Made my own for a few bucks. Just follow the diagram in the manual. Works like a charm. Only accesses the 4 memories, though.

73,
?Carl
?AB1DD
?
?Resistance is futile.
?(don't know about reactance, though)

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On Tue, 10/23/18, Ronald Baran <ronbaran@...> wrote:

?Subject: [ic7000] SOTAbeams contest console for ICOM
?To: [email protected]
?Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 9:39 AM
?
?Hello Fellow 7K-ers,
?
?Page 135 of the manual there is a diagram of an external
?keypad that activates the contents of voice memories.?
?
?Saw this:??
??
?
?The unite seems to be compatible with most ICOM radios but
?needs a patch OPC 589 for the 7000.? Anybody with
?experience and/or comments about this console?
?
?Punching the F1,? CQ memory started to get old during
?Illinois QSO Party.? Seldom work SSB so this feature
?certainly saved my voice.
?
?73,
?
?Ron W9XS
?
?
?

Hi Ron,
I just cut the end off of a network cable and connected the appropriate wires to the switch pad from mic 2 and 7.? I plugged it into the rear mic connector. That's OK because there isn't a mic in the keypad, so no problems with 2 mics. Works like a champ!

73,
?Carl
?AB1DD
?
?Resistance is futile.
?(don't know about reactance, though)

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On Wed, 10/24/18, Ronald Baran <ronbaran@...> wrote:

?Subject: Re: [ic7000] SOTAbeams contest console for ICOM
?To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
?Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 8:00 AM
?
?
?
?Thanks Carl,?
?
?
?
?My initial plan was
?exactly what you did but I wasn't clear about how
?to?connected the pad to microphone points 2 and 7.? The
?last time I tried to make a modular mic plug it ended up in
?a big mess (couldn't seem to get
? the flimsy ground wire into the plug). Gave up and ordered
?a cord with an RJ45 one each end.
?
?
?
?So how did you wire
?the unit in?? Through the modular mic plug or internally?
?Via the back mic jack?
?
?
?
?73,
?
?
?
?Ron
?
?
?W9XS
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?From: [email protected]
?<[email protected]> on behalf of AB1DD
?<AB1DD@...>
?
?Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 7:10 PM
?
?To: [email protected]
?
?Subject: Re: [ic7000] SOTAbeams contest console for
?ICOM
??
?
?
?Made my
?own for a few bucks. Just follow the diagram in the manual.
?Works like a charm. Only accesses the 4 memories, though.
?
?
?
?73,
?
??Carl
?
??AB1DD
?
??
?
??Resistance is futile.
?
??(don't know about reactance, though)
?
?
?
?--------------------------------------------
?
?On Tue, 10/23/18, Ronald Baran <ronbaran@...>
?wrote:
?
?
?
??Subject: [ic7000] SOTAbeams contest console for ICOM
?
??To: [email protected]
?
??Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 9:39 AM
?
??
?
??Hello Fellow 7K-ers,
?
??
?
??Page 135 of the manual there is a diagram of an
?external
?
??keypad that activates the contents of voice memories.?
?
??
?
??Saw this:??
?
???
?
??
?
??The unite seems to be compatible with most ICOM radios
?but
?
??needs a patch OPC 589 for the 7000.? Anybody with
?
??experience and/or comments about this console?
?
??
?
??Punching the F1,? CQ memory started to get old during
?
??Illinois QSO Party.? Seldom work SSB so this feature
?
??certainly saved my voice.
?
??
?
??73,
?
??
?
??Ron W9XS
?
??
?
??
?
??
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?