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HamRadioList Universal Rig Control

Connect your radio once. Log smarter everywhere.

Use one saved connection across Add QSO, Competition Mode and Live Studio. HamRadioList can automatically read frequency, band and mode from many CAT-compatible radios.

Open Rig Settings
Important: Direct USB control requires desktop Chrome or Edge over HTTPS. Close CuteCom, Flrig, WSJT-X and other programs that may already be using the same serial port.

Quick setup

1

Connect the radio

Use the radio manufacturer’s USB data cable. Turn the radio on before opening HamRadioList.

2

Choose your radio

Open Profile Settings → Rig Control, enable rig-assisted logging and choose the exact manufacturer and model.

3

Choose Auto-detect

Select “Auto-detect when connecting” when you do not know the CAT/CI-V baud rate.

4

Save settings

Choose Manual or Rig Control as your default logging method, then save the profile.

5

Connect from Add QSO

Open Add QSO, switch to Rig Control and click Connect Radio. Select the radio’s CAT serial port.

6

Verify live tracking

Turn the tuning dial. Frequency, band and mode should update. The verified port and baud rate are saved in that browser.

Supported CAT families

Yaesu CATIcom CI-VKenwood CATElecraft-compatible

Model choices include common Yaesu, Icom, Kenwood, Elecraft, Xiegu, Ten-Tec, Alinco and Lab599 radios. Generic protocol choices are available for compatible models not yet listed.

Feature availability varies: Frequency and mode are broadly supported. S-meter, PTT, SWR, power and advanced controls depend on the radio’s CAT command set and firmware.

Troubleshooting

Confirm the exact radio model and baud rate. Try Auto-detect, then reconnect. Radios with two virtual serial ports may require selecting the other entry.

Close CuteCom, Flrig, WSJT-X, rigctl and any other browser tab that physically owns the port. HamRadioList tabs share one owner connection automatically.

Those messages are normal. Chrome intentionally hides Bluetooth audio services from the Web Serial chooser; they are not CAT-radio errors.

Try Generic Yaesu CAT, Generic Icom CI-V or Generic Kenwood/Elecraft CAT only when the radio uses that command family. Network-only SDR radios require a station bridge.

Most mobile browsers do not expose Web Serial. Use a desktop station computer; remote/mobile bridge support is a separate future connection method.