Howdy Panzer, the UT-106 is worth every cent. I was reluctant and waited
before buying one. But now I'm really glad I did. I wouldn't live w/o it
now. It makes listening a real pleasure and much less of chore. It makes
your noise level completely adjustable and really does work. Before I
bought one, I looked into other dsp software options etc, & noticed that all
the bad I had heard was from someone trying to sell me something else. You
won't regret buying the UT-106. IMHO

Ken

"Panzer240" wrote in message
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"Ken" wrote in
:

I've got an Icom PCR1000 running under Windows XP Pro and it works
flawlessly! I used the same software under Win95 & 98 with no problems
at all. I also have trunking, using TrunkPCR software working
flawlessly on the same XP machine. I've tried other software programs
and always ended up going back to the icom software. With the DSP
module installed and a discone antenna the Icom is hard to beat.




Same experience here for the most part. Same os etc. etc. I was intersted
in your comment about the UT-106. For the most aprt any info I couild find
about it indicated it was a waste of money in the PCR-1000. I would
apprecite comments pro and con about this device as I have not purchaed
one based on all the negative comment I have found regarding it.


--
Panzer

Just got the Winradio WR-1550e at Dayton Hamvention. It's AWESOME!!!

George



On Wed, 12 May 2004 02:58:53 GMT, "Ken" wrote:

Howdy Panzer, the UT-106 is worth every cent. I was reluctant and waited
before buying one. But now I'm really glad I did. I wouldn't live w/o it
now. It makes listening a real pleasure and much less of chore. It makes
your noise level completely adjustable and really does work. Before I
bought one, I looked into other dsp software options etc, & noticed that all
the bad I had heard was from someone trying to sell me something else. You
won't regret buying the UT-106. IMHO

Ken

In article ,
says...
Just got the Winradio WR-1550e at Dayton Hamvention. It's AWESOME!!!

George

What makes it so awesome? I am getting ready to head down to Dayton when
the weather clears a bit and still dont know what radios to get :/
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Dwayne
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BC895/

I'd like to hear from people that have both & have done a side by side
comparision.

"Dwayne" wrote in message
.net...
In article ,
says...
Just got the Winradio WR-1550e at Dayton Hamvention. It's AWESOME!!!

George

What makes it so awesome? I am getting ready to head down to Dayton when
the weather clears a bit and still dont know what radios to get :/
--
-----------
Dwayne
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BC895/

On Sat, 15 May 2004 12:03:30 GMT, Dwayne wrote:

In article ,
says...
Just got the Winradio WR-1550e at Dayton Hamvention. It's AWESOME!!!

George

What makes it so awesome? I am getting ready to head down to Dayton when
the weather clears a bit and still dont know what radios to get :/
--

I don't know where to start... :-)

The software strikes you first: It looks and feels really
professionally crafted. Heaps of features, fantastic spectrum
analyzer, etc.

I have just downloaded a few of what they call "XRS plugins" from
http://xrs.winradio.com . Heaps of useful functions - for free.

The performance is excellent. The receiver is very sensitive, and a
fast scanner. The mechanical design is robust and elegant. Clear
concise user's manual, and the beautiful packaging is an absolute
overkill. So far, I got more than I expected. I'd give it 5 stars.

BTW I got myself the optional Advanced Digital Suite too,
it has many different analyzers and decoders, and I got a very good
package deal on it... ;-) It will take me some time to get through
all the functions, so far I tried the Advanced Signal Conditioner
which has heaps of graphically adjustable filters. IMHO this feature
alone is well worth the money, but there are many more...

Hope this helps.

George

PS Cold and rainy at Dayton today. Not much joy in the outdoors flee
market!

I bought my PCR1000 new for 300, (that's half of what winradio wants for
1550), a new UT-106 for 125. That's a whole lot cheaper than Winradio. Is
Winradio REALLY That much Better? For the price? I'm not knocking it, just
curious? I've been thinking about buying another radio.

TIA


"George Blomfield" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 15 May 2004 12:03:30 GMT, Dwayne wrote:

In article ,
says...
Just got the Winradio WR-1550e at Dayton Hamvention. It's AWESOME!!!

George

What makes it so awesome? I am getting ready to head down to Dayton when
the weather clears a bit and still dont know what radios to get :/
--

I don't know where to start... :-)

The software strikes you first: It looks and feels really
professionally crafted. Heaps of features, fantastic spectrum
analyzer, etc.

I have just downloaded a few of what they call "XRS plugins" from
http://xrs.winradio.com . Heaps of useful functions - for free.

The performance is excellent. The receiver is very sensitive, and a
fast scanner. The mechanical design is robust and elegant. Clear
concise user's manual, and the beautiful packaging is an absolute
overkill. So far, I got more than I expected. I'd give it 5 stars.

BTW I got myself the optional Advanced Digital Suite too,
it has many different analyzers and decoders, and I got a very good
package deal on it... ;-) It will take me some time to get through
all the functions, so far I tried the Advanced Signal Conditioner
which has heaps of graphically adjustable filters. IMHO this feature
alone is well worth the money, but there are many more...

Hope this helps.

George

PS Cold and rainy at Dayton today. Not much joy in the outdoors flee
market!

In article ,
says...
I bought my PCR1000 new for 300, (that's half of what winradio wants for
1550), a new UT-106 for 125. That's a whole lot cheaper than Winradio. Is
Winradio REALLY That much Better? For the price? I'm not knocking it, just
curious? I've been thinking about buying another radio.

TIA

I ended up not getting either of the radios because I just couldnt make
up my mind. I too would like to know if Winradio is worth the extra
bucks.
--
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Dwayne
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BC895/

On Sun, 16 May 2004 17:01:31 GMT, "Ken" wrote:

I bought my PCR1000 new for 300, (that's half of what winradio wants for
1550), a new UT-106 for 125. That's a whole lot cheaper than Winradio. Is
Winradio REALLY That much Better? For the price? I'm not knocking it, just
curious? I've been thinking about buying another radio.

Yes, the 1550 is (IMHO) much better than the PCR, but please don't
take my word for it - try them both (as I did). As to the price
difference, well yes, I would not expect them to be the same price -
it's enough just to look closely at the quality of the mechanical
construction and the reason is already obvious there. Plus there is
more of course. I would not expect to buy a Ferrari for the price of a
Ford, even though a Ford would get me from A to B too - but who would
not prefer to drive a Ferrari... :-)

(That silly analogy might not be so silly after all - the 1550 scans
about 3 times faster than the PCR. And even faster with the Signal
Classifier function which is part of the Advanced Digital Suite...)

George



"George Blomfield" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 15 May 2004 12:03:30 GMT, Dwayne wrote:

In article ,
says...
Just got the Winradio WR-1550e at Dayton Hamvention. It's AWESOME!!!

George

What makes it so awesome? I am getting ready to head down to Dayton when
the weather clears a bit and still dont know what radios to get :/
--

I don't know where to start... :-)

The software strikes you first: It looks and feels really
professionally crafted. Heaps of features, fantastic spectrum
analyzer, etc.

I have just downloaded a few of what they call "XRS plugins" from
http://xrs.winradio.com . Heaps of useful functions - for free.

The performance is excellent. The receiver is very sensitive, and a
fast scanner. The mechanical design is robust and elegant. Clear
concise user's manual, and the beautiful packaging is an absolute
overkill. So far, I got more than I expected. I'd give it 5 stars.

BTW I got myself the optional Advanced Digital Suite too,
it has many different analyzers and decoders, and I got a very good
package deal on it... ;-) It will take me some time to get through
all the functions, so far I tried the Advanced Signal Conditioner
which has heaps of graphically adjustable filters. IMHO this feature
alone is well worth the money, but there are many more...

Hope this helps.

George

PS Cold and rainy at Dayton today. Not much joy in the outdoors flee
market!

"George Blomfield" wrote in message
...
Yes, the 1550 is (IMHO) much better than the PCR, but please don't
take my word for it - try them both (as I did). As to the price
difference, well yes, I would not expect them to be the same price -
it's enough just to look closely at the quality of the mechanical
construction and the reason is already obvious there. Plus there is
more of course. I would not expect to buy a Ferrari for the price of a
Ford, even though a Ford would get me from A to B too - but who would
not prefer to drive a Ferrari... :-)

Yes, I've seen them both, both inside and outside. And I can't imagine what you
mean by 'quality of the mechanical construction' as being such a
differentiation.

Hello George, Could you tell us a bit about how you found the Dayton
Hamvention this year? Was it worth going?
TX,
"George Blomfield" wrote in message
...
Just got the Winradio WR-1550e at Dayton Hamvention. It's AWESOME!!!

George



On Wed, 12 May 2004 02:58:53 GMT, "Ken" wrote:

Howdy Panzer, the UT-106 is worth every cent. I was reluctant and waited
before buying one. But now I'm really glad I did. I wouldn't live w/o
it
now. It makes listening a real pleasure and much less of chore. It
makes
your noise level completely adjustable and really does work. Before I
bought one, I looked into other dsp software options etc, & noticed that
all
the bad I had heard was from someone trying to sell me something else.
You
won't regret buying the UT-106. IMHO

Ken