[Kenwood] Inexpensive (about $20 shipped) USB to Kenwood Computer Interface

[William Liporace - WC2L]

I have been doing some thing very similar for the last couple of years. I
use the FTDI TTL232R cables. They have the chip built right in the USB
cable. All you have to do is make a 2mm header and away you. I have built
many of them for friends. I also use one on my FT1000. They really work
well! 

73 Will WC2L

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:kenwood-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rob Frohne
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 10:43 PM
To: kenwood at mailman.qth.net; TS-850_450_690 at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Kenwood] Inexpensive (about $20 shipped) USB to Kenwood Computer
Interface

Hi Everyone,

I recently wanted to update my computer control cable on my TS-850SAT to 
a USB one with RTS/CTS support.  It took me a bit of work to get it all 
sorted out, but the result was worth it, especially with IF-232C units 
still going for more than $50 on ebay. 

This interface should work with the following Kenwood radios:  TS-50, 
TS-60, TS-140, TS-440, TS-450, TS-680, TS-690, TS-711, TS-721, TS-790, 
TS-811, TS-850, TS-950, R-5000. 

I put up a short page on building it at:

http://people.wallawalla.edu/~Rob.Frohne/SDR/USB%20Interface/IF-232%20USB%20
Replacement.html

I hope this is of use to some of you, and that it will make doing it 
much quicker  and easier than it was for me.

73,

Rob, KL7NA

-- 
Rob Frohne, Ph.D., P.E.
E.F. Cross School of Engineering
Walla Walla University
100 SW 4th Street
College Place, WA 99324
(509) 527-2075			 http://people.walllawalla.edu/~rob.frohne