So where do you get this cable and how much is it?
Albert Sanchez wa7fxb
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: ham radio deluxe
> Some aftermarket icom cables didn't have a separate box, I have one here
> made by RT systems and it works fine with my 706 when I've tried it and
> I've
> let other people borrow it and try it at public service events and it
> works
> great. It was considerably cheaper than Icom's own cable.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 2:29 PM
> Subject: Re: ham radio deluxe
>
>
>> what radio are you talking about? the icon cables only work with icon =
>> rigs, as they use civ other radios use a serial port with some =
>> configuration, which usually requires a custom cable, except where the =
>> radio has a standard serial port, i.e. ken wood ts2000 or some of the =
>> latest rigs that use a standard usb cable. just thought I would point =
>> that out. since the icon rigs use t/l levels instead of rs232 levels, I =
>> am not sure since I don't own one if the cable has the converter in it =
>> already, or if that is a separate box, I think it is separate, but my =
>> memory is rusty
>>
>> On Sep 20, 2012, at 4:56 PM, Albert Sanchez =
>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey! John!
>>> Good to hear from ya! Sure, I'll take whatever you can find, no hurry =
>> so=20
>>> don't make yourself crazy over it.
>>> Albert S wa7fxb
>>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>>> From: "John J. Jacques" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 1:21 PM
>>> Subject: Re: ham radio deluxe
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>>> Hi Albert, I have a cat cable for Icom radios, I don't know if it =
>> will
>>>> work with others or not, but I will try and find out whare my friend =
>> got
>>>> it, it was only a couple of dollars, I think! the radio is quite =
>> usable
>>>> with the speach installed, along with a cheat sheet to show you what =
>> all
>>>> of the menu's are. Let me know if you would like a copy of that, I =
>> also
>>>> have the manual in accessible format!
>>>>=20
>>>> 73:
>>>> John
>>>>=20
>>>> John Jacques
>>>> Amateur Radio Station: KD8PC
>>>> "Where Cat Is, Is Civilization!"
>>>>=20
>>
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