----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Walter Miller, AJ6T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [DXBase] Re: Icom IC-756PROII CW-R mode
> Walter, > > I've looked at your comments and without having that radio in front of us, I > really don't know what it responds with when it is set to the CWr setting. > DXbase reads the return value of the radio when we query it for the mode and > we expect certain values. These are mapped in the DXbase radios.ini file. > Do you know what it returns? > > Regards > Jack > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Walter Miller, AJ6T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 11:09 AM > Subject: [DXBase] Re: Icom IC-756PROII CW-R mode > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > To: [email protected] > > > From: "William Hein, AA6TT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 06:47:30 -0700 (PDT) > > > Subject: [DXBase] Icom IC-756PROII CW-R mode > > > > > > I am using DXbase 2003 with a serial port connection to an Icom > > > IC-756PROII with the "Load Band/Mode from HF Transceiver" option > > > selected. I prefer using the CW-R mode--vs standard CW mode--on > > > bands like 6m so I can toggle between USB and CW-R without the CW > > > tone changing. CW-R mode is also frequently useful in dodging > > > QRM on any band. > > > > > > Oddly, DXbase logs all my 6m CW-R QSOs as DUPLOHELL mode > > > (whatever that is!). If I switch to CW (not -R) mode on the > > > transceiver, DXbase properly enters CW in the mode field. Have I > > > selected a DXbase option incorrectly? > > > > > > Bill AA6TT > > > > > > > Bill, > > > > I also noted this odd behavior when logging in CW-R mode. I worked around > > it by only using CW (not CW-R) and setting the IC756ProII (via its front > > panel setup) so that CW uses the USB rather than the LSB. Now DXBase 2003 > > logs the mode properly, and there is no frequency shift between CW and SSB > > (USB). However, this does not allow me the convenience and flexibility to > > change to CW-R to avoid QRM. DXBase really should log CW-R as CW, not as > > DUPLOHELL. > > > > 73, Walt, AJ6T Jack (and Ron, N5IN): I took a look in the IC756ProII manual, and it lists the following "subcommands" for sending and selecting the mode: 00 LSB 01 USB 02 AM 03 CW 04 RTTY 05 FM 07 CW-R 08 RTTY-R Oddly, there is nothing listed for 06. I hope this information is adequate to explain why DXBase 2003 thinks that CW-R is DUPLOHELL. Can you provide an update to the radios.ini file to fix this problem? 73, Walt, AJ6T
