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Revision date 12th October 1991
Thanks to the multi-tasking capabilities of the Amiga, you
can access this manual from within the Log program but this
is only advisable if your computer has 1 megabyte or more of
RAM.
ACCESSING THE MANUAL FROM THE PROGRAM
-------------------------------------
When you have started the log program and you wish to refer
to the manual, hold the left Amiga key down and press the
'n' key. The screen should immediately change to the Work-
bench screen. Now double click on the 'manual' icon using
the left mouse button. You should now be able to browse
through the manual using the commands shown on the status
line at the bottom of the screen. If the computer appears
to be locked up, click the right mouse button to make this
the active window. When you want to switch back to the Log
program, hold the left Amiga key down and press the 'm' key.
Note...you must re-activate the Log window that you return
to (by clicking the right mouse button with the pointer in
your window) before the program will respond to commands.
USER'S MANUAL FOR THE G4TYF LOG
-------------------------------
This manual assumes that you are familiar with the Amiga
method of menu selection using the mouse.
The G4TYF log is menu driven, which means that any operation
you wish to perform is accessable from the pull down menus.
If you have a good memory, then most of the menu selections
can also be selected via equivalent keyboard commands which
are quicker to implement than having to reach for the mouse.
These commands are identified by having additional letters
located to the right of the menu command indicating which
keys to press.
Keyboard-only commands:-
The only two commands not available from the menu are
the up/down cursor keys which enable you to select an
individual entry in the main window.
Status line: This is at the very bottom of the screen and normally
shows the currently selected log entry number (hilited
entry) in the left hand side and the 'printer-page and
line number' for the selected entry at the right hand
side. Maximum number of entries can be displayed by
selecting the last entry in the log then pressing the
cursor down key.
Date entry: When entering the date, a hyphen character is automatic-
ally entered to separate the Day & Month, and Month &
Year.
Time entry: When entering the time, a colon character is automatic-
ally entered to separate the hours from the minutes.
The Menu commands:-
PROJECT: The commands available under this menu title are :-
New logbook: This command must be selected when you wish to create
a new logbook (you cannot start entering calls until
the program has been given a logbook name in which
to save your calls). Experienced users can skip to
'Open logbook' as the next few paragraphs detail
how to use a file requester.
When the File Requester appears, you must first
choose the disk drive that will be used to store
your logbook data :-
If your computer only has a single disk drive, move
the mouse until the mouse pointer is over the box
marked DF0: then click on the left mouse button.
Users with a second disk drive should select the box
marked DF1: (you should have a formatted disk ready
in the second drive).
The directory will now load automatically. When it has
finished, move the mouse until the pointer is inside
the empty box marked 'File' then click the left mouse
button. You should now be able to type in a suitable
name for your logbook (eg. Logbook1) in the filename
box. When you have typed in the name, hit the Return
key.
The File Requester will now disappear and the logbook
name will be created on disk. The new logbook is now
open ready for you to start making entries.
The status line at the bottom of the screen should
indicate that there are 0 entries in the logbook.
Open logbook: Select this command when you already have a logbook
on disk which you wish to open. As in 'New logbook'
above, you are presented with a File Requester in
which you should first select the relevant drive.
When the directory has finished loading, the logbook
name should be visible (if you can't see the logbook
name, click on the down arrow at the right hand side
of the File Requester until you can). Now click on
the logbook name and then click on the OK gadget.
Your logbook should now load into memory.
The status line at the bottom of the screen indicates
the number of entries and is incremented as each
entry is loaded into memory. This enables you to
observe how the loading is progressing when your
logbook contains a lot of entries.
Save logbook as: Select this command when you want to make a back-up
copy of your logbook, although a better idea is just
to 'diskcopy' the whole disk onto a seperate disk
from the workbench (or CLI) as this leaves more room
on your working disk for logbook entries, and also
provides a back-up in case anything should go wrong.
Print Pages: Selecting this command opens a window which provides
you with two options.
'Entries per page' is user adjustable to cater for
different paper size. The default value is set to 50
entries per page for 11" page length. If you change
this value, it will be saved in the config file for
future use.
'Select page' requires you to enter a page number
from which to start printing.
If you wish to print a lot of pages, it is advisable
to print the selected page first, then press the 'N'
key to print the Next page. When you are satisfied
that the page alignment is OK, you can press the 'C'
key to Continue printing the remaining pages.
You may abort the printing at any time by pressing
the Esc key, but if your computer has a large print
buffer, it will appear as though your command has
been ignored. If this is the case, you will have
to switch the printer off, ie unless you know how
to clear the print buffer from the control panel.
Print labels: Selecting this command opens a window which provides
various options.
Pressing the 'L' key allows you to select which
labels you wish to print. There are three options
to select from, ie both labels, details label or
callsign label.
Pressing the 'R' key allows you to select which
radio and antenna details are printed on the label.
There are four options available, ie auto, HF, VHF
and UHF.
If 'auto' is selected (this is the default setting)
your HF, VHF or UHF radio details will automatically
be selected depending on the radio used when you made
the contact. If the entry does not have information
on the radio used (logbook entries made before the
'radio' option was introduced), then the frequency
used for the contact will determine which radio is
selected. Selecting HF, VHF or UHF will force the
appropriate radio/antenna details to be printed on
the label.
Pressing the 'Q' key toggles between sending your
QSL direct or via bureau.
After selecting the options, you may print either
a single label for the selected entry (highlighted
entry), or multi-labels which have previously been
tagged using the Multi-label '*' command in the
Entries menu.
After successfully printing multi-labels, you may
erase all multi-label tags (*) by pressing the 'E'
key while in the multi-label window.
Note...the label size required is 4" wide x 15/16"
on 1" label centres (the distance from the start
of one label to the start of the next).
Information: Selecting this command displays the program version
number, issue date and copyright notice.
Close logbook: Selecting this command closes the logbook and reloads
the config data file. You would normally choose this
option if you either wanted to start a new logbook or
examine an existing logbook.
Quit: Select this command when you are finished with your
logbook operations. There is no need to worry about
having to save any data before you quit as this is
done automatically as each call is entered.
______________________________________________________________________
INITIALISE: The commands available under this menu title are :-
dBW (logged power): When you make an entry in the logbook this option
will determine whether the power is entered as watts
or dB watts (the latter is a requirement of the DTI).
If the option has a tick mark against it (the default
value) the station transmitter power will be entered
in the logbook as dB watts, if no tick mark, then it
will be entered as watts.
This option can only be changed when the logbook is
closed, or when you have created a new logbook and
you have not yet entered any entries.
Whenever you Open an existing logbook, this option is
automatically selected and cannot be altered.
Warning
-------
You must ensure that this option is set correctly
before you begin making entries in a new logbook.
Once you have made an entry in the logbook, you
cannot change the selected option.
GMT: Select this option if the local time (the time that
your Amiga clock is set to) is Greenwich Mean Time.
There will be some disk activity as this data is
being saved in the config file then the displayed
time will indicate that it is showing GMT.
BST: Select this option if the local time (the time that
your Amiga clock is set to) is British Summer Time.
When you make any entries, the logged time will then
automatically be adjusted to 'UTC'. There will be
some disk activity after selecting this command as
the config file is being updated, then the displayed
time will indicate that it is showing BST.
----------------
The remaining commands under this menu option make
use of a common window allowing you to change other
station details. If any changes are made before you
press the Esc key, you will be asked whether you
wish to save the changes. All data in this window
is saved in the config file.
The station details window is shown below.
-----------------------------------------
| STATION DETAILS |
|----------------------------------------
| _____ |
| WAB |_____| |
| _________ |
| Locator |_________| |
| ____________ |
| Modify Callsign |___________| |
| ______________ |
| HF radio |______________| |
| _______________ |
| HF antenna |_______________| |
| ______________ |
| VHF radio |______________| |
| _______________ |
| VHF antenna |_______________| |
| ______________ |
| UHF radio |______________| |
| _______________ |
| UHF antenna |_______________| |
| |
-----------------------------------------
| Press Esc to exit |
-----------------------------------------
WAB: Your station 'WAB' number. Maximum field width is four
characters. Letters are automatically converted to
upper-case.
Locator: Your station QRA (locator). Maximum field width is
eight characters. Letters are automatically converted
to upper-case.
Modify callsign: Your callsign is stored in encrypted form and is an
integral part of the program. In certain circumstances
you may have a valid reason for wanting to modify it,
hence this command provides you with this facility.
Some examples of modifying a callsign using 'G4TYF' as
an example:-
GW4TYF GM4TYF G4TYF/P G4TYF/M
ONL/G4TYF ON/GM4TYF ON/G4TYF/P
The field width for the callsign is ten characters.
Letters are automatically converted to upper-case.
Radio details: Here are some examples of radio and antenna details
HF radio: Yaesu FT 102
HF antenna: TB3 25m AGL
VHF radio: Trio 9000
VHF antenna: 10 ele J-Beam
UHF radio: Alinco DJ-560
UHF antenna: Colinear
The radio/antenna details which you enter in this
window will be printed on your QSL labels.
______________________________________________________________________
ENTRIES: The commands available under this menu title are :-
Make entries: Select this command when you wish to make entries in
in your logbook at the same time as you are making
your contacts. As this is one of the more important
commands, this will be covered in greater detail.
The 'Make entries' window details are shown below.
-------------------------------------------------
| ***** MAKE ENTRIES ***** |
|-----------------------------------------------|
| __________ |
| Callsign |________ _| |
| Start time |______|_ |
| Frequency |________| Radio: HF |
| Power |____| (F1 select) |
| Mode |____| |
| Rx report |____| |
| Tx report |____|_______________ |
| Name |____________________|_________ |
| QTH |______________________________| |
| WAB |_____|____ |
| Locator |_________|____________________ |
| Remarks |______________________________| |
| |
|-----------------------------------------------|
| Callsign of station worked or <Esc> |
-------------------------------------------------
This window should normally be kept open so that when you make
a contact, you can enter the callsign immediately.
The radio option, selected with the 'F1' key is provided so
that you can log which radio you used for the call. Note
that only the character H, V or U is saved with the entry to
indicate which radio you used ie HF, VHF or UHF radio. When
you wish to print QSL's, this information is used to select
and print the current radio/antenna details which you have
entered for HF, VHF or UHF.
The Callsign field allows you three options. You may type in
the word "tests" (without the quotes) or you may type in "CQ"
(without the quotes), or you may type in a callsign.
Tests...is provided for when you are doing transmission tests.
CQ...if you didn't guess, is for CQ calls. When you make a CQ
call, you should type CQ in the callsign field then hit the
'return' key. This will provide you with the start-time of your
CQ call. If you subsequently get a reply, you can discard the
'CQ' entry by pressing the Esc key and then pressing the 'Y'
key when you get the prompt 'Discard this entry (Y/N/Esc)' at
the bottom of the 'Make Entries' window. After pressing the 'Y'
key, all fields in the window are cleared. You can then enter
the callsign of your contact.
Callsign: When you enter a callsign and hit return, this auto-
matically starts off a search of the logbook.
If the callsign is found, the screen data behind the
'Make entries' window is re-written with the callsign
data shown highlighted in red on the top line. The
status line at the bottom of the screen also indicates
the outcome of the search.
Start-time: This field will now show the current time (UTC).
You may edit this, or you can hit the return or cursor
down key to move into the next field. The format of
the time entry if you wish to alter this must be
hh:mm, ie a colon must separate the hours from the
minutes.
Frequency: Your station operating frequency, maximum field width
is seven characters. Only digits (0-9) and decimal
point are accepted.
Power: Your station 'operating power'. Maximum field width is
three characters (digits and only).
Mode: Your station 'operating mode'. Maximum field width is
three characters. Letters are automatically converted
to upper-case.
When you exit the 'Make entries' window, if you have
altered either the frequency, power or mode, there
will be some disk activity while this data is being
saved in the config file.
Rx Report: This field is for the received signal strength report.
If you are working in CW (A1A) or FD2 mode, the program
will automatically enter 599 or if you are working in
A3F or F8F mode, then P5 will be entered, otherwise 59
will be entered for you. You may edit this value as you
wish.
Tx Report: This field is for your transmitted signal report.
The same remarks apply to this field as were given in
the Rx Report field above.
Name: This field is for the name of your contact and will be
automatically copied from any previous contact with the
entered callsign.
QTH: This field is for the address of your contact and will
be automatically copied from any previous contact with
the entered callsign.
WAB: This field is for the WAB number of your contact and
will be automatically copied from any previous contact
with the entered callsign.
Locator: This field is for the Locator of your contact and will
be automatically copied from any previous contact with
the entered callsign.
Remarks: This field is for any remarks or notes etc. and will
also be copied from any previous contact with the
entered callsign.
When all of the entry fields have been completed, you have three
options as follows :-
1. Close the window with the Esc key (without signing
off). To open the window again, just select 'Make
entries' again and the data will still be there. This
option allows you to browse through your logbook or
search for a particular entry without affecting the
information in the 'Make entries' window.
2. Sign off when you are ready using the 'S' key.
3. Put this callsign on the net with the 'N' key.
The details of this call will immediately be logged
and the callsign and start time will appear in the
network window. The Make Entries window details will
now be cleared ready for you to enter another call.
You can sign anyone off the net whenever you have
an empty callsign field, just by typing in their
callsign then hitting the 'S' key to sign off, or
you may edit some details then put the callsign
back on the net with the 'N' key.
If you wish to sign everyone off the net at the same
time, press the 'F10' key.
Note...You may Escape from the 'Make entries' window
any time you wish (using the Esc key) as you will
always be returned to the point where you left off
when you select the 'Make entries' command again.
Append entry: This command allows you to add an entry onto the end
of the logbook when you have previously jotted the
details of the contact down onto paper. After you
have entered the callsign, an automatic search of
the log is performed. If the callsign is found, the
Name, QTH, WAB and Locator will be copied into the
appropriate fields for you. You may abort the Append
entry command at any time by pressing the Esc key
but if you have entered data you will be queried on
whether or not to Append the data.
Note...you are not allowed to Append an entry while
the network is open.
Edit entry: Selecting this command allows you to alter the details
of any entry in your logbook. If you make any changes
then hit the Esc key, you will be queried on whether
or not to save the changes.
Note...you are not allowed to edit log entries while
the network is open.
View entry: Select this command when you wish to see other details
of the selected entry which are not available on the
main screen.
Insert entry: This command allows you to insert an entry anywhere
in the log except the last position (hence the need
for Append entry). An automatic search of the logbook
is performed after you have entered the Callsign. If
the callsign is found, the Name, QTH, WAB & Locator
will be copied into the appropriate fields for you.
You may abort the Insert entry command at any time by
pressing the 'Esc' key but if you have entered data,
you will be queried on whether or not to insert the
entry. If you respond with 'Y', the new entry will
be inserted at the currently selected position.
If you find that you have inserted an entry in the
wrong position, you can move it to another position
by Deleting the entry then Undeleting it after you
have selected the correct position.
Note...you are not allowed to Insert an entry while
the network is open.
Delete entry: Selecting this command will open a small window with
a text prompt asking if you wish to delete the curr-
ently selected entry. Pressing the 'Y' key will result
in the selected entry being deleted from the logbook.
This Deleted Entry is saved, enabling you to Undelete
ie. move it to another position in the logbook.
Note...you are not allowed to Delete a log entry while
the network is open.
Undelete entry: If you have previously deleted an entry, a window will
open with a text prompt asking if you wish to undelete
the entry. Pressing the 'Y' key will result in the last
Deleted entry being inserted at the currently selected
entry position.
Note...you are not allowed to Undelete a log entry while
the network is open.
Close network: Selecting this option will simultaneously sign off
all entries on an open network.
Received QSL: Selecting this command will insert an 'R' in the QSL
field of the selected entry (or clear it if it was
set). The 'R' indicates that you have received a QSL
for this particular contact. Selecting this option
affects a logbook entry so there will be some disk
activity as the record is updated.
Sent QSL: Selecting this command will insert an 'S' in the QSL
field of the selected entry (or clear it if it was
set). The 'S' indicates that you have sent a QSL for
this particular contact. Selecting this option affects
a logbook entry so there will be some disk activity
as the record is updated.
Label marker: This command marks an entry with a '*' (this is
printed in the middle of the QSL field) to indicate
that you wish to print this particular entry when
you select the multi-label print command. Invoking
the command again on the same entry will remove the
marker. This command affects a logbook entry so there
will be some disk activity as the record is updated.
Saving the marker allows you to print your labels at
some later date.
Close station: Selecting this command puts an entry in your logbook
indicating the date and time that your station was
closed down.
______________________________________________________________________
SEARCH: The options available under this menu title are :-
Find entry: This option allows you to enter information to find an
entry by Callsign, Name, Date or WAB number, or any
combination. The search direction is backwards, ie from
the last entry to the first entry in the logbook.
Callsign search data may consist of only part of the
callsign such as GW, which would then find any callsign
which started with 'GW'. All letters which you enter in
a callsign are automatically converted to uppercase.
Name search data may consist of a first name only. For
example, if you typed in John (or john), then pressed
return, the program would display the first entry it
came to whose name started with John. If the name could
not be found, the screen will flash and the message
'Data not found' will appear on the bottom line of the
screen. It is not necessary to start a name with a
capital letter.
For date search, you must enter the date in exactly the
same format as an entry in the main window, ie dd-mm-yy.
If you wish to search for two items, eg. Name and Date,
after entering the name, you must press the scroll
down key, otherwise the search will begin immediately.
Previous: This command allows you to continue a search backwards
(towards the start of your Log) after you have already
performed a search via the Find option.
Next: This command allows you to continue a search forwards
(towards the end of your Log) after you have already
performed a search via the Find option.
Goto: This command allows you to jump to any page in the log-
book. A page in this context refers to a printed page,
ie the first number shown at the right hand side of the
status line.
Goto first: Selecting this command takes you to the first entry in
the logbook.
Goto last: Selecting this command takes you to the last entry in
the logbook.
Page up: This command allows you to move upwards (towards the
beginning of the log) one screen page at a time.
Page down: This command allows you to move downwards (towards the
end of the log) one screen page at a time.
______________________________________________________________________
Manual written by D.Aston
