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Potential problems with the ICOM PCR1000 re installation on a pentium IV XP System?
This old pipe smoker, at one time in his younger more adventurous years
in Vietnam and elsewhere, was among other things a military communications intercept operator AKA DittyBopper. The old bug has bitten me and I'm considering entering the SWL-DX hobby and I'd appreciate some equipment recommendations from any of you kind gentlemena nd ladies. At present I am considering that ICOM PCP1000-02 PC driven semi broadband receiver with the DSP module and the upgraged BONITO 5.2 software package. The following is the link to the ICOM page describing this unit. http://www.icomamerica.com/pro=ADduc...ivers/pcr1000/ I am not sure if this system will be compatible with my XP home 3gig plus hyper-thrading Pentium IV, 2 gig RAM PC etc system which does not have a 3.5 floppy drive. The commercials for the PCR1000 states its ICOM software is on 3.5 inch floppies but a retailer tells me otherwise. GROAN. So to you computer gurus who happen to be SWL-HAM experts, any problem burning the floppies to seperate CDs and installing the ICOM software in that manner, or am I barking up the wrong tree here and should justgo with a tabletop broadband model? If so specific recommendations would be apprecaited. I'd love to have an ICOM R9000. Yes. Yes. I sent an E-mail to ICOM. Silence thus far, and I suspect the competency of all sales personnel whose only interest is making a comissioned sale. Thanks in advance for any (useful)input.=20 David(N) |
My software came on a CD. There are several other software programs out
there, Talk PCR being my favorite, that are far superior to the Icom software. My PCR 1000 also came with the Bonito software. I, and many others, are of the opinion that if you pay ANYTHING for the Bonito software, you paid too much. It is a resource hog that crashes and hangs. The software DSP does NOT function (for me). If you can afford an R-9000, you got no business buying a PCR-1000. ;~). I also have a Yaesu VR-5000 tabletop wideband that is my most used and loved radio. It is not for the faint of heart due to it's horribly written and converted to "ENGRISH" manual. It also has a lot of functions buried in sub-menus which take some getting used to. Whatever you choose, good luck and remember to "NOT feed the trolls" that dwell here... "David" wrote in message ups.com... This old pipe smoker, at one time in his younger more adventurous years in Vietnam and elsewhere, was among other things a military communications intercept operator AKA DittyBopper. The old bug has bitten me and I'm considering entering the SWL-DX hobby and I'd appreciate some equipment recommendations from any of you kind gentlemena nd ladies. At present I am considering that ICOM PCP1000-02 PC driven semi broadband receiver with the DSP module and the upgraged BONITO 5.2 software package. The following is the link to the ICOM page describing this unit. http://www.icomamerica.com/pro*ducts/receivers/pcr1000/ I am not sure if this system will be compatible with my XP home 3gig plus hyper-thrading Pentium IV, 2 gig RAM PC etc system which does not have a 3.5 floppy drive. The commercials for the PCR1000 states its ICOM software is on 3.5 inch floppies but a retailer tells me otherwise. GROAN. So to you computer gurus who happen to be SWL-HAM experts, any problem burning the floppies to seperate CDs and installing the ICOM software in that manner, or am I barking up the wrong tree here and should justgo with a tabletop broadband model? If so specific recommendations would be apprecaited. I'd love to have an ICOM R9000. Yes. Yes. I sent an E-mail to ICOM. Silence thus far, and I suspect the competency of all sales personnel whose only interest is making a comissioned sale. Thanks in advance for any (useful)input. David(N) |
The Icom and Bonmito software suck.
The Icom software will operate under XP. There are seveal 3rt party,freeware, packages for the PCR1000 that are outstanding. Download the icom software from the web and burn it to a CD and install. Ham Radio can be found at http://hrd.ham-radio.ch/ Very nice program. The PCR1000 is a fairly decent VHFlo/VHFhi/UHF scanner. On HF and MW it is maybe OK. Prone to overload, so add an external attenuator. A radio shack antenna will work fairly well on SW/HF for international broadasters. For serious DX or utility a preslector is an almost must have. The DSP is nice on HF. Terry |
If you can afford an R-9000, you got no business
buying a PCR-1000. ;~). Well I can if I budget for one. Where can I get one though? They seem to be totally unavailable to the likes such as I. Bonito 4.x comes bundled with the PCR1000. The Bonito 5.2 retails for $180.00 as an upgrade through national radio in Ohio. And thanks for the input all! davidN |
Why not a TenTec RX320?
I don't know. I'm Googling it right now. Thanks! DavidN |
David schrieb:
Why not a TenTec RX320? The RX320 is superior on the PCR-1000but only has HF. For HF I would recommend a JRC NRD-535 and computer controll it if you want to. The PCR-1000 is fine on VHF/ UHF. Another good overall performer is the AOR AR-5000 |
"Volker Tonn" wrote in message
... David schrieb: Why not a TenTec RX320? The RX320 is superior on the PCR-1000but only has HF. For HF I would recommend a JRC NRD-535 and computer controll it if you want to. The PCR-1000 is fine on VHF/ UHF. Another good overall performer is the AOR AR-5000 Wellllllll....the RX320D can be modified (simply, IIRC) into a decent MW / BCB receiver. The RX320D comes with 500Khz to 30 MHz, again "IIRC." 73, Steve Lawrence Burnsville, Minnesota Every moment of a human life is an act of worship. Coincidence is God's way of being anonymous. |
I'd suggest the AR7030. It is nearly as compact as the black boxes, but
you can operate it without a computer if you want. It comes with a remote control full of buttons that I leave stashed in a closet. Once you understand the 7030 menu structure, you don't need all those buttons. Thanks for the suggestion and I'll look into that receiver. I have closed out no options. At the moment I'm looking at the Yaesu FT897D transceiver. If I decide to go for my ham ticket it would provide me some flexibility, and if not I understand it's a great semi wide band receiver. I'm also looking at the Yaesu VR 500 with the DSP-l module. As I said thanks for the suggestions. More are welcome g davidN |
"David" wrote:
If you can afford an R-9000, you got no business buying a PCR-1000. ;~). Well I can if I budget for one. Where can I get one though? They seem to be totally unavailable to the likes such as I. Bonito 4.x comes bundled with the PCR1000. The Bonito 5.2 retails for $180.00 as an upgrade through national radio in Ohio. And thanks for the input all! davidN The '9000 is no longer made. It was once available in the US, then couldn't be sold here because of the idiotic cellular restrictions. It was still on the market for a while afterwards, in several iterations. The last was the '9000L, with an LCD replacing the CRT which was no longer available. If you want a high end radio, solely for shortwave, consider a Ten-Tec RX-340, or ask about high-end surplus radios. Be ready to wade through more "religious" flames, though, since people are very loyal to their favorites. At least the flames will be on-topic, though... Regards, -- Eric F. Richards "Nature abhors a vacuum tube." -- Myron Glass, often attributed to J. R. Pierce, Bell Labs, c. 1940 |
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