Hi, Folks.

Does anyone know of a full-proof way to correctly plug the programming cable 
for the TMV7A into the radio?

For those of you with TMV7A's, who also do the software programming, you'll 
recall that the DB9 plug goes into the left corner of the radio at kind of 
an odd angle, and is very hhard to insert correctly.

Today, I was doing some programming for one of my TMV7A's, and inadvertently 
bent a few of the pins on the plug.  I didn't think I had exerted that much 
pressure, but obviously, I was wrong.

Fortunately, the XYL spotted the problem, re-straightened the pins, and now 
the cable works again.

I simply an mooking for a safe way to insert that plug without causing 
further problems.

Fortunately, the plug on the programming cable for the newer TMV71A is much 
easier to use, due to the fact that it is very clearly keyed to go in only 
one way, and because the jack is a straight connection on the back of the 
rig.

Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ