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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><font style="" color="#000000" face="Tahoma,sans-serif">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.<br><br>Here is a link for a quality cable from Digikey with a min DIN 6 pin connector and 6 foot cord with bare leads.<br><br><a href="http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?keywords=839-1051-nd" target="_blank">http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?keywords=839-1051-nd</a><br><br>It is only $8.39 plus shipping. <br><br>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.<br><br>Here is a data sheet on the product -<br><br><a href="http://www.tensility.com/pdffiles/10-00422.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.tensility.com/pdffiles/10-00422.pdf</a><br><br>Most manufacturers have also standardized on pin outs but be sure to check the manual for your radio before connecting.<br><br>Here is a site showing the common pin outs with an explanation -<br><br><a href="http://wa8lmf.net/miscinfo/MiniDIN6-Packet.pdf" target="_blank">http://wa8lmf.net/miscinfo/MiniDIN6-Packet.pdf</a><br><br>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.<br><br>Using the 9600 baud output would require de-emphasis to be set to yes. <br><br></font><b><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">73 Doug</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">WA3DSP</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio</font></b><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font> </div></body>
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