Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer “ICS Electronics”
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Manufacturer Volker Wertich, Germany / ICS Electronics, UK | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Radio Data Codec
- encoder/decoder for data transmissions over radio
- audio frequency signal supported - a transceiver is needed that uses resp. provides the demodulated AF signal
- automatic cutoff frequency control, no trimming potentiometer needed
- supports the following modes: SSTV (only receiving), Fax
- sends and receives images with 16 grayscales
- custom image format used during recording, supports images with only 396 lines - conversion to IFF format requires additional tool
- when stored to disk, supported image width is only 640 pixels (less than transmitted weather maps) - recording to RAM allows higher resolution, albeit only in b/w (no grayscales)
- small expansion, size 11×5 cm
- installs into the parallel port
- Notes
- floppy disk with the application is copy-protected, preventing installation on hard disk
Advert (UK)
1988-12
Advert (UK)
1989-03
Manufacturer Volker Wertich, Germany / ICS Electronics, UK | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Radio Data Codec
- encoder/decoder for SSTV data transmissions over radio
- additional software for the Amiga-Fax hardware, marketed as a bundle with a different name
Advert (UK)
1988-12
Manufacturer ICS Electronics, UK | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga |
- Meteosat Receiver
- weather satellite radio receiver
- audio signal output, compatible with Amiga-Fax weather fax decoder
- built-in AM demodulator
- video output of demodulated signal, to be used with weather picture display systems
- integrated audio amplifier and loudspeaker to monitor the signal quality (helpful when aligning the antenna)
- audio and video level controls at the frontplate
- optional pre-amplifier available
front side
Advert (UK)
1989-05