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Version 1.23
Contents:
1.0 Intro to SWLOGit.
1.1 Thank You's
1.2 License
1.3 Registration
1.4 System Requirements
1.5 Install / Setup
2.0 Break Down
2.1 Hot Keys
2.2 SWLOGit main screen
2.3 Logging
2.4 Find/Edit
2.5 MUF
2.6 Util
2.7 QSL
2.8 File/Print
2.9 User Setup
2.10 Exit
3.0 Backups
4.0 Errors
5.0 Printer
************************************************************************
* *
* NOTICE: PLEASE NOTE ANY REFERENCE TO HELP ONLINE ONLY APPLIES TO *
* THE LOGGER SECTION OF THIS VERSION (1.23). ONLINE HELP IS *
* BEING WORKED ON ASAP. SORRY FOR THE DELAY OF THE HELP *
* ONLINE. *
* *
************************************************************************
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** 1.0 ** ** INTRO **
Well after many, many months of working on SWLOGit I'm glad to
release the first copy to the real world.
I'd like to thank everyone who's helped me in this project, you all
know who you are. This program has gone through MANY changes and many
rewrites. It started off as a HAM database and then half way through
the program I decided to write a database for Shortwave listeners.
Since I couldn't find a program already out there with the options I
wanted, I decided to write my own. This current version has been
the third completely rewritten from scratch.
This program was written to add to the enjoyment of shortwave
listening and to help you keep track of all those stations that are
heard on the band.
Be able to find where that transmission is coming from and from whom.
SWLOGit has many more tools that enable the user to find what's the
MUF or help write those Reports(QSL's) to confirm the stations
reception.
I hope to add more options as we go along. I also hope that you as a
user will give me feedback on the program, things that you like or
dislike. Have any new ideas that you think would improve the
program? Let me know and I may add it to the next release.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
** 1.1 ** ** T h a n k Y o u ' s **
Before we get into the program I'd like to thank the many people who
helped me in this not so small project that's lasted close to 3 years.
After well over 3000+ hours of programming and debugging, I'd like to
thank my wife for not throwing the PC out the window<g> after
spending so much time in front of it. I'm really grateful that she has
stood behind me with this project.
I would like to thank Joe Robinson, for all his support, and good
words that kept me going when I sort of slowed down on the programming
of SWLOGit.
I also want to thank very much the help of the early beta testers, for
testing the program and giving me the help on what I should improve to
make the program even better. Also the bad points <g>.
There are SO many more people out there that I would like to thank as
well in helping me by giving me their encouragement to continue and
finish up. All of you on my small mailing list, on the Internet.
I would also like to thank very much Ken Alexandra for his support in
allowing me to use his BBS 'The Listening Post' as the HQ BBS for
SWLOGit.
Sorry if I've left anyone out. I wish to thank everyone out there.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
** 1.2 ** * * L I C E N S E * *
DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before
buying it.
If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected
to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request
registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial
period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to
continue using the software to an updated program with a printed
manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and
the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of
comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad
ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The
author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute
the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For
example, some authors require written permission before a commercial
disk vendor may copy their Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should
find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's
commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs
easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead
is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back
guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.
DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
Users of SWLOGit must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
SWLOGit is COPYRIGHT.
"SWLOGit is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties,
expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of
merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no
liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from
the use of SWLOGit."
SWLOGit is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the
user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but
please do not give it away altered or as part of another system.
SWLOGit must be copied complete, including the files SWLOGIT.DOC,
README.1ST, & ORDER.DOC.
The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal
computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to
provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new
products. If you find this program useful and find that you are
using SWLOGIT and continue to use SWLOGit after a reasonable trial
period, you must make a registration payment of $25.00 (Canadian) or
$20.00 (U.S) to DAVID TOSTE.
This registration fee will license one copy for use on any one
computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a
book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of
people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another,
so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location
while it's being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by
two different persons at the same time.
Commercial users of SWLOGit must register and pay for their copies of
SWLOGit within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn.
Commercial and government Site-License arrangements may be made by
contacting DAVID TOSTE.
Operators of electronic bulletin board systems may post SWLOGit for
downloading by their users as long as the conditions described in this
license are met.
Anyone distributing SWLOGit for any kind of remuneration must first
contact DAVID TOSTE at the address below for authorization. This
authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized
by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors,
and such distributors may begin offering SWLOGit immediately. (However
DAVID TOSTE must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept
up-to-date with the latest version of SWLOGit.)
You are encouraged to pass a copy of SWLOGit along to your friends for
evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find
that they can use it.
View the file labeled ORDER.DOC for further information.
David Toste
195 Wynford Dr. Suite 207
Don Mills, Ontario
M3C 3P3
Canada
Internet E-Mail: aa521@freenet.toronto.on.ca (Main E-MAIL Address)
da884@cleveland.freenet.edu
at738@freenet.carleton.ca
HQ for SWLOGit BBS: The Listening Post (905)841-6490
E-Mail Address for 'The Listening Post':David.Toste@odxabbs.tor250.org
FidoNet: 1:250/930
To download the latest copy of SWLOGit. Log onto
'The Listening Post' and logon as "SWLOG IT"
Password "SWLOGIT" Note: Minus the quotes
Look for SWLITxxx.ZIP xxxx - Latest version of SWLOGit.
Look for SWITxxxU.ZIP xxxx - Latest update version.
INTERNET:
FTP : ftp.virginia.edu /pub/swlogit/
or : itre.uncecs.edu /pub/software/
Any SimTel Mirror site should have the lastest copy of
SWLOGit. Look in the /msdos/hamradio/ section.
(Others will be added)
WWW : http://itre.uncecs.edu/radio/software/SWLogit.html
or : http://itre.uncecs.edu/radio/software/
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
** 1.3 ** ** REGISTRATION**
Registration couldn't be any easier. Once I receive your registration
form via mail, I can either send you the registration number by
Post-Mail or via E-mail. If you would like to receive the registration
number by E-mail MAKE SURE you send it to me in the order form.
REMEMBER that if you continue to use SWLOGit for more then 30 days you
are requested to register SWLOGit. Remember that by using a unregistered
version of SWLOGit you will be limited to save a MAXIMUM of 100 records.
Once you have a registration serial number it will unlock the power of
SWLOGit with NO limitations what so ever.
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** 1.4 ** ** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS **
PC: XT(NOT TESTED), 286, 386, 486 (Note: 286's will work but slow)
DOS: DOS 3.3 or higher.
Mouse: Microsoft, or any other driver.(Mouse is not needed
but allows easier access, plus allows you to use
some of the options that ONLY use the mouse.)
Memory: Minimum of 570K.(If not a bit less)
EMS/XMS will speed things up. Without EMS/XMS the program
uses the hardrive for swapping from the overlays.
HardDrive: Minimum of 1.4 Megs, because the database WILL
grow as you add new logs. It will grow to a maximum of
128 megs, or a total of well over 400,000+ records.
*NOTE* Please not that if you have DOUBLESPACE hard drive
compression program installed, the MAPs become
distorted. Seems to work find on STACKER. If you do
have DOUBLESPACE installed, try to find the
uncompressed drive, and install SWLOGit on the
uncompressed drive.
Video: Any type, CGA(No Graphics), EGA, VGA.
Because there are some graphics involved you will not be
able to use those options unless you have EGA or VGA.
Don't let the size of the .EXE file scare you off, because
the program uses overlays, and the overlays are built into
the .EXE, and not a separate file as some other compilers do.
The program will run faster if you have EMS/XMS, but will
still work with just 570K, it will just use the hardrive to
swap the overlays.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
** 1.5 ** ** INSTALL / SETUP **
SWLOGit can be placed anywhere on your hardrive. Once you have
created the directory in which you would like to place SWLOGit. Unpack
the file into that directory and just type 'SWLOGIT.EXE' and the
program does the rest.
Once you have started SWLOGit as a new user, it will create the
database files needed for the program and then ask you for some
information for the user setup. See UserSetup for more information.
If you have used previous versions of SWLOGit, before 1.17. Then the
program will need to convert your old database version to a new format.
Should this need to be done, SWLOGit will prompt you whether you want
to convert or backup your database. I STRONGLY advise that you backup
the database atleast once amonth.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
** 2.0 ** ** Break Down **
Before we continue with breaking down every option in the program and
what it does, I would just like to point out a few things that are
global throughout the program.
1. To get HELP(1) at anytime in the program you can press
F1. It will give you needed help in the option or field
you are in at the current moment.
2. The mouse(if installed) can be used to control the pull
down windows, or move your cursor to a different field
within a window, or press on buttons.
3. TAB is used to move FORWARD to the next button or field.
SHIFT-TAB is used to move BACK to the previous field.
4. If you see an arrow() down in red (if you are in color
mode) you can press the arrow down to have an options
window open up, or you can double click in that field
with a mouse.
5. ESC(escape) can be used any where to abort the current
process.
6. From the main opening screen you can use HOT KEYS. This
will enable you to jump right into the option you want
without going through the pull down windows or using the
mouse. See below for a complete list of all the HOT KEYS,
or from within the program itself from the help list(1).
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
** 2.1 ** ** Hot Keys **
SWLOGit has a few built in quick keys, which allow you to get some of
the options with just the press of one key.
[Help]
──────
F1 - Globe Help Online(1)
[Logging]
─────────
F2 - Logger
[Find/Edit]
───────────
Ctrl-F1 - Frequency Ctrl-F5 - Country
Ctrl-F2 - Date Ctrl-F6 - Language
Ctrl-F3 - Time Ctrl-F7 - Station ID
Ctrl-F4 - Mode Ctrl-F8 - View tagged records
[MUF]
─────
Ctrl-G - Muf Graph Plot Ctrl-S - Sun Terminator
Ctrl-W - Muf World Map (Plotting)
[UTIL]
──────
Ctrl-T - TimeZone Text Ctrl-R - Sun Rise/Set Times
[QSL]
─────
Ctrl-D - Station Address Base
[Files/Print]
─────────────
Ctrl-A - Export File(Ascii) Ctrl-P - Print
[Setup]
───────
Ctrl-U - User Setup
[Exit]
──────
Ctrl-X - Exit SWLOGit
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
** 2.2 ** ** SWLOGit Main Screen **
SWLOGit 1.23
Log Find/Edit MUF Util QSL Files/Print SetUp Exit Help
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║ ██████┐ ███████│ ███████│ ████┐ ██│ ║
║ └─────┘ └──────┘ └──────┘ └───┘ └─┘ ║
║ ║
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<Ctrl-X>Exit <Esc>Abort Local-21:54:53 UTC-21:54 Mon Apr 14 95
Once you start up for the first time you'll see that you'll be asked
to enter some user information that is needed before the program will
continue, see below 'USER SETUP' for more information. This user
information is only asked once on the first time you run SWLOGit.
Please make sure that you enter the correct longitude and latitude for
your area, since the program uses this information to calculate MUF,
Sun Rise/Set, and your UTC offset.
The above screen capture is the basic main screen. What you
see is the menu bar with the main options, eg: LOG, Find/Edit.......
At the bottom is the local time as well as UTC time and the local
date.
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** 2.3 ** ** Logging **
To start your logging of shortwave stations you can activate
the logger by either pressing F2 from the main menu, or using ALT-L
then 'S', or by using your mouse to the main menu bar and then to the
LOG section and click the mouse's left button. A pull down window
should now be open(fig.1)
[fig.1] Log Find/Edit MUF Util
┌──────────────────────┐═══
│ SWLOGit Log Book F2 │
└──────────────────────┘███
║ ██┌────┘ ██│ ██│ ██┌
║ ███████┐ ███████│ ██│
Using the mouse, double click on 'SWLOGit Log Book F2', or from the
keyboard by pressing 'S' to activate the logger (fig.2).
[fig.2]
╔═════════════════════════════════ LOGGER ═══════════════════════════════════╗
║ ┌────────┐Khz ┌─────┐UTC ┌─────┐ ┌────────┐ ║
║Frequency:│ │ StartTime:│21:56│ EndTime:│21:56│ Date:│02-19-95│ ║
║ └────────┘ └─────┘ └─────┘ └────────┘ ║
║ ┌────┐M ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌────────┐ ║
║ Band:│0 │ Mode: Country: Call:│ > ║
║ └────┘ └─────────┘ └─────────────┘ └────────┘ ║
║ ┌───────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ ┌─────┐ ║
║StationID:│ > Language: SINPO: ║
║ └───────────────────────┘ └──────────────┘ └─────┘ ║
║ ┌──────────────┐ Report ┌─┐ QSL ┌─┐ ║
║ TX Site: Sent:│N│ Recv:│N│ ╥ ║
║ └──────────────┘ └─┘ └─┘ ║ ║
║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ╙─ ║
║Comments: │ │ ╓╖ ║
║ │ │ ║║ ║
║ │ │ ╙╜ ║
║ │ │ ╓╖ ║
║ │ │ ║╖ ║
║ │ │ ╙╜ ║
║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ < SAVE > < EXIT > < HELP > ║
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Each options in the logger will be broken down:
Frequency: The frequency MUST be entered in KiloHertz's and NOT in
MegaHertz's.
Range for entering frequencies is from 10Khz to 29999.9
Khz's. Once the frequency has been entered, the band for
that frequency is automatically calculated.
StartTime: Starting time of the current logging. Time is set to UTC.
EndTime: End time of logging. UTC time setting. Or you can just
leave the current time.
Date: Date of the logging station.
Band: As stated in 'Frequency:' the band is automatically
calculated.
Mode: You can manually enter your own Mode for the current log,
or by double clicking in the Mode field, or by pressing the
down arrow() key. You should see the Mode scroll window
appear(fig.3).
Scroll up or down either with the keyboard or mouse. Once
the Mode has been chosen, press Return, or OK with the
mouse. You don't have to use the pull down window to select
a mode, you can do it manually. If you do decide to use the
pull down window, at the bottom of the list using 'OTHER'
you can enter your own mode. You should see the selected
mode in the MODE: field.
[fig.3]
┌─────────── Mode ────────────┐
│ ┌─────────────────┐ │
│ │ AM │
│ │ AMTOR █ │
│ │ CW ░ │
│ │ FAX ░ │
│ │ FEC ░ │
│ │ FM ░ │
│ │ LSB ░ │
│ │ NAVTEX ░ │
│ │ PACKET ░ │
│ │ RTTY ░ │
│ │ USB ░ │
│ │ WEFAX │
│ └─────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ < OK > < Cancel > │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────┘
Country: This option works just the same as the Mode option.(See
Above(fig.4) Either this can be the country from which the
program originates, or which country the transmitter
is located in.
[fig.4]
┌────────── Country ──────────┐
│ ┌─────────────────┐ │
│ │ Afghanistan │
│ │ Albania █ │
│ │ Algeria ░ │
│ │ Argentina ░ │
│ │ Armenia ░ │
│ │ Australia ░ │
│ │ Ausrtria ░ │
│ │ Bangladesh ░ │
│ │ Belarus ░ │
│ │ Bosnia Hercengo ░ │
│ │ Belgium ░ │
│ │ Brazil │
│ └─────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ < OK > < Cancel > │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────┘
Call: It's up to you as a user to enter a call sign for the
station that your logging, but it is not needed. An example
would be WWV, or HCJB. Or if your into listening to
utilities you can enter the call sign used there.
Station ID: As an example what you would enter here is eg:'Radio
Portugal' or 'Vatican Radio'.
Language: As with Mode and Country, there is a pull down option with
a built in list of many languages.(See Mode). (fig.5)
[fig.5]
┌───────── Language ──────────┐
│ ┌─────────────────┐ │
│ │ English │
│ │ Afrikanna █ │
│ │ Arabic ░ │
│ │ Chinese ░ │
│ │ Dutch ░ │
│ │ French ░ │
│ │ German ░ │
│ │ Greek ░ │
│ │ Hebrew ░ │
│ │ Italian ░ │
│ │ Japanese ░ │
│ │ Korean │
│ └─────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ < OK > < Cancel > │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────┘
SINPO: SINPO code is a well established way of indicating
reception quality. An example would be a SINPO of 24343. In
English this would mean:
(S)ignal was poor
(I)nterferance was slight
(N)oise was moderate
(P)ropagation was slight
(O)verall was fair
The meaning of SINPO is as follows:
S - Signal
O - Interference
N - Noise
P - Propagation
0 - Overall
[fig.6]
┌──────────────────────────────────SINPO─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ S-Signal I-Interfernce N-Background P-Propagation O-Overall │
│ Strenght Noise │
│ │
│( ) 1-Nil ( ) 1-Extreme ( ) 1-Extreme ( ) 1-Extreme ( ) 1-Unusable │
│( ) 2-Poor ( ) 2-Severe ( ) 2-Severe ( ) 2-Severe ( ) 2-Poor │
│( ) 3-Fair ( ) 3-Moderate ( ) 3-Moderate ( ) 3-Moderate ( ) 3-Fair │
│( ) 4-Good ( ) 4-Light ( ) 4-Light ( ) 4-Light ( ) 4-Good │
│( ) 5-Execllent ( ) 5-Nil ( ) 5-Nil ( ) 5-Nil ( ) 5-Execllent│
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ < OK > < CANCEL > < HELP > │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
TX Sites: Use this area to enter the known location for the stations
transmitter site.
┌───────── TX Sites ──────────┐
│ ┌─────────────────┐ │
│ │ Antigua │
│ │ Ascension Isl █ │
│ │ Australia ░ │
│ │ Austria ░ │
│ │ Bahrain ░ │
│ │ Bangladesh ░ │
│ │ Belgium ░ │
│ │ Bethany ░ │
│ │ Bonaire ░ │
│ │ Bangkok ░ │
│ │ Botswana ░ │
│ │ Brazil │
│ └─────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ < OK > < Cancel > │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────┘
Comments: This area can be used to comment on what was heard or any
other type of information that you would like to reference
to the station that you are listening to. The working area
is NOT limited to the size that you see on the screen. The
working area is 50 characters long, by 6 lines. Just
continue typing your comments and they will scroll off
the working area.
Reports Sent/Received: To indicate that you have either sent or
received a QSL(Station) report, enter a 'Y' or
if you haven't sent a report indicate 'N'.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
** 2.4 ** ** Find/Edit **
This area has two ways that it can be used. You can either search the
database and look up information, or edit logs that you have in the
database already. An example would be to look up a frequency that
you're listening to. Once you have found what you're looking for, you
can edit the record and update it, or you can save it as a new log.
┌────────────────────────────┐
│ Frequency Ctrl-F1 │
│ Date Ctrl-F2 │
│ Time Ctrl-F3 │
│ Mode Ctrl-F4 │
│ Country Ctrl-F5 │
│ TX Site │
│ Language Ctrl-F6 │
│ Station ID Ctrl-F7 │
│ Station CAll │
│ COmments │
│ Report Sent │
│ Report Recv │
│ View Taged Records Ctrl-F8 │
│ View UnTaged Records │
│ UnTage ALL Records │
└────────────────────────────┘
Searching Options:
Frequency - Search for ANY frequency in the
Database.
Date - Search for a log date. The date format
is : MM-DD-YY (Month-Day-Year)
Time - The Time search searches a range of
times. An example would be to search
from 02:00 UTC to 03:00 UTC. Or you can
always enter the same time for both,
and it will try to find a log with that
exact time.
Mode - You have the option of typing your own
mode or using the down arrow key or
to double click in the mode edit field
and the scroll will open up.
Country - See Mode above.
TX Site - Search Transmitter locations
Language - See Mode above.
Station ID - You enter the station ID. An example
would be to search for 'Voice of
America'. The program will search the
entire Database for the above word.
Station Call - Search for the stations call sign,
example 'VOA' or 'HCJB'.
Comments - The comments search will search ALL of
the comment fields for the word(s) you
want searched.
Report Sent - Will display all of the logs that you
have sent QSL reports to.
Report Recv - Display all of the stations or logs
that you have received reports from.
View Tagged - Displays all of the logs that you have
tagged. These logs can then be Exported
or Printed. Only logs that have been
tagged can be Exported or Printed.
View Untagged - Displays all of the logs that have NOT
been tagged. These logs CAN NOT be
printed or exported unless they have
been tagged.
UnTag ALL - This option will UnTag all of the logs
that have been tagged. You can view
which logs are tagged with the 'View
Tagged Records'. You will be prompted
whether you really want your records
untagged.
Once you have selected which option you want to use to search for, you
will see a scroll window, with all of records found in the
search(fig.8). If it had not found anything it would display a message
to you stating that it had not found anything.
[fig.8]
┌─────────────────────────── Found in Search ───────────────────────────┐
│ ┌─┬─────────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬────────┬─────────┬──────────────┬───┐ │
│ │T│ Freq │ Bnd │STime│ETime│ Date │ Mode │ Country │ │
│ ├─┼─────────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼────────┼─────────┼──────────────┼───█ │
│ │ │ 8080│37 │22:05│22:05│11-14-94│AM │Afghanistan │Non░ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ░ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ░ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ░ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ░ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ░ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ░ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ └█░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░-| │
│ Total:[1/1] │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ < Exit > < Edit > < View > < Tag > < Delete > < Help > │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
By using the mouse or arrow keys you can view what was found in
the search. You can scroll to the right or left and view the entire
record. If there are more then 8 records found in the search, you will
be able to scroll up and down using the keyboard or mouse.
<Edit> If you decide to edit the current highlighted record, you can
by pressing Edit. From within this option you'll be able to
save the record as a update or as a new log. The program will
prompt you to which type you would like to save it as.
<View> View is much like the Edit option, but it just allows you to
view the entire record on the screen at once, but doesn't
allow you to edit or update the record.
<Tag> This option may be a little tricky to understand at first but
it's a really simple concept. When you decide to Print, or
Export records to a file, SWLOGit will ONLY Print/Export
records that have been Tagged. If you decide that you want
the current record to be Printed or Exported, then you would
TAG it by either using the mouse and pressing <TAG> or by
using TAB to highlight that button, or you can do the fast
way by pressing the SPACE bar.
<Delete> This is basically straight forward. It will delete the
current high-lighted record and it will make sure you want to
delete it, so there is no chance that you may delete it by
mistake. Once deleted you CAN NOT undelete it, so be sure you
really want the record deleted.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
** 2.5 ** ** MUF **
One of the many powerful features of SWLOGit is it's ability to plot
the MUF (Maximum Usable Frequency) for the entire world or to just
one small section of the globe, as well as plotting out the Sun
Terminator Line. The Sun Terminator will plot out which sections of
the globe that are in daylight or in darkness.
The program will place a 'expect' sunspot number for the current month,
but you can enter your own sunspot/solor flux number.
Some of the options below that require a SunSpot/Solar Flux number and
found to be empty, the program will predicate the expect number for the
current month.
[fig.10]
t MUF Util QSL Files/Print
═┌────────────────────────────┐
│ MUF Graph Ctrl-G │
█│ MUF WorldMap (Plot) Ctrl-W │
█│ MUF WorldMap (Mouse) │
█│ Sun Terminator │
█└────────────────────────────┘
██│ ██│ ███████│ ██│ ███┐ █
MUF Graph: MUF Graph is used to plot out the MUF for a target area of
the world, example would be to Southern Africa or to the
East Coast of the USA. You can either enter the Solar
Sunspot Number or Flux. But make sure that you have the
correct button with the 'X' to indicate which of the two
you are using. To view the Directions List, press the Down
Arrow() key to have the list appear or double click on the
Edit field. Once you have selected a target area and the
Sunspot information, press <OK> and you will then see the
plotted information for that target. You will see the
MUF(Red Line), and LUF(White Line) for that target and at
what time you should expect the MUF/LUF in UTC.
[fig.11]
╔══════════════ MUF Graph ══════════════╗
║ ║
║ [X] SunSpots [ ] SolorFlux ║
║ ┌─────┐ ┌──────────┐ ║
║ SunSpots:│ │ Date:│10-25-1994│ ║
║ └─────┘ └──────────┘ ║
║ ┌───────────────────────┐ ║
║ Direction: ║
║ └───────────────────────┘ ║
╠═══════════════════════════════════════╣
║ < OK > < Abort > < Help > ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝
MUF WorldMap (Plot): MUF Mapping is a really strong option. When you
really want to know what's going on with
conditions around the world, MUF WorldMap will
plot out the MUF for the entire world. This way
you will be able to see where most of the DX
should be coming from.
This process may be slow on some older machines.
As a default the resolution has been set to 10
degrees. What this means is that the program
will jump every 10 degrees and then calculate
the MUF. You may set up the resolution to a
lower number. On a 386-DX40 with NO math co-
processor it takes about 2 minutes to plot out
the world map with the default settings. Because
the program has to calculate the amount of hops
the signal takes to get from point 'A' to you,
there are also MANY other calculations that must
be figured out as well, ie. find out if the area
of the bouncing is land or ocean, or if it's in
day or night. So there are A LOT of formulas
that must done to just figure out the MUF from
your location to point 'A'.
[fig.12]
╔═════════════════════ MUF Map ═════════════════════╗
║ Pattern: ║
║ [X] SunSpots [ ] SolorFlux [X] ─────── ║
║ ┌─────┐ ┌────────┐ [ ] ─ ─ ─ ─ ║
║ SunSpots:│21 │ Date:│02-19-95│ [ ] ─∙─∙─∙─ ║
║ └─────┘ └────────┘ [ ] ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ ║
║ ┌─────┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ║
║ Time:│22:05│(UTC) Resolution:│10 │ Video:│VGA│ ║
║ └─────┘ └───┘ └───┘ ║
║ View: [X] MUF [ ] LUF ║
╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ < OK > < Exit > < Help > ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Sun Spot/Flux: Please select whether you are going to enter a sun spot
number or the solar flux. Then all of the programs
calculations are based on the Solar SunSpot number. But
if you do choose to enter a Flux number the program
will convert the Flux number to SunSpot.
Pattern: Select which pattern you would like to have plotted out.
Time: UTC time that you would like to have the MUF mapped out
at.
Resolution: The Resolution option is defaulted to 10, on a 386-DX40 it
takes about 2 minutes to plot out the entire globe and if
set to 1 it would take WELL OVER 10 minutes to plot out.
Because the amount of calculations SWLOGit is doing to
find the MUF for that section of the world it's slow in
plotting out. If you are running a 486-DX or greater by
all means set it to 1, which will plot out a really nice
MUF layout. But using the default number of 10 also
plots out a nice looking MUF map. If you want a quick plot
set it up to 20 or 25 degrees.
Video: By default the video mode will be what has been setup in
the USER SETUP, but you may select to choose either VGA or
EGA mode.
View: You can select whether the program will use the MUF or LUF to
display on the maps.
Once you have entered all of the required information, and have
pressed the OK button, the program will go into the selected video
mode and will either create the world map file if not found and will
start to plot out the MUF for that section of the map going from left
to right.
At the top of the screen you will find a color code to indicate what
each color pattern corresponds to which frequency on the map.
As well on the status area you will see :
'Resolution' - in degrees in which the program jumps. Default it
would jump every 10 degrees.
'Sunspots' - the program is calculating to.
'LUF/MUF' - Indicates what is the Lowest and Maximum
Usable Frequency (LUF/MUF).
At any time while it's plotting the MUF Map you can press Escape to
abort the procedure and return to the main menu.
MUF WorldMap (Mouse): The 'Mouse' option is much like the above 'Plot'
MUF mapping. But instead of having the program
calculating every point on the map, you can use
the mouse and point and click on the area of the
world you would like and the program will
display the corresponding color for the MUF. At
the top right hand corner of the screen you will
see the MUF/LUF for that current clicked area
instead of just a color.
╔══════════ MouseClick MUF ═══════════╗
║ ║
║ [X] SunSpots [ ] SolorFlux ║
║ ┌─────┐ ┌────────┐ ║
║ SunSpots:│21 │ Date:│02-19-95│ ║
║ └─────┘ └────────┘ ║
║ ┌─────┐ ┌───┐ ║
║ Time:│22:05│(UTC) Video:│VGA│ ║
║ └─────┘ └───┘ ║
║ View: [X] MUF [ ] LUF ║
╠═════════════════════════════════════╣
║ < OK > < Exit > < Help > ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════╝
Sun Terminator: The Sun Terminator is the boundary between day and
night. You can also have the twilight band shown as
well(Gray Terminator). By default the twilight is set
to 6 degrees below the horizon. The screen is also
updated by default every 1 minute, but you may decide
to change that to a greater delay. Local
sunrise/sunset time is displayed, local time, UTC
time, and Sun Elevation. If you have a mouse installed
you can use the point to point and click and the
program will give you an approximate time. But because
many countries change their times through out the year
and some other don't it's hard to keep track, so the
program calculates the time base on the TRUE offset
from UTC base on it's Longitude.
╔═════════════ Sun Terminator ═════════════╗
║ ║
║ Dusk ┌───┐° ┌───┐(Min) ║
║ Terminator:│6 │ Update:│1 │ ║
║ └───┘ └───┘ ║
║ ┌───┐ ║
║ Video:│ │ [X] Terminator Line ║
║ └───┘ ║
║ ║
╠══════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ < OK > < Abort > < Help > ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════╝
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
** 2.6 ** ** UTIL **
TimeZone Text: TimeZones Text displays 75 cities around the world and
their local times. At the bottom of the screen you will
see either <Page Up> or <Page Down>, by clicking on
those buttons, the screen will show the next page
cities and their times. Winter and Summer buttons are
set for the cities shown and their current seasons. An
example would be: If you would like to find out what
time it is in New Zealand, and you're in the Northern
Hemisphere and it's Summer for you, you would have to
make sure that the Winter Button is active because it's
winter in New Zealand.
╔═════════════════════════════ WorldTime Clock ══════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Afghanistan: 02:45 Bulgaria: 00:15 Hungary: 23:15 ║
║ Albania: 23:15 (CAN)NewFoundland: 18:45 India: 03:45 ║
║ Algeria: 23:15 (CAN)Atlantic: 18:15 (INDONESIA)Java: 05:15 ║
║ Argentina: 19:15 (CAN)Eastern: 17:15(INDONESIA)Timor: 06:15 ║
║ (AUS)Victoria: 08:15 (CAN)Central: 16:15 Iran: 01:45 ║
║ (AUS)NSW: 08:15 (CHINA)Beijing: 06:15 Iraq: 01:15 ║
║ (AUS)Queensland: 08:15 (CHINA)Xining: 05:15 Israel: 00:15 ║
║ (AUS)Tasmania: 08:15 Cuba: 17:15 Italy: 23:15 ║
║(AUS)N. Territory: 07:45 Czechoslovakia: 23:15 Japan: 07:15 ║
║(AUS)S. Australia: 07:45 Ecuador: 17:15 Jordan: 00:15 ║
║(AUS)W. Australia: 06:15 Egypt: 00:15 Korea(DPR): 07:15 ║
║ Austria: 23:15 Finland: 00:15 Korea(Rep.): 07:15 ║
║ Azores: 21:15 France: 23:15 Kuwait: 01:15 ║
║ Bangladesh: 04:15 Germany: 23:15 Luxembourg: 23:15 ║
║ Belgium: 23:15 Greece: 00:15 Malta: 23:15 ║
║ Brazil(E. Coast): 19:15(NETHERLANDS)Holland: 23:15 Mongolia: 06:15 ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ < Exit > < Help > [X] Summer [ ] Winter < P. Down > ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Calendar: As the name refers to, this will display a calendar or
any month.
╔═══ Calendar Date ═══╗
║ ┌───────┐ ║
║ Date:│10-1994│ ║
║ └───────┘ ║
╚═════════════════════╝
All you have to provide is the month and year you would like to see
the calendar for.
┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ October, 1994 │
│ Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat │
│ 01 │
│ 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 │
│ 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 │
│ 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 │
│ 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 │
│ 30 31 │
├──────────────────────────────┤
│ < OK > │
└──────────────────────────────┘
Sun Rise/Set: As found in some newspapers, you can look up the local
sunrise/sunset times. By supplying the month, day and
year the program will find the local sun rise/set for
your area.
╔════ SunRise/Set ════╗
║ ┌──────────┐ ║
║ Date:│10-31-1994│ ║
║ └──────────┘ ║
╚═════════════════════╝
Once the program calculates the times, you will see two times. One is
for your 'Local Standard Time' and the other for your 'Daylight
Savings Time'.
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ DATE: 10-31-94 │
│ │
│ Latitude :44N Longitude :79W │
│ │
│ Sunrise :06:51 Local Standard Time │
│ 07:51 Daylight Savings Time │
│ │
│ Sunset :17:08 Local Standard Time │
│ 18:08 Daylight Savings Time │
│ │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ < OK > │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Be sure that in the setup of the program you have entered the
correct Longitude and Latitude for your location, since the times are
calculated based on your Longitude and Latitude. There could be an error
level of +2 or -2 minutes from what you would find in your local newspaper.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
** 2.7 ** ** QSL **
Address Database: SWLOGit already comes with more then 100 shortwave
station addresses in it's database. But you can
always add your own station addresses.
┌──────────────────── QSL Address's ────────────────────┐
│ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │All India Radio Address │
│ │P.O. Box 500 █ │
│ │New Delhi ░ │
│ │INDIA ░ │
│ │ ░ │
│ │ ░ │
│ │ ░ │
│ │ ░ │
│ │ ░ Comments│
│ │ │
│ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ < Edit > < Add > < Delete > < Search > │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ < OK > < Exit > < Help > [1/131] │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
To scroll through the addresses, you can use the up/down arrow keys,
or if you have a mouse installed you can use the scroll bar.
Some of the features in this option are:
<EDIT> - Edit the current address displayed.
<ADD> - Add a new address to the 'Address
Database'
If you do decide to add a new address an
edit window will open up and allow you to
enter a new address. The database(DB)
will then sort the new address and place
it in alphabetical order based on the
first line of the address.
<DELETE> - Be careful how you use this option. This
will delete the current address shown,
and CAN NOT be undeleted once it's been
deleted. The program will make sure you
really want to delete the address before
it proceeds.
<SEARCH> - As your address database grows it may and
will get larger. At times you may just
want to do a fast scan for a stations
address. By pressing on the search button
a search window will appear and in there
you can enter any word you would like to
search for. eg: SEARCH: RADIO
The program will go out and search the
database for any addresses with the word
'RADIO' in it.
<OK> - Once your done with the Address Database
just press the OK button, or just press
the ESCAPE button.
<EXIT> - Exit button is much like the OK button.
<HELP> - Get help information about the Address
database. You can receive help from any
of the buttons in the current window that
are highlighted by pressing the F1 key on
your keyboard.
Comments: This area could be used to enter any comments about the station.
An example would be "Station requests 3 IRC's", "Expect long
delay".
────────────────────
Write Report: One of the many powerful options in SWLOGit is that it
is able to write the QSL's for you. All that is required
from you is to select which log you would like to send
to, their address, and which language to write the QSL
in, and that's all. Sit back and let the program and
printer do the rest.
╔══════════════════════════════ Report Writer ═══════════════════════════════╗
║┌───────────── Log Book ───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐║
║│Frequency(khz): Band(m): Mode: Call: │║
║│StartTime(utc): Country: Language: │║
║│ EndTime(utc): Date: SINPO: Report Sent: Report Recv: │║
║│StationID: TX Site: │║
║│Comments: │║
║│ │║
║│ │║
║│ │║
║│ │║
║│ │║
║└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘║
║┌───────────── Station Address ───────────┐ ┌────────────┐ ║
║│ │ Language:ENGLISH ║
║│ │ └────────────┘ ║
║│ │ ║
║│ │ < Submit > < Address > ║
║│ │ ║
║│ │ < Log > < Comments > ║
║│ │ ║
║│ │ < Cancel > < Help > ║
║└─────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
< SUBMIT > - Submit the current report to either the printer or to a
file. Please make sure that your printer is online.
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Send report to: │
├─────────────────────────────────┤
│ < PRINTER > < FILE > │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
If you decide to select sending the report to a file, you
will be asked to enter a valid DOS file name.
╔════ Report to File ════╗
║ ┌────────────┐ ║
║ File:│ │ ║
║ └────────────┘ ║
╠════════════════════════╣
║ < OK > ║
╚════════════════════════╝
Once the report has been printed or saved to a file, you will be
asked weather you would like to mark the current log as sent. What this means
is that it will update the current log as been sent.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Mark this Report as 'Y'es for sent? │
├───────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ < NO > < YES > │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘
< ADDRESS > - The station address database window is opened up
and you can then scroll or do a search and find
which station address to send it to.
< LOG > - Select which log to send a QSL report to. Only the
logs that have been marked as 'N' for Sent Report
will be shown in this list of logs, since there
is no use in sending a report to a station that
you have QSL'ld already.
< COMMENTS > - If you do decide to edit the current comments
before writing up the report you may do so. Any
modifications that have been made will not be
saved in the database.
< CANCEL > - Cancel the 'Report Writer'.
< HELP > - Get help on the 'Report Writer'
Language: By pressing the down arrow keys or double clicking on
edit field you'll see a scroll window appear and it
will ONLY display files on the current directory with
file extension of .QSL. Which only should be used for
your scripts, and ALL of the scripts MUST end with the
.QSL extension.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
** Scripts **
Script writing is very easy. Writing a script is the same way you
would write up a normal letter, but you would replace some words with
macros. Below you will see a list of macros that are used and their
descriptions. Most of them are straight forward. Some of the macros have two
formates, you can use either one.
I would recommend that you use the small version for the exporting script
files. The reason for this is because you'll be able to formate the script
much better then using the large macros.
There will be times when the script output is all over the place. For this
reason there has been added a two macros @compressed_on@ and @compressed_off@
by default, the program assumes @compressed_on@.
What is ment by @compressed_on@ is the any trailing spaces after the macros
are removed.
NOTE: MAKE SURE that @compressed_on@ or @compressed_off@ are placed on the
FIRST line of the script file. If placed on any other line they do not
have any effect on the output.
Log Book:
@FRQ@ or @FREQ@ - Logs Frequency.
@BND@ or @BAND@ - Band.
@MOD@ or @MODE@ - Mode which the station was heard.
@CAL@ or @CALL@ - Call Sign.
@STM@ or @START_TIME@ - Start time of the program.
@ETM@ or @END_TIME@ - End of program.
@LDT@ or @LOG_DATE@ - Logged date.
@CTR@ or @COUNTRY@ - Country the station originated from.
@TXSITE@ or @TXS@ - Where the transmitter is located.
@LNG@ or @LANGUAGE@ - Language the program was heard in.
@SID@ or @STATION_ID@ - Station ID.
@SIN@ or @SINPO@ - SINPO
@CL1@ or @COMMENT_LINE_1@ - \
@CL2@ or @COMMENT_LINE_2@ - \
@CL3@ or @COMMENT_LINE_3@ - \
@CL4@ or @COMMENT_LINE_4@ - / Comments lines, one or all can be
@CL5@ or @COMMENT_LINE_5@ - / used.
@CL6@ or @COMMENT_LINE_6@ - /
@RR@ or @REPORT_RECV@ - Report has been receieved.
@RS@ or @REPORT_SENT@ - Report has been sent.
Misc:
@TODAY_DATE@ - Today's date, uses your computers date.
@SDT@ - Short version of the date. The format is
12/25. (12-25-1995). Only month and day are
set.
Personal Info:
@YOUR_NAME@ - Your full name.
@YOUR_MAILING_ADDRESS_1@ - \
@YOUR_MAILING_ADDRESS_2@ - \
@YOUR_MAILING_ADDRESS_3@ - > Must use ALL these macros in this
@YOUR_MAILING_ADDRESS_4@ - / order.
@YOUR_MAILING_ADDRESS_5@ - /
@EQUIPMENT@ - Your equipment that you are using.
@YOUR_CITY@ - Your city's name.
@YOUR_LONG@ - Your Longitude.
@YOUR_LONG_DIR@ - Your Longitude direction.(W/E)
@YOUR_LAT@ - Your Latitude.
@YOUR_LAT_DIR@ - Your Latitude direction.(N/S)
Stations Address:
@STATION_ADDRESS_1@ -\
@STATION_ADDRESS_2@ - \
@STATION_ADDRESS_3@ - \
@STATION_ADDRESS_4@ - \ All of these macros MUST be used to
@STATION_ADDRESS_5@ - / have the stations address to be
@STATION_ADDRESS_6@ - / written.
@STATION_ADDRESS_7@ - /
@STATION_ADDRESS_8@ -/
An example of writing up a script would be as follows:
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@STATION_ADDRESS_1@ -\
@STATION_ADDRESS_2@ - \
@STATION_ADDRESS_3@ - \
@STATION_ADDRESS_4@ - \ Print at the beginning of the letter the
@STATION_ADDRESS_5@ - / Stations address.
@STATION_ADDRESS_6@ - /
@STATION_ADDRESS_7@ - /
@STATION_ADDRESS_8@ -/
@YOUR_MAILING_ADDRESS_1@
@YOUR_MAILING_ADDRESS_2@
Your Mailing--> @YOUR_MAILING_ADDRESS_3@
Address @YOUR_MAILING_ADDRESS_4@
@YOUR_MAILING_ADDRESS_5@
@TODAY_DATE@ - Todays date.
Dear Sirs,
I'm writing this report to confirm that I heard your station on
@LOG_DATE@(Logged Date), on the frequency of @FREQ@(Logged frequency)
using the mode of @MODE@(mode the station was heard). Your signals
SINPO was @SINPO@.
Some of the notes that I noted down about the program were:
@COMMENT_LINE_1@
@COMMENT_LINE_2@
@COMMENT_LINE_3@
@COMMENT_LINE_4@
@COMMENT_LINE_5@
@COMMENT_LINE_6@
.
.
.
(I hope this little sample will give you a rough idea as to how to
compose a script for writing QSL's)
Of course you can always write up your own scripts.
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** 2.8 ** ** File/Print **
Export File(Ascii): Export records in the database to an ascii file.
Exporting logs to a text file work much like the
report writer, where you use a 'script file' to export
your logs to. You can write up your own script file to
a format which you like to use, or your local SW magazine.
╔════════════ Ascii Export ═════════════╗
║ ┌────────────┐ ║
║ Read Script File Name: ║
║ └────────────┘ ║
║ ┌────────────┐ ║
║ Export to File Name:│EXPORT.ASC │ ║
║ └────────────┘ ║
╠═══════════════════════════════════════╣
║ < Export > < View > < Help > ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝
To select a script file, move to the 'Read Script File
Name' field and either double click you mouse or press the
down arrow key. You will then see a scroll window appear.
┌──────── Script File ────────┐
│ ┌─────────────────┐ │
│ │ DETAILED │
│ │ DETAILSM █ │
│ │ SMALLEX ░ │
│ │ FIDO ░ │
│ │ ░ │
│ │ ░ │
│ │ ░ │
│ │ ░ │
│ │ ░ │
│ │ ░ │
│ │ │
│ └─────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ < OK > < Cancel > │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────┘
You can then double click or select a file with the
keyboard.
Script files MUST have the extension of .EXP .
A example of a export script file:
@frq@ khz @mod@ @stm@/@etm@ @sdt@ @sid@
@cl1@
This small script will export the following.
@frq@ - Frequency.
(You can add any text in file as well, and will notice
'Khz' to indicate that the frequency is in Kilohertz.)
@mod@ - Mode
@stm@ - Start time of the program
@etm@ - End of the program.
@sdt@ - small date format, instead of 01-26-1995 this
would print out 01/26
@sid@ - Stations ID.
@cl1@ - The first Comment Line in the log.
Export File(SWLOGit): You can export some of your logs into a SWLOGit
format so that other users of SWLOGit can then
import some of your logs into their database.
Once again only records that have been tagged
will be exported.
╔═══════════ SWLOGit Export ════════════╗
║ ┌────────────┐ ║
║ File Name:│EXSWLOG.DB │ ║
║ └────────────┘ ║
╠═══════════════════════════════════════╣
║ < Export > < View > < Exit > < Help > ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝
Import File(SWLOGit): Import a SWLOGit file. You can import other
users logs into your own database. All that is
required is the files name and you will see how
many files were imported in the process.
╔══════ SWLOGit Import ════════╗
║ ┌────────────┐ ║
║ File Name:│ │ ║
║ └────────────┘ ║
╠══════════════════════════════╣
║ < Import > < Exit > < Help > ║
╚══════════════════════════════╝
Print: Printing your logs works much like the exporting
of your logs into an ascii file. All you have to provide
is the script file to be used. See above how to use the
script files.
Please make sure that the files extension ends with .EXP .
╔══════════════ Print Log ══════════════╗
║ ┌────────────┐ ║
║ Read Script File Name: ║
║ └────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╠═══════════════════════════════════════╣
║ < Print > < View > < Help > ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝
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** 2.9 ** ** User Setup **
When you load SWLOGit for the first time after extracting it from the
compressed file it should ask you for your personal information.The
information that is provided in the user setup is very vital to the
operation of SWLOGit.
When writing a QSL report, your mailing information is used.
When you select to do a MUF plot or graph, your Longitude and Latitude
are used.
╔═════════════════════════════ [ User Setup ] ═════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ User ┌─────────────────────────┐ ┌────────────────────┐ ║
║ Name:│David Toste │ City:│Don Mills │ ║
║ └─────────────────────────┘ └────────────────────┘ ║
║ Mailing ┌─────────────────────────┐ ┌────────────────────┐ ║
║ Address:│195 Wynford Dr. │ Radio:│SANGEAN 803A │ ║
║ │Suite 207 │ └────────────────────┘ ║
║ │Don Mills, Ontario │ ┌──────┐ ┌─┐ ║
║ │Canada │ Longitude:│79.4 │ Direction:│W│ ║
║ │M3C 3P3 │ └──────┘ └─┘ ║
║ └─────────────────────────┘ ┌──────┐ ┌─┐ ║
║ ┌───────────────┐ Lattitude:│44.3 │ Direction:│N│ ║
║ Registration Number:│UNREGISTERED │ └──────┘ └─┘ ║
║ └───────────────┘ ║
║ ┌───┐ ┌──────┐ ║
║Video Type:│VGA│ [ ] Daylight Savings UTC Offset│-5 │ < UTC GUESS > ║
║ └───┘ └──────┘ ║
║ Date Format: [X] MM-DD-YY [ ] DD-MM-YY [ ] YY-MM-DD ║
╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ < SAVE > < EXIT > < HELP > ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
User Name: Your full name.
Mailing Address: Your complete mailing address, minus your name.
City: Just the name of your city. Do not place your
province or state, an example would be : 'Toronto'
or 'New York'
Radio: Your radio that your using at the moment.
Longitude: Try to get your Longitude as close as possible for
your location.
Latitude: Try to get your Latitude as close as possible for
your location.
Video: Enter your preferred video mode, for graphic screens.
DayLight Saving: If your part of the world is in daylight Savings,
activate this button by clicking on it with a mouse
or the space bar.
UTC Offset: Place the time offset from your location to UTC. If your
not sure the correct offset, the program can GUESS your
offset based on your Longitude. To do so, press the
< UTC GUESS > button.
Date Format: Select the date format to your liking, but please remember
that if in the future you do decide to change to a different
format, the program will NOT change any of the dates in the
current database to the new format. So if you where to select
MM-DD-YY, and use this format for a few months and then decide
to change to YY-MM-DD, and you want to search for a previous
log using the first format, using YY-MM-DD will not be able to
to find any logs, other then with the current format.
Registration Number: Once you have registered your copy of SWLOGit, I
will provide you with a personal registration
number that you should place here.
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╔═════════════════════ Sort Search ══════════════════════╗
║ Sort order: ║
║ ║
║ First Second Third ║
║ () Frequency ( ) Frequency ( ) Frequency ║
║ ( ) Start Time ( ) Start Time ( ) Start Time ║
║ ( ) End Time ( ) End Time ( ) End Time ║
║ ( ) Date () Date ( ) Date ║
║ ( ) Mode ( ) Mode () Mode ║
║ ( ) Country ( ) Country ( ) Country ║
║ ( ) Station ID ( ) Station ID ( ) Station ID ║
║ ( ) Language ( ) Language ( ) Language ║
║ ( ) TX Site ( ) TX Site ( ) TX Site ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ < OK > ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Search Sort: You can select the order in which the database is sorted.
By selecting the order First, Second, Third.
Using the above as an example, the program will sort the
DB by the Frequency, then sort the frequencies by Date, then
sort all of the above by Mode.
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** 2.10 ** ** Exit **
EXIT : Exit SWLOGit.
SHELL TO DOS: You may shell to DOS from within SWLOGit. You will not
be able to run large files, since the program still
resides in memory. To return back to SWLOGit, just
type in 'EXIT'.
ABOUT: Get info about SWLOGit, when it was compiled and what
version you are running.
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** 3.0 ** ** Backups **
I would HIGHLY recommend that you backup the following files
every week or two. Since there is ALWAYS the chance that something
could happen to your hardrive or file corruption, and you will end up
losing all of your logs, and all of the work that you have done.
SWLOGIT.DB - This is the MAIN database file, DO BACKUP!
USERINFO.DAT - Your user info.
ADDRESS.DAT - Station Address database.
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** 4.0 ** ** Errors **
There's always a chance that there may be errors with the program, and
if this does happen you should see the program exit with a result
code. If this should ever happen, please write down the error code,
and please notify me of the problem. I've tried my best to keep the
program in working order and hopefully have removed bugs from the
program. As with any other program out there, there is always a chance
that there is a bug that was not found by the programmer.
There have been two files that I have included that are used to
maintain, clean, and keep in good working order the database file. The
two files are:
ISAMREPR.EXE - This will repair the database file.
ISAMPACK.EXE - If at anytime you have deleted more than 10
logs from the database, I would recommend
that you run ISAMPACK.EXE. What this will do
is compress the database file. This will
remove old deleted logs and remove extra
spaces.
If there is ever a error crash the program will run both of the files
above. What this does is repair any open files that may have not been
closed the safe way, and then it packs the database files. I hope you
never get this or see any error crashes.
You can always run the above programs from the DOS prompt:
ISAMREPR SWLOGIT.DB or ADDRESS.DAT
ISAMPACK SWLOGIT.DB or ADDRESS.DAT
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** 5.0 ** ** PRINTERS **
At the current moment SWLOGit is only setup to print to the
LPT port 1. To this date I haven't had anyone requesting LPT 2.
If you are using your printer on a COMport then there is a easy
way of redirecting the output from SWLOGit to your COMport, and that is
by using the MODE command that is found in DOS. To have SWLOGit print
to your COMport you will have to create a batch file. But to make your
job much more easier I have created two batch files:
SWLITC1.BAT - This is for printers on COM 1
SWLITC2.BAT - This is for printers on COM 2
Please veiw your DOS manual for more detail on how MODE is used.
There is a command line that can be used to change which printer port
your printer is setup for. These are the following commands to be used.
SWLOGIT /PRN:LPT1 <---- Printer Port 1
SWLOGIT /PRN:LPT2 <---- Printer Port 2
SWLOGIT /PRN:PRN <---- DOS default Printer Port.
Please note, by adding these command switches, SWLOGit, does not do
any error checking with your printer.