How to Program Memory Channels in Your IC-705 - With Linux

Icom has created the CS-705 software for your IC-705 - its based on an old enough version of windows that it will work PERFECTLY on WINE. So let's get it installed. (it works on windows too!)

👉 Commands:
sudo adduser $USER dialout
sudo apt install wine
unzip Cs705_ver###.zip
cd Cs705_ver###
wine setup
reboot
ls -al ~/.wine/dosdevices

👉 Some places to get frequencies to program:
freqs from evernote

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[Dusty_Ham]

I haven't used Wine in ages, it's working great these days by the look. Thank you for the tutorial!

[shARyn]

Never tried loading via WINE, but often thought about trying it. Glad to see it working

[AGSM]

One of the things I love to do with the memory channels on the 705 (or any HF rig with abundant memory channels, really) is to put all of the FT8 channels in a group. Then, if I'm curious about how the bands are doing, a quick spin through the FT8 channels gives me a good idea if things are lighting up or not. Of course, it doesn't have to be the FT8 frequencies, but they are a pretty good measure of activity.

[Radio_Zombie]

Great info thanks :)
In addition if anyone is like me and doesn't like to have "icons" on the desktop, you can move the .desktop file anywhere - for example your /Tools/ folder and execute it in the command line from anywhere with "dex" (apt install dex) - should work on most debian and ubuntu based releases. 73!

[signalscout]

Wine seems to be a neater solution than I imagined. I saw the gymnastics people were advising to to get N3FJP to run under Linux and got a bit turned off. That doesn’t look too terrible, though. And I already have a Win10 VM using virtualbox that I’ve used for DMR. Can’t really call myself a purist in that case. I think I saw a Linux/DMR vid in your new videos, going to give that a watch. 😊

[ccchas]

I use Parallels on my iMac to run Win apps e.g. Winlink, VarAC etc. which work OK. However I can't get the Icom CS-705 to run that way. Some problem with the COM port apparently. So I followed your steps to install Wine and CS-705 in my Ubuntu, that running in a Parallals VM. It works!

[dwyn]

a superior operating system, finally!!!

[scottknvvj]

Great info, wish I had more time to do this myself.

[phildurall]

Nice TO! Wine has come a long way from back in the day. I drop the "get" in the SUDO commands on my distro. Thanks for doing it the "TO way"! 73 - KF6IF

[DonzLockz]

I heard that Wine wasn't very good but it seemed to work just fine.👍

[JonathanKayne]

I honestly don't use the software to program my IC-705. I save my data to an SD card and edit the CSV using libreoffice calc