[arm-allstar] Mini Din 6 Pin Information

[Doug Crompton]

Virtually all amateur radio manufacturers have standardized on the Mini Din 6 pin connector for data connections. Radios from Icom, Yaesu and Kenwood use the connector. Some radios use a DB9 connector which is rather easy to wire but the mini DIN could be a challenge for many.

Here is a link for a quality cable from Digikey with a min DIN 6 pin connector and 6 foot cord with bare leads.

http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?keywords=839-1051-nd

It is only $8.39 plus shipping. 

If you are interested in interfacing Allstar (or other data modes) you should have at least one of these around because at some point you will probably need it.

Here is a data sheet on the product -

http://www.tensility.com/pdffiles/10-00422.pdf

Most manufacturers have also standardized on pin outs but be sure to check the manual for your radio before connecting.

Here is a site showing the common pin outs with an explanation -

http://wa8lmf.net/miscinfo/MiniDIN6-Packet.pdf

The 1200/9600 baud outputs can be confusing when using audio. The 1200 baud output is de-emphasized so no software de-emphasis in Allstar would be needed.

Using the 9600 baud output would require de-emphasis to be set to yes. 

73 Doug
WA3DSP
http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
 		 	   		  
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