# OMNIRIG-Port sharing **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Created:** [December 29, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518 "2025-12-29T18:06:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![9Y4C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/9y4c/32/25337_2.png) [@9Y4C](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/9Y4C)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518/1 "2025-12-29T18:06:48Z")
Hey guys, when connecting the WRL CAT Control app, it only sees the radio ports. It would be nice if I could select Omnirig, or if it recognised virtual ports, as I have multiple software connected to the radio at any given time. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![K4AZE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/k4aze/32/36274_2.png) [@K4AZE](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/K4AZE)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518/2 "2025-12-29T18:18:24Z")
@9Y4C We do not currently support virtual ports. This may be something we add in the future though. You can however use something like VPSE and setup a virtual port and it show up in the WRL cat control app. Its just not something we support at this time. ---
**Author:** ![9Y4C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/9y4c/32/25337_2.png) [@9Y4C](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/9Y4C)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518/3 "2025-12-29T18:22:09Z")
I currently use VSPE, but the ports do not show up in the WRL client for me; I only see the original radio ports ---
**Author:** ![K4AZE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/k4aze/32/36274_2.png) [@K4AZE](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/K4AZE)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518/4 "2025-12-29T18:45:33Z")
@9Y4C Try setting up, with WRL cat control closed. then once its setup open the cat control app, then click the refresh button above the com port drop down ---
**Author:** ![9Y4C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/9y4c/32/25337_2.png) [@9Y4C](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/9Y4C)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518/5 "2025-12-29T19:02:51Z")
Already tried that, even restarted the PC just in case ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/americanradioclub/original/3X/b/2/b2ff55ff8d5d88591511f14ba9191172d8236f92.png) ---
**Author:** ![K4AZE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/k4aze/32/36274_2.png) [@K4AZE](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/K4AZE)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518/6 "2025-12-29T20:10:39Z")
@9Y4C I’m not sure then. its got to be something with your setup. With only using VPSE i can create a ‘Virtual Splitter’ connection using the following settings (see screenshots) and it shows up in the WRL Cat Control app and works with both my 991a and my dx10. One thing to note is that you’ll need to go into the device manager and right click on both your com ports for your radio and click properties then go into the ‘Port Settings’ tab and make sure you’ve got the baud rate set to the same thing you have set in your radio settings. Also go into the Power Management tab and uncheck/disable the two options there as well. Then when setting up the ‘Virtual Splitter’ in VPSE make sure you click on the settings button and set it up the same what it shows in the the ‘Port Settings’ tab of device manager. As well as select all the highlighted areas in the first screenshot. ![1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/americanradioclub/original/3X/3/f/3f67ba66ad6f9ea4fe21091d14d2595142b7f646.png) ![2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/americanradioclub/original/3X/0/0/006bdcae5df2d3f3801f7fbbdd66888b00a830c2.png) ![3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/americanradioclub/original/3X/9/b/9b9faff96ac4c0cb4b5208b6922075bde7571c9b.png) ---
**Author:** ![9Y4C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/9y4c/32/25337_2.png) [@9Y4C](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/9Y4C)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518/7 "2025-12-29T22:32:25Z")
Thanks for the Help, but that doesn’t work for me. I even deleted my virtual ports and started from scratch following your instructions, same result, No Joy! I give up for now will try another time. ---
**Author:** ![K4AZE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/k4aze/32/36274_2.png) [@K4AZE](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/K4AZE)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518/8 "2025-12-29T23:09:25Z")
@9Y4C very very odd. Do you have the latest usb/radio driver for the 991a installed from the yaesu site? Also I know it sounds trivial but try unplugging and replugging the radio for your computer. ---
**Author:** ![9Y4C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/9y4c/32/25337_2.png) [@9Y4C](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/9Y4C)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518/9 "2025-12-30T00:06:14Z")
Yes, Drivers are up to date, and also unplugged the radio from the PC. _The strange thing is, it shows up in all the other software I use._ ---
**Author:** ![9Y4C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/9y4c/32/25337_2.png) [@9Y4C](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/9Y4C)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 12:58am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518/10 "2025-12-30T00:58:08Z")
@K4AZE I uninstalled the VVSPE and updated to the latest version, seeing my Virtual ports now seem I was running an outdated ver. Again thanks for all the help Brad! ---
**Author:** ![K4AZE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/k4aze/32/36274_2.png) [@K4AZE](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/K4AZE)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518/11 "2025-12-30T13:35:16Z")
@9Y4C ohh ok, great!! glad you got it sorted ---
**Author:** ![N9KBV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/n9kbv/32/14409_2.png) [@N9KBV](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/N9KBV)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518/12 "2026-03-20T23:10:27Z")
I still want to voice my support for OMNIRIG to be added to CAT Control. I use it extensively with my SDR and my FT-710. ---
**Author:** ![K4AZE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/k4aze/32/36274_2.png) [@K4AZE](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/K4AZE)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518/13 "2026-03-21T13:25:14Z")
@N9KBV We will be looking into this soon hopefully. I know you can make it work with VPSE currently as i’ve done it myself. ---
**Author:** ![EA7LKG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a183cd/32.png) [@EA7LKG](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/EA7LKG)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/omnirig-port-sharing/44518/14 "2026-04-19T17:05:26Z")
Doesn’t work for me. WRL CAT CONTROL drops the connection with the VSPE virtual port and doesn’t connect. Only works when connecting directly to the real COM port. I would like to request as well the OMNIRIG support, that would fix all my problems, as I’m already using it for SDR Console and WSJT-X to control my rig without any problems.