wfview is a program developed by amateur radio enthusiasts to control modern Icom ham radios. It provides the user with controls that may be comfortably operated from a keyboard, mouse, or touch screen interface.
wfview has been developed with an eye towards compatibility. Even though our target platform consists of modern-era transceivers, wfview’s command dictionary is focused on commands with the most compatibility. Many of Icom’s transceivers from the last 20 years will work to some degree with wfview.
On rigs with built-in network interfaces (such as the IC-705, IC-905, IC-7610, IC-7850, IC-R8600, IC-9700, and Xiegu X6100), live audio streaming is available for both receive and transmit. Special care was taken in the creation of the network code for very low latency audio — ideal for general QSOs as well as time-sensitive modes such as FT8 and JT65.
On the IC-7300 (and other non-network rigs), wfview can serve as a USB to Ethernet “bridge”, connecting the IC-7300 to the network for remote control and live streaming full-duplex audio using another instance of wfview on a remote computer. The server can be a humble Raspberry Pi or a normal desktop computer.
This is free and open source software.
The following radios from Icom and Kenwood have been tested and are known to work well (these are the project’s “target” platform radios):
- IC-705
- IC-905
- IC-7300
- IC-7610
- IC-7760
- IC-R8600
- IC-7850 / 7851
- IC-9700
- TS-890S
- TS-590SG
Features include:
- Visual display of the waterfall data.
- Simple point-and-click operation.
- Basic type-and-send CW.
- Remote operation over wifi and Ethernet.
- For advanced users, wfview can also operate as a radio server, enabling remote access to USB-connected radios like the IC-7300. wfview allows other programs, such as logging and digital mode applications, to share control of the radio.
Website: wfview.org
Support: GitLab Code Repository
Developer: Elliott H. Liggett, Phil Taylor
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
wfview is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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