Hi Folks, I need to make up a cable set to run my FT1000D with the Quadra. Does anyone know if the 8 conductor band data cable has to be shielded?? Thanks WILLIAM J. DIAMOND ROGERS, ARKANSAS USA HAM RADIO OPERATOR WRØT VISIT MY NEW RADIO ROOM REVISED 7-04, AT www.wjdiamond.com DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SITE IS AT http://pages.sbcglobal.net/wjdiamond/index.html