# Can I use the same Digirig for KX2 and FT5DR?

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**Tags:** yaesu-ft5dr, elecraft-kx2\
**Created:** [October 16, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/can-i-use-the-same-digirig-for-kx2-and-ft5dr/9884 "2025-10-16T18:12:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![w7etf](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/w7etf/32/3790_2.png) [@w7etf](https://forum.digirig.net/u/w7etf)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/can-i-use-the-same-digirig-for-kx2-and-ft5dr/9884/1 "2025-10-16T18:12:21Z")

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The KX2 supports CAT. The FT5DR (obviously) does not.  
Seems I’ll need two Digirigs. One with default CAT config (or a Lite) for the HT and one with RS-232 for the KX2.  
Hopefully I’m wrong and I can swap one unit between the two radios 🙏

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**Author:** ![webmonkey](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/webmonkey/32/2494_2.png) [@webmonkey](https://forum.digirig.net/u/webmonkey)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/can-i-use-the-same-digirig-for-kx2-and-ft5dr/9884/2 "2025-10-16T21:46:07Z")

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since the ft5dr doesn’t have a cat interface, it won’t care what digirig mobile you have.  
(it could be ci-v,ttl,rs232, and it would work fine)

obviously you would only use the audio/ptt cable of the digirig mobile to connect to the ft5dr

🙂  
kb0wlf