---
name: "pcr"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "icomlib-bin"
version: "1.0.1-8.1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pcr"
---

# pcr(1)

programs to control Icom PCR-1000 receiver

## NAME

icomlib - programs to control Icom PCR-1000 receiver

## SYNOPSIS

**pcr** \[*options*\] \[frequency \| start\_freq stop\_freq freq\_step\]\
 **qpcr1k** \[*options*\] \[frequency \| start\_freq stop\_freq freq\_step\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **pcr** and **qpcr1k** commands. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**pcr** is a console program, and **qpcr1k** is an X GUI program that controls an Icome PCR-1000 receiver. That receiver is designed to be controlled via a serial port connection.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-v \<vol\>**

  Set volume, integer values from 0-99, default 70.

- **-s**

  Turn on scan mode

- **-a**

  Turn on AGC

- **-n**

  Turn on noise blanker

- **-r**

  Turn on RF Attenuator

- **-h \<holdpoint\>**

  Set hold point, integer 0-255, default 80

- **-w \<wait\>**

  Set wait tme, positive integers, default 5

- **-t \<sqtone\>**

  Set tone squelch frequency

- **-q \<squelch\>**

  Set squelch, integer 0-99, default 40

- **-f \<bw\>**

  Set filter bandwidth, 3, 6, 15, 50, and 230, default 15 kHz

- **-p \<serial\_port\>**

  Specify port the radio is attached to, default /dev/pcr1000

- **-u \<logfile\>**

  Switch on unattended mode, using specified log file.

- **-l \<logfile\>**

  Switch on replay mode, using specified logfile

- **-m \<mode\>**

  Specify mode: LSB, USB, AM, CW, NFM, WFM

These options may be followed by a frequency in MHz to tune the radio, or - if the scanning mode is set by the -s option, then start, stop frequencies in MHz and step frequency in kHZ must be specified.

## EXAMPLES

Standard mode:\
\
         pcr -p/dev/ttyS0 -v70 -q40 -f15 -mnfm -w10 146.52\
 Scanner mode:\
\
    lower\_freq   = Lower frequency in megahertz\
\
    upper\_freq   = Upper frequency in megahertz\
\
    step\_freq    = Step frequency in kilohertz\
\
      pcr -p/dev/ttyS0 -v70 -q40 -f15 -mnfm -h70 -u2m.log -s 144 148 5\
 Replay mode: \
\
    \<logfile\>    = File name of old log to replay\
\
      pcr -p/dev/ttyS0 -v70 -q40 -f15 -mnfm -h70 -l 2m.log

## SEE ALSO

[**pcrd**(1)](/pcrd/1.md), [**rx320**(1)](/rx320/1.md).\

Other pacakges that can control the radio use hamlib: grip, sgcontrol, hamlib-utils.

The programs are documented fully by *icomlib-doc*, available as a debian package.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Maitland Bottoms \<bottoms@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).