[ICOM] Re: CI-V "transceiver" mode?

Thu Apr 28 01:16:53 EDT 2005

Jozef - OM7ZZ,

I've come across your Decoder product (and others) this past year and it 
looks like a wonderful product...  Bravo Sir...  Unfortunately, none of 
the Decoders I've researched have the features I needed...  For example, 
most Decoders will allow me to automatically select my D40 rotatable 
dipole when I switch to 40 meters, but do not provide a mechanism that 
would allow me to select my 40 meter Inverted 'Vee' temporarily...  
There's simply no front panel control for flexible antenna selection 
outside of the Auto' decoder mode...

My Decoder/Controller front panel measures 2.54 cm by  11.43 cm (1.0 
inches by 4.5 inches) and features a single Rotary Encoder with detents 
and built-in push button switch on the shaft...  To the right of the 
Encoder is two rows of LEDs...  Like your Decoder product, the bottom 
row of 10 LEDs on my Controller indicate the current band, 160 through 6 
meters...  The top row of LEDs includes an "Auto" LED to indicate Auto' 
or Manual mode operation and 8 Antenna LEDs...  I tried to make the user 
interface very simple and intuitive...  Rotate the Encoder knob to 
select an Antenna, 1 through 8...  Press the Encoder switch (short 
acknowledge beep) to switch between Auto and Manual mode...  Press and 
hold the Encoder switch for 1.2 seconds, or longer, (short acknowledge 
beep followed to two short beeps after 1.2 seconds) to write the current 
Band/Antenna selection to memory...  Manual mode ignores band data 
changes while Auto' mode will change antennas from memory on band data 
changes...  When I switch to 40 meters, the Controller selects my D40 
Rotatable Dipole from memory...  I can then rotate the Encoder knob to 
select the 40 meter Inverted 'Vee'...  If I'm in Auto' mode, the 
Inverted 'Vee' will stay selected until I switch bands and the D40 will 
be selected again from memory when I return to 40 meters...  If I decide 
to change my default 40 meter antenna memory, I simply switch to 40 
meters, select a different antenna by rotating the Encoder knob, and I 
press and hold the Encoder switch for 1.2 seconds (or more) to save the 
new Band/Antenna setting to memory... 

Thank you again for the input...  Very 73...  Regards, Mike - K8LH

OM7ZZ wrote:

>Our micro Band Decoder decodes CI-V transceive packets from Icom's as well
>as answers to computer polls. When computer does not polling or CI-V
>transceive function is turned off, band decoder starts poll radio
>automatically.
>http://www.microham.com/band%20decoder.html
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>73 Jozef OM7ZZ
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>>Message: 10
>>Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:13:52 -0400 (EDT)
>>From: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt at panix.com>
>>Subject: Re: [ICOM] CI-V "transceiver" mode?
>>To: icom at mailman.qth.net
>>Cc: icom at mailman.qth.net
>>Message-ID: <200504271613.j3RGDqo24173 at panix1.panix.com>
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>>Ah, yes.  There are several band-voltage driven items around that will
>>provide a ground.  Unfortunately, the KO4NR unit, while very nice in
>>almost all ways, is set up the other way.
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>>73, doug
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>>   Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:21:47 -0400
>>   From: Mike - K8LH <k8lh at arrl.net>
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>>   Doug,
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>>   I must apologize...  After taking another look at "A Low-Cost Remote
>>   Antenna Switch" article in the April QST, I realize that my controller,
>>   as-is, will not work with this relay sub-system...  My controller uses
>>   an Allegro 8-bit Open Collector relay driver chip to sink the "low
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>side"
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>>   on a relay sub-system...  I'll look at some of the other Allegro parts
>>   to see if they have a pin-for-pin compatible "high side" switch...
>>   Gosh, if they do, I could provide both "low side" and "high side"
>>   switching with just a part swap...
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>>   Regards, Mike - K8LH
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>>   Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote:
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>>   >I don't have the tools or knowledge to do this easily, but am looking
>>   >for an ICOM band decoder to drive the antenna relay board in the April
>>   >QST, which requires 12 V drive for the antenna selected, instead of a
>>   >ground, like most setups.  I think the Elecraft KRC-2 will do it, but
>>   >it's overkill.
>>   >
>>   >73, doug
>>   >
>>   >   From: "Mike McCarthy, W1NR" <lists at w1nr.net>
>>   >   Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 10:10:01 -0400
>>   >
>>   >   Why not use the band decoder analog voltage output?  Just use a PIC
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>or AVR
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>>   >   with a built in A/D converter.  Seems to me it would be a lot less
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>work.
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>>   >   Mike, W1NR
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>>   >   >Do you know which Icom radios support the CI-V "transceiver" mode?
>>   >   >This mode on my PROII provides CI-V frequency record broadcasts
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>when I
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>>   >   >change frequency or bands and I'm using it to decode band data for
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>a
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>>   >   >miniature PIC based antenna controller...  I'm wondering if it may
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>be
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>>   >   >useful to others and if I need to add 'smarts' to the controller
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>for
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>>   >   >other Icom radios if this "transceiver" mode is not available...
>>   >   >
>>   >   >Thank you for your time and kind consideration guys...
>>   >   >
>>   >   >Regards, Mike - K8LH (Westland, MI)
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