ICOM IC-718 cable needed

jriner1963 · October 11, 2022, 2:15am

What cable do I need for the IC718? I didnt see a specific cable on the website. Thanks

K0TX · October 11, 2022, 2:58am

jriner1963 · October 15, 2022, 10:39pm

Thanks. Are there any settings that need to me made in the IC-718 menu? Also, will I need the Icom USB driver?

K0TX · October 16, 2022, 3:45am

Re. menus: I found CI-V configuration entries on pages 46-47 of the user manual for IC-718. You’ll need to match the baud rate between the transceiver and software settings.

Re. drivers: The only thing connected to USB in this scenario is Digirig. You might need CP210x driver if your computer doesn’t recognize its COM port.

DavidW · August 24, 2023, 1:49am

I’ve had my Digirig for a couple of days. CAT control and receive are working on my IC-718. It shows the message sent in the software, but it does not seem to be transmitting. I suspect the audio to 13 pin cable I have, with this pinout.

Is this cable wired incorrectly?

DavidW · August 24, 2023, 6:09pm

Disregard, figured out this is the wrong cable, and more.

K0TX · August 25, 2023, 8:25pm

For reference here is the pinout for ICOM 13pin cable:

DavidW · August 26, 2023, 1:39am

Thanks Denis,
Clearly a case where the best course is to buy the cables from the source as what I had is not what it was professed to be.