John, that's not much of a reason for rejecting the entire rig. Yah I know
those connectors are very dumb to use and wouldn't be my choice but the rig
is great! Jim WA6EKS
-----Original Message-----
From: John Miller
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 2:06 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Speaker problem with TS-480
The RJ-12 is slightly bigger than the 11, not much but slightly. I can't say
anything for the 480 as I don't have one and that's one of the reasons I
don't want one.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: Speaker problem with TS-480
>I thought RJ12 was the same size as rj11, but with 6 contacts instead of
> four?
> And Jim, it sounds to me like you are missing two wires in that
> cable...the
> RJ11 phone cable you are using probably only has four conducters like most
> phone extension cables.
> Lucky for you, those are the two needed for audio output and not something
> else more vital to the radios operation.
> RJ45 has 8 conducters, RJ12 has 6 I think and RJ11, standard telephone has
> 4, two twisted pairs.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 11:03 AM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Speaker problem with TS-480
>
>> Butch, according to a ham friend of mine who came over to replace the
>> RJ45
>> on the connector, when he looked at it he said, oh this is not RJ45, but
>> a
>> regular RJ11 like on a regular telephone module plug. He didn't have
>> that
>> connector with him, only the RJ45 so I tried a standard phone cord and
>> that's when I got no activity from the internal speaker. I also found
>> one
>> of those really short six inch cords that you get with answering machines
>> and also has RJ11 connectors on it. That didn't work at all because it
>> must
>> only have two wires working in it. I think if I can get a friend to come
>> over with his 480 control head and cable I can at least figure out if the
>> cable I have is the problem or if it's something else. 73, Jim WA6EKS.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Butch Bussen
>> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 6:00 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Speaker problem with TS-480
>>
>> I am not sure if it an rj 11, Kenwood used some 6 wire stuff on some of
>> their stuff, I don't know the connector number though. I don't know
>> what the 480 uses. I hate those little tabs, easily broken.
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 13
>> Jul 2014, Jim Gammon wrote:
>>
>>> For those who have Kenwood Ts-480 rigs, I was doing some
>>> rearranging in the shack and had everything unplugged. When I
>>> hooked up my 480, I found that the little tab on the wire going
>>> between the main body and the control head had broken off. So, I
>>> found another RJ 11 phone wire and re-connected it. Everything
>>> works fine but the little crappy speaker in the control head
>>> doesn't function nor do headphones plugged into the connector
>>> right by the plug on the control head that goes to the rig.
>>> Wondering if anyone here has experienced that issue. The only
>>> speaker that works which is the one I normally use anyway, is
>>> plugged into the external speaker plug on the main body of the
>>> rig. Jim WA6EKS
>>>
>>>
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