[amsat-bb] IC-9700 mode setting problem

[Erich Eichmann]

Hello,
A German user of the IC-9700 (Firmware vers. 1.11) reports the following 
problem when controlling the radio by SatPC32: When he selects a 
satellite the frequencies are set correctly, but the downlink mode goes 
immediatly to DATA mode.  With FO-29, AO-07 the radio displays 'USB-D' 
as downlink mode, with SO-50 'FM-D', the same with all satellites.
The mode settings in Doppler.SQF are correct (USB, FM etc.). The uplink 
mode is set correctly to LSB, FM etc. He can change to normal mode by 
pressing the field DATA in the mode screen, but when he selects another 
satellite the radio switchs  again to DATA mode.

With my radio (Firmwarevers. 1.06) also  the donwlink mode is set  
correctly to USB , FM etc (without the  '-D'). I can manually switch to 
USB-D, FM-D etc.  by pressing the field 'DATA' in the mode screen. The 
'-D' then remains until I switch to another satellite, because the 
program sets the mode only once when the satellite is selected. When I 
switch to another satellite the radio goes to back to USB, FM etc.

Has someone noticed such problem?
Many thainks.
73s, Erich, DK1TB