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Kenwood All-Mode Multi-Bander TS-570S radio:

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TS-570 has a straight-through female 9-pin RS232 to female RS232 cable [1].

Manual

The following information is from the TS-570S manual.

Serial Port

There is an RS-232 serial port on the back of the radio, pictured below:

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The radio's manual gives the pinout for this port, and some information on how to communicate with the radio using the serial connection:

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Here is a table with information about which pins go where, and the function of each pin. There are basically five pins used:

  • Two pins are TX/RX pins for transferring data between the computer and the radio.
  • Two pins are on/off switches for the TX/RX functionality (i.e., these have to be supplied with voltage for the radio and the computer to be able to transmit signals back and forth).
  • One pin is a ground pin.

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Links

Manual for the TS-570S transceiver: http://www.manualslib.com/manual/86121/Kenwood-Ts-570d-Ts-570s.html


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