[GreenKeys] newbee AGAIN RE: HAL ST800a

[Roy Morgan]

On Jan 2, 2009, at 10:31 PM, wa2hwj at att.net wrote:

> The HAL ST-8000A appears to be a very close relative of the
> Frederick Electronics 1280(A)...most 1280's were MIL188 or
> RS232 output, only...

It would seem that the Frederick 1280 came first.
Here is what Bill Henry of Hal recently posted to this list:

> John Duggan - and Greenkeys:
>
> The rear panel connectors are the "Catch 22" of the ST-8000A.  They  
> are all "special order" - and very expensive.  The accessory kit of  
> connectors for the ST-8000A is $500.00 (HAL P/N 970-08005).  Sorry  
> about that but it was the U.S. Government, not HAL who picked these  
> things.  These are the same connectors found on the Frederick 1280A/ 
> M - and we were required to be "form, fit, and function"  
> compatible.   The Data I/O and Audio I/O are essentially identical  
> connectors - but with a unique difference.  Compared to the  
> "standard MS27508E14F35S", these have a 79 degree insert rotation  
> for the Data I/O and 66 degree rotation for the Audio I/O  
> connection.  Definitely "special order".   You will have a hard time  
> finding these things surplus.
>
> BUT - be inventive.  The pins are all #22, a standard pin size.   
> Pick up some MIL connectors at a hamfest (male pins) and chop the  
> insert insulator apart to get the pins.  Solder the required wires  
> to these individual pins and push each one into the appropriate MIL  
> connector on the rear panel.  Use some "super high quality duct  
> tape" to hold the pins in place - a genuine "Red Green solution".   
> Put the modem in a rack and nobody will know the difference.
>
> OR - replace the MIL connectors with something sensible - virtually  
> any other connector will be easier to obtain than these, even  
> another MIL connector (MS3100 series, for example).
>
> OR - if you really want to spend the money, we have 4 or 5 of the  
> accessory kits left.
>
> 73,
> Bill Henry

Roy

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