diff --git a/dummy/dummy.c b/dummy/dummy.c
index 4f8e2e332..4591c6d3f 100644
--- a/dummy/dummy.c
+++ b/dummy/dummy.c
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ static int dummy_mW2power(RIG *rig, float *power, unsigned int mwpower,
     .ext_levels = 1,    \
     }
 
-const struct rig_caps dummy_caps =
+struct rig_caps dummy_caps =
 {
     RIG_MODEL(RIG_MODEL_DUMMY),
     .model_name =     "Dummy",
diff --git a/dummy/dummy.h b/dummy/dummy.h
index 1afed1130..b3422845f 100644
--- a/dummy/dummy.h
+++ b/dummy/dummy.h
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 #define TOK_EL_MAGICCOMBO  TOKEN_BACKEND(5)
 
 
-extern const struct rig_caps dummy_caps;
-extern const struct rig_caps netrigctl_caps;
+extern struct rig_caps dummy_caps;
+extern struct rig_caps netrigctl_caps;
 extern const struct rig_caps flrig_caps;
 extern const struct rig_caps trxmanager_caps;
 
diff --git a/dummy/netrigctl.c b/dummy/netrigctl.c
index bb4604e9b..6a0f31587 100644
--- a/dummy/netrigctl.c
+++ b/dummy/netrigctl.c
@@ -503,6 +503,47 @@ static int netrigctl_open(RIG *rig)
         rs->vfo_list |= rs->tx_range_list[i].vfo;
     }
 
+    if (prot_ver == 0) { return RIG_OK; }
+
+    // otherwise we continue reading protocol 1 fields
+
+
+    do
+    {
+        char setting[32], value[256];
+        ret = read_string(&rig->state.rigport, buf, BUF_MAX, "\n", 1);
+        strtok(buf, "\r\n"); // chop the EOL
+
+        if (ret <= 0)
+        {
+            return (ret < 0) ? ret : -RIG_EPROTO;
+        }
+
+        if (strncmp(buf, "done", 4) == 0) { return RIG_OK; }
+
+        if (sscanf(buf, "%[^=]=%[^\t\n]", setting, value) == 2)
+        {
+            if (strcmp(setting, "vfo_ops") == 0)
+            {
+                rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: %s set to %s\n", __func__, setting, value);
+                rig->caps->vfo_ops = strtol(value, NULL, 0);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_ERR, "%s: unknown setting='%s'\n", __func__, buf);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_ERR,
+                      "%s: invalid dumpcaps line, expected 'setting=value', got '%s'\n", __func__,
+                      buf);
+        }
+
+
+    }
+    while (1);
+
     return RIG_OK;
 }
 
@@ -2105,7 +2146,7 @@ static int netrigctl_send_morse(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, const char *msg)
  * Netrigctl rig capabilities.
  */
 
-const struct rig_caps netrigctl_caps =
+struct rig_caps netrigctl_caps =
 {
     RIG_MODEL(RIG_MODEL_NETRIGCTL),
     .model_name =     "NET rigctl",
diff --git a/tests/rigctl_parse.c b/tests/rigctl_parse.c
index cc4715591..f3798eafa 100644
--- a/tests/rigctl_parse.c
+++ b/tests/rigctl_parse.c
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ int rigctl_parse(RIG *my_rig, FILE *fin, FILE *fout, char *argv[], int argc,
             return 0;
         }
 
-        rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_BUG, "%s: input_line: %s\n", __func__, input_line);
+        rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: input_line: %s\n", __func__, input_line);
 
         /* Split input_line on any number of spaces to get the command token
          * Tabs are intercepted by readline for completion and a newline
@@ -3888,7 +3888,7 @@ declare_proto_rig(dump_state)
     /*
      * - Protocol version
      */
-#define RIGCTLD_PROT_VER 0
+#define RIGCTLD_PROT_VER 1
     fprintf(fout, "%d\n", RIGCTLD_PROT_VER);
     fprintf(fout, "%d\n", rig->caps->rig_model);
     fprintf(fout, "%d\n", rs->itu_region);
@@ -3973,7 +3973,13 @@ declare_proto_rig(dump_state)
     fprintf(fout, "0x%"PRXll"\n", rs->has_get_parm);
     fprintf(fout, "0x%"PRXll"\n", rs->has_set_parm);
 
-#if 0
+    // protocol 1 fields are "setting=value"
+    // protocol 1 allows fields can be listed/processed in any order
+    // protocol 1 fields can be multi-line -- just write the thing to allow for it
+    fprintf(fout, "vfo_ops=0x%"PRXll"\n", (unsigned long)rig->caps->vfo_ops);
+    fprintf(fout, "done\n");
+
+#if 0 // why isn't this implemented?  Does anybody care?
     gran_t level_gran[RIG_SETTING_MAX];   /*!< level granularity */
     gran_t parm_gran[RIG_SETTING_MAX];  /*!< parm granularity */
 #endif