FT-897 Pin Outs
From The Unofficial FT-897 Wiki
CAT/Linear
The CAT/Linear jack is an 8 pin mini din connector. The pins are as follows:
| Pin | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tx GND |
| 2 | +13.8Vdc |
| 3 | Rx D |
| 4 | TX D |
| 5 | Gnd |
| 6 | Tx INH |
| 7 | Reset |
| 8 | Band C |
Data
The data jack is a 6 pin mini din connector. The pin outs are as follows:
| Pin | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Data IN |
| 2 | GND |
| 3 | PTT |
| 4 | Data Out (9600 bps) |
| 5 | Data Out (1200 bps) |
| 6 | SQL |
battery
- Pin 1 Black Battery Negative also Black wire to radio 3 pin plug.
- Pin 2 Yellow Connected to pin 4 (Charger reads pins 2 & 4)
- Pin 3 Red Battery Positive also Red wire to radio 3 pin plug.
- Pin 4 Yellow Connected to pin 2 (Lets charger know it is connected)
- Pin 5 Blue Straight through to Blue wire Charge LED on radio 3 pin plug.
- Pin 6 White To thermister 10k Ohms 20 degrees Celsius (Overheat Sensor)
Note: Pin 5 is 5 volts to LED in radio (Maybe even less)