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- # 'SCAN8800' is FREEWARE, you can spread it all over the world, as long #
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- Hello, dear SWL (Short Wave Listener),
-
-
- because I didn't want to store all the interesting frequencys in my
- head, I have written a program called 'SCAN8800'.
- 'SCAN8800_T' is a turbo-version for AMIGA's with the processor 68020
- (or higher) and a co-processor. There is not much more speed, but I
- think, it's good to use this compiler-option - and use CpuBlit.
- The maximal entrys are depending of the free memory of your computer.
- For each frequency you can store up to 9 transmission times and the
- weekdays of them.
-
- Owner of the receiver FRG-8800 from YAESU now can jubilate, but only
- if they also have the interface MINIX MIF-90 too, because you can con-
- trol this receiver with your AMIGA: setting the frequency (min. 25 Hz)
- and mode.
-
- Further you can scan in different manners and get a chart from the
- S-values.
-
- - scanning of a spectrum
- (LW, MW, ... or as an example from 6200 kHz to 6305 kHz step 1 kHz)
-
- - scanning over time
- To see the fading you can check max. 6 frequencys for 1, 2, ..hours.
-
- - scanning of the selected stations of your data-base.
-
-
- Please copy file 'SCAN.miscel' into the directory 's:'.
-
-
- If there is something wrong or could be made better then write to me.
- To get a new version, send a disk and enough IRC's.
-
-
- Thanks a lot to
- - Amiga and Commodore for developing this superior computer
- - SAS for the C-6.3 compiler
- - Willi Burmeister for his helpful aid
- - Bryan Brown for the nice DrawMap-program
- - Anders Bjerin (Sweden) & Bernd Schied (BRD) for the File-Requester,
- I found on Fish 464 (appears not under OS 2.x)
-
-
-
- So long and 55 73.
-
-
- Address: Rainer Redweik
- Kattowitzer Str. 7
- D-38440 Wolfsburg
- Germany
-
-
- Phone: 049/5361/36577
-
- Z-Net: ELKO@GPDB.ZER
-
-
- ******************************************************************************
-
-
- I n f o s:
-
-
-
-
- Hardware connection
-
-
- MIF 90 | Serial (AMIGA)
- --------------------------------------------------
- Pin Pin
-
- In 1---------2 TX
- +14 Volt 2---------9 +12 Volt
- Ground 3---------7 GND
- Out 4---------3 RX
- NC 5 --4 RTS (Pin 4 and 5 must be
- | short-circuited, otherwise
- --5 CTS you read "No 'CTS'!")
-
-
- Tips for operation
-
- After starting SCAN8800 the program try to find the file 'SCAN.miscel' in
- the drawer s:. If it wasn't found, the function 'Miscellaneus edit' was
- started (Sometimes the help-key give infos about to use the editor. On my
- A-2000-C I have to press two times. Yeah.). Here you should enter:
-
- - the path to find the necessary files (Diskname:Drawername)
-
- - the number of the serial port (0 for the default, 1, 2, ... for a
- multiport-card)
-
- - longitude and latitude of your location
-
- - begin of summertime (DD.MM.)
-
- - end of summertime (DD.MM.)
-
- - differenz of lokaltime and UTC (15:00 LOC - 14:00 UTC = +1)
-
- - minimal freq. [Hz] the receiver can receive (150000)
-
- - maximal freq. [Hz] " " " " (29999900, 146000000 or 173999500)
-
- - step-wide for the scan-function you want to use
- LW MW SW VHF
- 3000 9000 1000 25000
-
- Now you have finished ? Ok, please don't forget to save.
-
-
-
- If the program now finds the file 'Stations.SCAN', it show's you several
- broadcasting-stations. And also the program try to read the ASCII-file
- 'SCAN.chanel'. Here you can give in by an editor the frequency with the
- belonging chanel:
-
- 27065000:009 /* distress call chanel */
- 145625000:001 /* Relais (listen) */
-
-
- If not, you can fill the data-base:
- Select menu 'Station edit (right AMIGA-key and e).
-
- Please enter
-
- - the frequency [Hz],
-
- - if you whish an offset (+-999 Hz) (The receiver get freq. + offset),
-
- - the mode (AM, LSB, USB, CW, FM, AMn, CWn or FMn (n means, that the
- narrator-filter should be turned on)),
-
- - the classification (amateur, broadcasting, free radio ...),
-
- - if you want a 't', to give in times,
-
- - the station-name
-
- - the coordinates and
-
- - if known the ITU-sign.
-
-
- Now you can fill the next record. The program detects double freq. and
- don't allow it.
- To leave the edit-mode clear the frequency (with 'Esc') and press RETURN.
-
- If you type a 't' in column 'Time' a new mask appears. Here you kann type
- in the times (in U T C ) when a transmission goes on the air. On each
- weekday, a transmission is running, you can type a 'x'. If you type 'a'
- in the Sa-column, all week-days were marked.
- In a row you can jump between columns with 'TAB' and 'SHIFT-TAB'.
- In summer some stations started one hour earlier. This case you can mark
- in the column bevor Begin[UTC] with a '#'.
- To delete a time-row type a 'l' in column Begin[UTC] - and if this column
- is clear and you press RETURN you leave the time-mask premature.
-
- In case that you use the ITU-column, SCAN8800 hunted the file 'SCAN.itu'
- for the description and printed it - only if found - under the headline.
- The file you can change by an editor: every row 3 signs for the con-
- traction, a colon and 25 signs for text:
-
- CPV:Kapverdische Inseln
- S :Sweden
-
- In this column you can read the contents of file 'SCAN.itu' by pressing
- the 'Help'-key. Further more pressing this key changed the sorting. Look
- for the green point.
- With cursor-up/down you can move through the contents. By pressing the
- initial letter the first found text was marked.
- To return use the 'Esc'-key.
-
-
- Turn on the receiver:
-
- If you select the Power ON-"Key" on the screen (or right AMIGA-p), AMIGA
- take control of FRG-8800. Of course only if the connection is correct.
- But it's better to switch on with the hardware-POWER-key too.
- After pressing RETURN, the frequency and mode of the actual station was
- send out.
- With cursor-up/down you can change the station.
- With cursor-left/right you change the offset (for SSB) in step of 25 Hz.
- To change with a step of 100 Hz use a shift-key additional. Using an Alt-
- key steps with 500 Hz and using Ctrl-key set the offset to the min/max value.
- This changed offset is the one of the data-base and can be saved. Pressing
- 'u' calls the undo-function.
- Using 'Esc' leave this function.
-
-
- Scrolling:
-
- The description how to scroll for- or backwards you can get with the help-key.
- There are several kinds to sort all the items (see menu). Depended from sor-
- ting are the reaction of the key 'n' (next) and 'p' (previous). If you have
- sorted the mode and the actual-mode is AM, than, after pressing 'n', it
- scrolls to mode CW. This can be quicker than using other keys.
-
- You can use the 'f' key to enter a frequency - then the program jumps to it
- or if not exists, near by (Short: 6205 is expanded to 6205000).
- If you have sorted by ITU, you can use the 'i' key to enter an ITU, to which
- you whish to jump and by using the 'Help'-key, now you can read the contents
- of 'SCAN.itu'.
-
-
- Searching:
-
- With this function you can search for station-names (uppercase == lowercase).
- If there are several conformables, you jump to them by pressing cursor-up/
- down keys.
- 'F1' select stations.
- 'Esc' ends searching and the requester appears to allow to enter a new word.
- If no word is given in, the program turned to main.
- 'q' ends the search-function without the requester.
-
-
- Sorting:
-
- The default sorting is time-sorting - after starting you can see if there is
- an interesting program on the air.
- A little green point in the headline indicates, if you have sorted by mode,
- frequency, time, ...
-
-
- Select:
-
- Selected station can be used in two scan-functions.
- To select single items press 'F1', to select groups see menu 'Station select'.
- 'Clear' of course clears all selections.
- 'Delete' deletes all selected entrys of the data-base !!!
- In the scan-function 'Time' you can use up to the first six frequencys, in
- 'Selected' all of them.
- 'F2': all stations without coordinates were selected for better find.
-
- With 'N'ext (shift-n) you jump to next selected station.
- With 'P'rev (shift-p) you jump to previous selected station.
-
-
-
- S C A N:
-
- To exit the scan-functions use the 'Esc'-key. But first you have to stop the
- scanning.
- If you havn't press the Power-ON-"key", the S-values are random numbers.
- 'Mouse-laziers' can use the keyboard, the letters are underlined. Except the
- numbers 1 to 6 in time-scanning.
-
-
- Scan spectrum:
-
- Here you can scan a frequency-range. Choose LW, MW, SW, ... 'Free' allow you
- to enter your special wish. Over menu you can select the special broadcasting
- ranges on SW and also ranges from the radio amateurs.
- The mode can be changed with 'AM', 'FM', ...
-
- 'Delay' enable to set a time to wait up to 30 seconds. After this time the
- next station will tune in. With the 'SQUELCH'-knob on the receiver it is pos-
- sible to control the delay-time. If the signal isn't strong enough, the pro-
- gram dosn't wait.
- Or you can set a range of the S-value, in which delay-time is enabled: with
- the mouse set the lower- and/or upper-boundary. Right side of the scale
- there are two small grey fields. If you move the mouse in this area, the out-
- fit of the pointer changed. You can pick and stretch the fields. If the S-
- value reached between this fields, the program is waiting, otherwise it scans
- on.
- With cursor-left/right you can stop and scan by hand.
- If you have stopped, you can jump to the next/prev. frequency by using the
- 'n' or 'p' key, dependend by the range of S-value.
- If you select 'Max hold' from the menu, the max. S-values will be drawn - may
- be good for searching short signals (voice radio).
-
- Scan time:
-
- This function allowes to record the fading over time of 1 to 6 frequencys.
- 'Selected' take the first selected stations (max. 6). After this the program
- ask for start- and end-time.
- With 'Free' it is possible to give in the freq. manualy. Entering a 'e'xit
- jumps to time entry.
- 'San' starts the record. If start-time is not reached, SCAN8800 waits and then
- automaticaly starts.
- Selecting the f1-f6 keys on the screen (1-6 on keyboard) turns off/on the fre-
- quency.
- If you want to set dots, use key 'd'. Key 'c' clears the last one.
-
-
- Scan selected:
-
- The program scans all the selected stations. More infos see 'Scan spectrum'.
-
-
-
- Other:
-
- In the column 'Band' there are printed out the official radio-band in meters
- (black). Out of this ranges the wavelength will be calculated (grey).
-
- To have a quick view to the times press 't'. After pressing a second time or
- using the menu, the window closes automaticly.
-
- Who wanted to print out a graphic (please use a 'screengrabber' and a paint-
- programm), can press 'shift-p' to let change the colours. So you needn't so
- much time by working with the paint-programm.
-
- You can fade in/out a map by pressing the 'm'-key. If you have entered the
- coordinates, you see the points on the map. Also available in 'Time-Scan'
- and 'Selected-Scan'.
- The map-file is called 'SCAN.map', for interlace 'SCAN.map_lace'. Delete the
- file, you didn't use.
-
-
- If the reception isn't good, don't turn AMIGA on. 'She' makes little noise.
- Sometimes the contact to the receiver isn't successful. I don't know the
- reason, but after a second attempt it works.
- Don't forget to make regulary a backup of the files 'Stations.SCAN' and
- 'SCAN.itu' !!!
-
- If you want to decode MORSE-, RTTY- or FAX-code you can run the decoder-pro-
- gram and SCAN8800, if you have a multiport-card. Change the unit-number in
- 'Miscellaneus edit'. I hope, it work - but I havn't tested it.
- Here in Germany some equipment use the gameport, so no card is neccessary.
-
-
- Much fun by the 'ride on the waves'.
-
-
-
-
-
-
- VERSION 2.33:
-
- Bugs removed (and installed ?).
-
- NoSerRead -> two SWL told me, that they have build a lowcost interface.
- But they can't read the S-meter and squelch. If this menu
- is selected, the programm didn't read the serial port.
- On the next re-design of the miscel-screen, I will put this
- menu-part into. So the programm can remember the choice.
-
-
- More_Freq.lha A few files with special frequencys.
- Use 'LHA -x -M x More_Freq.lha'.
-
-
-
-
- VERSION 2.34:
-
- Requester -> added the possibility to cancel a request.
-
- select->save: new menu-item. Now you can save only the selected stations,
- and if you want, arrange a new file, using 'Merge'.
-
- select->modify: new menu-item. All selected stations can be modified.
-
- Example: if you want to change 'Rundfunk' into 'Broadcasting',
- 1. clear all what is selected (right Amiga-shift-l)
- 2. sort by classification (right Amiga-c)
- 3. type 'n' until 'Rundfunk' is in the edit-row
- 4. select all 'Rundfunk' (right Amiga-shift-c)
- 5. use the new menu-item and type in 'Broadcasting'.
-
- if you want to change 'AM' into 'AMn',
- 1. clear all what is selected (right Amiga-shift-l)
- 2. sort by mode (right Amiga-m)
- 3. type 'n' until 'AM' is in the edit-row
- 4. select all 'AM' (right Amiga-shift-m)
- 5. use the new menu-item and type in 'AMn'.
-
- ... and so on. Please always do the 5 steps !!!
-
-
-
-
- VERSION 2.35:
-
- Frequency-range changed. Now the frequency-limits, you have set in the miscel-
- laneous-function, are only guilty, when the programm is sending
- to the receiver.
- In the database, you can feed frequencys into your computer in
- the range of 1 kHz (type '1' and return) up to < 1 GHz.
-
- Select->delete now deletes only manual selected stations.
-
- Selected Displays the numbers of selected stations (green).
- Shows the numbers by using next- and previous-functions (blue).
-
- Summertime I have learned, that in the southern hemisphere summertime is
- from October to March. Thank you W.F. Wevers from New Zealand !
- Miscellaneus is changed.
-
- File protection mode now will accepted.
-
- And a few other changes.
-
-
-
-
- VERSION 2.36:
-
- Serial changed to 7 wire handshake. For future enlargement.
-
- Scan » Spectrum If you have found several new interesting frequencys, you can
- insert them into the database. Jump to the freq. by using the
- cursor-keys or 'n'ext or 'p'revious. Then press the 'i'-key.
- If it is a new frequency it will be inserted and selected.
- When you return to the main-screen, the program jumps to the
- first item and then you can complete the text.
-
- Printer Bug fixed.
-
- Map To zoom in into the area of Europe, press 'z'.
-
-
-
-
- VERSION 2.37:
-
- Bugs removed.
-
- Printer Function for black / white - printer corrected.
-
- Menu 'Zoom Map' added.
-
- Map The drawing line from transmitter to receiver isn't always
- correct (Thank's W. Wevers for the info). Maybe next time
- I will remove this line.
-
-
-
-
- VERSION 2.38:
-
- Map Now you can put the map-screen to back by clicking into the
- upper right corner.
-
- 'f'-key If you use this key for searching a frequency, now you get
- information, wether there is more than one freq. (f + offset).
- If the freq. is found and shown in green color, there is only
- one station, otherwise there are more with the same freq.
-
- Example: Freq. Offset f+o
-
- 6000000 0 6000000
- 6000001 -1 6000000
- ... .. ..
- 6000009 -9 6000000
-
- Sort starting by mouse. A quick hack without buttons or so.
- You can let sort by clicking on the words 'Frequency', 'Mod',
- 'Classification', ...
-
-
-