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Built a Vertex VX-2200E Programming Cable - Tips & Tricks

Thread starter AK5Z-Chapman
Start date Mar 20, 2022

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AK5Z-Chapman

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Mar 20, 2022

Hi,

I wanted to post this here on RadioReference because I believe it will have a better chance of being seen by people who need help with programming their equipment with virtualbox and linux. I successfully built a programming cable from a USB TTL module and the schematic is not available online to my knowledge. The short video below contains the information and how to program the radio.

I decided to build my own cable as we probably all know that many Chinese ports have shutdown and may not be shipping quickly.

I made the cable out of an ethernet cable and a module I had on hand. It is much easier to get all of the parts locally than to buy a USB module for $20 from China which may not arrive quickly.

AK5Z

How to Program The Radio - Vertex VX-2200E Programming Cable - Tips & Tricks