One other note on Icom rig control
IF you are running IcomForceSplit=1,
THEN at the rig polling rate, the computer
will send split status ( either on or off )
to the rig.
If you try to use a front panel button and
collide, the button will not fucntion.
I have had this on the antenna selection as well
as RIT.
Increased polling interval should help, but of course this
is a tradeoff
Ric KV1W
-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Gerald Wilson
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 01:15
To: Gary Senesac AL9A; WriteLog Reflector
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] IC-756PRO3 can't split
Hi Gary AL9A and others,
Thanks for the Q's in both the CW and phone SS tests.
Regarding the RIT/tuning problem of other stations, I can't explain it these
folks who call and are almost unintelligible; but I suspect they have used
their RIT (or XIT ?) control somewhere else on the band and have forgotten
to cancel it. They are therefore transmitting on a different frequency when
they think they have us tuned in properly. I also had a couple of great
examples of this mis-tuning during the SS phone test.
Regarding the halting behavior of some of the IC-756 Pro class rigs with
WriteLog, the advice given to up the baud rate will help. Another helpful
feature is to reduce the software's rig polling rate. See the help files
for implimenting this and the archives for more history. I don't know
what's happening on the CIV bus to cause these delays or unresponsiveness.
I don't experience this with the DXLab Suite for general non-contest,
DX-logging/rig control. In my "WRITELOG.INI" file, under the
[Configuration] section, I have set my polling rate as follows:
RigPollInterval=1000
I had improved performance at 500 and just went on up to 1000. This makes
any issue manageable for me.
Yes, there are some missing commands from the ICOM instruction set. I have
heard that other manufacturers also have issues with certain aspects of
their computer interfaces.
I can tell you I sure like running my rig (a Pro 2) with a MicroHam
MicroKeyer interface and WriteLog.
73,
Jerry K7VIT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Senesac AL9A" <al9a@mtaonline.net>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 08:16
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] IC-756PRO3 can't split
> Another serious deficiency with Icom's rig protocol is the inability to
> clear the RIT back to zero from within WL. Not a WL problem, it is owned
> by
> Icom. I believe the WL command to do this is %O, but Icom's do not
> recognize this command. Consequently, if the RIT is used it must be
> manually cleared from the radio panel. Often times my IC-756Pro doesn't
> respond when the RIT Clear button is pressed. I assume there is so much
> info exchange going on between the radio and the computer the rig fails to
> pick up on the press of the panel Clear button. Often the only way to
> reset
> the RIT to zero is to manually turn the RIT knob back to zero. Certainly
> not an attractive solution in the middle of a pile up! Of course, another
> solution would be for calling stations to properly tune to the transmitted
> signal and thus eliminate the need to use RIT in the first place. In last
> week's SS SSB contest it was really stunning to hear how far off frequency
> some stations were when they called. Perhaps they were trying to skirt
> around QRM from other stations, but I think many of them simply don't know
> how to tune their receivers!
>
> Gary AL9A
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike McCarthy, W1NR" <lists@w1nr.net>
> To: "Jim McDonald" <jim@n7us.net>
> Cc: <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: November 22, 2007 5:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] IC-756PRO3 can't split
>
>
>> As Ric mentioned there are serious deficiencies in the Icom rig
>> protocol. The easiest way to do it is to hit the minus key when the log
>> window is in focus. This brings up a small edit box in which you enter
>> your split TX frequency. Writelog will command the rig to split and set
>> the TX frequency much faster than using the rig controls.
>>
>> Mike, W1NR
>>
>> Jim McDonald wrote:
>>> Using 10.63H, I just noticed I canât operate split with my IC-756PROIII.
>>> Every time I press the SPLIT button the radio switches to split
>>> operation
>>> for a second and then back to transceive on the same frequency.
>>> Exiting
>>> Writelog enables the split operation as usual.
>>>
>>> Jim N7US
>>
>
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