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Re: [TowerTalk] In shack cable quick disconnects?

To: <Paul@PaulFerguson.us>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] In shack cable quick disconnects?
From: "Pete-N4KW" <n4kwpete@centurylink.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:20:59 -0400
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Go to Mouser and look for Molex connectors, I believe they are about a buck 
each.  I use them for my remote coax switch and tower control.  I have mine 
configured so that they cannot be connected incorrectly to the wrong cable. 
You can get them with more than 8 pins.
73 Pete N4KW


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Ferguson" <Paul@PaulFerguson.us>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:47 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] In shack cable quick disconnects?


>I want to put some quick disconnect connectors in my shack on cables to my
> rotor control and antenna switch. Both are 8-conductor cables. I want to 
> use
> two sets of plugs/sockets with different numbers of pins so I do not
> interchange the rotor and antenna switch.
>
> I looked for Cinch Jones Plugs, but found them difficult to find in 8, 10, 
> or
> 12 pin sets.
>
> What would you recommend for plugs and sockets that are reliable and easy 
> to
> use in cable to cable applications inside the shack?
>
> 73,
> Paul
> K5ESW
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