Yo! Bill:
Thursday August 29 1996 11:07, Bill Funk wrote to Bill Cheek:
 BC>> Yeah, I've messed with 'em.  The R-7000 is........ ummmm..... nice.
 BC>> Very nice.
 BF>  Mine is an R-7100, not an R-7000.
Typo.  Grrrrrrr.........
 BF>>> Just one example: I can do two different types of scan/search at
 BF>>> once (well, sequentially, actually).
 BC>>   Yes?  So can it on my Turbowhopper PRO-2004's and PRO-2006's.
 BC>> Piece of cake, actually............
 BF>  Now, that's something I've not heard of. Does the CE-232 do that? I've
 BF> never seen any claims for that.
Never saw it as much of any use.  But yes, the CE-232 can control most 
anything of that nature by its SCRIPT function.....  The SCRIPT feature is a 
very basic sort of BASIC programming with maybe 30-50 commands at the most, 
but which can be used to make the scanner do slick stuff, same as you might 
do by hand.
Here, I'll show you a simple one:
=== Cut ===
/ BIRDFIND.SCR
keyclr
msg1-  This script can be used to find and make a log file of all the
msg2-  "birdies" that exist in your scanner.  The process takes about
msg3-  60-90 minutes, depending on computer speed and scanner speed.
msg4-  Short out the antenna terminals so no signals can be picked up
msg5-  and set the ATT switch to -10 dB.  Set SEARCH LIMITS of 25 MHz &
msg6-  1300 MHz with a SEARCH ready to start upwards from 25 MHz.  Put
msg7-  in the MANUAL mode before starting this script.  Set the SQUELCH
msg8-  so that no sounds come in and get READY!
msg9-                ***** Press G to start this script ******
idle until key = g
keyclr
Man
prgm
limit
9
limit
freq = 1299.950
enter
limit
freq = 1300.00
enter
search = up
Man
Prgm
limit
9
limit
freq = 25.0
enter
limit
freq = 1300.0
enter
search = down
Man
keyclr
msg1-
msg2-            ΙΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ»
msg3-            Ί  BIRDIE-FINDER SCRIPT RUNNING NOW ! Ί
msg4-            ΘΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΌ
msg5-
msg6-          Stop script by pressing CTRL+A at any time
msg7-
msg8-      ....or, stop it after SEARCH has cycled past 1300 MHz....
msg9-
do
   search = up
   idle until sqbreak = yes
   autolog on
   idle until count = 8
   autolog off
loop
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This puppy automatically searches UP from 25 MHz to 1300 MHz, and every time 
it stops, the freq is AutoLogged to a textfile, and then SEARCH is resumed.  
The scenario repeats for every stop.  So it takes about 90-mins or so to run 
the whole range, but then you have a text file that contains all the birdies 
in that scanner.  A minor bit of editing later, and that same file can be 
piped into the CE-232's REJECT feature to prevent the scanner from ever 
stopping on a freq contained in that file.  Thus you can do SEARCHES across 
bands or band segments that contain birdies.
Not only that, but you can add freqs to that file....like for pagers, 
computer data channels, tones, etc, so that the scanner won't ever stop on 
them.
The script feature automates the process of scanning, and does whatever you 
want done.  IF-THEN-ELSE-AND-OR logic are available to make decisions.  
Pretty cool, actually.  If I say so meself.  :-)
Bill Cheek | Internet: bcheek@cts.com | Compu$erve: 74107,1176
Windows 95 Juggernaut Team | Microsoft MVP
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