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- This facility is for recording any information or data that
- may be of use for your Amateur Radio activities.
-
- Some suggestions are:
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- * Equipment settings for different bands - Rig, A.T.U., Linear
- * Speech processor/ Mic, VOX settings; C.W. keyer speed settings
- * SWR figures for different frequencies
- * Times and frequencies for scheds, nets or rare DX
- * Propagation forecasts and / or unusual conditions
- * Last QSO for each log that you have sent QSLs to
- * Details of station equipment including serial numbers
- * Service notes / modifications done to equipment
- * Equipment supplier / manufacturer details
- * Details of experiments being done (eg: antenna tests)
- * Band plans
- * Beacon frequencies
- * Repeater frequencies, offsets and modes
- * Broadcasts - times, frequencies
- * Club meetings; members
- * QSL information
- * Call sign prefix areas within a country
- * References to magazine articles which may be of subsequent interest
- * Digital mode data - parameters, baud rates, commands
- * Details/particulars of a specific QSO or station
- * Details of friends/locals - call sign, phone, address et al
- * Details of rigs' memories (for when the battery goes flat!)
- * Local magnetic variation
- * International time zones - daylight saving times
- * Instructions, circuits etc. for home brew equipment
-
- Some of the information suggested above (varies from country to country) isì
- already included with Ham Log. Erase what you don't want. A suggestion forì
- adding information yourself is to place it at either the top or bottom ofì
- the information supplied, as it is easy to get to the bottom (press theì
- CTRL + PgDn keys) or the top (press the CTRL + PgUp keys).
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- H.F. BAND PLANS
- AUSTRALIA:
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- 1.800 - 1.875 CW 3.500 - 3.700 CW
- 1.810 - 1.815 Narrow Band 3.525 - 3.625 Novice
- 1.815 - 1.875 Wide Band 3.535 - 3.620 Wide Band
- 1.815 - 1.835 DX Window 3.620 - 3.640 Narrow Band
- 1.870 +- 4 KHz (Avoid) 3.640 - 3.700 Wide Band
- 3.795 - 3.800 DX Window
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- 7.000 - 7.300 CW 10.100 - 10.150 CW
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- Full Details Available in the Registered Version of Ham Log v.2.
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- H.F. BEACONS:
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- 3.699 VK2RCW Sydney 28.260 VK5WI Adelaide
- 28.262 VK2RSY Sydney 28.264 VK6RWA Perth
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- 14.100 MHz Beacons - Northern Californian DX Foundation
- (Courtesy DL1GKM; Please avoid 14.099 MHz - 14.101 MHz)
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- CALL LOCATION LOCATOR TX at MINUTES (@ 10 min periods)
- 4U1UN/b New York FN20AS X0
- W6WX/b Stanford CM97LK X1
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- Each transmission is as follows...
- QST de [call] beacon 100 watts
- . plus 9 second carrier 100 watts
- .. plus 9 second carrier 10 watts
- ... plus 9 second carrier 1 watt
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- Full Details in the Registered Version.
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- 50 Mhz Beacons:
- Details in the Registered Version.
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- CALL SIGN SUFFIXES - AUSTRALIA:
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- AAA - GZZ Full Call SAA - SZZ Full Call
- IAA - IZZ Full Call TAA - UZZ Limited Call
- JAA - KZZ Combined Call VAA - VZZ Novice Call
- LAA - NZZ Novice Call WAA - WZZ Full Call
- PAA - PZZ Novice Call XAA - ZZZ Limited Call
- RAA - RZZ Beacons & Repeaters
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- U.S.A. MAINLAND CALL SIGN PREFIX INFORMATION:
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- Call Sign States:
- Number:
- 1 ME VT NH MA CT RI
- 2 NY NJ
- 3 PA MD
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- Full Details in the Registered Version.
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- "Q" CODE ABBREVIATIONS (brief):
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- QRA - Name of Station (?) QSA - Signal Strength (?)
- QRG - Exact Freq. (?) QSB - Signal Fading (?)
- QRH - Freq. Varying (?) QSD - Keying defective (?)
- QRJ - Receiving Badly (?) QSG - Messages at a Time (?)
- QRK - Signal Intelligible (?) QSK - Hear Between Your Signals(?)
- QRL - Busy / Freq. in Use (?) QSL - Confirm Receipt (?)
- QRM - Man Made Interference (?) QSM - Repeat Last Message (?)
- QRN - Static Interference (?) QSN - Hear Me On _KHz (?)
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- Full Details in the Registered Version.
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- ITU RECOMMENDED PHONETICS:
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- A - ALPHA J - JULIET S - SIERRA
- B - BRAVO K - KILO T - TANGO
- C - CHARLIE L - LIMA U - UNIFORM
- D - DELTA M - MIKE V - VICTOR
- E - ECHO N - NOVEMBER W - WHISKEY
- F - FOXTROT O - OSCAR X - X-RAY
- G - GOLF P - PAPA Y - YANKEE
- H - HOTEL Q - QUEBEC Z - ZULU
- I - INDIA R - ROMEO
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- COMMON C.W. ABBREVIATIONS: C.W. PROCEDURES / PROSIGNS:
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- AA - After All QRL ? Is the frequency in use?
- ABT - About __
- ADR - Address AR End of message / over
- AGN - Again
- ANT - Antenna K Invitation to transmit
- BURO - Bureau __
- BK - Break / Back KN Invitation for specific
- B4 - Before station to transmit
- CFM - Confirm __
- CK - Check BK Back to you (to station in
- CL - Closing Stn.; Call contact with)
- CONDX - Conditions
- CPI - Copy (also CPY) R Roger - all received OK
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- C.W. PUNCTUATION:
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- Full Stop <.> . _ . _ . _
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- Comma <,> _ _ . . _ _
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- Question Mark <?> . . _ _ . .
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- Colon <:> _ _ _ . . .
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- Full Details in the Registered Version.
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- IMPERIAL - METRIC CONVERSIONS:
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- Full Details in the Registered Version.ì
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- WWV PROPAGATION DATA:
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- Full Details in the Registered Version.ì
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- TEMPERATURE CONVERSIONS:
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- Cent. Fahr. Cent. Fahr. Cent. Fahr.
- -15 - 5 5 - 41 25 - 77
- -14 - 6.8 6 - 42.8 26 - 78.8
- -13 - 8.6 7 - 44.6 27 - 80.6
- -12 - 10.4 8 - 46.4 28 - 82.4
- -11 - 12.2 9 - 48.2 29 - 84.2
- -10 - 14 10 - 50 30 - 86
- -9 - 15.8 11 - 51.8 31 - 87.8
- -8 - 17.6 12 - 53.6 32 - 89.6
- -7 - 19.4 13 - 55.4 33 - 91.4
- -6 - 21.2 14 - 57.2 34 - 93.2
- -5 - 23 15 - 59 35 - 95
- -4 - 24.8 16 - 60.8 36 - 96.8
- -3 - 26.6 17 - 62.6 37 - 98.6
- -2 - 28.4 18 - 64.4 38 - 100.4
- -1 - 30.2 19 - 66.2 39 - 102.2
- 0 - 32 20 - 68 40 - 104
- 1 - 33.8 21 - 69.8 41 - 105.8
- 2 - 35.6 22 - 71.6 42 - 107.6
- 3 - 37.4 23 - 73.4 43 - 109.4
- 4 - 39.2 24 - 75.2 44 - 111.2
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- H.F. TRANSMITTER / LINEAR / ATU / ANTENNA SETTINGS:
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- BAND TX... LINEAR... ATU... ANT...
- MHz PLATE: LOAD: PLATE: LOAD: TUNE: LOAD: No: (SWR)
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- Sorry that we have limited the information available, but this is only
- a DEMONSTRATION version of the program! Please consider purchasing the
- full version - the cost is modest and you will find it the most useful
- addition to your shack! Thanks for your time. - Robin VK2VN.