At 4/6/2025 12:37 PM, you wrote:
The only thing you have to be
careful of with the six-pin versus the eight pin is make sure that the
repeater is off when you plug in. That's because there is plus 12 volts
at the 8-pin jack that powers the cable.?? Weird I know but it is..
Kenwood TAC told me this years ago.. When using the six pin plug on the
TKRs and other radios that have it, you do run the risk of shorting 12
volts to ground and opening a zero ohm resistor inside behind the front
panel. Then you can't program! I know of one TKR 750 that I ran across
that had that done. Had to use the DB25 in the back. Once you're plugged
in, you can turn the repeater on and program away.?
Thanks Chris.? I tried intentionally misaligning my 6 pin cable
while plugging into an unpowered TK-880 & I don't think it's possible
to make contact because the latch in the plug forces center alignment
before pin contact is made.? But perhaps a plug with a different
shape or the latch broken off could be misaligned; will keep an eye out
for that.
Bob NO6B
