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TCP IP CAT

This is a feature I have been asking Irad for a while to do and now in 7.1.4 we have it. Although I have been using virtual comm ports I really wanted to get away from that legacy connection and use TCP IP CAT that several rigs support (Flex Radio, Apache and the new Elecraft K4).

I would like to report it works great, now finally I can get rid of those virtual Com Ports and run pure TCP IP Com ports. It is handy when I am running 5 instances of VarAC on 1 PC.

4 comments

Comments (4)

Dave Daniels

Aug 27, 2023

Hello,

Can You use TCP cat instead of a COM port with a network connected ICOM 7610?

Thanks,

Dave W4EIP

HB9SHD HAM

Jun 13, 2023

many thanks for the screenshot where I can select Flexradio as my TRX? so far I didn't found any Flexradio in the VarAC_Cat_command.zip did you insert your own part? can you share it please.

many thanks Remo es HB9SHD

NC3Z Gary

Jun 13, 2023

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It has been covered here before, and it is super simple to do. To help shortcut you simply put this addition in your CAT ini file, works for legacy virtual Comm Ports or much better as TCP/IP CAT.

[FlexRadio]

CmdType=TEXT

PTTOn=TX;

PTTOff=RX;

ModeUSB=MD2;

ModeUSB_D=MD9;

ModeFM=MD4;

SetFreq_Data_method=TEXT

SetFreqVfoA_Cmd=FA{};

SetFreqVfoA_param_length=11

SetFreqVfoA_hz_res=1

ReadFreqVfoA_Cmd=FA;

ReadFreqVfoA_Result_Data_method=TEXT

ReadFreqVfoA_Result_hz_res=1

ReadFreqVfoA_Result_Length=14

ReadFreqVfoA_Result_Freq_Start_Pos=3

ReadFreqVfoA_Result_Freq_Length=11

VarACStartCmd=

VarACExitCmd=

HB9SHD HAM

Jun 14, 2023

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many thanks for your direct help. I was wondering why Flexradio was not in the CAT File.

anyway I'll give it a try. Im only active on 6m and so far I'd never hrd a station VarAC but I'll give it a try best 73 remo es HB9SHD