RT-1446V0.9x Software  (Download Info Below) 
The latest version of the RT1446 program has many new features and improvements. 
Can display the analog meter data from the radio.  
Adapts to different firmware revisions and baudrate modes. 
Can store and retrieve RT1446 memory channels. 
Settings files for RS232 and Audio setup can be generated from a menu. 
Controls for Amplifier are included. 
Memory Channels of the RT-1446 can be set and retrieved. 
..... 5-15-2015 Most recent version 0.931 available ... 
Meter Functions directly selectable 
RF Gain Control simplified 
BFO Control simplified 
CAT emulation to provide Frequency and Mode to logging programs. Set your logging program to use Kenwood or TS-450 protocol. Use two Com ports to connect the programs. Set the ports for compatible parameters. At NB6GC, we use virtual COM ports provided by Virtual Serial Port Emulator, (VSPE), from Eterlogic.com . 
Help File added and updated 
5-20-15   
Some notes on CAT ports and Help files... The ports for CAT should be established in Device Manager before  the program is started. USB RS232 ports need to be connected first and device drivers loaded. Virtual ports such as VSPE can be set up by running the virtual port manager at Windows Startup before the logging program and RT1446 are started. If the programs are started by shortcuts in the Startup Folder, the VSPE shortcut should be run first. This can be accomplished by making the name of the shortcut start with a "0" since Windows sorts the files alphabetically. 
RT1446.Hlp is compiled as a 32 Bit  help file. Windows 7, 64Bit, will need an update installed to read the help file. The Windows popup when you click RT1446 Help will give a link to the download page. 
5-24-15 
Version 0.931a is available. Still somewhat Beta. This version adds a dropdown menu to choose Digital Modes OFF, PSK, FSK, RTTY. Audio Setup Menu includes choice of audio channels to use for digital signal. Choosing a digital mode causes the Audio Source to cycle to the desired source: MIC, Audio2, or Patch. The CAT Mode data sent to the logger will indicate SSB, PSK, FSK, or RTTY. 
6-29-15 
Version 0.931 dated 5-29-15 is available. Fixed to save current audio source when switching to digital mode and restore when returning to phone. 
7-3-15 
Information about connecting the Logging Program Com Port to the RT1446 Program CAT Port is detailed in the file: 
Connecting a Logging Program Com Port to the RT1446 Control Program CAT Com Port   
9-29-15 
Version 0.931a dated 9-29-15 is available. Fixed error in previous version which caused program to enter endless loop when response from radio was missing linefeed. Usually happened during transmit. 
11-3-16 
Version 0.931b dated 10-30-16 is available. Fixed problems with exit when no com port was available. Added method to interface external Push to Talk via Com Port. 
External PTT Wiring 
11-29-16 
Version 0.950a dated 11-27-16 released. Added Memory Channel selection and programming. Added second VFO dial for split and swap operation.  
 
12-1-16 
Help for Windows Help. Microsoft Visual Basic programs are compiled to 16 bit code.  When they are run on 32bit or 64bit Windows systems, the compiled help files are not compatible. Microsoft provided a program Winhlp32.exe for Windows 7 to connect the 16bit help files to programs .Unfortunately, Winhlp32 was not updated to work with Windows 8 and Windows 10. It's really the same program but the installer won't work on Windows 8 or 10. I found a program on the web which allows changing the installer so it works with all Windows versions. I have wrapped the necessary files up in a ZIP file for downloading. 
Download Komeil-cab.zip . Follow the instructions in the included PDF file Making Windows 32 bit Help files work in Windows 10.pdf . 
12-7-16 
Version 0.950b dated 12-6-16 released. This revision provides for disabling the DSR External PTT. Program will recall its screen position from the last use. 
12-13-16 
Version 0.950c dated 12-10-6 released. This revision eliminates several message boxes including "Sync Timeout" and "Mode Error". Program recovers by getting status of radio and re-establishing Sync. Eliminated confusion caused  when radio initiates transmit to tune antenna or amplifier. 
12-18-16 
OOPS! Previous release had some problems with PTT button going into endless transmit if RS232 DSR not set up for external PTT. Sorry! New release should show date: 12-17-16:2319 
01-22-17 
Release 0.950d. Added keyboard input to change VFO A. "i" increases, "d" decreases. Might work with "Griffin Knob" but not tested. 
Fixed bugs in 12-17-16 release: 
Band Select looked for text files in Program Files folder. 
Frequency change fails for repeated short mouse clicks. 
Frequency for 60M channel 3 was wrong causing Out Of Band 
New release should show date: 1-22-17:2231 
03-29-17 
Release 0.950e. Activated External Knob controls which were invisible. Added "OFF" value to Step Size to disable knob input. Added save and restore of VFO B value in ini file RT1446ini.txt. Delete this file in Users\Public\RT1446 Files folder before first launch of program. Tested program on Windows 7 64Bit. 
Fixed bugs in 01-22-17 release: 
Mode, AGC, Audio Source, and Digital drop-down menus would not select new values. 
03-30-17 
Release 0.950f. Minor fix to avoid runtime error caused by older ini file format. Program caption date: 3-30-17 : 1208 
05-01-17 
Fix to 0.950f. Fixes error caused by selecting CW mode. Last modification to v0.950. Program caption date: 5-01-17 : 1453 
05-01-17 
Release 0.960. Activated VFO  B Mode for Split and Swap. Swap VFO A and Mode with VFO B and Mode. Save  VFOB Mode, SplitOn/SplitOff, Ext Knob Step Size at exit and restore at startup. Program caption date: 04-30-17 : 2134. 
09-04-17  
Release 0.961. Replaced MEM/VFO button with option buttons CHAN and VFO. Replaced Split button with option buttons TXA and TXB. Reduced delay time to start transmit in Split. Changed tuning rate of VFO A. Program caption date: 09-04-17 : 1100. Updated Help file. NOTE: Microsoft updates to Windows 10 may remove WinHelp which supports 32 bit help files. I had to re-run the script described above to re-install WinHelp. 
10-01-17 
Release 0.961 is being withdrawn. It was discovered that PTT command did not work correctly in Split mode when VFO A Mode is different from VFO B Mode. Also discovered that radio needs some time after changing frequency before start of transmit. New release 0.961a will partially fix the problem but Split Modes has been abandoned for now.  
11-21-17 
Release 0.962. Fixed problems that caused radio to crash in v0.961. Allows Split only when both frequencies are in USB, LSB, or AME. "Out of Band" limit now depends on the transmit VFO to allow transmitting so VFO A may be used to listen out of band. Note: If you want to transmit outside the Amateur Radio bands, you may add a file named "Permissions.txt" to the "RT1446 Files" folder.  Added "Test" button to initiate radio self-test. Label under Test button will show "FAULT" if Self-Test fails or if fault occurs during operation. Program caption date: 11-21-17 : 1600.  
8-8-18 
Release 0.962a. Fixed logic that  caused XMT, TUNE, PTT, and PTT En buttons to flicker. Noticed that if an RF350 Antenna Coupler is used during Split operation, the radio may enter a tune cycle each time PTT is clicked. To avoid this: 
Enter the transmit frequency in VFO A. 
Enter the receive frequency in VFO B.  
Select TX A. 
Click PTT. The Antenna Coupler should tune on the transmit frequency. 
Click Swap and select TX B. 
Click PTT. The Antenna Coupler should not tune. 
8-24-18 
Release 0.962b. Fixed freeze-up (Program not responding...) in Scan Bands. Allow changing scan limits while scanning. 
7-5-19 
Release 0.962c. Fixed problem with Sidetone. Radio turns off Sidetone on the first selection of AME mode after powering up. Program now restores initial Sidetone setting when changing from AME to other modes. Fixed problem with PTT Enable button to restore user's setting when exiting Out-of-band condition. Fixed interlocking between Swap, Tune On, Xmt On, and PTT buttons. 
Read release notes  
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Version 0.962 
 
Version 0.950 
    
 
Version 0.931 
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Upper Left Buttons: 
Meter - Click the option buttosn to change the meter input. 
RF Gain - Click the Up or Down arrows  to set RF Gain from 0% to 100%. 
BFO - Click the Up or Down arrows to set BFO offset.  Click ON to turn BFO ON or OFF.  
Upper Right Buttons: 
Frequency Dial - Click on any digit to increment or decrement frequency. Left Click increments and Right Click decrements. Increment or Decrement will continue while mouse button is held down. 
Mode - Click to change Mode.  The indication will advance from USB to LSB to AME to CW to USB, etc. 
Audio Source - Click to change the Local Audio Source. The indication will advance from MIC to AUDIO2 to PATCH to MIC, etc.  
AGC - Click to change AGC speed. The indication will advance from Slow to Medium to Fast to Off to Slow, etc. 
Lower Right Buttons: 
Freq - Click to begin entering a frequency at left-most dial digit. Click on buttons [0 - 9] for each digit. Click Enter button to finish. 
M->V - Click to fetch a radio memory channel. Channel is set in the adjacent Spin Box by clicking the up and down arrows. The frequency and mode will be sent to the radio. 
V->M - Click to store the Frequency Dial and Mode in the radio memory channel. 
M->C - Click to fetch a radio memory channel into the Chan (C) dial. Channel is set in the adjacent Spin Box by clicking the up and down arrows. 
C->M - Click to store the Chan (C) settings in the radio memory channel of the Spin Box. 
Lower Middle Buttons: 
Amp: 
PWR - Click to Turn the RF352 Amplifier ON or OFF. 
OPR - Click to Place the RF352 Amplifier in Operate or Standby. 
TUN - Click to Initiate the RF352 AutoTuning. 
External Knob
Step Size: Select Frequency step for increment/decrement when "i" or "d" is sent from keyboard or External Knob. 
Lower Left Buttons: 
SPKR - Click to toggle speaker Off or On. 
Sidetone On - Click to toggle transmit audio sidetone in speaker on or off. Label changes from On to Off. Sidetone will be set On for CW Mode. 
Audio - Click to toggle between the local and remote audio sources. Local audio is MIC, Audio2, and Patch. Remote audio comes in on J9. 
VOX [OFF, Voice, Data] - Click to select VOX operation. 
Clipping [On, Off] - Click to toggle Clipping on or off. 
PTT [On, Off] - Click to toggle enable of Local Push to Talk. PTT toggles Off in CW mode. 
TUNE ON - Click to set the RT-1446 to AME and begin transmitting a 25 Watt Carrier.  Button label will change to TUNE OFF. Click again to stop transmitting and return to previous Mode.  Useful to provide reduced power for tuning antennas. 
XMT ON - Click to begin transmitting in the selected mode. Button label will change to XMT OFF. Click again to stop transmitting. 
Digital - Click the dropdown button to choose a digital mode. Use the Audio Setup menu to choose the audio source channel for digital. OFF reverts to previous SSB audio channel. 
Right Buttons 
Band - Click a button to open a list of stored frequencies to select from. Each stored frequency includes a Mode and Name. Click on the option button to send it to the radio. Exiting the list leaves the frequency and mode set to the new frequency/mode. Frequency values are stored in text files named MxxxList.txt
Bottom Buttons 
Get Stats - Click to refresh all statuses of the radio and re-establish a link. 
View Data/Hide Data - Click to toggle display of data received from the RT-1446. 
 
Downloads 
Packages install Visual Basic support files and text files for settings, bands, and scanning. Scroll down for most recent package. Older versions will disappear in the future. 
 
 
 
 
April 24, 2015
Previous version with old Help
 
 
 
April 29, 2015
Newest version with new Help file. Installer places text files and Help file in Users\Public\RT1446 Files so that all users have access.
 
 
 
July 15, 2015
Changed Meter Function selection. Simplified RF Gain and BFO.  Added CAT emulation for Kenwood type. (Not because I favor Kenwood but because their CAT is the simplest) 
May 17, 2015: Fixed error that kept Cat Setup file from loading 
May 20, 2015: Fixed error that caused "Subscript out of range" error when loading CAT settings file. 
May 24, 2015: Added menu to choose Digital Mode: OFF, PSK, FSK, RTTY and choose audio channel for digital. Digital mode reporting implemented for CAT data to logger. Still somewhat Beta. 
5-29-15: Fixed to save current audio source when switching to digital mode and restore when returning to phone. 
7-23-15: Added choice to Digital setup to choose a VOX mode. This helps when using the PATCH input which doesn't have a PTT. 
9-29-15: Fixed error which caused program to freeze in endless loop. 
10-30-16: RT1446v0931b.exe.  Added external PTT. Revised Port Setup.
 
 
 
(Replaces the existing Exe and Help files without installing new drivers.) 
Download this to try new features. 
Latest revision is 0.931b:10-30-16
 
 
If you already have the required Visual Basic support files installed, use this download to install the latest Exe and Help.
 
 
 
11-29-16 v0950c 
1-22-17 v0950d 
3-29-17 v0950e 
3-30-17 v0950f 
5-01-17 v0950f 
 
Note: Previous revisions are not available. 
 
New version: 
External Push-to-Talk 
Memory Channel Operation 
Split frequency VFO 
12-6-16 v0950b. Added menu choice to disable or enable DSR External PTT. 
12-10-16 v0950c. Fixed Sync Timeout  recovery. Fixed problem when radio initiates transmit. 
12-17-16 v0950c. Fixed problems with PTT button causing endless transmit. 
1-22-17 v0950d. Fixed bugs. Added "i" and "d" input to increase/decrease VFO A. 
3-29-17 v0950e. Fixed bugs in Mode, AGC, Audio Source, and digital dropdown controls. Made External Knob control visible. Added save/restore of VFO B. 
3-30-17 v0950f. Fixes runtime error. 
5-1-17 v0950f. Fixes runtime error. 
 
 
 
(Replaces the existing Exe and Help files without installing new drivers.) 
Download this to try new features. 
Latest revision is 0.950f:5-01-17
5-01-17 v0950f
3-30-17 v0950f date: 5-010-17:1453
 
 
 
4-30-17 v0960
4-30-17 v0960 date: 04-30-17 : 2134 
Activated VFOB Mode for Swap and Split 
Save/Restore VFOB, VFOB Mode, Spliton, and Ext. Knob StepSize.
 
 
 
(Replaces the existing Exe and Help files without installing new drivers.) 
Download this to try new features. 
Latest revision is 0.960:4-30-17
 
4-30-17 : 2134
 
 
 
 
v0962c date: 7-4-19 : 2307 
Replaces v0962b; Fixes Sidetone problem.
 
 
 
(Replaces the existing Exe and Help files without installing new drivers.) 
Download this to try new features. 
Latest revision is 0.962c:7-4-19
 
v0962c date: 7-4-19 : 2307 
Replaces v0962b;  Fixes Sidetone problem.
 
 
 
 
RT1446Probe_V040 (8-18-11) 
This is a program to investigate the responses of the RT1446 to commands. It can be used to test for proper or undocumented responses. Download RT1446Probe_v040.zip . The program doesn't need to be installed if you have the required Visual Basic support files. Just extract the files to a folder. Visual Basic source files are included.