Actually, no one would show me how, luckily my fingers are so tough they
don't burn easy but really, I started by holding my work with needle nose
pliers and just following them to the work until I got comfortable. I'm not
saying I'm great at it, but I have seen a lot worse jobs than mine and I've
even done a few PL-259 connectors that looked professional. If I could only
do it consistently I'd be happier with it but oh well. I like being able to
do that stuff for myself but it's not for everyone, even some sighted people
won't touch it, some for good reason, others have never tried.
----- Original Message -----
From: "CHRISTOPHER SCHULTE" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: function box project update
> That has to be the one thing that as a ham, I feel ashamed to admit I
> don't
> know how to do is solder.
>
> I got my license back in 1996 through studying a "Now You're Talking" book
> that I purchased through radio shack and someone reading it to me over and
> over again. I have never taken the time to learn how to solder, and to be
> quite honest, I'm a little afraid of burning my fingers in trying. How
> did
> people on this list learn to do this? Were there just sighted Elmers that
> were patient enough to bear with the mistakes?
>
> 73,
> Chris, w8cjs
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 9:07 PM
> Subject: function box project update
>
>
>> hey all:
>> well, so far, I am making good progress.
>> I found out that the 22K and 100K resisters from pin 3 and pin 4 to
>> ground
>> on the mike jack, do indeed control all four PF buttons, on the ts2000
>> and
>> tm455 anyway.
>> And of course, the same without a resister controls the up/down
>> functions.
>> So, we have that question out of the way. Now, I wonder if its
>> universal.
>> I suspect that if it works on the ts-2000, its probably going to work on
>> any
>> of the other kenwood radios that utilize the mc45DM or utilize pf keys.
>> I mean, the instructions i got were for a TM455, which i believe is an
>> older
>> radio?
>>
>> So, now it is just a matter of putting everything together. That is,
>> soldering up all the connections with resisters, and mounting the
>> switches
>> and connecter in the project box...and then the most fun, soldering an 8
>> wire cat5 cable to the 8 pin microphone connecter....yay.
>> I am willing to bet that the electronics place i went to the other day
>> will
>> make up custom cables for a not too exorbadant cost.
>> Perhaps i'll get them to solder those tiny little things instead of me
>> fighting with it.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>
>
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