Scott,
What I find interesting is ICOM has numerous connectors In their MARINE RADIO line which are waterproof and quite similar to this connector. except the maximum number of pins in them is 9. Since only 9 of the 12 pins are used in the ICOM 92AD.. Wonder why they inserted a twelve pin connector which would be less durable than the 9 pin. I am assuming the reason they don't have a cable with all pins connected to a DB-9 is because the voltages are different than with an RS-232 standard DB-9 serial connector and they don't want to be blamed for a radios damaged by connecting the radio to a computer or other device. What ever you find let please keep me in your loop. I would be interested in the cables if they support all of the pins. there is actually a local manufacture which has designed a GPS Microphone which has cables for just about every commercial radio produced including the ICOM line but they can't get the cable for the 12 PIN connector either. and their GPS microphone is way cooler than the ICOM GPS mic. and is actually a commercial version of the unit they sell to the US Military Special Forces. The only difference is the commercial model isn't rated for scuba diving. Barry KA0BBQ From: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 7:12 PM To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: IC-92AD Connector I'm not objecting to the use of that connector - though it would have been nice if they'd used a readily available connector. It looks a lot like a Hirose LF series, which isn't exactly cheap, but at $12 it's not bad and it's ruggedized and waterproof. If I can get equivalent cables made in lower quantities and still sell them for a lower price after paying for custom tooling, then I think that's a pretty good sign that the price they're charging is excessive. I think there could also be a market for a simpler cable that's not threaded and waterproof. How often do you need a waterproof data cable when you're using it with a laptop that's probably not waterproof? Scott N1VG --- In dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com <mailto:dstar_digital%40yahoogroups.com> , "Dr. Joe Mesh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And,,, Three of those pins are spares! But remember that the whole thing > is water proof to the test specs of the entire radio. BUT. It is what it > is guys. > > AND it is obtainable like most things in life for $$$. > > > > Thanks.Joe / W8SS / Mesh Engineering / Trustee & Sysop on D-Star for K8LCD > AKA: Dr. Joe Mesh, D.M.D., C.A.G.S. (Prosthodontics) > from beautiful downtown HELL, Michigan > Always available at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ............................................................................ > ............ > See us on the web at: > > W8SS, W8SSS & K8LCD all on QRZ.com and at drsmesh.com > > > > > > > > From: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com <mailto:dstar_digital%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com <mailto:dstar_digital%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On Behalf Of Jon M. Hanson > Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 7:24 PM > To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com <mailto:dstar_digital%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: IC-92AD Connector > > > > What did you expect ICOM to do with a connector that carries power, > audio, GPS data, push-to-talk line, and grounds for all of those > (probably separate grounds for each)? I just looked at mine and there > are 12 pins in there. If they made separate connectors for each then > it probably would have violated the dimensions they were designing for > making the unit much less compact not to mention having all kinds of > wires sticking out of it making it cumbersome. > --- > Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ) > Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress/ > Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/ > Jabber IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:jon%40the-hansons-az.net> > > On Nov 28, 2008, at 2:47 PM, Scott wrote: > > > --- In dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com <mailto:dstar_digital%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:dstar_digital%40yahoogroups.com> , "Dr. Joe Mesh" <jm@> wrote: > > > > > > There is a solution! > > > > > > But if you look at this like most of us anything past FREE is never > > > affordable. > > > > > > Mark, KJ4VO at the HRO Atlanta store and I have been researching > > this. No > > > one has the proprietary connector, period. I have not been able to > > locate > > > the custom waterproof connector vendor that Icom uses either. > > > > > > It turns out that the ONLY way we have found using any supplier to > > do this > > > is to order the microphone cable from the GPS microphone. It is > > perfect > > > > Good to know. The suppliers I get my speaker mic cables from are > > actually factories that produce speaker mics and things for companies > > like Kenwood. Unfortunately they don't have this one, and if it turns > > out that the tooling is owned by ICOM and is completely proprietary, > > then there's not much alternative but to have a new mold made even if > > I can find the factory. > > > > What's the cheapest accessory that has this connector type, regardless > > of which pins are wired? If I do have them produced, I'll need to > > send a couple of samples in for analysis. > > > > Scott > > N1VG [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
