[ICOM] CI-V question

[Ed Parish K1EP]

I don't know them, but I think that there are two types of Icom radios, those with Main/Sub and those with VFO A/VFO B.  I would find another radio with the VFO A/VFO B setup.  The 756 series uses Main/Sub.

At 6/1/2004 09:42 PM, you wrote:
>While we're on the topic of the CI-V bus, Gary, what are the CI-V
>commands for selecting VFO A and VFO B on an IC-775? These commands are
>not documented on page 20 of the 775 manual. The VFO or Main/Sub
>selection commands used in other dual-receive transceivers (781, 756,
>756 pro, etc) don't work in the IC-775. I know for a fact that such
>commands exist because I spent several hours of trial and error finding
>them when I first got the radio, and used them for years. Unfortunately,
>I no longer have either the command information or an IC-775 with which
>to rediscover it. Can you help? Thanks...
>
>      73,
>
>           Dave, AA6YQ
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>On Behalf Of Gary Fiber
>Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 21:21
>To: ICOM Reflector
>Subject: Re: [ICOM] Warning about W1GEE interface cables
>
>
>Floyd,
>
>All Icom rigs that have CI-V use the same 2 circuit 1/8 inch "mono"
>phone 
>plug connector. The required data level is TTL voltages, 0 and +5 volts.
>The only different CI-V is the IC-735 which uses 4 bit instead of 5 bit 
>control data all other Icom's with CI-V use.
>If a CI-V interface works for the 765, it also works for the 781, even
>the 
>735 since its not the CI-V port or interface that is different on the
>735, 
>only the amount of bits of data it uses.
>
>I can't see any reason one of his interfaces works with one Icom and not
>
>another if they both use CI-V.  There are so many makers of CI-V
>interfaces 
>out there I would find another.
>
>Gary K8IZ
>
>
>Gary Fiber K8IZ
>GROL PG-19-6691
>Washington State Resident
>
>
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