[TenTec] CAT control of Omni VI Plus

[gerd Groos]

Hello Karl,

I am using Wintest for CAT control of my Omni VI+ - it works flawlessly with a simple USB-to-serial adapter and also with the Microham CW keyer (set to RS232 levels)

73

Gerd DF9TS

> On 3. Jan 2021, at 16:11, Karl Heimbach <kheimbach at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> All,
> 
> I bought a FTDI 25 pin serial cable for my Omni VI Plus and am interested in what others may have used or are using for CAT control.
> 
> Flrig, both the Windows and Linux flavors, will allow frequency and mode changes, but hangs on transmit/receive.
> 
> Ham Radio Deluxe does not have support for an Omni VI, but does have support for an Icom 735.  Using HRD and talking to the Omni as an Icom 735, allows for frequency changes, but the mode is stuck in AM.
> 
> WSJT-X will communicate with the Omni using hamlib.  I suspect that fldigi will also work utilizing hamlib.
> 
> I suspect that CAT functionality with an Omni VI is going to be rudimentary at best.  If flrig could be made to work, the "CMD" section of flrig would allow appropriate commands to be sent for additional control of the radio.  The Ten-Tec manual has an entire section on what strings to send for various functions.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Karl - W5QJ
> 
> 
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