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1 | ANT | 1 | ANTENNA field |
2 | ANT | 2 | |
3 | ANT | 3 | Enter the type of antenna used. |
4 | ANT | 4 | |
5 | ANT | 5 | NOTE : This field can be used for any entry of character strings with a |
6 | ANT | 6 | length of 3 chars, if you don't want to use it as an antenna field. |
7 | ANT | 7 | |
8 | ANT | 8 | { End of HELP } |
9 | CALLSIGN | 1 | CALLSIGN field |
10 | CALLSIGN | 2 | *** REQUIRED *** |
11 | CALLSIGN | 3 | |
12 | CALLSIGN | 4 | Enter the callsign of the station you are working in this field. Use |
13 | CALLSIGN | 5 | the following formats as examples for data entry: |
14 | CALLSIGN | 6 | |
15 | CALLSIGN | 7 | Standard CALLSIGN entry format .... |
16 | CALLSIGN | 8 | |
17 | CALLSIGN | 9 | Put the special prosign after the call, since there is no way of |
18 | CALLSIGN | 10 | telling directly where a ship is MARITIME MOBILE REGION 2 or where a car or |
19 | CALLSIGN | 11 | truck is mobile in the U.S. callarea 4. |
20 | CALLSIGN | 12 | |
21 | CALLSIGN | 13 | Callsign plus maritime mobile (MM#) or portable area # (/#) |
22 | CALLSIGN | 14 | |
23 | CALLSIGN | 15 | i.e. KI6LO or KI6LO/4 or KI6LO/MM2 |
24 | CALLSIGN | 16 | |
25 | CALLSIGN | 18 | Operating portable in another prefix area ..... |
26 | CALLSIGN | 19 | |
27 | CALLSIGN | 20 | Put the prefix before the real callsign. This way the program |
28 | CALLSIGN | 21 | knows that the starting part of the entry is used for lookups in the DX |
29 | CALLSIGN | 22 | INFO file if you use the F5 option (described later). |
30 | CALLSIGN | 23 | |
31 | CALLSIGN | 24 | Actual operating QTH prefix \ Callsign |
32 | CALLSIGN | 25 | |
33 | CALLSIGN | 26 | i.e. DL2/KI6LO or KH6/KI6LO or ZL1/KI6LO |
34 | CALLSIGN | 27 | |
35 | CALLSIGN | 28 | Once the data is entered and RETURN pressed (or field full), the |
36 | CALLSIGN | 29 | callsign is duped checked (if DUPING is ON) in the log file (CURRENT log |
37 | CALLSIGN | 30 | file only). If no entry is made and a RETURN pressed, the entry form page |
38 | CALLSIGN | 31 | is closed, the files are written to and closed and you are put back at the |
39 | CALLSIGN | 32 | LOG DATA UPDATE MENU. |
40 | CALLSIGN | 33 | |
41 | CALLSIGN | 34 | If you wish to disable the DUPING process, press 'ALT U' to disable the |
42 | CALLSIGN | 35 | option. This will show a 'DUPE OFF' in the entry form next to the Callsign |
43 | CALLSIGN | 36 | entry box whenever the option is not active. Press the 'ALT U' keys again |
44 | CALLSIGN | 37 | to re-activate the option. |
45 | CALLSIGN | 38 | |
46 | CALLSIGN | 39 | If a dupe is found, a window is opened in the lower right of the screen |
47 | CALLSIGN | 40 | and the data is shown from the dupe entry. You have the option to copy the |
48 | CALLSIGN | 41 | data from the dupe entry to the current QSO entry in progress, check for |
49 | CALLSIGN | 42 | another dupe against the same callsign if needed or return to QSO entry |
50 | CALLSIGN | 43 | form and enter a new callsign (in the case of a contest where you would not |
51 | CALLSIGN | 44 | to dupe a station). If a dupe is NOT found, the cursor drops to the DATE |
52 | CALLSIGN | 45 | field. |
53 | CALLSIGN | 46 | |
54 | CALLSIGN | 47 | { End of HELP } |
55 | CHOICE | 1 | Process {?} data indexed by ..... |
56 | CHOICE | 2 | |
57 | CHOICE | 3 | Select the order in which you want to VIEW the selected data. The choices |
58 | CHOICE | 4 | are : |
59 | CHOICE | 5 | |
60 | CHOICE | 6 | If LOG data is being used ...... |
61 | CHOICE | 7 | 1) Natural (chronologically) order by DATE and TIME. (** DEFAULT) |
62 | CHOICE | 8 | 2) Alpha-numerically by CALLSIGN - prefixes starting with a number |
63 | CHOICE | 9 | are shown first. |
64 | CHOICE | 10 | 3) Alphabetically by COUNTRY name - A to Z |
65 | CHOICE | 11 | 4) Alphabetically by STATE (or PROVINCE / AREA) - A to Z |
66 | CHOICE | 12 | 5) Alpha-numerically by special USER-DEFINED field. |
67 | CHOICE | 13 | |
68 | CHOICE | 14 | |
69 | CHOICE | 15 | If DX data is being used ...... |
70 | CHOICE | 16 | 1) Alphanumerical by PREFIX (** default) |
71 | CHOICE | 17 | 2) Alphabetically by COUNTRY name - A to Z |
72 | CHOICE | 18 | 3) Alphabetically by CONTINENT - AF, AN, AS, EU, NA, OC, SA |
73 | CHOICE | 19 | 4) Numerically by CQ zones - 1 to 40 (0 for no data entered) |
74 | CHOICE | 20 | 5) Numerically by ITU zones - 1 to 90 (0 for no data entered) |
75 | CHOICE | 21 | |
76 | CHOICE | 22 | { End of HELP } |
77 | CONFMD | 1 | QSL RECEIVED status field (CONFIRMED) |
78 | CONFMD | 2 | |
79 | CONFMD | 3 | Enter the status of the QSL you receive from the other station. The default |
80 | CONFMD | 4 | here is also 'N', for not confirmed yet. If you press the F8 key while in |
81 | CONFMD | 5 | the log file 'browse' section of either RECORD MAINATENANCE or LOG QUERY, |
82 | CONFMD | 6 | this field will be reset to 'Y', which denotes the QSO has been confirmed. |
83 | CONFMD | 7 | This field can be updatedmanually, if desired, from the EDIT option. |
84 | CONFMD | 8 | |
85 | CONFMD | 9 | { End of HELP } |
86 | DO_WHAT | 1 | QUERY MAIN MENU |
87 | DO_WHAT | 2 | |
88 | DO_WHAT | 3 | This is probably the most important area of the entire program, except |
89 | DO_WHAT | 4 | for data entry. Here you will be able to retrieve exactly the data you need |
90 | DO_WHAT | 5 | without having to search through a long list and pick out the data |
91 | DO_WHAT | 6 | manually. The ability to quickly search through the log file and supply you |
92 | DO_WHAT | 7 | with a subset of matching data is built-in, so you don't have to do it |
93 | DO_WHAT | 8 | yourself manually. There are 5 or 6 menu options, depending on where you |
94 | DO_WHAT | 9 | entered the menu from. If you enter from the program MAIN MENU, you will be |
95 | DO_WHAT | 10 | on the LOGBOOK side and will have 6 prompts to choose from. If you enter |
96 | DO_WHAT | 11 | from the DX INFO DATA ACCESS MENU, you are on the DX side and will have |
97 | DO_WHAT | 12 | only 5 prompts. The MULTIPLE LABELS option is disabled in the DX side menu. |
98 | DO_WHAT | 13 | |
99 | DO_WHAT | 14 | Construct a query selection condition option |
100 | DO_WHAT | 15 | |
101 | DO_WHAT | 16 | At this option you will be able to setup the criteria that will 'filter |
102 | DO_WHAT | 17 | out' the unwanted records from the set to be worked with. The unwanted data |
103 | DO_WHAT | 18 | will still be in the log or DXINFO file, but you won't see them |
104 | DO_WHAT | 19 | temporarily. The condition(s) are entered and once set, it can be SAVED to |
105 | DO_WHAT | 20 | disk for later RECALL, or the matching records can be VIEWed, a report |
106 | DO_WHAT | 21 | PRINTed or if on the logbook side, QSL card labels can be printed for all |
107 | DO_WHAT | 22 | matching records. |
108 | DO_WHAT | 23 | |
109 | DO_WHAT | 24 | View matching records option |
110 | DO_WHAT | 25 | |
111 | DO_WHAT | 26 | Here, you can view all the matching records to the selection criteria setup |
112 | DO_WHAT | 27 | in the first option. You will be asked how to view the records, either |
113 | DO_WHAT | 28 | 'naturally' or indexed on your specified ordering. Once the screen is setup |
114 | DO_WHAT | 29 | to allow viewing, you may 'browse' the data to see which records match or |
115 | DO_WHAT | 30 | whatever you need to see. |
116 | DO_WHAT | 31 | |
117 | DO_WHAT | 32 | Recall / Save query condition options |
118 | DO_WHAT | 33 | |
119 | DO_WHAT | 34 | These two options work together. The SAVE option allows you to write a |
120 | DO_WHAT | 35 | existing set of query conditions to a named diskfile. Later you can use the |
121 | DO_WHAT | 36 | RECALL option to load the named diskfile into memory, re-establishing the |
122 | DO_WHAT | 37 | exact conditions for a repeat query. You may name the diskfiles any thing |
123 | DO_WHAT | 38 | you like, up to eight (8) characters. The extensions are added |
124 | DO_WHAT | 39 | automatically and SHOULD NOT be changed. These are '.LBQ' for logbook |
125 | DO_WHAT | 40 | queries and '.DXQ' for DX INFO queries. Please note that you CAN NOT save |
126 | DO_WHAT | 41 | the condition of 'ALL' to disk. This is a special viewing stituation. |
127 | DO_WHAT | 42 | |
128 | DO_WHAT | 43 | Output listing of matching records option |
129 | DO_WHAT | 44 | |
130 | DO_WHAT | 45 | This option allows you to make a hardcopy of the current records that match |
131 | DO_WHAT | 46 | the query conditions. The data from these records can be sent to the |
132 | DO_WHAT | 47 | printer (LPT1:) or to a diskfile for editing off-line for some special |
133 | DO_WHAT | 48 | purpose. You may NOT print a report when the selected records are 'ALL'. |
134 | DO_WHAT | 49 | Use the PRINT LOG REPORT option on the main menu for this type of report |
135 | DO_WHAT | 50 | generation or select the PRINT DX REPORT option on the DX ACCESS menu. |
136 | DO_WHAT | 51 | |
137 | DO_WHAT | 52 | Print multiple QSLCARD labels option |
138 | DO_WHAT | 53 | |
139 | DO_WHAT | 54 | Here you are given the ability to print QSL card labels for all the |
140 | DO_WHAT | 55 | matching records in the selection set. Once the process is started, each |
141 | DO_WHAT | 56 | records that has a label printed is updated to show the QSL SENT field in |
142 | DO_WHAT | 57 | the log file as 'Y'. You still have to stick'em to cards and mail. Please |
143 | DO_WHAT | 58 | note, you may NOT print multiple QSL labels when 'ALL' is the selection |
144 | DO_WHAT | 59 | condition. 'ALL' records is a 'Viewing' option condition only. |
145 | DO_WHAT | 60 | |
146 | DO_WHAT | 61 | {End of HELP} |
147 | DSKPTH | 1 | BACKUP LOG TO / RESTORE LOG FROM {?} DISK |
148 | DSKPTH | 2 | |
149 | DSKPTH | 3 | Backup log file |
150 | DSKPTH | 4 | |
151 | DSKPTH | 5 | Select the destination of the backup file. You will choose either a |
152 | DSKPTH | 6 | floppy disk (A: or B:) or a harddisk subdirectory. Floppy disks may be 5╝" |
153 | DSKPTH | 7 | or 3╜" size and be 360K, 720K, 1.2M or 1.44M format. |
154 | DSKPTH | 8 | |
155 | DSKPTH | 9 | Warning: A large log file can cover several backup floppies, so have |
156 | DSKPTH | 10 | several FORMATTED diskettes ready for the backup to use. Approximately 1300 |
157 | DSKPTH | 11 | QSO's will fit on a 360K diskette for backups. |
158 | DSKPTH | 12 | |
159 | DSKPTH | 13 | Restore log file |
160 | DSKPTH | 14 | |
161 | DSKPTH | 15 | Enter the source of the backup file to restore. Select either a floppy |
162 | DSKPTH | 16 | (A: or B:) or a harddisk drive/path specification. |
163 | DSKPTH | 17 | |
164 | DSKPTH | 18 | { END OF HELP } |
165 | DTYPE | 1 | Desired Date Format Selection |
166 | DTYPE | 2 | |
167 | DTYPE | 3 | In the program, you have the option of using one of five different DATE |
168 | DTYPE | 4 | format styles. First, let me point out that the date information sent to |
169 | DTYPE | 5 | the log is always the same format (YYYYMMDD). You are only selecting how |
170 | DTYPE | 6 | you will see the date on the screen and on reports. The selections are as |
171 | DTYPE | 7 | follows: |
172 | DTYPE | 8 | |
173 | DTYPE | 9 | 1) MM/DD/YY - American - DEFAULT style - This is the standard most |
174 | DTYPE | 10 | of us are use to. |
175 | DTYPE | 11 | |
176 | DTYPE | 12 | 2) DD/MM/YY - International 1 - aka BRITISH style. |
177 | DTYPE | 13 | |
178 | DTYPE | 14 | 3) DD-MM-YY - International 2 - aka ITALIAN style. |
179 | DTYPE | 15 | |
180 | DTYPE | 16 | 4) DD.MM.YY - International 3 - aka GERMAN style. |
181 | DTYPE | 17 | |
182 | DTYPE | 18 | 5) YY.MM.DD - International 4 - aka ANSI style - Most European |
183 | DTYPE | 19 | hams prefer this style. If you are NOT using the |
184 | DTYPE | 20 | DATE STRING for QSL's and you are a heavy DX'er, |
185 | DTYPE | 21 | you might want to use this one. |
186 | DTYPE | 22 | |
187 | DTYPE | 23 | { End of HELP } |
188 | DX_2_LOG | 1 | DX Information window |
189 | DX_2_LOG | 2 | |
190 | DX_2_LOG | 3 | This window shows the matching entry (or a close as available) to the |
191 | DX_2_LOG | 4 | PREFIX entered when F5 hotkey was pressed -or- to prefix of the CALLSIGN in |
192 | DX_2_LOG | 5 | the entry form. The operation is the same for both instances, except the |
193 | DX_2_LOG | 6 | ability to transfer data is not present when F5 pressed outside of the |
194 | DX_2_LOG | 7 | COUNTRY field on the entry form. You may move from the present record by |
195 | DX_2_LOG | 8 | using the specified keys shown in the window. |
196 | DX_2_LOG | 9 | |
197 | DX_2_LOG | 10 | UP or DOWN arrows - move up or down 1 record. |
198 | DX_2_LOG | 11 | |
199 | DX_2_LOG | 12 | PAGE UP or DOWN - move up or down 10 records. |
200 | DX_2_LOG | 13 | |
201 | DX_2_LOG | 14 | HOME - move to first record in file. |
202 | DX_2_LOG | 15 | |
203 | DX_2_LOG | 16 | END - move to last record in file. |
204 | DX_2_LOG | 17 | |
205 | DX_2_LOG | 18 | ESCape - close window and return to form or prompt where |
206 | DX_2_LOG | 19 | hotkey window was called from. |
207 | DX_2_LOG | 20 | |
208 | DX_2_LOG | 21 | RETURN - (only in entry form) - selects entry and transfers |
209 | DX_2_LOG | 22 | the data for COUNTRY NAME and CQ/ITU zones to log file. |
210 | DX_2_LOG | 23 | |
211 | DX_2_LOG | 24 | When outside of the COUNTRY field on entry form, the window displays the |
212 | DX_2_LOG | 25 | information about the entered prefix and the Great Circle bearing (GCBRG) |
213 | DX_2_LOG | 26 | and the Longpath (LGPTH) compass heading to assist in proper beam / array |
214 | DX_2_LOG | 27 | positioning. |
215 | DX_2_LOG | 28 | |
216 | DX_2_LOG | 29 | NOTE: For US callsigns (AA-AL, KA-KZ, NA-NZ and WA-WZ), refer to the group of |
217 | DX_2_LOG | 30 | K0 through K9 prefixes for the specific United States callarea information. |
218 | DX_2_LOG | 31 | Press the 'U' key (when at the DX INFORMATION display) to quickly jump |
219 | DX_2_LOG | 32 | to the start of the K0 - K9 entries for selection of correct prefix. Use the |
220 | DX_2_LOG | 33 | K0 entry in place of a N0, W0, A0, N?0, W?0, A?0 or K?0 US prefix. Treat the |
221 | DX_2_LOG | 34 | other US prefixes in the same manner. |
222 | DX_2_LOG | 35 | |
223 | DX_2_LOG | 36 | { End of HELP } |
224 | DX_LAT | 1 | LATITUDE of country / QTH |
225 | DX_LAT | 2 | |
226 | DX_LAT | 3 | Enter the LATITUDE of the country in question. All Southern LATITUDES |
227 | DX_LAT | 4 | are signed as NEGATIVE (-) numbers. Failure to input the correct sign on |
228 | DX_LAT | 5 | the value will give erroroneous beam heading data. |
229 | DX_LAT | 6 | |
230 | DX_LAT | 7 | { End of HELP } |
231 | DX_LIST | 1 | Duplicate Prefix |
232 | DX_LIST | 2 | |
233 | DX_LIST | 3 | This window shows a previously entered PREFIX which matches the selected |
234 | DX_LIST | 4 | NEW prefix. You may scroll to any other prefix in the file by using the |
235 | DX_LIST | 5 | keystrokes shown at the bottom of the window. The selected prefix will |
236 | DX_LIST | 6 | change according to which key you press: |
237 | DX_LIST | 7 | |
238 | DX_LIST | 8 | UP or DOWN arrows - moves up or down 1 entry. |
239 | DX_LIST | 9 | |
240 | DX_LIST | 10 | PAGE UP or DOWN - moves up or down 10 entries. |
241 | DX_LIST | 11 | |
242 | DX_LIST | 12 | HOME - moves to first entry in file. |
243 | DX_LIST | 13 | |
244 | DX_LIST | 14 | END - moves to last entry in file. |
245 | DX_LIST | 15 | |
246 | DX_LIST | 16 | ESCape - closes window and returns you to prompt |
247 | DX_LIST | 17 | for another NEW prefix to enter. |
248 | DX_LIST | 18 | |
249 | DX_LIST | 19 | { End of HELP } |
250 | DX_LON | 1 | LONGITUDE of country / QTH |
251 | DX_LON | 2 | |
252 | DX_LON | 3 | Enter the LONGITUDE of the country in question. All LONGITUDES that are |
253 | DX_LON | 4 | WEST of the 0░ longitude (Prime Meridian - Greenwich, England) are POSITIVE |
254 | DX_LON | 5 | and those to the EAST (towards the MIDDLE EAST and ASIA) are NEGATIVE. |
255 | DX_LON | 6 | Improper entry of values (positive when actually negative) will give |
256 | DX_LON | 7 | erroneous beam heading data. |
257 | DX_LON | 8 | |
258 | DX_LON | 9 | { End of HELP } |
259 | DX_OPTION | 1 | PREFIX/COUNTRY DATA ACCESS MENU |
260 | DX_OPTION | 2 | |
261 | DX_OPTION | 3 | This menu allows you to select 4 options to perform the following |
262 | DX_OPTION | 4 | functions. These options are listed below: |
263 | DX_OPTION | 5 | |
264 | DX_OPTION | 6 | 1) UPDATE the data in the DX INFO file - this includes the ability |
265 | DX_OPTION | 7 | to ADD, EDIT, VIEW, INDEX and/or SORT the data. |
266 | DX_OPTION | 8 | |
267 | DX_OPTION | 9 | 2) QUERY DX INFO data - this includes the ability to locate specific |
268 | DX_OPTION | 10 | records matching user-selected criterion. You may view the matching |
269 | DX_OPTION | 11 | records or print a report to the printer or to disk. |
270 | DX_OPTION | 12 | |
271 | DX_OPTION | 13 | 3) PRINT REPORTS - this option allows you to print a FULL report in the |
272 | DX_OPTION | 14 | desired order using the current DX INFO file data. |
273 | DX_OPTION | 15 | |
274 | DX_OPTION | 16 | 4) INITIALIZE BEAM HEADINGS - this option will calculate the Great |
275 | DX_OPTION | 17 | Circle heading, Long Path heading and distances from your QTH to |
276 | DX_OPTION | 18 | over 1100 points on the globe. |
277 | DX_OPTION | 19 | |
278 | DX_OPTION | 20 | { END OF HELP } |
279 | DX_SIG | 1 | Report you SENT |
280 | DX_SIG | 2 | |
281 | DX_SIG | 3 | Enter the report you 'sent' to the other station. The value you enter |
282 | DX_SIG | 4 | will be carried over to the next entry as default input. |
283 | DX_SIG | 5 | |
284 | DX_SIG | 6 | { End of HELP } |
285 | DX_UPDATE | 1 | PREFIX INFORMATION UPDATE MENU |
286 | DX_UPDATE | 2 | |
287 | DX_UPDATE | 3 | Here you are given 3 active options (5 options total with 2 returning |
288 | DX_UPDATE | 4 | options) to allow the data in the DX INFORMATION database file to be |
289 | DX_UPDATE | 5 | updated. This may include adding a new country as required or just to edit |
290 | DX_UPDATE | 6 | an existing country's information due to some external requirement. |
291 | DX_UPDATE | 7 | |
292 | DX_UPDATE | 8 | ADDING a new country |
293 | DX_UPDATE | 9 | |
294 | DX_UPDATE | 10 | This option will allow a new entry to be placed in the DX INFO file. |
295 | DX_UPDATE | 11 | First you will enter the desired prefix and the program will check to see |
296 | DX_UPDATE | 12 | if it is already existing. If not, you go straight to the entry window and |
297 | DX_UPDATE | 13 | type in the new data for the prefix just entered. If it exists already, you |
298 | DX_UPDATE | 14 | have the option to skip adding or to add another prefix entry with the same |
299 | DX_UPDATE | 15 | prefix. |
300 | DX_UPDATE | 16 | |
301 | DX_UPDATE | 17 | You might ask why would you want to put another prefix of the same type |
302 | DX_UPDATE | 18 | in the database file. The answer can be that you want to have key cities |
303 | DX_UPDATE | 19 | shown in the file for a given prefix area. This requires multiple entries |
304 | DX_UPDATE | 20 | of the same prefix. China and Russia, for instance, have vast prefix areas |
305 | DX_UPDATE | 21 | which use the same prefix but are very wide and would have large changes in |
306 | DX_UPDATE | 22 | beam heading from one end to another. |
307 | DX_UPDATE | 23 | |
308 | DX_UPDATE | 24 | EDITING a current entry |
309 | DX_UPDATE | 25 | |
310 | DX_UPDATE | 26 | This option will ask how you wish to view the contents of the DX INFO |
311 | DX_UPDATE | 27 | file for record selection to edit. There are 5 choices of PREFIX (default), |
312 | DX_UPDATE | 28 | Country Name, Continent, CQ zone and ITU zone. Unless you DO NOT know the |
313 | DX_UPDATE | 29 | prefix that you want to edit (i.e. you might know the country name |
314 | DX_UPDATE | 30 | instead), I suggest you select the PREFIX option here. Next a VIEW / BROWSE |
315 | DX_UPDATE | 31 | screen similar to the one shown in the DX QUERY mode is shown. Follow the |
316 | DX_UPDATE | 32 | prompts and do whatever option you desire to perform. F6 selected the edit |
317 | DX_UPDATE | 33 | mode. |
318 | DX_UPDATE | 34 | |
319 | DX_UPDATE | 35 | INDEX AND SORT DX INFO |
320 | DX_UPDATE | 36 | |
321 | DX_UPDATE | 37 | Here you can reindex and/or re-sort the DX INFO file without performing |
322 | DX_UPDATE | 38 | a reinitialization as required in earlier versions. Select the desired |
323 | DX_UPDATE | 39 | method from the prompt. |
324 | DX_UPDATE | 40 | |
325 | DX_UPDATE | 41 | { END OF HELP } |
326 | FCHOICE | 1 | Use {?} format to print reports ...... |
327 | FCHOICE | 2 | |
328 | FCHOICE | 3 | You are to select the type of format to use for printing the desired |
329 | FCHOICE | 4 | report. There are two options to choose from. Theses are: |
330 | FCHOICE | 5 | |
331 | FCHOICE | 6 | DEFAULT (Hard-coded) FORMAT - This format is included INSIDE the program |
332 | FCHOICE | 7 | and CANNOT be changed. This format will allow you to print a standardized |
333 | FCHOICE | 8 | report using a 132 column format for both log data and DX data. |
334 | FCHOICE | 9 | |
335 | FCHOICE | 10 | EXTERNAL FORMAT - This option will allow you to choose from any existing |
336 | FCHOICE | 11 | format files which are of the proper extension for the type of report being |
337 | FCHOICE | 12 | printed. All external format files are created by the user and are |
338 | FCHOICE | 13 | contained in seperate files located on the disk. You may use the REPORT.EXE |
339 | FCHOICE | 14 | utility to generate an external format file of your liking or if you |
340 | FCHOICE | 15 | prefer, and have access to it, you may use dBASE III Plus or a dB3 clone |
341 | FCHOICE | 16 | like WAMPUM to generate a report format file. Refer to the manual (appendix |
342 | FCHOICE | 17 | C) for more details on this option. |
343 | FCHOICE | 18 | |
344 | FCHOICE | 19 | WARNING WARNING WARNING |
345 | FCHOICE | 20 | |
346 | FCHOICE | 21 | If you create a format file without using the REPORT.EXE utility included |
347 | FCHOICE | 22 | with the program package, you must rename the extension to the appropriate |
348 | FCHOICE | 23 | letters for the program to find and use it when selecting the EXTERNAL |
349 | FCHOICE | 24 | option. See the manual for details on this requirement. |
350 | FCHOICE | 25 | |
351 | FCHOICE | 26 | { END OF HELP } |
352 | FIRSTVAL | 1 | Field Name |
353 | FIRSTVAL | 2 | |
354 | FIRSTVAL | 3 | Enter a field name to search on. If you do not know the field name or |
355 | FIRSTVAL | 4 | can't remember which one you wanted, press the F2 function key and a list |
356 | FIRSTVAL | 5 | of possible fields will be presented to you. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to |
357 | FIRSTVAL | 6 | scroll through the list and select with a RETURN. If the list is opened, |
358 | FIRSTVAL | 7 | pressing ESCape will return you to the original entry prompt without a |
359 | FIRSTVAL | 8 | selection, at which time you may type in the name or press ESCape to |
360 | FIRSTVAL | 9 | abandon the option. If you would just like to 'browse' through the entire |
361 | FIRSTVAL | 10 | data file enter the word 'ALL'. This will close the option and you may then |
362 | FIRSTVAL | 11 | select the VIEW option from the menu and ALL the records will be shown in a |
363 | FIRSTVAL | 12 | full screen browse window. |
364 | FIRSTVAL | 13 | |
365 | FIRSTVAL | 14 | { End of HELP } |
366 | FLOPPY | 1 | DRIVE A: or B: |
367 | FLOPPY | 2 | |
368 | FLOPPY | 3 | Select the destination/source drive for the backup/restore file(s). |
369 | FLOPPY | 4 | |
370 | FLOPPY | 5 | { END OF HELP } |
371 | FN | 1 | Enter the file name to send to ...... |
372 | FN | 2 | |
373 | FN | 3 | LOG REPORTS |
374 | FN | 4 | |
375 | FN | 5 | If you are printing a LOG file report, the default name format is based |
376 | FN | 6 | on the current date as shown below, regardless of the indexing order of the |
377 | FN | 7 | data being processed. The format would be : |
378 | FN | 8 | |
379 | FN | 9 | LOG_mmdd.LBK where 'mm' is the current month |
380 | FN | 10 | and 'dd' is the current day. |
381 | FN | 11 | |
382 | FN | 12 | A report for January 21 would be represented by the name LOG_0121.LBK. |
383 | FN | 13 | The default name can be overridden by typing in a new name. If a filename |
384 | FN | 14 | already exists, you are asked if is ok to overwrite it. If not, then you |
385 | FN | 15 | must re-enter the filename or press ESCAPE to abort. |
386 | FN | 16 | |
387 | FN | 17 | DX REPORTS |
388 | FN | 18 | |
389 | FN | 19 | These default filenames are determined from the indexing value of the |
390 | FN | 20 | data being processed, regardless of the date of the report. There are 5 |
391 | FN | 21 | different ways to have the data printed, hence 5 different filename |
392 | FN | 22 | defaults. These are shown in the table below. These defaults may be |
393 | FN | 23 | overridden by simply typing in the new name. If a filename already exists, |
394 | FN | 24 | you are allowed to overwrite the old file or enter a new filename. |
395 | FN | 25 | |
396 | FN | 26 | Index order based on {?} Default filename |
397 | FN | 27 | ???????????????????????????????????????????????????? |
398 | FN | 28 | Prefix value ..................... PREFIX.LST |
399 | FN | 29 | Country name ..................... COUNTRY.LST |
400 | FN | 30 | Continent abbreviation ........... CONTINT.LST |
401 | FN | 31 | CQ zone value .................... CQ_ZONE.LST |
402 | FN | 32 | ITU zone value ................... ITU_ZONE.LST |
403 | FN | 33 | |
404 | FN | 34 | { END OF HELP } |
405 | FRM_PATH | 1 | PATH to format files ..... |
406 | FRM_PATH | 2 | |
407 | FRM_PATH | 3 | Enter the location on the disk where the format files reside. If the |
408 | FRM_PATH | 4 | files are in the current directory used by the LOGBOOK program, press |
409 | FRM_PATH | 5 | RETURN and a list of applicable format files will be shown. |
410 | FRM_PATH | 6 | |
411 | FRM_PATH | 7 | An example might be that you keep your format files in a subdirectory |
412 | FRM_PATH | 8 | of the log data directory. If this were the case, you would enter the name |
413 | FRM_PATH | 9 | of the subdirectory the files were like this: |
414 | FRM_PATH | 10 | |
415 | FRM_PATH | 11 | PATH: C:\LOG\PRT_FORM |
416 | FRM_PATH | 12 | |
417 | FRM_PATH | 13 | This would search the subdirectory C:\LOG\PRT_FORM for any format files |
418 | FRM_PATH | 14 | of the correct type and would list then if found. |
419 | FRM_PATH | 15 | |
420 | FRM_PATH | 16 | { END OF HELP } |
421 | FUNCNUM | 1 | AMATEUR RADIO STATION LOGBOOK MAIN MENU |
422 | FUNCNUM | 2 | (Note: This is the top level menu) |
423 | FUNCNUM | 3 | |
424 | FUNCNUM | 4 | This top-level menu consists of 6 selection options. Each of these |
425 | FUNCNUM | 5 | option in turn will take you to a lower level menu which will allow you to |
426 | FUNCNUM | 6 | perform various functions to the data that will be entered into the |
427 | FUNCNUM | 7 | individual log files. To find out what a specific option at this menu does, |
428 | FUNCNUM | 8 | scroll down throught the remaining text and read the section pertaining to |
429 | FUNCNUM | 9 | the desired option. |
430 | FUNCNUM | 10 | |
431 | FUNCNUM | 11 | QSO data update menu |
432 | FUNCNUM | 12 | |
433 | FUNCNUM | 13 | This menu will allow you to select an option to ADD an individual QSO |
434 | FUNCNUM | 14 | entry to the currently selected log file, or to enter a utility to process |
435 | FUNCNUM | 15 | the entire log file, EDITING any record, DELETING any number of selected |
436 | FUNCNUM | 16 | records, CONFIRMing a QSO entry, PRINTing a single QSL label for any entry |
437 | FUNCNUM | 17 | or just scrolling throught the data and viewing individual QSO entries as |
438 | FUNCNUM | 18 | needed. |
439 | FUNCNUM | 19 | |
440 | FUNCNUM | 20 | Retrieve data from LOG (Query menu) |
441 | FUNCNUM | 21 | |
442 | FUNCNUM | 22 | This menu will allow you to select a subset of the QSO entries present |
443 | FUNCNUM | 23 | in the current log file to work with. This subset of information can be |
444 | FUNCNUM | 24 | EDITed, etc. just like in the last section. The specific selection criteria |
445 | FUNCNUM | 25 | can be saved to disk and recalled at a later time for easy retrival of |
446 | FUNCNUM | 26 | similiar data without retyping long criteria entries. The data can be sent |
447 | FUNCNUM | 27 | to the screen and 'browsed' or sent to the printer or to disk as an ASCII |
448 | FUNCNUM | 28 | text file. You can also PRINT QSL labels for all the matching records in a |
449 | FUNCNUM | 29 | batch style operation. This option also will allow the same sort of |
450 | FUNCNUM | 30 | operations on the DX INFO database when selected from the PREFIX UTILITIES |
451 | FUNCNUM | 31 | MENU (see below.) |
452 | FUNCNUM | 32 | |
453 | FUNCNUM | 33 | Log print report menu |
454 | FUNCNUM | 34 | |
455 | FUNCNUM | 35 | This menu will allow you to PRINT a complete report using all the data |
456 | FUNCNUM | 36 | in the current log file or you may select to print only a specific date |
457 | FUNCNUM | 37 | range, perhaps to keep a monthly update of the master log file report. As |
458 | FUNCNUM | 38 | before, the report can be sent to the printer or to an ASCII disk file for |
459 | FUNCNUM | 39 | later processing. |
460 | FUNCNUM | 40 | |
461 | FUNCNUM | 41 | Prefix utilities menu |
462 | FUNCNUM | 42 | |
463 | FUNCNUM | 43 | This menu is the gateway to processing the data contained in the DX |
464 | FUNCNUM | 44 | INFORMATION data file. It will allow you to ADD any new prefixes as they |
465 | FUNCNUM | 45 | become authorized, EDIT any current prefix entries and perform a 'browsing' |
466 | FUNCNUM | 46 | option to work with all the entries in the DX INFO database. |
467 | FUNCNUM | 47 | |
468 | FUNCNUM | 48 | File maintenance menu |
469 | FUNCNUM | 49 | |
470 | FUNCNUM | 50 | This menu will allow you to do the customary database support options |
471 | FUNCNUM | 51 | of BACKING UP the data on an off-line disk or set of disks and RESTORING |
472 | FUNCNUM | 52 | the off-line data incase of a loss of data due to disk crashes, file |
473 | FUNCNUM | 53 | deletion, etc. You will also be able to select another log file with this |
474 | FUNCNUM | 54 | menu as well as change any or all of the USER specific parameters used by |
475 | FUNCNUM | 55 | the program. |
476 | FUNCNUM | 56 | |
477 | FUNCNUM | 57 | { END OF HELP } |
478 | HOW2 | 1 | Index {?} data as ... |
479 | HOW2 | 2 | |
480 | HOW2 | 3 | CHARACTER option - If the data to be used in the special USER-DEFINED field |
481 | HOW2 | 4 | will be a mix of characters and numbers, then select this option. Numbers |
482 | HOW2 | 5 | WILL NOT be indexed by numerical value, but by ASCII character value. For |
483 | HOW2 | 6 | example, if you had data entries of 10, 200, 2, 100 they would NOT display |
484 | HOW2 | 7 | as 2, 10, 100, 200 but would be 10,100, 2, 200 since each digit is compared |
485 | HOW2 | 8 | as an ASCII character and not a numerical digit. |
486 | HOW2 | 9 | |
487 | HOW2 | 10 | NUMBER option - If the data to be entered in the USER-DEFINED field will be |
488 | HOW2 | 11 | numbers only, such as OBLAST or 10-10 numbers, then select this option. The |
489 | HOW2 | 12 | order of the index would be numerically correct (2, 10, 100, 200 - from |
490 | HOW2 | 13 | above example). Any data that starts with a character when this option is |
491 | HOW2 | 14 | selected will appear in the ordering as if the numerical value was equal to |
492 | HOW2 | 15 | zero (0) but the actual data will be displayed. If a character is imbedded |
493 | HOW2 | 16 | in the data string (i.e. 123Q45X), all data to the right of the first |
494 | HOW2 | 17 | character will be ignored when determining where in the order the record |
495 | HOW2 | 18 | would actually be placed. In this example the numerical value of the string |
496 | HOW2 | 19 | is one hundered twenty-three (123). For simplicity, only select this option |
497 | HOW2 | 20 | if you are sure the data going into this field will be numbers ONLY. |
498 | HOW2 | 21 | |
499 | HOW2 | 22 | { End of HELP } |
500 | HPATH | 1 | Backup Path for Harddisk option |
501 | HPATH | 2 | |
502 | HPATH | 3 | Enter the drive and path for the backup file to created at. If the |
503 | HPATH | 4 | default drive/path (or LOGDB path - see manual) is acceptable, press RETURN |
504 | HPATH | 5 | without entering any data. This will assign the default (or LOGDB) as the |
505 | HPATH | 6 | path to use. Press ESCAPE to abort backup. |
506 | HPATH | 7 | |
507 | HPATH | 8 | { END OF HELP } |
508 | MAINTNUM | 1 | LOG MAINTENANCE MENU |
509 | MAINTNUM | 2 | |
510 | MAINTNUM | 3 | This menu will allow you to select options to BACKUP and RESTORE the |
511 | MAINTNUM | 4 | current log file, ASSIGN another log file to use or UPDATE USER parameters |
512 | MAINTNUM | 5 | for such things as a new printer in use, Time/QTH changes, prefered |
513 | MAINTNUM | 6 | defaults, etc. |
514 | MAINTNUM | 7 | |
515 | MAINTNUM | 8 | BACKUP SELECTED LOG |
516 | MAINTNUM | 9 | |
517 | MAINTNUM | 10 | Here you are allowed to backup the currently selected log file to |
518 | MAINTNUM | 11 | either floppy disk(s) or to a hard disk directory. Follow the prompts and |
519 | MAINTNUM | 12 | press F1 at any prompt for instructions on how-to. |
520 | MAINTNUM | 13 | |
521 | MAINTNUM | 14 | RESTORE SELECTED LOG |
522 | MAINTNUM | 15 | |
523 | MAINTNUM | 16 | This option will allow previous BACKUP disk(s) to be used as a source |
524 | MAINTNUM | 17 | to rebuild (RESTORE) a log file. If floppy disks are used, the program will |
525 | MAINTNUM | 18 | rebuild the entire log file from a set of disks automatically. All you need |
526 | MAINTNUM | 19 | to do once the questions are answered at the prompts is to insert the next |
527 | MAINTNUM | 20 | disk. Again follow the prompts and press F1 whenever you need HELP. |
528 | MAINTNUM | 21 | |
529 | MAINTNUM | 22 | ASSIGN NEW LOG TO USE |
530 | MAINTNUM | 23 | |
531 | MAINTNUM | 24 | Here you are allowed to select a log file to assign as the database to |
532 | MAINTNUM | 25 | use whenever accessing or manipulating log data. If the log file is not |
533 | MAINTNUM | 26 | found, you are allowed to create it if desired. Follow the prompts and |
534 | MAINTNUM | 27 | press F1 for HELP. |
535 | MAINTNUM | 28 | |
536 | MAINTNUM | 29 | UPDATE USER PARAMETERS |
537 | MAINTNUM | 30 | |
538 | MAINTNUM | 31 | This option will display a submenu which allows you to change |
539 | MAINTNUM | 32 | parameters which affect the operation of the program. Press F1 when this |
540 | MAINTNUM | 33 | menu is displayed for more information. |
541 | MAINTNUM | 34 | |
542 | MAINTNUM | 35 | { END OF HELP } |
543 | MNAME | 1 | COUNTRY NAME field |
544 | MNAME | 2 | |
545 | MNAME | 3 | Enter the name of the country the prefix is assigned to. Refer to a |
546 | MNAME | 4 | quality atlas or the AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR'S MANUAL (ARRL book) for |
547 | MNAME | 5 | information on country assignments and/or name spellings. |
548 | MNAME | 6 | |
549 | MNAME | 7 | { End of HELP } |
550 | MPREFIX | 1 | PREFIX field |
551 | MPREFIX | 2 | |
552 | MPREFIX | 3 | Enter the NEW prefix for the country in question. Be sure of the |
553 | MPREFIX | 4 | spelling since this is a key field and if the spelling is incorrect, the |
554 | MPREFIX | 5 | program won't find the entry when you happen to type it correctly at the |
555 | MPREFIX | 6 | search prompt. |
556 | MPREFIX | 7 | |
557 | MPREFIX | 8 | { End of HELP } |
558 | MY_SIG | 1 | Report you RECV field |
559 | MY_SIG | 2 | |
560 | MY_SIG | 3 | Enter the report you 'received' from the other station. This is not |
561 | MY_SIG | 4 | required but is included to maintain compatibility with most logbooks. |
562 | MY_SIG | 5 | Any value entered in the current record will be carried forward as default |
563 | MY_SIG | 6 | input for the next entry. |
564 | MY_SIG | 7 | |
565 | MY_SIG | 8 | { End of HELP } |
566 | M_CONTNT | 1 | CONTINENT where country is found |
567 | M_CONTNT | 2 | |
568 | M_CONTNT | 3 | Enter the CONTINENT of the country in question. There are seven (7) |
569 | M_CONTNT | 4 | continents (or continental regions) used by the ham radio community. These |
570 | M_CONTNT | 5 | are as listed with the actual name and abbreviation used in the program: |
571 | M_CONTNT | 6 | |
572 | M_CONTNT | 7 | NAME ABBR |
573 | M_CONTNT | 8 | ???????????????????????? |
574 | M_CONTNT | 9 | AFRICA ?????????-> AF |
575 | M_CONTNT | 10 | ANTARTICA ??????-> AN |
576 | M_CONTNT | 11 | ASIA ????????????> AS |
577 | M_CONTNT | 12 | EUROPE ??????????> EU |
578 | M_CONTNT | 13 | NORTH AMERICA ???> NA |
579 | M_CONTNT | 14 | OCEANIA (AUS/NZ)?> OC |
580 | M_CONTNT | 15 | SOUTH AMERICA ???> SA |
581 | M_CONTNT | 16 | |
582 | M_CONTNT | 17 | Refer to a ham radio journal or reference manual for the continent that |
583 | M_CONTNT | 18 | the country in question belongs to. Some are not so obivious. |
584 | M_CONTNT | 19 | |
585 | M_CONTNT | 20 | { End of HELP } |
586 | M_CQZN | 1 | CQ zone of country |
587 | M_CQZN | 2 | |
588 | M_CQZN | 3 | Enter the CQ zone for the country in question. This is a number between |
589 | M_CQZN | 4 | 1 and 40. Refer to the AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS manual (ARRL book), the CALL |
590 | M_CQZN | 5 | BOOK or a ham world map with zones for the correct zone for this country. |
591 | M_CQZN | 6 | If the zone is not known, enter a zero (0) till able to correct it. |
592 | M_CQZN | 7 | |
593 | M_CQZN | 8 | { End of HELP } |
594 | M_ITUZN | 1 | ITU zone of country |
595 | M_ITUZN | 2 | |
596 | M_ITUZN | 3 | Enter the ITU zone of the country in question. This is a number between |
597 | M_ITUZN | 4 | 1 and 90. Refer to list of possible sources (see CQ ZONE help screen) for |
598 | M_ITUZN | 5 | reference to actual ITU number of this country. |
599 | M_ITUZN | 6 | |
600 | M_ITUZN | 7 | { End of HELP } |
601 | NEW_LOG | 1 | Assign New LOG file to use |
602 | NEW_LOG | 2 | |
603 | NEW_LOG | 3 | Enter the name of the desired log file to assign as the new log. You may |
604 | NEW_LOG | 4 | press RETURN and a list of all available LOG files in the present location |
605 | NEW_LOG | 5 | will be displayed. You may then choose from the list. |
606 | NEW_LOG | 6 | |
607 | NEW_LOG | 7 | { End of HELP } |
608 | NUSRLBL | 1 | USER DEFINED field |
609 | NUSRLBL | 2 | |
610 | NUSRLBL | 3 | In version 5.2, you are given a 15 character long data field to call as you |
611 | NUSRLBL | 4 | see fit. If you are into a special type of operating or chase 'things', you |
612 | NUSRLBL | 5 | can use this field to log them or it. The data is treated as miscellaneous |
613 | NUSRLBL | 6 | data in the log but you get to choose the label it will be seen under and |
614 | NUSRLBL | 7 | worked with in the program. This might be OBLASTs' 10-10#'s, COUNTIES, |
615 | NUSRLBL | 8 | who-knows-what. The data in this field can be alphabet in type or it can be |
616 | NUSRLBL | 9 | alphabetic representations of Numbers. Since the field is of type |
617 | NUSRLBL | 10 | CHARACTER, it can't be numbers directly, so we indexed on the value of the |
618 | NUSRLBL | 11 | alphabetic representation of the number to get a numerical sequence that is |
619 | NUSRLBL | 12 | correct. |
620 | NUSRLBL | 13 | |
621 | NUSRLBL | 14 | { End of HELP } |
622 | OPERATE | 1 | Selecting the HOW-TO-COMPARE symbol |
623 | OPERATE | 2 | |
624 | OPERATE | 3 | You are given up to seven (7) choices to select from. These include the |
625 | OPERATE | 4 | following, which can be selected from a list by pressing F2. |
626 | OPERATE | 5 | |
627 | OPERATE | 6 | = .... Equal to |
628 | OPERATE | 7 | Select this symbol if the data you are about to enter in the next field |
629 | OPERATE | 8 | (the Target field) must equal the data in the log file field specified to |
630 | OPERATE | 9 | cause a match to occur. |
631 | OPERATE | 10 | |
632 | OPERATE | 11 | <> .... Not equal to |
633 | OPERATE | 12 | Select this if the log data and the target data must NOT equal in order |
634 | OPERATE | 13 | to cause a matching condition to occur. |
635 | OPERATE | 14 | |
636 | OPERATE | 15 | < .... Less than |
637 | OPERATE | 16 | Select this if the log data must less than the target data to match. |
638 | OPERATE | 17 | Alphabetically 'A' is less than 'B' which is less than 'C' and so on. |
639 | OPERATE | 18 | |
640 | OPERATE | 19 | > .... Greater than |
641 | OPERATE | 20 | Select this if the log data must be greater than the target data. |
642 | OPERATE | 21 | |
643 | OPERATE | 22 | <= .... Less than and equal to |
644 | OPERATE | 23 | Select this if the log data can match anywhere from the target data and |
645 | OPERATE | 24 | below. Use this as a upper limit on ranges such as DATEs. For example, the |
646 | OPERATE | 25 | entry '<= 12/31/89' will match all dates in 1989 and below. If you use the |
647 | OPERATE | 26 | '<' less than sign only, the range will not include the target data, so |
648 | OPERATE | 27 | would only find 12/30/89 and earlier. |
649 | OPERATE | 28 | |
650 | OPERATE | 29 | >= .... Greater than and equal to |
651 | OPERATE | 30 | Select this to perfrom opposite of above. Use as the lower limit on |
652 | OPERATE | 31 | range to include the lower limit value or date. |
653 | OPERATE | 32 | |
654 | OPERATE | 33 | $ .... Contains target data (only used in text compares) |
655 | OPERATE | 34 | Select this to search comments or other text strings for a keyword or |
656 | OPERATE | 35 | words, such as 'QSL VIA' or 'QSL MANAGER' in comments. Please note : This |
657 | OPERATE | 36 | option will run slowly if searching a large log for keyword(s) since every |
658 | OPERATE | 37 | COMMENTS field must be searched one word at a time. |
659 | OPERATE | 38 | |
660 | OPERATE | 39 | { END OF HELP } |
661 | OPER_CNY | 1 | COUNTRY field |
662 | OPER_CNY | 2 | |
663 | OPER_CNY | 3 | Enter the country of the other operator's QTH. If you do not know it or |
664 | OPER_CNY | 4 | can't spell it (don't be ashamed - I can't spell them either), you may |
665 | OPER_CNY | 5 | press the F5 key when in this field. It works slightly different than the |
666 | OPER_CNY | 6 | normal F5 key for the rest of the program. Here the prefix of the callsign |
667 | OPER_CNY | 7 | from Callsign field is stripped out of the call (usually the first 5 |
668 | OPER_CNY | 8 | characters or portion preceeding any "/", so use correct format) and |
669 | OPER_CNY | 9 | analyzed for a match in the DX INFO database. If a match is found (or if |
670 | OPER_CNY | 10 | not found, the closest guess is used), a window is opened and the data is |
671 | OPER_CNY | 11 | displayed. You may scroll in the window using the indicated keys or press |
672 | OPER_CNY | 12 | RETURN to select the entry or press ESCAPE to abort option. If RETURN |
673 | OPER_CNY | 13 | is pressed, the country name and the CQ / ITU zone data is copied to the |
674 | OPER_CNY | 14 | appropriate fields in the current entry form and used as inputs for these |
675 | OPER_CNY | 15 | fields. If ESCAPE is pressed, you are returned to the entry form and no |
676 | OPER_CNY | 16 | data is transferred to the entry form. |
677 | OPER_CNY | 17 | |
678 | OPER_CNY | 18 | NOTE : You cannot do a DX find using F5 while in this field except for the |
679 | OPER_CNY | 19 | prefix of the current callsign in the callsign field. If you need to find |
680 | OPER_CNY | 20 | another prefix just heard or such, press the UP arrow and use the F5 option |
681 | OPER_CNY | 21 | as normal or press RETURN and go to the CQ zone field and use F5 as |
682 | OPER_CNY | 22 | normal. You may return to the Country field once you have completed the |
683 | OPER_CNY | 23 | search for other DX data and exited back to the entry form. |
684 | OPER_CNY | 24 | |
685 | OPER_CNY | 25 | { End of HELP } |
686 | OPER_CTY | 1 | CITY field |
687 | OPER_CTY | 2 | |
688 | OPER_CTY | 3 | Enter the other operator's QTH city. Good for QSLing and such. |
689 | OPER_CTY | 4 | |
690 | OPER_CTY | 5 | { End of HELP } |
691 | OPER_NM | 1 | NAME field |
692 | OPER_NM | 2 | |
693 | OPER_NM | 3 | Enter the name of the other operator. This is nice to have data when |
694 | OPER_NM | 4 | ragchewing and you dupe an old contact. You can call them by their name and |
695 | OPER_NM | 5 | they'll be impressed and ask how you knew their name so fast. Tell them |
696 | OPER_NM | 6 | about LOGBOOK (a paid announcement, hihi). |
697 | OPER_NM | 7 | |
698 | OPER_NM | 8 | { End of HELP } |
699 | OPER_ST | 1 | STATE field |
700 | OPER_ST | 2 | |
701 | OPER_ST | 3 | Enter the state, province or area of the other operator's QTH. You may |
702 | OPER_ST | 4 | use the following chart as a guide for 2-letter US state abbreviations. |
703 | OPER_ST | 5 | |
704 | OPER_ST | 6 | AL Alabama KY Kentucky ND North Dakota |
705 | OPER_ST | 7 | AK Alaska LA Louisiana OH Ohio |
706 | OPER_ST | 8 | AZ Arizona ME Maine OK Oklahoma |
707 | OPER_ST | 9 | AR Arkansas MD Maryland OR Oregon |
708 | OPER_ST | 10 | CA California MA Massachusetts PA Pennsylvania |
709 | OPER_ST | 11 | CO Colorado MI Michigan RI Rhode Island |
710 | OPER_ST | 12 | CT Connecticut MN Minnesota SC South Carolina |
711 | OPER_ST | 13 | DE Delaware MS Mississippi SD South Dakota |
712 | OPER_ST | 14 | DC Washington, D.C. MO Missouri TN Tennessee |
713 | OPER_ST | 15 | FL Florida MT Montana TX Texas |
714 | OPER_ST | 16 | GA Georgia NE Nebraska UT Utah |
715 | OPER_ST | 17 | HI Hawaii NV Nevada VT Vermont |
716 | OPER_ST | 18 | ID Idaho NH New Hampshire VA Virginia |
717 | OPER_ST | 19 | IL Illinois NJ New Jersey WA Washington (State) |
718 | OPER_ST | 20 | IN Indiana NM New Mexico WV West Virginia |
719 | OPER_ST | 21 | IA Iowa NY New York WI Wisconsin |
720 | OPER_ST | 22 | KS Kansas NC North Carolina WY Wyoming |
721 | OPER_ST | 23 | |
722 | OPER_ST | 24 | { End of HELP } |
723 | OP_CQ_ZN | 1 | CQ ZONE field |
724 | OP_CQ_ZN | 2 | |
725 | OP_CQ_ZN | 3 | Enter the CQ zone for the QTH of the other operator. If unknown leave |
726 | OP_CQ_ZN | 4 | blank. If the F5 option is used in the previous field, this data will |
727 | OP_CQ_ZN | 5 | automatically be filled in if data is copied from the DX INFO file. |
728 | OP_CQ_ZN | 6 | |
729 | OP_CQ_ZN | 7 | { End of HELP } |
730 | OP_ITU_ZN | 1 | ITU ZONE field |
731 | OP_ITU_ZN | 2 | |
732 | OP_ITU_ZN | 3 | Enter the ITU zone for the QTH of the other operator. If unknown, leave |
733 | OP_ITU_ZN | 4 | blank. If the F5 option is used in the Country field, this data will be |
734 | OP_ITU_ZN | 5 | automatically entered if data is copied from the DX INFO file. |
735 | OP_ITU_ZN | 6 | |
736 | OP_ITU_ZN | 7 | { End of HELP } |
737 | PCHOICE | 1 | SEND THE OUTPUT TO A DISKFILE OR THE PRINTER |
738 | PCHOICE | 2 | |
739 | PCHOICE | 3 | Select the destination of the current process. This is either to the |
740 | PCHOICE | 4 | default printer or to a disk file of your name choice. Press ESCAPE to |
741 | PCHOICE | 5 | abort the option. |
742 | PCHOICE | 6 | |
743 | PCHOICE | 7 | { END OF HELP } |
744 | PRT_KIND | 1 | LOG PRINT OPTIONS MENU |
745 | PRT_KIND | 2 | |
746 | PRT_KIND | 3 | This menu will allow you to select 2 methods of printing the basic log |
747 | PRT_KIND | 4 | report. You may select to print a FULL report which will print ALL the |
748 | PRT_KIND | 5 | records from the currently selected log file to a report. Or if you want to |
749 | PRT_KIND | 6 | just update a report with a recent timespan printout, select the PARTIAL |
750 | PRT_KIND | 7 | log list option. |
751 | PRT_KIND | 8 | |
752 | PRT_KIND | 9 | Complete log list option |
753 | PRT_KIND | 10 | |
754 | PRT_KIND | 11 | This option will print the COMPLETE log listing, in the order and in |
755 | PRT_KIND | 12 | the format you choose from the prompts. Follow the prompts and choose the |
756 | PRT_KIND | 13 | indexing and type of report format you desire. |
757 | PRT_KIND | 14 | |
758 | PRT_KIND | 15 | Partial log list option |
759 | PRT_KIND | 16 | |
760 | PRT_KIND | 17 | This option is just like the first except you are asked to enter the |
761 | PRT_KIND | 18 | starting and ending dates of the report. Everythig else is the same. |
762 | PRT_KIND | 19 | |
763 | PRT_KIND | 20 | { END OF HELP } |
764 | QSLED_TO | 1 | QSL SENT status field |
765 | QSLED_TO | 2 | |
766 | QSLED_TO | 3 | Enter the status of the QSL you originate. The default for this field is |
767 | QSLED_TO | 4 | 'N', which means no QSL sent yet. If a label is generated by the program, |
768 | QSLED_TO | 5 | either in the SINGLE or MULTI-LABEL print options (see QUERY / VIEWing |
769 | QSLED_TO | 6 | section), this field will be reset to 'Y', which denotes a QSL has been |
770 | QSLED_TO | 7 | generated by the program. You may edit any record and update this field |
771 | QSLED_TO | 8 | manually, if desired. |
772 | QSLED_TO | 9 | |
773 | QSLED_TO | 10 | { End of HELP } |
774 | QSO_DATE | 1 | QSO DATE field |
775 | QSO_DATE | 2 | *** REQUIRED *** |
776 | QSO_DATE | 3 | |
777 | QSO_DATE | 4 | Enter the date that the QSO was made. In most cases, it will be the |
778 | QSO_DATE | 5 | current date. The input format, something like (M/D/Y), is shown to the |
779 | QSO_DATE | 6 | left of the input field box. It shows the format you selected when you |
780 | QSO_DATE | 7 | initialized or last updated the DATE format for the program. There are some |
781 | QSO_DATE | 8 | exceptions, though. If the QSO entry form is opened and allowed to sit |
782 | QSO_DATE | 9 | idle, and if during this time the UTC time passes midnight, the date will |
783 | QSO_DATE | 10 | be off by one day. If you allow this condition to occur, ignore it and |
784 | QSO_DATE | 11 | simply press the F4 when you get to the 'Time' field. This will reset the |
785 | QSO_DATE | 12 | entry form time and date to the current UTC time and date. |
786 | QSO_DATE | 13 | |
787 | QSO_DATE | 14 | If you are entering old logs and do not want to have re-enter the date |
788 | QSO_DATE | 15 | for each of the entries that may have occured on the same day, press the |
789 | QSO_DATE | 16 | Alt-T keys. This will temporarily disable the automatic date and time |
790 | QSO_DATE | 17 | stamping for the entries. If ADDing data and timestamping is set OFF, the |
791 | QSO_DATE | 18 | first entry form will have blank DATE and TIME fields. Once a value is |
792 | QSO_DATE | 19 | entered, it is retained and will be used as input for the next entry. |
793 | QSO_DATE | 20 | |
794 | QSO_DATE | 21 | Switching AUTOTIME stamping off will be noted by a red 'OFF' next to |
795 | QSO_DATE | 22 | the Date entry field. To deselect the condition, press Alt-T again. The red |
796 | QSO_DATE | 23 | 'OFF' will be removed signifying that the automatic date/time stamping is |
797 | QSO_DATE | 24 | now ON, but the DATE and TIME will remain as is for the current entry. The |
798 | QSO_DATE | 25 | UTC date and time will be inserted automatically on the next entry or press |
799 | QSO_DATE | 26 | F4 when in the TIME field to update the current entry form. |
800 | QSO_DATE | 27 | |
801 | QSO_DATE | 28 | { End of HELP } |
802 | QSO_FREQ | 1 | QSO FREQUENCY field |
803 | QSO_FREQ | 2 | *** REQUIRED *** |
804 | QSO_FREQ | 3 | |
805 | QSO_FREQ | 4 | Enter the frequency of the current QSO. Enter as : |
806 | QSO_FREQ | 5 | |
807 | QSO_FREQ | 6 | MMM.KKK where MMM is the Megahertz |
808 | QSO_FREQ | 7 | and KKK is the kilohertz and |
809 | QSO_FREQ | 8 | these are seperate by a "." |
810 | QSO_FREQ | 9 | |
811 | QSO_FREQ | 10 | Valid frequencies are from 1.500 Mhz to 999.999 Mhz, in 1 Khz steps. If |
812 | QSO_FREQ | 11 | you are used to keeping logs in 'BAND' only, I suggest you enter all |
813 | QSO_FREQ | 12 | FREQUENCIES as the lowset frequency of the given band. For example, enter |
814 | QSO_FREQ | 13 | 80 meters as 3.500, 40 meters as 7.000, 20 meters as 14.000 and so on. This |
815 | QSO_FREQ | 14 | will make the data more uniform when working with the QUERY functions. |
816 | QSO_FREQ | 15 | |
817 | QSO_FREQ | 16 | { End of HELP } |
818 | QSO_MODE | 1 | QSO MODE field |
819 | QSO_MODE | 2 | *** REQUIRED *** |
820 | QSO_MODE | 3 | |
821 | QSO_MODE | 4 | The default mode is entered here when the form is opened. If it is |
822 | QSO_MODE | 5 | changed, the new value is retained for all subsequent entries, until the |
823 | QSO_MODE | 6 | ADD QSO's option is closed or till the MODE is changed again. You may press |
824 | QSO_MODE | 7 | the F6 key for a list of common amateur operating modes. Scroll through the |
825 | QSO_MODE | 8 | list with the UP/DN arrows and select an option with the RETURN key or |
826 | QSO_MODE | 9 | press ESCAPE to return no value and enter your own preference. |
827 | QSO_MODE | 10 | |
828 | QSO_MODE | 11 | PLEASE NOTE: You may use any abbreviation you desire for the mode, but for |
829 | QSO_MODE | 12 | consistant QUERY results, it is STRONGLY ADVISED that you use the F6 option |
830 | QSO_MODE | 13 | to choose a mode. Searches are faster and the abbreviation will be the same |
831 | QSO_MODE | 14 | each time. When you go to look for all the DXCC entries you have worked or |
832 | QSO_MODE | 15 | need, you won't be misled by small abbreviation typographical errors. ARS |
833 | QSO_MODE | 16 | LOGBOOK cannot know that you mean teletype by both 'TTY' and 'RTTY' (unless |
834 | QSO_MODE | 17 | you choose to ask for MODE containing 'TTY'). |
835 | QSO_MODE | 18 | |
836 | QSO_MODE | 19 | { End of HELP } |
837 | QSO_TIME | 1 | QSO TIME field |
838 | QSO_TIME | 2 | *** REQUIRED *** |
839 | QSO_TIME | 3 | |
840 | QSO_TIME | 4 | This field works very similiar to the DATE field. It is set equal to |
841 | QSO_TIME | 5 | the current UTC TIME upon entry into the form. If the form has been sitting |
842 | QSO_TIME | 6 | idle for a while, pressing the F4 key will 'refresh' the TIME and DATE to |
843 | QSO_TIME | 7 | the current values. If the automatic DATE/TIME stamping is 'OFF', the time |
844 | QSO_TIME | 8 | entered here when the form is opened will be 0000 on the first QSO entered |
845 | QSO_TIME | 9 | and then the last valid entered time will be used for input each subsequent |
846 | QSO_TIME | 10 | QSO entry form. |
847 | QSO_TIME | 11 | |
848 | QSO_TIME | 12 | { End of HELP } |
849 | RESTVAR | 1 | RESTORE A {?} QUERY CONDITION FILE ... |
850 | RESTVAR | 2 | |
851 | RESTVAR | 3 | Enter the filename only of the desired condition file to load into |
852 | RESTVAR | 4 | memory for use in querying the log or DX INFO file. DO NOT include an |
853 | RESTVAR | 5 | extension since the program will match the extension to the type of file |
854 | RESTVAR | 6 | you are currently working with. This will be either a '.LBQ' for any log |
855 | RESTVAR | 7 | file or '.DXQ' for the DX INFO file. A log query condition file WILL NOT |
856 | RESTVAR | 8 | work on the DX file nor will a DX query condition file work on a log file. |
857 | RESTVAR | 9 | If you are not sure of the name of the desired file, pressing F2 will |
858 | RESTVAR | 10 | check to see if there are any query condition files in the path with the |
859 | RESTVAR | 11 | correct extension type. If so, a list is shown and you may make a |
860 | RESTVAR | 12 | selection. If none, you are told so. You may press ESCAPE at the prompt to |
861 | RESTVAR | 13 | abort or at while in the list to return to the prompt to type in a |
862 | RESTVAR | 14 | selection. |
863 | RESTVAR | 15 | ************************************************************************** |
864 | RESTVAR | 16 | DO NOT RENAME THE EXTENSION OF A QUERY CONDITION FILE |
865 | RESTVAR | 17 | DOING SO WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS |
866 | RESTVAR | 18 | |
867 | RESTVAR | 19 | { END OF HELP } |
868 | REST_NAME | 1 | Enter name of log to restore .... |
869 | REST_NAME | 2 | |
870 | REST_NAME | 3 | Enter the name of the log file you wish to rebuild. If it is not found, |
871 | REST_NAME | 4 | you will be prompted to create it. If you answer 'YES' it will be created |
872 | REST_NAME | 5 | and the source disk(s) will be copied to it. If you answer 'NO', the option |
873 | REST_NAME | 6 | is aborted. |
874 | REST_NAME | 7 | |
875 | REST_NAME | 8 | { END OF HELP } |
876 | REST_PATH | 1 | Enter the path of file to restore .... |
877 | REST_PATH | 2 | |
878 | REST_PATH | 3 | Enter the path to find the file specified in the previous prompt. If |
879 | REST_PATH | 4 | the file should be found in the default path, press RETURN without anything |
880 | REST_PATH | 5 | else entering in the prompt. Otherwise enter the path and press RETURN or |
881 | REST_PATH | 6 | press ESCAPE to abort option. |
882 | REST_PATH | 7 | |
883 | REST_PATH | 8 | { END OF HELP } |
884 | SAVEAS | 1 | SAVE QUERY SELECTION CRITERIA TO {?} ... |
885 | SAVEAS | 2 | |
886 | SAVEAS | 3 | Here you will enter a filename, upto 8 characters, without any |
887 | SAVEAS | 4 | extension. The program will assign the correct extension determined from |
888 | SAVEAS | 5 | which file you are currently working with, '.LBQ' for log files and '.DXQ' |
889 | SAVEAS | 6 | for the DX INFO file. Press ESCAPE to abort the option and return to the |
890 | SAVEAS | 7 | menu. |
891 | SAVEAS | 8 | |
892 | SAVEAS | 9 | { END OF HELP } |
893 | SECVAR | 1 | Entering the target data to search with |
894 | SECVAR | 2 | |
895 | SECVAR | 3 | Enter a value to use as the target to compare to. This value may be a date, |
896 | SECVAR | 4 | character string or a number (may be integer or decimal). The particular |
897 | SECVAR | 5 | data type for the field selected is shown in the prompt for this value. |
898 | SECVAR | 6 | Press RETURN after the value to enter it. |
899 | SECVAR | 7 | |
900 | SECVAR | 8 | { End of HELP } |
901 | ST_DATE | 1 | DEFINE PARTIAL LOG PRINT RANGE ...... |
902 | ST_DATE | 2 | |
903 | ST_DATE | 3 | Here you are to specify the starting and ending dates for the partial |
904 | ST_DATE | 4 | log printout. The ending date will default to the current date and can be |
905 | ST_DATE | 5 | changed if needed. Pressing ESCAPE will abort the print option. |
906 | ST_DATE | 6 | |
907 | ST_DATE | 7 | { END OF HELP } |
908 | UPDTNUM | 1 | LOG DATA UPDATE MENU |
909 | UPDTNUM | 2 | |
910 | UPDTNUM | 3 | This is a second level menu which allows you to perform the following |
911 | UPDTNUM | 4 | options on the currently selected log file data. These include ADD a new |
912 | UPDTNUM | 5 | entry, EDIT, DELETE, CONFIRM, VIEW and print LABELS for entries in a |
913 | UPDTNUM | 6 | browse/view window, SORT data and rebuild index files or just REBUILD index |
914 | UPDTNUM | 7 | files alone. A brief description of each option follows: |
915 | UPDTNUM | 8 | |
916 | UPDTNUM | 9 | Add new log entry option |
917 | UPDTNUM | 10 | |
918 | UPDTNUM | 11 | This selection will open a fill-in-the-blank style entry page for data |
919 | UPDTNUM | 12 | input. The DATE and TIME are taken from the system clock upon entry into |
920 | UPDTNUM | 13 | the form and are placed into the record automatically. The default MODE is |
921 | UPDTNUM | 14 | determined from the USER parameter you set when initializing the program. |
922 | UPDTNUM | 15 | You must enter a CALLSIGN or leave the CALLSIGN blank and press RETURN to |
923 | UPDTNUM | 16 | quit entering QSO's. |
924 | UPDTNUM | 17 | |
925 | UPDTNUM | 18 | Record maintenance option |
926 | UPDTNUM | 19 | |
927 | UPDTNUM | 20 | This selection will allow you to EDIT, DELETE, CONFIRM, PRINT a label |
928 | UPDTNUM | 21 | and VIEW a record from the log file while 'BROWSING' the entire file. First |
929 | UPDTNUM | 22 | you are asked how the data from the current log file should be displayed on |
930 | UPDTNUM | 23 | the screen during the 'browse' function, either 'naturally' (no indexing) |
931 | UPDTNUM | 24 | or by a specified index file order. You select the appropriate method |
932 | UPDTNUM | 25 | depending on how you wish to view the data. Once selected, the screen is |
933 | UPDTNUM | 26 | setup for 'browsing' and the data is displayed, indexed per your |
934 | UPDTNUM | 27 | instructions. Once the 'browsing' begins, use the function keys labeled at |
935 | UPDTNUM | 28 | the screen bottom to perform data manipulation and use the movement keys |
936 | UPDTNUM | 29 | shown to move about the log file. |
937 | UPDTNUM | 30 | |
938 | UPDTNUM | 31 | Sort log data option |
939 | UPDTNUM | 32 | |
940 | UPDTNUM | 33 | Selection on this option will SORT the current log file and rebuild all |
941 | UPDTNUM | 34 | associated index files for it. It can take a little while to do this, |
942 | UPDTNUM | 35 | especially if the log file is large and the machine it is running on is |
943 | UPDTNUM | 36 | slow. There are prompts showing the progress, so be patient. |
944 | UPDTNUM | 37 | |
945 | UPDTNUM | 38 | Index log file option |
946 | UPDTNUM | 39 | |
947 | UPDTNUM | 40 | This option will allow you to rebuild the index files for the currently |
948 | UPDTNUM | 41 | assigned log file set. When selected, the program will automatically index |
949 | UPDTNUM | 42 | the log data on the CALLSIGN's, COUNTRY name's, STATE's and USER-DEFINED |
950 | UPDTNUM | 43 | special field. |
951 | UPDTNUM | 44 | |
952 | UPDTNUM | 45 | { END OF HELP } |
953 | USERCALL | 1 | Callsign of user - your call |
954 | USERCALL | 2 | |
955 | USERCALL | 3 | Enter your callsign to personalize this copy of the program. This callsign |
956 | USERCALL | 4 | will appear at the top of each page of the DEFAULT format report and at the |
957 | USERCALL | 5 | end of each QSL label generated by the program. You may change this when |
958 | USERCALL | 6 | required without any adverse effects on any log files in use. |
959 | USERCALL | 7 | |
960 | USERCALL | 8 | { End of HELP } |
961 | USERLAT | 1 | LATITUDE of your operating QTH |
962 | USERLAT | 2 | |
963 | USERLAT | 3 | Enter your station's LATITUDE in the format '##.###'. You need not be |
964 | USERLAT | 4 | critical of the exact location. You may get a rough estimate from any city |
965 | USERLAT | 5 | map of your location. Below are some fractional values to help you in |
966 | USERLAT | 6 | converting from degrees-minutes-seconds to decimal representation. Please |
967 | USERLAT | 7 | note that all values in the SOUTHERN hemisphere (below the equator) are to |
968 | USERLAT | 8 | be signed NEGATIVE and the maximum range for any value is +90.0 (north |
969 | USERLAT | 9 | pole) to -90.0 (south pole). Don't enter the (+) for positive values. |
970 | USERLAT | 10 | |
971 | USERLAT | 11 | Number of minutes (##') = fraction degrees (0.##░) |
972 | USERLAT | 12 | ----------------------------------------------------- |
973 | USERLAT | 13 | 05' = 0.08░ ? 20' = 0.33░ ? 35' = 0.58░ ? 50' = 0.83░ |
974 | USERLAT | 14 | 10' = 0.10░ ? 25' = 0.42░ ? 40' = 0.67░ ? 55' = 0.92░ |
975 | USERLAT | 15 | 15' = 0.25░ ? 30' = 0.50░ ? 45' = 0.75░ ? 60' = 1.00░ |
976 | USERLAT | 16 | |
977 | USERLAT | 17 | Some sample latitudes would convert as : |
978 | USERLAT | 18 | |
979 | USERLAT | 19 | N 35░ 15' --> 35░ + 0.25░ (from chart 15') = 35.25░ |
980 | USERLAT | 20 | S 43░ 28' --> -43░ + appx. 0.47░ from chart = -43.47░ |
981 | USERLAT | 21 | |
982 | USERLAT | 22 | Hint: All USA hams use (+) latitudes ..... |
983 | USERLAT | 23 | |
984 | USERLAT | 24 | { End of HELP } |
985 | USERLON | 1 | LONGITUDE of your operating QTH |
986 | USERLON | 2 | |
987 | USERLON | 3 | Enter your station's LONGITUDE in the format '###.###'. You need not be |
988 | USERLON | 4 | critical of the exact location. You may get a rough estimate from any city |
989 | USERLON | 5 | map of your location. Below are some fractional values to help you in |
990 | USERLON | 6 | converting from degrees-minutes-seconds to decimal representation. Please |
991 | USERLON | 7 | note that all positions located EAST of the 0░ longitude (UTC line towards |
992 | USERLON | 8 | Central Europe and Asia) are to be signed NEGATIVE and the maximum range |
993 | USERLON | 9 | for any value is +180.0 (west longitudes) to -180.0 (east longitudes). |
994 | USERLON | 10 | Don't enter the (+) for positive values. |
995 | USERLON | 11 | |
996 | USERLON | 12 | Number of minutes (##') = fraction degrees (0.##░) |
997 | USERLON | 13 | ----------------------------------------------------- |
998 | USERLON | 14 | 05' = 0.08░ ? 20' = 0.33░ ? 35' = 0.58░ ? 50' = 0.83░ |
999 | USERLON | 15 | 10' = 0.10░ ? 25' = 0.42░ ? 40' = 0.67░ ? 55' = 0.92░ |
1000 | USERLON | 16 | 15' = 0.25░ ? 30' = 0.50░ ? 45' = 0.75░ ? 60' = 1.00░ |
1001 | USERLON | 17 | |
1002 | USERLON | 18 | Some sample latitudes would convert as : |
1003 | USERLON | 19 | |
1004 | USERLON | 20 | W 117░ 15' --> 117░ + 0.25░ (from chart 15') = 117.25░ |
1005 | USERLON | 21 | E 94░ 28' --> -94░ + appx. 0.47░ from chart = -094.47░ |
1006 | USERLON | 22 | |
1007 | USERLON | 23 | Hint: All USA hams use (+) longitudes....... |
1008 | USERLON | 24 | |
1009 | USERLON | 25 | { End of HELP } |
1010 | USERPRT | 1 | PRINTER TYPE SELECTION - There are seven (7) printer types to choose from: |
1011 | USERPRT | 2 | |
1012 | USERPRT | 3 | 1 - EPSON using COMPRESSED print - If you are using a EPSON or compatible |
1013 | USERPRT | 4 | and will expect to have any reports with more than 80 columns on 8.5" wide |
1014 | USERPRT | 5 | paper, select this option. You can select 80 or 132 column mode when |
1015 | USERPRT | 6 | printing in the program. |
1016 | USERPRT | 7 | |
1017 | USERPRT | 8 | 2 - EPSON using STANDARD 10 CPI print - If you are NEVER going to have any |
1018 | USERPRT | 9 | reports wider than 80 columns, you can use this option. It was originally |
1019 | USERPRT | 10 | intended for wide paper with no compressed print. |
1020 | USERPRT | 11 | |
1021 | USERPRT | 12 | 3 - IBM Proprinter series - If your printer is of this type, select this |
1022 | USERPRT | 13 | option. You can select between 80 and 132 column when you print the reports |
1023 | USERPRT | 14 | in the program. |
1024 | USERPRT | 15 | |
1025 | USERPRT | 16 | 4 - GENERIC printer selection - If your printer is not listed and will not |
1026 | USERPRT | 17 | emulate a listed printer, select this option. Most generic printers use the |
1027 | USERPRT | 18 | control-'O' command to perform a compressed print mode initialize. Check |
1028 | USERPRT | 19 | your printer manual for the compressed print command. This option uses |
1029 | USERPRT | 20 | ASCII 15 (aka control-O). |
1030 | USERPRT | 21 | |
1031 | USERPRT | 22 | 5 - C.Itoh 8510 or compatible - This option was requested by some users so |
1032 | USERPRT | 23 | it was included. I don't have much information on it and I have not tested |
1033 | USERPRT | 24 | it since I do not have this printer. It is reported to work correctly. |
1034 | USERPRT | 25 | It uses an ESCAPE Q command (ASCII 27 81) to set compressed mode and an |
1035 | USERPRT | 26 | ESCAPE N (ASCII 27 78) to reset the printer to normal mode |
1036 | USERPRT | 27 | |
1037 | USERPRT | 28 | 6 - OKIDATA Microline 92 or compatible - This is another user requested |
1038 | USERPRT | 29 | printer driver. I have not tested it but is too was reported to work. This |
1039 | USERPRT | 30 | one uses a Control-] to set compressed mode and a Control-X to reset the |
1040 | USERPRT | 31 | printer. |
1041 | USERPRT | 32 | |
1042 | USERPRT | 33 | 7 - NO PRINTER INITIALIZATION - If you are going to be printing only to DOS |
1043 | USERPRT | 34 | textfiles or using a printer that has its own setup program external to the |
1044 | USERPRT | 35 | ARS LOGBOOK, select this option. Here there will be no printer controlling |
1045 | USERPRT | 36 | commands inserted or sent as you print. |
1046 | USERPRT | 37 | |
1047 | USERPRT | 38 | { End of HELP } |
1048 | USERUTC | 1 | UTC (Zulu) Time difference |
1049 | USERUTC | 2 | |
1050 | USERUTC | 3 | No matter where you are located on earth, the UTC time is the same for all |
1051 | USERUTC | 4 | places. The local time changes according to the zone or area you are in and |
1052 | USERUTC | 5 | so the difference between the local time and the UTC time also changes. To |
1053 | USERUTC | 6 | account for the difference between your local time and UTC time, the |
1054 | USERUTC | 7 | program needs to know how many hours different you actually are. |
1055 | USERUTC | 8 | |
1056 | USERUTC | 9 | For timezones and areas WEST of the UTC reference point, the time |
1057 | USERUTC | 10 | difference is signed negative (-). Going EAST of UTC the difference is |
1058 | USERUTC | 11 | positive and has NO sign. And since all areas of the world are NOT evenly |
1059 | USERUTC | 12 | spaced and do not have even hour time difference, enter any partial hours |
1060 | USERUTC | 13 | as 1/10th's of the hour. If you were in an area, like the USA, where the |
1061 | USERUTC | 14 | local time was BEHIND UTC time, enter as '-##.#'. If your local time is |
1062 | USERUTC | 15 | ahead of UTC, enter it as '##.#'. |
1063 | USERUTC | 16 | |
1064 | USERUTC | 17 | Examples: |
1065 | USERUTC | 18 | |
1066 | USERUTC | 19 | If UTC time diff = 8 hours and you are located in the USA, |
1067 | USERUTC | 20 | enter as -8.0 |
1068 | USERUTC | 21 | |
1069 | USERUTC | 22 | If UTC time diff = 8 hours and 30 minutes and you are located |
1070 | USERUTC | 23 | somewhere in ASIA, enter as 8.5 (since .5 hours = 30 min.). |
1071 | USERUTC | 24 | |
1072 | USERUTC | 25 | |
1073 | USERUTC | 26 | REMEMBER IF THE SIGN OF THE DIFFERENCE IS WRONG YOUR REFERENCED LOCATION |
1074 | USERUTC | 27 | WILL BE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE GLOBE !!! |
1075 | USERUTC | 28 | |
1076 | USERUTC | 29 | Hint : All USA hams use (-) hours.... |
1077 | USERUTC | 30 | |
1078 | USERUTC | 31 | { End of HELP } |
1079 | USER_OP | 1 | UPDATE USER DATA MENU |
1080 | USER_OP | 2 | |
1081 | USER_OP | 3 | There are 6 options to choose from on this menu. These options allow |
1082 | USER_OP | 4 | you to reset or select different parameters to cause the program to behave |
1083 | USER_OP | 5 | in a different manner for each value. The options are listed below: |
1084 | USER_OP | 6 | |
1085 | USER_OP | 7 | Personal Data Update |
1086 | USER_OP | 8 | |
1087 | USER_OP | 9 | Here your can change your personal data, which includes your callsign, |
1088 | USER_OP | 10 | the latitude and longitude of your QTH or operating position and the number |
1089 | USER_OP | 11 | of hours difference between your local time and ZULU time. |
1090 | USER_OP | 12 | |
1091 | USER_OP | 13 | NOTE : If you change the longitude or latitude value while in this section, |
1092 | USER_OP | 14 | you must reinitialize the beam headings. The option for this is located on |
1093 | USER_OP | 15 | the DX ACCESS MAIN MENU. |
1094 | USER_OP | 16 | |
1095 | USER_OP | 17 | Install new printer |
1096 | USER_OP | 18 | |
1097 | USER_OP | 19 | You can choose another printer to assign as the default printer to use. |
1098 | USER_OP | 20 | |
1099 | USER_OP | 21 | Select new date format |
1100 | USER_OP | 22 | |
1101 | USER_OP | 23 | Here you can choose another date format for use while in the program. |
1102 | USER_OP | 24 | |
1103 | USER_OP | 25 | QSL label defaults |
1104 | USER_OP | 26 | |
1105 | USER_OP | 27 | You can select between the two styles of labels and which type of date |
1106 | USER_OP | 28 | format to have printed on them when printing QSLcard labels. |
1107 | USER_OP | 29 | |
1108 | USER_OP | 30 | Assign new default mode |
1109 | USER_OP | 31 | |
1110 | USER_OP | 32 | Here you are allow to reset the deault mode shown whenever the ADD QSO |
1111 | USER_OP | 33 | option is selected on the LOG UPDATE menu. |
1112 | USER_OP | 34 | |
1113 | USER_OP | 35 | Reset USER fieldname |
1114 | USER_OP | 36 | |
1115 | USER_OP | 37 | This option will allow you to reset the name of the special |
1116 | USER_OP | 38 | USER-DEFINED data field. This field is 15 characters wide and is called |
1117 | USER_OP | 39 | 'MISCFIELD' in the database, but you can set the label that is associated |
1118 | USER_OP | 40 | with this field and shown on the entry form to whatever you like (limited |
1119 | USER_OP | 41 | to 6 characters). The default label is 'MISC'. |
1120 | USER_OP | 42 | |
1121 | USER_OP | 43 | { END OF HELP } |
1122 | U_FIELD | 1 | USER DEFINED (SPECIAL) data field |
1123 | U_FIELD | 2 | (default name = MISC) |
1124 | U_FIELD | 3 | |
1125 | U_FIELD | 4 | This field is can be named by each individual user. It could be COUNTY |
1126 | U_FIELD | 5 | for one user or 10-10# for someone else. In the database file, it is called |
1127 | U_FIELD | 6 | 'MISCFIELD' and contains data in character format, 15 chars wide. The |
1128 | U_FIELD | 7 | default name for this field in the program is 'MISC' and will be presented |
1129 | U_FIELD | 8 | as such unless the user updates it when initializing program or at the FILE |
1130 | U_FIELD | 9 | MAINTENANCE MENU - Change USER parameters option. For a more in-depth |
1131 | U_FIELD | 10 | writeup on this option see the manual. |
1132 | U_FIELD | 11 | |
1133 | U_FIELD | 12 | { End of HELP } |
1134 | WCHOICE | 1 | Printer format width to use ..... |
1135 | WCHOICE | 2 | |
1136 | WCHOICE | 3 | You have selected to use an EXTERNAL format file. These files may be |
1137 | WCHOICE | 4 | anywhere from a few columns wide upto 132 columns wide. If the report is 80 |
1138 | WCHOICE | 5 | columns or less in width, you may select the '80 COLUMN' option and the |
1139 | WCHOICE | 6 | report will print in PICA pitch (10 cpi) instead of the COMPRESSED pitch |
1140 | WCHOICE | 7 | (17 cpi). This will make the letters a bit more readable. |
1141 | WCHOICE | 8 | |
1142 | WCHOICE | 9 | If the report is more than 80 columns wide, you MUST select the 132 |
1143 | WCHOICE | 10 | column option. Failure to do so will cause the text to wrap and the report |
1144 | WCHOICE | 11 | will most likely be unreadable. |
1145 | WCHOICE | 12 | |
1146 | WCHOICE | 13 | { END OF HELP } |
1147 | WHATNOW | 1 | Linking the condition statements |
1148 | WHATNOW | 2 | |
1149 | WHATNOW | 3 | Here you are to select the linking logic for the current statement and |
1150 | WHATNOW | 4 | the next statement. You have two (2) choices to select from or select DONE |
1151 | WHATNOW | 5 | if you are finished building this set of selection criteria. |
1152 | WHATNOW | 6 | |
1153 | WHATNOW | 7 | AND logical option - Select this option if BOTH the current statement and |
1154 | WHATNOW | 8 | the next statement MUST be TRUE for a match to occur. |
1155 | WHATNOW | 9 | |
1156 | WHATNOW | 10 | OR logical option - Select this option if EITHER the current statement or |
1157 | WHATNOW | 11 | the next statement being TRUE will cause a match to occur. |
1158 | WHATNOW | 12 | |
1159 | WHATNOW | 13 | DONE option - Select this option if there are NO more statements to be |
1160 | WHATNOW | 14 | added to the selection criteria being constructed. You will be returned to |
1161 | WHATNOW | 15 | the menu to VIEW matching records, PRINT labels or reports and/or SAVE the |
1162 | WHATNOW | 16 | current selection criteria to disk for later use. |
1163 | WHATNOW | 17 | |
1164 | WHATNOW | 18 | { END OF HELP } |
1165 | Y | 1 | Default Mode selection |
1166 | Y | 2 | |
1167 | Y | 3 | Scroll through the list at right and select (with RETURN) your preferred |
1168 | Y | 4 | operating mode. This mode will be assigned whenever you open the entry form |
1169 | Y | 5 | for adding a NEW QSO to the log. You may override it simply by typing in a |
1170 | Y | 6 | new mode for that entry. Most of the common modes for US hams have been |
1171 | Y | 7 | included in the list. Also using this option will make sure you spell it |
1172 | Y | 8 | the same way each time and makes you queries work better, since the program |
1173 | Y | 9 | can't not know you meant teletype when you say RTTY one time and TTY the |
1174 | Y | 10 | next. |
1175 | Y | 11 | |
1176 | Y | 12 | { End of HELP } |
1177 | USERQSIZE | 1 | QSL LABEL SIZE |
1178 | USERQSIZE | 2 | |
1179 | USERQSIZE | 3 | Select the size of QSL label you want to print. The screen is self |
1180 | USERQSIZE | 4 | explanatory. |
1181 | USERQSIZE | 5 | |
1182 | USERQSIZE | 6 | { END OF HELP } |
1183 | USERQDATE | 1 | QSL LABEL DATA FORMAT |
1184 | USERQDATE | 2 | |
1185 | USERQDATE | 3 | Select the style of the date to be printed on the label. This may be a |
1186 | USERQDATE | 4 | date (MM/DD/YY, etc.) or a verbal string (01 FEB 90, etc.). Refer to the |
1187 | USERQDATE | 5 | text on screen for info. |
1188 | USERQDATE | 6 | |
1189 | USERQDATE | 7 | { END OF HELP }
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