#ICOM IC R6 CASE HOW TO#
#ICOM IC R6 CASE WINDOWS 10#
#ICOM IC R6 CASE SOFTWARE#
#ICOM IC R6 CASE DOWNLOAD#

If I have the 16 inch antenna on the R6, it is very top heavy and almost defeats the purpose of having a small receiver. At home with the other antennas, I usually get 3 to 5 bars out of the 8 when the controllers are talking. With either of the other antennas, I get overload at both the Cellphone Wait Area as well as 1/2 mile away. However, if I am at the other end of the airport (say 1/2 mile away), I get no overload on the R6 with the stock antenna. I can offset that by laying the receiver flat on a seat, but anything near the window, I get the front end overload. The tower is only 500 feet or so from the Cellphone Wait Area. HOWEVER, if I am at the airport using the R6 with stock antenna to pick up someone and sitting in the 'Cellphone Wait Area', I get front end overload on all of the controllers which is very noticeable however the planes are fine. With the stock antenna, I can hear the tower and approach/departure controllers at a '2' bars out of 7 or 8 bars on display, but the planes are always 8 or more. My house is 10 miles from the Lexington Airport. The R6 can easily front end overload on strong signals especially if they are close by.

It increases the 'reach' by probably 75%. It increases the 'reach' by probably 50%.Дў.) Diamond SRH77CA - approximately 16 inches long with most of the bulk near the base and is slimmer than the stock antenna. There are two other antennas that I occasionally use on the R6.ДЎ.) Watson WSMA-801 - approximately 9 inches long with most of bulk near the base and is slimmer than the stock which is 7 inches long, It sells for approximately $35 USD.

#ICOM IC R6 CASE SOFTWARE#

So when I got the R6, it was an easy decision to use software because the R6 has many more things to program than the R2 had.

Lastly, I also own a IC-R2 that I bought a long time ago when it first came out and you basically had to program it by 'hand' thru the receiver interface and that was NOT easy (the ICOM software and cable for it was useless according to everyone that tried it). You have to find a cable that works with the software, he doesn't sell cables.

#ICOM IC R6 CASE HOW TO#

You just get used to how to use it.Д«utel Software also offers a package but I no experience with it but he is an international software company and sell to USA and most other countries. Both ICOM and RT-System software seem to have about the same degree on how hard or easy to use. I haven't used the ICOM version of R6 software but do use the ICOM version for my IC-R30 and it works well. There website has ways to ask questions to the developer. HOWEVER, as pointed out above, is their software available to be used outside of the US?. You might be able to find a working cable in New Zealand and avoid all shipping cost.

#ICOM IC R6 CASE DOWNLOAD#

However, RT-Systems does not ship you a CD, you download it from their site and use the key they email you.

#ICOM IC R6 CASE WINDOWS 10#

It is real easy to use and works well on a Windows 10 computer. I have an IC-R6 and use the RT-Systems Package including the cable. This would be faster than waiting for a US shipment and probably cheaper.

The previous (unmarked) OPC-478UC is NOT usable with MicrosoftВ® WindowsВ® 10 and 8.1.ДЄnother idea might be to order the software and download it on-line and order just the cable locally or on-line from a NZ source. NOTE: There are two different OPC-478UCs: If you have a local dealer that sells ICOM software perhaps they will let you experiment with it in the store for a few minutes or at least read the documentation.ДЄlso, I saw this in the ICOM documentation. I am assuming your R6 is a model that will receive the frequencies you would need. I am not familiar with NZ but this is the case with some European systems. It is also possible that US software will not program some frequencies you want to use. Presumably you could download the software as well.

If you go this route be sure the software and hardware are exportable outside the US. You could have a small import fee as well. I don't how long it will take to get there from the US but I suspect it will be awhile unless you want to pay for expedited shipping.even slow boat shipping is probably going to cost a few dollars. (PS if the software only comes on a CD, which may be the case with the ICOM software I see advertised here, be sure you have a CD reader or a way to convert it to something). If you get it from a local source and have a problem with it you are probably much more likely to get help if you need to talk to someone. Also, the radio is essentially useless, except for search mode through a band, which is generally tedious, of course. However, if it meant I could save $25Nz and get it immediately I would surely do that. In my experience the ICOM software has been hard to use but reliable (I have not used theirCS- R6 software.