[Elecraft] kxusb question

[Don Wilhelm]

Barry,

If the Icom jack is mono, then I think the answer is NO.
The tip of the KUSB is TXD and the ring is RXD.  Both are necessary for 
RS-232 communications.

If I recall, the Icom uses a special interface that is not RS-232 
compatible.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 5/7/2017 8:00 AM, barry whittemore wrote:
> I have a KXUSB and was wondering if i can use it with an ICOM 706. I am going to do a trip with the 706 for the June VHF contest and think it is basically the same except that it has a stereo plug and the 706 is mono. is the ring in the KXUSB used? I do not wish to damage either thing.