[PCR-1000] Win XP and Icom Software

Wed, 1 May 2002 20:30:31 +0100

Radiocom is, as you say, a decoding package and not a scanner. However it
does come with the DSP facility.
The distribution deal with ICOM Europe is that it can only be distributed
with new sales, and not given to existing customers, I am afraid.

Tim Thornton
Marine Computing intl.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Skerratt" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 6:17 AM
Subject: Re: [PCR-1000] Win XP and Icom Software

> Bill and Harry
>
> Icom UK are actually bundling Radiocom Version 4 which doesn't come with
> the DSP. I guess they still want people to buy the DSP card!
>
> Radiocom seems to orientated towards HF data decoding stuff (FAX/RTTY/CW)
> but I'm not sure if its a "generic scanner" kind of program. There is a
> demo here: (go to the Radiocom 4.0 link)
>
> http://www.bonito.net/bonito/gbindex.htm
>
> but its only a rolling demo showing RTTY/FAX/CW/SSTV decoding. It doesn't
> actually talk to your PCR1000.
>
> I bought my PCR1000 over here in the UK just over a month ago, without
> Radiocom, so like everybody else I'm hoping ICOM are going to provide a
> copy for existing users.
>
> Adrian
>
>
> At 15:25 26/04/02 -0400, you 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
> >
>
>
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