IC-9700 remote control software for Mac, Linux, and Windows.

What you get on the IC-9700

The IC-9700 is the dominant VHF/UHF + 23 cm Icom transceiver, with a dedicated ic9700 rig profile in rigplane-core and a built-in Ethernet port for LAN control. The profile is complete and the radio shares the same Icom CI-V protocol as the IC-7610 / IC-7300 backends, so the standard control surface is available out of the box.

• Tri-band, dual receiver. 2 m, 70 cm, and 23 cm in a single radio with independent MAIN/SUB receivers. The same RigPlane UI that drives a dual-receiver IC-7610 drives the IC-9700's MAIN/SUB pair — use select_receiver("MAIN") / select_receiver("SUB") for cross-band operation.
• Satellite-mode-friendly. Independent MAIN/SUB control over CI-V is the foundation for full-duplex satellite work — uplink on one receiver, downlink on the other. RigPlane exposes both as first-class radios in the API; satellite tracking software that drives rigctld can split frequencies across MAIN and SUB.
• LAN built-in. Unlike the IC-7300, the IC-9700 has an Ethernet port and speaks the standard Icom LAN control / audio protocol. Operate it from anywhere on the local network with no extra hardware.
• USB CAT as an alternative. When you'd rather run a tethered link, the same RigPlane build talks CI-V over USB to the IC-9700 with the documented setup.
• Panadapter and waterfall. Expected on both LAN and USB transports via the standard Icom scope path used on the IC-7610 / IC-7300 backends.
• RX and TX audio. SSB, CW, FM, and digital-mode audio routed through the LAN audio stream or USB audio CODEC. WSJT-X for digital VHF/UHF modes (FT8, MSK144) and packet-mode tools see a normal soundcard interface.
• CW keyer. Native CW console with sending and a decoder pane.
• CAT and PTT passthrough. RigPlane speaks the rigctld wire protocol on localhost:4532, so satellite trackers and loggers stay unchanged.
• macOS, Linux, and Windows. The open-core Python package runs anywhere Python does. The native Pro desktop app ships on macOS today, with Linux and Windows builds in the pipeline.

IC-9700 support level, stated honestly: the ic9700 rig profile is complete in rigplane-core, the CI-V command surface matches the IC-7610 / IC-7300 backends, and a setup guide exists on the docs site. First-party maintainer hardware validation against an IC-9700 in our lab is not yet complete — field reports from IC-9700 operators are welcome via the GitHub repo, and the open-core stack is free to install and try today.

Setup in 5 minutes

High-level path for a fresh install against a known-good IC-9700:

1. Choose your transport. LAN: plug the radio's Ethernet port into the operator network. USB: a single USB cable to the operator machine.
2. Install RigPlane Pro from Downloads, or pip install rigplane for the open core.
3. Pick the IC-9700 from the radio list. RigPlane uses the CI-V address (0xA2) from the rig profile.
4. For LAN: enter host, username, and password from the radio's Network settings. For USB: confirm the CI-V USB Port is set to Link to [CI-V].
5. Confirm panadapter, MAIN/SUB selection, RX audio, and PTT in the in-app diagnostics panel, then point WSJT-X or your satellite tracker at Hamlib NET rigctl on localhost:4532.

For the full radio-side configuration — USB driver, baud rate, LAN credentials, audio routing — follow the IC-9700 USB and LAN setup guide on the docs site.

Why operators choose RigPlane for the IC-9700

• Truly cross-platform. Most IC-9700 control software is Windows-only. RigPlane is native on macOS, native on Linux, and native on the open-core Python stack everywhere — important for VHF/UHF and satellite operators who keep contest logs and tracking on the same laptop.
• Direct to the radio. No third-party daemon, no hamlib bridge, no vendor app proxying control. The same Icom CI-V engine that powers the IC-7610 backend drives the IC-9700 over LAN or USB.
• Audio that works out of the box. RigPlane Pro ships with the audio bridge configured on macOS. No JACK rituals, no virtual-cable hunt for FT8 / MSK144 on VHF.
• Honest licensing. The open core is MIT-licensed and free on PyPI. RigPlane Pro is a one-time desktop purchase at the launch price, with one year of updates included — see Pricing.

If you're comparing IC-9700 options today: wfview is the strongest open alternative and Icom-only; Icom RS-BA1 is Windows-only and bound to its own UI; RemoteTx is a hosted service with a different operating model. RigPlane sits in the cross-platform, direct-control, packaged-app slot — the same engine for the IC-9700 today, with Icom IC-7610, IC-7300, IC-705, Yaesu, Xiegu, and Lab599 backends in the same runtime.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-19. Icom and IC-9700 are trademarks of Icom Inc. RigPlane is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Icom Inc.