PCR 1000 [for Mike Ford and Allison]

From: John Lawson <jpl15_at_panix.com>
Date: Tue Oct 17 23:09:42 2000

  The PCR-1000 comes with reasonably useful softwarwe from Icom; and can
be used from Win3.1 up (not NT). Several other packages are readily
available, from shareware to expensive commercial products, depends on
what you want the radio for (SWL; scanning; commercial apps). NOte that
like any wide-band reciever, it wants a well-thought-out antenna system
and a good ground.

ObClassiccmp:
  
  Since the radio is operated via RS-232, and the commands are published,
there is no reason why any Vintage Computer could not be taught to run
it. The only caveat is that, for the bandscope (Panadaptor) function, the
baud rate needs to be in the 300K range.


  Pricing: The PCR-1000 has a street price of around $500, and the add-in
DSP module is another $150. YMMV. As I said, eminently useable software is
bundled (on floppies). I most highly recommend the DSP option for those
interested in SWL and DX work; it has pulled hard-to-find stations out
from under impenetrable heterodynes, made noisy RTTY sigs completely
readable, etc.

  URLs: www.icomamerica.com/recievers
   and to test-drive one: www.javaradio.com (requires java enabled)

  Ok, enough of this before Sellam's LART finds me, even here in Madras.


  Cheers

John

PS: Hey, wouldn't that make a cool SF title? 'Sellam's Lart'....
Received on Tue Oct 17 2000 - 23:09:42 BST