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Nick Waterman

Mic plug

Does Elecraft sell a mic plug to mate with the k2 mic socket?

Otherwise, anyone know exactly what I'm looking for? It's not simply an
"8-pin DIN mic plug", is it?

Anyone know where to find some in the UK?

* Maplin are getting more and more useless every week and seem to have
nothing like it.

* RSWWW seem to have millions of connectors, but it's difficult to work
out which one's right

* Electrovalue have one or 2 that might be right

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Lee Kimber

Re: Mic plug

Probably Birkitts on Steep Hill in Lincoln if they are still there.
http://www.zyra.org.uk/birkett.htm

The type is 8 pin Foster connector. I don't know if the UK has a
different name for it.

Nick Waterman wrote:

> Does Elecraft sell a mic plug to mate with the k2 mic socket?
>
> Otherwise, anyone know exactly what I'm looking for? It's not simply
> an "8-pin DIN mic plug", is it?
>
> Anyone know where to find some in the UK?
>
> * Maplin are getting more and more useless every week and seem to have
> nothing like it.
>
> * RSWWW seem to have millions of connectors, but it's difficult to
> work out which one's right
>
> * Electrovalue have one or 2 that might be right
>

G3VVT

Re: Mic plug

In reply to this post by Nick Waterman

In a message dated 14/10/05 23:24:44 GMT Daylight Time,
[hidden email] writes:

The type is 8 pin Foster connector. I don't know if the UK has a
different name for it.

Hi Lee,

Known as a "locking line socket 8-way" in one of the main component
supplier's catalogue in the UK. Not heard the term Foster used in the UK though
presume that may be the Japanese microphone manufacturer who may have been the
originator.

They are a socket rather than a plug as that plug part is mounted on the K2
or whatever transceiver uses this type of connector. Despite this are
commonly referred to as an 8 way mic plug. Still prefer them by a long way to the
RJ45 connector that has just about become standard for anything used mobile.

Regards,
Bob, G3VVT
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Dave G3VGR

Re: Mic plug

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You can get one from Maplin, so they're not completely useless just yet
(won't be long though, I'm afraid) . It's called a "8 way locking line
socket" and the part number is FK30H.
They currently have 180 in stock and the unit price is £2.13
73, Dave G3VGR

Nick Waterman wrote:

Vic K2VCO

Re: Mic plug

Dave G3VGR wrote:
> You can get one from Maplin, so they're not completely useless just yet
> (won't be long though, I'm afraid) . It's called a "8 way locking line
> socket" and the part number is FK30H.
> They currently have 180 in stock and the unit price is £2.13

It is the same plug that's used by Kenwood radios, if that helps!

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Jess Gypin

RE: Mic plug

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You can still get them at Radio Shack.

Jess

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To: Nick Waterman
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Mic plug

Probably Birkitts on Steep Hill in Lincoln if they are still there.
http://www.zyra.org.uk/birkett.htm

The type is 8 pin Foster connector. I don't know if the UK has a
different name for it.

Nick Waterman wrote:

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Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/KC8NHF

Re: Mic plug

You can, but the "rest of the world" doesn't have Radio Shack and the
original query came from somebody outside of the USA, as do the majority
of the worlds Amateurs.

Jess Gypin wrote:

>You can still get them at Radio Shack.
>
>Jess
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [hidden email]
>[mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of Lee Kimber
>Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 4:24 PM
>To: Nick Waterman
>Cc: Elecraft Reflector
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Mic plug
>
>
>Probably Birkitts on Steep Hill in Lincoln if they are still there.
>http://www.zyra.org.uk/birkett.htm
>
>The type is 8 pin Foster connector. I don't know if the UK has a
>different name for it.
>
>Nick Waterman wrote:
>
>
>
>>Does Elecraft sell a mic plug to mate with the k2 mic socket?
>>
>>Otherwise, anyone know exactly what I'm looking for? It's not simply
>>an "8-pin DIN mic plug", is it?
>>
>>Anyone know where to find some in the UK?
>>
>>* Maplin are getting more and more useless every week and seem to have
>>nothing like it.
>>
>>* RSWWW seem to have millions of connectors, but it's difficult to
>>work out which one's right
>>
>>* Electrovalue have one or 2 that might be right
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>

Nick Waterman

Re: Mic plug

In reply to this post by Dave G3VGR

Dave G3VGR wrote:
> You can get one from Maplin, [...] It's called a "8 way locking line
> socket" and the part number is FK30H.

Thanks all. When you're browsing the site, it says something like:

Locking Multi-Pole Line Sockets
a range of line sockets, designed to mate with our locking multi-pole
plugs (line or chassis). the die-cast...... More Info
FK22Y Lkg Line Skt 2-Way 3351 in Stock £1.49 Buy
FK23A Lkg Line Skt 3-Way 2637 in Stock £1.49 Buy
FK24B Lkg Line Skt 4-Way 750 in Stock £1.70 Buy
FK25C Lkg Line Skt 5-Way 537 in Stock £1.70 Buy
FK26D Lkg Line Skt 6-Way 884 in Stock £1.92 Buy
FK28F Lkg Line Skt 7-Way 486 in Stock £1.92 Buy

... so I foolishly thought "Nah, I need 8-way, can't be any of those".
Turns out if you click "more info" you get more PRODUCTS as well! DOH!

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Stewart Baker

Re: Mic plug

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We did have in the form of Tandy, but they are long gone.
We do, however, still have Mc Donalds. OMG!

73
Stewart G3RXQ

On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 08:48:22 +0100, G8IFF/KC8NHF wrote:

> You can, but the "rest of the world" doesn't have Radio Shack and the
>
> original query came from somebody outside of the USA, as do the majority
> of the worlds Amateurs.
>
> Jess Gypin wrote:
>
>> You can still get them at Radio Shack.
>>
>> Jess
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [hidden email]
>> [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of Lee Kimber
>> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 4:24 PM
>> To: Nick Waterman
>> Cc: Elecraft Reflector
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Mic plug
>>
>>
>> Probably Birkitts on Steep Hill in Lincoln if they are still there.
>> http://www.zyra.org.uk/birkett.htm
>>
>> The type is 8 pin Foster connector. I don't know if the UK has a
>> different name for it.
>>
>> Nick Waterman wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Does Elecraft sell a mic plug to mate with the k2 mic socket?
>>>
>>> Otherwise, anyone know exactly what I'm looking for? It's not simply
>>> an "8-pin DIN mic plug", is it?
>>>
>>> Anyone know where to find some in the UK?
>>>
>>> * Maplin are getting more and more useless every week and seem to have
>>> nothing like it.
>>>
>>> * RSWWW seem to have millions of connectors, but it's difficult to
>>> work out which one's right
>>>
>>> * Electrovalue have one or 2 that might be right
>>
>
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G3VVT

Re: Mic plug

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In a message dated 15/10/05 09:44:48 GMT Daylight Time,
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We did have in the form of Tandy, but they are long gone.
We do, however, still have Mc Donalds

Hi All,

The local Mc Donald seem to be out of stock on 8 pin mic plugs, though did
offer a Big Mac as an alternate.

The differences between what is available in various countries can be a
problem. One gets comfortable with what is available in your own country in terms
of products and vendors when such things may just not exist in other
countries.

One of the minor problems here in the UK in respect to working on USA
sourced radios and test equipment is a lack of small bolts and nuts to USA thread
standards. Europe and the Far East seem to be standardised on metric for the
equipment produced there, which makes life a whole lot easier.

Regards,
Bob, G3VVT
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Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/KC8NHF

Re: Mic plug

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And KFC who are not allowed to call themselves Kentucky Fried Chicken
any longer as the chicken wasn't fried in Kentucky!

Stewart Baker wrote:

>We did have in the form of Tandy, but they are long gone.
>We do, however, still have Mc Donalds. OMG!
>
>73
>Stewart G3RXQ
>
>
>

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Thom LaCosta

Re: Mic plug

On Sat, 15 Oct 2005, G8IFF/KC8NHF wrote:

> And KFC who are not allowed to call themselves Kentucky Fried Chicken any
> longer as the chicken wasn't fried in Kentucky!

But, you would have had to pay higher prices, since the name would be:

Imported Kentucky Fried Chicken

Don't underestimate The Colonel....he has to get rid of those chicken feet
somewhere.

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PAøPJE

Re: Mic plug

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We're still waiting for Britain to go metric for 39 years, Bob.
Press your governement to take the decision now, as Ireland just did.
US going metric is a sweet dream, that will simply never happen.
Costs a few bucks now and then, however...

73
Peter, PA0PJE.

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Aan: <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]>;
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Onderwerp: Re: [Elecraft] Mic plug

>
> In a message dated 15/10/05 09:44:48 GMT Daylight Time,
> [hidden email] writes:
>
> We did have in the form of Tandy, but they are long gone.
> We do, however, still have Mc Donalds
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> The local Mc Donald seem to be out of stock on 8 pin mic plugs, though did
> offer a Big Mac as an alternate.
>
> The differences between what is available in various countries can be a
> problem. One gets comfortable with what is available in your own country
> in terms
> of products and vendors when such things may just not exist in other
> countries.
>
> One of the minor problems here in the UK in respect to working on USA
> sourced radios and test equipment is a lack of small bolts and nuts to USA
> thread
> standards. Europe and the Far East seem to be standardised on metric for
> the
> equipment produced there, which makes life a whole lot easier.
>
> Regards,
> Bob, G3VVT
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Milt -- N5IA

FD results

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K7EAR, the Eastern Arizona Amateur Radio Society, Inc. (EAARS), is proud to
announce that the results of the ARRL 2005 Field Day as posted on the ARRL
members only web page shows the following:

K7EAR, as a solar powered, all K-2 entry (except 6 & 2 Meter radio), came
in.............

# 6, overall -- The five in front of us had 2, 3, or many more transmitters.

# 2, QRP -- The QRP entry ahead of us is by the group of contestors
operating from Puerto Rico with 2 more transmitters.

# 1, 3A

For those interested in viewing some photos of the EAARS 2005 FD operation
( and previous years) click on the following link.

http://eaars.com/

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N8LP

Re: FD results

Wow, that's really impressive Milt. Good show!

Larry N8LP

Milt, N5IA wrote:

> K7EAR, the Eastern Arizona Amateur Radio Society, Inc. (EAARS), is
> proud to announce that the results of the ARRL 2005 Field Day as
> posted on the ARRL members only web page shows the following:
>
> K7EAR, as a solar powered, all K-2 entry (except 6 & 2 Meter radio),
> came in.............
>
> # 6, overall -- The five in front of us had 2, 3, or many more
> transmitters.
>
> # 2, QRP -- The QRP entry ahead of us is by the group of contestors
> operating from Puerto Rico with 2 more transmitters.
>
> # 1, 3A
>
> For those interested in viewing some photos of the EAARS 2005 FD
> operation ( and previous years) click on the following link.
>
> http://eaars.com/
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Bob Nielsen

Re: Mic plug

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It's been argued here for over 200 years and was closer to happening
20-30 years ago than presently. Some military contracts in the 1970s
and 80s actually called for the drawings to be metric (this was later
dropped). Oh well, I guess the expense of two sets of wrenches,
etc., isn't all that bad (anyone for Whitworth?)

The UK is a strange mix, temperatures in C, petrol sold by the litre,
highway signs in miles, beer by the (Imperial) pint.

FWIW, the signs on US Interstate Highway 19 between Tucson and
Nogales, Arizona are exclusively in km, although the small green
markers on the side of the highway are in miles.

73, Bob N7XY

On Oct 15, 2005, at 6:56 AM, PAøPJE wrote:

> We're still waiting for Britain to go metric for 39 years, Bob.
> Press your governement to take the decision now, as Ireland just did.
> US going metric is a sweet dream, that will simply never happen.
> Costs a few bucks now and then, however...
>
> 73
> Peter, PA0PJE.
>
> ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: <[hidden email]>
> Aan: <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]>;
> <[hidden email]>
> Verzonden: zaterdag 15 oktober 2005 13:48
> Onderwerp: Re: [Elecraft] Mic plug
>
>
>
>>
>> In a message dated 15/10/05 09:44:48 GMT Daylight Time,
>> [hidden email] writes:
>>
>> We did have in the form of Tandy, but they are long gone.
>> We do, however, still have Mc Donalds
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> The local Mc Donald seem to be out of stock on 8 pin mic plugs,
>> though did
>> offer a Big Mac as an alternate.
>>
>> The differences between what is available in various countries can
>> be a
>> problem. One gets comfortable with what is available in your own
>> country in terms
>> of products and vendors when such things may just not exist in other
>> countries.
>>
>> One of the minor problems here in the UK in respect to working on USA
>> sourced radios and test equipment is a lack of small bolts and
>> nuts to USA thread
>> standards. Europe and the Far East seem to be standardised on
>> metric for the
>> equipment produced there, which makes life a whole lot easier.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bob, G3VVT
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Dave G3VGR

Re: Mic plug

I remember going to a local timberyard near London some years ago &
asking for some 2x2 timber. The bloke there said "You can't get that
anymore, it's all metric now. What you need is 50mm by 50mm"
After I replied that the metric size would be ok, he asked me how many
feet I wanted.

73, Dave G3VGR

Bob Nielsen wrote:

> It's been argued here for over 200 years and was closer to happening
> 20-30 years ago than presently. Some military contracts in the 1970s
> and 80s actually called for the drawings to be metric (this was later
> dropped). Oh well, I guess the expense of two sets of wrenches, etc.,
> isn't all that bad (anyone for Whitworth?)
>
> The UK is a strange mix, temperatures in C, petrol sold by the litre,
> highway signs in miles, beer by the (Imperial) pint.
>
> FWIW, the signs on US Interstate Highway 19 between Tucson and Nogales,
> Arizona are exclusively in km, although the small green markers on the
> side of the highway are in miles.
>
> 73, Bob N7XY
>
> On Oct 15, 2005, at 6:56 AM, PAøPJE wrote:
>
>> We're still waiting for Britain to go metric for 39 years, Bob.
>> Press your governement to take the decision now, as Ireland just did.
>> US going metric is a sweet dream, that will simply never happen.
>> Costs a few bucks now and then, however...
>>
>> 73
>> Peter, PA0PJE.
>>
>> ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: <[hidden email]>
>> Aan: <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]>;
>> <[hidden email]>
>> Verzonden: zaterdag 15 oktober 2005 13:48
>> Onderwerp: Re: [Elecraft] Mic plug
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 15/10/05 09:44:48 GMT Daylight Time,
>>> [hidden email] writes:
>>>
>>> We did have in the form of Tandy, but they are long gone.
>>> We do, however, still have Mc Donalds
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> The local Mc Donald seem to be out of stock on 8 pin mic plugs,
>>> though did
>>> offer a Big Mac as an alternate.
>>>
>>> The differences between what is available in various countries can be a
>>> problem. One gets comfortable with what is available in your own
>>> country in terms
>>> of products and vendors when such things may just not exist in other
>>> countries.
>>>
>>> One of the minor problems here in the UK in respect to working on USA
>>> sourced radios and test equipment is a lack of small bolts and nuts
>>> to USA thread
>>> standards. Europe and the Far East seem to be standardised on
>>> metric for the
>>> equipment produced there, which makes life a whole lot easier.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Bob, G3VVT
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Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU

Re: FD results

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In 1B in my section SCV, I placed #3 in SCV (scored as 1B1) with my K2.
Wayne N6KR placed #1 in the SCV section (scored as 1B2B) with his KX1 as
"The Ecotopians." They had 3x the points I did!
Leigh / WA5ZNU
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One size doesn't fit all (WAS: Mic plug)

In reply to this post by Bob Nielsen

Bob, N7XY wrote:
It's been argued here for over 200 years and was closer to happening
20-30 years ago than presently. Some military contracts in the 1970s
and 80s actually called for the drawings to be metric (this was later
dropped). Oh well, I guess the expense of two sets of wrenches,
etc., isn't all that bad (anyone for Whitworth?)

-------------------------------------------------------------

Metric was adopted by the US Government as the *standard* system of weights
and measures in the USA in the 1800's. What Congress failed to do back then
was *require* its use. As Bob notes, they tried to mandate it a few years
ago, based on the billions of US$ it'd save us every year, but there was
darn near a revolt protesting it.

So Metric comes to us Yanks by stealth. We used to buy a quart of a soft
drink, not it's a litre (or liter) more often than not, if one looks at the
fine print. We used to buy a pound of something, now we get 0.45 kg
according to the package, and so on.

In the mean time, you can often find me in the CW portion of the 40
met...er...the 1570.8 inch band. Or should it be the 43.74 yard band?

Ron AC7AC

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