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Differences between Z-100, Z-100A, and Z-100Plus?

 

Hi Everyone,
I have a second hand Z-100 coming to me soon, so I've been reviewing the manuals and documentation for it to get myself acquainted. I've found that it seems to have been replaced by the Z-100A and Z-100Plus models, but I can't really tell the differences between them.?
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For example, HRO sells the 100A and 100Plus....
100A -?
100Plus -?
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...at the exact same price, $179, with seemingly identical specifications. The main difference I can see is that the 100A comes with interface cables, whereas the 100Plus seems not to. Both the 100A and 100Plus are in metal enclosures, where the 100 is in a plastic trapezoidal one, like the Z-817. The 100Plus uses a the same connectors as the 100, barrel jack for power + 3.5mm jack for interfacing with the radio, where the 100A uses an all-in-one miniDIN connector for power and radio interface. The specs/ratings I have found for all of them are, as far as I can tell, identical.
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Is there something else here that I'm missing? Are all three of these the same thing, with minor aesthetic differences?
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Thanks!
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John
KC1QLN
 

The Z100 has been replaced with the Z100Plus. It has the same 3.5mm TRS control interface receptacle and 5.5/2.5mm coaxial power receptacle as the original Z100.?
The Z100A uses a single 6 pin mini-DIN receptacle for control and power for a different family of transceiver interface cables.?
The _START and _KEY control signals and tuning firmware behave the same.?

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HRO did sell the Z100/IC705.? Was same tuner, but it came with the command cable for the IC705 and the RF coax for connecting the 705 to the tuner (BNC to PL259 cable).? And the IC705 could command the tuner to tune in the menu.? Is a good combination, but the Z100 being a 100W tuner is much more than the 705 needs, but does work very well.

The Z100 can be powered from ext 12VDC or the 8 AA batteries that can be installed inside the tuner which is good for POTA type operation.?

I have the Z100/705 and pleased with it.

As for Z100 vs Z100A vs Z100plus I am sure they are the same tuner.? They just come with different accessories.

73, ron, n9ee/r

Ron Wright, N9EE/R
Hernando Co ARES EC
Spring Hill, Florida also n9ee55@...


On Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 10:44:56 AM EST, N0YWB <n0ywb1@...> wrote:


The Z100 has been replaced with the Z100Plus. It has the same 3.5mm TRS control interface receptacle and 5.5/2.5mm coaxial power receptacle as the original Z100.?
The Z100A uses a single 6 pin mini-DIN receptacle for control and power for a different family of transceiver interface cables.?
The _START and _KEY control signals and tuning firmware behave the same.?

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