diff --git a/rigs/icom/ic7300.c b/rigs/icom/ic7300.c
index 07702f14b..4d03aa3af 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/ic7300.c
+++ b/rigs/icom/ic7300.c
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ const struct rig_caps ic905_caps =
         { MHz(2300), MHz(2309.999999), IC705_ALL_TX_MODES, W(0.1), W(2), IC7300_VFOS, RIG_ANT_1, "EUR" },
         { MHz(2390), MHz(2450), IC705_ALL_TX_MODES, W(0.1), W(2), IC7300_VFOS, RIG_ANT_1, "EUR" },
         { MHz(5650), MHz(5925), IC705_ALL_TX_MODES, W(0.1), W(2), IC7300_VFOS, RIG_ANT_1, "EUR" },
-        { MHz(10000), MHz(10500), IC705_ALL_TX_MODES, W(0.1), W(2), IC7300_VFOS, RIG_ANT_1, "USA" },
+        { MHz(10000), MHz(10500), IC705_ALL_TX_MODES, W(0.1), W(2), IC7300_VFOS, RIG_ANT_1, "EUR" },
         RIG_FRNG_END,
     },
 
@@ -2093,11 +2093,30 @@ int ic9700_set_vfo(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo)
     unsigned char ackbuf[MAXFRAMELEN];
     int ack_len = sizeof(ackbuf), retval;
 
-    if (vfo == RIG_VFO_A || vfo == RIG_VFO_MAIN)
+    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s: vfo=%s\n", __func__, rig_strvfo(vfo));
+    if (vfo == RIG_VFO_A)
+    {
+        retval = icom_transaction(rig, 0x07, 0x00, NULL, 0, ackbuf, &ack_len);
+    }
+    else if (vfo == RIG_VFO_B)
+    {
+        retval = icom_transaction(rig, 0x07, 0x01, NULL, 0, ackbuf, &ack_len);
+    }
+    else if (vfo == RIG_VFO_MAIN || vfo == RIG_VFO_MAIN_A || vfo == RIG_VFO_MAIN_B)
     {
         retval = icom_transaction(rig, 0x07, 0xd0, NULL, 0, ackbuf, &ack_len);
+        if (retval != RIG_OK)
+        {
+            rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_ERR, "%s: %s\n", __func__, rigerror(retval));
+            return -retval;
+        }
+        if (vfo == RIG_VFO_MAIN_A || vfo == RIG_VFO_MAIN_B)
+        {
+            int subcmd =  vfo == RIG_VFO_MAIN_A ? 0x00: 0x01;
+            retval = icom_transaction(rig, 0x07, subcmd, NULL, 0, ackbuf, &ack_len);
+        }
     }
-    else
+    else if (vfo == RIG_VFO_SUB || vfo == RIG_VFO_SUB_A || vfo == RIG_VFO_SUB_B)
     {
         if (rig->state.cache.satmode)
         {
@@ -2105,7 +2124,19 @@ int ic9700_set_vfo(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo)
             // we return RIG_OK anyways as this should just be a bad request
             return RIG_OK;
         }
+        // first switch to sub
         retval = icom_transaction(rig, 0x07, 0xd1, NULL, 0, ackbuf, &ack_len);
+        if (retval != RIG_OK)
+        {
+            rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_ERR, "%s: %s\n", __func__, rigerror(retval));
+            return -retval;
+        }
+        if (vfo == RIG_VFO_SUB_A || vfo == RIG_VFO_SUB_B)
+        {
+            HAMLIB_TRACE;
+            int subcmd =  vfo == RIG_VFO_SUB_A ? 0x00: 0x01;
+            retval = icom_transaction(rig, 0x07, subcmd, NULL, 0, ackbuf, &ack_len);
+        }
     }
 
     if (retval != RIG_OK)
diff --git a/rigs/icom/icom.c b/rigs/icom/icom.c
index 96b487255..1f863dc98 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/icom.c
+++ b/rigs/icom/icom.c
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ int icom_set_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t freq)
             HAMLIB_TRACE;
             subcmd = 0x01;  // get unselected VFO
         }
-        if (RIG_IS_IC7600)
+        if (RIG_IS_IC7600 || RIG_IS_IC9700)
         { // the 7600/7610 do it different 0=Main, 1=Sub -- maybe other Icoms will start doing this too
             subcmd = 0;
             if (vfo & RIG_VFO_B || vfo & RIG_VFO_SUB) subcmd = 1;
@@ -1677,6 +1677,11 @@ int icom_get_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t *freq)
                 rig->caps->targetable_vfo = rig->state.targetable_vfo |= RIG_TARGETABLE_FREQ | RIG_TARGETABLE_MODE;
             }
         }
+        if (RIG_IS_IC9700)
+        {
+            subcmd2 = 0;
+            if (vfo & RIG_VFO_B || vfo & RIG_VFO_SUB) subcmd2 = 1;
+        }
 
         retval = icom_transaction(rig, cmd2, subcmd2, NULL, 0, freqbuf, &freq_len);
 
diff --git a/rigs/icom/icom.h b/rigs/icom/icom.h
index 57d25c19f..4652c32ad 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/icom.h
+++ b/rigs/icom/icom.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #endif
 
-#define BACKEND_VER "20230716"
+#define BACKEND_VER "20230718"
 
 #define ICOM_IS_ID31 rig_is_model(rig, RIG_MODEL_ID31)
 #define ICOM_IS_ID51 rig_is_model(rig, RIG_MODEL_ID51)
diff --git a/src/misc.c b/src/misc.c
index 5180143c3..827c6b06c 100644
--- a/src/misc.c
+++ b/src/misc.c
@@ -1940,7 +1940,8 @@ vfo_t HAMLIB_API vfo_fixup(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, split_t split)
               __func__, funcname, linenum,
               rig_strvfo(vfo), rig_strvfo(rig->state.current_vfo), split);
 
-    if (rig->caps->rig_model == RIG_MODEL_ID5100)
+    if (rig->caps->rig_model == RIG_MODEL_ID5100
+        || rig->caps->rig_model == RIG_MODEL_IC9700)
     {
         return vfo; // no change to requested vfo
     }