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Connectiontotheradio

Cables
Theradioisconnectedtothecomputerusingaserialcable.TheYaesucableistheCT143whichhasa2.5mm
stereoplugatoneendtoconnecttotheradioanda9pinDB9atthePCend.TipisRadiotoPC,ringisPCto
radioandsleeveisGND.
RTSystemsalsomakeacabletheUSB82.FTBVX8Gwillworkwithitbutyouneedtohaveinstalledtheir
customiseddriversfirst.UsetheSettingsmenu,'FTDIcableDetector'commandandfollowtheonscreen
instructionstosetupforusingthecable(pictureattheendofthispage).
TheradiousesstandardRS232serialcommunicationsNOTTTLasmanyotherYaesuradios.Hereisasnapshot
ofreceivingdatafromtheVX8GnotethatthepolarityisPlusandMinus:

InthebackoftheAPRSmanualthereisaCT143cablediagramshowingthepinoutofthe2.5mmstereoplugon
theradioendanda9pindsubserialconnectoronthePCendwhichwillplugintotoeitherthecomputer'sserial
portoraUSB/serialadapter.Nolevelconversioncircuitisrequiredthisisasimplewiretowirecableconnection.
IfyoualreadyhaveaUSB/serialadapterthenthisisacheapwaytogetconnected.
Ifyoucan'tfinda2.5mmstereoplugthatfitsintherecessoftheradiothentryusinga3.5mmto2.5mmstereo
adapter.Thisonebelowworkedfineafterusingapencilsharpenertoreducethediameterofthebodynearthe
plugend:

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Belowisacablemadefromanaudioextensionleadthatalreadyhada2.5mmplugonit.The9pinserialplug
camefromaserialmouse.Thestereoplugbodyneededreducingwithapencilsharpenersothatitfittedthe
recessedsocketoftheVX8G

COMportconnection
SelectionofComportnumberisdoneusingtheSettingsmenu.Theprogramwillremembertheselectionyou
makeforthenexttimeyourun.
Therearetwocommandsavailable'COMportDetector'andapopoutcalled'COMPort'.Ifyouarecertainabout
yourCOMportnumberthenitisquickesttousethe'COMPort'popout.Otherwiseusethe'COMportDetector'
command.ThefollowingscreenshowstheresultofdetectingaComport:

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FollowtheonscreeninstructionstodetectandsettheCOMportforyourprogrammingcable.Beawarethateach
USBsocketonyourPCwillbeallocatedadifferentCOMportnumber,soyoumayneedtousethisscreenagain
ifyouchangeyourusualsocket.YoumaynotseeyourCOMportifyouarerunningaPDAhotsyncprogramthat
hasacquiredalloftheCOMports.Stopthehotsyncprogramandtryagain.

FTDID2XXconnectionmethod
SelectionofwhichFTDIdevicetouseisdoneusingtheFTDIcableDetectorcommandontheSettingsmenu.
UsethisscreentosetupforusinganRTSystemscableaswellasothercablesbasedontheFTDIchipset.

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Followtheinstructionsontheformtochoosewhichdevicetouse.

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