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FT-897 Setup
Ed Bloom, KD9FRQ
Has anyone connected their DRAWS to an FT-897 yet? I am looking for some assistance.
Specifically, cabling needs for the setup. It looks like from all I have read, I still need a USB to Serial to run any Rig Control outside of PTT. Is this correct?
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Ruben .
I’m working on a similar issue with FT-857. Finally realized that I needed an additional cable for CAT. Ordered an 8-pin mini-din cable and located a source for the header connector.
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I’ll post with results once CAT cable is configured. Ruben WA2NBL
On Nov 23, 2019, at 3:52 PM, Ed Bloom, KD9FRQ via Groups.Io <ewbloom@...> wrote:
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Ed Bloom, KD9FRQ
I have a -62 Cat to USB Serial on hand. So, for the FT-897/857 we need two cables, one for CAT and one for Audio via the DRAWS. So, to which port does DRAWS cable connect?
On 11/23/2019 6:07 PM, Ruben . wrote:
I’m working on a similar issue with FT-857. Finally realized that I needed an additional cable for CAT. Ordered an 8-pin mini-din cable and located a source for the header connector.
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Ruben .
There’s an 8 pin 4x2 header next to the power connector. Check below the schematic for pin-outs.
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Ruben WA2NBL
On Nov 23, 2019, at 5:23 PM, Ed Bloom, KD9FRQ via Groups.Io <ewbloom@...> wrote:
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John Amdor III
I bought a USB CAT cable on eBay, and use one of the 6-pin mini-DIN cables that came with my DRAWS hat from the data jack on the back of my 897D to the left mini-DIN jack on the DRAWS. So far it works with FLDIGI using FLRIG and with WSJT-X using Hamlib. John K0MXL Council Bluffs IA Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone
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Ed Bloom, KD9FRQ
John, K0MXL, Thank you. That is what I thought I needed to do. Ed, KD9FRQ
On 11/24/2019 2:59 AM, John Amdor III
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Ruben .
I connected a USB CAT 8 pin cable and the 6 pin mini din supplied with DRAWS hat and now have a working unit.
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Still plan to make a cable to work with the 4x2 header on the DRAWS hat. 73, Ruben
On Nov 24, 2019, at 1:59 AM, John Amdor III <johnmxl@...> wrote:
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