[Elecraft] External ATU with IC 706
Jim Good
james43good at dfwonline.net
Fri Oct 17 11:00:45 EDT 2008
At present, I do not yet own any Elecraft items although several of the
Elecraft items on the web site do interest me. The primary reason for this
message is for basic information. I have an Icom 706 MK2G as the only base
HF radio. Recently, I asked on the Icom reflector if the T1-K Antenna Tuner
would work with the IC706 radio. The answer received was: "Sorry, I am not
acquainted with the Elecraft product. The Icom tuners which
are compatible with the 706 series are the AT-180, AH-3 and AH-4. LDG also
make a line of tuners with the
4-pin Molex plug interface. I believe that the LDG tuners support the Icom
tuner control scheme."
In reading the assembly manuals and the errata sheets, there is only a very
brief mention of using J1 to connect the tuner to a non-Elecraft radio.
Basic question becomes: Is there a way to wire, or configure, a 4-pin Molex
interface on a short cable to run between the ATU and the 706?
Thank you in advance.
Jim Good KD5VXH
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