" I have my rc210 up and running on Micor repeater and it sounds great." Doug VE5DA      " The RC210 works like a champ ! Great for VoIP linking as all the repeater commands are 'locked' so it's easy to setup IRLP etc without having to … read more Andrew KC2EUS      " [Arcom] has always been "Johnny on the spot" in our dealings. [We] worked through a few documentation issues with the RC210, as I purchased one of the first "kits" available. When I destroyed the ICR the first time around, [Arcom] mailed another one free of charge, with apologies for the documentation mix-up. In my opinion, [Arcom] runs a first class shop. I only wish other vendors were as attentive to the customer as I have found [Arcom] to be.     I have been running my RC210 without problems for several years now receiving many positive comments on the quality of its voice announcements and other features. Several months ago I noticed Ken’s announcement of the new processor as well as the upgrade process. Having the controller in use with two repeaters and an IRLP node, I wanted to get this done yet was concerned about pulling the system down. Ken assured me the smoothest way to do this would be to ship the board back and that he could turn it around in a day! After contemplating, I shot him an email with some other items I had noticed which he assured me he could handle as well in the same timeframe. I packaged the unit, and shipped it overnight. Before the end of the next day I had a call from Ken reviewing what he had done and letting me know he was shipping it back out! I received the unit back and installed it back into the system as if it had never been gone. All programming was in place and all I needed to do was fine tune one POT that had been re-soldiered. The RC210 is a great controller and the after sales service is first rate! Thank you Ken! Keith - AI6BX

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This is the cable/connector we need to work with, shown in the green elipse:

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Unplug the cable from the back of the TX unit and using a sharp knife (such as an Xacto) and cut a slit about 2 inches long in the cable's outer jacket. Be careful not to cut too deeply to avoid cutting the shield braid which is just below the surface (don't worry if you cut a few strands as that won't affect anything).

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Using a pointed object (a small jewler's type screwdriver works well), carefully separate the braid to expose the wires inside. Carefully segregate the yellow wire and place a small piece of electrical type underneath it. This will help in the next step.

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Carefully remove just enough of the insulation of the yellow wire so are to be able to tin the wire so we can solder a "tap" wire into it. Then solder a 12" piece of 20 to 26 gauge wire to the yellow wire.

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Carefully tape up the exposed wires, taking care not to short the shield braid to the connection you just soldered. Plug the connector back into the back of the TX unit and route the new wire through the opening in the partition used for the fan wires.

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Route this wire out the back panel of the DR-1x using the ventilation opening and solder on the supplied Molex pin and insert the pin into the supplied connector body. Finally, connect this to the mating connector coming from the DB15 plastic shell.

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