Does anyone have a preferred source for plugs, or for plugs with integrated shielded cables, to fit the ACC and DATA jacks on the FT-818?
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I discovered on Friday that the plugs sold by the local Sayal Electronics store (from Mode Electronics) have outer shells that are too large in diameter to fit in the recesses in the rear panel of my FT-818.? These appear to be identical to this more widely available plug, which apparently fits the FT-817 but would certainly not work with my FT-818:
I managed to make the Sayal/Mode plug fit, since I had no time before the Microwave Sprint to procure an alternative, by whittling down the outer plastic shell, but it was rather tedious work!? The shell diameter on the Sayal/Mode connectors is 14.1 mm (0.555" - measured by me, 0.551" per the Digi-Key-linked datasheet) and I measured the chassis hole diameter at 12.9 mm (0.508").??
From photos I found on the web it looks like there was a change of the rear panel casting from the 817 to the 817ND, but the pictures of the 817ND and 818 look the same.
Suggestions?
73,
Steve VE3SMA
