diff --git a/rigs/yaesu/ft817.c b/rigs/yaesu/ft817.c
index 7e3619ac8..6fc58d71d 100644
--- a/rigs/yaesu/ft817.c
+++ b/rigs/yaesu/ft817.c
@@ -1396,8 +1396,6 @@ static int ft817_set_vfo(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo)
     return ft817_send_cmd(rig, FT817_NATIVE_CAT_SET_VFOAB);
 }
 
-
-
 static int ft817_set_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t freq)
 {
     unsigned char data[YAESU_CMD_LENGTH - 1];
diff --git a/rigs/yaesu/ft817.h b/rigs/yaesu/ft817.h
index 0e23be2e2..475d74c01 100644
--- a/rigs/yaesu/ft817.h
+++ b/rigs/yaesu/ft817.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
  */
 #define FT817_CACHE_TIMEOUT     50
 
-
 int ft817_set_powerstat(RIG *rig, powerstat_t status);
 int ft817_read_ack(RIG *rig);
 
diff --git a/tests/simple.c b/tests/simple.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..165f4ec5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/simple.c
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Example of rig_get_rig_info
+// gcc -o simple simple.s -lhamlib
+
+#include <hamlib/rig.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    rig_model_t model = 1;
+    RIG *rig;
+
+    rig_set_debug_level(RIG_DEBUG_WARN);
+    rig = rig_init(model);
+
+    if (rig == NULL)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "rig_init failed\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    int retcode = rig_open(rig);
+
+    if (retcode != RIG_OK)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "rig_open failed: %s\n", rigerror(retcode));
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    char riginfo[1024];
+    retcode = rig_get_rig_info(rig, riginfo, sizeof(riginfo));
+
+    if (retcode != RIG_OK)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "rig_get_rig_info failed: %s\n", rigerror(retcode));
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    char vfo[16];
+    char mode[16];
+    double freq;
+    sscanf(riginfo, "VFO=%s Freq=%lf Mode=%s", vfo, &freq, mode);
+    printf("VFO=%s Freq=%.0f Mode=%s\n", vfo, freq, mode);
+    printf("=========================\nEntire response:\n%s", riginfo);
+    rig_close(rig);
+    return 0;
+}