Making IC-2100 remote head ?
Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 10:54 pm
A buddy of mine wants to remote-mount his 2100, with the head on the dash and the radio under the seat.
This model wasn't intended to do that, but the head does detach pretty easily, just two screws holding it on and two 12-pin connectors marked MXJ that mate when the head is bolted on. It looks like it can be done cleanly and easily by soldering a 25-pin computer cable onto the pins, but he'd rather not do that.
Has anyone tried this, or does anyone know where to get the connectors? Several Icom "repair centers" say they don't have them.
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Sam
eng5@batlabs.net
This model wasn't intended to do that, but the head does detach pretty easily, just two screws holding it on and two 12-pin connectors marked MXJ that mate when the head is bolted on. It looks like it can be done cleanly and easily by soldering a 25-pin computer cable onto the pins, but he'd rather not do that.
Has anyone tried this, or does anyone know where to get the connectors? Several Icom "repair centers" say they don't have them.
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Sam
eng5@batlabs.net