[ICOM] Fiber Optic Cables.

[David Nagel]

Mike;
   
  If you are working with true Fiber Optic Cable you can forget about splicing a broken fiber. The splicer that the manufacturers and phone companies use costs in excess of $20,000. I know this because I once had occasion to ship one of a customer via Fedex. The max insurance was 20K. The customer said he really wanted to insure for more but that was the max.
   
  Dave  WD9BDZ
  

Mike - RR <mike-2007 at elp.rr.com> wrote:
  
Good evening all.

Does anyone on the list have a broken Fiber Optic Cable for an
IC-900 or IC-901 in your junk box? Will you let it go? I have come up with
a fiber optic cable from some of the IT guys at work. It isn't quite the
same as the ones we use on the 900/901 radios. But I would be interested in
experimenting to see if I can splice together something that can be made to
work with the 900/901 radios. I currently have one cable working and in
use. But I can see that if anything happens to it, it may be difficult to
replace. And if I can come up with a way to "FIX" broken ones - it may help
others.

Then again, it might all be for nothing. But I can try. If you
have something, even if it is cut, I would like to try. The connector ends
are what I need, the cable will be spliced to them. I HOPE. OTOH, I could
end up super-gluing my fingers together! 

Oh - I am an EXTRA class license, so you need not fear I will use
the fiber optic stuff on CB. As if that would stop me?

Mike - KD9KC.
M.A.R.I.E.
El Paso, Tx. 

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