| USB / CAT (CI-V) adapter |
| The USB / CAT (CI-V) adapter is based on the FTDI's USB / serial IC FT-232BM. It has been successfully tested with the following transceivers: FT-8900 (programming software FTB-9800 by Bob, G4HFQ ), VX-7R (programming software VX-7 Commander by Jim, KC8UNJ ), FT-817 (programming software FT-817 Commander by Simon, HB9DRV ) as well as IC-706MkIIG (programming software Ham Radio Deluxe by Simon, HB9DRV ), always under MS Windows XP. |
| A test with the VX-5R (VX-5R Commander) failed due to an unknown reason. |
| Circuit schematics: | 23 kB gif | ||
| PCB (doublesided & throughplated): | Layout 600dpi - 52 kB gif | Assembly - 22 kB gif | |
| Photos - PCB assembly: | Top - 51 kB jpg | Bottom - 75 kB jpg | |
| Photos of the finished adapter: | 41 kB jpg | 63 kB jpg | 111 kB jpg |
| Connection cables: | VX-7R | FT-8900 | FT-817 |
| IC-706MkIIG |
| Please note, that this is not a commercial product, therefore neither a finished adapter nor KIT is available by the author. If somebody would like to make a PCB at home using a CNC drilling machine, a drill-tool file in ASCII formate is available for personal and uncommercial use per e-mail request. |
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