Icom ‘OK’ message from IC-R8500 to PC, ‘NG’ message from IC-R8500 to PC, Free, Auto, Skip

• ‘OK’ message from IC-R8500 to PC

FE FE E0 4A FB FD

				End of message code
		IC-R8500’s address
Preamble code
	PC’s address
			OK code

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• ‘NG’ message from IC-R8500 to PC

FE FE E0 4A FA FD

				End of message code
		IC-R8500’s address
Preamble code
	PC’s address
			NG code

• Memory channel contents set & write (1A 00)

FE		FE	4A	E0	1A	00
							(IC-R8500’s command)
			IC-R8500’s address
					Command number
	Preamble code					Sub command
				PC’s address

Bank		CH no.						Frequency								Mode(Sc)				Tuning step						ATT		SCN						Memory name
1	9	0	1	2	3	9	0	7	8	5	6	3	4	1	2	0	5	0	1	1	3	9	5	1	9	1	0	0	3	4	9	4	3	2	0	5	2	3	8	3	5	3	0	3	0	FD

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C - R

8 5 0 0

‘13’

code

BCD code area (only neededwhen is selected)

End of message

10 Hz

1 Hz

1 kHz

100 Hz

100 kHz

10 kHz

10 MHz

1 MHz

1 GHz

100 MHz

ASCII code

The above data packet is an example of programming the following into memory channel 123 of bank num- ber 19:

•Frequency: 1,234,567,890 Hz

•Mode: FM

•Tuning step: 199.5 kHz (programmable step)

•Attenuator: 10 dB

•Scan select: specified

•Scan skip: specified

•Memory name: IC-R8500

•Clearing the specified channel data (Memory channel contents set & write)

FE FE 4A E0 1A 00 19 0 1 2 3 FF FD

Scan skip and select channels

Comment	Scan select	Scan skip
number
00	OFF	OFF
01	OFF	Specified
02	Specified	OFF
03	Specified	Specified

• Special bank number and channels (bn)

Special bank Bank number Remarks

				IC-R8500’s command
	IC-R8500’s address
			Command number			Memory channel
Preamble code
		PC’s address			Bank number

		End of message code
number	Blank data

FREE	20	• For programmed
		scan, channel num-
AUTO
	21	bers are as follows:
		0P1=00, 0P2=01,
SKIP	22	1P1=02, 1P2=03,
		etc., up to 9P1=18
		and 9P2=19.
PROG	23
		• There is only one
		channel in the prior-
PRIO	24	ity bank.

• Gain and level data (gd; BCD data)

AF GAIN	Max.		Max.
SQUELCH	counterclockwise		clockwise
	0000		0255
IF SHIFT	Max.	center	Max.
APF control	counterclockwise		clockwise
	0000	0128	0255

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