From Until recently, all computer-based wide-band receivers have been only available for the IBM PC and compatibles. Those radio users who prefer Apple have been left out. WiNRADiO is now rectifying this by introducing Apple Macintosh support for our most popular receiver, the WR-1550e, a medium-range external receiver with frequency range 150 kHz to 1.5 GHz (the US version excludes cellular frequencies 825-849 and 869-894 MHz). The standard WiNRADiO WR-1550e hardware is supported by native Mac software, which is able to run on older Mac models with serial ports, as well as new models with USB ports. Most Macintosh computers which use the PPC (Power PC) processor, i.e. The 'Power Mac' models produced beginning 1994, are supported.

Earlier Mac models, using the 68000 family of processors, are not supported. For serial interface models, WiNRADiO provides a special serial cable to connect to the WR-1550e receiver.

For the USB interface models, a serial-to-USB adapter is required. WiNRADiO recommends the Keyspan adapters, such as the Keyspan USA-19 model. This will be soon available from WiNRADiO. Full Specifications What's new in version 1.80 This version improves reliability when running in 'Classic' mode on an OS X Mac. A symptom observed in the previous version was that the program could experience a port timeout and quit running. The timeout configuration for the USB to serial connection had not made sufficient allowance for OS X allocating time to other processes. General Publisher Publisher web site Release Date June 04, 2008 Date Added June 04, 2008 Version 1.80 Category Category Subcategory Operating Systems Operating Systems Mac/OS Classic Additional Requirements None Download Information File Size 712.5KB File Name wrins180.hqx Popularity Total Downloads 439 Downloads Last Week 0 Pricing License Model Free to try Limitations Not available Price Free.

I try to install my old winradio 1550e receiver but have no usb software. Can anybody help me? The 1550e is not a USB device, it is strictly 9 pin serial. You do not need USB software for it, but you do need serial hardware from your PC to the 1550e.

I use a USB to serial dongle. The last version of the WR GUI (this is the program that runs the radio) is 3.62, and it might not be compatible with your OS, depending on what you are using. I use it under XP Pro and older OS's but have had issues with it under Vista and Windows 7. I use XP Pack 3 and installed winradio with wr1xxx-362. I don`t have the original serial cable anymore. Can i use other 9Pin cables and serial to usb adapters?

Ten Tec is a shortwave-dedicated receiver, going up to 30 MHz, >WR-1550e is a VHF/UHF receiver, up to 1600 MHz. When >making price/performance comparisons, this needs to >be taken into consideration (as well as other factors such >as software support for example, which although sometimes. Dsc Serial Protocol Interface. Feb 23, 2006. I have a Winradio WR-1550e Computer Based Communications Receiver up for sale. Sigma As 227 Program Directv on this page. It comes with following: Winradio WR-1550e Receiver. Serial Number 017137. The frequency range is 150 kHz to 1.5 GHz (the US version excludes cellular frequencies 825-849 and 869-894 MHz).Receiver.

The WRdiag.exe does not find any receiver and the dongle says missing driver. Should i try older installation software? I got 344,345.

No dongle is included with or needed for the WinRadio WR-1550e. If you are saying you are using a USB to serial adapter, and calling that a dongle, then you will need to find the right driver for the adapter, and nothing on the WinRadio site will help you with that. There are two major types of 9 pin serial cables, a straight through and a null modem. I am not sure which you need for the WR-1550e, but the first generic one I grabbed out of my junk drawer worked for me. WRdiag.exe can not find a receiver until you have a working serial connection to the radio. No reason to use an older version of the WR software, the most recent version, version 3.62, works fine if you have all of your hardware issues taken care of, and older versions will not do any better if your hardware is not straightened out.