[aprssig] Remoting of Radios

[Scott Miller]

Pretty sure that's https://www.swapmyrigs.com/ - I remember talking to 
the owner years ago but I can't remember why or where.  Might have been 
a booth neighbor at Dayton.

Scott
N1VG

On 5/30/2019 11:12 AM, Jim (List) wrote:
> Manufacturer / source?
>
> Sounds interesting.
>
>
>
> Jim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aprssig <aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org> On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga
> Sent: 30 May 2019 17:05
> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
> Subject: [aprssig] Remoting of Radios
>
> I saw a clever box at Dayton for remoting Radios and Controls over dozens of
> feet.
>
> The interconnecting cable was just standard VGA cables.  The "VGA" boxes at
> the radio end had the correct pigtails to plug into the radio and the "VGA"
> box at the control location had jacks for the Mic, Control Head, data, and
> Speaker, etc.
>
> The cleverness was in using the 3 or 4 internally&seaparately shielded
> conductors in standard VGA cables to carry the signals while shielded.
>
> And with the phase out of VGA, there are usually tons of VGA cables
> appearing in junk boxes everywhere from ten feet to 100 feet.
>
> So save those VGA chassis mount connectors to take advantage of these easy
> to find multiconductor multipurpose "VGA" cables.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
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