Here is general information on getting your ICOM rig talking to LOGic.

Note that although newer rigs may not be listed in LOGic's rig setup menus, it is probably still supported. I had a call requesting that I add support for the new Icom 7851 working. The good news is that LOGic already supports most if not all current and future Icom rigs, even though there are no menu options for your particular rig.

Here is how to get your rig working. This information is compiled in part from personal experience and from reading our kind user's posts.

All relevant LOGic options are accessed in tools/setup/misc ham setup.

1. Most of the newer rigs have built-in USB=>RS232 adapters. You must install some drivers on your computer to make your rig available to Windows and hence LOGic and other programs. Consult your rig's manual. After installing the drivers, you should one or two new entries in the device manager under Ports COM & LPT. Determine which port is associated with your rig by unplugging and replugging your rig. The associated port will disappear and reappear.

Your rig may create more than one serial port. Set LOGic up to use the A port.

2. Determine your rig's CI-V address. This allows several Icom rigs to share the same RS-232 port. This requires an optional CT-17 or equivalent hardware interface accesory. This feature is not so important now that most rigs come with their own USB=>Rs-232 adapters. But the address in LOGic must still be set to match the rig. LOGic has a dropdown list of Icom models and their corresponding default addresses. Unless your rig is the latest and greatest, chances are you will find your rig's address here. If it is NOT there, merely type in the proper address. For instance, the 7851 is listed as 8eH in the manual. So type in 8E.

(The "H" is merely alerting you that this is the address in hexidecimal (base 16), not decimal (base 10). It is obvious in this case, but not for every address. For example, the 706 Mk2-G is 58H or 88 decimal. LOGic and most if not all other programs use hex for their input.)

The CI-V address is changeable in all rigs. A few of the early ones such as the IC-735 had jumpers to change address. All of the more recent rigs have an option in the rig's menu. It is a good idea to check your rig's actual address.

3. Other options. There are other options in your rig's setup menus.

CI/V Transceive. Must be ON.

Echoback. Must be ON. Not all rigs have this option. It is always on for those rigs.

4. CI/V baud rate. The rig and LOGic must match. There are menu options in the rig to set the rig's baud rate. (Some older rigs required moving jumpers to set the baud rate. The 735 defaults to 1200 baud.) 9600 is a good choice. Apparently, some newer rigs do not have a baud rate setting. In that case, just set LOGic to 9600 and don't worry about the rig. Some rigs allow you to set the baud and also have an Auto Baud option. Do not use this. Select 9600.

5. LOGic Driver. The Icom Basic driver (40) will work with all rigs. So start with that to see if basic communications with the rig work. Once that is set up, choose the best driver for your rig. Some options have specific rigs listed. If not, you will have to do some trial and error. If your rig has computer-controllable Split, try driver 47. Your rig may support READING of split. Choose an interface based on the description, such as "Main/Sub VFO" or "VFO A/B".

Note that you may get more information about a particular driver by selecting it, then hovering your mouse over the Driver field.

Log a dummy QSO with the rig set to Split. If the split status is logged, you are in business.

If you rig is not listed, please let us know which driver works for your rig, and we will update LOGic accordingly. Thanks!