[Icom] Icom 765 & 756proII

[Larry Winslow]

Your original question got me to beginning again to work on the new version=
=20
of my software. If you're willing to be a bit patient & willing to touch=20
base with me every week or so, I'll work on getting it working again.

BTW: What kind of scanning are you specifically interested in?

Larry

At 12:43 PM 8/29/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Thanks for the reply Larry.
>
>I tried Barry Rimmer K4MG  ILG Radio scanning Program but it would not tune
>my ICOM 765 radio.
>
>I wish it would as I like the concept.
>
>
>
>
>Owning an IC-765 and having written a program to interface to it, I can
>yes, and no. The command set for the 756Pro II is a super set of the that
>for the 765. However, I can quickly think of at least 2 items which might
>keep it from functioning.
>
>First is the address of the radio. Icom has defined the rig address of each
>of their radios. If the 756 program allows the user to change that
>parameter or you can change the address of the 765 to that which the
>program expects, then that hurdle can be overcome. BTW:  the 765 address is
>settable with a dip-switch accessible on the bottom along the front panel.
>
>Second, as long as the 756 program doesn't use a feature which the 765 is
>missing, then there's a chance. For example, the 756 command set allows the
>reading of the s-meter value whereas the 765 doesn't. If the 756 program
>were to use a changing of the meter to determine that the radio is ready,
>then it wouldn't work with the 765.
>
>I suggest that you contact the author.
>
>73 - Larry W=D8NFU
>
>At 10:03 AM 8/29/02 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >Should a program that operate  a ICOM 756PROII
> >work with a ICOM 765?
> >
>
>
>----
>Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan W6OLD, icom-owner@mailman.qth.net
>Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/