Icom USB Driver Reinstall Windows 10 Troubleshooting HRD and WSJT-X
Note: In this article I am referring to a station that uses only a USB cable. This article does not include use of a CI-V cable for rig control.
HRD and Digital Master Troubleshooting
If you're having trouble connecting with HRD, most of the time it is either the com port and/or baud rate that is not set correctly. If the USB cable has been moved or a new driver installed, sometimes the com port number changes in Windows.
With Digital Master, most of time it comes down to a small problem like the Soundcard setting. The USB Audio CODEC is no longer listed as the Soundcard in Digital Master.
If your radio and software had been working fine, those are some items to check first. See thumbnails below (click for a larger image) and see the video below.
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- HRD Connect Window
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- Digital Master Radio Pane
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- Digital Master Soundcard Level
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- Digital Master Soundcard Properties
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- Digital Master PTT Properties
WSJT-X Troubleshooting
This one can be equally as tricky.
If the connection will not work when the Test CAT button is clicked in the WSJT-X> Settings>Radio tab, it can be a problem with the Serial Port and/or Baud Rate. Similarly if the Test PTT does not work it can be a problem with the PTT Method.
HamLib Error in WSJT-X: Try restarting your computer before installing the HamLib software. For me it is usually an issue with Serial Port or Baud Rate in WSJT-X. Other Hams have reported to me that installing the HamLib software (Ham Radio Control Libraries) fixes the problem.
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- WSJT-X Radio Settings
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- WSJT-X Soundcard Settings
Icom USB Driver Reinstall
As always, disconnect the USB cable between the computer and the radio before installing the driver.
This is pretty straight forward and not difficult to accomplish. First we want to uninstall whatever version of the software package we have installed and then reinstall the latest version. You'll find the links below to the USB driver download and the Installation Guide. This is the first item covered in the video below.
In this video: Icom USB driver reinstall 00:40 ,HRD Troubleshooting 06:30, WSJT-X Troubleshooting 12:25.
Other Troubleshooting Steps
You can shut down everything and move the usb cable to a different physical USB port on your computer. Then power things up. Check what com port the cable is on after doing so. You could also try using a different USB cable.
Lastly, RESTART occasionally 🙄
There are two USB ports on the rear of the Icom 7610. Use the USB2.0 not the blue USB3.0.
Thank you again for coming by and I appreciate all of the comments. If you have a question please comment below. I will do my best to answer it and your experience will undoubtedly help others as well.
Helpful Sources:
Icom USB Driver Installation Guide
Icom 7300 Easy Transmitter Settings For Digital Operation
Icom 7300 Receiver Settings For Digital Operation
Icom 7300/7610 Adjusting RF Power Digital Modes
I have been trying to download and install the HamLib Amateur Radio Control Libraries. The files down load and save on my Windows 10 drive but when I try to install the software I get error messages that it cannot open the files to write them. Very frustrating.
Hi William,
Nice to hear from you and I did install those libraries at one time. Verify that you have downloaded the correct file.
On this page there is a download button “Download the latest version”
It is a *.exe file
Rich, K0PIR
Hi Rich ;
Being a new owner/op of a 7610 have much appreciated your tips/tricks in getting the conductivity going…
with that said… I’m NOT! ha . some reasonable success with HRD… and not so much with WSJT-X…Many of the same HamLib error reads as others… very frustrating… 3rd day into configuring the 7610…
any clues are appreciated.
Hi Duff,
It’s nice to hear from you and thank you for commenting.
First try restarting the computer and just start WSJT-X.
In WSJT-X try to get the radio working with it. Use the Icom 7610 as the rig. Hamlib errors usually indicate an error configuring WSJT-X. Correct Rig, Serial port, baud rate and PTT are critical. Don’t open any other software that may be using the com port.
What happens when you click Test CAT? The specific error?
Rich, K0PIR
Hi Rich,
I have watched several of your videos on YouTube but I am having a problem with the USB driver that came with RS-BA1. When I click connect on the Radio Screen or turn on the radio while the computer is running I get a message The Last USB driver loaded failed or something like that. I am having issues with transmitting remotely and have yet to get it working correctly. I have uninstalled and followed the instructions to install the USB drivers correctly.
Another question is will I be able to use this USB driver to run WSJT-X or another digital program?
Thanks very much,
Ken
Hi Ken,
Nice to hear from you and thanks for commenting here.
See if you have any errors when looking in Device Manager.
I have not done that with WSJT-X, but I believe that it is possible. There is a Facebook group and a ham on there who is very knowledgeable of RS-BA1. It is the RS-BA1 group on Facebook. I am sure that group can help.
I hope to get to it soon enough and do a video, thank you again and best of luck and best 73!
Rich, K0PIR
Hello Rich,
My problem is with the IC-7600. When I plug the cable into the USB-B port – the back of the radio to any USB port on computer, the IC-7600 simply stops transmitting. I use Windows 10.
Jaime, PP5JD
Hi Jaime,
Thank you for coming in here and sorry to hear the trouble you’re having.
It stops transmitting? I wouldn’t plug the cable in while the radio is transmitting.
Do you mean it starts transmitting? Have a look at this page and the first item that I mentioned. It probably has to do with that.
73,
Rich, K0PIR
Wow, the last Windows 10 update (2004) did a number on many app settings. IC-7300 communications was now inop. The driver uninstall/reinstall did the trick. Thanks!
Thanks for commenting Mike and I’ve done that reinstall a few times too. 73!
Many thanks for running through the set up very useful.
Thank you so much for commenting. It’s always good to hear this website helps Hams. I just added a new post that may be helpful sometime. See Icom 7300 Com Port and USB Audio CODEC Fix
Best 73 and Good DX! – Rich, K0PIR
Hi Rich- I really enjoy your channel. I have finally ran into a quandary that I cannot figure out, and I have not found anyone who can point me in the right direction to solve the problem. I have an IC-7300 and am trying to work WinLink/VARAHF. However I cannot get the computer driver that I downloaded from Icom (SiliconLabs CP210x) to make the radio transmit/tune. Device Manager tells me that the “driver requires further installation”. In the events tab, I am given an Error 430 and 20003.
I have uninstalled and re-installed the driver 20+ times and 20+ different ways, and have looked at all the advice you gave here, but to no avail. How do I “further install” the driver? Do you have any other rabbit holes you can point me to? Thank you for your great content.
Best and 73.
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
Thank you so much for commenting here and it’s nice to hear from you Lance.
I have done that too. Did you see this post: Icom 7300 Com Port and USB Audio CODEC Fix
When it says “driver requires further installation” just ignore that. I believe mine says the same. I’m not on a Windows PC at the moment, but I remember that message.
Have a look at the latest post I have.
GL and thanks again,
Rich, K0PIR
Hi Rich- I really enjoy the content on your channel and blog. Always informative and easy to understand.
I have a driver problem that I am unable to fix though, even after following all of your tips and pointers in this article and video “Icom USB Driver Reinstall Windows Troubleshooting HRD WSJT X”..
I have downloaded the IC-7300 driver (Silicon Labs CP210x) for Windows 10 and I cannot get the driver to transmit to the radio.
I have un-installed and re-installed the driver software countless times, in various different ways, and have updated my Windows 10 to current standards.
I have also looked at all the tabs for the mic and the permissions, etc., but no matter what I try, I keep getting a message (in the Device Manager) that this driver “requires further installation (Event 430 and 20003)”.
Do you have any idea how I can further install this driver?
Thanks again for all the great videos on YouTube and great articles on your blog.
Best and 73,
Lance KI5HHK
Hi Lance,
If the COM port and Audio port are showing up in Device Manager and there isn’t a yellow warning sign next to them then everything is installed right. It must be a setting in the radio or software if you still can’t transmit.
were you just having trouble with Winlink? Can you get WSJT-X working?
GL,
Rich, K0PIR