[Logic] Multiple Icom Rigs and CT-17 Level Converter

Tue, 28 Oct 2003 06:36:02 -0500

But if you tune the 706 or 756, don't the radios follow each other
around? This is not always what you want...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert T. Devine
> Sent: October 27, 2003 22:34
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [Logic] Multiple Icom Rigs and CT-17 Level Converter
> 
> 
> I just used a y adapter with the W1GEE interface and it 
> worked with the 706 and 756.
> 
> Bob  KC6AWX
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bradford J. 
> Williams - N8GLS
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 7:09 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [Logic] Multiple Icom Rigs and CT-17 Level Converter
> 
> Thanks Mel,
> 
> This is exactly the problem, the Icoms are not being polled 
> by LOGic unless both have "CI-V Transceive" enabled.  Not a 
> problem when I only had the 746, now its a problem with both 
> the 746 and the 756 when using one CT-17 converter.
> 
> Julio suggested setting the baud rate differently on one, 
> will let you all know if that works.  If not, guess I'll 
> either get the W1GEE interface or just wait for the final fix 
> from Dennis.  Speaking of Dennis, anyone have news on LOGic 7 ??
> 
> Thanks all (Julio, Darrell, and Mel) !!
> 
> 73 de Brad
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of Mel
> Sent: Monday, 27 October, 2003 9:28 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [Logic] Multiple Icom Rigs and CT-17 Level Converter
> 
> 
> This isn't addressing the problem he's reporting Darrell. His 
> radios are working fine... He wants the radios not to track 
> each other... But they will by Icom design if they are able 
> to talk to each other and cover the same modes/frequencies. 
> It's a limitation in the present Icom driver which relies on 
> setting the "transceive" mode in the CI-V interface, unless 
> there are some new options in the very latest Icom radios' 
> firmware that I'm unaware of.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] 
> > On Behalf Of AB2E Darrell
> > Sent: October 27, 2003 21:10
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Logic] Multiple Icom Rigs and CT-17 Level Converter
> >
> >
> > Hi Brad,
> > You need to change the default software address on one of 
> the radios. 
> > I keep my 756ProII set on 5ch (in Logic it is just 5c) because
> > that's what CT
> > likes. You can set it in Logic to any address you like (you
> > can override the
> > default). It appears logic uses a setting of 56 for IC746.
> > Try this setting,
> > and make sure the CI-V address setting on your rigs matches.
> > As I recall,
> > these are not the default setting on the rigs from the factory.
> >
> > ALso make sure your baud rate settings are the same in 
> Logic for each 
> > radio as in the menu on each rig. If the rig baud rate is different
> > than the one
> > in Logic, it will not talk.
> >
> >
> > Email me privately if you need more help.
> > 73 Darrell AB2E
> >
> >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Bradford J. Williams - N8GLS" <[email protected]>
> > >To: "LOGic Reflector" <[email protected]>
> > >Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 7:58 PM
> > >Subject: [Logic] Multiple Icom Rigs and CT-17 Level Converter
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Group,
> > > >
> > > > I now have two Icom rigs interfaced to LOGic through a
> > single Icom
> > > > CT-17 Level Converter.  Problem is that the frequency 
> display in 
> > > > LOGic will
> > >not
> > > > track either Icom radio in real time UNLESS I have CI-V 
> Transceive
> > >enabled
> > > > on both radios (of course, with CI-V enabled, the radios
> > track each
> > >other
> > >as
> > > > they should and display in real time in LOGic), BUT, I'm
> > not using
> > > > them
> > >as
> > >a
> > > > separate radios in "transceive" mode, just two 
> independent radios.
> > > >
> > > > Is there a bug in the Icom driver for LOGic that prevents the 
> > > > frequency
> > >from
> > > > tracking in real time (knob spinning) unless CI-V transceive is 
> > > > enabled
> > >on
> > > > the radio(s)??
> > > >
> > > > RIgs are IC-756Pro II and IC-746Pro, LOGic is v6.0.617.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > 73 de N8GLS, Brad
> > > >
> > > >
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