IC-718 narrow filter selection

Feature Requests
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Hello,
I was wondering if you could select IC-718’s optional narrow cw filter in wfview.

My setup:
Rpi 3B+ with Raspbian Bookworm lite with LXDE for GUI as a server

Windows 11 and Debian 11 clients for remote use

Selfmade CI-V+PTT interface with FTDI USB-TTL converter (based on this schematic https://www.maniaradio.it/forum/showthread.php?tid=458). PTT switching via PC817 opto on the DTR line

IC-718 with the optional FL-52A 500 Hz CW filter

I can select the narrow CW filter from the radios Filter button, but it works only so long as I don’t change operating mode in wfview. If I select LSB/USB and return back to CW, the narrow filter is not selected.

I checked that selecting the narrow filter via CI-V works ok on flrig.

In the IC-718 Advanced Manual on page 5-4 there is the CI-V command “1A 01 31 01” Read/Send Expanded Filter Selection (Narrow) for selecting FL-52A filter.

Link to the manual: https://www.icomeurope.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IC-718_ENG_AM_0.pdf

Could this filter selection be implemented in wfview?

73s and thank you for developing this software!

Matt OH1MKV

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It should be possible to add this, I will have a better look at the CI-V reference and see what I can do.

There seem to be significantly more commands available on the ‘new’ IC-718 as the older manual that I was working with has a lot less commands?

Phil

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Hi Matt,

What vintage is your IC-718? Is it indeed the new “refreshed” design?

Just checking.

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de W6EL

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Hi and thanks for the replies. My radio is old, definitely the classic version, at least 15 years old. The serial number is 0301958.

Matt

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Hi Matt,

Same with mine, ancient.

The new one sure has a lot of fancy commands. We will need to keep that in mind as we consider adding commands to the 718 rig file.

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de W6EL

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That’s interesting if you say the command worked on flrig OK, which suggests that the new commands were always there?

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Hi, yes the filter selection commands must have been there from the start. Why they were not documented then, I don’t know.

What information I have seen about the new model, the only differences I’ve found are the FPGA IF filters, the power connector is different (4-pole) and the DSP option (same as in UT-106?) is fitted as standard.

BR,
Matt

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Another interesting thing is the fact that the ‘new’ manual shows that the IC-718 has the command 1C (PTT on/off) which also wasn’t in the old manual. If this is available on all models. it will allow wfview to control the PTT without DTR/RTS.

All of the rig files are based on the latest published manual for each model (that was available when we wrote them) I wonder how many other ‘undocumented’ commands there are for other radios?

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I don’t think 1C PTT command works on the classic 718. This we would have noticed with our older version of wfview which would attempt such things.

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de W6EL