From: Dale Ireland (direland@drdale.com)
Date: Sat Apr 05 2003 - 14:51:50 EST
You can not use the winradio to receive NOAA weather satellite images while
the PCR1000 is perfectly suited. The Winradio lacks the proper IF bandwidth
options to record clear images.
Dale
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pcr-1000-admin@mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:pcr-1000-admin@mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of A10382
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 9:50 AM
> To: pcr-1000@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [PCR-1000] Considering the PCR-1000
>
>
> 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.
> ===========================
> 73, Frank
> ._._.
>
>
> ----- 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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