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Hi All,
I'm looking for a "Y" cable to split the FT817 accessory port to be able to two devices on on the one accessory port. I intend to run digital and an MX P50M HF amp. I used to build cables and the like, however, I am now disabled and am too shaky to solder pins (especially those on the mini din). If some one can help me out or point me to where I can have one made or purchase one, I would very much appreciate your efforts.
Thanks and kind regards and 73s,
John DE AG4KN
jdavis3182@...?
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I believe that to be a serial based connection.? (that means it would not be able to run two devices simultaneously)
SW
On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 2:05 PM AG4KN- John Davis < jdavis3182@...> wrote: Hi All,
I'm looking for a "Y" cable to split the FT817 accessory port to be able to two devices on on the one accessory port. I intend to run digital and an MX P50M HF amp. I used to build cables and the like, however, I am now disabled and am too shaky to solder pins (especially those on the mini din). If some one can help me out or point me to where I can have one made or purchase one, I would very much appreciate your efforts.
Thanks and kind regards and 73s,
John DE AG4KN
jdavis3182@...?
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maybe go with something like this?
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(but their store link is dead and re-sellers I see say discontinued or out of stock)
Maybe try their contact details?
On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 2:11 PM Scott Wood < treii28@...> wrote: I believe that to be a serial based connection.? (that means it would not be able to run two devices simultaneously)
SW
On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 2:05 PM AG4KN- John Davis < jdavis3182@...> wrote: Hi All,
I'm looking for a "Y" cable to split the FT817 accessory port to be able to two devices on on the one accessory port. I intend to run digital and an MX P50M HF amp. I used to build cables and the like, however, I am now disabled and am too shaky to solder pins (especially those on the mini din). If some one can help me out or point me to where I can have one made or purchase one, I would very much appreciate your efforts.
Thanks and kind regards and 73s,
John DE AG4KN
jdavis3182@...?
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Hi John: I had a similar issue for the FT-818. There was a guy in Indiana who made a dual CAT cable but, he disappeared. The Z-817 + tuner split out the CAT port ?But there was expansion port devices years ago, but not much lately. Garry?
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On Apr 25, 2022, at 1:05 PM, AG4KN- John Davis <jdavis3182@...> wrote:
?Hi All,
I'm looking for a "Y" cable to split the FT817 accessory port to be able to two devices on on the one accessory port. I intend to run digital and an MX P50M HF amp. I used to build cables and the like, however, I am now disabled and am too shaky to solder pins (especially those on the mini din). If some one can help me out or point me to where I can have one made or purchase one, I would very much appreciate your efforts.
Thanks and kind regards and 73s,
John DE AG4KN
jdavis3182@...?
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I also stumbled on this:
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(linked off of blog post on the amp you mentioned:? )
On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 2:05 PM AG4KN- John Davis < jdavis3182@...> wrote: Hi All,
I'm looking for a "Y" cable to split the FT817 accessory port to be able to two devices on on the one accessory port. I intend to run digital and an MX P50M HF amp. I used to build cables and the like, however, I am now disabled and am too shaky to solder pins (especially those on the mini din). If some one can help me out or point me to where I can have one made or purchase one, I would very much appreciate your efforts.
Thanks and kind regards and 73s,
John DE AG4KN
jdavis3182@...?
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Dear John,
if your problem is only relative to how to solder minidin and you know how to build the cable you need, you can use the simple trick: buy a cable minidin to minidin and cut it. You will have two minidin already soldered. I found the cable on Amazon. Pietro I2OIM (via Tablet)
Il lun 25 apr 2022, 20:05 AG4KN- John Davis < jdavis3182@...> ha scritto: Hi All,
I'm looking for a "Y" cable to split the FT817 accessory port to be able to two devices on on the one accessory port. I intend to run digital and an MX P50M HF amp. I used to build cables and the like, however, I am now disabled and am too shaky to solder pins (especially those on the mini din). If some one can help me out or point me to where I can have one made or purchase one, I would very much appreciate your efforts.
Thanks and kind regards and 73s,
John DE AG4KN
jdavis3182@...?
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the link to the 'cable' mentioned at the very end appears to be dead. But the author is on twitter (or was)
On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 2:26 PM Scott Wood < treii28@...> wrote: I also stumbled on this:
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(linked off of blog post on the amp you mentioned:? )
On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 2:05 PM AG4KN- John Davis < jdavis3182@...> wrote: Hi All,
I'm looking for a "Y" cable to split the FT817 accessory port to be able to two devices on on the one accessory port. I intend to run digital and an MX P50M HF amp. I used to build cables and the like, however, I am now disabled and am too shaky to solder pins (especially those on the mini din). If some one can help me out or point me to where I can have one made or purchase one, I would very much appreciate your efforts.
Thanks and kind regards and 73s,
John DE AG4KN
jdavis3182@...?
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Pietro is correct. Xiegu is notorious for using 6 pin DIN cables. I got my 6 pin males on both ends from some old McIntosh cords and found many old PS-2 mouse cables had all six leads fed out. 8 pins are a little tougher to find, but they can be purchased. The mouse cords are a (b***h) to solder the pigtail ends. . Garry?
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On Apr 25, 2022, at 1:29 PM, Pietro Molina <pietro@...> wrote:
? Dear John,
if your problem is only relative to how to solder minidin and you know how to build the cable you need, you can use the simple trick: buy a cable minidin to minidin and cut it. You will have two minidin already soldered. I found the cable on Amazon. Pietro I2OIM (via Tablet) Il lun 25 apr 2022, 20:05 AG4KN- John Davis < jdavis3182@...> ha scritto: Hi All,
I'm looking for a "Y" cable to split the FT817 accessory port to be able to two devices on on the one accessory port. I intend to run digital and an MX P50M HF amp. I used to build cables and the like, however, I am now disabled and am too shaky to solder pins (especially those on the mini din). If some one can help me out or point me to where I can have one made or purchase one, I would very much appreciate your efforts.
Thanks and kind regards and 73s,
John DE AG4KN
jdavis3182@...?
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Some cities have 're-use' shops with boxes full of old cables. If you remember what the pinout was, you can often find a number of them for very cheap
On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 2:41 PM Garry Decker < w9whf4@...> wrote: Pietro is correct. Xiegu is notorious for using 6 pin DIN cables. I got my 6 pin males on both ends from some old McIntosh cords and found many old PS-2 mouse cables had all six leads fed out. 8 pins are a little tougher to find, but they can be purchased. The mouse cords are a (b***h) to solder the pigtail ends. . Garry? W9WHF? On Apr 25, 2022, at 1:29 PM, Pietro Molina <pietro@...> wrote:
? Dear John,
if your problem is only relative to how to solder minidin and you know how to build the cable you need, you can use the simple trick: buy a cable minidin to minidin and cut it. You will have two minidin already soldered. I found the cable on Amazon. Pietro I2OIM (via Tablet) Il lun 25 apr 2022, 20:05 AG4KN- John Davis < jdavis3182@...> ha scritto: Hi All,
I'm looking for a "Y" cable to split the FT817 accessory port to be able to two devices on on the one accessory port. I intend to run digital and an MX P50M HF amp. I used to build cables and the like, however, I am now disabled and am too shaky to solder pins (especially those on the mini din). If some one can help me out or point me to where I can have one made or purchase one, I would very much appreciate your efforts.
Thanks and kind regards and 73s,
John DE AG4KN
jdavis3182@...?
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I always check eBay first for this kind of stuff. Maybe Amazon too, if no luck there.? ? ?I would make it for you if it came to that, but my stuff is already packed for moving. Anyone else?
Joe n1khb
On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 2:05 PM, AG4KN- John Davis <jdavis3182@...> wrote: Hi All,
I'm looking for a "Y" cable to split the FT817 accessory port to be able to two devices on on the one accessory port. I intend to run digital and an MX P50M HF amp. I used to build cables and the like, however, I am now disabled and am too shaky to solder pins (especially those on the mini din). If some one can help me out or point me to where I can have one made or purchase one, I would very much appreciate your efforts.
Thanks and kind regards and 73s,
John DE AG4KN
jdavis3182@...?
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Thanks, I really do appreciate and value your comment. I have a disability which prevents me from making or building cables anymore. I do have the pin-outs for the 8 pin mini din, but cannot hold a soldering iron steady enough to do the job myself. Therefor I am merely an operator rather than the "engineer" I used to be.
73s and Thanks!
DE AG4KN? John
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I remember that ten years ago every online cable maker had these "Y" cables for most radios at the time... not so much now.?
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Exactly!! Even in my best soldering days, those 6 and 8 pin mini dins were a cast-iron (so and so) to solder. Testing the pin-outs only showed if I got it right or not. If not, I had to start all over again. Now I just shake too much!
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Tried ebay and Amazon... I followed a suggestion to try https://. They had a cable listed as " USB Cat & programming cable with linear PTT out for Yaesu FT-100 FT-817 FT-857 FT-897". It will take awhile to receive it, but it should tak care of the amp and rig control.
Thanks to all for giving me a direction to try.
73 DE AG4KN? John
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Are you sure you need a splitter?
The ACC plug has TXD, RXD (to control the FT817), PTT-out and band data, all you need to interface an amplifier.
The DATA plug has the signals you'd need if you run digital modes, essentially audio-in, audio-out, PTT and squelch.
So, I'd expect that, if you run digital modes on the FT817, you use both the ACC plug and the DATA socket of the FT817 and don't need a splitter.
Note that the ACC and DATA plugs are different and it doesn't take a whole lot of force to get the "wrong plug" in, after which it is damaged.
Especially with limited eyesight I recommend CLEAR MARKING on FT817 and cables.
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Hello-- If someone can use? it, I have FS one only NOS "Y" cable in its original sealed package: I'm asking??? $20 plus USPS postage to your QTH Questions welcomed, PayPal honored. Please reply offline to... brad.thompsonaa1ip@...Thanks, and 73-- Brad? AA1IP
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I bought a W4RT One Touch Tune for operating my FT817/818 and LDG Tuner.? It works very well but I know W4RT is out of business.? You might find one used.
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Al Skierkiewicz
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AG4KN- John Davis
Pietro Molina
Al WB9UVJ