The Yaesu FT710 has a small touchscreen. One of the nice features of the FT710 is that also a monitor can be connected using DVI-D cable to display this screen. There are also report from FT710 users that use an DVI-D to other video format cable. However this is not recommended by Yaesu as it can damage the FT710 (Also a mouse can be connected via USB)
I already use a monitor (via HDMI and a HDMI switch) for my laptop a Raspberry PI and other devices that also has an (unused) DVI-D input.
 | In a local shop i found a DIV cable for 2.50 euros/ So i did buy it. However... This was not the right DVI cable. The four pins next to the horizontal pin should not be there ......... |
 | DVI-D cable from china (AliExpress) |
 | This is the correct DVI-D connection (AliExpress cable above) |
 | For my FT710 a cheap simple computer USB mouse (less than 2 Euro at the Action in The Netherlands). |
I can (also) display the Yaesu FT710 screen on my monitor screen.
Using the Monitor input selector switch (on my monitor) and a small HDMI switch i can select between different devices that can be shown on the monitor:
| Monitor Input Selector | HDMI switch | Device selected |
| VGA | - | (currently) nothing connected |
| DVI | - | Yaesu FT710 |
| HDMI | Input 1 | Laptop |
| HDMI | Input 2 | Raspberry Pi |
When the laptop is not selected i can still see the screen of my laptop itself that i normally use as my secondary screen (when on my desk connected to the monitor). The screen of the Yaesu FT710 is always visible on the Yaesu FT710 device itself and big on my monitor screen when selected.
(For the mouse on the Yaesu FT710 i use a separate second mouse.)
(For the mouse on the Yaesu FT710 i use a separate second mouse.)
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