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George_yv5wz

I wrote wrong...I meant KAT500

I just wrote Cable from Icom IC-7300 to KPA500

But……I meant to antenna Tuner KAT500

I know its a Molex connector to 1/8 “ connector

Problem is I live at Venezuela….Here Its difficult to find those connectors to make
The cable…..and its easiest for me to buy cable and import it

Best Regards and 73's

George
YV5WZ / PY3ZZZ

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Dick Dievendorff-4

Re: I wrote wrong...I meant KAT500

I don't find w4rt.com active on the web, either.

Look for an LDG IC-PAC or LDG IC-PAC6. I found several dealers on the web
when I googled for "LDG IC-PAC".

I've never used this cable, but it looks very similar to the W4RT cable that
I do have.

It's a simple cable, but you need the appropriate 4-pin Molex connector.

I'll order one myself for KPA1500 testing!

73 de Dick, K6KR

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of JORGE LUIS SERRANO
Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2017 19:44
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [Elecraft] I wrote wrong...I meant KAT500

I just wrote Cable from Icom IC-7300 to KPA500

But..I meant to antenna Tuner KAT500

I know its a Molex connector to 1/8 " connector

Problem is I live at Venezuela..Here Its difficult to find those connectors
to make The cable...and its easiest for me to buy cable and import it

Best Regards and 73's

George
YV5WZ / PY3ZZZ

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Nr4c

Re: I wrote wrong...I meant KAT500

I used to buy that Molex connector from Radio Shack but had to buy both male and female parts. Radio Shack put male pins in female housing and reverse.

Don't know if any RS follow on stores carry it.

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...nr4c. bill

> On Jul 9, 2017, at 2:51 PM, Dick Dievendorff <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I don't find w4rt.com active on the web, either.
>
> Look for an LDG IC-PAC or LDG IC-PAC6. I found several dealers on the web
> when I googled for "LDG IC-PAC".
>
> I've never used this cable, but it looks very similar to the W4RT cable that
> I do have.
>
> It's a simple cable, but you need the appropriate 4-pin Molex connector.
>
> I'll order one myself for KPA1500 testing!
>
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of JORGE LUIS SERRANO
> Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2017 19:44
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] I wrote wrong...I meant KAT500
>
> I just wrote Cable from Icom IC-7300 to KPA500
>
> But..I meant to antenna Tuner KAT500
>
> I know its a Molex connector to 1/8 " connector
>
> Problem is I live at Venezuela..Here Its difficult to find those connectors
> to make The cable...and its easiest for me to buy cable and import it
>
>
> Best Regards and 73's
>
> George
> YV5WZ / PY3ZZZ
>
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Bill Frantz

Re: I wrote wrong...I meant KAT500

On 7/9/17 at 2:03 PM, [hidden email] (Nr4c) wrote:

>I used to buy that Molex connector from Radio Shack but had to
>buy both male and female parts. Radio Shack put male pins in
>female housing and reverse.

If it is the same plug as is used on the Little Tar Heel Antenna
control cable, it is:

<http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?search_type=jamecoall&catalogId=10001&freeText=224514&langId=-1&productId=224514&storeId=10001&ddkey=http%3AStoreCatalogDrillDownView>

or

<http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?search_type=jamecoall&catalogId=10001&freeText=224434&langId=-1&productId=224434&storeId=10001&ddkey=http%3AStoreCatalogDrillDownView>

Which may be the same as:

<https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/molex-llc/1501792040/WM16558-ND/7062986>

For the Little Tar Heel, the pins are .062:, 1.57mm in diameter.

Since it took me a long time to figure out how these connectors
worked, here is what I have learned.

The connectors consist of a male and female shell with 4 metal
pins each. The pins are also male and female. You order the pins
separately from the shells. There is a handy tool for removing
the pins from the shells.

There are many different shells available, with different
numbers and arrangements of pins. There are other series of
connectors using different sizes of pins. (A larger pin is used
for the power connector on Icom/Kenwood/etc. radios. Getting it
all right before you order is a bit of chore.

73 Bill AE6JV

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Jeff Griffin

Re: I wrote wrong...I meant KAT500

In reply to this post by Nr4c

I was getting tired of this thread so I googled 'icom tuner molex
connector', and the first hit's got me these... :-)

https://www.amazon.com/Molex-4-Pin-Connector-0-093-quot/dp/B0009WBHLK

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-PIN-MOLEX-PER-TUNER-ICOM-IC-706-IC-7000-IC-746-IC-
756-/171128024903

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Molex-Icom-IC-7xx-IC-7000-Tuner-connector-wired-plug
-/162387494479

The third one has the wires already installed, I'm sure you could find it at
Digikey from here a little cheaper as the dimensions are mentioned in one of
the hits I got...

73 Jeff kb2m

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Nr4c
Sent: Sunday, July 9, 2017 5:03 PM
To: Dick Dievendorff
Cc: JORGE LUIS SERRANO; [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] I wrote wrong...I meant KAT500

I used to buy that Molex connector from Radio Shack but had to buy both male
and female parts. Radio Shack put male pins in female housing and reverse.

Don't know if any RS follow on stores carry it.

Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill

> On Jul 9, 2017, at 2:51 PM, Dick Dievendorff <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I don't find w4rt.com active on the web, either.
>
> Look for an LDG IC-PAC or LDG IC-PAC6. I found several dealers on the
> web when I googled for "LDG IC-PAC".
>
> I've never used this cable, but it looks very similar to the W4RT
> cable that I do have.
>
> It's a simple cable, but you need the appropriate 4-pin Molex connector.
>
> I'll order one myself for KPA1500 testing!
>
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of JORGE LUIS
> SERRANO
> Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2017 19:44
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] I wrote wrong...I meant KAT500
>
> I just wrote Cable from Icom IC-7300 to KPA500
>
> But..I meant to antenna Tuner KAT500
>
> I know its a Molex connector to 1/8 " connector
>
> Problem is I live at Venezuela..Here Its difficult to find those
> connectors to make The cable...and its easiest for me to buy cable and
> import it
>
>
> Best Regards and 73's
>
> George
> YV5WZ / PY3ZZZ
>
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Jeff Griffin

molex 1490prt icom tuner connector

Even better look for molex 1490prt....

https://octopart.com/1490prt-molex-4054202

73 Jeff kb2m

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Jeff Griffin
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 7:11 AM
Cc: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] I wrote wrong...I meant KAT500

I was getting tired of this thread so I googled 'icom tuner molex
connector', and the first hit's got me these... :-)

https://www.amazon.com/Molex-4-Pin-Connector-0-093-quot/dp/B0009WBHLK

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-PIN-MOLEX-PER-TUNER-ICOM-IC-706-IC-7000-IC-746-IC-
756-/171128024903

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Molex-Icom-IC-7xx-IC-7000-Tuner-connector-wired-plug
-/162387494479

The third one has the wires already installed, I'm sure you could find it at
Digikey from here a little cheaper as the dimensions are mentioned in one of
the hits I got...

73 Jeff kb2m

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Nr4c
Sent: Sunday, July 9, 2017 5:03 PM
To: Dick Dievendorff
Cc: JORGE LUIS SERRANO; [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] I wrote wrong...I meant KAT500

I used to buy that Molex connector from Radio Shack but had to buy both male
and female parts. Radio Shack put male pins in female housing and reverse.

Don't know if any RS follow on stores carry it.

Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill

> On Jul 9, 2017, at 2:51 PM, Dick Dievendorff <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I don't find w4rt.com active on the web, either.
>
> Look for an LDG IC-PAC or LDG IC-PAC6. I found several dealers on the
> web when I googled for "LDG IC-PAC".
>
> I've never used this cable, but it looks very similar to the W4RT
> cable that I do have.
>
> It's a simple cable, but you need the appropriate 4-pin Molex connector.
>
> I'll order one myself for KPA1500 testing!
>
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of JORGE LUIS
> SERRANO
> Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2017 19:44
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] I wrote wrong...I meant KAT500
>
> I just wrote Cable from Icom IC-7300 to KPA500
>
> But..I meant to antenna Tuner KAT500
>
> I know its a Molex connector to 1/8 " connector
>
> Problem is I live at Venezuela..Here Its difficult to find those
> connectors to make The cable...and its easiest for me to buy cable and
> import it
>
>
> Best Regards and 73's
>
> George
> YV5WZ / PY3ZZZ
>
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