Supported rigs

Win-Test supports most rigs of today's amateur radio market. The radio or radios (if you use two) and their communication parameters are to be configured in the Options Menu of Win-Test. Typically, you don't even have to guess specific baud rates or parity settings as Win-Test knows most of the default settings.

Kenwood

Virtually all Kenwood rigs are supported by Win-Test. They all use the same CAT command subset needed by Win-Test.

Note: Additional function for modern Kenwood rigs is supported by LUA scripts by N6TV that you may download from https://bit.ly/wtscripts in file TS590scripts.zip.

Older Kenwood rigs use by default:

• Speed: 4800 baud
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop bits: 2
• DTR: Always OFF
• RTS: Handshake

Newer Kenwood rigs use by default:

• Speed: 9600 baud
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop bits: 1
• DTR: Always OFF
• RTS: Handshake

Exception: TS-590S uses two stop bits only for 4800 baud. For all other baud rates, use only 1 stop bit.

Models successfully tested:

• TS-480SAT
• TS-480HX
• TS-590S, TS-590SG
  

USB connection default is 115200 baud. COM port connection default is 9600 baud. Be sure to set RTS=Handshake. USB requires installation of the Silicon Labs Virtual COM port (VCP) driver. For VCP installation instructions, see this page on the Kenwood web site).

• TS-850S
• TS-930S PIEXX (Tnx FM5BH)
• TS-940S
• TS-950S
• TS-570DGE
• TS-990S – Same as TS-590S, see above.
• TS-2000 – COM port default is 9600 baud, 1 stop bit, RTS=Handshake
• (others are known to work, but not fully tested, e.g. TS-690, TS-450, TS-950SD, etc.)

Icom

Virtually, all Icom rigs are supported by Win-Test. They all use the same CAT command subset.

Note: Additional function for modern Icom rigs is supported by LUA scripts by N6TV that you may download from https://bit.ly/wtscripts in file IcomScripts.zip.

Note: The VFO-B windows with ICOM is almost always grey on older Icom radios [1].

Best results for Icom radios are usually achieved by checking both the Don’t poll and the Use CI-V-Transceive options. The band map then moves very smoothly while turning the VFO. Another choice is to remove the check mark from both of these options.

• IC-275
  COM port set to 1200 baud, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. Tnx MM0GPZ.
  See also Setting up an Icom IC-275H with the microHAM USB Interface IC.
• IC-475
• IC-703
• IC-706
  COM port set to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. Tnx F6IFY
• IC-706 Mk II
• IC-706 Mk II G
• IC-718
• IC-725
• IC-728
• IC-729
• IC-735
• IC-736
• IC-737
• IC-738
• IC-746
• IC-746 Pro
• IC-751
• IC-756
• IC-756 Pro
• IC-756 Pro II
• IC-756 Pro III
• IC-761
• IC-765
• IC-775 (or IC 775 DSP)
  COM port set to 1200 baud, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. Tnx EA3IN. (also succesfully tested up to 9600 baud. I2WIJ)
• IC-781
• IC-910
• IC-970
• IC-1275
• IC-7000
• IC-7100
• IC-7200
• IC-7300
• IC-7400 - not listed, but you may select IC-746 Pro, which uses the same hex address: 66h
• IC-7410
• IC-7600
• IC-7610
• IC-7700
• IC-7800
• IC-7850
• IC-7851
• IC-9100

Other Icom radios

• Icom generic: This setting can be used to connect an Icom rig not listed. You need to set the Icom rig's address (found in the rig manual) in the wt.ini file in the [Interfaces] section. Please see WT.INI for more details.
• IC-728
  Use the Icom generic setting with hex address 38h and set COM port to 1200 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit. Tnx VK6NU
• IC-746 PRO
  In fact, the IC 7400 (below) is the European version of the IC 746 PRO. It uses the same hex address and should work with the same settings. Tnx F8CRH
• IC-910H
  Use the Icom generic setting with hex address 60h and set COM port to 4800 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit. Works on all 3 bands (2m, 70 and 23 cm). Tnx F6BEE
• IC-7400
  Use the Icom generic setting with hex address 66h and set COM port to 9600 baud (also successfully tested with 1200 and 19200 baud and TRX set accordingly), 8 data bits, no parity, 2 stop bits. Tnx F8CRH

Yaesu

Note: Additional function for modern Yaesu rigs is supported by LUA scripts by N6TV that you may download from https://bit.ly/wtscripts in file YaesuScripts.zip.

• FT-100
• FT-450
• FT-757GX II
• FT-817
• FT-847
• FT-857
• FT-891
• FT-897
• FT-900
• FT-920
• FT-950
• FT-990
  COM port set to 4800 bauds, 8 data bits, no parity, no flow control and 2 stop bits.
  For DTR and RTS, see FT-1000D below. Tnx F6GOX, NX5M.
• FT-991
  Use the Yaesu USB driver. See screen shots of recommended menu settings well-documented by HB9AMO at http://www.hb9amo.net/wt-ft991.php
• FT-1000D
  COM port set to 4800 bauds, 8 data bits, no parity, no flow control and 2 stop bits.
  When using a powered CAT interface such as the Yaesu FIF-232C CAT interface box and CT-62 cable, set DTR and RTS to Always OFF.
  When using a "passive" (not powered) interface cable such as the K1NU CAT Control Cable, set DTR to Always OFF, RTS to Always ON. Tnx F5FLN, NX5M, NQ4I.
• FT-1000MP (including Mark V)
  COM port set to 4800 bauds, 8 data bits, no parity, no flow control and 2 stop bits. Tnx FM5BH and F8CRH.
• FT-2000
• FTdx-101
• FTdx-1200
• FTdx-3000
• FTdx-5000
• FTdx-9000

Note: Sub-VFO programming from within the band map is available for the FT-1000MP, FT-2000 and FTDdx-9000 only

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Ten-Tec

• Jupiter
• Orion (aka Orion I)
• Orion II
• Omni VI
  Use the Icom generic setting, with 04h hex address, and set COM port to 9600 baud (can be modified in TRX if needed), 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit. Tnx F6IFY
• Omni VII

Note: Sub-VFO programming from within the band map is available for the Orion only.

Elecraft

Note: Additional function for Elecraft rigs is supported by LUA scripts by N6TV that you may download from https://bit.ly/wtscripts in file K3scripts.zip, KX3Scripts.zip, and P3scripts.zip.

• Elecraft K2
• Elecraft K3
• Elecraft K3S
• Elecraft KX3

Others

• FlexRadio SDR-1000
• Flex 6300 and others - Set radio type to Kenwood, and select the virtual COM port listed in SmartSDR CAT for rig control and virtual WinKey.
• OmniRig - Setting radio type to OmniRig will allow the radio's COM port to be shared with other applications such as Winrad and HDSDR.