[PCR-1000] PCR Command Codes

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:58:25 -0600

Man what a shame!
I sent Icom a email and actually got the attention of the represenative in the 
US.He told me that It would be nice to have more input for the Icom 
programming.So I did send off a email explaining some inprovements that I would 
like to see.The reply came back that my information was sent off to the Icom 
corporate office in Japan.Never heard back from them since..
It would be nice to see something like winradio support for the pcr1000.
Support like winradio's would keep customers comming back...

Glenn

Quoting Dwayne Walker <[email protected]>:

> 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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