Re: A couple of general questions about the VR-500

"voip10" <[email protected]> Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:24:32 -0000
Newsgroups gmane.recreation.radio.hardware.yaesu.vr-500
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi, The earphone jack is mono, as you say, but one of the non-audio connections is used for data by memory management software. It's best to use a stereo jack, connect both of the headphone lines to the audio out, leaving the data terminal unconnected. 

Voi 

--- In [email protected], "dwan49@..." <danzarusyn@...> wrote:
>
> Paul
> 
> Yes runs directly from a cigarette lighter cord. 
> Earphone jack is monaural but works fine with a stereo cable.
> Seems that a broken earphonejack is a common failure. I always 
> use a right angle stereo adapter to reduce the leverage on the 
> jack itself. Tip and sleeve for the connection.
> 
> If you want a detailed review, service the archives for my call
> or drop me an email for an updated version.
>  
> Dan - WA8VZQ
>