Hi All, For what it is worth the IC7800 does not have the switching problem Even when it is controlled only by the IC7800, this is confirmed by Larry K8UT
Guy ON4AOI > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win- > boun...@mailman.qth.net] Namens ON4AOI > Verzonden: zondag 13 februari 2011 18:13 > Aan: dx4win@mailman.qth.net > Onderwerp: [Dx4win] ICOM 7600-7700-7800 and there so called VFO-B SPLIT > function > > Hi All with Icom tranceivers, > > With ICOM announcing that the split status can be read from some of > their > radios, > we had hope that support for obtaining the split frequency was finally > possible in DX4WIN. > The way we tried to read the VFO-B frequency is not working as we hoped > and > SHOULD NOT BE USED. I have asked Jim to remove the rig files for the > IC7600 > and IC7700. > > Here my comments about the new firmware where it all should have been > fixed > and working now!!!!!!!!!!! > > This is not TRUE and probably never will be > UNLESS WE STOP TO BUY THERE TRANCEIVERS. > MAYBE THEN THEY WILL LISTEN TO RADIOAMATEURS. > > WHY? > > This is an email (answer) I got in 2009 when I had talked to a Staff > member > of ICOM in Friedrichshafen. > I left out the name of the sender because it was forwarded. > > *********************************************************************** > ***** > ********* > Dear Mr. Guy, > > Ive just got an answer regarding "readout of the VFO B via PC / CI-V" > . > > Unfortunately, its a negative response. > For reasons of compatibility with other devices without a second VFO, > ICOM > Inc did not (and will not) include this function. > We are sorry, but we cannot give you any other information. > > *********************************************************************** > ***** > ******** > > This is crap , because older transceivers can´t be updated via software > new transceivers should not have this possibility? > It's like driving a Ferrari with bicycle wheels. > > B4 the latest firmware you could only SET SPLIT ON/OFF, > now you can also READ if SPLIT is ON/OFF. > There is still NO READ VFO-B or should I say SUB VFO in ICOM language. > > How Paul implemented it in DX4WIN is in short like this > Check split status > Change to SUB-VFO (in our terms VFO-B) > Read the freq and mode of SUB-VFO > Change to MAIN-VFO (in our terms VFO-A) > Read the freq and mode of MAIN-VFO > Set SPLIT ON/OFF if needed > > This is the reason why you see the switching between MAIN/SUB > > Is it safe? > I tested this out for many hours on my IC-7800 and had no problems even > with > dualwatch, > but I have a second receiver in the radio and that is a big difference > compared > to the IC7600 and IC7700. My polling rate is at 2500 or even higher so > the > switching is not that often. > Also because my antennas and other stuff are controlled from a station > master where I can select the frequency he needs to use > For switching between my antennas. > I thought it was SAFE................................. > > But Friday night Dick,K7VC send me an email about the tests he did with > his > IC7700 and the new (v2 not available) rigfile. > Freq and mode are readout ok for both Main and Sub VFO BUT He was > testing > with following settings > (probably for the wpx-rtty contest SO2R) > MAIN VFO 14090 FSK > SUB VFO 28090 FSK > > With short pollings he had strange effects in TX with his tuner > because the > radio > was going shortly from 20m fsk to 10m fsk. > I never tried this since I had it running only in same band. > > SO IT IS NOT SAFE AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY I ASKED JIM TO WITHDRAW > THE > RIGFILES FOR DOWNLOAD BECAUSE YOU CAN IMAGINE > WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THERE IS AN AMPLIFIER CONNECTED AND YOU ARE > RUNNING ON > DIFFERENT BANDS. > > I will check with Paul if it can be solved but I guess NOT > The following command 1C0200FD or 1C0201FD could maybe help but never > got > any reaction from the transceiver when I tried out. > Cmd 1C, Sub Cmd 02, Data 00,01 ===> Send Read transmit frequency > monitor > setting, (00=OFF, 01=ON) > > In worst case the support for SPLIT will be removed for ICOM radios > until > they come with a descent command for VFO-B > > There are other programs I tested out and they are acting the same or > have > other effects. > > > The RS-BA1 that I own also does not do what we hoped for, > It only read onetime but when retuning the sub-vfo you have > to manually switch between Main and Sub to get it on screen. > > > Guy ON4AOI > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
