Do you want CAT control to remotely operate your transceiver from your PC ?

The XGGCOMMS TS-Cable-5-USB

Kenwood version for transceivers with RS232 CAT interface


Item description

This interface offers full USB CAT Control of your Kenwood transceiver. It allows you to utilise software such as Ham Radio Deluxe, Fldigi, Echolink, WSJT-X and many more

Interface Key Features

  • CAT Control. Full USB CAT Control of your transceiver. CAT control allows your PC to control the frequency and mode of your transceiver and obtain the current operational state for automatic logging etc.
  • Plug and Play. No additional cables required. Plugs into your PC on a USB port and at the transceiver connects into CAT port.
  • Software Compatibility. Ham Radio Deluxe - Fldigi - Digipan - Echolink - MixW - N1MM and many more.
  • Compatibility. Suitable for use Kenwood transceivers with the RS232 DB-9 CAT connector
  • FTDI Chipset. Highly reliable FTDI USB Chipset is used in the interface for the CAT control of your transceiver. 
  • Cable lengths. Cables are 1.8m long
  • Instruction Manual. We will send the instruction manual to you in PDF format. There is a quick "get you going" guide below.

Transceiver Compatibility List


Kenwood
TS-480, TS-590, TS-870, TS-990 and TS-2000


A Quick Start Guide (a detailed PDF instruction sheet will be sent to you when you purchase)

  • Plug USB plug into a spare port on your PC. Download the FTDI drivers and see which comm port it picks up in Windows device manager. Make a note of this.
  • Plug CAT plug into the CAT/Remote port of your transceiver.
  • Run up your favourite CAT control program such as Ham Radio Deluxe. Set CAT software to use the comm port you noted from the driver installation section.
  • Set the CAT software radio type and baud rate to match those set in your transceiver.

Who are XGGCOMMS?

We are a small company formed by Steve (G8XGG) and have been trading on eBay since 2006. We sell a large selection of Ham Radio CAT control and Digital mode products for the main ham radio equipment manufacturers. All of our products are assembled and tested in the workshop in The UK. We offer full support on our products and so if you need any set-up help, you only need to send us an eBay message and we will be glad to help out. For our full range of products visit our eBay Shop                

Shipping Policy and expected delivery times

We are based in The UK and use UK Royal Mail Small Packets for all shipments. Our order processing time is no longer than 2 days. The postal service used does not come with any tracking but is generally highly reliable. International shipments are highly dependant on customs delays, holiday periods and local postal services and so can take anywhere from 5 to 23 business days once shipped. If there is no arrival at 28 days, please contact me so we can resolve the issue and re-ship if required. 

Warrantee Terms

All of my products come with a full 30 day satisfaction guarantee and 12 Month warrantee against material failure. If you are unhappy with the product for whatever reason within the first 30 days, I will offer you a full refund of monies paid as long as the interface is returned to me in "As New" condition. In the unlikely event of the product failing in the first 12 months, ship it back to me and we will check and repair the item and send it back to you as new.