Hi Gary, Gary Wescom wrote: > I thought I'd better make sure this problem didn't get overlooked. The first > alpha version of fldigi I tried was 3.13AE. In that version and 3.13AF there > is a problem with rigCAT with the Icom IC-756 Pro III. fldigi will error out > and crash dead if I touch the tuning dial on the radio while rigCAT is > enabled. This is apparently from the rigCAT code not handling the frequency > broadcast initiated by the radio whenever frequency is changed at the radio. > This is a feature of the Icom protocol that allows other devices like the > IC-PW1 amplifier and other second party equipment to track and automatically > adjust themselves to the new transceiver frequency. These transmissions are > produced automatically by the radio and can be recognized by the destination > address in the header specified as 00H instead of E0H as used to respond to > rigCat transmissions. Version 3.12.4 did not crash with this situation but > it did pop up warning dialogs infrequently when turning the tuning dial on > the radio or changing modes. Turning of the CI-V "transceive" mode in the > Pro III allows 3.13AF to operate without crashing but I wouldn't want to have > to manually turn it off and on every time I use fldigi.
What about Hamlib as the protocol driver? The multi-device CI-V bus is supposed to be handled properly. Cheers -- Stephane - F8CFE
