Brendan, Jim, and others:
I have carefully reviewed the list of commands for the ICOM 7800 and 756
series, and the list is several pages of small type, and there is no
published command to retrieve the status of split, dual-watch, and
active VFO.
If the radio were to be controlled entirely via the serial port, you can
set, but not read, these items, then the controlling program could
maintain the status of these items. If you pushed one of the 'buttons'
to change these, then the program would be out of sync with the true
status.
As I said earlier, other radio manufacturers (Yaesu, Kenwood, TenTec and
perhaps others) do provide commands to read the status of these items.
ICOM America is aware of this issue, having heard (probably more often
than they appreciated) from me and others for several years. They have
conveyed this information to the home office in Japan, but nothing
happens.
I guess it's considered a small matter. But not with me, I expect to
buy a different brand when I next upgrade radios.
If N4PY has figured out a way to retrieve the status of these items,
then I am impressed!
Ron, N5IN
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 6:12 AM
To: 'Brendan Minish'; [email protected]
Cc: Carl N4PY
Subject: RE: [Dxbase] IC-7800
The logging of split frequencies works in the PROIII (and the 7800?) if
you
use N4PY's control program: http://www.n4py.com . I don't know how he's
figured out how to do it.
Jim N7US
-----Original Message-----
1/ the 7800 in common with all other Icom's won't log Split mode. this
is because Icom have no way for software to tell if Split mode is
enabled or which VFO is used for TX.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brendan Minish)
Date: Tue Oct 9 11:52:47 2007
Subject: [Dxbase] IC-7800
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Hi Carl,
Just to be clear on this, your program knows about split becase it sets
it
IF the user were to attempt to set / unset split from teh front panel of
the radio can your software detect this ?
73
Brendan
On Tue, 2007-10-09 at 11:40 -0400, Carl Moreschi wrote:
> My program controls the radio and thus sets the split status. It does not
> just monitor the radio status.
>
> 73,
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 121 Little Bell Drive
> Bell Mountain
> Hays, NC 28635
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Stordahl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Jim McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Brendan Minish"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
> Cc: "Carl N4PY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 11:03 AM
> Subject: RE: [Dxbase] IC-7800
>
>
> Brendan, Jim, and others:
>
> I have carefully reviewed the list of commands for the ICOM 7800 and 756
> series, and the list is several pages of small type, and there is no
> published command to retrieve the status of split, dual-watch, and
> active VFO.
>
> If the radio were to be controlled entirely via the serial port, you can
> set, but not read, these items, then the controlling program could
> maintain the status of these items. If you pushed one of the 'buttons'
> to change these, then the program would be out of sync with the true
> status.
>
> As I said earlier, other radio manufacturers (Yaesu, Kenwood, TenTec and
> perhaps others) do provide commands to read the status of these items.
>
> ICOM America is aware of this issue, having heard (probably more often
> than they appreciated) from me and others for several years. They have
> conveyed this information to the home office in Japan, but nothing
> happens.
>
> I guess it's considered a small matter. But not with me, I expect to
> buy a different brand when I next upgrade radios.
>
> If N4PY has figured out a way to retrieve the status of these items,
> then I am impressed!
>
> Ron, N5IN
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim McDonald
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 6:12 AM
> To: 'Brendan Minish'; [email protected]
> Cc: Carl N4PY
> Subject: RE: [Dxbase] IC-7800
>
> The logging of split frequencies works in the PROIII (and the 7800?) if
> you
> use N4PY's control program: http://www.n4py.com . I don't know how he's
> figured out how to do it.
>
> Jim N7US
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> 1/ the 7800 in common with all other Icom's won't log Split mode. this
> is because Icom have no way for software to tell if Split mode is
> enabled or which VFO is used for TX.
>
>
>
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