Yaesu CAT control and Digital mode interfaces to use software such as Ham Radio Deluxe, FLDigi, WSJT-X to operate PSK31, FT-8, JT9, JT-65, Echolink and many other AFSK modes.
We offer a large range of interfaces to ensure maximum compatibility with modern and older PCs and digimode software. You can also choose to use your PCs internal sound card to generate/decode your Digimode signals or to use an external sound card interface to free up your PCs sound card for normal use. We use icons shown below to guide you to the best choice for your equipment setup.
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Suitable for any AFSK and Digital mode such as FT8, JT9, PSK31, WSPR ect. Perfect for use with WSJT-X, FlDigi, Ham Radio Deluxe (DM780), Echolink and many others. Please note that some of these applications offer enhanced functionality when you also have CAT control of the radio. |
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The interface has a built in external USB Sound Card based on C-Media CM108 chip. This frees up your PCs internal sound card for normal windows functions. The interface has a built in PTT function and can be used without a CAT interface. |
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The interface gives you CAT control of your transceiver via a built in USB Comm port. CAT control allows you to set/get the frequency and mode of your transceiver. The interface used the highly reliable FTDI UART comm port chipset. |
Digimode-4-Yaesu $100.00**
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USB CAT Control and Audio Interfacing of your Yaesu Transceiver allowing you to fully utilise software such as WSJT-X, FLDigi, Ham Radio Deluxe, Echolink, PSK31, DM780, N1MM Logger, MixW and many more.
Our Latest Digimode-4 interface provides a single USB connection to your PC and has both built-in USB CAT control and its own built-in USB Sound Card. The interface allows you to dedicate your digital mode working to the external sound card and its independent level setting controls leaving your PCs internal card for normal Windows functions.
This interface is fully wired for your PC and transceiver. Just follow the provided instructions to download the FTDI drivers. The in-built sound card drivers are included in your operating system and the interface will pop up as a generic USB PnP Sound Device. The interface plugs into a free USB port on your PC and to your transceiver CAT and Data/PKT ports. PTT keying is via the interfaces built-in USB comm port RTS signal or you can choose to PTT over the CAT commands if your transceiver supports this.
The Tx/Rx audio signals are galvanically isolated by Bourns 600:600 Ohm transformers and the hardware PTT is opto-isolated.
With this interface, you will be up and running on FT8, PSK31, Echolink, SSTV, Pactor, Packet or any mode that requires CAT control and Tx/Rx Audio Interfacing between your PC and Radio within minutes.
Cable length is 1.5m from the USB port on your PC to the interface box. The cables from the interface box to the transceiver is 0.6m. The box is very compact at 80x40x20mm making it ideal to hide away behind the PC or transceiver using no desk space.
The Digimode-4 PDF instruction manual is here:
http://www.xggcomms.com/userimages/USB-Digimode-4.pdf
Yaesu Transceivers either have a combinations of CAT and Data connectors. Use the Options drop down menu to select the cable you need.
Option 1
FT-100, FT-817, FT-818, FT-857 and FT-897
Option 2
FT-450, FT-950, FT-991, FT-DX1200, FT-DX3000, FT-DX10, FT-DX101D/MP
Option 3
FT-1000MP, FT-1000MP Mk5 Field, FT-2000, FT-DX5000,
FT-DX-9000 (all variants).
Option 4
FT-920
Option 5
FT-847 ** see note.
** The FT-847 We wire BOTH the 6 pin packer jack and the 3.5mm AFSK jack. So it can be used both on FM Packet and HF AFSK modes. Due to extra cabling, cost of FT-847 version is $115
Digimode-1-Yaesu $70.00
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USB CAT Control and Audio Interfacing of your Yaesu Transceiver allowing you to fully utilise software such as WSJT-X, FLDigi, Ham Radio Deluxe, Echolink, PSK31, DM780, N1MM Logger, MixW and many more.
Complete plug-and-play solution. The interface is full wired for your PC and transceiver. Just follow the instructions to download the FTDI drviers, configure up your CAT/Digimode software and you are up and running. The interface plugs into a free USB port on your PC to provide the CAT and PTT keying and to your PCs own Sound Card. At the radio end, it plugs into the CAT and Data ports.
The Tx/Rx audio signals are galvanically isolated by Bourns 600:600 Ohm transformers and the hardware PTT is opto-isolated. The USB section of the interface uses the highly reliable FTDI Chipset and provides a virtual comm port allowing full CAT control and hardare PTT keying over the RTS signal.
With this interface, you will be up and running on FT8, PSK31, Echolink, SSTV, Pactor, Packet or any mode that requires CAT control and Tx/Rx Audio Interfacing between your PC Soundcard and Radio within minutes.
Cable length is 1.5m from the USB and audio connectors to the interface box. The cables from the interface box to the transceiver is 0.6m. The box is very compact at 80x40x20mm making it ideal to hide away behind the PC or transceiver using no desk space.
The Digimode-1 PDF instruction manual is here:
http://www.xggcomms.com/userimages/USB-Digimode-1.pdf
Yaesu Transceivers either have a combinations of CAT and Data connectors. Use the Options drop down menu to select the cable you need.
Option 1
FT-100, FT-817, FT-818, FT-857 and FT-897
Option 2
FT-450, FT-950, FT-991, FT-DX1200, FT-DX3000, FT-DX10, FT-DX101D/MP
Option 3
FT-1000MP, FT-1000MP Mk5 Field, FT-2000, FT-DX5000,
FT-DX-9000 (all variants).
Option 4
FT-920
FT-847 ** see note.
** The FT-847 We wire BOTH the 6 pin packer jack and the 3.5mm AFSK jack. So it can be used both on FM Packet and HF AFSK modes
Digimode-2-Yaesu $50.00
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Fully isolated audio interfacing of your transceiver allowing you to fully utilise software such as Ham Radio Deluxe (DM780), WSJT-X, FLDigi allowing you to operate many digital modes such as PSK31, FT8, JT9, JT65 and Echolink.
Complete plug-and-play solution. The interface is fully wired for your PC and transceiver. Just follow the instructions to download the FTDI drivers, configure up your Digimode software and you are up and running in no time. The interface utilises a free USB port on your PC to provide a comm port to allow for PTT keying via the RTS signal. The interface plugs into your PCs own sound card. At the radio side, the interface plugs into the Data socket for Tx/Rx audio and PTT.
The Tx/Rx audio signals are galvanically isolated by Bourns 600:600 Ohm transformers and the hardware PTT is opto-isolated. The USB section of the interface uses the highly reliable FTDI Chipset and provides a virtual comm port allowing hardare PTT keying over the RTS signal.
Cable length is 1.5m from the USB and audio connectors to the interface box. The cables from the interface box to the transceiver is 0.5m. The box is very small at 40x35x20mm making it ideal to hide away behind the PC or transceiver using no desk space.
The Digimode-2 PDF instruction manual is here:
http://xggcomms.com/userimages/USB-Digimode-2.pdf
Yaesu Transceivers have a combination of Data connectors. Use the Options drop down menu to select the cable you need.
Option 1
FT-100, FT-710, FT-817, FT-818, FT-857, FT-891, FT-897, FT-450, FT-950, FT-991, FT-DX1200, FT-DX3000, FT-DX10, FT-DX101D/MP
Option 2
FT-920, FT-1000MP, FT-1000MP Mk5 Field, FT-2000, FT-DX5000,
FT-DX-9000 (all variants).
Option 3
FT-900
Digimode-3-Yaesu $70.00
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External USB Sound Card isolated audio interface allowing you to operate many AFSK digital modes such as PSK31, FT8, JT9, JT65 and Echolink. Fully plug and play. Simply plug the USB cable into your PC and the Data plug into your transceiver.
Perfect with digital mode applications such as DM780, WSJT, FLDigi, Echolink etc.
The interface uses the C-Media CM108 USB Audio Chipset and most modern operating systems already have the driver pre-installed. The advantage of this interface is your PCs normal soundcard is not tied up for Digital mode operations. As you now have a separate and dedicated soundcard for your Digital Mode working, you can independently set the Tx/Rx audio levels leaving normal PC sound unaffected.
The interface is fully galvanically isolated between PC and Radio. The Tx/Rx audio signals are isolated by Bourns 600:600 Ohm transformers and the hardware PTT is opto-isolated. The PTT is keyed by an internal VOX circuit in the interface.
Cable length is 1.5m from the USB and audio connectors to the interface box. The cables from the interface box to the transceiver is 0.6m. The box is very compact at 80x40x20mm making it ideal to hide away behind the PC or transceiver using no desk space.
The Digimode-3 PDF instruction manual is here:
http://xggcomms.com/userimages/USB-Digimode-3.pdf
Yaesu Transceivers either have a combinations of Data connectors. Use the Options drop down menu to select the cable you need.
Option 1
FT-100, FT-710, FT-817, FT-818, FT-857, FT-891, FT-897, FT-450, FT-950, FT-991, FT-DX1200, FT-DX3000, FT-DX10, FT-DX101D/MP
Option 2
FT-920, FT-1000MP, FT-1000MP Mk5 Field, FT-2000, FT-DX5000,
FT-DX-9000 (all variants).
Option 3
FT-900
Option 4
FT-847**
** The FT-847 We wire BOTH the 6 pin packer jack and the 3.5mm AFSK jack. So it can be used both on FM Packet and HF AFSK modes
FT-Cable-7-ISO $35.00
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Yaesu PSK31 and Digimode fully transformer isolated cable to connect the transceiver Data connector to your PC's soundcard. Perfect for any AFSK digital modes such as PSK31, RTTY,Pactor, Packet, SSTV, Modulated CW. The isolation is carried out by a pair of Bourns surface mount 600 Ohm transformers mounted in the small box. This will remove the risk of ground loops/hum by isolating the PC from your transceiver.
Compatible with the following radio's:
FT-100*, FT-710, FT-817*, FT-818*, FT-857, FT897, FT-450, FT-891, FT-950, FT-991, FT-DX1200 and FT-DX3000.
*Note that the FT-100, FT-817 and FT-818 do not have vox operation via the Data socket. You will need to use this cable in conjunction with the FT-Cable-1 of FT-Cable-1-USB CAT Interface to allow PTT keying.
* The standard cable length is 2m. Contact me if you need longer length.
FT-Cable-7 $25.00
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Yaesu PSK31 and Digimode cable to connect the transceiver Data connector to your PC's soundcard. Perfect for any AFSK digital modes such as PSK31, RTTY,Pactor, Packet, SSTV, Modulated CW.
Compatible with the folowing radio's:
FT-100*, FT-710, FT-817*, FT-818*, FT-857, FT-891, FT897, FT-991, FT-450, FT-950, FT-DX1200 and FT-DX3000.
*Note that the FT-100, FT-817 and FT-818 do not have vox operation via the Data socket. You will need to use this cable in conjuntion with the FT-Cable-1 CAT Interface to allow PTT keying. You can buy the FT-Cable-1 and FT-Cable-7 as a complete package called the FT-Cable-1 Kit. See above.
* The standard cable length is 2m. Contact me if you need longer length.
FT-Cable-1-USB $33.00
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Yaesu USB CAT Interface Cable using the highly reliable FTDI Chipset. As long as your PC has a free USB Port and you have suitable software, this interface is the only hardware that you need to control your Yaesu Transceiver remotely from your PC. The interface is a fraction of the price of the Yaesu CT-62 or FIF-232 interfaces and gives you the same functionality in a simple cable solution.
Full CAT control with on these transceivers.
FT-100, FT-817, FT-818, FT-857, FT-897
The standard cable length is 1.8m.
FT-Cable-1-Kit-USB $45.00
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The interface offers full USB CAT Control and Audio Interfacing of your Yaesu Transceiver allowing you to fully utilise software such as Ham Radio Deluxe, PSK31, DM780, N1MM Logger, MixW and many more. The USB CAT part of the interface uses the highly reliable FTDI Chipset. With this interface, you will be up and running on PSK31, SSTV, Pactor, Packet or any mode that requires CAT control and Tx/Rx Audio Interfacing between your PC Soundcard and Radio within minutes.
Full CAT control with PTT and TX/Rx Audio on these Yaesu tranceivers.
FT-100, FT-817, FT-818, FT-857, FT-897
* The standard cable length is 1.8m.
FT-Cable-2-USB $33.00
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Full CAT control with on these tranceivers.
FT-600, FT-757GX2, FT-890
The standard cable length is 1.8m.
FT-Cable-3-USB $33.00
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Yaesu USB CAT Interface Cable using the highly reliable FTDI Chipset. As long as your PC has a free USB Port and you have suitable software, this interface is the only hardware that you need to control your Yaesu Transceiver remotely from your PC. The interface is a fraction of the price of the Yaesu CT-62 or FIF-232 interfaces and gives you the same functionality in a simple cable solution.
Full CAT control with on these tranceivers.
FT-736, FT-747, FT-767, FT-767GX, FT-980, FT-990*, FT-1000*, FT-1000D*, FRG-100,
FRG-8800 and FRG-9600.
* The FT-990 requires firmware V1.3 and the FT-1000/FT-1000D require Firmware V6.0. Please contact me if you need details of how to check this. I sell V6.0 Upgrade Eproms for the FT-1000/1000D.
* The standard cable length is 1.8m.
FT-Cable-5-USB $33.00
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Yaesu USB CAT Interface Cable using the highly reliable FTDI Chipset. As long as your PC has a free USB Port and you have suitable software, this interface is the only hardware that you need to control your Yaesu Transceiver remotely from your PC
Full CAT control with on these tranceivers
FT-450, FT-950, FT-991, FT-DX101MPD/MP, FT-1000MP, FT-1000 Mk5 Field, FT-2000, FT-DX9000 and VR-5000.
* The standard cable length is 1.8m.
FT-Cable-5-Kit-USB $45.00
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Yaesu USB CAT Interface and audio cable set. The USB CAT interface uses the highly reliable FTDI Chipset. As long as your PC has a free USB Port and you have suitable software, this cable set is the only hardware that you need to control your Yaesu Transceiver remotely from your PC and give you full Tx/Rx audio interfacing allowing you to fully utilise software such as Ham Radio Deluxe, PSK31, DM780, N1MM Logger, MixW and many more.
You will be up and running on PSK31, SSTV, Pactor, Packet or any mode that requires CAT control and Tx/Rx Audio Interfacing between your PC Soundcard and Radio within minutes.
Yaesu Transceivers either have a combinations of CAT and Data connectors. Use the Radio type drop down menu to select the cable you need.
Option 1
FT-450, FT-950, FT-991, FT-DX1200, FT-DX3000, FT-DX101D/MP
Option 2
FT-1000MP, FT-1000MP Mk5 Field, FT-2000, FT-DX5000,
FT-DX-9000 (all variants).
Option 3
FT-990, FT-1000 and FT-1000D
* The standard cable length is 1.8m.
FT-1000 & FT-1000D Prom 6.0 upgrade $35.00
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What do I get?
The supply of one programmed Prom with Yaesu Version 6.0 firmware for the FT-1000 and FT-1000D. Full installation instructions will be provided. All you need are a few basic tools and the confidence to carry out this simple installation on the FT-1000 or FT-1000D. You will need remove the original Rom from it's socket on the the control unit and replace it with the supplied Eprom. The installation can easily be carried out in less than half an hour.
Why do I need to upgrade the firmware?
If you intend to control your FT-1000 or FT-1000D from your PC via the CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) interface, you are advised to have Firmware 6.0 installed. Although earlier versions of the firmware claimed to be CAT compliant with details published in the transceiver user manual, the data format was found to give problems with many CAT control applications. The problems presented themselves as slow control between the radio and PC or no connection at all. The issue seems to be related to the size of the data block returned by the radio being too long causing the CAT control applications to "time out" or lose synchronisation with the transceiver.
Yaesu recognised this issue and released firmware 6.0 to fix the problem. While the FT-1000 and FT-1000D transceivers were supported by Yaesu, a firmware update programme was made available via Yeasu Dealers. This involved returning the transceiver for installation of the new Rom. However, since the Yaesu support for the transceivers has long been discontinued, the Dealer firmware update option was withdrawn.
This "after-market" firmware update will allow you to bring your FT-1000D up to v6.0 which is the very latest Rom version making the transceiver fully CAT compliant with the many CAT control applications available.
How do I know which firmware is currently installed on my FT-1000D?
This is known as the Las Vegas test. Turn off the transceiver and whilst holding the 1+3 keypad buttons, turn the radio back on. The display will reveal the firmware revision. If your FT-1000 returns "Yaesu 6.00" in the display, you already have the latest firmware version and you do not need to buy this Eprom. Transceivers with firmware revisions lower than 6.00 will benefit from the upgrade if you want to make use of the CAT functionality.