<div dir="ltr"><div>There should be no need to struggle with COM interfaces of the IC-9700. Just install the driver well before you connect the USB cable.</div><div><br></div><div>Everything you need to know, including how to recover from connection problems, is covered in my presentation (<a href="https://bit.ly/USBserial2021">https://bit.ly/USBserial2021</a>). If you can't figure something out, install TeamViewer and I'll help you remotely.</div><div><br></div><div>Note that if you move the rig's USB cable to a different USB port, it may end up on a different internal "USB hub", so it will be assigned new COM port numbers.</div><div><br></div>For simultaneous rig control and DTR/RTS keying of the IC-7300 when using OmniRig, the most economical solution is to buy an FTDI to CI-V cable (CT-17 equivalent), use that new connection for rig control via the REMOTE (CI-V) jack, and use the ONE virtual serial port provided by the IC-7300 USB connector for CW and PTT keying via DTR and RTS, and sound card.<div><br></div><div>For the KX3, I'd recommend my Serial Box USB which provides the CW and PTT keying circuits, plus a KXUSB for rig control, or use an S-BOX-USB-2 which provides two independent serial ports, one for rig control, one for DTR/RTS keying, so no need for the KXUSB cable.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.kkn.net/~n6tv/S-BOX/Features.html#KeyingExampleKX3">https://www.kkn.net/~n6tv/S-BOX/Features.html#KeyingExampleKX3</a> (shows one port being used for both, but there are many other configurations available).<br><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">73,<div>Bob, N6TV</div><div><a href="https://bit.ly/S-BOX">https://bit.ly/S-BOX</a></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 8:44 AM dl2alf <<a href="mailto:dl2alf@arcor.de">dl2alf@arcor.de</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="DE"><div class="gmail-m_7591448788480876056WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Hi Bob,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Thank you for your quick response (scripts also arrived meanwhile, tnx). I’ll go and check them asap.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">I remember that I’ve struggled quite a while with the COM interfaces of the IC-9700 to get it working in general but we will see.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">I forgot to mention that I’m facing similar issues with OmniRig & IC-7300 + Elecraft KX-3 in our contest setup…<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">73 de Frank, DL2ALF<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1.5pt solid blue;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4pt"><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Von:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:support-bounces@win-test.com" target="_blank">support-bounces@win-test.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:support-bounces@win-test.com" target="_blank">support-bounces@win-test.com</a>] <b>Im Auftrag von </b>Bob Wilson, N6TV<br><b>Gesendet:</b> Dienstag, 4. Mai 2021 07:13<br><b>An:</b> Win-Test Reflector<br><b>Betreff:</b> Re: [WT-support] OmniRig & CW keying<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Frank,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">There's a much easier solution.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The IC-9700 defines <i>two</i> virtual serial ports. Let's say they are assigned to COM5 (A) and COM6 (B). You can find out which is A and which is B by looking at the Windows Device Manager, Ports, COM5, Properties, Details, Device Instance Path. The last letter indicates which is COM A (rig control) and which is COM B (can be used for CW / PTT via DTR and RTS). For screenshots see my recently updated presentation: <a href="https://bit.ly/USBserial2021" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/USBserial2021</a> .<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Assign COM5 to OmniRig Rig 1, Radio: IC-9700.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">In Win-Test set <b>Radio 1</b> type to <b>OmniRig</b>.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Do not select <b>COM5</b>.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Set <b>COM6</b> to "Other Interface" in Win-Test, with <b>DTR=CW</b>, <b>RTS=PTT</b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">In the IC-9700 menu:<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-left:30pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><p class="MsoNormal">SET > Connectors > <b>USB Send/Keying</b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Set <b>USB SEND</b> to <b>USB(B) RTS</b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Set USB <b>Keying(CW)</b> to <b>USB (B) DTR</b><u></u><u></u></p></div></blockquote><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Now OmniRig uses COM5 for rig control and Win-Test uses COM6 for CW and PTT with DTR and RTS keying. Connect paddle into radio for hand sending. I've just updated my IcomScripts to support the IC-9700 scope and other controls. Still testing. Will send you off list.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">73,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Bob, N6TV<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 9:56 PM dl2alf <<a href="mailto:dl2alf@arcor.de" target="_blank">dl2alf@arcor.de</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hi all,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">after running the May VHF contest here with new setup I am facing some new problems.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">My aimed setup is as follows:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7591448788480876056gmail-m-6650591292000781477msolistparagraph"><span lang="EN-US">-</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US">IC-9700</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7591448788480876056gmail-m-6650591292000781477msolistparagraph"><span lang="EN-US">-</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US">CAT via OmniRig (mandatory due to multiple access from different applications to rig needed) </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_7591448788480876056gmail-m-6650591292000781477msolistparagraph"><span lang="EN-US">-</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US">Win-Test V4.30</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The only significant difference to previous setup is the connection via OmniRig instead of a plain serial connection.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Everything went well until I tried to use the CW keyer from Win-Test (Traditionally, CW keying was done via RTS/DTR status lines).</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This function completely fails, so that I had to switch back to traditional setup.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Meanwhile, I did some investigations on this topic.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I see two ways to get CW keying via OmniRig working:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span lang="EN-US">#1: Use OmniRig status lines similar to serial connection<br><br>- feature is available at the OmniRig ActiveX interface<br>- is not supported by Win-Test so far<br>- may cause timing problems</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span lang="EN-US">#2: Use CW send text command supported by ICOM<br><br>- possible to send any text via CI-V<br>- I modified the great IcomScripts collection by Bob, N6TV, to get this working (add IC-9700 as device, add some code for escape handling)</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I’d prefer #2 BUT:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If I define a new F1 command script for CQ, I was not able to access the standard CW messages defined as $F1 .. $F8 so I must hardcode a new CQ text in the script.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Not the best choice. Furthermore, I was not able to send it repeatedly as a CQ loop does.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The best solution I came up with so far is to redefine CW standard texts into “#ICOMPLAY(“…CQ…CQ… DE…”) which runs the ICOM send text script with the original text message.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Works but is also not the best choice as the defines seem to be stored contest-specific in the *.wt4 files.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Any ideas?</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">73 de Frank, DL2ALF</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>Support mailing list<br><a href="mailto:support@win-test.com" target="_blank">support@win-test.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.f5mzn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support" target="_blank">http://lists.f5mzn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support</a><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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