handheld icom mic plug shell

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This device comes in handy when you want to create your own handheld Icom microphone. Held handheld icoms are popular in sports aviation for both airband VHF and UHF. They often come hooked to helmets or headsets. Icom, Baofeng, Kenwood, and other radios use a very similar-looking plug but they are not compatible electrically. Icom stands out as the odd one out. Plugs and accessories for Baofengs are common and cheap but don't work with Icom. The cheap plugs don't bring out all the signals and are un-shielded. If you make your own using this device and some stereo plugs, you can access all the signals. There is a choice in shells - with or without cable hole or anchor for a zip-tie. This project is still in progress so more information may follow. Update - my IC-41W has arrived and it's different from the IC-A15 - new things uploaded.