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Preferences > radio IC-9700 (serial) - stays TX #263

Closed KP4AJ closed 9 months ago

KP4AJ commented 9 months ago

Hi John and dev team: Testing latest code, when trying Radio (serial), the Icom 9700 goes into TX and stays. Previously builds it went TX (think sending CQ) but only momentarily. Had to turn radio off. Not sure if latest D-Rats serial changes requires change in the IC-9700 setup. Closing D-Rats not stopping the TX (radio have to be turned off). Not able to do RF tests yet.

Will do some more testing. Was working previous builds (I mean radio setup and TX) unless and I omitting something.

73'

Edfel KP4AJ

KP4AJ commented 9 months ago

Hi: Closing this as setting other COM port and radio mode to DV, makes radio behavior normalize.

Thanks.

Edfel

maurizioandreotti commented 9 months ago

Hi Edfel,

coukd you describe what are the correct setting you used for ic9700? I do not have that radio, but that information could be useful information to put in a wikipage for other users benefit.

Thanks anyhow for the testing you are doing!

Il dom 22 ott 2023, 19:30 Edfel @.***> ha scritto:

Closed #263 https://github.com/ham-radio-software/D-Rats/issues/263 as completed.

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KP4AJ commented 9 months ago

maurizio: Glad to share. IC 9700 will work with the same settings for FT8. Users just have to be sure radio mode is set to DV and COM port if NOT the same used by the IC9700 programming software, IC9700 driver creates two COM ports.

Will share the IC9700 settings in another post. Hope to post tomorrow. I have not yet test RF connection to other D-Rats station. But radio do TX when I type at the chat and do send. So RF testing need to be done.

73'

Edfel KP4AJ

maurizioandreotti commented 9 months ago

Thanks Edfel,

I am adding the info here: https://github.com/ham-radio-software/D-Rats/wiki/030-Connecting-D%E2%80%90Rats-with-a-D%E2%80%90Star-radio

KP4AJ commented 9 months ago

Hi maurizio:

Users should make a backup of the IC9700 settings before doing any change!

I got the info about IC9700 digital setup some time ago. Here two screenshots. Under presets I have normal and FT8. Both seems to work. As I have had no opportunity (yet) to test D-Rats RF communication with other D-Rats station locally. I can confirm radio do the TX when I place text and click on send on D-Rats. Also, I can confirm those settings work with other digital mode (FT8) even the one labeled 'normal'. As matter of fact I happen to not be using the FT8 preset lately even for digital as normal works fine.

KEY is mode at radio screen set to DV, set COM port NOT the same used by the IC9700 programming software and baud at D-Rats Radio Preferences 9600.

Hope this helps someone and maybe more testing settings could be improved.

73'

Edfel KP4AJ IC9700-D-Rats-Config-FT8 IC9700-D-Rats-Config

KP4AJ commented 9 months ago

Update: baud rate seems to accept all values (9600, 19200, 38400, 115200). Radio sends with any of those values (D-Rats preferences > Radio. The question is at which speed radio will send the text via RF, if indeed D-Rats allows for use of the IC9700 hardware capabilities. Not sure about that. So experimentation and testing could be valuable.

Guess it should send faster as for some reason D-Rats have those baud rates as options... could be wrong.

73'

Edfel KP4AJ

Note: I tried to copy settings as text to paste here but software didn't allowed.

KP4AJ commented 9 months ago

Another comment with the normal settings have been able to QSO FT8 mode (2M) and use VarAC (VARA FM) also 2M as well with packet (soundmodem) and WinLink.

73'

Edfel KP4AJ

Note: In case of VarAC and WinLink IC9700 radio settings use FM instead of DV.

maurizioandreotti commented 9 months ago

Thanks! I add these to the wiki page about the radio configurations here: https://github.com/ham-radio-software/D-Rats/wiki/030-Connecting-D%E2%80%90Rats-with-a-D%E2%80%90Star-radio

Il giorno mer 25 ott 2023 alle ore 05:42 Edfel @.***> ha scritto:

Hi maurizio: I got the info about IC9700 digital setup some time ago. Here two screenshots. Under presets I have normal and FT8. Both seems to work. As I have had no opportunity (yet) to test D-Rats communication with other D-Rats. I can confirm radio do the TX when I place text and click on send. Also, I can confirm those settings work with other digital mode (FT8) even the one labeled 'normal'. As matter of fact I happen to not be using the FT8 preset lately even for digital as normal works fine.

Hope this helps someone and maybe more testing settings could be improved.

73'

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