Xiegu G1M - FT8 and CAT control imcompatibility

So, having set up WSJT-X and made up cables for the Xiegu G1M I did manage to make a couple of contacts, well four to be exact I had difficulty keeping Transmit mode open and there was some weird VFO A-B switching and delays happening. I was starting to get pissed off.

I had been using the WSJT-X config set up Icom IC-7000 and IC-765 Pro as other people where doing the same, not very satisfactory and very frustrating. After much digging I managed to find out more info on the Xiegu forum at https://groups.io/g/XIEGU-G1M/message/461.

Seems that FLRIG was more suitable that the built in controller in WSJT-X, so I downloaded it from http://www.w1hkj.com/ and installed it prior to running WSJT-X.

After an hour or more of trying other peoples recommendations of Icoms and other rigs I started afresh. To control a Xiegu we need Xiegu thinking. Of course the G1M isn't listed in the devices yet, but the G90 is. Surely we could make that work as most manufacturers use a specific chip in many radios of their brand.

After another hour of trying stuff I came up with these settings - go to Config, Setup, Transceiver

Obviously your COM port will likely be different, try PTT on the main panel and make sure it works cleanly. Then try the two VFO and mode controls, all seems good.

I then changed the display to the wide version as it removed a lot of clutter. Go to Config, UI, Interface and select the Wide UI tab as shown on the right.

Full video at https://youtu.be/Hp9ZzJ1uaJ0

Leave the main FLRIG window open, now we need to open WSJT-X and select config, radio as shown.

Select FLRig FLRig, Polling - 3 seconds, PTT - CAT, Mode -USB and Split Operation - None as shown.

Test the CAT connection and all should be well.

After several hours of testing I found I stayed connected and TX reliably.

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