[UK-CONTEST] Icom rigs and computer control?

[Clive Whelan]

Alex

Yes the ICOM protocol is called CI-V and afaik all the interface does is 
to convert the TTL (?) level sigs from the computer into summat the xcvr 
can understand as a serial stream. Caveat, I don't know the 7800 but all 
other modern ICOM rigs I've ever owned use the same 3.5mm termination at 
the xcvr.

You may already know this, but you will need to tell your controlling 
software the correct CI-V address of the 7800. It may also be helpful to 
set "transceive off" in the 7800 menu system. If you use N1MM logger, it 
will do most of this transparently for you.

Trouble is you might not want to go back to Yaesu afterwards ;-)


73


Clive
GW3NJW


Alex GM3ZBE wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Our local club are doing Jota this year and we will have an IC7800.  Being a
> Yaesu user I'm not familiar with Icom rig "CAT" control, I believe it is
> called CIV or something?
>
> I bought a control cable which seems to work well with my IC706. It has a
> 3.5mm jack plug at the rig end.  I believe all Icom rigs use the same
> interface so presumably this cable will also work with an IC7800 - is that
> correct?
>
> We will not have the IC7800 until a few days before JOTA so I am trying to
> sort out computer control in advance - any other potential pitfalls I should
> be aware of?
>
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