[ICOM] Antenna Tuner Connectors

[Larry Dighera]

LDG manufactures a cable to connect their tuners to Icom equipment.
You might pose your question to them:
http://www.ldgelectronics.com/c/8/contact-us


On Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:18:29 +0000, D C _Mac_ Macdonald
<k2gkk at hotmail.com> wrote:

>I guess my REAL question is, "Where can I purchase the genuine article?" without "hoping" one of the eBay sellers in China or other places in east Asia has that genuine article and then waiting for a month to get them shipped to the US?
>
>73 de Mac, K2GKK/5?
>(Since 30 Nov '53)?
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>From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net <icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of KD7JYK DM09 <kd7jyk at earthlink.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 13:08
>To: ICOM Reflector
>Subject: Re: [ICOM] Antenna Tuner Connectors
>
>"The ICOM connector pins are not Molex. They are close in size but that
>is a far as it goes. If memory serves me, and that is not always the
>case these days, Molex is 0.092 inches and the ICOM are 0.086 or 0.089
>inches."
>
>If that's the case, find a screw, wire, or tool slightly smaller than
>the Icom pin size, and re-roll the female portion so it's smaller.
>
>I had nothing but trouble with these types of connectors, so I've
>replaced them with a fiberglass plate, stainless screws, and locking
>hardware, basically bolting the wires to the back of the equipment.
>
>Kurt
>
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