You're right about the plug.  Someone told me the components convert the
signal from TTL to RS232.

Steve

On Thursday 3/6/03 22:05 John miller wrote:
>Yes, there are components in there,   it's easy to make but there is a
>reason they use the 25 pin plug, it's crammed full of components and stuff.
>John Miller N1UMJ
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 9:43 PM
>Subject: Re: Radios
>
>
> > Yeah, I wondered about that too.  My cable cost around $30.  I believe
>that
> > cable has some additional components in the large RS232 plug, so you can't
> > just connect any old cable even if you could find the plugs that fit the
>radio.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > On Thursday 3/6/03 11:56 Butch Bussen wrote:
> > >Where do you find the computer cable for ten bucks??  I paid $35 for
>mine.
> > >It is easy to program with the software though.
> > >73s
> > >Butch Bussen
> > >wa0vjr