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N4TL
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 12, 2005 18:35
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Great CW program
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I used MRP38 which was a DOS based CW program and it was great. Now MRP40 runs under windows and it also works great. I have tried many hardware and software decoders and this one is the best. Most of the hardware ones were poor. I had a Kantronics TNC that had a decoder and it was very poor. This program has automatic frequency and speed tracking. The frequency tracking can be turned off for use in a pileup. This is needed so the program will not switch to stations calling close to the DX station.
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VK6APK
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Rating: 1/5
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Sep 9, 2005 04:06
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Poor and expensive
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I used the trial version of the program. I played with it for about 10 minutes on 2 occasions on the first day and that was it.
It wouldn't start up any more from the second day onwards. Even now, it still has 3 days of the trial period left but it just won't go, no matter how long I wait.
I thought of buying the program to get around this problem but when I saw the price I decide it wasn't for me. No program is worth that sort of money, especially with the exchange rates of the Aussie dollar.
73, Alek
VK6APK
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W4ATK
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Rating: 2/5
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Jan 14, 2005 15:26
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A/B Comparison w/ CWGet and MixW
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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MRP40 was inviting but failed when I was doing a/b comparisons over a period of time (1 week) The authors have incorporated a ever increasing time delay in the trial software and waiting 30 seconds for the program to activate was intolerable. It is not that I am not sympathetic to why they would feel the need to do this, but it makes a true evaluation impossible. I will continue to evaluate MixW and CWGet.
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AB2EZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 28, 2004 07:05
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Works great for me
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I am using this program, now, during the November 2004 CQWW DX contest, and it works great! When receiving code at speeds of 35-40+ WPM from the anchor stations, I find this program very useful for copying call signs and reports and/or verifying call signs and reports that I copy in my head. I tried it on two laptops: a (newer) Dell Inspiron 600m, and an (older) Dell Inspiron 3800. The product worked much better with the older Dell Inspiron 3800... but this appears to be a result of having a much better sound card in the Dell Inspiron 3800. So... I suggest that you use this in conjunction with a decent sound card.
Best regards
Stu
AB2EZ
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ES1AN
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Rating: 2/5
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Apr 11, 2004 13:28
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Sensitive in hardware changes
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Not happy with this software. Each time when you make some changes in your PC, new HDD or new bios version etc, you have to ask from Norbert a new key. After 2 times “bothering” him and when I received his unpleasant comment, I decided to go further with CwGet which is not sensitive about PC configuraion and is very good in decoding.
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KN4LF
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 13, 2004 15:01
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Works very well for me
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have tried all of the CW transmitting and receiving software. I have nerve damage in my hands and find sending CW much easier with a keyboard then with a key.
Though I can copy CW at 25 wpm in my head, the MRP4060 software can fill in the blanks when the DX station temporarily QSB's into the noise, especially on 80 and 160 meters. It can make the difference between getting that RST report or not.
I have a 733 mhz computer with 512 megs of RAM and have not experienced any jerkiness or slow downs in the software. However I do shut down all other programs except my logging program and disconnect from the Internet. That might make the difference.
I highly recommend the MRP4060 software but it is a little on the pricey side at $65.00 U.S. in February 2004. But heck we Hams are a cheap lot!
73,
Thomas Giella, KN4LF
Plant City, FL, USA
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RV3APM
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 19, 2003 14:48
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VERY GOOD!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Used many CW decoding programs - CWGET, MixW,WriteLog but it better for weak signal.
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WB8NUT
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Rating: 2/5
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Jun 11, 2003 12:13
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Not as good as MixW, not many features and expensive!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Well I played with the trial version for a day and can honestly say I am not impressed. First, I was attracted by the two reviews here saying how good it was at decoding CW. Like one other person, I can't keep up with the high speed guys 25+ WPM in contest so I need something like this program at times. I have been using MixW which does a very good job. But could something be better? MRP40 is not better than MixW. The program is jerky (taxing on the computer resources?) and the decoding was not superior to MixW, and may even have been a little worse. Not to mention MixW offers other modes, rig control, and a built in logging program. MixW is not "jerky" when operating on most computers like MRP40 was for me. MixW gives you a file to install on any computer you own so transporting the program around from one computer to another is pretty easy. The way I understand MRP40 licensing is that any time you move the program on to a different computer, you have to get another key from the author! That can be a problem when the author stops supporting the program. Finally when you compare the cost of MixW which is rich in features, to MRP40 which is pretty basic, MixW comes out the clear winner and MixW is less expensive than MRP40. Try MixW against MRP40 yourself (MixW also has two decoding methods that you can select between) and you'll see how good MixW is. Maybe at $20 MRP40 might have been a good value, but at over $60, no way. I'll stick with MixW.
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N8QXB
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 9, 2003 07:41
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The best cw decoder, none better!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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MRP40 is a rock solid program. I've used it since V 3.73 and there's no comparison. This program works! It decodes even the weakest signals and performs effortlessly. I've used different cw decoders but none can compete with MRP40. Norbert did his homework on this program and it's money well spent.
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W9CEO
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 2, 2002 15:54
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Excellent Product and easy to use.
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I was looking for a Morse Code Decoder to help me with those high speed cw contest operators...the 40wpm+ guys. The MRP40 software did the job and did it very well. I also tried the decoder with WriteLog and CWGet but the MRP40 program is far superior. I haven't tried the transmit portion yet, so I can't comment on that.
If you want to try it, just download a 15 day trial program from Norbert Pieper's website listed above. Also, note the price is in Euro dollars and goes up 1-1-2003.
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