[PCR-1000] Win XP and Icom Software

Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:38:55 -0500

Bill,

As I posted on the list, I have not gotten Radiocomm to work with my 
system, the latest version anyway....and it is Radiocom that they are 
bundling.

Harry

Bill Chen wrote:

> Harry,
> 
> If it is Radiocom but not Radiocomm that UK sites are bundling with
> pcr-1000, it is definitely a big deal to us.  Radiocom has many great
> and useful features.  It also has a software (sound card based) DSP
> function, which could possibly substitute or even outperform icom DSP
> module.  For the price of more than half of pcr-1000, I wouldn't buy it
> separately.  But it will certainly be great if we can get it together with
> pcr-1000!
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
> On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Harry Flaxman wrote:
> 
> 
>>Bill,
>>
>>The UK site specifically mentioned Radiocom, not Radiocomm.  If there is 
>>that much of a difference in price, there is reason to be upset.  I 
>>checked it out.
>>
>>Harry
>>
>>
>>Bill Chen wrote:
>>
>>
>>>As far as I know, there are two softwares available with similar names:
>>>
>>>Radiocomm, a free software to control icom receivers including pcr-1000,
>>>see http://www.arachnoid.com/radiocomm/
>>>
>>>Radiocom, a commercial software package for controlling radio (including
>>>pcr-1000) and decoding RTTY, SATFAX etc., which sells for $199 at US.  See
>>>http://www.computer-int.com/rc.htm
>>>
>>>cheers,
>>>
>>>Bill
>>>
>>>
>>>On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Harry Flaxman wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Paul,
>>>>
>>>>Well, I got a reply from Icom UK today saying that different divisions 
>>>>bundle different software with their packages, and the cost for Radiocom 
>>>>is 395.00 pounds UK.  It also said they are fairly sure that Icom 
>>>>America will soon bundle the same software with their radio package.
>>>>
>>>>Sounds like a put off to me.  Anyway, I'm going to send a postal letter 
>>>>to Icom America, return receipt requested, so they can't ignore my request.
>>>>
>>>>Harry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Paul Tabatschkow wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Please let us know how/where others may this get software if you do.
>>>>>Does these mean they will not consider unit out of warranty if this software corrupts EPROM?
>>>>>Regards,
>>>>>Paul T
>>>>>ve3nud/we3nud
>>>>>===========
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>---- Original message ----
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:39:38 -0500
>>>>>>From: Harry Flaxman <[email protected]>  
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [PCR-1000] Win XP and Icom Software  
>>>>>>To: [email protected]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Just a note....Icom UK is offering Radiocomm software with their
>>>>>>PCR-1000's which works with all OS's including XP and 2000 with their
>>>>>>PC-1000's.  I wrote them a threatening note to return my unit and filter
>>>>>>if they didn't supply this software to us, or to me as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Harry
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>A10382 wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>It's set, in ICOM's .ini file, by default to:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      TOOLBARSHOW=1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Change it to:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      TOOLBARSHOW=0
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>><<---  END OF MESSAGE --->>
>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>From: "Jeffrey P. Bakke" <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>To: <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 3:53 PM
>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [PCR-1000] Win XP and Icom Software
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>A while back someone posted the answer to the NT/2000/XP problems 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>with the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>original ICOM PCR-1000 software.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>What you need to do is install the software and then before running it,
>>>>>>>>there is a .INI file in the install directory, somewhere in that INI file
>>>>>>>>there is an entry something like (I don't have it in front of me)
>>>>>>>>"toolbar=1" or something.  This is the icon toolbar that shows up in the
>>>>>>>>software.  Set this to '0' and the toolbar will be removed, but it will
>>>>>>>>allow the software to work correctly under Windows NT/2000/XP.  I have it
>>>>>>>>running fine on my Windows XP laptop with the DSP unit installed and
>>>>>>>>working.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>-Jeff Bakke
>>>>>>>>KC2IHZ
>>>>>>>>[email protected]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>From: "Harry Flaxman" <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>To: "PCR-1000 Mail List" <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 9:14 PM
>>>>>>>>Subject: [PCR-1000] Win XP and Icom Software
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Has anyone out there been able to use the Icom software, with the
>>>>>>>>>PCR-1000, with a UT-106 installed under Win XP?  I have posted on
>>>>>>>>>several newsgroups only to find one other person who is having the same
>>>>>>>>>problem.  I can get Scancat Gold to work, but not the original Icom
>>>>>>>>>software.  Without the UT-106 installed, the software works fine, but
>>>>>>>>>with the filter in, it bombs out when it is trying to bring up the
>>>>>>>>>filter knobs display segment.....and it looks like it's bombing on a
>>>>>>>>>display DLL within the OS.  I have tried 95 and 98 compatibility modes,
>>>>>>>>>to no avail.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Thanks for any feedback!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Harry
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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