I own a Drake R8B receiver and am looking for a reasonably price control
software package. I'm using the Smart 32 R8 from Fineware but it
expires soon. The ERGO software looks good
but after downloading the DEMO from the WWW it wont work ,sayimng the
demo is expired.I'd purchase it but probably would have a problem if it didnt work.
Does anyone know of a windows based package that is avaiulble.

Regards
Chaz

"Charlie B." wrote:

I own a Drake R8B receiver and am looking for a reasonably price control
software package. I'm using the Smart 32 R8 from Fineware but it
expires soon.

I don't use any computer control here, but I'm curious as to why the Smart R8 software
would expire.

I do have the program on discs here.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

"dxAce" wrote in message
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"Charlie B." wrote:

I own a Drake R8B receiver and am looking for a reasonably price control
software package. I'm using the Smart 32 R8 from Fineware but it
expires soon.

I don't use any computer control here, but I'm curious as to why the Smart
R8 software
would expire.

I do have the program on discs here.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm


Yea it won't stop working but Mark has stoped suporting his software. Maybe
thats what he means?

--
73 and good DXing.
Brian
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A lot of radios and 100' of rusty wire!
Zumbrota, Southern MN
Brian's Radio Universe
http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/

Brian Hill wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


"Charlie B." wrote:

I own a Drake R8B receiver and am looking for a reasonably price control
software package. I'm using the Smart 32 R8 from Fineware but it
expires soon.

I don't use any computer control here, but I'm curious as to why the Smart
R8 software
would expire.

I do have the program on discs here.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm


Yea it won't stop working but Mark has stoped suporting his software. Maybe
thats what he means?

That could very well be. I looked at the discs that I have here and it's the
version for Windows95.

I had popped it on the other puter I had that had Win95 on it and looked at it,
but I've never really been interested in computer control of the radio.

"dxAce" wrote in message
That could very well be. I looked at the discs that I have here and it's
the
version for Windows95.

I had popped it on the other puter I had that had Win95 on it and looked
at it,
but I've never really been interested in computer control of the radio.


You should try it Steve. I'm like you . I like using the tunning knob but I
also like the software for easier direct entry of freqs and it remembers all
the differant entries you make so if I'm listening to say the BBC and also
listening for pirates. I can just toggle quickly through em all and not miss
much of a program I'm listening to on another station. It just makes the
radio a little more versatile. RLDB is still being written by Mark and its a
good resorce too.

--
73 and good DXing.
Brian
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A lot of radios and 100' of rusty wire!
Zumbrota, Southern MN
Brian's Radio Universe
http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/

My favorite feature of Smart R8 Control 32 is the fact it remembers
your entries so you can go back.

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 08:02:35 -0500, "Brian Hill"
wrote:


"dxAce" wrote in message
That could very well be. I looked at the discs that I have here and it's
the
version for Windows95.

I had popped it on the other puter I had that had Win95 on it and looked
at it,
but I've never really been interested in computer control of the radio.


You should try it Steve. I'm like you . I like using the tunning knob but I
also like the software for easier direct entry of freqs and it remembers all
the differant entries you make so if I'm listening to say the BBC and also
listening for pirates. I can just toggle quickly through em all and not miss
much of a program I'm listening to on another station. It just makes the
radio a little more versatile. RLDB is still being written by Mark and its a
good resorce too.

dxAce wrote

I own a Drake R8B receiver and am looking for a reasonably price control
software package. I'm using the Smart 32 R8 from Fineware but it
expires soon.

I don't use any computer control here, but I'm curious as to why the Smart R8 software
would expire.

I do have the program on discs here.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm


I was just reading thereadme file in the archive of the shareware
version.

It still as another week or 2 left before it says it will stop, The
ERGO software that is downloaded from their site is expired . If the
Smart 32 continues working, I'll just continue using it.
Thanks all

Chaz

"Charlie B." wrote in message
om...
I own a Drake R8B receiver and am looking for a reasonably price control
software package. I'm using the Smart 32 R8 from Fineware but it
expires soon. The ERGO software looks good
but after downloading the DEMO from the WWW it wont work ,sayimng the
demo is expired.I'd purchase it but probably would have a problem if it
didnt work.
Does anyone know of a windows based package that is avaiulble.

Regards
Chaz

There's a freeware program called SWLOG that has radio control for R8A &
R8B. I've tested it on R8A and it works fine using XP. You will probably
have to update some Windows system files. http://www.shortwavelog.com/.
Ergos and SWLOG both haveYahooGroups.

Chas, the best R8B control I have found is Fineware, who just went out of the
business this week. Try a free download of the do all Scan Cat Gold!
73 John Wagner, Ohio