I guess they "didn't fit the dimensions" on the IC-91AD then, whatever that means.
-- Nate Duehr Sent from my iPhone On Nov 28, 2008, at 17:23, "Jon M. Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What did you expect ICOM to do with a connector that carries power, > audio, GPS data, push-to-talk line, and grounds for all of those > (probably separate grounds for each)? I just looked at mine and there > are 12 pins in there. If they made separate connectors for each then > it probably would have violated the dimensions they were designing for > making the unit much less compact not to mention having all kinds of > wires sticking out of it making it cumbersome. > --- > Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ) > Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress/ > Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/ > Jabber IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Nov 28, 2008, at 2:47 PM, Scott wrote: > > > --- In dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com, "Dr. Joe Mesh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > There is a solution! > > > > > > But if you look at this like most of us anything past FREE is > never > > > affordable. > > > > > > Mark, KJ4VO at the HRO Atlanta store and I have been researching > > this. No > > > one has the proprietary connector, period. I have not been able to > > locate > > > the custom waterproof connector vendor that Icom uses either. > > > > > > It turns out that the ONLY way we have found using any supplier to > > do this > > > is to order the microphone cable from the GPS microphone. It is > > perfect > > > > Good to know. The suppliers I get my speaker mic cables from are > > actually factories that produce speaker mics and things for > companies > > like Kenwood. Unfortunately they don't have this one, and if it > turns > > out that the tooling is owned by ICOM and is completely proprietary, > > then there's not much alternative but to have a new mold made even > if > > I can find the factory. > > > > What's the cheapest accessory that has this connector type, > regardless > > of which pins are wired? If I do have them produced, I'll need to > > send a couple of samples in for analysis. > > > > Scott > > N1VG > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
