[Elecraft] Serial Connector solutions

[Tim O'Rourke]

This is what I have done, bear in mind I have the PA and tuner in external box and all of the xverters will eventually be in place 220 is only one there for now.

I like to use the modular RJ45 where possible. I have some DB9 connectors with RJ45 sockets on the jacket inside the jacket you have the wires with DB9 pins which can be inserted to any socket on the DB9. All my cables are RJ45 on each end, with the DB9/RJ45 connectors on each port. All the cables are color coded and the DB9/RJ adapters are also color coded. So far no big deal but here is how I simplified the wiring. I made a box with lots of color coded RJ45 sockets. One for computer, one for K2 one for PA/Tuner and one for each xverter. Now I do not have cables with multiple pig tails and connectors, each device goes to the box and its color coded socket. Simplifies up the wiring scheme. Only change I would do would be to put all the wiring in a half size K2 enckosure to match the rest of E-station.

Tim W4YN

Tim O'Rourke 
W4YN@ARRL.Net