digirig to Baofeng Interface cable for free (or really cheap) for digital VHF/UHF

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In this video I walk you through how to build an interface cable from parts I bought from Amazon or scavenged through my parts bin.

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0:00 - Intro and schematic and making PCB
1:40 - Mapping out the connections
3:35 - Soldering the ground wires
4:50 - Soldering the PTT wires
5:35 - Soldering rig_AFin
8:42 - Soldering rig_AFout
10:30 - Hot Gluing the connections
11:18 - Heat shrink time!
12:20 - What did I just make?