Tom,

Look for some kind of raised marking on the plug which goes in to the radio 
and note which way it is pointing, at least I believe there is a dot or 
something, else, take some elmer's glew and mark the cable on the top, 
closer to the wire end and that way you can turn it to the proper position. 
You could also of course use a piece of dymo tape to mark the cable.

Fred Olver
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 6:37 PM
Subject: question on programming cable for Kenwood TMV7A


> Hi, Folks.
>
> Does anyone know of a full-proof way to correctly plug the programming 
> cable
> for the TMV7A into the radio?
>
> For those of you with TMV7A's, who also do the software programming, 
> you'll
> recall that the DB9 plug goes into the left corner of the radio at kind of
> an odd angle, and is very hhard to insert correctly.
>
> Today, I was doing some programming for one of my TMV7A's, and 
> inadvertently
> bent a few of the pins on the plug.  I didn't think I had exerted that 
> much
> pressure, but obviously, I was wrong.
>
> Fortunately, the XYL spotted the problem, re-straightened the pins, and 
> now
> the cable works again.
>
> I simply an mooking for a safe way to insert that plug without causing
> further problems.
>
> Fortunately, the plug on the programming cable for the newer TMV71A is 
> much
> easier to use, due to the fact that it is very clearly keyed to go in only
> one way, and because the jack is a straight connection on the back of the
> rig.
>
> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>