[ICOM] IC-3AT tone board question

[Tom WA9WSJ]

 Hi joe,
Thanks for the link. I had run across this site before I posted to the group.The concern I have now is the cost of doing this versus the value of that old HT, especially because I already have an IC-37a that does what I want.
Being a cost conscious ham, (read cheap like the rest of us... :) I was hoping that there might be an easier alternative.
Thanks again Joe for you help. Always great to get help from others ideas!73Tom


    On Sunday, July 4, 2021, 08:46:47 AM MDT, Gary <gary_mayfield at hotmail.com> wrote:  
 
 I don't think Piexx ever made a tone board for the 3AT, but they do make some very small 'universal' boards. This might be a starting point.
https://www.piexx.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6&products_id=69

73,
Joe kk0sd

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 Hi Gary and all the others,
Thanks for the info. I checked their site and in their pdf catalog, it said 'no longer available'...
I'm not sure what I'll do at this point.
thanks All!
Tom



    On Saturday, July 3, 2021, 02:41:59 PM MDT, Gary Fiber <gfiber at comcast.net> wrote:  
 
 Communications Specialists did make an SS-64 tone encoder board that would fit inside of an IC-2AT, which is virtually the same radio except for frequency coverage.

I am unsure it that board is still produced. You can check with them http://www.com-spec.com/ss64.htm. The board required a small case modification if you wanted the ability to change tones as it used dip switch or if only one tone was needed one could substitute solder jumpers.

I was always going to add one to my 2AT but never purchased the SS64 tone board.

Gary K8IZ


On 7/3/2021 12:36 PM, Tom WA9WSJ via Icom wrote:
> Hello Gents,
> I acquired an IC-3AT, 220 hand held. It works! But there is no tone board.
> The manual that I found mentions a 'spare switch' on its top, suggested tone switch in the manual, but it is not wired to anything, I checked.
> Has anyone ever successfully incorporated a tone board into it?
> One of our local repeaters does not require a tone but another does.
> Thanks!
> 73Tom wa9wsj
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