Icom is a brand known for manufacturing radio transmitting and receiving devices. This link is listed in our web site directory since thursday sep 3 2009, and till today ic706 cat control. Best i can tell, its just 8 wires with pogo pin connectors, but i dont know if there are any proprietary gotchas involved. Programming software for icom hf radios rt systems, inc. Gunnar got hardware schematics and we found that it was a normal asyncron serial interface with ttl levels as ic 706. N4py software is the leader in full station automation. One of my problems might be that i am in memory mode not vfo. This radio is at home in a base or mobile configuration. Few months ago i purchased a used icom ic706mkiig in good condition. View and download icom ic706 instruction manual online. Using your mouse right click on the radio and select.
And then we have a remote controlled ic706 using its normal front panel, simple and easy to do. The remoterig units are normally used in pairs, one is connected to the radio and the other is connected to the control equipment. Proof of concept few months ago i purchased a used icom ic 706mkiig in good condition and for a quite reasonable price. Ic706 the usbrts01 cable works as a cat cable with authentic version of the ic706 worldwide. Ham radio deluxe free cat control software for elecraft, kenwood, icom, tentec and yaesu. This station also have the remote control front as the ic 706 above. Icom ic756proii cat and server software icom cat software for the ic756proii, r9000 and ic706mkiig. If you are unsure of how to setup anything in your station, please ask me. Unlike the old icom 706, the 706 mkiig hfvhfuhf multimode ham radio transceiver do not keep its internal blower running all the time in receive mode. Ic746 soft control by iw2bsq ic746 radio control program in italian and personale info. Digital setup examples for icom 718, 706, 7000 and flex5000.
Commander allows you to control your alinco, elecraft, flexradio, icom, jrc, kachina, kenwood, tentec, or yaesu radio from a pc running windows 95, 98, nt, 2000, xp, vista, 7, 8, or 10. First, verify the dup offset and quick split settings in the initial set mode. Software such as ham radio deluxe allows you to control the rts line for this purpose. The ic756proii iii, ic746pro, ic7400 or ic7000 can be connected to a pc with an audio cable and rs232c cable through ct17 civ level converter. Rsba1 operation with the base stations pc connected to the radios acc socket, mic connector, or sp dif jack for audio communication cannot be guaranteed. Discussion in general technical questions and answers started by kf7wtx, sep 8.
Radio real time panadapter to your icom radio when using n4py software. At the remote site we need a serial connection from the radio part of the ic706 to a serial port on a computer. Trxmanagers extended control features support almost all of these available commands. I may not be a software engineer but im no slouch either when it comes to installing software programs. First i tried the free speakfreely software under linux and i worked fine but the. They are reasonably easy to expand, calibrate, and connect to a computer.
In this post i will explain the software part of the power on off procedure. Six steps for programming your ic706 from the front panel. Yaesu ft857d amateur radio transceiver hf, vhf, uhf allmode 100w remote head capability. The usbrts01 is comparable to the icom ct17 cable the ic706 does not have the ability to be programmed from the computer. Icom ic706 cat control program, tested with icom models 706, 706mkii. The ic 7300 employs an rf direct sampling system, where rf signals are directly converted to digital data. The icom 706 continues the standard created by the brand in the world of radio transmission.
Remote power onoff function wakes up the ic7600 from standby mode. A list of ham radios supported by ham radio deluxe rig control software yaesu, icom, kenwood, elecraft, flexradio, alinco, tentec, and more. Civ to rs232 data interface for radio computer control. This radio is of an age that it was designed before computer programming was developed. Then processed in the fpga fieldprogrammable gate array, making it possible to simplify the circuit construction as well as reduce noise that can mask weak signals. After that is was just some software testing and we have a remote controlled ts480 via internet. This video shows a simple proof of concept where the serial communication between the ic706 radio and control panel is intercepted and sent. Rt systems works carefully with each radio to give you software. First onair tests using my home made ic706 remote control kit using my own client server software and opus audio codec.
Few months ago i purchased a used icom ic706mkiig in good condition and. While the 706 can respond to some cat commands over rs232, the 706 cannot be memoryprogrammed by this means, therefore rtsystems didnt bother making any software for it. Introduction this document is intended to provide insight and understanding on how an icom radio can be connected to a pc running common logging and operating ssb, digital software. The cots remoterig kit costs more or less the same as my ic706 did. The japanese company is behind radio equipment like the twoway radios that are commonly used in the shipping industry, land mobile communications, and ham radio communities. Scroll through the different settings by pressing the band up or band down buttons on the radio. The primary reason for this acquisition was that l am spending 2. You can add the remote kit and put the control head and the radio body where ever you want them. Six steps for programming your ic 706 from the front panel 1. Contribute to cseteic706remote development by creating an account on github. Ham radios supported by ham radio deluxe rig control. When you press the power button on the panel, the radio comes to life at the remote side and sound and panel info flows across the internet between the pair of rrc1258mkii. Listed under the radio equipmenthf transceiversicom ic706 category that is.
Contribute to cseteic706 remote development by creating an account on github. Icom ic 718 hf all band amateur base transceiver 100 watts original icom usa. The user presses continue reading diy remote kit for the ic 706 part 5. As the orginal separation cables from icom, opc581 and opc587 is no longer in production and very difficult to find.
Its just to extend the cord between the radio and the control panel using tcpip internet. These will occur as a result of circuit construction. The remoterig rrc1258mkii is developed specially for remote control of amateur radio stations via the internet, in and user friendly and costeffective way. I think it may be because this specific ability was left out of this radios instruction set. Enter initial set mode by holding the lock button while powering on the radio. The program works under windows xp vista windows 7windows 8windows 10 32 and 64 bit. Click here for screen shot of an icom 756pro running with a flex radio. Generally, you want to find the send pin on the accessory socket. Er det noe settings i hardware, software som er uteglemt. You have a new radio to learn, and rt systems software makes programming the radio soooo. Dm5al has made a separation kit which works with the much cheaper rj45 cat6 cables instead. Connectivity is demonstrated to show how communications between the radio and pc can be implemented. The latest version is the incredibly small icom ic706 mark ii g which adds many new features and capabilities not found in the previous ic706 and ic706mkii versions.
Ic 706 7037000 tuning control phil salas ad5x this is the tuning interface i use with my ic 706mkiig and ic 703. This local program called the client program will at start connect to the remote server via the computer nameipaddress and the active port number. Extended control features a new generation of computerinterfaceable rigs now offers an even wider variety of computer control capabilities. This link is listed in our web site directory since thursday sep 3 2009, and till today ic706 cat control has been followed for a total of 6263 times. The 706 series represents one of the most popular transceivers in amateur radio histroy. Icom ic 756pro, ic 756proii, ic 756proiii, ic 706mkiig, ic 746, ic 746pro, ic 703, ic 775, ic 756. The idea of remote controlling ic703 706 is simple. Rsba1 ip remote control software features icom america. It also works with any of the ic 706 and ic 703 series radios, as well as the ic 7000. Ic706 usb cable rt systems radio programming software. Instruktion och bilder fran iordningstallandet av kabeln finns har. On the remote computer there will be a server program, which will connect to the radio part via the serial port and start listen on a tcpip port number on the internet side. When you press the power button on the panel, the radio comes to life at the remote side and sound and panel info flows across the.
It will also connect the local serial port to the ic706 front panel. This will give you the benefits of a flex radio on your icom radio. An amateur radio suite that includes log program, remote radio control, dm780 a. The icom ic706 covers all nine hf ham bands plus 6 meters and 2 meters. In a known limitation and for unknown reasons, this ruby script wont correctly program repeater access tones into a particular icom radio the ic 706 and newer models of this line.
A good reference is the sm7lcb remote ic706 page as well as the microbit. First, lets recapitulate how the radio is powered on. Rsba1 operation with the base stations pc connected to the radios acc socket, mic connector, or sp. Icom is an outstanding, comprehensive radio manufacturer that produces radio communication equipment of all genres, from amateur radios to terrestrial, marine and avionics radios, as well as lte, wlan and satellite radios.
Could i maybe extend this remote control to 500 km via internet. Instruction manuals, brochures and other items are available by radio model. This series of articles is a handy compilation of most of the mods and stuff i have developed or found on the web for the 706mkiig, plus a chronicle of the little accessory. I can program my wouxun by keyboard but i have software that i use that makes it real easy so i will look for software too. Icom ic 706mkiig icom ic 706 mkiig ic706mkiig programming interface schematics for icom. Amateur radio band plan with common country prefixes. This page maybe describe the world first remote control of icom ic706 over.
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