I just acquired an ICOM IC-821H as I plan to build a satellite capable station. I cannot get HRD to tune both uplink and downlink. Seems the CAT commands in the ICOM don't exist or are not supported.
Am I stuck turning the dial manually on this radio, or is there another program that can tune both the 2m and 70cm on an IC-821H?
Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamradio@verizon.net http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080
Paul,
Give SATPC32 a look. It supports the rig, and should do a very good job for you. You can download a trial version to verify it does what you want.
http://www.dk1tb.de/indexeng.htm
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Paul Delaney - K6HR Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 12:06 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Doppler Tuning IC-821H
I just acquired an ICOM IC-821H as I plan to build a satellite capable station. I cannot get HRD to tune both uplink and downlink. Seems the CAT commands in the ICOM don't exist or are not supported.
Am I stuck turning the dial manually on this radio, or is there another program that can tune both the 2m and 70cm on an IC-821H?
Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamradio@verizon.net http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080
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Thanks Alan,
I have installed (as administrator) SatPC32 under Windows 7 64bit and have selected the Model, Baudrate and Addresses. For some reason it does not tune the radio. I can see that the COM port for the CI-V interface is busy while SatPC32 is running, but its not tuning the radio. The radio tunes partially from HRD, as HRD only tunes the downlink frequency, not the uplink.
Now I'm wondering if I purchased the wrong radio! Anyone using an ICOM IC-821H and have the tuning working correctly? I could really use some help/advice.
Paul Delaney paul.hamradio@verizon.net http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080 ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan P. Biddle To: 'Paul Delaney - K6HR' ; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 3:15 PM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Doppler Tuning IC-821H
Paul,
Give SATPC32 a look. It supports the rig, and should do a very good job for you. You can download a trial version to verify it does what you want.
http://www.dk1tb.de/indexeng.htm
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Paul Delaney - K6HR Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 12:06 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Doppler Tuning IC-821H
I just acquired an ICOM IC-821H as I plan to build a satellite capable station. I cannot get HRD to tune both uplink and downlink. Seems the CAT commands in the ICOM don't exist or are not supported.
Am I stuck turning the dial manually on this radio, or is there another program that can tune both the 2m and 70cm on an IC-821H?
Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamradio@verizon.net http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080
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Hello Paul, you didn't purchase the wrong radio, hi. SatPC32 supports CAT control of the IC-821H. A friend of mine and I myself used the IC-821H for several years. I have just tested CAT control of this radio once again under Windows 7, 32-bit, and Vista, 64-bit. CAT control works flawlessly. With SSB-satellites I could tune the RX frequency with the radio's VFO knob and the program tuned the TX Vfo to the right uplink frequency (transparent tuning).
My settings in menu "Radio Setup": Model: IC-821H, CAT baudrate: 19200, Icom address: $4C (both values, default address of the IC-821H). COM port number of the USB-to-Serial adapter, CAT delay: 70, Option "Satellite mode" checked, all other options unchecked.
I usded a C-17 compatible home build CAT interface (see sub folder "Icom" in the SatPC32 program folder) and a Prolific and also a FTD single port USB-to-Serial adapter. Both adapters work. It is most important, however, to use Vista and Windows 7 compatible drivers.
My PC has a genuine serial port and 2 additional serial ports on a PCI card and they work also with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows.
For detailed instructions read the "Hints[Radio] ... for Icom users" (SatPC32 menu "?"). Regarding Vista and Windows 7 compatible drivers for the USB-to-Serial adapters see my website www.dk1tb.de, English page "Downloads", "Vistad and Windows 7 Compatiblity".
55 + 73s, Erich, DK1TB
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Delaney - K6HR" paul.hamradio@verizon.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 7:06 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Doppler Tuning IC-821H
I just acquired an ICOM IC-821H as I plan to build a satellite capable station. I cannot get HRD to tune both uplink and downlink. Seems the CAT commands in the ICOM don't exist or are not supported.
Am I stuck turning the dial manually on this radio, or is there another program that can tune both the 2m and 70cm on an IC-821H?
Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamradio@verizon.net http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080
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