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VHF / HF X-Gate Project

  • my interpretation of the Barrett Radio 2062 Crossgate
  • HF port has syllabic squelch for better detection of SSB speech signals
  • VHF port has DTMF decoder for control commands
  • Raspberry Pi running a Python application handles control of HF radio via NMEA and of talkthrough functions etc. via GPIO
  • DTMF commands for control of Icom IC-M710 : Frequency, Mode (USB/LSB/AM), Power (20W/50W/100W), ATU Tune cycle
  • DTMF control of talk-through (HF transceive) or monitor (HF Receive) functions
  • Morse Code (CW) revertives over VHF port to read back parameters such as HF radio frequency, mode, power etc.
  • Built in Webserver for status display http://gm4slv.plus.com:42109/
  • Python code is here on GitHub
  • X-Gate will run in dumb talkthrough mode if Raspberry Pi controller is removed
  • Operation of uplink port in full duplex on VHF and UHF is possible, to enable access regardless of state of talkthrough.

DTMF Commands

FunctionCommandComment
Log on 0#
Log off *99*#
Set Frequency *1fffff# ffff.f kHz
Set Channel *1xxxx# mem chan xxxx
Set Mode USB *21#
Set Mode LSB *22#
Set Mode AM *23#
Set TX Power Low *41# 15W
Set TX Power Medium *42# 50W
Set TX Power High *43# 100W
QSY Down 0.5kHz *5#
QSY Up 0.5kHz *6#
Monitor HF *7# 5 seconds
Monitor HF *7xx# xx seconds
Monitor HF *7*1# (Duplex Mode) Continuous Monitor ON
Monitor HF *7*0# (Duplex Mode) Continuous Monitor OFF
ATU Tune *8#
Status *9#
S-Meter *91#
Full Status *93#
Talkthrough ON *01#
Talkthrough OFF *00#

Further Information

—- John Pumford-Green Wed May 4 17:22:37 2022

Page Updated : 24/03/24 14:49 GMT

public/radio/dormant/xgate.txt · Last modified: 24/03/24 14:49 GMT by john