From: A10382 (a10382@snet.net)
Date: Sat Apr 05 2003 - 12:49:56 EST
One nice thing that WinRadio provides is a Visual basic interface/API (they
call it "Radio Basic", and it's free) - making it easy to construct your own
software to drive and/or control the radio. They provide the 'building
blocks' of the controls - even the tuner wheel... WinRadio has even run
contests, asking folks to send in their best radio software ideas & code and
has awarded radios as the prizes.
and.. WinRadio also publishes the interface spec. Something I wish Icom was
ore forthcoming about - although a lot of people have reverse engineered the
command set.
WinRadio also has models that go well beyond 1.3gHZ.
Learning is always fun!
For more on WinRadio, see their site at:
http://www.winradio.com/index.htm
The advent of "CAT" (computer controls) in many radios, including a lot of
amateur sets, have expanded the Computer Controlled Radio spectrum greatly.
In addition to Icom, there are computer controlled receivers available from
WinRadio and Ten-Tec. The amateur suppliers all have some of their sets
with CAT and Kenwood has a completely computer controlled transceiver that
has no mechanical front panel at all.... The learning curve for the Icom
PCR1K goes a long way to understanding all these other radios.
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73, Frank
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----- Original Message -----
From: <clsimons@simons.net>
To: <pcr-1000@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 10:34 AM
Subject: RE: [PCR-1000] Considering the PCR-1000
> Good info Steve, Thanks, I didn't know that WinRadio had an external unit.
>
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