From jonie41 at simcoemail.com  Thu Feb 10 19:19:52 2011
From: jonie41 at simcoemail.com (John)
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:19:52 -0500
Subject: [PCR-1000] EEPROM? Very poor HF sensitivity
Message-ID: <000901cbc981$66c769a0$34563ce0$@com>

Hi Gang,

 

New to the group, John VE3KKQ.

 

Picked up a pcr1000 at recent flea market.

 

Seems deaf in HF, can receive FM broadcast OK.

 

I tune in WWV or CHU on my FT-857D, they are loud and clear, switch ant to
pcr1k and can just hear WWV in the noise.

 

Ran PCR1000BUR, result was 13% corrupt.

 

Any one got a compatible .dat file I can use?

 

Or an idea what may be wrong.

 

Do I now own an expensive paper weight?

 

Thanks,

 

John, VE3KKQ


From urban at home.se  Fri Feb 11 06:28:17 2011
From: urban at home.se (Urban Larsson)
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:28:17 -0800
Subject: [PCR-1000] EEPROM? Very poor HF sensitivity
Message-ID: <95DF187C924A46948A38C157090953FA@mail2world.com>

Files can be found in the pcr1000 groups of www.yahoogroups.com
<http://www.yahoogroups.com> 
 
Probably only the tuning memory that have gone bad.
 
I have tried a few files from users and they will get a deaf pcr1000
running again but tuning will be way off,
at least when I checked with an RF signalgenerator with my pcr1000.
 
/Ubbe


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From: John [pcr-1000 at mailman.qth.net]
Sent: 11/2/2011 8:59:14 AM
To: pcr-1000 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [PCR-1000] EEPROM? Very poor HF sensitivity

Hi Gang,



New to the group, John VE3KKQ.



Picked up a pcr1000 at recent flea market.



Seems deaf in HF, can receive FM broadcast OK.



I tune in WWV or CHU on my FT-857D, they are loud and clear, switch ant
to
pcr1k and can just hear WWV in the noise.



Ran PCR1000BUR, result was 13% corrupt.



Any one got a compatible .dat file I can use?



Or an idea what may be wrong.



Do I now own an expensive paper weight?



Thanks,



John, VE3KKQ

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From K5QQ at mchsi.com  Fri Feb 11 08:16:32 2011
From: K5QQ at mchsi.com (Jim - K5QQ)
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:16:32 -0600
Subject: [PCR-1000] EEPROM? Very poor HF sensitivity
In-Reply-To: <000901cbc981$66c769a0$34563ce0$@com>
References: <000901cbc981$66c769a0$34563ce0$@com>
Message-ID: <B052DE1B-5C07-46D1-B22C-FE6CCE9932A4@mchsi.com>

Hi John

I saw a response about the possibility of the tuning being off and wanted to offer another thought. I got my PCR1000 shortly after they first came out and sometime later it went deaf also.   

I sent it to Icom and on the repair sheet they said it had suffered lightning damage and/or over voltage on the front end (static electricity discharge ?) According to the invoice they replaced the following:
1 UPC2721GV E1 PCR1000       $6.87
2 1SV271  R8500              $0.94
1 1SV307  T8A                $0.72
1 MCR10 EZHJ 390 Ohm         $0.07
1 C1608 JF 1H103Z .001M      $0.54
1 C1608 X7S 1C 104TKA 2GXAT  $0.27

Then they charged me $75 for an hour of labor and $6.76 for shipping for a total of $92.11 to get it fixed.  That was back in 2001 and it's been fine ever since.

Given that you picked this up at a flea market, you may not want to send it in to get it repaired but I suspect you can find the schematic on the internet and perhaps find where this assortment of parts are.  I suspect they are part of the front end given their repair notes.

I also noted you said it worked fine on FM broadcast but those can be such strong signals it may be a little deceptive to try and judge the sensitivity based on their reception.

C U and let me know what you find out.

Jim  K5QQ

PS  If you find any more $0.07 resistors anywhere, let me know!!
PSS  I clearly have too much stuff in my files if I still have 10 year old repair bills on my gear!!!


On Feb 10, 2011, at 6:19 PM, John wrote:

Hi Gang,



New to the group, John VE3KKQ.



Picked up a pcr1000 at recent flea market.



Seems deaf in HF, can receive FM broadcast OK.



From ve2nwt at hotmail.com  Sat Feb 12 11:35:38 2011
From: ve2nwt at hotmail.com (daniel piche)
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:35:38 -0500
Subject: [PCR-1000] EEPROM? Very poor vhf uhf and up sensitivity
In-Reply-To: <000901cbc981$66c769a0$34563ce0$@com>
References: <000901cbc981$66c769a0$34563ce0$@com>
Message-ID: <SNT121-W3215D5A5CDB7DAF467A7A183EE0@phx.gbl>


hi gang 
 
i have a big problem with my pcr1000 ,very poor sensitivity above 100 mhz so i send it to icom and it sat a the shop for 2 month and finally they send it back to me no cost but not repair  so i quess i have to find the problem , any of you ever had the problem  plse give me a trick or how to repair it where to look 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
tnx  daniel  ve2nwt
 
> From: jonie41 at simcoemail.com
> To: pcr-1000 at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:19:52 -0500
> Subject: [PCR-1000] EEPROM? Very poor HF sensitivity
> 
> Hi Gang,
> 
> 
> 
> New to the group, John VE3KKQ.
> 
> 
> 
> Picked up a pcr1000 at recent flea market.
> 
> 
> 
> Seems deaf in HF, can receive FM broadcast OK.
> 
> 
> 
> I tune in WWV or CHU on my FT-857D, they are loud and clear, switch ant to
> pcr1k and can just hear WWV in the noise.
> 
> 
> 
> Ran PCR1000BUR, result was 13% corrupt.
> 
> 
> 
> Any one got a compatible .dat file I can use?
> 
> 
> 
> Or an idea what may be wrong.
> 
> 
> 
> Do I now own an expensive paper weight?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> 
> John, VE3KKQ
> 
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From pcr-1000.2 at norqvist.name  Tue Feb 15 02:38:51 2011
From: pcr-1000.2 at norqvist.name (Patrick)
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:38:51 +0100
Subject: [PCR-1000] EEPROM? Very poor HF sensitivity
In-Reply-To: <B052DE1B-5C07-46D1-B22C-FE6CCE9932A4@mchsi.com>
References: <000901cbc981$66c769a0$34563ce0$@com>
	<B052DE1B-5C07-46D1-B22C-FE6CCE9932A4@mchsi.com>
Message-ID: <1616267578.20110215083851@norqvist.name>

At 11 februari 2011 14:16:32 Jim wrote:

> but I suspect you
> can find the schematic on the internet and perhaps find where this
> assortment of parts are.

Service manual:
http://www.norqvist.name/dl/index.php



From crazy__c at hotmail.com  Sat Feb 26 23:29:32 2011
From: crazy__c at hotmail.com (Jay)
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:29:32 -0800
Subject: [PCR-1000] TrunkPCR version 0.90.279 Now Available
References: <1B3C3860D40E4DEE8033206D0E3A6BCE@uitlander><004501cbaeab$41ff92a0$6501a8c0@sd.cox.net><002701cbaec1$ec14d320$6501a8c0@sd.cox.net>
	<003b01cbb368$0a34e340$6501a8c0@sd.cox.net>
Message-ID: <004901cbd636$ee9dfb20$6501a8c0@sd.cox.net>

TrunkPCR version 0.90.279 Now Available for Downloading from homepage:
http://members.cox.net/fiftyone.50/TrunkPcr/TrunkPcrDwnld.html

NOTE: Moto Type-I Support *should* be finished in the next major update.

This update has One Addition and Two Fixes...

 Jan   06,2011 - Added: Monitor CTS Line to React when Power on PCR is
Turned OFF.
 Feb   25,2011 - Fixed: Printing Group/Radio ID Lists and Search Results.
 Feb   26,2011 - Fixed: Adding Signal Level to Search Report for Normal
Searching.

Version 0.90.279 Released 02/26/2011

Regards,
Jay