find the necessary wire.  
> 
> What he needs is a very simple setup to plug the monaural 
> plug into the back of his 756 Pro II and the DB9 into his 
> computer.  He said that to buy the cable would cost about 
> $100 or so.  He asked me to put out a request for help on the 
> N1MM reflector as well as the WriteLog reflector to see if 
> anybody can tell him what he needs (and what wire to solder 
> where) to make a new cable before he heads back to TI5N for 
> the ARRL 10 meter contest this weekend.  He said that N0VD 
> made one up at PJ4 a few weeks ago in about 5 minutes for one 
> of the radios used down there for the CQWW SSB contest.  He 
> said that it can be very simple, but he needs to know what 
> pins in the DB9 to solder to and what resistor or transistor 
> he would need, as well as which wire goes to the tip of the 
> monaural plug.  The other wire goes to ground, if I'm not 
> mistaken.  I think it only requires 2 wires and a resistor 
> and a transistor of some kind.  
> 
> This is urgent, so I hope someone on the reflector can help 
> us out here.  If you want to e-mail N0KE directly, he can be 
> sent e-mail to vailphil at sopris.net and he can get it down 
> there in Costa Rica.  Also, would you be so kind as to e-mail 
> a copy at w0raa at w0raa.com?  
> 
> Thanks.  Any assistance that you can give will be 
> appreciated.  Phil is leaving the coastal village he is at 
> right now, visiting a friend, on Friday early morning, and 
> needs to have this info as quickly as possible.  Like 
> tomorrow or Tuesday if possible.
> 
> Thanks guys.  Oh and thanks for the contacts to TI5N during 
> the CQWW CW Contest.  I recognized a lot of calls from the 
> reflector, when I was on the radio down there.  
> 
> 73,
> 
> Dick
> W0RAA
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