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THIS IS WHERE THE USB CABLE COMES INTO PLAY.  IF YOU ATTACH THE USB CABLE
BETWEEN THE IC R30 AND YOUR COMPUTER, YOUR COMPUTER WILL RECOGNIZE THE
RADIOS MEMORY CARD AS IT WOULD ANY OTHER STORAGE DEVICE, SUCH AS A DISK
DRIVE.  IN MY CASE, THE COMPUTER DECIDED THAT THE IC R30 WOULD BE DRIVE E.
ALL I HAD TO DO WAS OPEN WINDOWS EXPLORER, AND I COULD ACCESS EVERYTHING ON
THE CARD AND WRITE TO THE CARD AS WELL.  THATS MUCH MORE CONVENIENT THAN
PHYSICALLY SWAPPING CARDS AND ADAPTERS.  AS A BONUS, THE IC R30 BATTERY CAN
RECHARGE THROUGH THE USB CONNECTION.  THE AMOUNT OF POWER AVAILABLE AT USB
PORTS CAN VARY, SO SOME MAY BE BETTER CHARGERS THAN OTHERS.  I TRIED A FEW
USB OPTIONS, AND WHILE THE BATTERY CHARGED IN ALL CASES, CHARGING SEEMED
FASTER WITH THE DEDICATED ICOM CHARGER.  IN ADDITION TO AN AUTOMATIC
RECEPTION LOG, ANYTHING YOU CAN HEAR CAN BE RECORDED AND STORED TO THE CARD
FOR LATER PLAYBACK, EITHER THROUGH THE RADIO ITSELF OR YOUR COMPUTER.  THE
IC R30 STORES AUDIO IN WAV FORMAT, WHICH CAN RESULT IN SOME LARGE FILES,
BUT MY 8 GB MEMORY CARD HAD PLENTY OF ROOM.  THERE IS SOFTWARE AVAILABLE
FROM BOTH ICOM AVAILABLE THROUGH DEALERS AND RT SYSTEMS THAT YOU CAN USE TO
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