Configuring SatPC32 for an Icom IC-9700

After ensuring that the latest Icom USB drivers have been installed (before plugging the radio into the computer), the following are the basic steps for configuring the radio and a new installation of SatPC32:

On the 9700 – Menu/Set/Connectors/CI-V.  As the 9700 has some new features, both standard CI-V as well as USB and LAN CI-V, we have to make some adjustments.  I set the

• CI-V Baud Rate to 19200 (we aren’t using that port, but just for good measure)
• CI-V address set to the default (A2h).
• Set the CI-V USB Baud Rate to 115200 (highest)
• Set CI-V USB Echo Back ON (that’s a critical setting, without that you will see the 9700 update frequencies a single time, then not again).  The default setting is OFF.

Within SatPC32 – Setup/Radio Setup

• Pick Icom, Model IC-9700.  Ensure proper COM port for the USB cable between the radio and computer.  I saw two COM ports installed, and I chose the lower port, COM3 in my case).
• Pull down the Baudrate setting and ensure it is 115200
• Pull down the Addresses Setting and set both to $A2 using the up/down arrows.
• “Store” the settings

Within SatPC32 – Use the ?/Auxiliary Files function to edit files

• For DOPPLER.SQF, add “HUSKYSAT-1,435799.7,0,USB,,0,BPSK Beacon” and File/Save
• For AmsatNames.txt, add “45117 19071G   HUSKYSAT-1” about the 99992 entry for AO-85
• I happen to like the map being fixed on the Observer, so remember to set “Z1” as the zoomed in maps will always follow the satellite.

In my distribution of SatPC32, Satellites/tle-new.txt had the HUSKYSAT-1

The above appeared to work, but given some frequency differences,  I was back to manually adjusting for Doppler and only captured 11 frames, but at least I am sending data.

(From https://www.amsat.org/tlm/leaderboard.php?id=0&db=FOXDB):

(From https://www.amsat.org/tlm/ground_station.php?id=6&db=FOXDB&station=WB4SON ):