[Dxbase] Icom 706MKIIG rig interface

[Ed K1EP]

You must use 8,N,1 for Icoms, you will get intermittent errors if you 
use 2 stop bits.  It doesn't matter what the CI-V address is, as long 
as the radio and the .ini file are the same.  Every time Icom came 
out with a new radio, it incremented the address just so that they 
were different, there is no significance to them.  Just make sure 
that the two are the same and it will be fine.  The 706, 706MkII and 
706MKIIG all have different default addresses from the factory.

At 3/9/2010 08:41 AM, George Nicholson wrote:
>I used 9600,m,8,1 first the rig did not work with any software using
>those settings. I finally got it working perfect with Writelog and Ham
>Radio Deluxe by changing to 19200, n,8,2 ... I have gone back to your
>suggested settings several times and it's still not working.
>
>I also have verified the rig and the software at address=0X58. I
>actually had to manually change the ini file in Writelog to this address
>to make it work. My version only has the original 706's setting so I had
>to update it to the MKIIg setting.
>
>I am normally pretty good at these things but this one has me after 5
>hrs of changing combinations of settings... I have a Yaesu and a Kenwood
>both working in DxBase and I have verified all of the check boxes like
>"read from radio" etc...
>
>The software hesitates before moving fields when you hit enter so it's
>trying to read the rig but just can't complete it?
>
>THANKS....
>George Nicholson, Jr.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: F5CQ Rafik [mailto:f5cq at f5cq.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:33 AM
>To: George Nicholson; Dxbase at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Icom 706MKIIG rig interface
>
>Setting are :
>9600, n, 8, 1
>
>In Radios.ini file, the address for MK2G :
>Address=0x58
>
>73 Rafik, F5CQ
>
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