Avoid newcat BS command when VFO freq is not changing

rigs/yaesu/newcat.c

@@ -816,12 +816,24 @@ int newcat_set_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t freq)
 
     if (vfo == RIG_VFO_A || vfo == RIG_VFO_MAIN)
     {
+        if (rig->state.cache.freqMainA == 0)
+        {
+            freq_t freqtmp;
+            err = rig_get_freq(rig,RIG_VFO_CURR,&freqtmp);
+            if (err != RIG_OK) RETURNFUNC(err);
+        }
         changing = newcat_band_index(freq) != newcat_band_index(
                        rig->state.cache.freqMainA);
         rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: VFO_A freq changing=%d\n", __func__, changing);
     }
     else
     {
+        if (rig->state.cache.freqMainB == 0)
+        {
+            freq_t freqtmp;
+            err = rig_get_freq(rig,RIG_VFO_CURR,&freqtmp);
+            if (err != RIG_OK) RETURNFUNC(err);
+        }
         changing = newcat_band_index(freq) != newcat_band_index(
                        rig->state.cache.freqMainB);
         rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: VFO_B freq changing=%d\n", __func__, changing);
@@ -861,6 +873,7 @@ int newcat_set_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t freq)
             // Also need to do this for the other VFO on some Yaesu rigs
             // is redundant for rigs where band stack includes both vfos
             vfo_t vfotmp;
+            freq_t freqtmp;
             err = rig_get_vfo(rig, &vfotmp);
 
             if (err != RIG_OK) { return err; }
@@ -874,9 +887,16 @@ int newcat_set_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t freq)
                 err = rig_set_vfo(rig, vfotmp == RIG_VFO_A ? RIG_VFO_B : RIG_VFO_A);
             }
 
+            if (err != RIG_OK) { return err; }
+
+            rig_get_freq(rig, RIG_VFO_CURR, &freqtmp);
 
             if (err != RIG_OK) { return err; }
 
+            // we'll ignore UHF/VHF frequencies -- need to see the behavior
+            if (newcat_band_index(freqtmp) != newcat_band_index(freq) && freq < 100e6)
+            {
+
                 snprintf(priv->cmd_str, sizeof(priv->cmd_str), "BS%02d%c",
                          newcat_band_index(freq), cat_term);
 
@@ -886,6 +906,7 @@ int newcat_set_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t freq)
                               __func__,
                               rigerror(err));
                 }
+            }
 
             // switch back to the starting vfo
             if (rig->state.vfo_list & RIG_VFO_MAIN)
@@ -9289,6 +9310,7 @@ int newcat_get_cmd(RIG *rig)
     int is_read_cmd = 0;
 
     ENTERFUNC;
+
     // try to cache rapid repeats of the IF command
     // this is for WSJT-X/JTDX sequence of v/f/m/t
     // should allow rapid repeat of any call using the IF; cmd

rigs/yaesu/newcat.h

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 typedef char ncboolean;
 
 /* shared function version */
-#define NEWCAT_VER "20210116"
+#define NEWCAT_VER "20210117"
 
 /* Hopefully large enough for future use, 128 chars plus '\0' */
 #define NEWCAT_DATA_LEN                 129