[Dx4win] Icom IC-7800 rig file

[ON4AOI]

Peter and other interested users,

Still not figured it out how to get it to work like it should be.
I am aware of the DXLAB possibility, even tried it out also.
But I think its NOT what you users expect it to be doing.
This has nothing to do with programmer skills BUT what ICOM offers 
ICOM changed some commands but not added something like READ VFO-B 
Otherwise it would have been simple to add it. 

(Switching between MAIN and SUB to get info is a possibility but the dial
change with it etc)

Keep you informed

Guy ON4AOI 
  

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Peter Bacon [mailto:peter at g3zss.com]
> Verzonden: zondag 26 december 2010 19:35
> Aan: ON4AOI
> CC: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> Onderwerp: RE: [Dx4win] Icom IC-7800 rig file
> 
> Guy
> It must be possible to implement as I saw that an update to DXLab has
> been released yesterday to support this split feature.  The firmware
> has also been released in readiness for Icom's forthcoming RS-BA1 IP
> Remote Control Software which looks very interesting.
> Peter G3ZSS
> 
> 
> Quoting ON4AOI <on4aoi at skynet.be>:
> 
> > Peter not quite sure about that,
> > Have been asking ICOM for many years to add it
> > And 95% of the time they even didn´t answer my mails.
> >
> > Last year when I was in F´hafen I was lucky to
> > Meet a staff member of Icom (Ja) who I explained
> > Again the WHY and how they handle emails
> >
> > 1 week later I got this mail ....
> >
> >> Dear Mr. Guy,
> >
> >> I’ve just got an answer regarding "readout of the VFO B via PC / CI-
> V" .
> >> Unfortunately, it’s 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.
> >
> > Another thing is that we suspect the new doc is incorrect
> > Command 0F (split on/off) is still working like b4 but in the doc is
> marked
> > Read Split setting
> > Nothing is mentioned about setting it anymore,
> > Confusing .... ..
> >
> > Guy ON4AOI
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> >> Van: Peter Bacon [mailto:peter at g3zss.com]
> >> Verzonden: zondag 26 december 2010 18:24
> >> Aan: 'ON4AOI'
> >> CC: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> >> Onderwerp: RE: [Dx4win] Icom IC-7800 rig file
> >>
> >> Guy,
> >> Thanks for looking.  I suspect that similar firmware upgrades will
> be
> >> made
> >> available for other Icom rigs in the coming weeks, so there will be
> a
> >> lot of
> >> interest in having Paul look at what will need implementing in
> DX4win
> >> to
> >> support reading split frequencies across a wide range of Icom
> >> transceivers.
> >> Peter G3ZSS
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: ON4AOI [mailto:on4aoi at skynet.be]
> >> Sent: 26 December 2010 4:01 PM
> >> To: peter at g3zss.com
> >> Cc: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> >> Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Icom IC-7800 rig file
> >>
> >> Well Peter,
> >> It looks not that simple.
> >> I compared the cat commands from the original release and what is
> >> changed in
> >> the new release There are no new CI-V commands added Cmd 0F 00/01 is
> >> changed
> >> from split off/on to read split setting 00/01 = off/on.
> >>
> >> Cmd 1C is completely changed to what DX4WIN probably can to read the
> >> split
> >> freq but the previous value-check for cmd 1C was never used in
> DX4WIN.
> >> They were used to check if you were in RX/TX or to read the antenna
> >> tuner.
> >> Think we have to wait after a solution from Paul
> >>
> >> Guy ON4AOI
> >>
> >>
> >> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> >> > Van: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-
> >> > bounces at mailman.qth.net] Namens Peter Bacon
> >> > Verzonden: zondag 26 december 2010 13:48
> >> > Aan: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> >> > Onderwerp: [Dx4win] Icom IC-7800 rig file
> >> >
> >> > I see that Icom has updated the firmware for the IC-7800 to ver
> 2.30.
> >> > The new firmware include the long awaited ability to read split
> >> > frequencies.
> >> > Has anyone figured out how to implement this in the DX4Win rig
> file/
> >> > 73 Peter G3ZSS
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
> >