Data cable for Kenwood TM255

Hello all, I was given a Kenwood TM255 and would like to use it for digital modes FT8, RTTY, SSTV if possible.

I understand I would need a digirig mobile and a mini din 6 pin data cable to go from the back of the radio into the digirig.

I can not for the life of me figure out which cable here on the site that is or maybe it doesn’t exist and it would have to be home brew (which I really hope not home brew because I do not have any home brew equipment)

I saw this one on the site for Icom, Yaesu, and Kenwood transceivers but I’m having a hard time figuring out if the pin out is correct? It looks backwards?

See attached the appropriate page from the Kenwood TM255 manual and also the pin out diagram from the cable available here on the digirig store.


For 1200 baud it’s 6 pin MiniDin cable from FT-8xx kit, for 9600 baud it’s the one you referred.