[Hamlib-developer] Kenwood TS-790 status/recommendations

[Lloyd B. <som...@gm...>]

I realize it's a fairly old rig, but is anyone doing anything to better
integrate the Kenwood TS-790?  I'm trying to set up a satellite station for
a university club, using a donated TS-790, and there are a few problems
getting it to work with hamlib.  I can put in the work, but I thought it
was worth asking if someone else was already working on it.  No reason to
duplicate effort.

Also, I have a general question about the user/software interaction with
hamlib.  The TS-790 has a "Main" and a "Sub", each of which has VFO A and
VFO B.  Are there any recommendations on how to expose this to the user
and/or software?  I see user commands like "get_vfo", "set_vfo",
"get_split_vfo", and ""set_split_vfo", which I assume are supposed to
report on VFOA vs VFOB.  I don't see anything specific for the main/sub
that is separate from the VFOA/VFOB.

Unless there are better recommendations, I'm tempted to change the behavior
of the vfo commands for this radio, depending on whether or not the split
mode is enabled.  If split mode is disabled, then we work with main vs sub,
which lets us do a full-duplex setup (rx on sub, tx on main).  If split
mode is enabled, those same commands work with VFOA and VFOB, assuming the
user wants to transmit on one VFO within the main, and listen on the other
VFO within the main.

Thanks,

Lloyd
KC7NGB