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

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

There are RS-232 to RS-485 converters that may work:

https://a.co/d/01HmKrxc

See this post for an example of writing commands to an arbitrary COM Port
from a Win-Test LUA script:

https://lists.win-test.com/pipermail/support/2016-December/016308.html

Script attachments can be accessed using the last two links at the bottom
of that post.

73,
Bob, N6TV



On Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 9:30 PM Jens Wagner <jens.wagner767 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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