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TO SERVE AS AN INDEX FOR THE WHOLE KEYPAD.  I MADE THE OTHER THREE THE SAME
COLOR.  START THE HOLES WITH A SMALL DRILL BIT AND SLOWLY INCREASE THE SIZE
AS REQUIRED.  MOUNT THE SWITCHES AND SOLDER THE FOUR RESISTORS IN PLACE SEE
FIGURE 2.  CONNECT A CABLE WITH A 3R5 MILLIMETER PLUG ON THE END.  ANY OLD
AUDIO CABLE WITH THE PLUG ATTACHED CUT TO LENGTH WILL DO.  I SECURED THE
CABLE IN PLACE WITH SOME HOT MELT GLUE AND MATED THE UPPER AND LOWER SHELL
HALVES TOGETHER AGAIN.  A LITTLE INSTANT BOND GLUE WILL HOLD THEM IN PLACE
IF THE TABS DONT ALIGN AS THEY SHOULD.  THE FINISHED KEYPAD IS SHOWN IN
FIGURE 3.  THE NEXT THING YOU MUST DO IS CONNECT TWO SMALL LEADS FROM
INSIDE YOUR MICROPHONE PLUG TO A FEMALE 3R5 MILLIMETER LINE MOUNT SOCKET TO
CONNECT THE KEYPAD TO THE RADIO.  PIN 3 IS THE RESISTOR NETWORK AND PIN 7
IS THE GROUND FOR MY ICOM RADIO, BUT CHECK YOUR MANUAL TO VERIFY THE
CONNECTIONS FOR YOUR RADIO.  FINALLY, GO INTO YOUR ICOM RADIOS MENU SYSTEM
AGAIN, CHECK YOUR MANUAL FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MENU OPTIONS AND
ACTIVATE THE KEYPAD FEATURE.  A SECOND MENU ITEM MUST ALSO BE SET TO ALLOW
THE KEYPAD TO OPERATE THE FOUR MEMORIES ON BOTH CW AND SSB MODES.  THE
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