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                             THE TOTAL HAM

                               Version 10

                               Written by

                           Dick Miller WD4AZG

                               Marketed by

                                 REMWARE

                             P. O. Box 1566
                           Manassas, Va. 22110

                   Zipcode will be 20108 after July 1, 1996



                              THE TOTAL HAM

                               Version 10


is protected under the copyright laws of the United States. Any
unauthorized use or copying is strictly prohibited.


REMWARE MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION. IN
NO EVENT SHALL REMWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS
PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS IMFORMATION, OR OTHER
PENCUNIARY LOSS ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABLILITY TO USE THIS
SOFTWARE. EVEN IF REMWARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAMGES.

This program is SHAREWARE and not FREE.

CERTAIN OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY IN THE REGISTERED VERSION

You will be notified when those options are selected
Otherwise it is a FULLY OPERATIONAL program.

There are delays and reminders here and there in this version to
register this program. Remember shareware is not FREE
All this is gone in the registered version.

Updates and fixes will be available to registered user only.
This shareware version is for evaluation purposes only. This is
what shareware means.

Registering the program with REMWARE will get you:

An unrestricted copy of the program at the present revision level with an
optional laser printed manual. Registration is good for a major revision
level. IE version 10.

A beam heading file with correct headings from your QTH. The unregistered
version is based on the geographic center of the US.

You will be able to use two different printers. one for page printing and
one for label printing.

The label printer can print in color with a dot matrix printer.

The label printing area of the program will allow printing an address label
for any call sign if you have a callbook option activated.

The program will display the frequencies you are authorized for you license
class.

The ability to control a supported computer accessible rotor from the program.

The ability to change the display colors if desired.

A telephone number for support evenings and weekends.

REMEMBER Shareware is not FREE. If you try a shareware program and
continue to use it you are expected to register it.

Registration is the only way a good program keeps improving.
Otherwise our work seems to be in vain. Many good shareware programs
disappear or go commercial. We did. We are back for another try.

Please register this program with REMWARE by using this order form.

                    TOTAL HAM PLUS ORDER FORM


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Computer Make:____________________________________________________________


Monitor: mono/cga/ega/vga/svga etc________________________________________


Transceiver make and model: __________________________ Interfaced Y/N: ___


TNC Make & model: ___________________________________


Disk size will be 3.5" unless oterwise notified.


Are you a user of a shareware version Y/N: ___ If so, which version:______

Family plan. Same household - program disks only
include callsigns and first name.
Include $15.00 for each program. ________________________________________

Printed manual $ 5.00 _____

SEND $25 + $3.00 (USA and Canada) - $7.00 (overseas) shipping to:
Virginia residents add 4.5% sales tax


                             REMWARE
                          P.O Box 1566
                       Manassas, Va. 22110

               Zipcode will be 20108 after July 1, 1996

                             ABOUT THE MANUAL



    Read this manual carefully before running THE TOTAL HAM.

    This manual is printed single sided to allow you to write your comments
or notes about the program on the facing page.

    The TOTAL HAM is under constant development. REMWARE, unlike most
software companies, will include any new developments in the program if an
update is necessary to a registered user. We will send any necessary
information to cut and paste to the facing page.

    This method will keep the cost of the program down and provide you with
the most current version of THE TOTAL HAM. You will have all updates
in your manual and not on papers sticking out of it.

    Since the manual is not divided into chapters, a quick reference page
in the front will indicate where general areas begin. A complete index is
provided in the rear of this manual in leu of a contents page. This will
allow reference to the items that are covered in more than one place in
the manual.

    Appendices are provided for useful information that does not really fit
into the flow of the manual. Look at the appendices available.


QUICK REFERENCE


        Installation and setup..............6
        Options............................10
        Logging............................28
            Regular logging...............28
            Contest logging...............42
            Net logging...................44
            Manually add to log...........45
        Log maintenance....................47
        QSL handling.......................52
        Checklists.........................58
        QSL managers list..................62
        Beam heading file..................63
        UTC factor.........................64
        Tips and problems..................65

    A complete index is provided in the rear of this manual.

     This will allow reference to the items that are covered in more than
one place in the manual.

    Appendices are provided for useful information that does not really fit
into the flow of the manual. Look at the appendices available.

OVERVIEW:

                             THE TOTAL HAM

            The ULTIMATE Ham Radio logging & record keeping system

                             ALL IN ONE PROGRAM

        Easy to use menus with most options displayed on the screen
                          instead of in the manual.

    Logging with AUTOMATIC dupe checking.

    Reads the radio's frequency into your log from CAT radios.

    Control of CAT radio's frequency and mode from logging.

    TNC terminal mode built in.

    AUTOMATIC saving of DX spots while logged into a packet DX
Cluster.

    Spots from the DX cluster are used in a menu to send the
frequency to a CAT radio and AUTOMATIC input of the call to the
prompt line.

    Interaction with popular disk based CALL BOOK programs for
information and address labels for QSL cards.

    AUTOMATIC ID of country in logging.

    Beam headings available while logging.

    Various information screens available while logging.
    Editing and printing of log by date, month, year, mode, band,
country, contest name and many more. Combinations allowed.

    10 band checklists for COUNTRY, STATE, CONTINENT, ITU ZONE,
CQ ZONE, US COUNTIES, and RUSSIAN OBLASTS. Modes available are:
SSB, AM, FM, CW, RTTY, PACKET, PACTOR and AMTOR.

    AUTOMATIC update of the Country, State, Continent, ITU zone,
CQ zone, and County checklists, marking them worked while logging
or confirmed while entering QSL cards received. IOTA checklist
capability.

    Checklist print outs for confirmed, worked, needed, worked but
not confirmed and more.

    Checklist confirmed counts.

    QSL card tracking. QSL card label printing with address label
if a disk based callbook program is available. Color dot matrix
printer supported.
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    Frequency database area for storing NET, SWL etc names and
frequencies with radio interface. Select one and the rig QSY's.
HAVE YOU EVER heard a station on the air and asked yourself?:

    "Do I need that country, state, zone, county, or
continent?????"

    "What direction should I be pointing my beam??????"

    With THE TOTAL HAM online, all you have to do is hit a key to
find out.

    "Did I work him before & when?????"
    "Does he have a QSL Manager?????"

    THE TOTAL HAM tells you AUTOMATICALLY.

    "I'm in my logging program and my checklists or beam headings
are in another program. I have to leave this one and get the other
program loaded."

    By the time you do that you may have lost your chance to work
him.

    If those questions strike home - READ ON.

    For those who have not seen the TOTAL HAM series, this is a
program designed to be used online while on the air. Everything you
need is online and readily available within the program. The
shareware version of the TOTAL HAM has been very popular since
early 1988.

    NOW a MUCH ENHANCED version, THE TOTAL HAM, is available as
a commercial program.

    THE TOTAL HAM is lite bar menu driven and very fast on a hard
drive.

    THE TOTAL HAM has available to you: logging (3 modes), beam
headings from your QTH, checklists (DXCC, WAS, WAZ, WAC, COUNTY
HUNTERS, ITU ZONES, CQ ZONES, and RUSSIAN OBLAST) for (CW, SSB,
RTTY, PACKET, PACTOR, AMTOR, AM and FM), QSL Managers info, QSL
card handling, QSL card labels,LOG maintenance and searching on
most fields, CAT radio interfaces, TNC interface, packet radio DX
clusters are interfaced through the TNC with menu selection of
spots reported and MUCH MUCH more.
    In the logging mode (regular, contest, and net formats are
available) you have at your fingertips all your checklists, a
customized beam heading list, state abbreviations, a TNC terminal
mode and a DOS window. You also have special information screens
available such as the International prefix allocation table,
authorized and unauthorized frequencies for all the classes of
licenses, and metric conversions. A user kept QSL Managers list is
also available. Entering a call sign at the prompt will display any
other contacts with that station. If that station has a QSL Manager
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in the QSL Managers list, that Manager will be displayed also.
Adding a QSL Manager or changing an existing one while logging,
will automatically update your QSL Managers list. The GOLIST will
be accessed if available if an internal manager is not found.

    All logging modes automatically enter the time and date (UTC
converted from your computer's system clock), band, mode, and will
carry over the previous signal reports and frequency (changeable
if you wish, while entering the new contact). With a supported CAT
radio, the frequency of the contact is automatically entered. You
may also input a frequency or mode from the keyboard. With a TNC
logged into a packet DX cluster, a menu of reported spots is
available. Select one and the rig will go to that frequency and
the DX stations call is automatically entered on the prompt line.
A flag is available to flag this contact as really wanted for QSL
purposes (new country, rare, etc). This contact would then print
out in a separate list later in the QSL handling area.

    The contest mode is a shortened, fast entry version of the
regular logging. Along with the automatic entry of date, time,
band, and mode, the contest name, a 59 signal report is
automatically entered (changeable, if you wish, while completing
the entry). A contact number is displayed and automatically
incremented for use, if the contest uses contact numbers.

    The net mode is the same as the regular mode except that it
will keep track of the stations worked while in this net. These
stations can be recalled at the touch of a key. This display shows
the callsign, location, and any remarks you have entered. This is
useful on emergency nets to display which station said he could do
what for you. In regular nets it is useful for "who's on the net
with you".

    The checklists provide online information about whether you
have confirmed or need a confirmation with that station. The
checklist can be displayed by band, mode or mixes. They can be
displayed on the screen, or you may pop a quick list to the
printer. You may just look at an entry to see which band and mode
it is confirmed on. Worked entries are also available.

    The QSL Managers list, mentioned above, can be kept up to date
by entering information from any source. You may edit, add, or
delete any entry. You may also print the list. The list is also
updated from any of the logging modes while entering contacts with
new stations. It will also be updated with information found in the
GOLIST for that QSO.

    The QSL card handling area allows you to enter a QSL card you
have received by just entering the call sign. Your log is searched
and will display all contacts with that callsign not already marked
as received. When the correct entry is found, you simply say yes
to the prompt and the log entry is marked as received. You also
have the opportunity, at this time, to access the checklists, if
this is a new country, etc. You may then continue to enter all the
cards received. When you are ready to send out QSL cards, the
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program will print lists of the stations not marked as sent, or you
may print labels in two different formats. The first label option
is the standard back of the card style,followed by an address label
is one of the disk based call book programs is available, and the
second is a format that allows you to place a label over the
information block on the front of a card. If you choose the list
option, two lists are printed. The first is a list of all those you
had flagged as really wanted, "your most wanted list", and then a
list of all those you need to send. There is also an option to flag
log entries as not wanting to QSL to prevent them from showing in
the lists (useful for those everyday buddy contacts).

    The log maintenance area allows editing the log by call sign,
date, or month. You may print your log in one of two formats. The
first format is a detailed format showing more detail than the
usual ARRL style, which is the second format. The log may be
printed by date, month, whole log, or since the last printing. The
option, since the last printing, works independently of the other
format, that is, you may print since last in either of the formats
and always pick up from the last printing in that format. The log
may also be printed in call sign order for those who want a quick
reference on paper. Individual searches and print outs can be made
for a requested band, mode, frequency, country, state, contest
name, grid squares, 10-10 numbers, progagation and whether it
counts for DXCC or WAS, or combinations of any of the above.


    THE TOTAL HAM has a selectable option for automatic ID of
country while logging. This option, when activated, turns on many
automatic operations in the program. It will display the program's
guess of the country based on the prefix of the call entered in
logging. The beam heading for that country is also displayed.
Automatic update of the country checklist, marking it worked,
occurs after the contact is complete. Automatic update of the
country checklist, marking it confirmed, occurs while entered QSL
cards received. The State, Continent, ITU zone, and CQ zone
checklists are Also automatically updated. An IOTA checklist format
is supplied for manual entry.

    THE TOTAL HAM is the most COMPLETE logging/record keeping
system available. Use the attached order form to order your copy.
                          Page 4
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

100% IBM Compatible computer
MS/PC DOS 3.1 or higher
Hard drive

OPTIONAL:

        RS232 serial ports
        1 for transceiver
        1 for TNC

OPTIONAL:

        COMPUTER ACCESSABLE TRANCEIVERS

        Kenwoods with IF232C interface unit.

        Icom with CT-17 interface unit.
        (Some rigs require UX-14 also. Contact your dealer for
        the correct interface.)

        Yaesu FT 747 GX, FT-757 GXII, FT-767 GX, FT-1000, FT-990
        with FIF-232C interface unit. FT-757GXMKI with
        limitations.

        Ten-Tec Omni VI, Argonaut II & Delta II

        Any standard TNC. DRSI boards are supported through the
        external TNC program option. Obviously some features of
        the internal TNC mode are not available with the external
        program option. This includes the DX spot features.

    This program is our answer to the problem of not having the
proper program running or not having the info available, while on
the air. It will allow logging and dupping and
at the same time have a beam heading list, your country, zone and
state checklists, QSL and other info, all available on line now
when you need it. It will also allow you to log in QSL cards as
received, automatically entering the information to your log.

    THE TOTAL HAM will do almost everything you need for your ham
records.
                          Page 5
INSTALLATION:

NOTE:

    READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLATION. YOU COULD
OVERWRITE IMPORTANT FILES IF YOU HAVE A PREVIOUS VERSION. Check the
paperwork that accompanys the program for the latest instructions.

    THE TOTAL HAM is best run from its own directory.

    Set up a separate directory and copy all files into it.

    To create a directory on your hard drive:

        C>MKDIR \TOTALHAM

    Copy all the files from the distribution disk to this
directory.

        C>CD \TOTALHAM

    Place the distribution disk in drive A:

        C>COPY A:*.*

SHAREWARE VERSION:

    Unzip the *.ZIP file using PKUNZIP. You should now have all
the program related files and a file named TOTHCHKL.EXE.

REGISTERED VERSION:

    Follow the instructions accompanying the program.

    IF THIS IS A NEW INSTALLATION run the TOTHCHKL.EXE file as
follows.

        C>TOTHCHKL

    This file is a self extracting file and will create the
required checklist data files. NOTE: these files are blank data
files. DO NOT run this a second time if you have entered any
information into the program.

    IF THIS IS AN UPGRADE from THE TOTAL HAM SHAREWARE Version 10.

    Copy the files TOTHP101.EXE, TOTHP101.OV1, TOTHP101.OV2, and
TOTHP101.OV3 from this directory into your present working
directory. DO NOT RUN THE FILE TOTHCHKL PROGRAM. YOU ONLY NEED THE
NEW PROGRAM FILES.
                          Page 6
    IF THIS IS AN UPGRADE from the old shareware version 9.2 or
a TOTAL HAM PLUS version older than version 6.

    This version uses totally different checklists and other
files. You may copy you old LOG.DAT and QSLMAN.DAT into this
directory in place of the distribution files and then unzip and run the
program CONV2PLS. This will save you log data and qslman dat
for use with the new version. SEE the section in this manual under
log maintenance to create new checklists from old log data.

    IF THIS IS AN UPGRADE from THE TOTAL HAM PLUS Version 6, 7,
or 8.

    Copy all your CHECKLIST data files, IE county, county, state,
log, qslman etc WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LOOKUP.DAT from you old
version into this directory and unzip and run the program CONVERT9. This
saves all you data and converts it to the format required by
version 10. IF VER 6 or 7 add CONVERT7.ZIP and read CONVFRM7.TXT.

    IF THIS IS AN UPGRADE from THE TOTAL HAM PLUS Version 9.

    Copy the files TOTHP101.EXE, TOTHP101.OV1, TOTHP101.OV2,
TOTHP101.OV3, ICALL.EXE, BUCK.BAT and any other files listed in the
paperwork accompanying this upgrade from this directory into your
present working directory. DO NOT RUN THE FILE TOTHCHKL PROGRAM.
YOU ONLY NEED THE NEW PROGRAM FILES.

NOTE:

    The 101 in the following information may be 102 or something
else. This will define the version. 101 means version 10.1, etc.


    The program filenames for the registered version are:

 TOTHP101.EXE, TOTHP101.OV1, TOTHP101.OV2 and TOTHP101.OV3.

    The program filenames for the shareware version are:

 TOTHS101.EXE, TOTHS101.OV1, TOTHS101.OV2 and TOTHS101.OV3.


    To run this program like all programs, run the EXE file

        C>TOTHP101    or       C>TOTHS101


        Be sure your system clock is set to correct time. This
program will get the system time and convert it to UTC for logging
purposes.

    ALTERNATELY set the conversion factor to 0 if you keep system
time in UTC.
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                     IMPORTANT INFORMATION


    After your installation is complete and all conversions done, you
should test run the program. If any required files are missing the program
will inform you.

    When you are satisfied the program runs you may delete the following
files from your directory:

CONVERT7.ZIP - conversion from plus version less than 7
CONVERT9.ZIP - conversion from plus version 8
SHAR2PLS.ZIP - conversion from old sharware version 9

BE SURE YOU HAVE A BACKUP OF THE FOLLOWING FILES THEN DELETE THEM.

TOTHCHKL.EXE - backup BLANK checklist files to start over with.
TOTHS101.ZIP - the distribution file


                          Page 7a
PROGRAM CONVENTIONS:

    The menus in TOTAL HAM PLUS are of the lite bar type. The
up/down arrow keys move the bar up and down. The up arrow at the
first selection will move the bar to the last selection and the
down arrow at the last selection will move it to the first
selection, making the menu wrap around. Pressing the enter (return)
key will select the option that is lit up.

    Most menus allow you to return to where you came from, or a
quick return to the main menu for a quick exit of the program, if
needed. The up arrow key will highlight the last option, which is
the return to previous menu. Alternately the ESC key will take you
to the previous menu. A help box is displayed near the bottom of
the screen showing more information on what the option does.

    References in the manual to shift+F1 etc mean to hold the
shift key down while pressing the F1 key.

    F1 in logging and TNC mode also displays a help screen showing
options not displayed.

    On a color system all prompts requiring action on your part
will be in YELLOW.

    Default answers to all Y/N prompts are shown in [ ]'s and the
input block will display the default answer.

    Error messages are displayed in RED. See additional reporting
Information in the problems section of this manual.

    Where desirable, displays may be sent to the screen, printer,
or a disk file. A lite bar menu will be displayed in these areas.

>> REGISTERED VERSION ONLY:

    This program is PERSONALIZED with your call sign and all print
outs print your call and the date it was printed on the top line.
This date is the LOCAL time date, NOT UTC. The unregistered version
prints UNREGISTERED as the callsign.

    Should you change your call sign, send a copy of the new
license to REMWARE. We will supply you with new program disks to
reflect the change.

    This also applies to the beam heading files, should you move.
We will supply new beam heading files reflecting your new QTH. <<
                          Page 8
STARTING THE PROGRAM THE FIRST TIME

    The program, when first run, will sense the absence of the
file TOTLHAM.CFG and force a configuration.

    Configuration of TOTAL HAM PLUS will consist of the following
questions:

___________________________________________
          Configuration required

Do you have a color monitor? Y/[N]

This program will automatically convert the computer's
system time to UTC. Conversion factor is needed.

If you keep your system clock set to local time, ENTER
the number of hours difference between local & UTC.
EXAMPLE:  UTC - EST = 5 ; ENTER 5

If you keep your system clock set to UTC, ENTER 0

Number of hours BEHIND UTC: 5

___________________________________________

    Throughout this manual any screen displays, with the exception
of the menus, will be denoted with a line at the beginning and end
as above.

    The file TOTALHAM.CFG is then made and the program will no
longer ask these questions.

PROGRAM FUNCTIONS:

    As the program starts the logo will be displayed.

    The program will then check for the neccessary files and
either open them or tell you if it cannot find one. The associated
index files, *.IDX, will be made at this point on the first time
the program is used. The required files are listed in the appendix
C section of this manual.

    The next screen shows the result of the UTC conversion as a
check with instructions if it is wrong.

    The main menu will then be displayed.

    It is suggested that you select the options menu option, and
continue the configuration for the equipment you have available,
and the desired default options.

    These are described in detail in this section.
                          Page 9
    The manual will go through each menu in the order the options
appear. The options will be carried though their respective menus
to their end, then come back to the higher menu to continue with
the next of its options.

    All menus are basically the same and will be self-evident
further in the manual.

OPTIONS MENU:




            ╔═══════════════════════════════╗
            ║  TOTAL HAM PLUS OPTIONS MENU  ║
            ╚═══════════════════════════════╝


        DISPLAY current options settings
        Set/Change PRINTER options
        Optional ACCESSORIES menu
        Optional FILES menu
        Receive QSL cards option
        DATE DISPLAY option
        Set/change DEFAULTS options
        Set/change LICENSE CLASS
        MONOCHROME/COLOR display and color options
        RETURN to MAIN Menu



DISPLAY CURRENT OPTIONS SETTINGS:

    This option will display most of the settings of the options
in this menu on a single screen. Use this to check which options
are set to which default.

Set/change PRINTER options menu:



             ╔═══════════════════╗
             ║  PRINTER OPTIONS  ║
             ╚═══════════════════╝


        SINGLE printer
        TWO printers
        Change printer MARGIN
        Reset codes to defaults


    This menu allows setup of your printer or printers. The
program printing is split up into a page printer for lists etc and
label printing and can be on LPT1 or LPT2. They can be the same
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printer or two different printers. You will be given the choice of
printer types, dot matrix or laser/inkjet.

    Each menu choice will give a menu with a choice of standard
printer types with default codes or you may enter your own codes
for those printers not covered in the menu.

NOTE:

    The use of two printers is restricted to the REGISTERED
VERSION ONLY.

ENTERING YOUR OWN CODES:

    Allows you to set the codes for condensed print on, condensed
print off and double wide print for single line. Condensed print
is used for the single line log printout option. Double wide print
is used in the qsl card label printing. Label colors can also be
changed here.

    You need to know the codes to set your printer into condensed
(17cpi) print, the code to reset it to normal print and the code
to set to double wide - single line print. You can usually find
this info in your printer manual. The program requires a basic like
input.

EXAMPLE: The manual for an IBM or Epson printer shows that CHR$(15)
sets condensed and CHR$(18) resets it, and CHR$(14) sets double
wide print for a single line. If your printer requires escape first
use CHR(27).

    At the prompt for this input enter CHR(15) or CHR(27)+CHR(15),
whichever the case may be. Leave out the $ sign and use the + sign
between multiple commands.

    QSL card labels can be printed in color if you have color
printer. You will be asked if you have a color printer. The options
allow the callsign to be one color, the text to be another, then
switch back to black before leaving the label. EXAMPLE: You could
have the callsign in red, the text in blue then switch back to
black for normal printing.

To print the call on the QSL card label in color use
CHR(27)+CHR(114)+'1' to have the call in red.

  The color codes for IBM/Epson compatible printers are:

0 = black 1 = red 2 = blue 3 = violet 4 = yellow 5 = orange 6 =
green

To print the text on the QSL card label in color use
CHR(27)+CHR(114)+'2'  to have the text in blue.

To reset the color back to black after the QSL card label use
CHR(27)+CHR(114)+'0'
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    You can also stack the double strike code to the code for
double wide code and release it with the back to black code. This
will make the labels nice and dark.

     EXAMPLE: (IBM/EPSON)

The double wide - single line code is CHR(14). This is used first
on the label. Put the double strike code CHR(27)+"G" first, making
CHR(27)+"G"+CHR(14). The change back to black CHR(27)+CHR(114)+'0'
is preceded by the release double strike code CHR(27)+"H", making
CHR(27)+"H"+CHR(27)+CHR(114)+'0'. This makes the label print dark
and the regular printing normal.

CHANGE PRINTER MARGIN:

    Allows you to set the margin of your printer so that the
printouts can be 3 hole punched if desired. Default is 4 spaces.
More or less may be required, depending on where you keep your
paper loaded into the printer. Experiment on a small printout like
state checklist to set as desired. The program will over ride this
when the margin plus the line length will be over 80 characters.

Optional ACCESSORIES menu:



              ╔════════════════════════════╗
              ║  ACCESSORIES OPTIONS MENU  ║
              ╚════════════════════════════╝


        Set/Change RADIO options
        Set/change TNC options
        Set/change ROTOR options
        Set/change CALLBOOK options



Set/Change RADIO options:

    Allows you to set up the use of a computer accessable radio
for getting the frequency of the contact in logging directly from
the radio.
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    Setting this option also allows the radio to change bands when
you change bands in the logging mode.


                ╔══════════════════╗
                ║  RADIO OPTIONS   ║
                ╚══════════════════╝


        DISPLAY current options settings
        KENWOOD
        ICOM
        YAESU
        TEN-TEC Omni VI
        TEN-TEC Argonaut II/Delta II
        NONE
        RETURN to OPTIONS Menu


    This menu will display the available radios or NONE to reset
the option. If this option is set to none, the program will ignore
this option while logging.

    The DISPLAY current options settings will display the set up
that is active.

    The Kenwood radios require 4800 baud. The option will set the
baud rate to 4800 and will ask for the COM port the radio is
attached to. At the time this manual is being written, Kenwood uses
the same commands for all of it's radios.

    The Icom radios require 1200 baud. This option will set the
baud rate to 1200 and will ask for the COM port the radio is
attached to. It also asks for the radio address. Icom also uses the
same commands for all of its radios. The difference is in the
address used for each model. Refer to your Icom manuals for this
address or contact your dealer.

    The Yaesu radios are unfortunately all different with respect
to their interfaces. This requires that you select the proper model
radio. A menu will allow the selection of one of the supported
Yaesu radios. Some of the earlier Yaesu radios contained only a one
way interface. This type will only allow sending commands to the
radio, but the radio will not send information to the computer.
These are generally the radios with a flat connector. This type
radio is not totally compatible with the program. All the features
will work with the exception of the ability to read a frequency in
normal logging. The choices are the only ones we support at this
time.

    The Yaesu radios have an inherently slow interface scheme. We
have made them as fast as possible and still be reliable. The FT-
767GX is the slowest of all. It requires sending an ack to every
command with delays between each. This slows the interface
tremendously. There will be a noticeable pause when reading the
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frequency in logging.

    Yaesu has stated that all new rigs will follow the new FT-1000
and the FT-990/890 interface method, but we have found that
different ROM versions actually work differently. Try the different
rigs and ROM versions for one that works for your rig.

    The new TEN-TEC Omni VI, Argonaut II and Delta II have the
same interface as the Icom IC-735. The default address for these
rigs are decimal 4 and the default baud rate is 1200.

    Choosing COM3 or COM4 will ask you if you wish to use a
different IRQ than normal. The IRQ can be the high double digit
numbers. COM3 normally uses the same IRQ as COM1. This means that
COM1 and COM3 cannot be used at the same time. Likewise COM2 and
COM4 also share an interrupt. Some com port boards allow you to
configure the IRQ to something different than default. Setting COM3
to IRQ10 and COM4 to IRQ11 will allow simultaneous use of all four
com ports on some computers, XT's excluded. Be careful when
choosing an alternate IRQ. Be sure it is not used by something
else. Check with your computer supplier about this configuration
for your system. It is not the purpose of this manual to explain
all the details about com ports.

    If the radio does not properly, do not get discouraged. Most
problems are related to baud rate or cables. Be sure the baud rate
entered correctly matches the specifications of the radio. Check
the manufacturers manual.

    Some cables can have pin 2 and pin 3 reversed in the cable
(null modem type). This happens most often in cables that have a
9 pin connector on one end and a 25 pin connector on the other. Try
a cable that is opposite of the problem cable or use a jumper to
reverse pin 2 and pin 3 as a test. This problem is like using a
telephone while holding the handset upside down. You are talking
into the speaker and listening to the mike.
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CHANGE TNC OPTIONS:

    Allows you to set up a TNC for use while in the logging mode
to drop to packet radio to check packet clusters, spotting nets
etc.



               ╔════════════════╗
               ║  TNC OPTIONS   ║
               ╚════════════════╝


                DISPLAY current options settings
                PAKRATT 232
                KAM
                GENERIC
                Optional TNC program
                NO TNC
                Program TNC HOT KEYS
                Program TNC SHIFT - HOT KEYS
                RETURN to OPTIONS Menu



    This menu will come up with the available TNC's or NONE to
reset the option. If this option is set to none, the function key
prompt in the logging mode will not be displayed.

    The TNC mode is a simple, NO FRILLS, terminal program. It
allows only the ability to talk to a TNC at the command level.

CURRENT SETUP:

    The CURRENT SETUP option will display the set up that is
active.

Set/change TNC options:

    The PAKRATT 232 option will send the TNC the autobaud routine
in case you do not use a battery. If you do, this will only give
you a couple extra cmd: prompts on start up. It will send MYCALL
to the TNC.

    The KAM option only sends MYCALL to the TNC then gives you the
cmd: prompt.

    The GENERIC option only sets up the COMM port and sends
nothing to the TNC. This option will allow you to set the parity,
stop bit and the word length for those TNC's not following the
normal conventions of most TNC'S. This option will also send MYCALL
to the TNC.
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NOTE:

    The unregistered version will ask you for your call the first
time the tnc mode is entered in each program session. Otherwise
your would be IDing as UNREGISTERED. This is done automatically in
the registered version.

    With any of the TNC'S active the program will look for a file
named "TNCUP.CFG" the first time the TNC terminal mode is used in
this session. This is a plain text file with one line per
instruction to be sent to the TNC. This file can be used to set
your TNC to your specifications upon start up.

    When exiting the program a file named "TNCDOWN.CFG" would
allow you to reset anything you changed with "TNCUP.CFG".

    These files can be created with any text editor. An example
follows:

DWAIT 15
FRACK 16
MONITOR 5
.
.
Etc

    Changing TNC modes with the menu will look for similar files,
TNCPAK.CFG, TNCCW.CFG, TNCRTTY.CFG and TNCAMT.CFG. These files can
be used to configure the TNC the way you wish. The files supplied
with the program are the minimum needed for a PK-232. Edit these
files with your text editor to your individual needs.

    Some KAM'S may not take more than a few lines from these
files.

    Optional TNC program - Allows you to use an external TNC
program of your choice in place of the internal TNC mode. The
recall last screen option CANNOT be used with this option active.
This is best done through a BAT file. Using a BAT file allows you
to run any program, anywhere, on your hard drive. The first line
should change the directory to the directory where the desired
program resides. This insures the optional program will find the
files to run properly. The second line is the program name. THE
TOTAL HAM will change the directory back to its directory
automatically upon leaving the optional TNC program.

    You wish to use LAN-LINK, which you have in a directory named
PACKET; create a BAT file, with any text editor, named LANLINK.BAT
as follows:

CD \PACKET
LAN-LINK

    This changes the directory to PACKET, runs LAN-LINK, returns
to the directory that THE TOTAL HAM resides in.
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    If you have more than one TNC program you like, create one for
each program. Then you may specify any one you wish to use. Come
back to this menu at any time and change it.

    DRSI board users should use this option for DRSI's THS.EXE
program. Place DRSI's bat file, "PACKET", in the BAT file as the
program to run. This board WILL NOT allow the packet DX cluster
features to be used, since it is an external program.

PROGRAM TNC HOT KEYS:

    This option allows for programming the meaning of the function
keys while in the TNC mode. These keys are for use while connected
to the packet DX cluster. Some have a default value when first
starting the program. F2 has a default value of C. Edit this to add
the call of your cluster. F2 will work only while not connected to
a station. F3 thru F10 work only while connected to a station. If
you wish to add something to the line, like a call sign, enter <>
as the last character of the key information. The defaults show an
example of this. The <> causes the program to wait for your input
and a return, otherwise the return is automatically sent.

PROGRAM TNC SHIFT HOT KEYS:

    This option allows for programming the meaning of the shift
+ function keys while in the TNC mode. These keys are for use in
modes other than packet. Shift+F1 thru shift+F5 send a control C
followed by your choice of a single letter. The defaults show an
example of this. These are for sending commands to the TNC like
transmit and receive. Shift+F6 thru shift+F10 are progammable like
the function keys, described above.

Set/change ROTOR control:

    This option allows selection of an available rotor control.

Set/change CALLBOOK options:

NOTE:

    Since REMWARE does not write or support these programs we can
only interact with them as they are supplied at the time this
program is written. If they change their programs, the interaction
may change and our program may not work properly. If this happens
we will attempt to correct it. There may be an upgrade charge in
this case since the problem was not ours.

    THE TOTAL HAM is rather large and complete has its own built
in memory manager. Based upon some bad experiences with TSR and
memory conflicts before, our method of access is by using a built
in memory swap out feature to remove our program from memory and
run a batch file to load and run the call book program with full
use of memory. The call and CD drive letter are appended to it
through the batch file as neccessary and piping the output to a
text file. Then we return to our program where we were to use the
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data in the text file. This method also allows for the callbook
authors to change their program with less chance of obsoleting our
program as long as a command line input is allowed. Its easier to
change a batch file than to re-write a program.

    THE TOTAL HAM can access the major call book programs. The
program accesses these from logging by entering BUCK, CALLSIGN,
SAM or QRZ as the call. You will then be asked for the call to be
looked up. The program then runs selected program with the call you
asked for appended. The information the selected program displays
is displayed in the blank area of the screen.

    The program also accesses these programs in logging if you
enter a call and a previous contact is not found in your log. This
allows for automatic input of the QSO'S name, city and state to be
inserted into the present log entry.

    We can also access the callbooks from the call prompt in
logging with the word BUCK, CALLSIGN, QRZ etc. This is for
information only.

     When printing QSL card labels, the normal label is printed.
If the QSL route is not "B" for bureau the call is fed to the
selected program. If the call is found, an address label is then
printed for the call sign of the station you are sending the QSL
card to. If a QSL manager for that call is in the QSL managers
file, that call will be used for the label instead of the direct
address. If QSL manager is not found a label is printed stating it
was not found and the QSL information will be printed. The program
then reverts to the QSO's call and attempts to print an address
label for that address for possible direct QSL.

    These features work to the extent that the call book program
allows.

    Follow the screen prompts to activate these options. THE TOTAL
HAM uses our swap ourselves out of memory, save our place, and come
back to where we were feature to run these call book programs. This
allows their program to use the memory it needs to run properly and
our program to run without regard to TSR and memory conflicts with
their program. Each runs through a BAT file (sample provided) with
the needs of each program meet. DO NOT change to name of the BAT
file. Use the name required for each program. Our program provides
the run command for each file with the callsign and the drive
letters supplied to the BAT file automatically. %1 is the callsign,
%2 is the CD-ROM drive letter and %3 will be the path back to the
TOTAL HAM PLUS directory. Not all callbook programs need to use
them all.
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Hamcall CD-ROM callbook:

    This selection asks for the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.

NOTE:

    The Hamcall CD-ROM by Buckmaster MUST BE accessed by the special
version of Icall we have renamed to ICALLSP to work properly. It also has a
cross reference for old calls and will tell you what the new call is. This
allows for the label printing to print the correct call on the label. IF the
program sees the line SEE CALL, it will try again using that call.

    Use the DROP to DOS option to use the full version of the
Hamcall program HAM. A sample .BAT file "HAMCALL.BAT" is included.
Edit this for your computer's setup.

SAM CD-ROM:

    THE TOTAL HAM interacts with SAM call book database by RT
Systems. RT systems chose to run their system through a TSR program
which has to be installed and removed from memory. This caused a
memory conflict with THE TOTAL HAM. This system will have to be run
through a batch (BAT) file. We are supplying the BAT file for this
use. Edit those files for the proper drive letter and directory if
other than C drive and SAM directory. Using the BAT file method,
the command line prompts will display  on the screen.

Do the cdinst (optional application) as instructed by the RT
Systems documentation.

Copy FINDCALL.EXE from the SAMHD directory of the CD to the SAM
directory on your hard drive.

Copy SAMAPICD.EXE from the API directory of the CD to the SAM
directory on your hard drive.

SAM.BAT SHOULD READ:

c:\sam\samapicd d:\samcddat c:\sam
c:\sam\findcall %1 >sam.txt
c:\sam\samapicd /r

AFTER YOU ARE SURE IT FINDS THE CALL ADD:

@ECHO OFF as the first line in each above. This cleans up the
commands from showing on the screen. EXAMPLE follows:

@ECHO OFF
c:\sam\samapicd d:\samcddat c:\sam
c:\sam\findcall %1 >sam.txt
c:\sam\samapicd /r

The above file is supplied as SAMCD.BAT. Rename it to SAM.BAT to
use them.
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SAM hard disk based:

    THE TOTAL HAM interacts with SAM call book database by RT
Systems. This system is hard drive based and requires about 16 Megs
of space. RT systems chose to run their system through a TSR
program which has to be installed and removed from memory. This
caused a memory conflict with THE TOTAL HAM. This system will have
to be run through two BAT files. We are supplying BAT files for
this use. Edit those files for the proper drive letter and
directory if other than C drive and SAM directory. Using the BAT
files method, the command line prompts will display  on the screen.

    RT system's manual for SAM requires some clarification.

    The install program supplied with the system WILL NOT copy
SAMAPI.EXE or FINDCALL.EXE from the distribution disk.

    The section in the SAM manual entitled "Setting up SAMAPI"
instructs you to copy these files into your \SAM directory. This
needs to be done in order for the BAT files supplied with THE TOTAL
HAM to find these programs and work properly.

AFTER YOU ARE SURE IT FINDS THE CALL ADD:

@ECHO OFF as the first line in each above. This cleans up the
commands from showing on the screen. EXAMPLE follows:

@ECHO OFF
c:\sam\samapi d:\samdat c:\sam
c:\sam\findcall %1 >sam.txt
c:\sam\samapi /r

The file is supplied as SAMHD.BAT. Rename it to SAM.BAT to use it.

CALLSIGN:

    THE TOTAL HAM interacts with the CD-ROM based CALLSIGN from
AmSoft. This system uses dBase III+ compatible files which allows
THE TOTAL HAM to access the data directly.

    Use the DROP to DOS option to use the full version of the
CALLSIGN program. A sample .BAT file "CALLSIGN.BAT" is included.
Edit this for your computer's setup.

QRZ CD-ROM:

    THE TOTAL HAM interacts with the CD-ROM based QRZ call book.
It is run throught the BAT files provided.

AFTER YOU ARE SURE IT FINDS THE CALL ADD:

@ECHO OFF as the first line in each above. This cleans up the
commands from showing on the screen.
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NOTE:

    QRZ displays a single line stating the location of its
callbook file. This comes out of QRZ itself and CAN NOT be
controlled. It WILL show on the screen.

RADIO AMATEUR CALLBOOK on CD-ROM:

    This selection asks for the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.

NOTE:

    The RADIO AMATEUR COLLBOOK CD-ROM does not supply any way to access
the data by any other program on their CD-ROM. They do supply a TSR method
of access to programmers separately. We supply a program called RADAMCB.EXE
to access the data.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

    This callbook DOES NOT have the country name in the data for
international calls like Buckmaster. Therefore when an address label is
printed for an international call, the country WILL NOT BE THERE.

    You must therefore write the country name on the label.



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Optional FILES menu:

    This menu allows you to set optional files for use by the
program.

Optional LOG files:

    This option allows you to use a different log filename for
this session only. This filename MUST start with "LOG" and NOT
include the ".DAT" extension. The program will automatically append
the ".DAT" extension.

    This can be used to keep logs separate by year, etc. Remember
that if you do this, a previous contact may not be found if it's
not in the currently active file. We do not recommend it for this
reason.

Optional DOS files:

    This menu allows you to set the options displayed when you use
the DROP TO DOS SHELL options in the program. The first selection
in the DROP TO DOS SHELL menu is fixed as the DOS prompt. The other
five can be programmed to run another external program and then
return to THE TOTAL HAM where you left off. The selections here
should be a BAT file like the one covered in the optional TNC
program above.

    Be careful with these programs to insure you do not select a
program that uses the same com port as your TNC if you are
connected to the DX cluster. Your computer WILL hiccup if you do.

Optional INFORMATION files:

    This area allows you to define the optional information text
files used under the information menu in logging. This imports a
text file to a small database to allow viewing of a text file. This
could be used for net lists, packet bbs command lists, etc. Just
name any text file optext1.txt. optext2.txt etc and define what you
want the lite bar to say in the menu. Optext1.txt would be the
first bar in the menu, etc.

GOLIST QSL MANAGERS INFORMATION:

    You can use the GOLIST program if a QSL Manager is not in our
internal QSLMAN.DAT file.

    In logging when the program looks in the QSLMAN.DAT and does
not find anything the GOLIST is tried next. This is only used for
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callsigns other than W,K,N,or AA to AN. No sense to look for USA
callsigns.

    We can also access the golist from the call prompt with the
word GOLIST. This is the same as the call book access for
information only.

    The following is extracted from the text file on the GOLIST
disk.

    YOU DO have to copy and rename as suggested. Copy the files
into your TOTAL HAM PLUS directory and rename GO###.EXE to GO.EXE

RENAMING GOLIST FILES
=====================
The GO###.EXE file (the ### is the issue number) may be renamed
GO.EXE, GOLIST.EXE or named as any other EXE file if you like.
GO###.OVL contains all of the routes.  The GO###.OVL file may not
be renamed.

To integrate GOLIST into your logging program, follow the
instructions implicitly which are furnished by the logging program
company.  You may have to copy the GOLIST files to your hard disk.
NOTE: The EXE and OVL files are all that needs to be copied. Rename
GO###.EXE to GO.EXE.

Receive QSL card option:

    This option will activate a question in the receive QSL card
area of the program. If activated, you will be asked if you wish
to mark the QSO as if you sent a QSL card. Using this option will
allow you to selectively prevent these QSO's from showing in the
lists or having a label printed.

DATE DISPLAY option:

    Allows the date to be displayed in the DAY/MONTH/YEAR,
MONTH/DAY/YEAR or YEAR/MONTH/DAY format.

Set DEFAULTS option:

    This option allows you to set up the default way certain
options start up when the program is started.

Setting default POWER in log:

    This option allows you to set the default power that is
automatically entered in your log. The program default is 100.

Set default AUTO LOOKUP mode:

    This option sets the way the program intially starts up with
respect to the automatic country lookup feature toggle in logging.
This option can be toggled ON and OFF in the logging screen with
the [alt+F2] key. If toggled ON the program will either use the
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country name in a previous contact or the prefix in a new contact
to attempt to identify the country. If successful the program will
display the possible countries in a menu. You may then select the
proper country or the unknown option in the menu if the country ID
is wrong. The program will then display the country checklist for
the working mode and the beam heading entry for that country in a
box on the top of the logging screen.

Set default AUTO CHECKLIST mode:

    This option sets the way the program initially starts up with
respect to the automatic marking of the country, state, ITU zone,
CQ zone, and continent WORKED  after a contact is logged. If
toggled ON the program will display the country checklist for the
country entered in the log screen you have just entered into the
database. You will be asked if this is the correct country. After
you have confirmed that this is the correct country, the country
is marked WORKED for the band and mode you are using. If that
country is already marked confirmed or worked the program will tell
you so and ingore it. The state checklist is updated next if the
country is USA. The zones and continent are then updated. This
option can be toggled ON and OFF in the logging screen with the
[alt+F1] key.

Set default PREVIOUS contact display:

    This option sets the way the program intially starts up with
respect to the previous contact display. Some users would rather
just see a single line display of previous contacts instead of the
detailed multi-line display. If toggled ON the display will be
basic information only in a single line. This option can be toggled
ON and OFF in the logging screen with the [alt+F3] key.

MONOCHRONE/COLOR display and color options:

    This option allows you to change the type of display you have
available.

>> REGISTERED VERSION ONLY:

    If color is chosen, you will be asked if you wish to change
the default colors. A "Y" response will bring up the menu for color
changes of text, menu title box, menu help box, menu lite bar,
action prompt, and attention displays. These selections will be
saved and will become the default colors used by the program.

    Due to the compiler used for the language THE TOTAL HAM is
written in, background color is not an option. Very fast direct
screen writes are used and the colors are set line by line.

    The color menu allows for many combinations of colors for some
of the areas of the program. Some very ugly screens can result. The
menu allows you to reset the colors to the original colors if you
should get such a combination. You may then try again to achieve
your desired results. <<
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USING THE PROGRAM:

    This is the MAIN MENU and the control center of the program.


                ╔════════════════════════════╗
                ║  TOTAL HAM PLUS MAIN MENU  ║
                ╚════════════════════════════╝


            LOGGING
            QSL Card Handling
            CHECKLISTS
            QSL Managers list
            BEAM Heading List
            Change UTC factor
            OPTIONS Menu
            EXIT to DOS SHELL
            Exit to DOS

                      ╔════════════════╗
                      ║  LOGGING Menu  ║
                      ╚════════════════╝


    Choosing LOGGING from the MAIN MENU will bring up the
following menu:


                 ╔═══════════════════════════╗
                 ║  LOGGING Types Available  ║
                 ╚═══════════════════════════╝


            REGULAR Logging
            CONTEST Logging
            NET Logging
            MANUALLY add to log
            LOG Maintenance
            RETURN to MAIN Menu

                 ╔═══════════════════════════╗
                 ║  Normal EVERYDAY logging  ║
                 ╚═══════════════════════════╝



REGULAR LOGGING:

    All logging options from this menu will first ask for Band and
Mode through use of menus. This intializes the system for automatic
entry of UTC time and date, band and mode. If a radio option is set
and the radio is turned on, the band will be derived from the
frequency the radio is tuned to and the band menu is bypassed.
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    The Band and Mode menus will allow selection of the bands and
modes applicable to the options selected.

The Band menu is as follows. Enter your own, allows any three
character band designation to be entered into the log. This will
only show in the log printouts. Of course any band you enter can
not be supported through the checklists or automatically used. The
program will report band not recognized by the program.




                     ╔════════════════╗
                     ║  BAND OPTIONS  ║
                     ╚════════════════╝


            10 Meters
            12 Meters
            15 Meters
            17 Meters
            20 Meters
            30 Meters
            40 Meters
            80 Meters
            160 meters
            2 Meters
            6 Meters
            ENTER your own



The mode menu likewise allows you to enter your own mode as
described above. Of course any mode you enter can not be supported
through the checklists or automatically used. The program will
report mode not recognized by the program.



                ╔════════════════╗
                ║  MODE OPTIONS  ║
                ╚════════════════╝

            SSB
            CW
            RTTY
            PACKET
            AMTOR
                        PACTOR
            AM
            FM
            ENTER your own

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    The logging option header is then displayed as follows:

___________________________________________

                          **** REGULAR LOGGING ****

ENTER [ F1 ] to EXIT                ENTER [ F2 ] for BEAM Headings
      [ F3 ] to view LAST entry           [ F4 ] for Checklists
      [ F5 ] to CHANGE bands              [ F6 ] for INFO Screens
      [ F7 ] to CHANGE modes              [ F8 ] for 2 Letter STATE
                                          [ F10] for QSL Managers
Working  10  meters  SSB

CALL:


___________________________________________

    At the CALL prompt, you may enter any of the function key
options, or the call sign of the station you are about to work.

SHIFT + FUNCTION KEYS:

    The shift + function key options will be displayed on the
bottom of this screen. The display will vary, depending on the
options selected and the mode of operation at the time.

    [shift+F1] will display the last 3 contacts in the log if the
single line display is OFF and 10 contacts if ON.

    [shift+F2] will time stamp the last log entry with the QSO
ending time if you wish. This ending time is not required and will
only be visible in the log edit mode.

    [shift+F3] will allow you to drop to DOS or run another
program as described in the options area of this manual. To return
to the program, type EXIT at the DOS prompt. You will be returned
to the program at this point, just as if you never left it. If you
have selected an external program from the menu, you will be
returned automatically after you leave the chosen program.

CAUTION:

        If you do not use the conventional EXIT to return to the
program, and use the program name again, the file created on the
disk to save your place will not be erased. This file is over 500K
and will be named with eight random characters and no extension.
These files can be erased if they appear in your directory.

    [shift+F4] will bring up the frequency database area, An easy
to use Ham Radio net, SWL, and utility database system.


Overview:

    The frequency database area allows entry of information to a
database to control the frequency and mode of a CAT radio without
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the hassles of setting up memory channels in your radio. Your radio
memory channels can stay set as they are without affecting this
area.

    You enter a name, frequency, mode, day of the week, times,
type of service, type of signal, stations location, and any remarks
you wish. These entries are displayed in a light bar menu, page by
page. Select one and the radio will change to the frequency and
mode contained in the entry. The entry is then displayed on the
screen, with an edit option if you wish to change the data while
you are listening.

Operation:

    The display of your database menu allows you to scroll up and
down on that page. The Pg Up and Pg Dn keys will change pages to
the next or previous page of 16 entries. The help box in this menu
diplays the location field of your database.

    SELECT DATA will display your database in pages of 16 entries.
Selecting one will send the frequency and mode information to the
radio. The information in the entry will be displayed on the
screen. The prompt at the bottom of the display will allow editing
of the information at this point by  selecting Y. Anything else
will return you to the main menu.

    EDIT DATA will display your database in pages of 16 entries.
Selecting one will bring up the entry for editing.

    ADD DATA will allow you to add information to the database.
The list will be displayed in aphabetic order of name. Using the
ASCII ranking of the name entered, you can control the display and
make it seem to group types of services. EXAMPLE: If you enter -
WWV 5.000, this entry will always be first before anything starting
with A.

    DELETE DATA will display your database in pages of 16 entries.
Selecting one will allow deletion of that entry.

ALT + FUNCTION KEYS:

    [alt+F1] will be displayed and will show the state of the
toggle for the AUTO CHECKLIST option. This will be covered in
detail later.

    [alt+F2] will be displayed and will show the state of the
toggle for the AUTO LOOKUP option. This will be covered in detail
later.

    [alt+F3] will be displayed and will show the state of the
toggle for the single line display of previous contacts.

    [alt+F4] will toggle the automatic lookup of the call in the
optional call book programs if the call is not found in your log.
When this toggle is ON, the stations name and address is displayed
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on the screen before the enter prompt is displayed. The speed of
this option is solely dependent upon the optional call book program
you are using.

CNTRL + FUNCTION KEYS:

    If you have selected a TNC from the options menu (Covered
earlier in the manual) the "[cntrl+F1] for TNC terminal mode"
prompt will be added to the bottom of this screen. If you are using
the internal TNC mode, when exiting the TNC terminal mode, the
present screen will be saved. If you later wish to view this last
saved screen you may enter [cntrl+F2] at the callsign prompt. The
last screen will then be displayed.

    [cntrl+F2] will not be available if you have chosen to use an
external TNC terminal program. This option is covered in the
Options menu section.

    [cntrl+F3] will send the last log entry to the DX cluster if
you are connected. It will display the call, frequency and a
comment field, if you wish to add a comment to the spot you are
sending. The spot is then sent to the DX cluster.

    [cntrl+F4] will be displayed if you are logged into a packet
DX cluster and spots have been saved to disk. This will be covered
in detail later.

LOGGING - REGULAR:

    At the CALL prompt, you may enter any of the function key
options, or the call sign of the station you are about to work.
Entering a call sign will check your log for previous contacts. If
found, it will display them and ask if you want to ENTER. Anything
other than Y for enter will skip the call and return to the call
prompt. ESC returns to the LOGGING menu. A search of the QSL
Managers list is made. If the station has a Manager in the file,
it will be displayed also. When the program looks in the QSLMAN.DAT
and does not find anything the GOLIST is tried next if you have it
and have activated the option. This is only used for callsigns
other than W,K,N,or AA to AN. No sense to look for USA callsigns.

    At the CALL prompt, you may alternately prefix the call with
a "/". This will allow you to bypass the exact match requirement.
You MAY NOT enter a QSO using this option because it could enter
the wrong info into the QSL Manager file. This option can be used
for a quick search of the log for matches using a partial call.
EXAMPLE: entering "G" would display all entries in the log for
England.

    With one of the supported CAT rigs, you may also enter a
frequency to set the rig to at the CALL prompt. This is
accomplished by prefixing the input with a "#". #28.375 would set
the rig to 28.375 MHZ. If a mode change is also needed, #28.375/SSB
will change both frequency and mode.
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    With one of the supported call book programs, entering BUCK,
HAMBASE, CALLSIGN, SAM or QRZ will prompt you for the callsign to
lookup. The program you selected in the options menu will then be
run and the information will be displayed in the blank area of the
screen.

    Entering GOLIST will prompt you for the callsign to look for
QSL manager information.

    You may enter the word TIME at the call prompt to access DOS's
time and date. This allows you now to change the DOS clock from
within the program instead of going out of the program to change
it then come back in.

    Hitting the F1 key at the call prompt will bring up a short
help screen reminding you of the above options that are not
displayed on the screen.

    For the automatic country lookup to work properly, the DXCC
prefix MUST be entered first. Example: VP2A/W4ABC. This is becoming
the common practice for portable calls. The program looks at the
first characters of the call for this lookup. This method makes the
lookup very reliable.

Using the TNC mode:

    Cntrl+F1 will enter the TNC mode. If you are not using an
external TNC program, and this is the first time you used this
option in this run, your TNC will be initialized with MYCALL and
a TNC mode menu will appear. The mode menu will then send the
information contained in the configuration files, TNCPAK.CFG,
TNCCW.CFG, TNCRTTY.CFG, or TNCAMT.CFG to set the TNC mode. These
files were covered in detail under the configuration area of this
manual. Once this is done the program will skip the intialization
the next time you come into the TNC mode until you leave the
program.

    While in the TNC mode the F1 key will display a screen showing
the configuration of the hot keys you have programmed under the
options area of the program.

    Alt+F1 will display the TNC mode menu to allow you to change
TNC modes

    Alt+F2 will toggle a disk capture file on or off. This file
will be saved to disk in the name of the month+day+time. If the
date is May 1 and the time is 1456, the file will be named,
05011456.CAP. Toggling off then back on will create a new file. We
do not append to an existing file.

    Alt+F3 will allow you to view the capture file. This is our
only way to similate a scroll back feature. This option uses the
DOS type command with the MORE option. MORE.COM must be accessable
to the program either through your path statement or a copy of
MORE.COM must be in the directory with this program. Use the
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control C key to abort listing this file if you wish, however this
will leave a small file on your disk with random characters and no
extent as a filename. These and all other files that appear on the
disk like this can be erased at any time. These will be random
characters with no extent, such as ABDKES.

    Alt+F4 will allow you to monitor the cluster's frequency and
pick up the spots going out to connected stations without you being
connected yourself. This is helpful when the frequency is very
busy, saving retries and collisions.

    Alt+F5 will allow you to toggle the beep off while monitoring
the cluster frequency. This is useful while monitoring the
frequency overnight when you might hear the computer while tring
to sleep. This only works while monitoring the frequency. While you
are connected the beep comes from the cluster not the program.

    The cntrl+F keys will send the text files covered under the
options area of this manual. These can be used as "brag tapes" or
similar uses. cntrl-F1 will send the file TNCTAP1.TXT, cntrl-F2
will send the file TNCTAP2.TXT, etc.

Using the TNC mode with packet DX clusters:

    The internal TNC mode of the program will display any user
input in yellow and any received information in cyan.  While in the
packet mode any "*** CONNECT","*** DISCONNECT" or "***" will
display in red.

The keyboard input is on a separate line (bottom of screen
separated by an information line) while the tnc input scrolls above
it. This allows the tnc input to continue while you are typing in
the next line to the tnc. This line also has a word wrap feature
in that when 79 characters are typed without a return the line is
trimmed back to the last space, a return is added and the line is
sent to the tnc for transmission. This works great for typing in
messages since you just type and it shows up on the BBS in a neat
fashion. BTW 80 characters is one too wide for most BBS's and
causes double spaces.

    The program is capable of working with the packet DX clusters.
If you connect to a DX cluster any spots or the result of the sh/d
command will show in red also and will be saved to the file named
DXSPOT.DAT. This file is cleared each time you exit the program.
This means it will not continue to grow and become very large. If
the response from the sh/d command does not show in red, try it
again. It must be in red to be saved. In the logging screen a
[shift-F4] will display any information saved to this file in a
lite bar menu. The program knows about the two different formats
of this information. Selecting one of these lines of information
will send the frequency to a CAT radio and enter the call to the
Call: prompt automatically. If you accept this call with a return,
the program acts just as it would had you entered the call
manually. The information in the selected spot will appear on the
screen for reference while you call the DX station. If you hit the
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ESC key the call will be cleared and nothing further happens.

    While connected to the DX cluster, each time the logging
screen loops and refreshes, a check of the TNC is made. If there
is any information in the receive buffer it will be displayed in
the middle of the screen. This allows you to keep up with the DX
cluster without having to go back into the TNC mode. It is still
advisable to check the DX cluster with the TNC mode frequently.

    If you are not actively logging, you should hit the enter key
at the call prompt every couple minutes. This will cause the screen
to loop and refresh. Any spots will be displayed and this will keep
the buffer size reasonable. The program has an 8K buffer to back
up the buffer of the TNC.

    If you do not have a CAT radio, the frequency from the DX spot
selected will be automatically entered in the log. Change this if
necessary.

LOGGING:

    If a normal call sign is entered the following screen will
result:
___________________________________________

                         **** REGULAR LOGGING ****

ENTER [ F1 ] to EXIT                ENTER [ F2 ] for BEAM Headings
      [ F3 ] to view LAST entry           [ F4 ] for Checklists
      [ F5 ] to CHANGE bands              [ F6 ] for INFO Screens
      [ F7 ] to CHANGE modes              [ F8 ] for 2 Letter STATE
                                          [ F10] for QSL Managers
QSL Manager is:  KE7PD

CALL: HC2CG

Call       QSO Date Time  SNT RVD BND Mode   Exchange    Name
HC2CG      12/12/87 16 45 59  59  10  SSB    290
           STATE:     COUNTRY:  ECUADOR
           CONTEST:  ARRL 10 METER CONTEST

ENTER: Y/[N] Y
__________________________________________

    This screen display shows that a previous contact was in the
log for the station entered. Notice also that the QSL managers file
shows that KE7PD is the QSL manager for this station. The name,
city, state and country will be extracted for use in this entry if
you accept it by entering Y.

    If no previous contact is found and the AUTO LOOKUP feature
is toggled on, a list of possible countries is displayed in the
middle of the screen. Select the correct country or UNKNOWN if you
are not sure. If a country name is selected, the top part of the
screen will be replaced by a box containing the display of the
country checklist for this mode and the beam heading entry for that
country, as shown below.
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╔══════════════════════ COUNTRY INFORMATION ═══════════════════╗
║         **** COUNTRY CHECKLIST ****        SIDEBAND          ║
║PREFIX  COUNTRY      CONFIRMED 2 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 40 80 160║
║HC      ECUADOR      YES           X     X     W  NA          ║
║                                                              ║
║** BEAM HEADING **        ** COUNTRY LOCATION                 ║
║BEAM LONG MILES KM      CONT CQZONE           ITUZONE         ║
║180  360  2809  4520    SA   10               12              ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Accessing GOLIST  A route for HC2GC was not found.
CALL: HC2GC      HAMCALL Retrieval system (c) Buckmaster publishing

ENTER Y/N or HOME KEY to move rotor


HC2GC, G
Gonzalo A Folleco Cabrera
El Oro 1209
Guayaquil
ECUADOR



    The above screen shows the Hamcall callbook, GOLIST QSL
managers list and a rotor control options active.

    If the call is a US call and you have one of the optional
callbook programs activated, the state is known after lookup and
the display will change to the state checklist and beam heading
after the look up is complete.

    Once the country name is selected the program uses that name
to find the beam heading. Therefore the spelling of the name MUST
match in the country and beam heading file.

    If there is no previous contact in the log and you have one
of the call book options activated, the call book will be accessed
to display the information contained in it for this call. The first
name, city and state found will be automatically entered into your
log entry if you enter a Y at the enter prompt.

    Entering N at this point will take you back to the callsign
prompt. This is useful for a quick look in the log for information
about previous contacts.

    Entering Y will enter the contact and will automatically enter
the call, UTC date and time, band and mode.

>> REGISTERED VERSION ONLY:

    If a rotor control selection is active the prompt will have
an option to hit the [home] key to move the rotor. The rotor will
move to the heading shown in the information block.

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    The following screen will result:
___________________________________________

                         **** REGULAR LOGGING ****

Logging HC2CG      on the 10  METER BAND SSB  on 01/01/89


Time         0057
Call         HC2CG
Frequency     28.500
His Signal   59
My Signal    59
His Name
His City     QUITO
His State
His Country  ECUADOR                  /COUNTY for county hunters
Exchange     10X 12345   10X+10-10 #, contest exchange, etc.
His QSL Man  KE7PD
QSL ROUTE    M    D - Direct B - Bureau M - Manager
Sent QSL          To send QSL now - mark Y and print screen for card info
Remarks      TEST ENTRY
Mode         SSB  SSB - AM - FM - CW - AMT - RTTY - PACK - PTOR
Band         10     Power         100
GRIDSQUARE          Propagation
WANT HIS QSL F    Y - YES  N - NO (DEFAULT) flag for MOST wanted QSL CARD LIST
QSO end time                                use for New country, special etc.
(PgDn) when finished       (ESC) to ABORT contact

___________________________________________

    Enter the info for this contact in the fields provided. Notice
that the QSL MANAGER's Call is already entered as is the date and
time. If a previous contact had the  station's name, city, state
or country, these would also be carried over into this screen. The
previously entered signal reports and frequency are also carried
over from the last entry. Change them if need be.

NOTE:

    If you have activated a computer accessible radio from the
options menu (covered earlier in the manual), the frequency will
be read from the rig and entered automatically.

    If the City and State was entered from a callbook program, a
flashing warning is given to check the city and state for accuracy
since the callbooks are not always correct.

    WANT HIS QSL is a flag in the log that you really want a card
from this station. This is only used when printing out your send
QSL cards lists. These entries will print to a separate list of
those really wanted so you can keep trying to get a card from them.
Suggested use is for a new country, etc.

    Hitting the ESC key while in the log input screen WILL ABORT
the contact.
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    You may come on into the log input screen before a contact is
made. This will allow you to pre-input information by listening to
other contacts. When you do make the contact, hit the control-home
key combination, this will place the cursor in the time field.
Update the time of the contact and continue as usual. Always input
the time as 0123 (four digits). If the contact is never made you
can hit the ESC key and abort the entry.

    After the contact is entered by hitting the pgdn key, the
program will display the country checklist to match the country,
you or the program has entered into the log. You will then be asked
to confirm the fact that this is the correct country, if that
country is not marked worked. That country will then be marked
worked for the working band and mode. If it is already marked
worked or confirmed the program will display this fact before
returning to the call prompt. The state checklist is also marked
worked if this is a US contact, then the zone and continent is
marked worked. If the country entered starts with an / and the
state is not blank, the county checklist is also updated. This
assumes the spelling is correct.

>> UNREGISTERED VERSION ONLY:

    After there are 300 entries in the log a delay and regisration
reminder will display after each entry is made. <<


    If you change the QSL MANAGER's call sign, or add one in the
field, the QSL MANAGER's file is automatically updated. Any QSL
manager picked up from the optional GOLIST will be added to your
file also. This is then used when you print your QSL card labels.

    [shift+F2] will enter the QSO ending time if wanted. This will
be the time that the key is hit. This field will only show in
editing.
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    If a mistake is made, and the QSO is already entered, entering
F3 in the call prompt will bring up the following screen:

___________________________________________

                         **** REGULAR LOGGING ****

ENTER [ F1 ] to EXIT               ENTER [ F2 ] for BEAM Headings
      [ F3 ] to view LAST entry          [ F4 ] for Checklists
      [ F5 ] to CHANGE bands             [ F6 ] for INFO Screens
      [ F7 ] to CHANGE modes             [ F8 ] for 2 Letter STATE
                                         [ F10] for QSL Managers

CALL:


Call       QSO Date Time  SNT RVD BND Mode   Exchange    Name
HC2CG      08/28/88 17 42 59  59  10  SSB    10X 12345
           STATE:     COUNTRY:  ECUADOR
           CONTEST:                            TEST ENTRY

EDIT: Y/[N] or D to delete or L for label  Y




___________________________________________

    You may delete the last log entry from the log here, if entry
was made by mistake or contact was never completed, by entering a
[D].

    Entering L here will print a QSL card label for this QSO. If
a callbook program is active an address label will follow as
happens in the QSL out area of the program.
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    Entering Y will bring up the edit screen as follows:

___________________________________________

DATE         08/28/88
TIME         1742
CALL         HC2CG
NAME
HIS SIGNAL   59
MY SIGNAL    59
FREQUENCY     28.5000
BAND         10
MODE         SSB  SSB - AM - FM - CW - RTTY - PACK - PTOR
EXCHANGE     10X 12345    10X+10-10 #, contest exchange, ETC.
CITY         QUITO
STATE
COUNTRY      ECUADOR             /COUNTY for county hunters
QSL ROUTE    M    D - Direct B - Bureau M - Manager           QSL Date
SENT QSL          Y - YES  N - Do not want to qsl           S 08/28/88
RECEIVE QSL       Y - YES  N - NO I ignore in card tracking R 01/16/89
CONTEST/NET
REMARKS      TEST ENTRY
WANT HIS QSL N    Y - YES  N - NO (DEFAULT) flag for MOST WANTED QSL CARD LIST
                                            use for New country, special etc.
POWER                                        QSO ending Time
PROPAGATION                                  GRIDSQUARE
Count for DXCC N                             Count for WAS    N
(PgDn) when finished      (Esc) to abort changes
___________________________________________

    Changes can be made in this screen.

    If you change the QSL MANAGER's call sign, or add one in the
field, the QSL MANAGER's file is automatically updated.

Note:

    The count for DXCC and WAS fields are flags that the program
enters automatically when a received QSL card or a manually added
QSO causes the program to mark a country (DXCC) or state (WAS)
confirmed. These fields are used as flags in the alternate search
of log area and will be used in the future. DO NOT change these
unless you wish to exchange a QSO with another QSO for the same
country, band and mode. BE SURE you know what you are doing before
editing either or these fields.

    BEAM HEADINGS are called from either of the logging options
and the prompt asks if you wish to use prefix or country name. The
default is prefix. Enter the prefix or the name of the country
desired. It returns the beam heading, long path heading, name of
the country.
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    Entering F2 will bring up the following screen:

___________________________________________

                              ****BEAM HEADINGS****
ENTER [ F1 ]    To EXIT
PREFIX: (Use ? for country name search) HC

PREFIX BEAM LONG COUNTRY
HC     182     2 ECUADOR
HC8    203    23 GALAPAGOS IS
Press any key to continue...
___________________________________________

    Entering the country's prefix or name displays the above about
the country's matching the entry. Entering more or less will
increase or decrease the number of countries displayed for a given
entry. This allows unlimited access to the information contained
in the file.

>> REGISTERED VERSION ONLY:

    If you have a rotor control activated the prompt will allow
the entry of ^000 [carat plus 3 numbers] to move the rotor to the
beam heading entered. The screen will not clear after the last
entry as it will without a rotor control. <<

    Use your imagination. You can always [Q]uit the listing if you
are getting too much.

    An example follows:
___________________________________________

                              ****BEAM HEADINGS****
ENTER [ F1 ]    To EXIT
PREFIX: (Use ? for country name search) H

PREFIX BEAM LONG COUNTRY
H4     284  104  SOLOMONS
HA     47   227  HUNGARY
HB     53   223  SWITZERLAND
HC     182    2  ECUADOR
HC8    203   23  GALAPAGOS IS
HE     51   231  LIECHTENSTEIN
HG     47   227  HUNGARY
HH     166  346  HAITI
HI     160  340  DOMINICAN REP
HK     174  354  COLOMBIA
HK0    184    4  BAJO NUEVO
HK0    187    7  MALPELO
HK0    190   10  SAN ANDRES
HK0    189    9  SERRANA BANK
HL     341  161  KOREA
HP     187    7  PANAMA

Return to Continue - (Q) To quit Listing
___________________________________________
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    The F4 function key brings up the CHECKLIST menu which will
be covered in detail later.

    The F6 function key will bring up a menu of information
screens available.



          ╔═══════════════════════╗
          ║  INFORMATION SCREENS  ║
          ╚═══════════════════════╝


        International Callsign Allocations
        Authorized Frequency list
        Unauthorized Frequency list
        ARRL section abbreviation list
        CONVERSION Menu
        Third party aggreement countries
        USER defined information text files
        RETURN to MAIN menu
        RETURN to LOGGING



INTERNATIONAL CALLSIGN ALLOCATIONS:

    Displays the list of callsign prefixes assigned to countries
by international agreement. Very useful for those special callsigns
not commonly used.
___________________________________________

AMA-AOZ Spain                EKA-EKZ Union of Soviet Socialist Rep
APA-ASZ Pakistan             ELA-ELZ Liberia
ATA-AWZ India                EMA-EOZ Union of Soviet Socialist Rep
AXA-AXZ Australia            EPA-EQZ Iran
AYA-AZZ Argentina            ERA-ESZ Union of Soviet Socialist Rep
BAA-BZZ China                ETA-ETZ Ethiopia
CAA-CEZ Chile                EUA-EWZ Byelorussian SSR
CFA-CKZ Canada               EXA-EZZ Union of Soviet Socialist Rep
CLA-CNZ Morocco              FAA-FZZ France
COA-COZ Cuba                 GAA-GZZ Great Britian & No. Ireland
CPA-CPZ Bolivia              HAA-HAZ Hungary
CQA-CUZ Portugal             HBA-HBZ Switzerland
CVA-CXZ Uruguay              HCA-HDZ Ecuador
CYA-CZZ Canada               HEA-HEZ Switzerland
DAA-DRZ Fed Rep of Germany   HFA-HFZ Poland
DSA-DTZ South Korea          HGA-HGZ Hungary
DUA-DZZ Philippines          HHA-HHZ Haiti
EAA-EHZ Spain                HIA-HIZ Dominican Republic
HJA-HKZ Columbia             LAA-LNZ Norway
HLA-HLZ Rep. of Korea (South LOA-LWZ Argentina
HMA-HMZ Dem. People's Rep.   LXA-LXZ Luxembourg

Return to continue - (Q) To quit listing

___________________________________________
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NOTE:

    Some of these are assigned to mother countries and can be used
by their provinces Etc. EXAMPLE: VP is assigned to Great Britain
and used by their provinces in the Caribbean.

AUTHORIZED FREQUENCY LIST:

    Displays the HF bands and the frequencies authorized for all
classes of licenses.
___________________________________________

             Authorized frequencies by license class

                 ADVANCED CLASS

Band  Freguencies           Emissions allowed
160   1.8 - 2.0             VOICE,CW,SSTV,FAX
80    3.525 - 3.75 MHZ      CW,FSK
75    3.775 - 4.0 MHZ       VOICE,CW,SSTV,FAX
40    7.025 - 7.15 MHZ      CW,FSK
40    7.15 - 7.3 MHZ        VOICE,CW,SSTV,FAX
30    10.1 - 10.15 MHZ      CW,FSK
20    14.025 - 14.15 MHZ    CW,FSK
20    14.175 - 14.35 MHZ    VOICE,CW,SSTV,FAX
17    18.068 - 18.110 MHZ   CW,FSK
17    18.110 - 18.168 MHZ   VOICE,CW,SSTV,FAX
15    21.025 - 21.2 MHZ     CW,FSK
15    21.225 - 21.45 MHZ    VOICE,CW,SSTV,FAX
12    24.89 - 24.93 MHZ     CW,FSK
12    24.93 - 24.99 MHZ     VOICE,CW,SSTV,FAX
10    28.0 - 28.3 MHZ       CW,FSK
10    28.3 - 29.7 MHZ       VOICE,CW,SSTV,FAX

Return to Continue - (Q) To quit Listing
___________________________________________

UNAUTHORIZED FREQUENCY LIST:

    Displays the HF bands and the frequencies unauthorized for all
classes of licenses.
___________________________________________

            Unauthorized frequencies by license class

                 ADVANCED CLASS

Band  Freguencies           Emissions allowed
80    3.5 - 3.525 MHZ       *** NONE ***
75    3.750 - 3.775 MHZ     *** NONE ***
40    7.0 - 7.025 MHZ       *** NONE ***
20    14.0 - 14.025 MHZ     *** NONE ***
20    14.15 - 14.175 MHZ    *** NONE ***
15    21.0 - 21.025 MHZ     *** NONE ***
15    21.2 - 21.225 MHZ     *** NONE ***

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___________________________________________

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    This is the list of frequencies you are not allowed to
transmit on for your class of license.

    The NO NO list.

ARRL SECTION ABBREVIATION LIST:

     Displays the list of ARRL sections in North America.


___________________________________________

ATLANTIC DIVISION                 DELTA DIVISION
DE - Delaware                     AR - Arkansas
EPA - Eastern Penna               LA - Louisiana
MDC - Maryland, DC                MS - Mississippi
SNJ - Southern New Jersey         TN - Tennessee
WNY - West New York
WPA - Western Penna               GREAT LAKES DIVISION
                                  KY - Kentucky
CENTRAL DIVISION                  MI - Michigan
IL - Illinois                     OH - Ohio
WI - Wisconsin
                                  HUDSON DIVISION
DAKOTA DIVISION                   ENY - Eastern New York
MN - Minnesota                    NYC - New York City, Long Island
ND - North Dakota                 NNJ - North New Jersey
SD - South Dakota






Return to continue - (Q) To quit listing

___________________________________________

CONVERSION Menu:

    This menu allow selection and conversion of miles to
kilometers,kilometers to miles, feet to meters, meters to feet,
frequency to meters, meters to frequency, degrees F to degrees C,
and degrees C to degrees F. Useful for those reports in another
base than you are used to.

Third party aggreement countries:

    This option lists the countries which have third party
agreements with the USA. This information is contained in the
country checklist file and can be edited there if changes need to
be made.

USER defined information text files:

    This menu displays the text files you set up and defined in
the options menu area.
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2 Letter STATE abreviations:

     If you can't remember the proper two letter state
abbreviations, the F8 key will bring up the following screen:

___________________________________________

                       TWO LETTER ABBREVIATIONS FOR STATES

ALABAMA      =AL      LOUISIANA     =LA          OHIO          =OH
ALASKA       =AK      MAINE         =ME          OKLAHOMA      =OK
ARKANSAS     =AR      MARYLAND      =MD          OREGON        =OR
ARIZONA      =AZ      MASSACHUSETTS =MA          PENNSYLVANIA  =PA
CALIFORNIA   =CA      MICHIGAN      =MI          RHODE ISLAND  =RI
COLORADO     =CO      MINNESOTA     =MN          SOUTH CAROLINA=SC
CONNECTICUT  =CT      MISSISSIPPI   =MS          SOUTH DAKOTA  =SD
DELAWARE     =DE      MISSOURI      =MO          TENNESSEE     =TN
FLORIDA      =FL      MONTANA       =MT          TEXAS         =TX
GEORGIA      =GA      NEBRASKA      =NE          UTAH          =UT
HAWAII       =HI      NEVADA        =NV          VERMONT       =VT
IDAHO        =ID      NEW HAMPSHIRE =NH          VIRGINIA      =VA
ILLINOIS     =IL      NEW JERSEY    =NJ          WASHINGTON    =WA
INDIANA      =IN      NEW MEXICO    =NM          WEST VIRGINIA =WV
IOWA         =IA      NEW YORK      =NY          WISCONSIN     =WI
KANSAS       =KS      NORTH CAROLINA=NC          WYOMING       =WY
KENTUCKY     =KY      NORTH DAKOTA  =ND

Press any key to continue...

___________________________________________

    QSL MANAGERS - The prompt asks for the call and if found will
display the call and the Manager's call or other QSL info. This can
be used for all Managers, not only stateside. This file contains
a few entries now, but can be updated by you from QSL info sources.
    Entering F10 will bring up the QSL Managers menu which will
be covered in detail later. The first option is to look at the list
which brings up the following screen:
___________________________________________

                              **** US QSL MANAGERS LIST ****
ENTER [ F1 ]    To EXIT
CALL: HC2CG


CALL           QSL MANAGER
HC2CG          KE7PD

Press any key to continue...

___________________________________________


    Entering the whole call will bring up the info for that call.
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    Again you may enter as much or as little as needed to display
the needed info as follows:

___________________________________________

                              **** US QSL MANAGERS LIST ****
ENTER [ F1 ]    To EXIT
CALL: HC


CALL           QSL MANAGER
HC2CG          KE7PD
HC2GG          KE7PD

Press any key to continue...

___________________________________________

    Entering HC  will display all HC's in the list.

    You may change BAND or MODE by entering F5 or F7 in the call
prompt. This will bring up the appropriate menu to change the BAND
and MODE automatically entered to the log.
If you have activated a computer accessible radio from the main
menu (covered earlier in the manual), the rig will change to the
base frequency of the band selected.

    This completes the run through of the basic online logging
functions.

    We will now cover the differences in other types of logging
available.

CONTEST:

    Choosing CONTEST from the logging menu will first ask for band
and mode, then asks if this is a new contest. Answering Y at this
prompt will set up a file and ask for the name of the contest. This
name will be automatically entered in the log to the contest/net
field for each contact entered. You will next be asked for a
filename to store the name and contact counter in. This is used
later for contest processing. Make this name meaningful to you so
that you can identify the correct contest file. EXAMPLE: 89ARRL10
for the 1989 ARRL 10 meter contest. The program will add the extent
of .CNT to the file. Answering N at the prompt will display all
files in the directory with the extent of .CNT. You may then
re-activate any saved contest file by entering the filename ( no
.CNT extent required). This will allow the contest name and contact
counter to be re-activated and you will pick up where you left off.

Note:

    If you have a callbook lookup option toggled on, it will be
toggled off while in the contest mode to save time. The toggle will
be restored to its original state upon leaving the contest mode.
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    To speed entries in the contest mode you may want to toggle
some of the automatic features off ussing the toggles provided on
the bottom of the screen.

CONTEST LOGGING:

    This is a shortened, fast entry form of REGULAR logging. It
asks for the call and checks your log for previous contacts for
this contest name. If found, it will display them and the prompt
asks if you want to ENTER. Anything other than Y for enter will
skip the call and return to the call prompt. Y will enter the
contact, and automatically enter the call, UTC date and time,
contest name, band, mode and a 59 signal report, if the mode is
SSB, AM, or FM or 599 if the mode is CW, PACK, PTOR or RTTY. You
may then enter other info as prompted. All contacts with this call
will be displayed, but the date and contest name will show if it
is a dupe.

    A search of the QSL MANAGERS list is made. If the station has
a Manager in the file, it will be displayed also. When the program
looks in the QSLMAN.DAT and does not find anything the GOLIST is
tried next, if you have it and have activated the option. This is
only used for callsigns other than W,K,N,or AA to AN. No sense to
look for USA callsigns.

    If you change the QSL MANAGER's call sign, or add one in the
field, the QSL MANAGERS file is automatically updated. Any QSL
manager picked up from the optional GOLIST will be added to your
file also. This is then used when you print your QSL card labels.

    The CONTEST LOGGING header is similar to the regular logging
with the exception of the display of the contest name and the
contact number.
An example follows:

___________________________________________

                          **** CONTEST LOGGING ****

ENTER [ F1 ] to EXIT                ENTER [ F2 ] for BEAM Headings
      [ F3 ] to view LAST entry           [ F4 ] for Checklists
      [ F5 ] to CHANGE bands              [ F6 ] for INFO Screens
      [ F7 ] to CHANGE modes              [ F8 ] for 2 Letter STATE
                                          [ F10] for QSL Managers
WORKING  10  meters  SSB
NEXT REPORT Number is:1                  Contest:  TEST

CALL:


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    The shortened input screen is as follows:
___________________________________________

                         **** CONTEST LOGGING ****

Logging HC2CG      on the 10  METER BAND SSB  on 01/01/89
THIS report Number is: 1

Exchange
Time        2216
Frequency     28.500
His QSL Man  KE7PD
His State
His Country  ECUADOR                  /COUNTY for county hunters
My Signal  59
Mode       SSB  SSB - AM - FM - CW - AMT - RTTY - PACK - PTOR
Band       10
Grid Square
Sent QSL          To send QSL now - mark Y and print screen for card info

WANT HIS QSL F  Y - YES  N - NO(DEFAULT) flag for REALLY WANT HIS QSL CARD
                                         use for New country, special etc
(PgDn) when finished      (ESC) to ABORT contact

___________________________________________

NET LOGGING:

    Choosing NET from the logging menu will first ask for band and
mode, then asks if this is a new net. Answering Y at this prompt
will set up a file and ask for the name of the net. This name will
be automatically entered in the log to the contest/net field for
each contact entered. You will next be asked for a filename to
store the name and net info in. Make this name meaningful to you
so you can identify which file is for which net. EXAMPLE: EAGLE10
for the American Eagle 10-10 net. The program will add the extent
of .NET to the file. Answering N at the prompt will display all
files in the directory with the extent of .NET. You may then
re-activate any saved contest file by entering the filename ( no
.NET extent required). This will allow the net name and net info
to be re-activated and you will pick up where you left off when
using it last. This is useful for continuing nets spanning a long
period of time.

    LOGGING - NET STYLE  This option asks for a call and checks
your log for previous contacts. If found it will display them and
asks if you want to ENTER. Anything other than Y for enter will
skip the call and return to the call prompt. Y will enter the
contact and automatically enter the call, UTC date and time, band
and mode. You may then enter other info as prompted. If the station
has a QSL Manager in the file, it will also be displayed. The call
and name of all contacts, while in this mode, are saved and can be
recalled by F9 key. Useful for remembering "Who's on the net". Also
displayed are the city, state, country and remarks fields. This
allows all info needed for emergency type nets (where is he and
what can he do for me).
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    The net logging header is the same as regular logging with the
exception of the F9 key which will display information about all
contacts made during the net you are working.

An example follows:
___________________________________________

                          **** NET LOGGING ****

ENTER [ F1 ] to EXIT             ENTER [ F2 ] for BEAM Headings
      [ F3 ] to view LAST entry        [ F4 ] for Checklists
      [ F5 ] to CHANGE bands           [ F6 ] for INFO Screens
      [ F7 ] to CHANGE modes           [ F8 ] for 2 Letter STATE
                                       [ F9 ] for other NET members
                                       [ F10] for QSL Managers
Working  10  meters  SSB                 Net Name: TEST

CALL:
___________________________________________

The input screen is the same as regular logging.
___________________________________________
                         **** NET LOGGING ****

Logging HC2CG      on the 10  METER BAND SSB  on 01/01/89

Time         0057
Call         HC2CG
Frequency     28.500
His Signal   59
My Signal    59
His Name
His City     QUITO
His State
His Country  ECUADOR                  /COUNTY for county hunters
Exchange     10X 12345   10X+10-10 #, contest exchange, etc.
His QSL Man  KE7PD
QSL ROUTE    M    D - Direct B - Bureau M - Manager
Sent QSL          To send QSL now - mark Y and print screen for card info
Remarks      TEST ENTRY
Mode         SSB  SSB - AM - FM - CW - AMT - RTTY - PACK - PTOR
Band         10               Power         100
GRIDSQUARE                    Propagation
WANT HIS QSL F    Y - YES  N - NO (DEFAULT) flag for REALLY WANT HIS QSL CARD
                                            use for New country, special etc.
(PgDn) when finished       (ESC) to ABORT contact
___________________________________________

MANUALLY add to log:

    This option works exactly like the regular logging option with
additional fields in the log entry screen. It asks for a call and
checks your log for previous contacts. If found it will display
them and asks if you want to ENTER another entry. This is the
prevent accidental duplicate entries. Anything other than Y for
enter will skip the call and return to the call prompt. Y will
enter the contact and automatically enter the call, UTC date and
time, band and mode. You may then enter other info as prompted. If
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the station has a QSL Manager in the file, it will also be
displayed.

    The manual logging header contains the ESC and the F3
veiw/edit LAST entry options.

An example follows:
___________________________________________

                          **** MANUAL LOGGING ****

ENTER [ F1 ] to EXIT
      [ F3 ] to view LAST entry



CALL:

___________________________________________

The input screen is the same as the log edit screen.

    Entering Y will bring up the input screen as follows:

___________________________________________

DATE         08/28/88
TIME         1742
CALL         HC2CG
NAME
HIS SIGNAL   59
MY SIGNAL    59
FREQUENCY     28.5000
BAND         10
MODE         SSB  SSB - AM - FM - CW - RTTY - PACK - PTOR
EXCHANGE     10X 12345    10X+10-10 #, contest exchange, ETC.
CITY         QUITO
STATE
COUNTRY      ECUADOR             /COUNTY for county hunters
QSL ROUTE    M    D - Direct B - Bureau M - Manager           QSL Date
SENT QSL          Y - YES  N - Do not want to qsl           S 08/28/88
RECEIVE QSL       Y - YES  N - NO I ignore in card tracking R 01/16/89
CONTEST/NET
REMARKS      TEST ENTRY
WANT HIS QSL N    Y - YES  N - NO (DEFAULT) flag for REALLY WANT HIS QSL CARD
                                            use for New country, special etc.
POWER                                        QSO ending Time
PROPAGATION                                  GRIDSQUARE
Count for DXCC N                             Count for WAS    N
(PgDn) when finished      (Esc) to abort changes
___________________________________________

    Your paper log information is added in this screen.

    Some of the fields are carried over to the next screen to make
repetitive entry easier. Check this carried over information for
accuracy in each screen.
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    If you change the QSL MANAGER's call sign, or add one in the
field, the QSL MANAGER's file is automatically updated.

Note:

    The count for DXCC and WAS fields are flags that the program
enters automatically when a received QSL card or a manually added
QSO causes the program to mark a country (DXCC) or state (WAS)
confirmed. These fields are used as flags in the alternate search
of log area and will be used in the future. DO NOT add anything in
these fields.

    The checklists are automatically updated based upon the
information you placed in the Received QSL field. If you entered
a Y the checklists will be updated as confirmed for this band and
mode, if the checklist is not already marked confirmed, and the
DXCC or WAS flag will be set as required. If it was left blank, the
checklists will be marked worked for this band and mode, if the
checklist is not already marked worked.

LOG MAINTENANCE:

This choice will bring up the following screen:


          ╔═══════════════════╗
          ║  LOG MAINTENANCE  ║
          ╚═══════════════════╝


    Edit log by CALL
    Edit log by DATE
    Edit log by MONTH
    Multiple Edit of log from DATE forward
    DELETE a log entry
    Print hard copy of log or Screen display
    Sort log by date & time
    Alternate search of log - print or
        Prepare files for Backup to or Restore
    Update checklists from LOG entries
    RETURN to MAIN Menu
    RETURN to LOGGING Menu



    Edit by Call - will display all entries for that call sign and
allow you to edit one of them. This option also can find a call
based on a string in a call. EXAMPLE: entering /4az would find
WD4AZG and any other call with a 4az in it.

    Edit by Date - will display or print out all entries for the
selected day, month and year and allow editing of one of them.

    Edit by Month - will display or print out all entries for the
selected month and year and allow editing of one of them.
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    Multiple Edit of log from DATE forward -will display entries
in the log from the starting date forward and allow you to edit any
of them as you go through the log. This start date MUST exist in
the log. This option is very useful for fixing or changing groups
of entries.

    Delete a LOG entry - allows deletion of a LOG entry.

    Print out hard copy of log or screen display:

    Two options are available for hard copy of logs:

       1 - A detailed printout showing all information in the log.

       2 - A one line printout in the ARRL log book format.

    These are selected by a menu.

LOG PRINT OUT OPTIONS:

    The menus for the log print outs are the same for detailed or
ARRL style one line print outs. We will show the detailed print out
menu.

DETAILED LOG PRINT OUT:

    Prints log in detailed format with 11 entries per page. Shows
Call, Date, Time, Snt, Rec, Band, Mode, Frequency, Name, State,
City, Exchange, Country, Contest/Net, sent QSL, received QSL and
remarks. Much more detailed than most paper logs.

LOG PRINT OUT OPTIONS MENU:



           ╔═════════════════════════════════╗
           ║  DETAILED LOG PRINTOUT OPTIONS  ║
           ╚═════════════════════════════════╝


             Print log by DATE
             Print log by MONTH
             Print log by YEAR
             Print log from a DATE FROWARD
             Print log from a DATE to another DATE
             Print log since last printing
             Print out whole log
             RETURN to MAIN Menu
             RETURN to LOG MAINTENANCE Menu


    Print log by DATE - allows hard copy printing of one day's log
activity.

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    Print log by MONTH - allows hard copy printing of one month's
log activity.

    Print log by YEAR - allows hard copy
printing of one year's log activity.

    Print log from a DATE FORWARD - Will print the log from the
date supplied to the last entry.

    Print log from a DATE to another DATE - Will print the log
between the dates supplied.

    Print log since last printing - will print out your log since
your last print out in date order, if that's the way you manually
added your log on start up.

    Print the whole log - will print out the whole log at once,
ignoring the flag set by the above choice and flag the whole log
as being printed.

    A menu selection will allow the print outs to be in either
date or callsign order.
Printing in callsign order - works as above but the log is in the
callsign order. Sets and uses a different flag, so the two types
are independent of one another.

    A menu selection will allow the print outs to be displayed on
the screen, sent to the printer or saved in a disk file.

    The log print outs are paged and numbered. Printing whole log
starts from page number 1, printing since last will pick up from
the last page number printed.

    A sample of the detailed log print out is included in the
appendix A.

ONE LINE LOG PRINT OUT:

    This menu has the same options as the detailed log print out
menu above.

    Prints log in the ARRL log book style. Single line in
compressed print, showing Date, Time, Call, Snt, Rec, Frequency,
Mode, Remarks, Name, sent QSL and received QSL. This style prints
55 log entries per page.

    Print log by DATE - allows hard copy printing of one day's log
activity.

    Print log by MONTH - allows hard copy printing of one month's
log activity.

    Print log by YEAR - allows hard copy
printing of one year's log activity.
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    Print log from a DATE FORWARD - Will print the log from the
date supplied to the last entry.

    Print log from a DATE to another DATE - Will print the log
between the dates supplied.

    Print log since last printing - will print out your log since
your last print out in date order, if that's the way you manually
added your log on start up.
    Print the whole log - will print out the whole log at once,
ignoring the flag set by the above choice and flag the whole log
as being printed.

    A menu selection will allow the print outs to be in either
date or callsign order.
Printing in callsign order - works as above but the log is in the
callsign order. Sets and uses a different flag, so the two types
are independent of one another.

    A menu selection will allow the print outs to be sent to the
printer or saved in a disk file.

    The log print outs are paged and numbered. Printing whole log
starts from page number 1, printing since last will pick up from
the last page number printed.

    A sample of the one line log printout is included in the
appendix B.

    Sort the log by date and time - takes a little time but sorts
the log so that printing out a hard copy of the log will be in the
proper order. This allows you to manually enter contacts to the log
at any time, even after using the program online in real time.
Manually entering contacts made previously would print out after
the real time entries without using this option. This was a
limitation in the shareware versions.

NOTE:

    If you edit ANY dates or times you MUST run the option to sort
the log by date and time, before you print out your log. The log
is stored by date and time and a resort is neccessary or the entry
will be in the wrong location in the log.

Alternate search of log - print or screen:

    This option works with the same print out menus as the other
log print out options. This allows great flexiblity in the style
and order of the output.

    This option will allow you to print or display your log based
upon the input you supply for the field in the log you choose. The
available fields are frequency, mode, band, city, state, country,
contest name, gridsquares, propagation, any string within the
remarks field, QSL status, QSO's counting for DXCC or QSO's
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counting for WAS. If you have done as suggested while logging 10-
10 numbers, you may also print the log showing all entries with 10X
in the exchange field. This will create a temporary index file
while printing so that the 10-10 numbers will be in numeric order.

    This area has an EXIT menu that allows you to stack AND, OR
or no further selections. This can be used to search on multiple
selections like BAND = 10 or BAND = 20 and COUNTRY = USA or COUNTRY
= CANADA. To do this, select band and enter 10, then select OR from
the exit menu, select band again and enter 20, select AND from the
exit menu, select country and enter USA, select OR from the exit
menu, select country and enter CANADA, select no further selections
from the exit menu. The program will then list QSO's that match the
criteria selected. This allows almost unlimited options provided
the string does not exceed 255 characters. The above example will
translate into "BAND = '10' .OR. BAND = '20' .AND. COUNTRY = 'USA'
.OR. COUNTRY = 'CANADA'" which is 75 characters. As long as you are
reasonable in the list, this limit should not be a problem.

Prepare files for backup to or restore from floppy disks:

    The popular PKZIP program, in the shareware market, still
remains to be the best way, providing the zipped file is small
enough for your floppy disk size. PKZIP will shrink the size of
LOG.DAT over 85%. A 1.5M LOG.DAT file will be shrunk to
approximately 225K and is very fast. Unzipping is also easy and
fast. We recommend you use the PKZIP method.

    If you LOG.DAT file is too large for the zip method, use this
option.

    This option in the log maintenance area will break the log
into 360K floppy sized pieces. These pieces contain 1500 entries
and will be named LOGBAK1.DAT, LOGBAK2.DAT, etc. Those of you with
larger floppies can place as many of these pieces on your floppies
as will fit. A count of pieces made is saved to a memory file
(LOGBAK.MEM) to allow for restoration from these pieces if
necessary. Both the backup and restore options require extra disk
space to work. The backup option requires 1.2 times the size of
your LOG.DAT file. Restoring requires 2.2 times the size of your
LOG.DAT file since it does keep a backup file of the LOG.DAT file
already on the disk. After restoring from floppies, erase the file
LOG.IDX. The program will remake this file on startup. After
checking the new LOG.DAT file, you may erase the file LOG.BAK.

Update checklists from log entries:

    This option allows you to update all the checklists from your
log entries. This option is only needed if you have added log
entries with one of the optional programs. It will flag the log
entries it has checked. This allows you to use this option, stop,
and start again where you left off.
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Note:

    Your printer MUST be on and ready while updating. Any QSO
which can not be automatically updated will be printed with the
checklists that need manual updating listed

QSL HANDLING:


                ╔════════════════╗
                ║  QSL HANDLING  ║
                ╚════════════════╝


        QSL CONFIRMED count
        RECEIVE / SEND QSL cards
        QSL cards SENT & NOT received
        QSL cards RECEIVED & NOT sent
        mark old QSO's IGNORE
        COUNTRY Checklist
        STATE Checklist
        COUNTY Checklist
        CQ ZONE Checklist
        ITU ZONE Checklist
        CONTINENT Checklist
        QSL Managers list
        RETURN to MAIN Menu



    QSL confirmed count - brings up  a menu from which you can
select either countries, counties, states or zones. It will count
and display your confirmations on SSB, CW, RTTY, AMTOR, and MIXED
SSB & CW. The MIXED display counts your comfirmations whether they
are confirmed on SSB or CW.
___________________________________________

*********** CONFIRMED STATES ***********

MODE      2M  6M 10M 12M 15M 17M 20M 30M 40M 80M 160M TOTAL
SSB        0   0  26   0  17   0   9 N/A   4   2   0   48
CW         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0
RTTY       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0
PACKET     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0
AMTOR      0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0
PACTOR     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0
AM         0   0   0   0   0   0   0 N/A   0   0   0    0
FM         0   0   0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A    0
MIXED
SSB & CW   0   0  26   0  17   0   9 N/A   4   2   0   48
ARRL
PHONE      0   0  26   0  17   0   9 N/A   4   2   0   48
ARRL
RTTY       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0

___________________________________________
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    RECEIVE / SEND QSL CARDS - will bring up the RECEIVE / SEND
QSL CARD menu to be covered later.

    QSL CARDS SENT & NOT RECEIVED - displays or prints the
contacts who have not sent you a card after you sent one to them.
This option will allow you to list all cards or those that are 30,
60, 90, 180 or 365 days old. This is useful for card aging
purposes.

    QSL CARDS RECEIVED & NOT SENT  - displays or prints the
contacts who have sent you a card and you have not sent one to
them.

    Mark old QSO's IGNORE - will allow you to mark those old QSO's
you give up on receiving a card from. This prevents them from
showing in the sent and not recieved list. The option allows for
selection of 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years or 5 years old. This
is from the date the QSL card was sent, not the QSO date.


    COUNTRY CHECKLIST - will bring up the COUNTRY CHECKLIST menu
described later.

    STATE CHECKLIST - will bring up the STATE CHECKLIST menu
described later.

    ZONE CHECKLIST - will bring up the ZONE CHECKLIST menu
described later.

    COUNTY CHECKLIST - will bring up the COUNTY CHECKLIST menu
described later.

    CQ ZONE CHECKLIST - will bring up the CQ ZONE CHECKLIST menu
described later.

    ITU ZONE CHECKLIST - will bring up the ITU ZONE CHECKLIST menu
described later.

    IOTA CHECKLIST - will bring up the IOTA CHECKLIST menu
described later.

    OBLAST CHECKLIST - will bring up the OBLAST CHECKLIST menu
described later.

    QSL MANAGERS asks for the DX stations call, and if found will
display the call and the Manager's call or other QSL info. This can
be used for all Managers, or only stateside Managers. This file
contains a few entries now but can be updated by you from QSL info
sources.
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RECEIVE OR SEND QSL CARDS:



            ╔════════════════════════════╗
            ║  RECEIVE / SEND QSL CARDS  ║
            ╚════════════════════════════╝


            Receive QSL Cards
            Enter QSL Cards sent to log
            Enter DON'T send QSL CARD to log
            Enter DON'T send QSL CARD for a given day
            Print QSL lists
            Print QSL card labels
            Print QSL card labels for selected QSO
            RETURN to MAIN Menu
            RETURN to QSL HANDLING Menu


    Receive QSL cards - allows you to enter QSL cards received to
the log. With the auto lookup feature activated, the country
checklist will be displayed. If the country name is found the
lookup table will not be used, otherwise it will act as it does in
logging and will display the possiblities in a menu. You will be
asked for comfirmation and that country will be automatically
marked as confirmed for the band and mode shown in the log entry.
If the country is USA, the state checklist is also updated. The
zone and continent checklists are then updated. You will then be
asked if you wish to check one of the other checklists. If so, the
main checklist menu will be displayed. You may then update one of
these checklists. There is NOT a safe, fast way to loop back to
this point for more input to other checklists.

    Enter QSL cards sent to log - Asks for callsign and displays
all contacts with that
station that have not already been checked off in the log.

    Enter DON'T send QSL card to log - This option will allow you
to flag any contacts you do not want to QSL with, like locals, etc.
Using this option to flag those contacts will prevent the program
from displaying these in the print outs.

    Enter DON'T send QSL CARD for entries on a given day - This
option allows you to mark all entries for a given date as DON'T
send QSL CARDS. This allows you to mark contest entries so they
don't print labels or don't show in the lists. You may then go back
and edit the ones you do want to QSL with. If you wish to QSL all
contacts, don't use this option. Use your judgement which option
makes the least work for you.

    Print QSL lists - prints a list of contacts you have flagged
in the log as wanting a card and a list of the contacts you have
not flagged as being sent.

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NOTE:
    Two lists are printed and if you have flagged all contacts as
wanted, you will get a duplicate list with different headings. The
first list ( QSL cards WANTED ) should contain the cards for new
countries, etc that you really want to be sure you follow up on
until received. This list is those flagged as wanted while logging.
The second list is a list of QSO's you have not sent cards to.

QSL CARD LABELS:

    You have the option of printing the labels in date or callsign
order.
    A test label is first printed for you to line up the labels
in the printer. This will repeat until you answer the prompt with
a "Y".

QSL CARD LABEL menu:


               ╔═══════════════════╗
               ║  QSL CARD LABELS  ║
               ╚═══════════════════╝


      Print QSL card labels for back of card - regular
      Print QSL card labels for block on card - regular
      Print QSL card labels for block on card - large
      Print QSL card laser labels for back of card - large



Print QSL labels for back of card - regular

    This option will print out all contacts not marked sent to a
15/16 x 3" label for use on the back of a QSL card. If a name is
present in the log, it will be used in the last line, otherwise it
will be skipped. If the log shows a QSL received TNX QSL will be
used, otherwise PSE QSL is used. A sample follows:
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               >  K3EST  <
        Confirming our two way QSO
        on DEC/12/87 at 18:52 UTC on
        28 MHZ SSB your RST was 59
        Tnx for QSO BOB  PSE QSL


              >  K3ZO  <
        Confirming our two way QSO
        on DEC/12/87 at 02:25 UTC on
        28 MHZ SSB your RST was 59
        Tnx for QSO  TNX QSL


    The callsign will be in a double wide format if the proper
printer code was entered in the options menu. These labels can be
in color if you have a color capable dox matrix printer and the
proper printer code was entered in the options menu.

     If you have activated one of the optional call book programs
when printing QSL card labels, the normal label is printed. If the
QSL route is not "B" for bureau the call is fed to the selected
program. If the call is found, an address label is then printed for
the call sign of the station you are sending the QSL card to. If
a QSL manager is in the QSL managers file, that call will be used
for the label instead of the direct address. If the QSL managers
address is not found, a label is printed with "manager not found"
and the QSL managers information.

NOTE:

    The following label styles can not use the double wide or
color print.

Print QSL labels for block on card - regular

    This option will print out all contacts not marked sent on a
15/16" X 4" label (two to a label) for use on the block on the
front of the card. These should be cut in half for use. You may
optionally print only one QSO per label. A sample follows:

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    QSO with     Date     UTC   MHZ Mode RST
    KA6BIM     DEC/12/87 16:27   28 SSB  59
cut >
    QSO with     Date     UTC   MHZ Mode RST
    KA9TNZ     DEC/12/87 01:34   28 SSB  59

    QSO with     Date     UTC   MHZ Mode RST
    KB4FBM     DEC/12/87 18:29   28 SSB  59
cyt >
    QSO with     Date     UTC   MHZ Mode RST
    KB4FM      DEC/12/87 18:32   28 SSB  59

    QSO with     Date     UTC   MHZ Mode RST
    KD7P       DEC/12/87 18:37   28 SSB  59
cut >
    QSO with     Date     UTC   MHZ Mode RST
    KE5BL      DEC/12/87 18:42   28 SSB  59


Print QSL labels for block on card - large

    This option will print out all contacts not marked sent on a
1 7/16" X 4" label (three to a label) for use on the block on the
front of the card. These should be cut in thirds for use. You may
optionally print only one QSO per label. A sample follows:



    QSO with     Date     UTC   MHZ Mode RST
    KA6BIM     DEC/12/87 16:27   28 SSB  59
cut >
    QSO with     Date     UTC   MHZ Mode RST
    KA9TNZ     DEC/12/87 01:34   28 SSB  59
cut >
    QSO with     Date     UTC   MHZ Mode RST
    KB4FBM     DEC/12/87 18:29   28 SSB  59

    QSO with     Date     UTC   MHZ Mode RST
    KD7P       DEC/12/87 18:37   28 SSB  59
cut >
    QSO with     Date     UTC   MHZ Mode RST
    KE5BL      DEC/12/87 18:42   28 SSB  59
cut >
    QSO with     Date     UTC   MHZ Mode RST
    KA7GR      DEC/12/87 18:56  28 SSB  59



Print QSL card laser labels for back of card - regular:

    This label type is for sheet feed printers that laser/inkjet
printers use. This is Avery Number 5261 or equivilant, 1 X 4" 20
to the sheet. The program uses a database file, LABLPRNT.DAT to
store one label until the second is ready to print. Then both
labels are sent to the printer. We depend on the printer to eject
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a sheet when the sheet is full. This assumes the print is set to
60 lines per page. Each label is 6 lines. Printing all the labels
using the print labels option in the QSL card handling area will
send an eject after the task is completed. ALL other areas doing
single labels will not. When leaving the program and eject is sent
to the printer to clear any left over labels in the printers
buffer. You always have the option of manually ejecting them at any
time using the printers keypad.

Print QSL card labels for selected QSO:

    This option works as above with the exception that it allows
you to print a label for a selected QSO even if marked sent. Useful
for resending a card. This works like editing the log by call,
except that it prints a label.

CHECKLISTS:

    Choosing CHECKLISTS from main menu brings up the MODE menu.
Choose the mode you are interested in. You will then get the
CHECKLIST Menu as described earlier. From there you can choose any
checklist.

    COUNTRY CHECKLIST is the built in DXCC country list. It can
be called from either of the logging options or from the CHECKLIST
Menu. It asks for the prefix and returns prefix, name of country,
zones, confirmation of both SSB and CW contacts, and fields for X's
for each band.


                ╔══════════════════╗
                ║  CHECKLIST MENU  ║
                ╚══════════════════╝


        COUNTRY Checklist
        STATE Checklist
        CQ ZONE Checklist
        ITU ZONE Checklist
        CONTINENT Checklist
        RUSSIAN OBLAST Checklist
        IOTA Checklist
        RETURN to MAIN Menu
        RETURN to LOGGING

    COUNTRY Checklist (DXCC) - brings up the following menu:

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               ╔═════════════════════════╗
               ║  SSB COUNTRY CHECKLIST  ║
               ╚═════════════════════════╝


        Look at COUNTRY Checklist
        Add a CONFIRMED COUNTRY to Checklist
        Print out COUNTRY Checklist
        NEEDED COUNTRIES for band & mode
                WORKED but not CONFIRMED COUNTRIES
         WORKED or CONFIRMED COUNTRIES
        CONFIRMED COUNTRIES for band & mode
        Display CONFIRMED COUNTRIES Count
        Maintain the LOOKUP table
        Add NEW countries to COUNTRIES list
                Delete a country from COUNTIES list
                EDIT a country name or prefix
        CHANGE MODES
        RETURN to MAIN Menu
        RETURN to CHECKLIST Menu

LOOK AT COUNTRY CHECKLIST:

    It asks for the prefix and returns prefix, name of country,
zones, confirmation of contacts for the mode selected and fields
with X's for each band.
___________________________________________

                              ****COUNTRY CHECKLIST****
ENTER [ F1 ]    To EXIT
PREFIX: (Use ? for country name search) H
                                                   SIDEBAND
PREFIX COUNTRY         CONFIRMED 2  6  10 12 15 17 20 30 40 80 160
H4     SOLOMON ISLANDS YES             X              NA
HA     HUNGARY         YES             X              NA
HB     SWITZERLAND     YES             X              NA
HB0    LIECHTENSTEIN   NO                             NA
HC     ECUADOR         YES             X     X        NA
HC8    GALAPAGOS ISL   NO                             NA

Return to Continue - (Q) To quit Listing

___________________________________________


    On the above screen the X's show the band you have the country
confirmed on. Notice that an NA appears in 30 meters. SSB is not
allowed on 30 meters. If this were CW this field would be used.

Note:

    Any deleted country with saved entries will display with
either an * preceeding the country name or a note after the country
name throughout the checklist area.
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    Again enter as much or as little to display the info you want.
You may also use the country name for the search. Use only enough
of the name to find what you want. It is suggested you do not use
Island. For example, use Kure to find Kure Island.


ADD A CONFIRMED COUNTRY TO CHECKLIST:

    Allows you to add a confirmed country to your checklist.


PRINT OUT COUNTRY CHECKLIST:

    Prints out your country checklist to the printer.



NEEDED COUNTRIES FOR BAND & MODE OR MIXES:

    Allows you to display or print out the needed countries from
your checklist. It asks for the band and mode you want the list
for. You may also enter MIX as the band or mode. This will give you
a list of mixed mode or mixed band or both. Mixed mode here can be
SSB & CW or PHONE, CW and RTTY as counted by the ARRL for awards.


WORKED BUT NOT CONFIRMED COUNTRIES FOR BAND & MODE OR MIXES:

    Allows you to display or print out the countries worked but
not confirmed from your checklist. It asks for the band and mode
you want the list for. You may also enter MIX as band or mode.


WORKED OR CONFIRMED COUNTRIES FOR BAND & MODE OR MIXES:

    Allows you to display or print out the countries worked or
confirmed from your checklist. It asks for the band and mode you
want the list for. You may also enter MIX as band or mode.

CONFIRMED COUNTRIES FOR BAND & MODE OR MIXES:

    Allows you to display or print out the confirmed countries
from your checklist. It asks for the band and mode you want the
list for. You may also enter MIX as the band or mode. This will
give you a list of mixed mode or mixed band or both.

    These displays will show only the prefix and country name.

DISPLAY CONFIRMED COUNTRIES COUNT:

    Displays confirmed countries count based on the confirmed
fields in the countries list as described earlier.

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Maintain the LOOKUP table:

    Allows additions to and deletions from the lookup table. The
table can also be printed on your printer. Before you add or delete
you should print it for reference. This list will give you the idea
of how the table works. The table is based upon referencing the
DXCC prefix contained in the COUNTRY.DAT file. This is the prefix
shown when you access the countries checklist. The table MUST
contain the DXCC prefix itself referencing itself. The table must
have an entry for HA referencing HA. The table can then also
contain HG referencing HA, ETC. The use of this table by the
program is based upon trying the prefix first with the first four
characters plus a space. If no match is found it will then try
three characters, then two characters and finally one character.
The added space is to prevent a call like G3ABC from showing all
countries starting with G. The program will add this space
automatically.  The table as supplied is very effective and
contains a nearly complete table of international allocations. We
allow you to add and delete to keep up with changes and to fine
tune it if necessary. Be careful in the use of this feature. You
could cause the wrong country to be found. If this happens delete
what you have entered and try something else.

ADD NEW COUNTRY TO COUNTRIES LIST:

    Allows you to add a new country to the list. BE CAREFUL using
this  option. You DO NOT want to duplicate a country already
existing under a different prefix.

    After adding a country here you MUST add it to the beam
heading file also. The two lists MUST match.

    The countries list supplied contains the countries valid from
the ARRL DXCC countries list for February 1994. The spelling of the
country names are also as printed in this list with the exception
of IS, ISLAND, etc. You should not use that much of a name for any
searches. For example: Kure Island should be searched for by Kure.

    If you have a valid QSL card from a deleted country not in the
present list, you may add this country and mark it deleted with the
field provided This will allow the program to count this country.
EXAMPLE: A user had a valid card from KZ Canal Zone. He added KZ
Canal Zone as a country. The program then counted his countries
correctly. These countries will be subtracted and you will be given
a count of active countries also.

    If a prefix for a deleted country now exists for a different
country, use the following method to add this prefix. Example: EA9
now is Ceuta & Melilla but before 1969 it was Ifni. If you have a
card for Ifni, Delete EA9 - Ceuta & Melilla but keep the record,
add EA9 - Ifni as a deleted country. Next use add country to
restore EA9 - Ceuta & Melilla to active status.

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DELETE A COUNTRY FROM COUNTRIES LIST:

    Allows you to delete a country or prefix from your countries
list.

**** BE CAREFUL **** using this option. Be sure you do not have any
information in this entry BEFORE you delete it.

    You may also print a list of the countries you have marked as
deleted by using /P at the prompt.

    The following menus all operate in the same manner as
described for the COUNTRY checklist above for the applicable
functions allowed:

STATE Checklist (WAS)
COUNTY HUNTERS Checklist
CONTINENT Checklist
RUSSIAN OBLAST Checklist

    The following menus all operate in the same manner as
described for the COUNTRY checklist above for the applicable
functions allowed with the following exceptions:

IOTA Checklist

    The iota checklist is empty and you must add the iota's as you
need them. Roger Balister, G3KMA, RSGB iota director specifically
states in his directory that use of his data in a logging program
for distribution is prohibited. You can type it in yourself but
REMWARE CAN NOT supply it.

CQ ZONE Checklist
ITU ZONE Checklist

    Both ZONE checklists have an option to display the countries
that are within a zone.

QSL MANAGERS LIST:




              ╔═════════════════════╗
              ║  QSL MANAGERS LIST  ║
              ╚═════════════════════╝

        Look at QSL MANAGERS list
        Add a QSL MANAGER to the list
        Delete a QSL MANAGER from the list
        Print out QSL MANAGERS list
        RETURN to MAIN Menu



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LOOK AT QSL MANAGERS LIST:

Is covered under logging.

ADD A QSL MANAGER TO LIST:

    Allows you to add a new QSL MANAGER to your list. Entering a
call here will display an entry if it already exists in the file
or enters it if not found. If an entry exists you are allowed to
edit that entry. This allows editing of the file.

NOTE:

    Adding or changing the QSL MANAGERS field in any of the
logging options also updates this file automatically.

DELETE A QSL MANAGER FROM LIST:

    Allows you to delete an entry in your QSL MANAGERS list.

PRINT OUT QSL MANAGERS LIST:

    Will print out your QSL MANAGERS list to the printer.

NOTE:

     When entering QSL MANAGERS, the program will check the file
first for a prior entry. If found it will display what is there and
allow you to edit it.. If NOT found you are asked if you want to
add it. The call of the DX station is automatically entered and you
only have to enter the Managers information. If you have made a
mistake in the DX station's call, note it, and enter it again. Now
you will be able to edit it.

BEAM HEADING LIST:



                 ╔═════════════════════╗
                 ║  BEAM HEADING MENU  ║
                 ╚═════════════════════╝


                 Look at BEAM HEADINGS
                 EDIT the BEAM HEADING file
                 Add a BEAM HEADING to the list
                 Delete a BEAM HEADING entry from the list
                 Print out BEAM HEADING list
                 RETURN to MAIN Menu


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NOTE:

    The beam headings supplied are figured to the geographical
center of the country or state listed, not to any city or capitol.
The capitol can be to the extreme edge of a country or state.

LOOK AT BEAM HEADINGS:

    Is covered under the logging.

EDIT THE BEAM HEADING FILE:

    Allows you to change any entry.
ADD A BEAM HEADING TO THE LIST:

    Allows entry of a prefix to the BEAM HEADING file. The prefix
is first checked to be sure it does not exist. You MUST KNOW the
headings.

CAUTION:

    The lookup table will display the first entry it finds based
on the country name. This file MUST match the countries list so
that it can also be used to update the zones and continent. Be sure
you need to enter another beam heading to the file.

DELETE A BEAM HEADING ENTRY FROM THE LIST:

    Allows deletion of an entry.


PRINT OUT BEAM HEADING LIST:

    Will print the list to the printer.




CHANGE UTC FACTOR:

*** IMPORTANT ***

    Change UTC conversion factor - You MUST input the number of
hours behind UTC for your time zone. Also REMEMBER to change the
factor when Daylight savings time comes in or out.

    The program AUTOMATICALLY converts from local time to UTC for
log entries from your system clock and AUTOMATICALLY enters it to
your log. So be SURE your system clock is set and UTC is correct
before using the logging option of this program.
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TIPS:

     When the program is first started, your system time and UTC
time is displayed. This allows a check of the conversion to UTC.
If your system time is wrong, change it from DOS. If the UTC time
is wrong go to the MAIN MENU and change the conversion factor to
the proper value. This value is saved to a memory file and will not
have to be changed until daylight savings time comes in or out.

     The individual menu options are covered fairly well above but
a few tips will help you get the full use of the program.

     When asked for a prefix, partial prefixes can be useful to
find matches.

EXAMPLE:

     If you input VK0, you will only find VK0. To find all VK'S,
enter only VK. V only will display everything beginning with V. It
is always better, if not sure, to find more than you need so you
won't miss something.
     Place 10-10 numbers in the Exchange field of log preceeded by
10X.

     COUNTY HUNTERS should use the country field to input the
county name. This will allow it to be displayed in the QSL handling
area.

Additional instructions to COUNTY HUNTERS:

    The program is designed to allow the use of the country field
to input a county name. This requires the use of a "/" as the first
character of the county name when input into the country name
field.

    The program, when it encounters the "/", will ignore the entry
when proccessing a country name and assume it is a county name
instead. It also assumes the country is USA.

    This also allows for searching or printing entries for a
county using the alternate search option. Using the country name
option you can search by "/ADAMS" and display all QSO's for ADAMS
county.

    Use of a separate field for counties in the log would use
unneeded disk space for the major of users. This approach is the
best compromise.

    The QSL MANAGERS list can be used for any call you wish the
program to alert you to.

    EXAMPLE: All the purchasers of THE TOTAL HAM are in my list.
If I should run across one of these on the air the program will
remind me.
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    All the *.DAT files are DbaseIII+ compatible and can be
accessed from DbaseIII+. This will allow you to access the files
for special lists, ETC. DO NOT change any data in these files
through DbaseIII+. As long as you list only, there should not be
any problems. REMWARE CAN NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE
TO THE FILES WHILE NOT USING THE TOTAL HAM.


PROBLEMS:

    Any problems or bugs should be reported in writing, with as
much information as possible to REMWARE at PO Box 1566, Manassas,
Va 22110.

    Of prime importance is the information in the list displayed
on the screen AFTER you select QUIT from the red error box as well
as the information contained in the red error box.

    The program is well tested, But Murphy lives here also. PLEASE
report any problems, do not assume someone else has.

SEARCHES:

    If an entry does not show in searches but does show in
printouts, the problem is most likely a corrupted *.IDX file.
Simply erase the offending *.IDX file and restart the program. The
program will sense the missing file and recreate it. Example: a
callsign will not show from the edit by call, but will show in the
printed log, erase LOG.IDX.

PRINTER PROBLEMS:

    If you should forget to turn your printer on, the program will
give an error message and abort that operation. TURN ON your
printer and try the operation again.

NOTE:

    In some rare cases a printer not ready error message is shown
in error. This is one of those compatibility things. If you are
sure the printer is really ready, use the [O]verride option to
override the error message.

    If there really is a problem and you override the error
message the program will display another error message at the top
of the screen. Fix the problem and answer [Y]es to the prompt.
Anything else will abort the program.

MEMORY PROBLEMS and DOS 6:

    THE TOTAL HAM is written and compiled with Clipper. Clipper
contains an built in virtual memory manager which allows a program
larger than 640k to run within 640k of memory or smaller. The less
memory available the more Clipper will swap pages in and out of
memory. This will slow the program execution speed slightly.
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Clipper will use as much memory as is available at load time,
including up to 8MB of expanded memory following the Lotus-Intel-
Microsoft (LIM) Expanded Memory Specification version 3.2 or
higher.

    Using THE TOTAL HAM with Desqview, Windows or other memory
managers it may not be desirable for THE TOTAL HAM to use most of
your expanded memory. You can restrict the amount of memory THE
TOTAL HAM uses with the following DOS SET command:

SET CLIPPER=E:2000

In the example E:2000 means to only use 2000 kbytes of memory or
in this case 2MB. If you use the value of 0, Clipper will not use
expanded memory. This will restrict the program to conventional
memory. The program will warn you with a message "memory is low"
if the program feels to constrained.

    If you wish to use this method, create a BAT file to run THE
TOTAL HAM from. This file should contain:

SET CLIPPER=E:0
TOTHP101
SET CLIPPER=

This will set the DOS environment to force THE TOTAL HAM to not use
any expanded memory, run the program, then clear the DOS evironment
command.

    You may also use the RUN.BAT file supplied by typing RUN
TOTLHM101 at the DOS prompt. RUN.BAT is as follows:


SET CLIPPER=E:0
%1
SET CLIPPER=

    This file (RUN.BAT) can be used with any of our programs that
have memory conflicts.

UPDATE POLICY:

    REMWARE will notify registered users by mail of the availability
of future updates of THE TOTAL HAM. REMWARE does NOT guarantee updates
will be available. Updates will be priced based on the extent of
the update plus costs.

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                               APPENDIX A


    Station: WD4AZG     Printed on 03/10/96                   Page 1

    CALL        QSO Date TIME SNT REC BND MODE FREQ      NAME

    KB7RS/KL7   01/07/81 2301 59  57  10  SSB    28.5820 CLIFF
                STATE: AK CITY: EIELSON AFB          EXCHANGE:
                COUNTRY: ALASKA                    POWER:
                CONTEST/NET:                           SQSL: Y RQSL: Y
                REMARKS:
    KA5ERW      01/08/81 0100 59  59  20  SSB    14.2070 KARL
                STATE: OK CITY: OKLAHOMA CITY        EXCHANGE:
                COUNTRY: USA                       POWER:
                CONTEST/NET:                           SQSL: Y RQSL: I
                REMARKS:
    ON7DF       01/10/81 1329 55  55  10  SSB    28.5950 MARTIN
                STATE:    CITY:                      EXCHANGE:
                COUNTRY: BELGIUM                   POWER:
                CONTEST/NET:                           SQSL: Y RQSL: I
                REMARKS:
    WA7IAY      01/13/81 0125 59  59  15  SSB    21.4040 PETER
                STATE: OR CITY: PORTLAND             EXCHANGE:
                COUNTRY: USA                       POWER:
                CONTEST/NET:                           SQSL: Y RQSL: Y
                REMARKS:
    I3GRX       01/13/81 1247 59  57  10  SSB    28.8430 LOUGI
                STATE:    CITY: ODERZO               EXCHANGE:
                COUNTRY: ITALY                     POWER:
                CONTEST/NET:                           SQSL: Y RQSL: Y
                REMARKS:
    AH6BK       01/13/81 2310 59  57  10  SSB    28.5500 MIKE
                STATE: HI CITY:                      EXCHANGE:
                COUNTRY: HAWAII                    POWER:
                CONTEST/NET:                           SQSL: Y RQSL: Y
                REMARKS:
    DJ6OZ       01/17/81 1428 55  57  10  SSB    28.6250
                STATE:    CITY:                      EXCHANGE:
                COUNTRY: FED REP OF GERMANY        POWER:
                CONTEST/NET:                           SQSL: Y RQSL: Y
                REMARKS:
    W0QWG       01/17/81 1735 59  55  10  SSB    28.8760 DON
                STATE: ND CITY: BISMARK              EXCHANGE:
                COUNTRY: USA                       POWER:
                CONTEST/NET:                           SQSL: Y RQSL: Y
                REMARKS:
    J3AO        01/18/81 0157 59  59  15  SSB    21.4000 BOB
                STATE:    CITY:                      EXCHANGE:
                COUNTRY: GRENADA                   POWER:
                CONTEST/NET:                           SQSL: Y RQSL: Y
                REMARKS:



                               APPENDIX B

This format would be in condensed print so that more than 80 characters
would print. This sample may line wrap since we don't know your printer
codes.


    Station: WD4AZG                                     Printed on 03/10/96                                               Page 1

    QSO Date FREQ      MODE POWR TIME CALL        SNT REC REMARKS                                            NAME            SQSL RQSL

    01/07/81   28.5820 SSB       2301 KB7RS/KL7   59  57                                                     CLIFF           Y    Y
    01/08/81   14.2070 SSB       0100 KA5ERW      59  59                                                     KARL            Y    I
    01/10/81   28.5950 SSB       1329 ON7DF       55  55                                                     MARTIN          Y    I
    01/13/81   21.4040 SSB       0125 WA7IAY      59  59                                                     PETER           Y    Y
    01/13/81   28.8430 SSB       1247 I3GRX       59  57                                                     LOUGI           Y    Y
    01/13/81   28.5500 SSB       2310 AH6BK       59  57                                                     MIKE            Y    Y
    01/17/81   28.6250 SSB       1428 DJ6OZ       55  57                                                                     Y    Y
    01/17/81   28.8760 SSB       1735 W0QWG       59  55                                                     DON             Y    Y
    01/18/81   21.4000 SSB       0157 J3AO        59  59                                                     BOB             Y    Y
    01/18/81   28.7100 SSB       1800 K7JWZ       59  56                                                     DEAN            Y    Y
    01/24/81   28.5870 SSB       2050 YV1ACC      59  59                                                     ALBERTO         Y    I
    01/24/81   28.5790 SSB       2115 HH2V        59  59                                                     VIC             Y    Y
    01/24/81   28.9100 SSB       2135 LU8ESU      59  59                                                     JOE             Y    Y
    01/25/81   21.4140 SSB       0142 VP2MDB      59  59                                                     DAVE            Y    Y
    02/01/81   21.3670 SSB       0240 WH3AAB      59  54  BOX4 APO SF 96305                                  BOB             Y    Y
    02/08/81   21.3870 SSB       0300 ZL1AFK      59  58                                                     DAVE            Y    Y


                               APPENDIX C


    The files required for THE TOTAL HAM are listed below. Some of
these will be made by the program when you start it for the first time.
These are indentified by an *.

Note:

    The files with 101 in the name may be 102, 103 etc, depending on the
revision level.

Main program:

    TOTHS101.EXE        TOTLHAM1.INF
    TOTHS101.OV1        TOTLHAM.INF
    TOTHS101.OV2        TOTLHAM.CFG *
    TOTHS101.OV3        TOTLCLR.CFG (only after a color change)*

Data files:

    BEAM.DAT             LOOKUP.DAT
    BEAM.IDX *           LOOKUP.IDX *
    BEAM1.IDX *          LOOKINFO.DAT *
    CONT.DAT             OBLAST.DAT
    CONT.IDX *           OBLAST.IDX *
    COUNTRY.DAT          OBLAST1.IDX *
    COUNTRY.IDX *        QSLMAN.DAT
    COUNTRY1.IDX *       QSLMAN.IDX *
    COUNTY.DAT           STATE.DAT
    COUNTY.IDX *         STATE.IDX *
    COUNTY1.IDX *        ZONE.DAT
    DXSPOT.DAT  *        ZONE.IDX *
    LOG.DAT              ZONE1.DAT
    LOG.IDX *            ZONE1.IDX *

Misc. files:

    PRTLOG.MEM *         VARIOUS *.BAT files (read them first)
    PRTLOG1.MEM *
   VARIOUS TNC*.CFG files

Others will be made by the program when you use the contest or net mode.
They will have the extent CNT, NET and be named by your choice while using
these modes.

                                  INDEX

    ARRL Section list..............................40
    Base convensions...............................40
    BEAM headings...............................37,63
    Optional CALLBOOK programs..................27,29
    CHECKLISTS.........................23,32,38,53,58
    Configuration...................................9
    CONTEST logging................................42
    DOS file setup.................................21
    Frequency lists.............................39,40
    Function keys...............................26,28
    GO list.....................................21,29
    Information screen.............................38
    Installation....................................6
    International call sign allocations............38
    Logging conventions............................28
    Log Editing.................................36,47
    Log maintanence................................47
    Log Printouts..................................48
    Lookup table...................................61
    Main menu......................................24
    Manually adding to log.........................45
    Memory problems................................66
    NET Logging....................................44
    Options........................................10
    Overview........................................1
    Packet DX clusters.............................30
    Printer setup..................................10
    Problems.......................................66
    Program conventions.............................8
    QSL card handling..............................52
    QSL card labels.............................35,55
    QSL Managers..............21,31,33,34,36,47,56,62
    Radio frequency database....................26,28
    Radio options..................................12
    Receiving QSL cards............................54
    REGULAR Logging................................28
    Rotor control............................17,32,37
    Sending QSL cards..............................54
    Starting the program for the first time.........9
    State abbreviations............................41
    TEXT information files setup...................21
    TIPS...........................................65
    TNC hot keys...................................17
    TNC mode.......................................29
    TNC options....................................15
    Updates........................................67