[Elecraft] DB15HD cable sopurce

[Ken Widelitz]

Hi Bob and Jim,

Jim mentioned he was looking for a 15 pin through cable. I don't know the
specs on the Y Box. Since I had just moved my radios around I needed a
longer cable to go from my K3 ACC to TopTen band decoder, I was looking for
a 15 pin straight through extension cable, M/F. I misread Jim's post and
thought he was looking for an extension cable as I was.

I had already bought three extension cables that looked like they would do
the trick, but  one after the other wasn't what I needed. The first one
that was advertised as straight through actually wasn't and the other two
both had connectors on the K3 ACC end that were molded such that they
couldn't turn and be screwed in to the K3 ACC nuts. That wasn't obvious
from the photos.

The extension cable in the link arrived today and works as I desire.

73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT



On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 5:13 PM Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:

> This appears is the same Amphenol cable that I supply with my devices, for
> $12 ea. if purchased with S-BOX or Y-BOX ($10 for a 2.5-ft version).  I
> also have a few longer ones.
>
> However, the link points to a M/F cable, which works from my Y-BOX v2.x or
> v3.x to AMP AUX, but should never be connected between K3 ACC and AMP AUX.
> There must be no connection on pins 1, 4, 6, 7, or 8 when connecting a K3
> or K4 ACC to an Elecraft amplifier's AUX connector, which is how the
> KPAK3AUX cable is wired.
>
> Furthermore, Jim probably needs M/M cable for a homebrew Y-BOX, not M/F.
> I have those too, in 2.5-ft and 5.0-ft lengths, but I prefer to provide
> cables with a purchase of a Y-BOX or S-BOX, or to support those who already
> own one, rather than to take time to ship individual cables.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
> https://bit.ly/Y-BOX
> https://bit.ly/S-BOX
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 4:32 PM Ken Widelitz <kwidelitz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jim,
>>
>> I just had the same experience with a TopTen decoder and a K3. Be careful
>> of the cables with the molded ends that don't screw-in and can't be
>> connected to the K3 ACC port without the K3 screw nuts removed from the
>> chassis. That makes the connection unstable.
>>
>> I recently ordered"
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O072K4I/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>>
>> I have not yet received the cable.
>>
>> 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 3:57 PM Jim Rhodes <jimk0xu at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Moving things in the shack so I am looking for a source for good quality
>> > cable to run from my K3 to a home brew Y-box that I have been using for
>> > years. Needs to have all 15 pins run through. Does anyone know of a
>> source
>> > for such aqn animal?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Jim K0XU
>> > jim at rhodesend.net
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