"FROM THE SIMPLEST OHM'S LAW PROBLEM TO DESIGNING A COMPLETE REGULATED POWER" "SUPPLY - YOU CAN DO IT ALL WITHOUT LOOKING UP A SINGLE FORMULA OR DOING ONE" "BIT OF MATH!"
"This collection of programs removes the drudge of mathematics for anyone"
"who dabbles in design, experimentation, or general fiddling in the field of" "Ham Radio. All the programs are very User Friendly, self-explanatory, and"
"run mostly by menu-driven single keystrokes. The following is a brief"
"description of the programs (a detailed index can be selected from the main"
"555 TIMERS: Calculates pulse frequency and duration, and the values of the" "external components required to make the 555 do what you want it to do."
"A.C. CIRCUIT CALCULATOR: Performs all the functions you need for basic A.C." "circuit calculations, including reactance, impedance, power factor, phase" "angle, frequency, capacitance and inductance."
"AIR-CORE INDUCTORS: Displays a catalog of Barker & Williamson air-core coils," "and helps you select a B & W coil for any inductance."
"ANTENNA LENGTH CALCULATOR: Calculates element length for a variety of antenna" "types at any given frequency."
"ATTENUATORS: Calculates the values of resistors in both Pi-Network and"
"T-Section attenuator circuits."
"AUDIO ACTIVE BANDPASS FILTER: Designs a single pole or multisection active" "bandpass audio filter using a #741 Op Amp (Operational Amplifier) and easily" "available standard values of capacitors and resistors."
"AUDIO PASSIVE FILTERS: Sidestep the confusion of searching through endless" "tables in reference books to design a passive audio filter. This program will" "do the same thing with a few keystrokes."
"AUDIO TONE ANALYZER: Musicians, audio buffs, or anyone else can use this" "program to generate tones, determine frequencies and wavelengths of sounds," "test their hearing, tune their guitar or play tunes on a computer generated" "keyboard."
"B.& W. AIR-CORE INDUCTORS: Displays a catalog of Barker & Williamson air-core" "coils, and helps you select a B & W coil for any inductance."
"BAND-REJECT FILTER: If you are experiencing interference from a nearby" "transmitter operating outside the ham bands this simple filter will help"
"solve the problem."
"BATTERY SCHEDULE: This program is for you if you have ever felt mild panic at" "the thought of how many battery operated devices you have, what batteries are" "in them, and when you last changed them."
"CALENDAR: Displays current 3 months, or any month of any year, or all twelve"
"months of any year on the Gregorian Calendar."
"CAPACITOR DESIGN CALCULATOR: Calculates design parameters for any capacitor."
"CAPACITOR, CUSTOM VALUE: designs a custom capacitor very close to almost"
"any value you want, by calculating various combinations of several standard"
"capacitors of equal value ganged together in parallel."
"CCD (CONTROLLED CURRENT DISTRIBUTION) ANTENNAS: Antennas that radiate with" "equal efficiency over their entire length with little or no end effects."
"CLOCK SCREEN SAVER: Displays a combination digital clock, analog clock," "calendar, sunrise & sunset calculator, and a custom message that you can" "change to suit yourself. The whole thing moves around your screen, making it" "a great screen saver. Press any key at any time to stop the clock and return" "to the main menu."
"COAXIAL CABLE CHARACTERISTICS: Compiles a formula-derived table of commonly" "used coaxial cables that contains more information than most published"
"tables. You can also determine the characteristics of an unidentified cable," "and calculate the line loss in any coaxial cable."
"COAXIAL CABLE TRAPS FOR MULTI-BAND ANTENNAS: Designs traps in which coaxial" "cable provides both the capacitance and inductance required to make the trap" "resonant at any frequency."
"CODE PRACTICE: Sends CW. You can enter text for it to send, or it can send" "random 5-character groups at selected speed levels. The computer shows you" "what you have just copied, and at what speed."
"COIL DESIGN: A user-friendly program that designs close-wound single-layer" "air-core coils. The only data you need to start with is the inductance and"
"the size of wire you want to use. Whatever else the computer needs it will"
"pry out of you."
"COIL EQUATION CALCULATOR: Solves the ARRL HANDBOOK equations for close-wound" "single-layer air-core coils and is particularly useful for analyzing existing" "coils."
"COPPER WIRE: These programs design meter shunts and copper wire resistors,"
"calculate voltage drop in any length and gauge of wire, and determine sizes" "and gauges of wires to either North American or European standards. Also" "included are a complete copper wire table, current carrying capacities of" "wires under varying conditions, and a wire weight calculator."
"DECIBEL: One of the most used and least understood terms in Ham Radio. This"
"program may not explain what decibels are, but it sure calculates them!"
"DECIMAL/FRACTION CONVERTER: Converts decimal feet or decimal inch dimensions" "into something your tape measure can understand. Or it can convert what your" "tape measure tells you into decimal feet or decimal inches, which only your" "calculator and computer understand."
"EQUIVALENTS CALCULATOR: Enter any standard unit of capacitance, resistance," "current, frequency, wavelength, distance, time, temperature or angle. The" "computer will display the same value expressed in other standard units. For" "instance, if you enter hours, you will get a display of that time in seconds," "minutes, hours, days, weeks and years. This is a great program for those of"
"us who are confused by giga, mega, kilo, milli, micro, pico and all those" "other strange prefixes that are meant to tell us something."
"GREAT CIRCLE PATH: Calculates beam headings as well as distance and time" "differential between any two points on earth. It also plots several" "intermediate points with beam headings and distances along the Great Circle" "path. Included is a library of 500 or so locations that you can edit and"
"add to. Try it out by adding your own QTH."
"GUY WIRES: This program calculates the quantity, locations and lengths of guy" "wires required for any height of antenna tower or mast."
"HAIRPIN MATCH for YAGI ANTENNAS: Designs a Beta-Match ('Hairpin') tuning stub" "for your Yagi antenna."
"HAM BAND EDGES: A handy quick reference chart showing the frequency limits of" "all the amateur bands."
"HAM SHACK STAIRS: Planning a Ham Shack in an attic or basement? Run this"
"program before you do any sawing and hammering!"
"HELICAL RESONATORS: Helps you design shielded coils for use in networks and" "filters."
"HELICAL WINDINGS: Does all the calculations for any spiral winding including" "antenna traps, heliwhips, exotic satellite antennas and finger bandages."
"IMPEDANCE MATCHING NETWORKS: Determines the component values for four of the" "most common basic impedance matching circuits."
"IMPEDANCE - SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS: Instant solutions of the basic" "impedance formulae."
"INDUCTORS - MADE FROM DRYER VENT HOSE: Meet Super-Slinky! Keep a length of" "flexible dryer hose around the shack for experimenting with large inductors." "This program designs 4-1/8 inch diameter coils that can be built as fast as" "you can operate a pair of wire-cutting pliers."
"INVERTED VEE ANTENNA DIMENSIONS: calculates all the essential installation" "dimensions and angles of an inverted Vee or sloper antenna."
"LATITUDE & LONGITUDE DATA BASE: A useful list of the latitude and longitude"
"of over 500 locations around the world. You will need to add your own QTH for" "use by some of the HAMCALC programs."
"L/C NETWORKS: Designs tuned circuits and selects components for any" "combination of frequency, wavelength, capacitance, inductance, and reactance." "Coil winding data and Q calculations are included."
"LED CALCULATOR: Calculates the value of the series resistor required for" "efficient operation of a Light Emitting Diode."
"LINE-OF-SIGHT: Calculates the height above (or below) ground at several" "points along the line-of-sight path between two elevated antennas. Also" "calculates distance to the radio horizon from any elevated antenna."
"LM3l7 VOLTAGE REGULATOR: Calculates the values of external resistors required" "to control the LM317 for any combination of input and output voltages."
"LOCAL REPEATERS: In addition to printing directories of local repeaters"
"sorted by call sign, location, or frequency, with a few keystrokes you can" "look up a local repeater and a radar screen will appear showing where the" "repeater is in relationship to your QTH, as well as the beam heading,"
"distance to the repeater, and its frequencies and offset. You can also list" "all repeaters within any given range of any location."
"LOG-YAG: Does all the dreary calculations involved in designing a Log-Periodic" "Yagi antenna. If you ignore the calculated dimensions for the Director and" "Reflector elements, the program will give you a good head start in designing" "any LPDA (Log-Periodic Dipole Array) antenna."
"L-PAD: Calculates the values of resistors and dB loss when matching"
"impedances in a typical L-Pad circuit."
"MATCHING NETWORKS for TRANSISTORS: Performs the basic design calculations for" "the four most common interstage matching networks used in transistor devices."
"METRIC CONVERSIONS: Instant conversion of metric quantities to Imperial or" "U.S. units, and vice-versa."
"MINILOOP: Solves all the complex equations necessary to design a miniature" "loop antenna as described in the June 1986 edition of QST."
"MINIQUAD: Designs a coil-shortened (inductance-loaded) quad antenna for" "restricted space on your antenna farm."
"MOBILE WHIP ANTENNA: Performs all the initial calculations required for the" "design of a base or centre loaded mobile whip for any frequency of operation."
"NI-CAD: Tells you how and when to discharge a NiCad battery before"
"re-charging it, and how to build a simple discharging device."
"NUMBERED DRILLS & SCREWS: Displays tables of outside diameters of all those" "pesky lille drills and screws that are only identified by a number or letter" "that doesn't really tell you anything."
"OHM'S LAW: Calculates relationships between voltage, current, resistance"
"and power. The program also includes a resistor color code calculator."
"OPEN-WIRE TRANSMISSION LINE: Calculates impedance and wire spacing of open" "wire transmission lines."
"PARABOLIC ANTENNA: Calculates all the mathematical data you need to design a" "parabolic antenna dish."
"PI-NETWORK IMPEDANCE MATCHING: Helps you design a coupling network to couple" "the stages of whatever it is you are staging."
"POTENTIOMETER, CUSTOM VALUE: Designs a custom potentiometer with any full" "scale resistance you want, using only a standard potentiometer and a standard"
"fixed resistor."
"POWER SUPPLY: Designs a basic power supply, complete with an LM317 voltage" "regulator if you so desire."
"PRIME NUMBERS: One of the best kept secrets of mathematics now revealed!"
"This program finds Prime Numbers or the Prime Factors of any number."
"QUAD ANTENNA DIMENSIONS: Design a monoband quad that does not require any" "tuning stubs, matching sections or baluns. It is tuned by simply adjusting"
"the element spacing for minimum SWR and can be directly fed with 50-75 ohm" "coaxial cable."
"Q CALCULATOR: Unravels the mystery of the relationship between a resonant L/C" "circuit and its Q."
"QUADRATIC EQUATION: A program to solve this insidious equation that sneaks"
"up on all of us despite all our efforts to avoid it."
"RC CONSTANT: Takes all the guesswork out of designing an R/C (resistor-" "capacitor) time delay circuit."
"RESISTOR, CUSTOM VALUE: Designs a custom resistor very close to any value you" "want, by calculating various combinations of several standard resistors of"
"equal value ganged together in parallel."
"RESISTOR, PRECISION: Using only two standard value resistors in parallel you" "can design a precision resistor within a very close tolerance of nearly any" "reasonable value."
"SAG IN HORIZONTAL WIRE ANTENNAS: Calculates the proper amount of sag you" "should have in a horizontal wire, and explains why you should never try to" "reduce the proper amount of sag by pulling the wire tighter."
"SATELLITE ORBIT PARAMETERS: Gives you a fast pile of data on your favourite"
"bird with only 3 keyboard entries."
"SERIES & PARALLEL COMPONENTS: Calculates the resultant value of any number of" "resistors, capacitors or inductors connected in series or parallel."
"SERIES-SECTION BALUN TRANSFORMER: An uncomplicated balun consisting of"
"simply splicing a length of dissimilar coax into the main coax feedline to" "your antenna. Probably the main reason why this balun has not been more" "popular is the monstrous math required to design it. This program eliminates" "that monster."
"SHORT DIPOLE FOR RESTRICTED SPACE: This program will design an off-centre" "loaded dipole for any band to fit the space available at your QTH."
"SOLUTION OF TRIANGLES: You can solve any right-angled or oblique-angled" "triangle without knowing a thing about (shudder) trigonometry."
"SPEED, TIME & DISTANCE: The classic Sailor's Solution for complex navigation" "problems such as how long it takes your EME signal to bounce back from the" "moon and how far your QTH moves while you walk to the refrigerator and back" "while awaiting your signal's return."
"STUB MATCH for ANTENNAS: A simple program to solve a complex problem - How To"
"Design a Stub Matching System for your antenna."
"SUNRISE / SUNSET CALCULATOR: Calculates time and azimuth of sunrise and"
"sunset as well as number of daylight hours for any place on earth on any"
"date. Times are displayed in UTC and in local Solar, Standard and Daylight" "Saving times. Azimuth angles are displayed graphically on a radar screen."
"S.W.R. CALCULATOR: Calculates Forward Power, Reflected Power, Standing Wave" "Ratio and such mind bogglers as Reflection Coefficient, Attenuation, and" "Return Loss."
"TELESCOPING ALUMINUM TUBING: Calculates sizes and lengths of telescoping" "tubing components to make a beam element of any length. Also included is a" "table of standard aluminum tubing sizes that telescope into each other."
"TOROID ANTENNA TRAPS: This program shows you how to design and build very" "simple traps, using only standard value capacitors and toroid cores, empty" "35mm film containers, and a few buttons from your household's box of sewing" "supplies."
"TOROID INDUCTOR CALCULATOR: Does in a few minutes what used to take hours" "using formulae, charts, and tables in the ARRL HANDBOOK."
"TRANSFORMER RATIOS: Calculates the relationship between the primary and" "secondary windings in a transformer."
"TRANSFORMER WINDING: Estimates the approximate lengths of wire in both" "windings of a transformer without taking the transformer apart."
"TRANSMISSION LINE LOSSES: Calculates line losses due to line characteristics" "and SWR, as well as SWR at both the input and load ends of the line."
"TRANSMISSION LINE PERFORMANCE: Calculates Input voltage, current, resistance" "and reactance for any transmission line you specify, given the E, I, R and X" "of the antenna. Calculations can be for a specific length of line or for"
"every 5° of an unspecified line length."
"TRAP DIPOLE DESIGN: An adaptation of a program by Al Buxton W8NX for" "designing a single trap multiband dipole antenna."
"TRAP DIPOLE - DUAL BAND: Design a simple trap dipole for any two bands with" "standard value capacitors and do-it-yourself coils."
"TRIMMER CAPACITORS: Calculates the resultant range of capacity when a main" "capacitance (either fixed or variable) and a variable trimmer capacitor are" "connected in either series or parallel."
"VFO FREQUENCY CALCULATOR: Enter the lowest frequency you want your oscillator" "to produce and the value of whatever variable capacitor you happen to have on" "hand. The program will calculate the inductance required and display a table" "of the oscillator frequencies at various capacitor settings."
"YAGI 3-ELEMENT BEAM: Determine the basic dimensions for your new beam before" "you grab your hack saw and start cutting up expensive aluminum tubing."
"YAGI - EXTREMELY LONG: This is a program for VHF buffs who want an antenna" "that can not only reach the moon electrically, but physically (almost) as" "well."
"ZENER DIODE VOLTAGE REGULATOR: Calculates the value of the series resistor" "required as well as other pertinent data pertaining to this method of voltage" "regulation."
"To run the programs, just place the HAMCALC disk in a floppy drive, and at"
"the prompt > type VE3ERP <ENTER>. You will get menus that will lead you by"
"the nose through all the programs with plenty of on-screen help."
"Detailed on-screen instructions are included to tell you how to use HAMCALC" "itself to make backup disks of any size and how to install HAMCALC onto your" "hard drive. Please NO NOT attempt to copy or install HAMCALC by any other" "method except if you are copying HAMCALC to a disk of identical size and" "format, in which case the DOS DISKCOPY command may be used."
"Instructions are also included for removing HAMCALC from your hard drive if" "you wish."
"To see what the HAMCALC directory structure looks like run the View Directory" "Structure option in the Main Menu."
"I used my own call sign as the access code to minimize the possibility of"
"duplicating other access codes you may have in your root directory if you"
"choose to load HAMCALC onto your hard drive disk."
"If you get into trouble while running a program, press <CTRL-PAUSE> to halt" "the program. Then press <CTRL-L> to clear the screen. Press function key F2"
"to re-start the program from the beginning or type SYSTEM <ENTER> to return"
"to DOS."
"Run the PRINTER SETUP program, if you haven't already done so."
"It would be appreciated by the author if you would read about the amateur" "radio program of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind in the box" "located in the upper right hand corner of the first screen that appears when" "you start up HAMCALC."
"This software is FREE, and is not to be sold. Please feel free to copy it"
