[Trlog] Sending rig commands from a file

[Jim Smith <jimsmith@shaw.ca>]

Rig hex commands can be sent from TR by appropriate programming of F keys.

It occurred to me that it might be possible to send hex commands to the 
rig from a file by means of CTRL-V or programming an F key with the 
INCLUDE=filename statement.

If it worked, one could send arbitrarily long strings to the rig.  At 
the moment, the string length is restricted to the number of bytes a 
message memory can hold.

One could also have any number of files, each with its own rig commands.

I tried putting the string <03>CQMODE<04> <03>SRS1=xxx<63><06><04> 
<03>SRS1=xxx<01><83><04> <03>SRS1=xxx<01><01><04> 
<03>SRS1=<02>xx<82><8C> into a file and sending it to my MkV via 
CTRL-V.  (Don't worry about what this does.  It does make the rig do 
things if programmed into an F Key memory.)

It didn't work.  Just to make sure I hadn't put the file in the wrong 
directory or something equally dumb, I created another one to change the 
CQ MENU to say Hello World.  That one worked with both CTRL-V and the 
INCLUDE=

Not sure how useful it would be to people if it did work.  I know I 
could use it.

It would provide a means of sending any number of different filter 
combination commands to the MkV.  Just have each set of filter setup 
commands in its own file and call the desired file with CTRL-V.  
Frequently used ones could be called by a function key.

Any ideas as to how to make this work?

73, Jim   VE7FO



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