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                             TOTAL HAM PLUS

For those who have not seen the TOTAL HAM Series, this is a program designed
to be used online while on the air. For those who have, enchancements follow.

TOTAL HAM PLUS is lite bar menu driven & very fast on hard drives.

TOTAL HAM PLUS gives you while online: logging(3 modes),Beam headings from your
QTH, DXCC,WAS,WAZ,WAC,COUNTY HUNTERS,ITU ZONE & DX ZONE checklists,
QSL managers info, QSL card handling, log maintenence & more.

In the logging mode (Regular,contest & net formats available) you have at your
finger tips, your country, state, county, continent & itu & cq dx zone
checklists. You also have special info screens available such as the
international prefix allocation table, authorized & unauthorized frequencies
for classes of licenses. A user kept QSL managers list is also available.
Entering a call sign at the prompt will display any other contacts made with
that callsign. If that callsign has any QSL manager listed in the QSL managers
list, that manager will be displayed also. Adding a qsl manager or changing an
existing manager while logging the contact will automatically update the QSL
managers list. All logging modes automatically enter the time & date
(converted to UTC from you computers system clock), band,mode, & will carry
over the previous signal reports & frequency (changable if you wish after
entry). A flag is available to flag this contact as wanted for QSL purposes
(new country, rare, etc).

The contest mode is a shortened, fast entry version of regular logging. Along
with auto entry of time & date, the contest name & a 59 signal report is auto
entered (changable if you wish after entry). A Contact number is displayed &
automatically incremented for use if the contest uses contact numbers.

The net mode is the same as regular logging except that it will keep track of
the stations worked while in the net mode & will display, at the touch of a
function key, all contacts made & info you have entered. Who's on the net with
you????

The country,state,county,dx zone & itu zone checklists give you online info
about whether you have confirmed or need a confirmation from a station. They
display all bands & SSB or CW modes with X's for those confirmed.

The QSL manager list mentioned above can be kept up to date by entering info
found in any source. You may also edit,delete or print the list.

The QSL card handling option allows you to enter a QSL card you have received
by entering the call sign. your log is searched & displays all contacts with
that callsign not already marked as received. This will flag your log entry
with the fact that a card was recieved & allow you to also enter this card as
a new country,state,county or zone into one of the checklists at this time.
When you are ready to send QSL cards, you may print lists to send cards to.
or print information labels for use on QSL Cards.
The first list printed is all those you flagged as wanted & the second list
is all those you need to send to. There is also an option to flag contacts as
not wanting to qsl to prevent unneeded contacts from showing in these lists.

The log maintenance option allows editing & listing or printing of your log.
It allows print outs by date, month, whole log or log since last printing.
The log can be printed in two formats.

Those who have used the shareware version "THE TOTAL HAM" will find many
enhancements, changes or additions in "THE TOTAL HAM PLUS".


As of TOTAL HAM PLUS Version 3.0 the following new & enhanced features are
available to the user over the last shareware TOTAL HAM version 9.2.

SUMMARY:

Comes with a printed manual.

Much faster, easier to use menus (lite bar).

Much more info is now available from the input of all logging modes.
ALL checklists including the new zones checklist, the callsign allocation
table (for all the strange prefixes), authorized frequencies for class of
license.

Net & contest modes now allow picking up a previously used file. Useful for
on-going nets & contests.

Personalized print outs.

DETAILS OF SOME OF THE CHANGES & ENHANCEMENTS:

1  - Menus are now lite bar selections. Light up the option & hit return.
     Zap your there. ( Comming back to this version after developing the
     plus versions shows me the value of them ). The menus also have a
     short help box describing the option.

2  - Most print outs now are personalized with your callsign & the date of
     the printing.

3  - Printed logs now have page numbers. Printing the whole log starts from 1 &
     printing since last printing will pick up the number it left off at last.

4  - You can now search the beam heading file by country name if the prefix
     is not remembered.

5  - added an abort to all printer functions. ESC will abort, & form feed.

6  - Net logging now saves its additional file (you name it) so you can leave
     the area & come back with out losing it. It also auto enters the net name
     into the contest field, now refered to as the contest/net field.
     the next time you enter net logging you are asked if you want to start a
     new net or if not, all the files *.NET are displayed & you can re-activate
     any of them.

7  - The above now makes it safe to exit the area with the F1 key instead of
     END. Accidental exit before lost the info. F1 is now active through out
     in place of END.

8  - contest logging was changed to to match the net logging format.
     contest file carry the extent of *.CNT.

9  - contest processing was changed to match above.

10 - editing of existing beam heading entries was added.

11 - input of the dates in log printing & log editing was fixed so that a
     2 character field is displayed.


12 - changed the state side K's to W's in the new beam heading files. This
     now matches the countries list which carries W as the primary prefix
     for the USA.

13 - You can now add to, delete from & printout the beam heading file.

14 - In the contest logging mode, if mode is CW '599' is entered as signal
     strength.

15 - Long path has been added to the beam heading file.

16 - Manual entry to the log now carries over the previous freq, time & signal
     reports.

17 - In all logging modes F4 now brings up a checklist menu. This allows any
     checklist to be available at all times.

18 - The above allows county hunters to use any mode & have his checklist
     available. This was the only difference in county hunter net logging so
     that mode was deleted.

19 - This also freed up another function key ( F6 ) to be used for information
     screens. International allocation of callsigns, Frequencies legal for
     class of license are available at this time.

20 - Added a paged display of the qsl managers list when called from logging.
     Allows a partial call to be entered & get a list of matches. example:
     HC will give all HC's with managers.

21 - Added the ability to resort the log by date & time. The log print out
     options print the log as it was entered. If users entered some manually,
     then entered live, then manually again, the log will print out in that
     order. The option in the log maintenance menu will resort the log in the
     proper order, date & time. Will take a little time to do but it should not
     be neccesary to use often.
     BE CAREFUL OF DISK SPACE AVAILABLE & I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU REMOVE ALL
     TSR'S BEFORE RUNNING THIS OPTION.

22 - Added ability to set your own left margin on printouts. allows you to
     set up for 3 hole punching of the printouts. Default is 4 spaces.

23 - the frequency is now printed on the log printouts.

24 - Zones are added to the main menu. You have either CQ dx zones (WAZ) or
     ITU zones. You will be asked which you want.
     NEW files zone.dat, zone.idx, zone1.dat & zone1.idx. add to your directory.

25 - Now displays the sent & rec signal reports in the receive qsl card option.

26 - The program no shows leading zero's in all time,date displays & in the
     log.

27 - Added the ability to print information labels for use on QSL Cards.


28 - On entering any logging mode, the bottom frequency of the band entered
     will be entered automatically to the first log entry. change this if you
     wish. the last entered frequency will be carried to the next entry. again
     change if you wish.

29 - Moved the name field down in the logging entry screen. Makes more sense
     since you hardly every now his name as the first thing in the contact.

30 - The log now has two formats. 1. the standard detailed format as before.
     (11 entries per page) 2. A condensed print format that matches the ARRL
     logbook (55 entries per page). The print out page numbers are separate
     for each style.

31 - The [ESC] to abort changes now works as it should.

32 - Entering a recieved QSL card now resets the wanted flag.

33 - Added a reminder to back up all data files as the you leave the program.

34 - Will again run on a 360K floppy system although not recommended.

PLUS many cosmetic & small operational changes to improve the operation.



             >>>> Some of the VERSION 4 ENHANCEMENTS <<<<<


1 - A radio interface has been added. In logging the frequency is taken from
    the rig & entered in the log when you enter the QSO. ALSO if you change
    bands with F5 the radio will follow the band change & change bands also.

2 - Added a simple terminal program for use with a TNC while in logging.
    Shift-F1 brings it up & ESC will bring you back to logging.

    (Both of the above are activated or deactivated from the options menu.)

3 - The TNC option menu shows PAKRATT 232, KAM & GENERIC.
    The generic option is a plain terminal mode (no frills) nothing entered.

4 - Entering any of the logging options now uses a lite bar selection of the
    band & mode. You no longer have to enter those manually.

5 - If a previous contact is found in any of the logging options, the name,
    city, state, & country are picked up from the last previous contact
    displayed and entered for you if you choose to enter the contact into the
    log.

6 - grid square & propagation fields have been add to the log. The callsign
    field is now 11 characters, allowing for example: KA4XYZ/VP2A. Previously
    the field was 10 characters.

7 - The base frequency entered upon first entering any logging option now
    reflects the bottom of the band based on the mode. Example CW starts at
    28.000 & SSB starts at 28.300.

8 - Info screens available in logging now contains the ARRL section list.


9 - Under the contest & net logging, when a filename is given and that
    filename already exists the program now asks for another name instead of
    overwriting the file.

10 - In contest logging the contact number is now shown with out the decimal
     places being displayed.

11 - All log entry screens now show the time and date of the contact in the
     heading. The Sent QSL field is now shown in the entry form. This was
     requested to allow for a quick "QSL now" option. Enter the Y now and
     print screen for the info to fill out a card now without using the send
     QSL Card area.

12 - A previous contact now is found only for exact matches. Previously if
     KA4XYZ was in the log, entering KA4XY would show KA4XYZ. It was possible
     to show and enter a wrong QSL manager. This now will not happen.

13 - The QSL manager field is now forced to upper case after the screen is
     completed.

14 - Entering the checklist options from logging will default to the mode you
     are now working. Upon returning from the checklist menu the mode will be
     restored to what it was when you entered the menu.

15 - All the checklists have been revamped to offer confirmed & worked. RTTY,
     PACKET & AMTOR have been added to the lists for tracking of those modes.
     The mixed mode options in the checklist menus will only be for mixed
     SSB/CW contacts. Other modes are not included in the mix.

16 - The above required the displays and printouts to be totally revamped.
     Only on mode at a time is displayed. This allowed a single line for each
     entry rather than the previous two lines. Really makes more sense now.

17 - With addition of RTTY,PACKET, & AMTOR fields all the checklist File sizes
     have grown approx. 50% with these additions.

18 - The checklists now allow for a W for WORKED as well as an X for CONFIRMED.
     Worked was added as a menu option.

19 - All references to DX zones through out the program have been changed to
     the proper name of CQ zones.

20 - Zone screens and printouts now state the type of zone. IE: ITU or CQ.

21 - The QSL manager input field in logging now uses the Qslman.dat file.
     This allows the whole 50 character field to be used and allows enough
     space for an address or other info you previously could only enter in
     the QSL MANAGER menu. This allows for the deletion of the field in the
     LOG.DAT file (Never really used anyway).

22 - Contest counter saved one too many - fixed this

23 - Checks diskspace after adding to files - shows warning at 4K

24 - All options now in separate menu under the main menu



25 - New option of using a different filename for the log. Default is still
     LOG.DAT. optional log only active in present session and will revert to
     LOG.DAT next time the program is brought up.

26 - Added the ability under log maintanence to mass edit from an inputted
     date forward. This will allow you to enter a start date and edit from
     there on until you say [Q]uit.

27 - Changed add to log manually to add directly to the log.dat file instead
     of using a temporary file.

28 - Adding to the log manually now updates the qsl manager file like logging
     does.

29 - Band & mode menus show the mixed option only when it can be safely used.

30 - Added display of his signal to all displays in sending QSL options.

31 - Zones now show in proper numeric order.

32 - Set printer codes now save what was there before if a return is hit at
     the input prompt instead of wiping it out.

33 - The log.dat file has one(1) space added to callsign two(2) frequency,
     addition of a field for gridsquare & one for propagation and the deletion
     of the QSLMAN field (covered above).

34 - We have decided to play it safe with the data files. Now the program will
     close and reopen the files if changes or additions were made. This will
     ensure that if power is lost or some other nasty happens there may be only
     a minumim of data lost (what was on the screen). This MAY help if DOS 4.0
     bites you. We do not recommend DOS 4.0 because of its bug in file handling.
     DOS 4.01 is supposed to have corrected this problem.


Version 4.2

1  - Added feature to the TNC termianl mode to save the lest screen upon
     exiting. This can be recalled by the shift F2 key from the call prompt.

2  - Added the band & mode fields to all log input screens. This allows you
     to change the band or mode there if you had forgotten to from the header.

3  - Added the fields RQSL and SQSL to the prior contact reports. Suggested
     so you could remind the station that he had not sent you a card.

4  - Fixed the international callsign allocation table. It displayed out of
     order alphabetically.

5  - Fixed the QSL label option. It would round of a frequency of 3.75 to 4mhz.

6  - Added a feature of prefixing a call with an "/". This allows you to search
     the log by a partial prefix as previuos versions did. You cannot Enter a
     qso using this option. This provides for the fexiblity of older versions
     and the safety of version 4.


Version 4.3

1  - Added the mode to all QSL printouts. The send QSL printouts will also now
     include the exchange field.

2  - F10 will now bring up the     QSL MANAGERS menu. The first option is the same
     as what the program did before. Now you have all the other options
     available also without going back to the main menu.

3  - RECEIVE QSL CARDS and SEND QSL CARDS are now under the same menu option.
     Saves some jumping back and forth if both are neeeded.

4  - Added an option to mark all entries for a given date as don't send QSL
     cards. This allows you to mark contest entries so they don't print
     labels and don't show in the lists. You may then go back and edit the
     ones you DO want to QSL with. If you wish to QSL all contacts, don't use
     this option. Use your judgement as to which option makes the least work
     for you.

5  - The QSL card labels now print the month as JAN, FEB, MAR, etc instead of a
     number.

6  - Added an option to print one one QSO per label in the "Print QSL labels
     for block on front of card".



Version 4.4

     We have found a way to remove our program from memory except for a 12K
     segment, write the program to a disk file, Run an external program or
     drop to DOS, return to the program at the point we left it, reload the
     program from the disk file as continue the program for there. This has
     opened some doors for what can be done and the following two options are
     now possible.

1  - Added an option to run an external TNC program of your choice in place of
     the basic internal TNC mode. This allows the users of the DRSI packet
     board to run the DRSI terminal program the same as the other TNC users
     have been able to do. You may also run your favorite TNC program.

2  - Added a drop to DOS feature from either the CALL prompt or the main menu.

3  - Added the ability to enter a frequency and mode at the CALL prompt to
     send a supported rig to that frequency and mode.

4  - The checklist menu now show the current mode in the title block.

5  - Added an option to change the logic in recieving QSL cards. You now may
     set an option from the options menu to mark the QSO as sent QSL card
     immediately after marking it received.

6  - Changed the want QSL field in the input screen to show a Y or N instead
     of the logical T or F. This was done to avoid some confusion created by
     the logical nature of that field. It operates the same, you just see a
     Yes or No instead of the True or False.

7  - Various cosmetic changes made neccessary by the above new features.


OPTIONS:

             >>>>>> K1EA log import program <<<<<<<

This program is NOT for distribution. All rights are reserved by
REMWARE and WD4AZG.

As is always the case, MAKE A BACKUP of all *.DAT & *.IDX files before
running this or any other utility program. This is a GOOD PRACTICE to
do anytime.

The K1EA contest logging program is a very good contest logger.
K1EA will create all the contest report forms needed.

This program allows you to use K1EA during the contest and then after the
contest allows you to import the logs created into THE TOTAL HAM PLUS.
You can then use the features of THE TOTAL HAM PLUS for record keeping
and QSLing.

This program and the file K1EAIN.DAT MUST be in the directory with THE
TOTAL HAM program you are using. FLOPPY DISK USERS follow the instructions in
the file FLOPPY.DOC.

The menu allows you to import the standard B2R.EXE output format or the
hidden AK1AFORMAT option. Both will ask for the file mane created by the
K1EA program. You will then be asked for the mode of that file. The K1EA
program will log in UTC just as THE TOTAL HAM PLUS does, but you are asked
if the K1EA log is kept in UTC anyway. If you have not used the correct
option in K1EA you may do the conversion by answering [N] to the prompt.
If you should give a wrong answer to the prompt you may enter [0] for the
conversion factor and the program will not change the time.

Since K1EA will enter the frequency in its log if you have one of the radios
supported by K1EA the program will import this frequency outputted by the
B2R.EXE program. The program B2R.EXE will create a file with the extent of
.RES.

A note about the hidden option in the K1EA program. Entering AK1AFORMAT in the
call prompt of the program will create a file with the extent of .ASC. This
file is acceptable by the ARRL according to the authors of K1EA. This program
will import that style format also.

Since K1EA does not print the frequency in this format the program will make
an entry based upon the band and mode. This is needed to use the QSL card
labels created by THE TOTAL HAM PLUS. The frequency will be the base frequency
of the band and mode. EXAMPLE: 10 meter SSB will input the frequency of 28.300.
This is the base frequency of 10 meter SSB.

We suggest, based upon the two formats that can be created by the K1EA program,
that you output the AK1AFORMAT option for the log to be sent in for the contest,
But that you use the B2R.EXE format to import to THE TOTAL HAM PLUS if you have a supported
radio with an interface unit. This way the real frequency will entered to the
TOTAL HAM PLUS log.


If you are about to import a large number of contacts you should think about
the QSL options in THE TOTAL HAM. All entries WILL show in your QSL lists and
would print labels in that option. The program will give you the option to
flag all the entries with the DO NOT QSL "N" in the SQL field. This would
cause the program to ignore these entries in the QSL options. If you only wish
to QSL a few of these entries CHOOSE the option. You would then only have to
edit a few to remove the "N" in that field. If you intent is the QSL most of
these entries then CHOOSE 'N' for the option. This would be the same as if you
had worked these contacts in normal operations. All will be printed on labels
and the QSL lists.

PRICE: $10.00



OPTIONS:

     >>>>> ARIES-1 or ARIES-2 to TOTAL HAM PLUS <<<<<
                     log exchange program

       This program is NOT for distribution. All rights are reserved by
REMWARE and WD4AZG.

    The purpose of this program is to allow THE TOTAL HAM PLUS
to recieve log entries from either ARIES-1 or ARIES-2 and input them
into THE TOTAL HAM PLUS log. This allows the use of the record keeping
capabilities of THE TOTAL HAM PLUS while still using the excellent
digital communications and logging of ARIES-1 OR ARIES-2. This program
also allow THE TOTAL HAM PLUS to output to a file matching the DBT file
created by ARIES-1 OR ARIES-2.

    CAUTION:

    As with any conversion program we STRONGLY suggest you make a
backup copy of you *.DAT and *.IDX files before running this or any other
conversion program.

    THE TOTAL HAM PLUS automatically converts time to UTC(GMT).
ARIES logs in local time unless you have used the ARIESGMT program
supplied with ARIES. We strongly suggest you DO use it. IF you have not
and your ARIES log is in local time, answer "N" to the question when the
program presents it. The conversion factor WILL be the difference between
local time and UTC. EXAMPLE: EST is 5 hours behind UTC. The conversion
factor would be 5. The time will then be converted to UTC before it is
imported to THE TOTAL HAM PLUS log. If this procedure is NOT followed it
WILL result in dupilcate entries in the log, one for local time and one
for UTC.


    This program has two options in the menu.

    INPUT FROM ARIES-1 or ARIES-2

    This option will input the file created by the ARIES option to
export data to dBASE compatible file. You will be asked for the name of
the file you exported from ARIES. The file is them imported into THE
TOTAL HAM log file after first dupe checking on DATE,TIME and CALL. The
data imported will be converted to the proper format required by THE TOTAL
HAM PLUS. EXAMPLE: ARIES will read the mode from the radio, hence a SSB
contact may be USB or LSB. These will be imported to THE TOTAL HAM PLUS
as SSB. QSL information & mode will also be converted.

    OUTPUT TO ARIES-1 or ARIES-2

    This option will output entries from THE TOTAL HAM PLUS log in
the same format as ARIES does. This is actually ascii in the format
("data","data"). The data exported will be converted to the proper format
required by ARIES. EXAMPLE: THE TOTAL HAM PLUS uses only SSB while ARIES
uses USB or LSB. THE TOTAL HAM PLUS SSB contacts will be exported as USB
or LSB based upon the band, hence a 10 meter SSB contact will be exported
as USB. QSL information & mode will also be converted. The program will
keep track of the last entry to be exported. The next time you export to
ARIES only those since the last export will be transfered.


    There are a few differences in the logs used by ARIES and THE TOTAL
HAM PLUS that can not be transfered because they don't exist in the opposite
log.

    ALL efforts have been made to insure import to THE TOTAL HAM PLUS
in as accurate fashion as possible. Some assumptions had to be made.
EXAMPLE: ARIES recommends you use the two letter abreviation for states.
The program assumes you have. THE TOTAL HAM PLUS uses separate fields for
STATE and COUNTRY. The program will place a two letter field from ARIES in
the STATE field of THE TOTAL HAM PLUS log, otherwise it will place it in the
COUNTRY field. ARIES recommends you use S, R, and X in the QSL field. The
program uses this convention to import these to the send and receive fields
in THE TOTAL HAM PLUS log.

PRICE; $15.00





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