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SWITCH ALONG WITH AN AUDIO JACK FOR RECORDING REC, A JACK FOR THE OPTIONAL
FH 2 KEYPAD REM, AN EXT SPKR JACK AND A KEY JACK, INDEPENDENT OF THE FRONT
PANEL JACK.  AT THE FAR RIGHT IS A NINE PIN CAT SERIAL COMPUTER CONNECTION
JACK WITH MALE PINS.  CAT OPERATION THE FTDX1200 PROVIDES A NINE PIN RS 232
SERIAL PORT FOR CONNECTION TO A PC.  WHILE MOST SERIAL CABLES FOR THIS
PURPOSE HAVE A FEMALE CONNECTOR THAT CONNECTS TO THE PC AND A MALE FOR THE
RADIO END, THE 1200S SERIAL CONNECTOR HAS MALE PINS THIS REQUIRES EITHER A
STRAIGHT THROUGH NOT MODEM CABLE WITH FEMALE CONNECTORS ON BOTH ENDS, OR A
NINE PIN DOUBLE FEMALE ADAPTER.  FORTUNATELY, THE LATTER IS AVAILABLE AT
RADIOSHACK, PART NUMBER 26 1409.  THIS ADAPTER CAN BE SCREWED ONTO THE
RADIOS CONNECTOR, MAKING IT LOOK JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSES SERIAL INTERFACE.
ONCE I HAD THAT SORTED OUT AND HAD COME TO GRIPS WITH THE USUAL HANDSHAKING
SETUP PROBLEMS, I FOUND THAT THE INTERFACE COULD EXCHANGE FREQUENCY DATA IN
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