I’m sending this out a bit early so others may dust off their old interfaces
or build anew from a FTDI usb/serial converter you can get on ebay for $5
I was troubled all those years ago when app_rpt was only written for the 706MKii (for icom’s anyway)
as whoever did the original code while very good high in detail, overwrote it a bit so it could only work with that model whereas it could have been written a bit more universal to include a many icom radio’s.
Much of the trouble is specific formats of data returned from the radio that are unique to the MKii,
so if you had a original 706, it would ‘lock-up’ the computer from the lack of correct info coming back.
Be that as it may be,
I wrote something 10 years ago for my own purposes as a work around and had tried to encourage the dude to take all the code out of app_rpt for remote bases and just apply a interface that can be accessed externally so we all could write to specific radios. Not many ever had tried a HF remote because of the radio limitations. Most node owners were repeater operators then and buying a more expensive radio to put at a remote site is not that appealing. But app_rpt/asl let’s you put it anywhere you have antenna’s and internet. That’s the beauty of network radio !
So… I am writing somewhat a updated version to my old program specifically to incorporate as many icom radios from one installed program, just for asl.
When I am done with icom, I will move to kenwood and yaesu.
I need a few beta testers with radios that I don’t have or not going to buy or borrow to test the scripts out.
Don’t get any high hopes for a bunch of bells and whistles as that is the issue that keeps it from being universal. Better to have a HF remote working than one you can’t control at all.
I only want to set freq, mode, and switch through memory channels. So if you need something more complex in a setting, you can program it to one of the memories and call it from there.
I am sticking repeater splits in there and vfo splits for those that do not have repeater split but do have dual vfo’s…
So when you have a CIV interface ready,
I will put out a call for a few models at a time and please reply here and I will instruct you from there privately. Check back here to see where we are in models and general release.
**This will work on a PC or Pi **
but for now, I only want to check installs with debian 9 and asl 101
I have a original 706 so I don’t need any testers there. Except if you have a 706MKii /g
For now, Wanting to test
746 & pro
756 & pro
7800
When it has been tested with 8 or more models, I will start one for kenwood or yaesu.
But I likely will be slower in my efforts by that time as my personal schedule will explode soon enough.
I will not be providing any help with setting up the additional remote base nodes, so, if you can’t manage that on your own, please don’t volunteer to beta test. I would like to hear back from you quickly so I can move on to other radios and makes.
You do not need to set the node up and work the audio just to test the control part of this if the radio and node are in front of you. You do need a node to control from. Being in your dial plan, any one or all of your nodes could be used for control.
You would just need your serial civ interface, radio and asl 101 node on deb9 only.
I have studied most of the fleet of icom and pretty confident this will cover 90% of them.
I am currently writing instructions and a install script to make it easier. Writing instructions is not as easy as you might think !
