Hello All,
Was curious is there anyway to speed up the memory scannratebfor a IC-R5? I realize and I'm thinking that I need to download software...but what do I do and is there anything? Thanks!!
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I don't know of any hardware mods to speed up the scan rate BUT if you buy software like BuTel ARC-5 programming software, you can sort the frequencies by ascending order. The PLL will lock slightly quicker if the frequencies are spaced closer together than wide ranges. It also helps to have AM mode frequencies scanned in one group separately from the FM mode frequencies.
Don't expect blazing speeds, it would only be a small percentage in a speed increase but everything helps.
Some of the older AOR receivers used this technique built into the radio's firmware like the AR2500. When you entered a frequency, it automatically sorted the frequencies from low to high before it scanned.
If you really need fast speeds, you might want to think about selling your R5 and buy an R6.
