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Old May 18th 06, 02:35 PM posted to rec.radio.scanner
Panzer240
 
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Default PCR Remote - version 0.5.020 Beta is Now Available

"CrazyC" wrote in
news:RiNag.33200$9c6.19875@dukeread11:

PCR Remote - version 0.5.020 Beta is Now Available for downloading from
the homepage:
http://members.cox.net/5150soft/PcrR...PcrRemote.html

The Server and Remote software allows you to control your Icom PCR-100,
PCR-1000 and PCR-1500 over the internet.
Using Audio Brodcast software such as SHOUTcast, Pirate Radio
Broadcaster or Windows Media Encoder will enable you to hear your radio
from a remote location over the internet...

Updates:
May 17,2006 - Added: Direct Entry of Frequency using keyboard.
May 17,2006 - Fixed: Entry of Frequency when Double-Clicking Frequency
Text.
Version 0.5.020 Released 05/17/2006

Regards,
Jay




Well I have it working with both Shoutcast and Windows Media Encoder.

An observation if I may, no flame intended.....

You can remotely tune the receiver as advertised, however it works best as
a channleized setup. i.e. Pre programmed channels like a car radio, that
one switches stations by pressing a button. Using this method, I have a
friend, currently in Egypt, who can listen to the radio station of his
choice by pressing the chan button and slecting the channel he wishes to
hear. But for real time tuning, the buffering used by both systems,
Shoutcast and WME, make it virtually impossible to tune across the
spectrum as one would do locally.

It maybe that you could incoropate an audio link in the server/client that
does not use buffering. I realize that complicates the whole thing
immensely, and that eliminating the buffering amkes the whole thing more
subject to the moment ot moment vagarities of the net.

Still a commendable effoert Jay and I do realize it's early days for the
project. I anxiously await furhter improvements. Keep up the good work.

Panzer


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