[PCR-1000] PROBE1K on HP Palmtop

Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:44:51 -0500

Thanks for the clarification, after looking at things yesterday,=20
A] you have me salivating
B] I was wondering just how you did it on the 75 once I figured out what =
the
75 is...

I am browsing the librettos now, and gonna check the hp's soon.  =20

More stuff I don't need, dang it.

Sell something on ebay, spend the money before it gets here... Rinse ,
lather, repeat!

:)
Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] =
[mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of ed
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 9:35
To: [email protected]
Subject: [PCR-1000] PROBE1K on HP Palmtop

Tom,

I misspoke...it's an HP100LX (w/40MB flash memory card) that i'm running =

PROBE1K under DOS 5.0 on (in a small camera bag.)  I've never see a=20
handheld scanner with the power and flexibility of this portable =
PCR-1000=20
setup.

A FAQ on the HP100LX can be found here:=20
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/hp/palmtops-faq/

You can probably find a used HP100LX (or 200LX) on eBay, or this company =

sells them with various accessories, modifications, and warranties:=20
http://www.palmtoppaper.com/   I found mine at the Dayton Hamvention for =

$50 with the 40MB flash card and connectivity kit!

-ed

At 03:54 PM 9/22/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Ed and others...
>THAT is exactly what I'd love to do. I just did a search on ebay for an =

>"HP 75" but found nothing.  Is there a better model number to search=20
>for? Any leads on one, or any suggestions on other units that would=20
>work ie: the old RS or Sharp machines? Thanks
>Tom
>KE4RXM
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected]=20
>[mailto:[email protected]]
>On Behalf Of ed
>Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 14:37
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [PCR-1000] Probe1K
>
>
>rich,
>
>i concur about Probe1K, and was an early adopter.  no Windows GUI, but=20
>that's not really necessary.  with it, i've run my PCR-1000 from a=20
>pocket-sized HP 75 palmtop that runs DOS 5.0 with excellent results. =20
>the entire system fits in a small portable camera bag and runs off a=20
>battery pack with an earphone.  this may be one of the only practical=20
>configurations for robust portable PCR-1000 operations.
>
>-ed
>
>
>At 12:37 PM 9/19/03 -0400, you wrote:
> >     For all that fun stuff above the shortwave bands I am using my=20
> > PCR-1000 (which I finally bought 2 weeks ago) with a great piece of=20
> > software that I never had the hardware previously to use with it. =20
> > It's called Probe1K and the more I use it and learn about it( with=20
> > the most excellent instructions) the more I am hooked.  What's a=20
> > major thumbs up is the meager hardware needed to run it.  That=20
> > obsolete computer that's in the closet or ready to go to the dump=20
> > will run Probe1K like a champ.  Right now while I'm typing this I'm=20
> > running Probe1K on a 486DX with 8 Meg RAM and a 540 Meg hard drive.  =

> > I run the program right out of DOS and it will scan at 40 channels=20
> > per second.  Can't beat that with a stick.
> >      The flexibility and features are top notch.  If you want to=20
> > scan and monitor like never before possible then Probe1K will offer=20
> > the opportunity like no other software (that I've seen and that=20
> > includes all the big guys).
> >
> >     Give it a look at    http://www.probe1k.com/ .   You will hear
things
> > that you missed before and you'll hear them when you want and need=20
> > to hear them.

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