[PCR-1000] reloaded EEPROM, all is well

[Tim Hansen]

On 27 Feb 2002 at 12:30, Mark L. Hammond wrote:

Hi 

I just got a used pcr-1000, 2 days ago, but compared to my old scanner, it=
 is 
not able to pick up 
signals, they have to be strong for the pcr to get it, now some ware I rea=
d 
something about
the eeprom can get corrupted=85=85=85 long story short=85.. is it passable=
 to get 
a eeprom file and then upload it..???

Thanks 

Ian 
Denmark


> Well, I recently got back from a trip to find my PCR-1000 had been
> returned from Icom.  (Quick history--I returned it for being "deaf",
> under warranty.  They said it was from corruption caused by third
> party software, and it would cost me a hefty price--NOT covered by the
> warranty.  I denied repair; they charged me $25 for the "estimate" +
> about $10 shipping.  Total cost was about $45 to me, still not fixed!)
> 
> Luckily, I had backed up my radio with the "backpcr" program shortly
> after I purchased it.  The data came in handy :)  I did restore
> it--took all of about 5 mins, including the boot to Win98 command line
> via floppy.  It is working fine again.
> 
> I have been having fun looking over the comparsions/analysis of
> various settings of the EEPROM that were posted on the web (the name
> escapes me at the moment...).  My unit has some values (in addition to
> the freq/crystal one of course) that vary quite a bit from the
> "average".  Some are at, or even beyond, the ranges specified.  So, I
> might experiment a bit with custom settings for some of the values. 
> Not as good as a "real" alignment, but easy and potentially fun to do
> :-)
> 
> Mark L. Hammond  [N8MH]