[Yaesu] FT-1000D 8-pin DIN plug ?

[John Tait]

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Robin at Sycom has them...   http://www.sycomcomp.co.uk/  . In fact he has
both types...I can never remember which is which, so I usually get a couple
of each type..  {:o)
     73
            John EI7BA   http://www.iol.ie/~bravo/


> I was just making up a lead to go from the BAND DATA connector on an
> FT-1000D to an amplifier. I thought the 8-pin DIN plug was a standard item
> (and the pin orientation and spacings look standard) but for some reason
my
> spare samples are all very reluctant to fit whereas a Yaesu item -- which
is
> unserviceable for other reasons, and is a poor-quality item anyway  --
seems
> to fit OK. Anyone know whether there's some subtlety about Yaesu DIN
> connectors that makes standard types unusable?
>
> 73 John
> GW4FRX