TRX Control and Icom CIV

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la2fda
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TRX Control and Icom CIV

FYI

I just discovered that CQR-Log/TRX Control expect Decimal values in "Extra command line arguments"

Icom 7200 has default CIV-address hex76, and if you also is using wsjt-x, it is as far as I can see not possible to change it. (No choice for that in wsjtx)

The solution is to use "Extra command line arguments" in CQRLogs TRX Control.
if you put "--civaddr=118" in this coloum (Hex76) it will work with default values.

oh1kh
TRX Control and Icom CIV

Hi!

Actually it is rigctld that is the limit. Cqrlog passes extra command line arguments as a string to rigctld start command without checking numerical base.
From rigctld man page:

-c, --civaddr=id
Use id as the CI-V address to communicate with the rig.

Only useful for Icom and some Ten-Tec rigs.

Note: The id is in decimal notation, unless prefixed by 0x, in
which case it is hexadecimal.

So putting "-c 0x76" to extra argument line will do it in hex.

And there is no need to think about wsjt-x settings. Start cqrlog first with parameters you need.
After that start wsjt-x. Manually or via cqrlog remote.
Rig parameters for wsjt-x are then:
rig = Hamlib net rigctld
Network sever = localhost:4532
PTT method = CAT
Rest of settings depending rig properties.

That way wsjtx will use same rigctld what cqrlog has already started. No collisions in rig serial line.

--
Saku
OH1KH

la2fda
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Thanks a lot !

Thanks a lot !
This clarified a lot, and the selection of rig in wsjtx made my setup a lot smoother.
No need for thinking of collisions anymore !