[PCR-1000] Looking to Buy a IC-PCR1000

Wed, 07 Aug 2002 15:02:07 +0100

Thanks for the public posts and all the private replies I got.

The wife is persuaded and the unit is ordered.. I Got a good price of under=
=20
=A3300 new

No doubt when it arrives in the next day or so I will have lots more posts.

Andrew

At 04:33 07/08/2002, you wrote:
>Sorry to be so brief.
>I have had great restults with ChromaPIX and listening around 14.231.  Try
>USB with either the 6K filter or the 2.8K filter.  You can hear people=
 there
>most any time, but I have always found that Saturday morning (Eastern Time)
>seems to have the most activity.
>Here is a super link for SSTV software:
>http://users.rcn.com/sstv/download.html
>
>I have also decoded Motorola and EDACS Trunked radios.  You will need 2
>radios to actually follow the converstations, but this setup works great. =
 I
>also have a Uniden 780 (which is a great radio) which can do trunking fine,
>but if you are curious you can get more information from the PCR-1000 and
>Trunker.
>Here is the place to look for info:
>http://www.trunkedradio.net/index.php
>
>
>This brings up a good point.  There are bascically 2 ways to decode digital
>singals.  Either you do it through the soundblaster (which samples the
>output and turns it onto the 1s and 0s, or you use a descriminator tap and=
 a
>simple op-amp circuit which takes the descriminator output and truns it=
 onto
>the 1s and 0s.
>This type of interface is required for some types of decoding, but the
>soundblaster keeps getting better and better these days.
>
>I did end up building my own 2-level "hamcomm" type interface using
>instructions off of the net.  On of the pages had a full Radio Shack parts
>list so it was fairly easy.
>Here is a good page on building interfaces:
>http://www.trunkedradio.net/modules.php?name=3DContent&pa=3Dshowpage&pid=3D=
8
>
>I also did get a morse code decoder to work once and also an RTTY package,
>but it was so long ago I don't remember the details.
>
>This is a great page for soundblaster software.
>http://www.muenster.de/~welp/sb.htm
>
>Here are a couple of links full of software to use with a soundblaster.
>http://www.qrz.com/files/
>http://www.ac6v.com/software.htm
>
>Good luck.  There is alot of cool stuff to play with once you get into
>decoding.
>For long time I prefered to listed to these crazy beeps and buzzes over
>listening to people...
>
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "A10382" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 6:31 PM
>Subject: Re: [PCR-1000] Looking to Buy a IC-PCR1000
>
>
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > It would probably help Andrew and a few others if you outlined what
>software
> > and/or other gear you were using to decode and display SSTV.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Frank
> >  ._._.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Curtis" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 6:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: [PCR-1000] Looking to Buy a IC-PCR1000
> >
> >
> > > I have done alot a SSTV reception and it works great.  Some of the=
 other
> > > list members have done extensive satellite reception as well.
> > > The PCR is a great general purpose radio.  I have had mine since they
>came
> > > out and I still enjoy it and listen to is almost every day.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <[email protected]>
> > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 11:52 AM
> > > Subject: [PCR-1000] Looking to Buy a IC-PCR1000
> > >
> > >
> > > > I have been looking for sometime to buy a PC based scanner.
> > > > At last I have chosen the PCR1000... Why i hear you asking! well the
> > > honest answer is I dont know (but I still need to convince the mrs!!)
> > > >
> > > > I would like to but dont know if its possible be able to receiver
>SSTV,
> > > Satilite images etc as well as be able to decode digital=
 communications
> > etc.
> > > >
> > > > I am hoping that in this list you will have a wealth of information=
 on
> > the
> > > PCR1000 and reccomendations of software etc that I can use with it
> > (Windows
> > > 2k or XP based).
> > > >
> > > > I can find the item for sale in Maplin but I am SURE thats not the
>best
> > > price.. Any suggestions there as well??
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance!
> > > >
> > > > Andrew
> > > >
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