Granted, but the way that they recessed the connector so far back into the
radio makes it even harder to orient the connector, and makes it even
easier to mess up the pins. I dread every time I have to plug that thing in.
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 09:17 PM 7/25/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>Lou,
>
>It's a typical DIN plug, and they're not very sturdy. On the other hand, a
>DB9 would be too big to fit on that radio.
>
>Steve
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 17:52
>Subject: Re: question on programming cable for Kenwood TMV7A
>
>
> >I think Kenwood did that deliberately so they would get to either sell a
> > lot of replacement cables or service a lot of radios. This looks like it
> > was engineered to cause trouble.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> > At 11:24 PM 7/24/2008 -0400, you wrote:
> >> The only thing I can find on the plug is a little groove that is cut
> >> out
> >>of one part of the very base of the plug, but I could never quite tell
> >>which
> >>way it is supposed to be facing--up, down, to the left, or to the right?
> >>
> >>It's just really awkward, especially too when you consider that the jack
> >>on
> >>the rig is at such a weird angle!
> >>
> >>73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 9:22 PM
> >>Subject: Re: question on programming cable for Kenwood TMV7A
> >>
> >>
> >> > There should be a slot in the shell of the plug so there should be no
> >> > way
> >> > at
> >> > all you can plug it in the wrong way with out way more pressure than
> >> > would
> >> > ever be needed.
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Fred" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 9:13 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: question on programming cable for Kenwood TMV7A
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Tom,
> >> >>
> >> >> Look for some kind of raised marking on the plug which goes in to the
> >> >> radio
> >> >> and note which way it is pointing, at least I believe there is a dot
> >> >> or
> >> >> something, else, take some elmer's glew and mark the cable on the top,
> >> >> closer to the wire end and that way you can turn it to the proper
> >> >> position.
> >> >> You could also of course use a piece of dymo tape to mark the cable.
> >> >>
> >> >> Fred Olver
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 6:37 PM
> >> >> Subject: question on programming cable for Kenwood TMV7A
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>> 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
> >> >>>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>--
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> >>4:27 PM
> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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