I hear what you are saying.. I already have several "high end"
receivers. I'm looking more for integrating the PC into this. Somehow,
the idea of using a PC to run a receiver never seemed like it would be
a low noise system. I'm more concerned about intermod and overloading.

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 02:32:34 +0100, Volker Tonn
wrote:



Volker Tonn schrieb:


schrieb:

I'm thinking of purchasing an Icom PCR-1000 and I'd like to reach out
to anyine who has one or has used one. Reviewing the comments I find
on line, it's a 50-50 split; some love it while others hate it.


Don't buy one if you're focussed on shortwave.
TheTenTec RX-320D will be the much better choice then.


PS: Have a look on my comment at 00:09....
Subject line: PC-based receivers any good?

schrieb:
I hear what you are saying.. I already have several "high end"
receivers. I'm looking more for integrating the PC into this. Somehow,
the idea of using a PC to run a receiver never seemed like it would be
a low noise system. I'm more concerned about intermod and overloading.


I've never had any noise from my PC.
You just have to do the wireing and grounding correctly :-)
I also have interfaced my NRD-525 to my PC without any noise problems.
I'm sitting in a ground floor appartment with all my antennas in a hughe
attic on 6th floor running some high grade good shielded coax-cables to
my antennas.

If you have some _really_ "high end" receivers they for sure have the
possibility to interface them to a PC. Give it a try. You would be
disappointed on the shortwave performance of the PCR-1000. On VHF/UHF it
performs "OK". But a AOR AR-5000 (or better) is what I want to have for
this one day....
The PCR-1000 is not a bad value for the money -compared to a Sony 2010
plus a VHF/UHF scanner that costs together twice as much as the
PCR-1000- but it's far away from beeing high grade in any aspect.
It's a nice toy to play with occasionally and it gives at least 90% of
the results a couple of high grade receivers can give to you :-)

If you are in signalanalysis and decoding have a look on the Wavecom
products. These are working on every RX with a line/ speaker output and/
or IF-output. Here is a link:
http://www.wavecom.ch/HTML/w51pc.htm

My equipment:

(T)RX:
NRD-525 with serial interface
PCR-1000 without UT-106 DSP
Yaesu FT50-R TRX 2mtr and 70cm with extended RX
President "George" TRX 11/10mtr AM/ FM/ SSB
Sony ICF-2001D (2010)
Albrecht handheld scanner 'AE300' 100Khz-2.060Ghz AM FM SSB no gaps
Loewe Opta 'LO50' stereo radio with valves FM AM LW SW
Trio 9R-59DS

audio:
Datong FL2 analog audio filter (bandpass/ notch/ peak) in series with
Dierking GD 82NF analog audio filter (double bandpass/ notch) in series
with a Kenwood HiFI-amp with integrated equalizer,
feeding AKG 'K-240Monitor' headphones and/or hifi-speakers

antennas:
Magnetic loop 18-31Mhz remote tuning (TX more than 300 watts)
Discone (Diamond) 25-1300Mhz
1/4 wave vertical for 10/11 mtr.
FD-antenna 40.5mtr/ 135 ft
FD-antenna 13.8mtr/ 44 ft
rain gutter areal app. 150 mtr/ 495 ft
Yaesu FRT7700 preselector
Yaesu FRA7700 selective active antenna/ modified for selective preamp

....and last but not least a bunch of computers and periphal equipment...