[Premium-Rx] Cubic CDR-3280 Receiver

[Steve Sykes]

Mack,
I have noticed the same thing about Cubic.  I am looking for information 
about a 6 channel selcall receiver Model MRS-1322/SC-1321A.  I got the 
"going to get back", this was a year ago, but no response.  Of all the 
companies I have contacted, they are the worst.  No wonder they are an 
"also ran" in the industry.  Good luck your receiver.

Steve Sykes W2SES/NNN0HSB

Mack Rogers wrote:
> Pete, my display is in the same condition, perfectly
> legible but showing age, matches my personal
> condition.
>
> firmware ver. 2.08 8-7-95
> dsp ver. 2.08 7-13-95
>
> I bombarded Cubic with emails and received not one
> reply. Calling many of the proper phone numbers got me
> people that were "going to get back" on the matter.
> I'm still waiting?
>
> Addition of the RF IF output option, new firmware,
> software for remote control and software to process
> the I&Q data stream would be very interesting to me.
>
> If you should make contact with a helpful Cubic
> employee, please pass the contact info to me also.
>
> I have no complaint about the stand alone 3280
> performance at all. I would only hope to enhance it
> further. I would, in the future, like to play with
> some other options in the roofing filters also.
>
> Mack Rogers
> N4VGB
>
>
>
> --- Peter A Schroeter <ka5fun at juno.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi Mack, thank you very much for your response and
>> advice.
>>
>> I just got the radio delivered via UPS last night,
>> and must say that I am
>> very impressed with it.
>> I checked its specs in my lab and everything is
>> exactly as it should be,
>> meeting Cubic's specs and sometimes beating them.
>> The fluorescent display appears somewhat blotchy and
>> unevenly bright -
>> does yours do that?
>>
>>
>>
>> When selecting the “SYSTEM – ABOUT” option, it
>> indicates that the main
>> firmware is version 2.05 (dated 07-19-94) and the
>> DSP firmware is version
>> 2.04 (dated 03-17-94). 
>> I am sure that there are more recent firmware
>> versions which begs the
>> following questions:
>> 1- What if any bug fixes, improvements and/or new
>> features are
>> incorporated in the later firmware?
>> 2- How can I obtain a copy of the latest firmware,
>> and at what cost? 
>> 3- Is the newer firmware compatible with my
>> receiver?
>>
>> What firmware versions are in your receiver?
>>
>> Looking at the remote control protocol for the
>> receiver, I see that it
>> would be relatively easy to write a program in
>> Visual Basic to accomplish
>> remote control and monitoring of the receiver's
>> parameters. Indeed, I
>> wrote such a program many years (1994) ago when I
>> had a brand new WJ
>> HF-1000.
>>
>> I plan to email Cubic and have already composed a
>> letter with all the
>> relevant questions. 
>> I may get lucky and get a response from them, or
>> else I will keep
>> pestering them... If and when I receive a reply I
>> will let you know.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Pete [KA5FUN]
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 22:53:39 -0700 (PDT) Mack Rogers
>> <n4vgb at yahoo.com>
>> writes:
>>     
>>> Welcome to the dead zone!
>>>
>>> I also own the same rcvr and I'm very pleased with
>>> it's performance. Numerous emails and phone calls
>>>       
>> to
>>     
>>> Cubic Corporation have netted zero results on the
>>> software and their website states that the
>>>       
>> software
>>     
>>> can only be purchased with the purchase of the
>>>       
>> radio.
>>     
>>> I would love to have the Cubic Corporation
>>>       
>> software
>>     
>>> for remote control and for the processing of the
>>> serial formatted I&Q signals. I had thought at the
>>> time of purchase that the I&Q output would work
>>>       
>> with
>>     
>>> any of the SDR software but it's format is
>>>       
>> completely
>>     
>>> different. I2PHD/Alberto indicated that his free
>>>       
>> SDR
>>     
>>> software Winrad would handle this serial formatted
>>>       
>> I&Q
>>     
>>> data stream via a Windows I/O DLL. Both the SDR
>>> sofware and the instructions to write the DLL are
>>>       
>> on
>>     
>>> http://www.weaksignals.com/ . I have not attempted
>>> this, as it appears to need two way communications
>>> with any external hardware and the Cubic 3280 does
>>>       
>> not
>>     
>>> appear to provide for that two way communications
>>>       
>> on
>>     
>>> the same port as the I&Q stream. My software
>>>       
>> skills
>>     
>>> are minimal, to say the least.
>>>
>>> If you should come up with any contacts at Cubic
>>> Corporations that are useful or any other source
>>>       
>> of
>>     
>>> the software functions needed, please inform me as
>>> soon as possible. The 3280 is an excellent rcvr in
>>> stand alone mode.
>>>
>>> Mack Rogers
>>> N4VGB
>>>       
>
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