Re: [Hamlib-developer] IC7300 output power

[Nate B. <n0...@n0...>]

* On 2025 29 May 09:39 -0500, gm3zza--- via Hamlib-developer wrote:
> Right, I can see the issue:
> 
> 
>   1.
> The IC-7300 PO meter display %age of maximum power. So 50% max power is displayed as 50%.
>   2.
> The CI-V returns PO meter reading.
>   3.
> Both Hamlib and Flrig convert this value to Watts using similar look-up tables. Basically they both follow the display on the rig.
>   4.
> So for 50% max power gets displayed as 50 W, rather than 25W.
> 
> Unfortunately I don't have an RF Power meter that covers 70 MHz. My 144/432 meter reads 8W at 50% max power on 70 MHz.
> 
> Interesting asides:
> 
> The code for IC-9700 (IIRC in icom.c) divides the calculated power by 10 for the 10 GHz.
> The IC-705 when operating on battery (max power = 5W) displays 100% max power, but only returns 50% on CI-V, so both Hamlib and Flrig. Obviously the CAT software doesn't know it's running on battery, so it makes sense for the Icom to handle that change.
> 
> I can implement similar code for IC-7300 on 70 MHz that is there for IC-9700 on 10 GHz.

Please do.  Sakari can probably test it.

73, Nate

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