Digirig Mobile Cables for Baofeng HTs

Works as advertised - APRS with Baofeng and JS8Call with a USDX+ SDR.Really wish they either offered a x2 pack of the audio cable or sold them as a single, for less. I really have ZERO need for the programing cable.If anyone was wondering, no, you can't turn the programing cable into another audio cable - there are, in fact, only 3 of the 4 needed wires in the cable. Everything is epoxied in place on the ends, I destroyed mine in the process of trying. But, at least I now know how well made they are.

This interface cable for the Baofeng HTs is well made and works nicely

I use this with the Digirig Mobile and a HT for a APRS iGate. It would eazy.

Easy to use/ right length for amateur radio project.

I was able to use these cables with my Digirig to connect to my Anytone as well as my Baofeng. Can be used for Vara HF as well as programming. Very well made with ferrite beads. Great investment.

I’ll start by saying I am not using this cable for its intended purpose. I needed a K1 plug to 3.5mm plug for something having nothing to do with Digirig and while it took some work, I got the job done. I’m sharing this as a means to help anyone else who might be considering this cable for the same thing I was.I wanted to make a cord that connected to my radio, and then the combo mic/headphone port on an old laptop, so that I could take local radio comms and relay them over Zello in a private channel.. and then have Zello users of that channel be able to talk back and trigger the radio to transmit via RF back to local radio comms.A repeater, of sorts, but not actually a repeater.Initially, this cord didn’t work because of how the pins were mapped. Windows detected it as headphones, but no microphone.I cut the cable apart and with an ohm meter, tested each of the 4 wires to determine which went to each pin and then mapped them to a standard TRRS config for the combo jack on the laptop.Here is the mapping if you want to do that.From the 3.5mm side:- Twist red and white together. Connect to white on the K1 side.- Green on 3.5mm side goes to black on the K1 side.- Black on 3.5mm side goes to green on the K1 side.- Discard Red from the K1 side. You won’t use it.This will make this cable work with TRSS combo jacks on most modern computers.Heat shrink it all back up, and tidy up your connections and you’re good to go.From there, turn on VOX on your radio and turn your volume most of the way up on the radio. I found about 80-90% is the sweet spot.Then, connect to computer. Windows will now see it as a full headset with microphone. You’ll have to tweak your microphone gain settings to the right level, whatever is needed for your particular device combination. Do this in Windows Settings AND in the legacy Zello app settings, under VOX.With that, you have a cheap, fully working “bridge” to connect a radio to Zello. To be FCC compliant of course, you and all parties must still use GMRS / Amateur call signs in the Zello channel since the transmission is broadcast over RF.I use this setup with poc / network radios to talk back to my property from virtually anywhere, so the family at home can still use the traditional radios we already have. Works like a charm.

Also had good support from the manufacturer when I had questions on the best cable match.

Works flawlessly and will last for a long time. Repurposing a 2015 BaoFeng to use with a DigiPi TNC. Didn't want to fool with making my own cables.