ICOM radios config files

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Re: ICOM radios config files

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Another question:
Why the filter mode is not specified in the following lines? Can i add NOR in the command?
LST1NAME=MODE
LST1ITEMS=LSB,USB,CW
LST1CMDS=CMD_SET_MODE_LSB_NOR,CMD_SET_MODE_USB_NOR,CMD_SET_MODE_CW_NOR

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Re: ICOM radios config files

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Sorry Original file:
LST1NAME=MODE
LST1ITEMS=LSB,USB,AM,CW,FSK,FM,CW-R,RTTYR
LST1CMDS=CMD_SET_MODE_LSB,CMD_SET_MODE_USB,CMD_SET_MODE_AM,CMD_SET_MODE_CW,CMD_SET_MODE_FSK,CMD_SET_MODE_FM,CMD_SET_MODE_CW-R,CMD_SET_MODE_RTTYR

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You're right. Is a mistake in the config file. As I don't have an Icom to play with, I count on Icom owners to play with the configs. It seems that no other IC-718 owner tried that config till now.
More details about this specific command here:
http://www.plicht.de/ekki/civ/civ-p33.html

If you update the config to extend the functionality, I can put your config in the central repository as a version with your name/callsign.

Thank you for report.

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Re: ICOM radios config files

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Hello Dan, I agree. Let me time to work on the file and find a good configuration for the 718. I will send that soon. 73

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Dear Dan,
What is your mail to send the config file?

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Hello Pascal,
pascal.fr5dh wrote:Dear Dan,
What is your mail to send the config file?
You can click on the envelope in the bottom of my web page, or send a private message here, in the forum.

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Re: ICOM radios config files

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hi,

I have some difficulties in radio feeback section. I have something like this:

POLLING=CMD_READ_MODE,CMD_READ_FREQ

CMD_READ_MODE=02,01,FE,FE,<A>,E0,04,FD,<R>,08,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00=LSB;01=USB;02=AM;03=CW>,<00>,<00>

CMD_READ_FREQ=01,01,FE,FE,<A>,E0,03,FD,<R>,0B,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00>,<rec_byte_6>,<rec_byte_7>,<rec_byte8>,<rec_byte_9>,<rec_byte_10>,<00>

my ic718 reply in 11 bytes format and I don't know how to set paramaters: "rec_byte_6...rec_byte10"

(cmd_read_mode works well)

thanks for help

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Re: ICOM radios config files

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Hi Pascal,
pascal.fr5dh wrote:hi,

I have some difficulties in radio feeback section. I have something like this:
CMD_READ_FREQ=01,01,FE,FE,<A>,E0,03,FD,<R>,0B,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00>,<rec_byte_6>,<rec_byte_7>,<rec_byte8>,<rec_byte_9>,<rec_byte_10>,<00>

my ic718 reply in 11 bytes format and I don't know how to set paramaters: "rec_byte_6...rec_byte10"
According to this page:
http://www.plicht.de/ekki/civ/civ-p32.html
"Frequency data is transferred using the BCD (binary coded decimal) code. For historical reasons there are two data lengths used: 4 and 5 bytes. Practically all rigs use 5 bytes of data, only one old model uses 4-byte length: the IC-735 (IC-731 in Japan). Most rigs can be set to 'IC-731' compatibility, reducing the used data length for frequencies to four bytes.
In the remaining document I will discuss only 5 byte length data formats."

So I consider you have a radio set to 5 byte length.
The frequency digits are packed as BCD (two digits per byte).
The tag used for this is <Dxy>, where x is the digit represented by the bits 7-4 and y the digit represented by the bits 3-0.

For iCOM radios digit numbers are from 0 (Hz), 1 (10Hz) ... 8(100MHz), 9(GHz):
and the digits are transmitted in the following order:
10,32,54,76,98
so for example the frequency 145.225125 MHz is represented as 4 bytes:
25,51,22,45,01
The correct read radio frequency the command is:
CMD_READ_FREQ=01,01,FE,FE,<A>,E0,03,FD,<R>,0B,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00>,<D10>,<D32>,<D54>,<D76>,<D98>,<00>

Hope is more clear now.

73 Dan YO3GGX
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Hello Dan i'm trying with this configuration but when I change frequency on my icom718 the application does not change its frequency. However, if I change the mode my ic718 will return automatically on the mode show on ptrx.

CMD_READ_MODE=04,01,FE,FE,<A>,E0,04,FD,<R>,08,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00=LSB;01=USB;02=AM;03=CW>,<00>,<00>

CMD_READ_FREQ=01,01,FE,FE,<A>,E0,03,FD,<R>,0B,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00>,<D10>,<D32>,<D54>,<D76>,<D98>,<00>

POLLING=CMD_READ_FREQ,CMD_READ_MODE



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Hi Pascal,

There is any setting in the radio to switch between 4 bytes and 5 bytes frequency representation?
Maybe your radio is set for 4 bytes, so you may check the command:
CMD_READ_FREQ=01,01,FE,FE,<A>,E0,03,FD,<R>,0A,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00>,<00>,<D10>,<D32>,<D54>,<D76>,<00>

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