Just to update everyone I checked all cords and I had
reversed my correctly wired cable with a x-over
coupling . I made up a new coupling and voila

I have comms via the keypad from one hundred feet
away.
I'm glad I didn't hurt the scope everything seems to
be fine.

Mike

>
>
> Paul Goelz wrote:
>
> > Have you checked the wiring as compared to the
> original handset cord? I
> > don't remember which is which, but I do know that
> there are two varieties
> > of 4 conductor handset cords, and the difference
> is that + and - are
> > reversed! Check your cable again with that in
> mind.... and be careful. If
> > it is what I suspect, you could damage something.
> I'll bet that the Meade
> > handset does NOT work with your phone, as I seem
> to remember that it is
> > backwards from a phone handset cord. Try it.
>
> IIRC, holding the two modular plugs side by side in
> the same orientation will
> reveal that the wiring on each end is the mirror
> reverse (color wise) of the
> other, i.e., red, yellow, grn, blk: blk, grn,
> yellow, red. Make sure that your
> home made cable is the same.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
>

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