Scott,
I looked at the Hirose LF Series connector and the pin location shown in their .pdf page 5 (http://www.hirose.co.jp/cataloge_hp/e13600011.pdf ) isn't anything close to the ICOM connector not to mention the alignment of the Hirose LF Series Connector is a slot instead of a flat side on part of the connector. The Hirose connectors actually appear more durable . I wonder how hard it would be for them to retool and produce ICOM style connectors? 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] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
