Joel -

KC8HZ found an Ohio distributor for Nanaboshi connectors (Japanese mfg.) in 2007 and was able to order in small quantities. He ended up ordering 2 male and 2 female -- so he could take the rotor out of the tower and have a ground test cable. The connectors cost him about $12 USD each in 2007.

Kinetic Technologies of Ohio PO Box 447 190 North Mill Street Milford Center, OH 43045-0447 Phone 937-349-7361 In Ohio Call: 800-569-1334 Here is the Kinetic Technologies (US distributor) web page for Nanaboshi connectors http://www.kinetictechnologies.cc/nanaboshi.htm

Nanaboshi - Japanese web page (English version) http://www.nanabosi.co.jp/index.php?ENGLISH

73 de Greg W9GB

Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:29:26 -0400 From: "Joel Kandel" <> Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G-5500 Connectors To: "AMSAT-BB" <> Message-ID: <>

I found a 2003 AMSAT thread from Wayne, W9AE, indicating that there was a source for purchasing extra 7 pin connectors for the G-5500 az/el rotor. That was Advanced Industrial Products, but with a long lead time.

Since then, has anyone found another source for these connectors (Nanaboshi NJC-207-PF), or another manufacturer?

Thank you, Joel Kandel, KI4T