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- <copyright>
-
- PROGRAM: BAKEN.EXE (Beacon-Data-Manager)
- HELPFILE: 9405
- WRITTEN BY: Piet van den Bos PA3BZO
- E-MAIL: pa3bzo@amsat.org
-
- for help select the help function from the menubar
- <menu >
-
- ACTIVE KEYS:
- LEFT moves hilite across the menu balk to the left
- RIGHT moves hilite across the menu balk to the right
- UP moves hilite across the pulldown menu
- DOWN moves hilite across the pulldown menu
- ENTER activated hilited selection
- ESCAPE goes one step backwards
-
- SELECTIONS:
- FILE - Load, Save, Write to, Import, Export, Merge, Quit
- BROWSE - Browse
- SORT - Callsign, Frequency, Qth locator, Antenna bearing
- EDIT - Edit
- PRINT - Short format, Long format
- OPTIONS - Data info, Browse filter, Calculate, Station data
- HELP - About, Help
- <files >
- LOAD:
- This option gives you the directory from all available
- .BCN (data) files and with the hilited balk you can
- select and load one of the files.
- The <Esc> key brings you back to the main menu without
- loading any new file. The previous data keeps in memory.
-
- SAVE:
- This option writes the currently active database back
- to the disk using the old filename. The original data-
- file will be lost.
- A window popup when you did edit or resort the data to
- ask of you are sure to continue.
-
- SAVE SELECT:
- This option writes only the reocrds selected by the filter
- command to a separate file, this file must have an unique
- name. It is not possible to overwrite any existing file.
-
- WRITE TO:
- Here you can change the filename before writing the
- data to the disk.
- <imexport>
-
- IMPORT:
- This option converts data from other sources into the
- "BEACON DATA MANAGER" format for future use with this program
- currently available: is the format used by the DUBUS bbs
- (comma delimited) and the format that is in use by the
- program BEACON.EXE by PA0WWM.
-
- EXPORT:
- This option writes an ASCII file to disk containing all data-
- fields including bearing and distance.
- Every field will be terminated with an CR (Peachtext).
-
- MERGE:
- This option lets you combine two BCN data files to a single one,
- the program checks for duplicate callsigns and if any you get the
- option to keep the original record, over write with the new record
- or to keep both records in the data file.
- Both files must be in CALLSIGN sorted sequence first.
- <browse >
-
- BROWSE:
- Here you can see the currently loaded beacon database records.
- You can browse the records using the <up> or <down> arrow-key
- the <PageUp> or <PageDown> key or the <Home> of <End> key.
-
- The <Enter> key will popup an other window that contains more
- information about the selected callsign.
-
- <Alt> <I> shows you the info about the datafile that is
- currently active. (Is the same as the menu option "data info")
- <b_filter>
-
- BROWSE FILTER:
- With this option you can select a part of the total records
- for the browse window.
-
- Just press <Enter> on the input field to select all records,
- or give the argument you like to use for the selection.
- <sort >
-
- CALLSIGN:
- This will sort the currently loaded database in callsign sequence.
-
- FREQUENCY:
- This will sort the currently database in frequency order.
- (The frequency will be treaded as a string and not as an value).
-
- QTH LOCATOR:
- This will sort the database in the Qth locator sequence.
-
- ANTENNA BEARING:
- This will sort in the bearing sequence starting North 0°.
-
- To keep this order you must save the data before you quit or load
- any order data file.
- <edit >
-
- UP or DOWN key
- Go through the database, so you can select the record you like to change.
- F2..F10 key
- Change the field connected to the key from the current selected record.
- If you change the QTH locator the bearing and distance will be calculated.
- At least 4 characters are needed for input, if you not know the locator you
- can type XX99XX this locator will be ignored by the calculation routine.
- INSERT key
- Append a new record to the data base. Asking for input for each field.
- The locator field helps you to protecting for wrong locator code input.
- The maximum records that each file can keep is currently 250.
- DELETE key
- This will delete the current record and frees the place in the database,
- so there is room for an other new record.
- END or ESCAPE key
- Exit the edit mode and goes back to the main menu.
- If you like to make the changes permanent you must save the database
- before you quit the program or load a new database file into memory.
- The program helps you to remember this before loading any new
- database file or stop executing.
- <print >
-
- SHORT:
- This print the currently loaded database to your line-printer.
- The fields that will be printed are the callsign, frequency,
- locator, distance and bearing. One beacon on each line.
-
- LONG:
- This print option will print all the available information
- that currently is loaded to the line printer.
- The program try to set the printer into 132 char/line mode
- using the Epson printer commandos.
-
- FILTER:
- Use the same format as the short option but skips the
- records that not matching with the filter settings.
-
- The program first check of your printer is ready to run.
- If the printer is not ready you get 5 times a change to fix
- the problem, then the program jumps back to the main menu.
- <options >
-
- DATA INFO:
- This shows you the name of the database file that is active.
- The number of records in this file and the lowest and highest
- frequency that is in the database.
- There will be also a line that tells you if there is any change
- made to the database without saving the database back to disk.
-
- STATION DATA:
- This option let you change the default callsign locator
- square and the number of lines that should be printed on
- one page of your line printer.
- <calcul >
-
- CALCULATE:
- This option calculate the distance, bearing and reverse-bearing
- between any two valid grid locators.
- Using an very accurate way of calculation and compensation for
- the earth's shape.
-
- The "HOME locator" field contains default you own locator, to
- change this you can simple press the <Enter> key on the empty
- "DX locator" inputfield. (This change only effect this option
- and not the beacons distance and bearings.)
-
- To stop and goes back to the menu you simple press the <Esc> key.
-
- (REF: Thomas, P.D. 1970 Spheroidal Geodesics, reference system &
- local geometry, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office #SP-138, 165 pp.)
- <cmdline >
-
- COMMANDLINE ARGUMENT:
- It is possible to give the filename you like
- to browse directly from the commandline.
- This option directly brings you to the browse window.
-
- EXAMPLE: BAKEN 144MHZ <Enter>
- <end>