[Dx4win] Icom 7600 & DX4WIN

David Kozinn, K2DBK k2dbk at arrl.net
Sun Mar 6 12:46:30 EST 2016


I did figure out how to modify ON4AOI's rig file to set to filter 1 by 
default. If anyone's interested in a copy of the file let me know, it's 
a pretty minor change.

Still looking for answers to #1 & #3.

On 3/5/2016 11:16 PM, David Kozinn, K2DBK wrote:
> After the smoke escaped from my trusty Icom 756 Pro II, I bit the 
> bullet and upgraded to an Icom 7600. For the 756, I had one COM port 
> configured for CI-V radio control through a CT-17 interface, and a 
> second COM port set up for CW keying using a Rigblaster.
>
> With the USB interface, I've already got CI-V set up via the virtual 
> COM port, and I've got the audio coming into the computer via the USB 
> audio port. (The audio out is there as well, I've got that working 
> already with the voice keyer in N1MM+ for contesting.)
>
> I tried searching the list archives and didn't have a lot of luck, and 
> before I re-invent the wheel, I was hoping that the list might help me 
> out with a couple of question:
>
> 1) Is it possible to use the USB COM port to do CW keying, or will I 
> need to continue to use the Rigblaster for that?
> 2) Using ON4AOI's ICOM 7600_250Hz I see that it goes to filter 2 when 
> clicking on a spot to tune either for CW or SSB, and using 7600_500Hz 
> it uses filter 3. Before I dig deep into the manuals, does anyone have 
> a version of the rig file for this radio that will use Filter 1 for 
> tuning? For that matter, are there any newer versions that might 
> provide additional capabilities? (Not sure what those might be, but 
> figured I'd ask.)
> 3) For RTTY, is it possible to do FSK using just the USB COM port, or 
> does that require an external keyer? (I guess this is more of an MMTTY 
> question.) If not, what are the recommended settings to use AFSK? On 
> my old rig, I'd used LSB and that worked, but I was wondering if I 
> could take advantage of FSK for this one.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>

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