[PCR-1000] PCR Command Codes

Mon, 22 Mar 2004 23:34:06 -0600

ha ha, cute. :-)

Dwayne
At 04:44 PM 3/22/2004, you wrote:
>A long time back in one of the emails from this site, someone contacted Icom
>about their protocol and commands. They said that the would, indeed, release
>it to them to write software...
>
>
>...for $500 and a non-disclosure agreement.
>
>I thought that was rather amusing.
>
>Mike, N8CBJ
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected]
>[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Max Topley
>Sent: Monday, 22 March 2004 12:56 pm
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [PCR-1000] PCR Command Codes
>
>
>Hi Dwayne,
>
>While the protocol documentation is not available in the public domain, Icom
>will supply it to commercial, military, or government organisations on a
>"need-to-know" basis, covered by a standard non-disclosure agreement. In
>other words, those who have the information are not allowed to pass it on
>(except in the form of a working product, of course).
>
>Reading between the lines, I think this restriction is due more to US
>guvmint restrictions and wider politico-economic influence than it is Icom's
>own preference. In any case, I have reason to believe the situation is
>unlikely to change anytime soon.
>
>The RE'd documentation, freely available on the web, is accurate and
>complete enough for all normal purposes though  ;o)
>Here's a link:
>http://planet.gcn.ou.edu/ahern/home/pcr1000/index.html
>
>If you want to play with this, I'd suggest getting a decent comms port
>monitor, to allow you to see what's being sent back and forth. Here's a nice
>free one for Windows:
>http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/portmon.shtml
>
>--
>   Max
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dwayne Walker" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 1:46 AM
>Subject: [PCR-1000] PCR Command Codes
>
>
> > Hi Group
> > A question came up recently about access to the communication method that
> > the PCR uses to communicate via the serial port. Specifically the point
> > that Icom has not released this information publicly like they have with
> > the C-IV protocol. This of course means to program for the PCR you must do
> > a guess and go method. This is time consuming and dose not inspire
> > confidence among programers. If this information where publicly available
> > there would be far more programers willing to write programs for the PCR
>as
> > well as incorporate the PCR as a supported receiver in there software. Not
> > to mention the general improvement of all Software designed to work with
> > the PCR.
> >
> > So how can we get Icom to release this information? well the only way to
>do
> > this is to Petition them as a group. If we can show that a significant
> > portion of their customers find the public release of the communication
> > method the PCR uses a valuable asset. This will show that there customer
> > base will be positively affected by such an act.
> >
> > One potential problem with this is that they may have a contract with Bono
> > (or what ever that new software is shipping with the PCR.) In addition to
> > this I do not know if any such petition has already been tried. In either
> > case it seams that it is worth a shot. I thought I would send this message
> > to get a feel for the support of this idea. Please give any and all
> > comments. And feel free to indicate if you don't support such a movement
> > and the reasoning behind it.
> >
> > thank you very much for your time
> >
> > Dwayne WB5PLJ
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ("Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. Like fire it
> > is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." -- George Washington)
> >
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