Label (an optional 8-char name which should not Mode (am, amn, amw, usb, lsb, cw, cwn, fm, fmn, wfm) Tk8500 software provides a facility to log and timestamp active frequencies and relative signal strengths to a log file in csv format.

Channels may be sorted by frequency or by label, within any bank or all banks.ĭata files are in csv (comma-separated values) format, so users can create or edit them using spreadsheet or text editor programs. Tk8500 can be used to load the IC-R8500 memories or read memory data from the radio and store it in a file. The louder audio can alert you to signals on important frequencies while scanning or can compensate for undermodulated transmitters. You can designate a special volume setting to be used when receiving selected frequencies (no sound card required). tk8500 lets you scan multiple memory channel banks. You can only scan one bank at a time while operating the IC-R8500 using the radio's front panel controls. Less frequently used parameters may be accessed using the Scan Options pulldown menu, which may be 'torn off' and used as a separate window (fig. Most IC-R8500 controls are available in tk8500's Main Controls, Adjustments, and Secondary Controls windows. See the GNU General Public License for more details. tk8500 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. tk8500 is a copyrighted work released under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation. Tk8500 is distributed free of charge, but it is neither shareware nor in the public domain. Though tk8500 is intended chiefly for Linux, MacOS X, and BSD users, it will work on Microsoft Windows (95 and later), too. This is a Fork/Mirror of the project Copyright 2004, Bob Parnass - see tk8500 was favorably reviewed by Peter Bond in Britain's Short Wave Magazine, November 2002. An introductory article about this software appeared in April 2002 Monitoring Times magazine.

Tk8500 is open source software designed to control and program the ICOM IC-R8500 receiver.

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