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Retevis Programming Retevis RT97 without the original cable?

Thread starter SergeantEugene
Start date May 18, 2022
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prograamming help program cables retevis

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SergeantEugene

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May 18, 2022

Hi there. I am currently serving in the comms for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. We were given an old Retevis RT97 that we would like to reprogram. The problem is that the unit we have is not in mint condition and it is missing the programming cable. Needless to say that the wartime logistics is complicated and we don't have much chance of finding the proper cable locally, nor can we have a new cable delivered within a reasonable time.

So the question to the local gurus is: can we reprogram the unit, having a generic CH-340 based "8 in 1 radio programming cable"? If so, how could we connect the thing? There are two RJ45s on the cable that we can connect to a port that we sacrificed for the mission (see pics). The question is: how can we properly wire that into the RT97 unit in order to attempt programming?