The IC-27H has the SO-239 on the pigtail, and the shield on the pigtail came 
disconnected where it goes in to the case of the radio back when I ran it 
mobile but I caught and fixed it before it hurt the radio.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: the midland board won't work


> is that the radio that has the so239 connecter on a pigtail?
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 5:57 AM
> Subject: Re: the midland board won't work
>
>
>> Very true, I have an IC-27H, now without the high power module so it's a
>> 27A
>> now with 25 watts instead of 45, but it's at the EOC I volunteer at since
>> the radio I use there broke and I paid about $40 for that with the voice
>> read out for frequency. I have a Kenwood TM-201B as well I paid $25 for,
>> only one PL tone in that one, I used to use that one on packet until the
>> receive went soft and power output went a little erratic then I put a
>> TM-271A in line since my packet setup was getting more use and I was
>> burning
>> up older radios anyway, but they're out there for cheap money there's no
>> way
>> I would put money in to crystals. I took the crystal radios to a ham fest
>> but they didn't go but I may try again, we were inside and I think that
>> sort
>> of thing does a lot better outside at that ham fest, I really think the
>> inside spot killed me. Inside with the venders with the new equipment,
>> people don't go looking for used stuff much in there just new or
>> commercial.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 11:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: the midland board won't work
>>
>>
>>> yeh, when you can get an old synthesized kenwood or icom mobile radio 
>>> for
>>> 40
>>> or 50 bucks, then what is the point in spending that much on
>>> crystals...unless your planning on using the commercial radio in a
>>> repeater
>>> or something.
>>> boat anchors, and even then, not much use for that either.
>>> I had about 4 or 5 top of the line, in the 70's, commercial rigs, all
>>> single
>>> or dual channel, and I just chucked them when I moved...ripped the mike
>>> off
>>> for parts and maybe a few chassis components or something, but they were
>>> more work and money than they were worth just for a back up or secondary
>>> radio.
>>> I had a marconi single channel VHF radio that was kind of cool.
>>> it had some sort of tuning cavity right in side it to give it better
>>> stability on what ever frequency you had for it.
>>> It was a huge thing...the bracket for it actually fits my ts2000
>>> perfectly.
>>> I kept the bracket, a nice piece of custom made aluminum in case I ever
>>> have
>>> the opportunity or need to mount my 2000 somewhere.
>>> they want way too much for a mobile mounting bracket for that thing.
>>>
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>