Icom IC-R8500 Instruction Manual

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COMMAND LIST
•‘OK’ message from IC-R8500 to PC •‘NG’ message from IC-R8500 to PC
•Memory channel contents set & write (1A 00)
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
Scan skip and select channels
FE FE E0 4A FB FD
Preamble code PC’s address IC-R8500’s address OK code
End of message code
FE FE 4A E0 1A 00 1901239078563412 050113 9519 1003 4943205238353030 FD
Memory name
Tuning step
Mode(Sc) FrequencyCH no.
Bank
SCN ATT
Preamble code IC-R8500’s address PC’s address Command number Sub command (IC-R8500’s command)
10 Hz
1 Hz
1 kHz
100 Hz
100 kHz
10 kHz
10 MHz
1 MHz
1 GHz
100 MHz
End of message code
ASCII code BCD code area (only needed when ‘13’ is selected)
IC-R8500
FE FE E0 4A FA FD
Preamble code PC’s address IC-R8500’s address NG code
End of message code
Comment
number
Scan select Scan skip
00 OFF OFF
01 OFF Specified
02 Specified OFF
03 Specified Specified
•Clearing the specified channel data
(Memory channel contents set & write)
•Special bank number and channels (bn)
FE FE 4A E0 1A 00 19 0 1 2 3 FF FD
Preamble code PC’s address IC-R8500’s address Command number
End of message code
Blank data Memory channel number
IC-R8500’s command Bank number
Special bank Bank number
FREE
20
AUTO
21
SKIP
22
PROG
23
PRIO
24
Remarks
•For programmed
scan, channel num-
bers are as follows:
0P1=00, 0P2=01,
1P1=02, 1P2=03,
etc., up to 9P1=18
and 9P2=19.
•There is only one
channel in the prior-
ity bank.
•Gain and level data (gd; BCD data)
AF GAIN
SQUELCH
Max.
counterclockwise
0000
Max.
clockwise
0255
IF SHIFT
APF control
Max.
counterclockwise
0000
Max.
clockwise
0255
center
0128

Icom IC-R8500 Specifications

General

Antenna Impedance	50 Ω
Power Supply	13.8 V DC ±15%
Mode	AM, FM, WFM, CW
Channels	1000
Tuning Steps	10 kHz
Dynamic Range	100 dB
IF Output	10.7 MHz
Antenna Input	SO-239