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Radios Nexus works with

Hamlib is built into every download, so Nexus controls most CAT radios from Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood, Elecraft, Xiegu and others with nothing else to install. Some radios get more: the radio's own scope on screen over CI-V (early access), the Icom network connection (Beta) and Nexus's own FlexRadio client (Beta).

Radios by maker

These are the radios in the catalog of Nexus 1.20.0, the list Settings ▸ Radio picks from. The number beside each model is its Hamlib model number, and the badges are explained under How each radio connects.

Alinco

Model Hamlib model Connects through
DX-77 17001
  • Hamlib
DX-SR8 17002
  • Hamlib

Elecraft

Model Hamlib model Connects through
K2 2021
  • Hamlib
K3 2029
  • Hamlib
K3S 2043
  • Hamlib
K4 2047
  • Hamlib
KX2 2044
  • Hamlib
KX3 2045
  • Hamlib

FlexRadio

Model Hamlib model Connects through
FLEX-6xxx / 8xxx (SmartSDR CAT) 2036
  • Hamlib
  • Flex client (Beta)

Icom

Model Hamlib model Connects through
IC-703 3055
  • Hamlib
IC-705 3085
  • Hamlib
  • CI-V scope (early access)
  • Icom network (Beta)
IC-706 3009
  • Hamlib
IC-706MKII 3010
  • Hamlib
IC-706MKIIG 3011
  • Hamlib
IC-718 3013
  • Hamlib
IC-725 3014
  • Hamlib
IC-726 3015
  • Hamlib
IC-728 3016
  • Hamlib
IC-729 3017
  • Hamlib
IC-735 3019
  • Hamlib
IC-746 3023
  • Hamlib
IC-746PRO 3046
  • Hamlib
IC-756 3026
  • Hamlib
IC-756PRO 3027
  • Hamlib
IC-756PROII 3047
  • Hamlib
IC-756PROIII 3057
  • Hamlib
IC-905 3090
  • Hamlib
  • CI-V scope (early access)
  • Icom network (Beta)
IC-910 3044
  • Hamlib
IC-7000 3060
  • Hamlib
IC-7100 3070
  • Hamlib
IC-7200 3061
  • Hamlib
IC-7300 3073
  • Hamlib
  • CI-V scope (early access)
IC-7300MKII 3094
  • Hamlib
  • Icom network (Beta)
IC-7410 3067
  • Hamlib
IC-7600 3063
  • Hamlib
IC-7610 3078
  • Hamlib
  • CI-V scope (early access)
  • Icom network (Beta)
IC-7700 3062
  • Hamlib
IC-7760 3092
  • Hamlib
  • Icom network (Beta)
IC-7800 3056
  • Hamlib
IC-9100 3068
  • Hamlib
IC-9700 3081
  • Hamlib
  • CI-V scope (early access)
  • Icom network (Beta)

Kenwood

Model Hamlib model Connects through
TM-D710 2034
  • Hamlib
TM-V71 2035
  • Hamlib
TS-50S 2001
  • Hamlib
TS-140S 2025
  • Hamlib
TS-440S 2002
  • Hamlib
TS-450S 2003
  • Hamlib
TS-480 (SAT/HX) 2028
  • Hamlib
TS-570D 2004
  • Hamlib
TS-570S 2016
  • Hamlib
TS-590S 2031
  • Hamlib
TS-590SG 2037
  • Hamlib
TS-690S 2005
  • Hamlib
TS-790 2007
  • Hamlib
TS-850 2009
  • Hamlib
TS-870S 2010
  • Hamlib
TS-890S 2041
  • Hamlib
TS-940S 2011
  • Hamlib
TS-950SDX 2013
  • Hamlib
TS-990S 2039
  • Hamlib
TS-2000 2014
  • Hamlib

QRP Labs

Model Hamlib model Connects through
QCX / QDX 2052
  • Hamlib
QMX 2057
  • Hamlib

Ten-Tec

Model Hamlib model Connects through
Eagle (599) 16013
  • Hamlib
Omni VII (588) 16011
  • Hamlib
Orion (565) 16008
  • Hamlib
TT-516 Argonaut V 16007
  • Hamlib
TT-538 Jupiter 16002
  • Hamlib
TT-550 Pegasus 16001
  • Hamlib
TT-585 Paragon 16009
  • Hamlib

Xiegu

Model Hamlib model Connects through
G90 3088
  • Hamlib
X108G 3076
  • Hamlib
X5105 3089
  • Hamlib
X6100 3087
  • Hamlib
X6200 3091
  • Hamlib

Yaesu

Model Hamlib model Connects through
FT-100 / FT-100D 1021
  • Hamlib
FT-450 1027
  • Hamlib
FT-450D 1046
  • Hamlib
FT-710 1049
  • Hamlib
FT-736R 1010
  • Hamlib
FT-817 / FT-817ND 1020
  • Hamlib
FT-818 / FT-818ND 1041
  • Hamlib
FT-847 1001
  • Hamlib
FT-857 / FT-857D 1022
  • Hamlib
FT-890 1015
  • Hamlib
FT-891 1036
  • Hamlib
FT-897 1023
  • Hamlib
FT-897D 1043
  • Hamlib
FT-920 1014
  • Hamlib
FT-950 1028
  • Hamlib
FT-990 1016
  • Hamlib
FT-991 / FT-991A 1035
  • Hamlib
FT-1000 1002
  • Hamlib
FT-1000D 1003
  • Hamlib
FT-1000MP 1024
  • Hamlib
FT-1000MP Mark-V 1004
  • Hamlib
FT-2000 1029
  • Hamlib
FTDX10 1042
  • Hamlib
FTDX101D 1040
  • Hamlib
FTDX101MP 1044
  • Hamlib
FTDX1200 1034
  • Hamlib
FTDX3000 1037
  • Hamlib
FTDX5000 1032
  • Hamlib
FTDX9000 1030
  • Hamlib
FTX-1 1051
  • Hamlib

Other makers

Model Hamlib model Connects through
(tr)uSDX 2055
  • Hamlib
BG2FX FX-4 (C/CR/L) 2053
  • Hamlib
Lab599 Discovery TX-500 2050
  • Hamlib
Malachite DSP SDR 2049
  • Hamlib

Software and remote rigs

Here a program serves the radio's CAT, and Nexus connects to the program over the network or a virtual COM port. FLRig and NET rigctl hand Nexus a radio that another program already controls, and an SDR such as a Hermes Lite 2 or an ANAN is listed under the program you run it with.

Program Hamlib model Connects through
FLRig (flrig) 4
  • Hamlib
NET rigctl (remote rigctld) 2
  • Hamlib
piHPSDR / OpenHPSDR (Hermes Lite 2 / ANAN) 2040
  • Hamlib
PowerSDR / mRX PS (Apache ANAN / legacy FLEX) 2048
  • Hamlib
SDR Console (SDR-Radio.com) 2056
  • Hamlib
SDRuno (SDRplay) 2051
  • Hamlib
Thetis (Hermes Lite 2 / ANAN / HPSDR) 2054
  • Hamlib
TRX-Manager (rig control) 5
  • Hamlib

How each radio connects

Each radio carries a badge for every way Nexus connects to it.

Hamlib
Nexus controls the radio through Hamlib, which is built in, over the radio's USB or serial cable, or over the network from the program that serves its CAT.
CI-V scope (early access)
Nexus's own CI-V connection over USB, in place of Hamlib, with the radio's spectrum scope on screen. In Settings ▸ Radio it is the Native Icom CI-V switch, marked early access.
Icom network (Beta)
Over the radio's own LAN or Wi-Fi connection, with no program in between. Receive and control only.
Flex client (Beta)
Nexus's own FlexRadio client connects to the radio as a SmartSDR client and runs CAT and PTT on a slice of its own. Without it, a Flex connects through the SmartSDR CAT app and DAX on your PC.

Not on the list?

Any radio Hamlib supports works with Nexus, listed here or not. In Settings ▸ Radio, Rig Model shows the common radios first: tick Show all models for the rest, or type your radio's Hamlib model number.

Hamlib's list of supported radios gives every model with its number. The manual's Rig & CAT settings cover the rest of radio setup: the connection, the port, the baud rate and how the radio is keyed.