"David" wrote in message
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Clark:
Try Finewa http://www.fineware-swl.com They have two products that
will
work with the R8. RLDB which is free and Smart R8 control which is
commercial and very nice.

I tried Smart R8 control a year or 2 ago. Unless it's changed
dramatically, it's not much use for an R8. The "virtual R8" displayed
on screen was never in sync with the real R8. Things like frequency,
Synch status, etc. were not "in sync", so I had to keep looking at the
actual radio to see what was really going on.



Thank you, all, for your timely advice. I'm trying the Smart R8 shareware.
Is there any way to get a full screen panel display?
I'll also try the RLDB. I just get a bang out of tuning up my radios from
the keyboard.

Clark KK7DY
Drake R8
ICOM R7100
ICOM 821H
ICOM 756