[SMCARA] Mic switch

[Chris Ordiway]

Howdy all,

I posted a question on a ham radio Facebook group earlier but hope I 
might get a more productive answer here. Apparently people on Facebook 
don't read...

I'm picking up a SignaLink for my Kenwood TS-430S and don't want to have 
to keep swapping cables to do digital and phone. I'm looking for a 
simple A/B microphone switch for 8 pin round connectors that doesn't 
cost an arm and a leg and have unnecessary extra features. Like an old 
2-port VGA switch circa 2000. The $100 switches from MFJ are entirely 
more than I need.

And before anyone suggests "just build your own", I thought of that. I 
appreciate the confidence you have in my abilities but... For the cost 
of the soldering iron I don't own yet and the multiple bits and bobs 
that I'll destroy trying to make one I might as well just give my $100 
to DX Engineering. I'll get to the point of building my own but it's not 
today. :)

And maybe a Soldering 101 for Dummies (like me) class would be a good 
club activity some time.

So, any thoughts?

-- 
Chris Ordiway - KC3DIG