[PCR-1000] PCR1000 news from dayton hamvention

[ed]

yes, the Digital Scout is hardly an economical solution for reaction-tuning 
a PCR1000 and giving it handheld volume-squelch controls, but it is a 
unique portable test instrument in its own right that does a lot of things 
that can't be done without spending thousands of dollars on separate pieces 
of test gear.

if someone needs the other capabilities of this unit and they already have 
a PCR1000, then i can see them using it for reaction-tuning and controlling 
the icom's volume and squelch with it.  but i don't see anyone buying a 
Digital Scout just for use with a PCR1000 unless they have lots of money to 
spend on their hobby.

while i have an 'analog' scout and like it a lot, (it reaction-tunes my 
R7100 and optoscan nicely) i don't think i'll be upgrading to a digital 
scout anytime soon--or at least not until i'm able to monitor sufficiently 
interesting APCO-25 transmissions...

-ed



At 04:18 PM 5/20/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Ed,
>
>The reaction tuner is 459.00.  That's more than I paid for the radio 
>itself.  Might pay for the cost of both of them, just to invest in a new 
>radio?  Just curious.  Maybe I didn't read their description correctly, 
>but another radio would be capable of the same things without an add-on, no?
>
>Harry
>
>
>ed wrote:
>
>>an icom rep at the dayton hamvention told me saturday that they are 
>>definately updating the PCR1000 software due to Win2000 and XP 
>>compatibility issues.  he didn't seem to know if any additional 
>>features/changes would be made to the software.
>>
>>on another note, i witnessed Optoelectronics' Digital Scout in action, 
>>directly reaction-tuning a PCR1000 to nearfield frequencies it 
>>detected.  the unit also allows manual volume and squelch adjustments to 
>>the PCR1000 also.  no interface is required--it's built into the $50 cable.
>>http://www.optoelectronics.com/digitalscout.htm