Is it possible in WRL to create user-defined buttons or macros that send custom CAT command sequences to the radio?
For example, in HRD Rig Control I use custom buttons to apply predefined sets of CAT commands with a single click.
A CW 20 button sets frequency, power, keyer speed, bandwidth, AGC, break-in, tuner control, and other CW-related parameters.
An SSB or FT8 button applies different mode-specific settings, so transmit power is always correct.
I also use Night and Day buttons: Night lowers display brightness and contrast to a minimum for nighttime operation, while Day increases brightness and contrast for daytime use.
Is this kind of user-configurable CAT control currently supported in WRL, or is it something planned for a future release?
Thank you very much for your time and for developing WRL.
73 de Giovanni IT9KBT
@IT9KBT This is not something that is currently supported no. The current cat control app is still, although stable, VERY beta. This is something we can look at adding after we’ve released the coming desktop app.
Sorry for the late reply as I just saw this thread. I used to be an HRD user and missed having additional rig control capabilities. I’m a Windows 11 user with some basic programming skills. I was able to figure out that WRL CAT Control uses RigCtlD and as such you can “telnet” into localhost with port 4532 and send RigCtlD compatible commands. I then wrote a little PowerShell Script that actually launches a nice Windows GUI button bar where I added things like buttons for each band, the ability to turn NR on and off, BN on/off, Pre-Amp levels, set split mode on/off and the frequencies and a pop up to set mode and frequency.
Here is a Dropbox link to the PowerShell Script:
Here are some notes on how the RigCtld commands work. These are based on the capabilities of my Icom IC-705 but since RigCtld abstracts the actual rig most of these commands should work on any CAT controllable rig and there are commands in the notes to actually look at all the commands your rig supports:
If you have any questions, hit me up here or my QRZ contact info is up to date