Supported Radios
In the following support
means that the program is at least capable of tracking and controlling
the mode and frequency of the radio since those are the PC-controllable
capabilities of main interest in contest operation. Depending on the
radio the program
may also track and/or control various other parameters but it is not a
general purpose radio control program.
ICOM Radios - CQ/X supports
the IC-706 MKIIG and the IC-7000 and has been
extensively tested in actual use on those two radios. It has also been
successfully tested on the IC-775DSP. It should also
work on other late model ICOM radios such as other versions of the
IC-706 and the different versions of the IC-746 and IC-756. In some
cases it may be necessary to change the radio's address to make it
appear as one of the radio choices.
Kenwood Radios
- CQ/X supports and has been extensively tested on the TS-480. It
should also work with
other PC-controllable Kenwood radios since most, if not all, of them
use the same instructions for frequency and mode.
Yaesu Radios-
A module is
included in the release for version 1.7.5 for the FT-100 and the
FT-1000MP. Very little opportunity has been available for testing the
FT-100 but the FT-1000MP has been successfully tested and used in the
NARS club's Field Day operations. The FT-920 has also been tested and
support is included in Patch 175-04. Support for the FT-2000 and
FT-9000 was added in Patch 176-09. The FT-857 has also been tested and
support for it is included in Patch 178-06. Although not specifically
tested the FT-817 and FT-897 have CAT instructions similar to
those of the FT-857 and those two radios should also work. As testing
opportunity presents itself for other Yaesu models necessary revisions
will be made and the updated module will be made available for down
load from this site.
TenTec Radios- The Omni-VI uses
the same protocol as an IC-735 so to interface that radio to CQ/X
choose IC-735 and make sure you have the address on the
Omni-VI set to 04(hex) [Will be available in Patch 179-07]. A
module has been developed for interfacing to the Orion I and Orion II
and is
currently being tested. This module is not part of the release for
version 1.7.5 but will be made available for down load from this site
on successful completion of the tests.
Elecraft Radios-
With the
acquisition of a K-3 a DLL implementing a full-featured "K3 remote kit"
has been developed and tested in mobile operation in the 2009
Oklahoma, Florida, and Texas QSO Parties. The DLL was
initially
included in Patch 176-02 and then some enhancements
were
added in later patches. An overview of the
interface can be found here. In
its current form documentation for the DLL is minimal.
Plans
are to remedy that situation if there is sufficient interest and also
to possibly convert it to a com object. So if you would like to make
use of the DLL in your own application let me know, otherwise
documentation and the com object conversion will remain on
the back-burner task list. In January 2012 I decided to learn some
Android programming and began developing a wireless hand-held remote
for the K3 using a small board (Android IOIO) that I obtained from
Sparkfun Electronics. Some details on that project are here.
Copyright: C.W. Sanders, NO5W
Last Updated: 02-February-2012