[PCR-1000] Re Corrupt memory

Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:10:51 -0600

I already ran into a corruption.The Talkpcr worked fine for the back-up.
I suggest this;Once a week or so check your eeprom.Thats what I usually do.

Glenn

Quoting "Mark L. Hammond" <[email protected]>:

> This comment is a direct contradication of what ICOM support told me when
> they wanted to charge me a couple hundred dollars to fix my PCR-1000 with
> corruption.  They said the only way for it to occur was using third party
> software (which they have subsequently bundled with the unit, right?).  I had
> them mail it back to me without repair (still cost me about $50 or so for
> shipping, and their "evaluation"), and I reloaded my backup EEPROM copy just
> fine--complete and total fix for the unit.
> 
> Anyhow, the last two radios I bought were Kenwoods :)
> 
> 73,
> 
> Mark N8MH
> 
> > 
> > From: Patrik Norqvist <[email protected]>
> > Date: 2004/03/19 Fri AM 10:00:05 EST
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [PCR-1000] Re Corrupt memory
> > 
> > At 09:36 2004-03-19 -0500, al wrote:
> > 
> > >  I'm curious if anyone has had the dreaded *corruption* problem when 
> > > using the supplied stock software pgm?
> > 
> > I bought a used PCR1000 which was seriously corrupted. The former user 
> > claimed he had only used ICOM's software ver 1. I also phoned an authorized
> 
> > ICOM workshop and got confirmed that corruption indeed could occur whit 
> > ICOM's software, typically when Windows crashed.
> > 
> > 
> >     /Patrik
> > 
> > WWW: http://w1.316.telia.com/~u31626584/
> > 
> >   -=| The light at the end of the tunnel    |=-
> >     | may be a train coming towards you...  | 
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