I may give it a try as well.
Glenn Blum
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From: "Mark J Culross ***@sbcglobal.net [PCR1000]" <***@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: â4/â26/â2016 1:44 PM
To: "***@yahoogroups.com" <***@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [PCR1000] PCR 1000 on a Raspberry Pi3
Gordon (NW7D):
Sorry, what I hurriedly wrote didn't make as much sense as I intended.
1) I've used DOSBox 0.74 to run MS-DOS programs under Windows 10 with excellent results
2) I've run other MS-DOS programs successfully on my RPi3 using DOSBox
So, therefore:
3) I recommend that you try PcrMC.EXE or PcrMC-SA.EXE using DOSbox running on your Rpi3
Hopefully, this is clearer !!
Mark J Culross
From: "Mark J Culross ***@sbcglobal.net [PCR1000]" <***@yahoogroups.com>
To: "***@yahoogroups.com" <***@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [PCR1000] PCR 1000 on a Raspberry Pi3
 Gordon (NW7D):
For a simple (but powerful) program to try, I would suggestthat you look in the PCR1000 files section for a ZIP file namedPcrMC98.ZIP. It contains the latest version of the program that Iwrote a while ago. It is FREE, so please give it a try.  If you like it,keep on using it.  If not, nothing spent, nothing lost !!  The weakestpart is the lack of a HELP file.  Instead, I put all of  my work intothe program itself, and did my best to make it self-explanatory. There are actually two executables included in this ZIPfile. The first,PcrMC.exe is a DOS text-only version . . . it represents my originalprogram development. Much later in the development cycle, Idecided to implement the same capabilities in a DOS 640x480graphical version as PcrMC-SA.exe.
Because Windows 10 no longe! r supports running MS-DOS programs directly,I've run other MS-DOS programs using DOSBox & had excellent luck.Both of these (PcrMC.EXE & PcrMC-SA.EXE) run GREAT under DOSBox 0.74(<https://sourceforge.net/projects/dosbox/>) !! Either executable can act as a very powerful scanner. In addition, thePcrMC-SA executable performs as a very good spectrum analyzer. The basic syntax to run the program is as follows:   pcrmc[-sa]  [ -com1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ] [ -fast ] [ -debug ] [ filename ] Note that all command-line options are case-insensitive. [ -com1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ] : you can specify the COM port on the command-line to override that which is recorded in the PCRMC.INI file. [ -fast ] : this will skip the pause on the "HELP" screen as the programis started up. [ -debug ] : this will cause a PCRMC.DBG file to be created that willcontain time-stamped entries for each command sent to the PCR-1000and each status returned from the PCR-1000. Note that when thereceiver is used as a scanner, thi! s debug file can grow quite large intime !! Be aware of the disk-space requirements by running this fora long time. [ filename ] : you can specify the "program" file that you'd likePcrMC to initialize with upon startup (it is not necessary to also specifythe file extension as this is assumed to be .PGM). See some of theincluded "program" files for examples of how to make use of thepowerful capabilities within the PCR-1000 that Icom's includedWindows program woefully ignores and/or hides from us !! Good luck & let me know what you like/dislike.  It's been quite awhile
since I worked on it, but updates are not necessarily out of the question.
I definitely still use it all of the time.  Even though it works especially
well on very old (DOS-only) PCs (since that is what it was originally
developed for), it works equally well under Windows (see above).
 A couple of notes that may prove very useful are as follows:
ALT-H shows a help screen (the closest thing there is to a HELP file !!)
ALT-A goes into "automatic" (demo) mode which will let you exercise
 &nbs! p;        all of the program features even without your PCR-1000 attachedALT-P starts/stops "program" modeALT-S starts/stops "scan" mode
ALT-Q quit without saving configuration
ALT-X exit & save current configuration
 Pressing any of the selection keys (for example, O for mode) will cause
that field to blink, indicating the selection that can be controlled using
the up/down and/or left/right arrow keys to change the selection.  Press
the ENTER key to complete the selection for that field.
 Frequency information can be entered anytime that no other fields are
already active (pressing F first is not absolutely necessary).  When
entering frequency information, you can also use the backspace key to
make corrections.  As well, you can use the ESCAPE key prior to
hitting the ENTER key in order to discard any frequency changes made
and return to the previous frequency setting.
 Some keys take effect immediately (typically those that alternate
between two settings) such as G for AGC on/off, B for NB on/off, etc.
Some keys have multiple functions (but with related control) such as
P for bandscope...pressing P once will let you select the bandscope
speed...pressing P again while the bandscope selection is active will
change the bandscope vertical resolution multiplier.
 Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions, comments, and/or
suggestions for improvements.
 Have fun !!
Mark J Culross, KD5RXT
From: "***@gmail.com [PCR1000]" <***@yahoogroups.com>
To: ***@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 6:53 AM
Subject: [PCR1000] PCR 1000 on a Raspberry Pi3
 I'm trying to get my PCR1000 running on a Raspberry Pi3 with Probe1K.  I installed rpix86 with its associated 4DOS on the Raspberry but the DOS program crashes when I start Probe1K.  I scan aviation frequencies and leave my current PC running Probe1K 24/7 and want to try to migrate to a Raspberry Pi and shutdown the PC in order to save some energy costs.  Does anyone know of a way to run a PCR1000 on a Raspberry? Â
Thanks,Gordon, NW7D
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