Danny,
Thanks for passing that info along. I already purchased one of his qsyers
wired for the Icom 706 MK IIG and also got in on the 50 percent off cost,
too. Sounds like a dandy item to have for any blind operator these days.
Phil.
K0NX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Danny Dyer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 12:15 PM
Subject: Fw: Long Shot? But Why Not?
> Hi Phil And All,
> Check Out John's Answer to my question,/I've just emailed him back to get
an
> expanded list of radios which'll now work with his unit. as well as the
new
> "blind pricing on his qsyer. HTH, Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.----- Original
> Message -----
> From: "John Hansen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "Danny Dyer" <[log in to unmask]>
> Cc: "Avery Finn" <[log in to unmask]>; "Patrick Tice"
<[log in to unmask]>;
> "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 12:56 PM
> Subject: Re: Long Shot? But Why Not?
>
>
> > The first thing you will have to do to accomplish this is to get the two
> > IC's that actually go in the radio to enable computer control These are
> > the 8251 USART and the 4040 12 stage counter. Fortunately, they are
still
> > available from Jameco (www.jameco) for less than $5. Once you have done
> > that, the current version of the Universal QSYer will now work with this
> > vintage of Kenwood radios, so it should solve your problem. Before
> > ordering, however, I think I would check to make sure that the computer
> > interface was working properly in the radio, since installing IC's can
be
> > a somewhat dicey operation and this radio is very old. However,
assuming
> > the "operation" goes well, I recently changed the pricing on the
Universal
> > QSYer so that the wired and tested version is available to blind hams
for
> > half price... that is $45 + $5 shipping. It can't be ordered from my
> > website at this price, but it can be ordered by blind hams by contacting
> > me directly at [log in to unmask]
> >
> > John Hansen W2FS
> > Coastal ChipWorks
> >
> > Danny Dyer wrote:
> >> Hi Guys, Anybody know if there's a Kenwood Or Aftermarket, external
> >> keypad that will work with the Kenwood TS140/680 series of radios?
> >> I've been given to understand that one of the older QSYers/maybe from
> >> Stone Mountain Engineering/Mike Huddleston/no longer in production,
might
> >> be useful here. Any information re interface board, and or, keypad
> >> availability would be greatly appreciated, as we're in process of
setting
> >> up a Kenwood TS140S for a sight challenged/blind as a bat, ham.
Thanks,
> >> Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.
> >
>
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