[amsat-bb] ICOM 9700 9600 Baud Packet Question

[Jim Sanford]

I badly wanted one, until I read about this problem.

Off the list . . . .

My 910, 475H, and 275H work fine . . . . .

73,

Jim

wb4gcs at amsat.org


On 12/5/2020 12:35 PM, Mark Hammond via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hello Tony,
>
> I am delighted to see you asking about this and in contact with Icom 
> about it!   I got my IC-9700 before Hamvention in May 2019. A rep from 
> Icom (Japan) was there (as was the US rep--can't think of his name, 
> but he's present and around when new rigs come out, etc...), and I had 
> conversation with them, and even wrote a little note about the lack of 
> 9600 packet in the radio.  I can't recall his position at Icom-Japan, 
> but he said he would take the request back--but no promise it 
> would/could be done.   Nothing changed so far...1.5 years ago.
>
> My note basically said that the FM-D mode in the 9700 needed to work 
> or be the same as in the IC-9100 FM-D mode, both on transmit and 
> receive.  That was the easiest way for me to make the point...
>
> It would be REALLY helpful to have 9600 baud packet on the IC-9700.  
> Really, it's a sad reality that they haven't done it yet...surely the 
> radio is capable via firmware.   Surely it's the cost...
>
> Using the IF output, I (and others) can decode 9600 baud packet no 
> problem.   But that's not how it should work, either...9600 baud 
> capable signals should be coming out the back jack when in FM-D mode.  
> Concept is easy--implementation must not be so!
>
> Any help I can lend, or voice to add, please let me know. Several 
> people have sold or disconnected their 9700 radios because of this.  
> Minor part of the market, but losing a feature that has been around 
> quite a while is sad.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Mark N8MH
>
> On 12/5/2020 12:57 AM, Tony via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> All:
>>
>> I reached out to the senior sales manager at ICOM today and asked 
>> about the possibility of adding 9600 baud packet capabilities to the 
>> IC-9700.
>>
>> He said he hasn't heard anything about 9.6 k, but he did mention that 
>> such matters are handled by the engineering department.
>>
>> I know some of you have contacted Icom regarding this matter and was 
>> wondering if anyone has heard directly from engineering?
>>
>> Tony -K2MO
>>
>>
>>
>>
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