[Icom] New Question and Thanks

Mon, 26 Apr 2004 18:09:45 -0400

K1NU makes excellent Icom and other cables. The ICOM is only $29.
I bought 2 of them for my 706 and 756ProII. They work fine.
73 Darrell AB2E

>From: "J. Keller" <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [Icom] New Question and Thanks
>Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:02:18 -0400
>
>Larry... I'd appreciate that diagram also... [email protected]   73,  Jerry 
>K3BZ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Larry" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 1:16 AM
>Subject: Re: [Icom] New Question and Thanks
>
>
>Jim,
>
>If you can do a little bit of soldering, you can duplicate the CT-17 for
>next to nothing. It surprises me how much the CT-17 sells for when the
>actual prices are checked.
>
>I copied the CT-17 schematic from a friend & built my own back in 96 or 97
>for only $13. As an experiment, I bought ALL new parts just to see what the
>actual cost might be. As someone said here recently, the Big-3 make a good
>profit from the follow up purchases to their radios.
>
>If you'd like to me eMail the diagram to you, let me know. I have to it on
>a personal basis as the reflector does not allow attachments.
>
>73 - Larry W�NFU
>[email protected]
>
>At 04:38 PM 4/25/2004, you wrote:
>
> >Many thanks to everyone who responded to my previous query regarding
> >antennas.  I appreciate everyones ideas and experiences very much.  I am
> >now on the air with a 135' center-fed dipole using 450 ohm ladder-line 
>and
> >an old Heathkit balun.  My 765 will tune every band except 160 and 17
> >meters.  I am very pleased with the results.
> >
> >Next question...Can anyone recommend an alternative to the Icom CT-17
> >computer-to-radio interface?  I have located the N4VAS product on 
>eham.net
> >and was wondering if this group had any experience with it  or could
> >suggest an alternative.  Your comments are most welcome.  Thanks!!  Jim
>N4XWA
> >
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