I've uploaded pictures of my homebrew FT-100 separation kit to the group.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FT100/photos/albums/1442424946 https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FT100/photos/albums/1442424946
This version of the kit includes a radio interface board and a faceplate interface board. Both the radio interface board and the faceplate interface board include an RJ-50 10Pin connector which will accept an RJ-45 8Pin cable, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The radio speaker output is connected to the radio interface board headphone jack using a 3.5mm male-to-male cable included in the kit. The remote speaker is connected to the faceplate interface board using a user supplied 3.5mm headphone cable. So, radio control and mono audio is carried over a single CAT5 cable. The mono audio output is connected to both Left and Right audio pins on the faceplate interface board. Since the microphone uses an RJ-11 (really RJ-12) connector and 6Pin cable, the kit includes a 6Pin coupler and 6Pin cable which is pretty much exactly what was used in the factory Yaesu YSK-100 kit.
The kit Bill of Materials:
1x FT-100 Radio Interface board
1x FT-100 Faceplate Interface board
4x M2.6 6mm scews (faceplate)
4x M2.5 10mm scews (radio)
1x RJ-11 coupler (mic extention)
1x RJ-11 25ft 6 Pin cable (mic extention)
1x RJ-45 25ft 8 Pin cable (control / audio extension)
1x 6ft 3.5mm male-to-male audio cable (speaker extension)
1x instructions
The cables add a substantial amount to the bill of materials in terms of cost, so I can't quite make the $40 price for a full kit. With all of the above cables the cost of the kit is $60 plus shipping.
The kit may work with other radios which used the same Yaesu CT-5L controller extension cable, but I have only tested on the FT-100.
Anyone who is interested in purchasing the kit, contact me at ***@arrl.net or ***@hotmail.com to get a final shipping cost, payment, etc.
73
Joe - AD4JF