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CI-V
Radio control protocol - this page is a stub

CI-V, sometimes denoted CI-5, is a communication interface specification, or protocol, for the control of transceivers and receivers, developed in 1991 and maintained by Icom Inc. in Osaka (Japan). It is implemented in the majority of radios offered by the company. It is Icom's fifth communication interface product, hence the name CI-V. CI-V is also used by other (peripheral) manufacturers. This page acts as a placeholder for information related to the CI-V protocol.

CI-V compatible devices on this website
Icom IC-R10 handheld HF/VHF/UHF scanner
Optoelectronics Scout 40 automatic frequency counter 10 MHz - 1.4 GHz
Sensitive near-field test receiver 30 MHz - 2 GHz
Existing Icom interfaces
  • CT-17
    This interface allows up to four CI-V compatible radios to be controlled by a Personal Computer (PC). The radios are all connected in parallel to a 2-wire interface. TXD and RXD lines are interconnected at the radio side (not at the PC side).

  • UX-14
    This interface allows an Icom radio with the older CI-IV control protocol, to be operated by a CI-V compatible system.
Data format
1200 baud 8N1.
1 start bit, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, no handshake.


Addressing
When multiple radios of the same type are connected in parallel, each radio must have a unique address in the range 01h to 7Fh, but in practice the range may be limited by the radio. So far, Icom has only used even addresses. This leaves odd addresses to be assigned by the user. Below is a non-exhaustive overview of the known device addresses, assembled from various sources, including [B] and [2], complemented by our own observations.

Icom transceivers
ModelAddressDescriptionCI-IVCI-V 
IC-7862hHF transceiver   
IC-27120h144 MHz transceiver    
IC-27510h144 MHz transceiver   
IC-37512h220 MHz transceiver   
IC-47122h430 MHz transceiver    
IC-47514h430 MHz transceiver   
IC-57516h28/50 MHz transceiver   
IC-72528hHF transceiver   
IC-70368hHF QRP transceiver   
IC-705A4hHF/VHF/UHF QRP transceiver   
IC-70648hHF/VHF transceiver   
IC-706MkII4EhHF/VHF transceiver   
IC-706MkIIG58hHF/VHF/UHF transceiver   
IC-7073EhHF transceiver   
IC-7185EhHF transceiver   
IC-72528hHF transceiver   
IC-72630hHF transceiver   
IC-72838hHF transceiver   
IC-7293AhHF transceiver   
IC-73504hHF transceiver   
IC-73640hHF/6m transceiver   
IC-7373ChHF transceiver   
IC-73844hHF transceiver   
IC-74656hHF/VHF transceiver   
IC-746Pro66hHF/VHF transceiver = IC-7400
IC-7511ChHF transceiver    
IC-7511ChHF transceiver    
IC-75650hHF/6m transceiver   
IC-756Pro5ChHF/6m transceiver   
IC-756ProII64hHF/6m transceiver   
IC-756ProIII6EhHF/6m transceiver   
IC-7611EhHF transceiver   
IC-7652ChHF transceiver   
IC-77546hHF transceiver   
IC-78126hHF transceiver   
IC-82042hVHF/UHF transceiver   
IC-8214ChVHF/UHF transceiver   
IC-905AChVHF/UHF/SHF transceiver   
IC-91060hVHF/UHF transceiver   
IC-9702EhVHF/UHF transceiver   
IC-127124h1200 MHz SHF transceiver    
IC-127518h1200 MHz SHF transceiver   
IC-273090hVHF/UHF transceiver   
IC-700070hHF/VHF/UHF transceiver   
IC-710088hHF/VHF transceiver   
IC-720088hHF transceiver   
IC-730094hHF transceiver (SDR)   
IC-740066hHF/VHF transceiver = IC-746Pro
IC-741080hHF transceiver   
IC-76007AhHF transceiver   
IC-761098hHF transceiver (SDR)   
IC-770074hHF transceiver   
IC-78006AhHF transceiver   
IC-78508EhHF transceiver   
IC-78518EhHF transceiver   
IC-91007ChVHF/UHF trx Sat D-Star   
IC-9700A2hVHF/UHF trx SDR Sat D-Star   
ID-101hJARL 23cm digital voice/data   
ID-3184hUHF FM D-Star handheld   
ID-50AEhVHF/UHF FM D-Star handheld   
ID-5186hVHF/UHF FM D-Star handheld   
ID-52A6hVHF/UHF FM D-Star handheld   
ID-52PlusB4hVHF/UHF FM D-Star handheld   
ID-31PlusA0hUHF FM D-Star handheld   
ID-41009AhVHF/UHF FM D-Star mobile   
ID-51008ChVHF/UHF FM D-Star mobile   
 
Icom receivers
IC-R1052hHandheld VHF/UHF scanner   
IC-R15B0hHandheld VHF/UHF scanner   
IC-R206ChHandheld VHF/UHF scanner   
IC-R309ChHandheld VHF/UHF scanner   
IC-R711AhAllband receiver    
IC-R7232hAllband receiver   
IC-R755AhAllband receiver   
IC-R700008hAllband receiver   
IC-R710034hAllband receiver   
IC-R85004AhAllband receiver   
IC-R860096hAllband receiver   
IC-R90002AhAllband receiver   
IC-R950072hAllband receiver   
IC-RX778hHandheld scanner   
 
Icom peripherals
IC-PW154hHF Amplifier   
IC-PW2AAhHF Amplifier   
 
Third party devices
FC-300258hFrequency counter Aceco
Mini Scout 94h Logging frequency counter   Optoelectronics
OptoScan 45680hScanner Optoelectronics
OptoScan 53580hScanner Optoelectronics
Scout 94h Logging frequency counter   Optoelectronics
Xplorer B0h Near-field receiver   Optoelectronics
 
Reserved addresses
-00hBroadcast address Send to all
-E0hController   
-FAh - FFhProtocol control functions Do not use
Documentation
  1. CI-V Communications Interface-V, Reference Manual 3.2
    Icom Inc., 24 Janury 1991 — 11 March 1993.

  2. CI-V Communications Interface-V, Reference Manual 3.2
    Icom America, Inc., 2002. Version 3.2.
References
  1. CI-V Communications Interface-V, Reference Manual 3.2
    Icom America, Inc., 2002. Version 3.2.

  2. Ekkehard Plicht, CI-V Adressing
    DF4OR, 2024. Visited 10 August 2025.
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