Mike, Each Icom radio has its own individual adress when controlled by serial data through the CT-17 level interface. CT-17 will only pass data straight through on all four connections simultaneously.
DX4WIN can only be configured to adress one Icom adress on radio 1 and 2. That means that you will have to have a specific *.INI file in DX4WIN to be loaded at start up with the right adress for each Icom radio. DX4WIN can not directly switch between Icom adresses according to which radio/band (2m, 70cm etc.) you wish to operate. Switching is possible only between Radio1 and Radio 2 with two COM-ports connected. By the way, you will also need the hard to find Icom option UX-14 serial to parallell data interface in each radio. There is a substitute by PIEXX on the market. The product is UX-14PX at USD 139.- Link: http://www.piexx.com/cgi-bin/piexx.cgi?p=ux14&cart_id=7184753.11336 73 de Erik/SM0JCA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Rhodes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 5:24 PM Subject: [Dx4win] DX4Win + HF + CT-17 + IC-275, 475, 575 = 2 Rigs ? > Greetings All, > Have been reading about the Icom CT-17 rig interface and see that it is > capable of supporting up to 4 rigs. I run a Kenwood TS-850S/AT on HF and > have the IC-275,475, and 575 for V/UHF. Wondering if anyone has set up > something similar and used the CT-17 to make the Icom rigs look like a > single 2nd rig? Or is this an impossible dream? I do not have the CT-17 so > cannot try this scenario out and if it does not look like a doable thing I > will probably go with a homebrew version which I don't believe supports > multiple rigs. May be wrong there too so very interested in your thoughts > and/or experiences. > > Tnx & 73 de > Mike / W8DN > > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >
