Finally, WiNRADiO on a PCI Card, soon!

[MacombMonitor]

WiNRADiO announced they will soon be selling the worlds first software-defined VHF/UHF scanner on a PCI bus card!

WiNRADiO G305i
9kHz to 1800MHz
Industry Standard PCI card
Software defined, modular design
Excellent sensitivity and dynamic range
Real-time spectrum scope
Optional down-converter to 3300MHz
Optional professional demodulator
Digital mode ready

[Source: Ad in Monitoring Times Magazine, June 2006]

 

[brucewarming]

Cost? Sound great!

 

[MacombMonitor]

Cost? Sound great!

Don't know the cost. I saw it in a full-page WiNRADiO advertisement in Monitoring Times Magazine, June 2006, just inside the front cover. It said, "Coming Soon!" I went to the WiNRAiO web site and there was no mention of it. If I had to guess, it will probably be around $500.00.

 

[poltergeisty]

'Digital mode ready' Meaning P25 or?

It be a shame if a PSU goes out while that card is installed.

 

[MacombMonitor]

'Digital mode ready' Meaning P25 or?

Not sure at this time, as there is no other published info I can find, even on their web site...just the ad I saw in Monitoring Times Magazine. If I had to guess, it will not be P25. They have what they call a "Digital Suite" of software that covers things like Packet, Fax, etc.

 

[morfis]

http://www.winradio.co.uk/home/g305i.htm

http://www.winradio.co.uk/home/g305i-s.htm

Winradio tend to be expensive

 

[poltergeisty]

Another thing I wonder about is jut how hot this will run? I already have a screaming video card in the case. Put that near it and I may need to put the computer in a fridge. :lol:

 

[JohnBreen]

Well, I have a WR-1000. Then computers changed (after the 486 era) and the new computers would not accomodate an (big) ISA card anymore. Like everybody else who was using the first or second generation WR, I was out of business for 4 years until I could find the parts to cobble together a computer with the ISA slots and a pentium 4. So what will happen to the folks who buy this new updated WR and find in a few years that it will not go into the next generation of computers.

No thanks, I will continued to but the EXTERNAL wR products.

 

[vince48]

Price

About $650.00 with the professional demodulator I am told by WinRadio. In addition, WinRadio tells me, heat will not be a problem.

vince48

http://www.winradio.co.uk/home/g305i.htm

http://www.winradio.co.uk/home/g305i-s.htm

Winradio tend to be expensive

 

[poltergeisty]

That's nice to know.

JohnBreen, I think PCI will be out for a while still. They have PCIe but would not worry too much as there is many things out there that us a PCI slot.