Fwd: Re: [Kenwood] TV-506 Cable

[Phil Florig]

>Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 16:21:04 -0400
>To: Dave <dave at zievid.com>
>From: Phil Florig <W9IXX at arrl.net>
>Subject: Re: [Kenwood] TV-506 Cable
>Cc: kenwood at mailman.qth.net
>
>Hi,
>
>Might try this:
>
>http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:kFF6Nj2m_DQJ:www.nitehawk.com/rasmit/NLD/eme0202.pdf+kenwood+tv-506&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=13&gl=us
>
>Look starting on page 3
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Tnx for the reflector and all the help here.
>
>73  Phil W9IXX
>
>At 15:18 5/13/2007, you wrote:
>>Hi Bill -
>>
>>Welcome to the "tranverter without a cable" club!
>>
>>There was a thread about this recently on the Yahoo TS-520 820 530 830 
>>group.  The only place known to sell these cables is in Japan: 
>>http://www.toyama-smenet.or.jp/~tmt/page1c.htm 
>><http://www.toyama-smenet.or.jp/%7Etmt/page1c.htm>
>>
>>They run about $60 bucks, without shipping, and the company does NOT take 
>>orders outside of Japan.   I can't remember a cable ever offered for sale 
>>on these lists, and I have a TV-502 waiting for one.   If you could find 
>>a ham in Japan to get one for you, I'd guess the total cost to get one 
>>into the USA would be about $80 to $100.
>>
>>I haven't taken the time yet to start looking for alternatives, but one 
>>idea is to find a commonly available substitute connector for the 
>>transverter and rig.  Ideally, it would fit the hole so there's minimal 
>>metalwork involved.  That's not, however, a trivial project.
>>
>>If you, (or anyone else) can solve this problem, there will be a lot of 
>>grateful hams out there.
>>
>>- Dave
>>W6OT
>>
>>
>>
>>William S. White wrote:
>>>I picked up a TV-506 on eBay and the seller has misplaced the cable.
>>>It was included in the auction and in the pictures, but not in my package.
>>>He has offered a full refund or a partial refund so I can find another 
>>>cable.
>>>I don't see too many TV-506's, so I'd like to keep it...
>>>
>>>Dose any one have the main cable they would be willing to part with?
>>>
>>>Could the connection cable from the 599 twins be used?
>>>Looks like maybe if a couple pins were removed....
>>>Hard to tell from this picture:
>>>http://cgi.ebay.com/Kenwood-599-Transceive-cable-Original-NR_W0QQitemZ120115044858QQihZ002QQcategoryZ4671QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem 
>>>
>>>
>>>HELP
>>>Bill
>>>KC2PCF
>
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Philip Florig           e-mail:pflorig at ieee.org
115 Horne Rd.               (or):W9IXX at arrl.net
Columbus, NC. 28722         amateur radio:W9IXX
USA                          MARS:AAM4NC/AAR4XX
team member:    AH1A-C6DX-CY0AA-J3A-KH8SI-VP2MX
also:       C6AXX-J3X-KH8/-T30,31,32,33P-VP2MPF
member (ex):  ARRL, MARS,(NIDXA), NCDXCC, QCWA
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EL Systems                        Philip Florig
115 Horne Rd.               tel: 1-828-863-2048
Columbus, NC. 28722          fax:1-828-863-2049
USA                    e-mail: pflorig at ieee.org
Organizations:       IEEE Life Member, WNC IEEE
**** INDUSTRIAL POWER SUPPLIES & CONTROLS  ****
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