[WT-support] Icom IC-9700 under Linux/Wine

[Jens Wagner]

Hi Bob,

many thanks for that hints, we'll try that settings.

There is one difference we forgot to mention:
The 9700 we're use at GHz stations (because of the 23cm built in), there we
need band changes during the contest.

The 705 usually doesn't need to change the band because it is used at fixed
2m or 70cm stations without any band changes during contest.

Maybe in May we'll use one of the 705 in a GHz multiband transverter setup
with different IF's and a band changes switching logic via Win-Test and
RS485 during the contest. So we'll need to test that well before.

Do you have any idea if it's possible to use Lua to send RS485 commands via
a serial interface? If not I will use Win-Test broadcast messages for
reading the band info, it should be work fine too.


73s,

Jens/DH1AKY



Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> schrieb am Di., 17. März 2026, 23:17:

> On Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM Jens Wagner <jens.wagner767 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> we do not use Omnirig. We are using the native Win-Test implementation.
>> And in addition to Ralf I must consider that the problem occures on Windows
>> too.
>>
>
> My point was that any *other* program, not Win-Test could have set the
> CI-V Transceive OFF at some point, long ago, which will cause problems.
>
> Win-Test usually tracks all Icom rigs VERY well with polling DISABLED, but
> chances are there are one or more Icom menu settings still set to the
> IC-9700 factory defaults, so that could be the only thing you have to check
> to fix everything.
>
> Please check all of the following items in the IC-9700 menu:
>
> SET > Connectors > CI-V:
>
> CI-V Baud Rate:  19200 (do NOT use the factory default, AUTO)
> CI-V Address:  A2h
> CI-V Transceive:  ON
> CI-V USB Port: Unlink from [REMOTE]
> CI-V USB Baud Rate:  19200 (to NOT use the factory default, AUTO)
> CI-V USB Echo Back:  ON (do NOT use the factory default, OFF)
>
> The problem seems to belong to the CAT handling in the 9700.
>>
>
> I don't think so.  The same common code is used by Win-Test for almost
> every Icom rig.  The only thing that changes is the CI-V Address plus a few
> settings to read VFO B.  The IC-705 is much newer than the IC-9700 so
> perhaps AUTO mode works better there?  There's no reason to use it instead
> of specifying the specific matching baud rate.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TFV
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