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TK-880 & KCT-19/DA15

Thread starter wradar
Start date Today at 7:46 PM

wradar

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Today at 7:46 PM

I'm working on a TK-880H/TK-880 repeater in a box using an ID-O-Matic controller. From eBay, I ordered what was advertised as two KCT-19 connectors that had been converted to DA15 connectors. After testing the pinouts on the modified KCT-19, I found that it each terminating wire wasn't connected to a DA15 pin, so I opened the DA15 housing and found this.

My only guess is that this was wired for a different kind of repeater controller before? Anyway, The resistor is in-line to the TK-880's Data Modulation (DI) input, which I believe would be the signal coming from the repeater controller (ID-O-Matic) TX Audio Out -> Transmit Radio's DI. As expected, my continuity test isn't showing continuity through the cable on this wire, but it confirmed I can read resistor codes (it's 100 kΩ on the meter).
Is this right? I'm just trying to make sure I wire this thing up properly!

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