=============================== README.TXT =============================== What's New in QRZ Volume 9 March 1997 By Fred Lloyd, AA7BQ e-mail: aa7bq@qrz.com ========================================================================== Here is a list of some important files and directories on the disc. setup.exe Installation program for Windows. utils\w32view.exe File Browser for Windows 95, Windows NT, and Win32s. utils\w16view.exe File Browser for Windows 3.1. view.exe File Browser/Uncompressor for MS-DOS. qrz.exe DOS callsign lookup program. You can also run this directly from the DOS prompt by switching to your CDROM drive and typing qrz instead of view or go. qrzhelp.txt Help file for the DOS callsign lookup program, qrz.exe. 00global.txt Global index of this disc docs\ Documentation regarding these discs docs\view.doc Documentation regarding VIEW.EXE _bbs\ BBS support files ============================================================================ Quick Start Instructions: Windows 95: You can install the program icons by selecting the "Start" menu and choosing "Run". At the Run box, type: "D:\setup", assuming 'D' is your cdrom drive. Windows 3.1/NT: Go to "File" menu under program manager and choose Run. At the Command Line box, type: "D:\setup", assuming 'D' is your cdrom drive. This will install a group folder with icons for this cdrom. MSDOS Quick Start: Change to your CDROM drive and type "view". Example: C:\> D: D:\> view Using the 00_INDEX.HTM: We have included 00_index.htm files so the user may use a Web browser to view our disc. In order to view this disc using these 00_index.htm files, point your Web browser to the root level 00_index.htm file. For example, in Netscape: 1. Click on "File" 2. Click on "Open File" 3. Choose your CDROM drive 4. Select the 00_index.htm file In Internet Explorer: 1. Click on "File" 2. Click on "Open" 3. Click on "Browse" 4. Choose your CDROM drive 5. Select the 00_index.htm file The 00_index.htm files have been tested under Netscape 3.0 (Windows, Macintosh, and FreeBSD), and Internet Explorer 3.0 (Windows). ============================================================================ WinView and View To make browsing the disc easier, we have included the program WinView for Windows, and the program VIEW for MSDOS on the CDROM. These programs allow you to page through index files, browse through directories on the CD, view documentation and uncompress/install the program(s) you want onto your hard disk. ========================================================================== QRZ! Ham Radio CDROM Greetings and welcome to the eighth edition of the QRZ Ham Radio CDROM. Address Change Notice: The QRZ headquarters has moved - again! We have returned to our home state of Arizona. Please note that our new address is: QRZ PO Box 54559 Phoenix, AZ 85064-5449 ========================================================================== More Email Addresses! Email Address Database QRZ was born on the Internet and is today one of the most popular amateur radio Internet sites anywhere. Over the past year, we've been collecting the email addresses of amateur radio operators from around the world. Now, for the first time we are able to share them with you as a component of the main QRZ database. There are over 71,000 e-mail addresses available on this CDROM. The email addresses are displayed right along with the regular callsign data, whenever they are available. If you're on the Internet (http://www.qrz.com), it's easy to add your e-mail address to the database. By email, you can add or update your e-mail address by sending a short message to: To: updates@qrz.com Subject: email update qrz_email X0XXX your_email@address ------- Just replace the X0XXX with your callsign and the 'your_email@address' with your correct email address. ========================================================================== New Home Page Links You'll find a new item in the main QRZ directory, our collection of user web page links from around the world. You'll find pointers to the home pages of hundreds of amateurs. Look for hampages.htm and try it out (You'll need a browser like Netscape and an internet connection). ========================================================================== More Digital QSL Cards Our collection is rapidly growing and now includes over 1200 digital images. It's easy to add your favorite photo, QSL card or other image to the next QRZ CDROM and have it associated with your callsign using any of the methods below. If your image is already in gif format (400x300 max) then you can send it to us over the Internet by using anonymous FTP at: ftp://ftp.qrz.com/tmp You can also mail us your image on floppy disk. We prefer .JPG formats and will convert your image to .JPG format if necessary. We reserve the right to reject any image that we feel is inappropriate. If you would like us to digitize your printed copy, just mail it to: QRZ Best of DX, PO BOX 45449, Phoenix, AZ 85064-5449 USA Your card, floppy, photo, etc., will not normally be returned to you. If you must have your copy back, then please include a self addressed stamped envelope (SASE) with your letter. Scanning at QRZ is generally done in batches so it may be a few weeks before it appears on the Internet and several months before it hits the next CD. Callsign Database Updates We now have listings from USA, Canada, Australia, Austria, Mexico, UK, Italy, Turkey, Monaco, Brazil, Portugal, Cuba, Taiwan and miscellaneous listings from everywhere. Since the introduction of our online DX callsign registration form, we've begun to take on hundreds of new, exotic callsigns each month. We're still looking for more DX callsign databases, and you could qualify for a free subscription to QRZ for helping us obtain more countries. For more info contact the author at: aa7bq@qrz.com. Note: Neither QRZ or Walnut Creek CDROM edits or updates the FCC callsign data. If the U.S. information contained in the QRZ Ham Radio CDROM is incorrect for any callsign, all corrections must be done directly with the FCC. The easiest way to do this is to fill out a Form 610 and send it to the FCC. The master database at QRZ (http://www.qrz.com) is updated daily with the latest FCC information available. Note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the callsign database for any country including the USA. ========================================================================== International Shareware, Info and Mod Files As we continue to improve the quality of our shareware and public domain data files, we've added a major new section of German/English language amateur radio files. Be sure to check them out under X:\german (use your CDROM drive letter instead of X'). You will also notice that the file indexes are larger, more complete and include descriptions, file sizes and timestamps. ========================================================================== QRZ on the Internet http://www.qrz.com always comes as one of the first hits when you search InfoSeek for 'callsign'. Over 500,000 have visited the QRZ Web Site which features a Netscape enhanced interface. http://www.qrz.com also provides a point and click interface for our complete anonymous FTP server, our online catalog as well as the master copy of the QRZ Callsign Database (with online GIF image display), an online email registration form, and an online DX callsign entry form. Be sure and visit the QRZ Anonymous FTP Server on the Internet (ftp.qrz.com), and/or the mirror site at wcarchive.cdrom.com. All of the files found on the QRZ CDROM are there as well as any new updates since the last edition. If you would like to contribute shareware or public domain files of amateur radio interest, you are encouraged to FTP your material to ftp.qrz.com. You should login with user id anonymous and your e-mail address as the password. 73, -fred AA7BQ ========================================================================== Shareware This disk contains many shareware programs and images. Shareware can be considered to be a sort of try before you buy system where you are expected to pay the program author a registration fee if you find the program or image useful. You will find details of registration included in the document/text files provided with each program. ========================================================================== Disclaimer Walnut Creek CDROM makes no warranty about any file on this CDROM, including any written by Walnut Creek. You, not Walnut Creek CDROM, assume all risk of using any of the files on this CDROM. We reserve the right to limit any effort on our part to rectify problems with any file on this CDROM. We cannot accept any responsibility or liability in the event that using the software on this disc causes you grief, malfunction, data loss or thinning of the hair. As with any new software, make sure that you back up your system regularly so that you can recover from unforeseen crashes. Although we have made every attempt to examine every program on this disc, some non-shareware or public domain programs may have slipped by. If you find such a program on this disc, please notify us immediately so we can rectify the situation. Thanks. This CDROM comes with a full money back guarantee. If you are dissatisfied for any reason, you can return it for a full refund. ========================================================================== ASP Walnut Creek CDROM is an approved vendor and associate member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). 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