Icom R8600: Locking Of By Console

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BOB11
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Icom R8600: Locking Of By Console

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Hello,

Am back to using SDRConsole after many months.
Truly an incredible program. Thank you so much Simon for making it available.

Have forgotten a lot of what I, presumably, at one time knew,
So, if anyone could comment on the following would be appreciative.

Have an Icom R8600

Have the program running, but there are a few "happenings" that I am wondering about. Not really important, but would like to understand.

The white neon on the radio labeled Local is lit, and I presume that it signifies that SDRConsole has taken (complete ?) control of the radio.
Correct ?

In the Receiver Pane for Rx 1 I have it showing 2.000.000. AM

The Green Band in the Spectrum Display is centered exactly on 2.000 Great.

But, the small window in the Waterfall shows:
Freq. 2.052 MHz. (Span: +/- 108 KHz)
The radio display shows 2.052.000. USB

If I diddle with the frequency in the Receiver Pane, the radio display also changes.
e.g., Receiver Pane now on 2.500.00
Green Band Cursor in Spectrum Display perfect on 2.500.000
But radio is now on 2.592.000 as is the small Waterfall Window that shows 2.592.000 now

*So, the radio is apparently not totally locked; it does do some tracking, although the frequency it shows is apparently incorrect.

The radio also displays USB irrespective of what is set in the program.

What is happening, please ?
Just totally disregard whatever the Radio display shows, as well as that small Waterfall Window ?

Thanks,
Bob

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