Steve,

I'll file this away for future reference.

If you're still snowed in tonight, check out KY2D-R on echolink at 0100UTC.

73, Steve KW3A


On 1/30/2015 1:31 PM, Steve Dresser wrote:
> Steve,
>
> Although the RJ-11 and RJ-12 are identical in appearance, the RJ-12
> has six wires while the RJ-11 has four.  The RJ-45 is bigger than
> either of its little brothers, and I believe it can have as many as 8
> connections.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]> To:
> <[log in to unmask]> Sent: January 30, 2015 13:05 Subject:
> Re: Kenwood TS-480SAT remote head operation
>
>
>> Well, I just went  with what Mike said in his original post. Never
>> could figure out the differences between the various RJ plugs.   No
>> big deal.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>> On 1/30/2015 12:57 PM, Howard Kaufman wrote:
>>> Minor correction. The cable is a rj12 cable. The connectors are
>>> just like rj11, but their are more conductors in there. rj11
>>> won't work, I tried.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, January 30,
>>> 2015 11:35 AM Subject: Re: Kenwood TS-480SAT remote head
>>> operation
>>>
>>>
>>>> Mike,
>>>>
>>>> Don't know about other radios, but the 480  remote head gets
>>>> it's power over the RJ-11 cable between it and the main body.
>>>>
>>>> Besides all the buttons and knobs, the remote head also
>>>> contains  the speaker and a headphone jack.
>>>>
>>>> The main unit  has the mic jack, external speaker and cw jacks,
>>>> and the mini din's for  data in and  out, and amp.    Also the
>>>> db9 serial jack.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 73, Steve KW3A On 1/30/2015 12:21 PM, Michael Ryan wrote:
>>>>> Hi all:=20
>>>>>
>>>>> I know there's a couple of TS-480SAT users on the list so I
>>>>> gotta = question about the remote head.=20 How does it
>>>>> receive its power if you have the 2 units separated? Is =
>>>>> there a separate power connecter that you plug into the 12
>>>>> volt = accessory plug in the car?=20 Perhaps there's just
>>>>> enough voltage carried over the cable with the = RJ-11 cable
>>>>> to power the head? Is this how all the sep kits work =
>>>>> including the Icom IC-706?=20
>>>>>
>>>>> 73:=20 Mike DE VO1AX=20
>>>>>
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