[Icom] OPC-589 wiring

Tue, 25 Jun 2002 21:00:19 -0700

To back your point Heil has adaptors that plug into the mike socket and 
have a foot switch and mike sockets, a different one for each brand.

However, if you have an ACC plug in the back, it might be better to use 
that for interface units.

Chris opr VE7HCB

At 07:29 PM 2002-06-25 -0700, David Cook wrote:
>Thanks for your reply Van. To clarify, not all 8 pin round microphone's are
>wired the same. I don't have an Icom microphone with a round connector, but
>I do have Kenwood and Yeasu microphones. I may purchase a RigBlaster or MFJ
>interface unit with the round microphone hardware, so I'd need to know which
>pins are which on the 709 adapter.
>
>73, Dave, WA0TTN
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> > Behalf Of Keith V
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 6:49 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Icom] OPC-589 wiring
> >
> >
> > I don't understand the question.  The only thing you can do with it is
> > connect up the 8 pin on your mic to the 8 pin connector on
> > the 589 and then
> > plug the modular connector into the radio.  What am I missing here ?
> >
> > Van,
> > K0KAV
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Cook" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 8:41 PM
> > Subject: [Icom] OPC-589 wiring
> >
> >
> > > I recently purchased a 709MKIIG (Wow, what a sweet radio!)
> > and a friend
> > > suggested I buy the OPC-589 mic adapter cable. So now I'm
> > wondering what
> > to
> > > do with it. Are the pins wired in a one-to-one fashion,
> > i.e. pin 1 to pin
> > 1,
> > > pin 2 to pin 2, etc.? I'm a little surprised they didn't
> > include a simple
> > > diagram with the adapter. I can ring it out, but if someone
> > knows, it
> > would
> > > save me the trouble.
> > >
> > > Thanks and 73,
> > > -- Dave, WA0TTN
> > >
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