[SMCARA] Mic switch

[Tom Shelton, ND3N]

Chris,  I believe your 430 has a 13 pin din (accessory) plug in the back.  You can purchase a cable from tigertronics (the makers of the signalink).  Give them a call and they can tell you which cable to order.  It should cost less than $20.

Thar way your signalink goes into the back of your rig and your mic goes in the front.  No need for a switch.  

If you still want a switch, check out the MFJ-1263.  Its a little more than what you're looking for,  but will do the trick.  Rigblaster used to make a switch like your looking for, you might be able to find one on ebay.


Tom Shelton, ND3N
240-434-3811

If it ain't broke,  let's fix it until it is...



-------- Original message --------
From: Chris Ordiway <kc3dig at gmail.com> 
Date:07/04/2015  4:10 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: smcara at mailman.qth.net 
Subject: [SMCARA] Mic switch 

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

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