At 11:44 AM 9/13/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Interesting - that means the Yaesu cable is the SAME as the Icom OPC478 -
>the programing cable used for the Icom ham/marine/landmobile radios - when
>it is used to program (or control) the HF radios, it must have the stereo to
>mono adapter used - the data line on the cable is on the "ring" of the
>stereo plug, and for the HF radios, the data needs to be on the tip. I have
>been using OPC478 for several years as a level convertor - but the retail
>price is $45.
>
>Don
>W6ZO
>
I think RT systems in Alabama originated the Yaesu cable kits. At the RT
systems web site http://rtsars.com/ ICOM, YAESU, and "other cables" pages,
they describe packages with cables for several radios. You can see which
cable is common to several radios, and so I believe we could infer
inter-radio compatibility from these listings. As I read it, the cable that
came with my VX-1R programming package is also included in 9 out of the 11
ICOM radios listed, so there appears to be WIDE interchangeability. I just
discovered that my IC-2100 mobile is covered, if I can find the software.
On their "Other cables" page, they list a cable specifically designed to do
what I was after - the "RTS-01 Computer Interface cable for Icom HF Radios
$35.00" I didn't know they sold this RTS-01 - it would probably be the way
to go unless you already had the cable like I did.
.
Jerry W4UK
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