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From: w0etc@ix.netcom.com (Larry Lindblom)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 02:50:14 +0000
Ric, thanks for putting it in an understandable format.  It is what I was
trying to say but I wasn't clear enough.

73

Ric Plummer wrote:

> Thought I would put my two cents in to the Icom Split discussion.
>
> The root cause is that Icom designed an interface that is write only.
> A real NO-NO in computer architecture.
> By that I mean, the computer can set or clear split, but has no way to know
> ( that is read back) the state of the radio ( split or not).
>
> Writelog does have a work around for that.
> In the Writelog.ini file:
> [rigs]
> IcomForceSplit=1
>
> The behavior is then for the computer to take complete control and at every
> poll force the
> split to on or off depending on what the computer knows the state to be.
>
> >From an operational point of view, it means always use the computer, NEVER
> the front panel.
> OK once you get the hang of it.
>
> I have used it on the IC756 and IC756PRO, and it's a reasonable compromise.
>
> Now, the IC756PRO seems to have some hang ups with the setting every poll,
> and the
> "hold for 2 seconds" functions almost never work with this turned on.
> Not sure if there is anything Writelog can do about it, but if it can, I am
> sure Wayne will.
>
> So there you have the not so short story.
>
> Try it and see if this works for you.
>
> 73, Ric KV1W
>
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