[ICOM] IC-R2 cloning

[Mike - KD9KC]

Gosh Dick - thanks.

See - I am good for more than just stirring the pot all the time.  <grin>

But how I DO love stirring that pot!  

It's hard to take stuff too seriously when you ain't leaping out of aircraft
of getting shot at anymore.  I just smile, and stir a little more.
<BIG-grin>.

You take care sir.

Mike - KD9KC.
M.A.R.I.E.
El Paso, Tx. 
www.w5dpd.org

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dick Flanagan
> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 4:11 AM
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: RE: [ICOM] IC-R2 cloning
> 
> Excellent idea.  I have an old 486/33 laptop for just this 
> purpose.  I can either boot it up under DOS6 or Win98 and I 
> have some old programming software that will only run in that 
> environment.
> 
> Good advice, Mike.
> 
> 73, Dick
> 
> At 08:03 PM 3/9/2007, Mike - KD9KC wrote:
>  >
>  >Common problem - and not with just ICOM.
>  >
>  >This won't help you much - except to give you an idea.
>  >
>  >I kept an old 486/33 laptop on Win-95 for just this kind of 
> problems.  I can  >use my desktop to manipulate the data, 
> then use the laptop to load it.
>  >Older laptops like this go for pennies now-a-days.  Don't 
> take up a lot of  >room either.
>  >
>  >Good luck.
>  >
>  >Mike - KD9KC.
>  >M.A.R.I.E.
>  >El Paso, Tx.
>  >www.w5dpd.org
>  >
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>  >> -----Original Message-----
>  >> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>  >> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
> k0sd at juno.com  >> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 2:58 AM  >> 
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net  >> Subject: [ICOM] IC-R2 cloning  
> >>  >> Hello all,
>  >>     I figured others have encountered my problem, I'd see
>  >> what was going on.  I have a IC-R2 that I'm wanting to  
> >> reprogram, but don't want to have
>  >> to enter everything manually into the radio.   I have 
> some freeware
>  >> cloning software writen by Vlaski, Vol 1.01 Rel 04.02.99.
>  >> It worked for
>  >> me flawlessly when I got it 8 years ago, but machines 
> were much slower
>  >> back then.   I can read the R2 alright, but at about 12 
> per cent on
>  >> upload, it goes into Cloning Error on the receiver.
>  >> Apparently there is
>  >> no flow control, because once that happens, I can turn 
> the  >> radio off, or about anything else, and the software 
> merrily  >> continues to upload nowhere.  I've tried 2 
> laptops, an older  >> 1 ghz processor, and a newer 2.3 g dual 
> core, and neither work.
>  >>    What is available that works well with the IC-R2 under
>  >> Windows XP?
>  >>
>  >> 73's de Stephen, K0SD in So FL
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