Will there be a DigiRig cable for the Kenwood TM-281?

[EdwinSims]

The TM-281 has an RJ-45 microphone jack. Will DigiRig make a cable for this model?

[K0TX]

From what I see RJ-45 cable from the store should work for your Kenwood.

Cable for Kenwood TM-281

Based on below image from the manual, Digirig audio cable will look like this: [image] RJ-45 pin 3 (GND) → 3.5mm TRRS sleeve (GND) RJ-45 pin 4 (PTT) → 3.5mm TRRS ring 2 (RIG_PTT) RJ-45 pin 5 (GND) → 3.5mm TRRS sleeve (GND) RJ-45 pin 6 (MIC) → 3.5mm TRRS ring 1 (RIG_AFIN) 3.5mm TRS tip (SPK) → 3.5mm TRRS tip (RIG_AFOUT) Different sources use different directions for pin numbering on RJ-45 Refer to picture, this is the socket view on the transceiver. kenwood-tm-281-instruction-manual.p…

ICOM RJ-45 Cable for Digirig Mobile – digirig

Please post your results if you decide to give it a try.

[EdwinSims]

Although the cable looks similar to the Kenwood, the pinout between the Icom radios and Kenwood are different.

Icom
Pin 1 = Red wire
Pin 2 = (up/down)
Pin 3 = (audio out)
Pin 4 = (PTT)
Pin 5 = Copper shield (bare copper wire)
Pin 6 = White wire
Pin 7 = Black wire
Pin 8 = No connection

Kenwood

Pin 1 = Keypad serial data
Pin 2 = N/C
Pin 3 = Mic (600 ohm)
Pin 4 = Mic Grnd
Pin 5 = PTT
Pin 6 = PTT Grnd
Pin 7 = 8V
Pin 8 = No connection

[K0TX]

If the pinouts don’t line up you may need to homebrew the cable from scratch or use one of the existing cables and re-crimp RJ-45 connector to match the pinout.