[Hamlib-developer] Fun with Hamlib

[Chuck H. <n2...@am...>]

I've been writing a satellite track program and using hamlib for doing the
frequency setting and doppler correction for the radios.  In doing this I've
run across a few things with hamlib that I was wondering about:

1. I've been using an Icom R7000 receiver for testing.  It's a fairly simple
radio to computer control because it allows the computer to control so few
things. :)   It was not supported yet so I quickly copied and modified the
entry for the icr8500.  It works for set_freq and get_freq, but I haven't
tested it for anything else.  Either I'll look into it further and clean it
up, or if someone who understands the structures better wants to do something,
I'll be happy to test it.

Also, I ran across a pdf file that explained CI-V for the older radios:
http://www.chasque.net/franky/ci5.pdf

2. In my testing of the ic-r7000, I noticed that the radios using the new icom
routines didn't support setting the CI-V address.  I was using this to play
with the ic-r7000 with rigctl to talk to the ic-r7000 before I created the
entry for it.  Just wondering if anyone noticed.  If I get a chance, I'll try
to figure out what needs to be done and send in a patch.

3. One of these days I was going to try testing my software over at a friend's
house who has an Icom 910 and an AOR 5000 which are also not currently
supported.  If anyone wants me to try something, I'll be happy to.  Otherwise
I'll have to try to come up with descriptions of the radios myself.