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PCRTTY.EXE V1.0
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A Full Featured Amateur Radio Public Domain
Radio Teletype Program for the IBM PC and Compatibles
Patrick O'Farrell K7NTV
3O9 Hillcrest Drive
Selah, WA 98942
voice (5O9) 697-3133
Revised 1/10/84
INTRODUCTION
PCRTTY.EXE is a complete baudot RTTY software package for the IBM PC
and compatibles. It requires the IBM serial RS 232 interface card and
a terminal unit such as the AEA CP-1.
***** FEATURES *****
Interrupt driven receive buffer for no loss of received text
40 user configurable message strings
Split screen for transmit and receive
Continually updated status indicator-current time and other station data
Message strings for other station call, name, QTH
10000 character transmit buffer
Quick transmit break without disturbing transmit buffer
Exchange letters and figures
Insert files from disk into transmit buffer
Optionally ignore C/R and LF's
Optionally kill repeating characters
Online list to printer
Optionally preview all message strings before transmit buffer insertion
60, 67, 75, 100 WPM Baudot
Save incoming text to disk file
Optionally unshift on space
Online change of transmit line width
COMMANDS
Alt-B.........-B-reak for short response
Alt-C.........change -C-all
Alt-D.........-D-elete other station data
Alt-E.........-E-xchange ltrs/figs
Alt-F.........-F-ile upload
Alt-H.........-H-elp
Alt-I.........-I-gnore CR/LF
Alt-K.........-K-ill nonchar repeats
Alt-L.........-L-ist to printer
Alt-N.........change -N-ame
Alt-P.........-P-review enable
Alt-Q.........change -Q-TH
Alt-R.........change baud -R-ate
Alt-S.........-S-ave to disk
Alt-T.........-T-ransmit
Alt-U.........-U-nshift on space
Alt-W.........change transmit -W-idth
Alt-X.........e-X-it to DOS
CONFIG.TTY
PCRTTY reads a file named "CONFIG.TTY" from the DEFAULT drive which
specifies the 40 message strings as well as custom data regarding your
station. The following text is an example of a CONFIG.TTY file.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ DE K7NTV K7NTV K7NTV ##
THE QTH HERE IS SELAH, WA SELAH, WA ABOUT 110 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SEATTLE, WA
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 3-(A dummy message)
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 4-(A dummy message)
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 5-(A dummy message)
DE K7NTV K7NTV ##
RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY ##
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG'S BACK \0150123456789 ',!:()?/; ##
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 9-(A dummy message)
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 10-(A dummy message)
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 11
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 12
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 13
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 14
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 15
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 16
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 17
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 18
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 19
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 20
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 21
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 22
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 23
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 24
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 25
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 26
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 27
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 28
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 29
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 30
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 31
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 32
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 33
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 34
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 35
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 36
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 37
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 38
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 39
THIS IS MESSAGE NUMBER 40
K7NTV
PAT
SELAH, WA
2
PST
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The first 40 lines (ending with CR/LF) specify the text for each of the
40 messages. THESE MUST BE THE FIRST 40 RECORDS OF THE FILE!!!! Note
that a CR/LF sequence can be inserted into the transmit buffer after
each message string by entering "##" at the end of the string. The
strings are limited to 126 characters.
The 41st record is your call.
The 42nd record is your name.
The 43rd record is your QTH.
The 44th record is the communications port for your serial card.
The 45th record is your 3 letter time zone abbreviation. Note-if you
wish to keep time in UTC, boot up your system with UTC day and time.
Message strings 3,4,5,9 and 10 are actually "dummy messages".
Message string 3 is the other station's call (Alt-C).
Message string 4 is the other station's name (Alt-N).
Message string 5 is the other station's QTH (Alt-Q).
Message string 9 is the other stations call, name, qth DE your call,
name, qth. Example-If you are K7NTV, PAT, in SELAH, WA and have
entered the other stations call, name, qth with Alt C,N,Q, (K6XYZ, DON,
PALO ALTO, CA) then message string 9 is -
K6XYZ K6XYZ " DON " PALO ALTO, CA DE K7NTV K7NTV " PAT " SELAH, WA
SELAH, WA
Message string 10 is the current day and time.
Messages are entered as follows-
Message 1-10 Keys F1-F10
Message 11-20 Keys Uppercase F1-F10
Message 21-30 Keys Ctrl F1-F10
Message 31-40 Keys Alt F1-F10
COMMAND KEY OPERATION
(Most Command Keys are ON-OFF toggles)
(If Command Key is set, Key letter shown on Status Line)
Alt-B.........-B-reak for short response
Transmit a short response, no output buffering, in response to a
question, etc., from the other station.
Alt-C.........change -C-all
Enter the other station's call for use by F3 or F9 message keys.
Alt-D.........-D-elete other station data
Delete the other stations's call, name, and QTH from F3, F4, F5, and F9
message keys.
Alt-E.........-E-xchange ltrs/figs
Change interpretation of incoming characters from letters to figures or
vice versa.
Alt-F.........-F-ile upload
Upload a file from disk. Drive letters are optional but path names are
not accepted. Depending on your inserted text, it may be necessary to
enter 2 or 3 C/R's after the file is inserted to continue entering data
into the transmit buffer.
Alt-H.........-H-elp
Display Help Screen. All received characters are saved in the receive
buffer up to a 1000 characters.
Alt-I.........-I-gnore CR/LF
To display as much information on the screen as possible, CR/LF's may
optionally be ignored.
Alt-K.........-K-ill nonchar repeats
To ignore unusual "diddles", etc., noncharacter repeating codes can be
ignored.
Alt-L.........-L-ist to printer
List incoming text to printer.
Alt-N.........change -N-ame
Enter other station's name for use by F4 or F9.
Alt-P.........-P-review enable
The first 80 characters of all message strings and files can be
previewed before insertion into the transmit buffer. If you wish to
include the string enter "+" after message is displayed on the preview
line, otherwise hit any key for noninsertion.
Alt-Q.........change -Q-TH
Enter other station's QTH for use by F5 or F9.
Alt-R.........change baud -R-ate
Change baud rate. Enter 60, 67, 75 or 100. A CR defaults to 60 WPM.
Alt-S.........-S-ave to disk
Save incoming text to disk file. Drive names are optional, but path
names are not accepted.
Alt-T.........-T-ransmit
Toggle between transmit and receive. Transmit buffer is sent first,
then any following text. A "*" entered into the transmit buffer will
automatically switch to receive from transmit.
Alt-U.........-U-nshift on space
Optionally, a received space will interpret all succeeding code as
Letters.
Alt-W.........change transmit -W-idth
Change transmit line width. 80 characters is the default.
Alt-X.........e-X-it to DOS
Exit PCRTTY.
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You are encouraged to copy and share PCRTTY with others. Please report
and bugs, suggestion, or other comments to me.
(see top of file).