[Elecraft] k-pod data cable

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Sometimes it is not easy to orient the connector correctly to be sure you are clipping the right wire so we included a photo of the 6P6C connector in Appendix B of the KPOD owner's manual clearly identifying pin 1 (page 19 of the Rev H KPOD Owner's manual). 

73, Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Frantz
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 12:59 PM
To: NOEL POULIN
Cc: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k-pod data cable

Yesterday I built a 5 foot long cable using 6P6C connectors and some telephone grade flat cable with pin 1 clipped at each end. 
(I identified which pin was #1 by measuring the Elecraft supplied cable.)  It seems to work fine, but I haven't used it enough for those little hidden problems to show up.

If I need to move to twisted pair to get better isolation (thanks Jim), I will need to identify which wires to twist together. From Harry's pin out below, it looks like twisting pins 3&4 (Ground and Data) as well as pins 5&6 (Clock and VCC5) should do the trick.

73 Bill AE6JV