Thanks for the heads up Mike!!! I just got the K3R cable and was going to be doing the same thing for the AuxBus line. I guess MH did this to help keep the wires from breaking of the connector but you are 100% correct, it makes access to the other connections impossible without completely redoing the connector with a new one. Doing it this way was a bad move IMHO. I may just replace them connector with RCAs and use my LDG breakout box.
------------------------- 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 On Fri Feb 27 10:20 , "W0MU Mike Fatchett" sent: >I have a couple of Microham cables that go from the K3's to the MK2R+. I am >getting setup to run SO2R and was in the process or hooking up my bandpass >filters and the 6m pre-amp which uses a pin on the accessory port. > >I took apart the Microham accessory connector and was going to solder on the >connections I needed for my band decoder and the connection for the 6m >preamp. > >Once I got the connector apart, I found they have filled the inside with a >white semi-solid compound. The compound does not seem to come off very >easily. While I am sure this material probably makes the cable better it >sure makes if very difficult for those of us wishing to use the other >features of the accessory connector on the K3. > >I haven't decided if it will be easier to cut off the connector and start >over or try to cut away the white stuff with an exacto knife. > >A nice value add would have been to bring out the unused connections in a >cable for those other uses. > >Just a heads up for others that might have been going down this path. > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net','','','')">Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
