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BEAMER Version 1.0
by
Rod Logsdon
Copyright (c) 1990
Micro Logic Systems
All rights reserved
This program is released AS IS to be distributed freely
with the following limitations:
1) You may not charge for the distribution of
this program except for a copying and
diskette charge which is not to exceed $5.00.
2) You may not modify this code in any way.
3) All rights to this program are retained
by the author.
4) This program may not be distributed in
conjunction with any other product or
service.
DISCLAIMER
Use of this program acknowledges this disclaimer of warranty: "This
program is supplied as is. The author, and Micro Logic Systems
disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without
limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness of this
program for any purpose. The author and, Micro Logic Systems assumes
no liability for damages direct or consequential, which may result
from the use of this program."
BEAMER Version 1.0
This program was written and compiled using Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.5
and may not run under versions of DOS prior to 2.1. The program
automatically detects the presence of a color monitor and sets colors
accordingly.
The following files should be on this diskette:
BEAMR100.EXE The BEAMER beam heading program.
BMRCFG10.EXE The configuration program.
QTH.DAT The data file containing the information to
calculate the beam headings.
README.DOC The file you are presently reading.
The file CFG.DAT will be created the first time you run
the program, it will contain all your personal information
to be used by the program.
If you make copies of this program for your friends or upload the
program to a Bulletin Board, please do not include your CFG.DAT file
with it as this data will pertain only to you.
BEAMER Version 1.0
You may run this program from a floppy diskette or you may copy all
the files to a sub directory on your hard drive to run. A hard drive
is recommended to speed up execution of the program.
To start the program type "BEAMR100" at the DOS prompt (do not
include the quotation marks). The first time you run the program it
will chain to the "BMRCFG10" file and ask you the following
questions:
1) Your name - You may input just your first name or your first
and last name as you prefer.
2) Your callsign
3) Your city
4) Your state
5) Your country
6) Your latitude
7) Your longitude
Your latitude and longitude should be entered in degrees and decimal
degrees, not in degrees, minutes, seconds. If you live in the
Southern Hemisphere please enter your latitude as a negative number,
also, if you live in the Eastern Hemisphere please enter your
longitude as a negative number. If you do not know your latitude and
longitude you can obtain this information from your local public
library or from a nearby airport. If you have the information in
degrees and minutes divide the minutes by 60 to give you
decimal degrees. Once you have entered all of your information it
will be written to the file "BEAMR100.CFG" and you will not have to
answer these questions again.
When the program starts the first screen will be a title screen.
Pressing any key from this screen will bring up the main menu. You
will be given the following 4 choices from the main menu:
Print to screen - This choice will output the entire beam heading list
to the monitor screeen, one screen at a time.
Print hard copy - This choice will output the entire beam heading list
to your printer.
Choose a prefix - You may enter a prefix (up to 4 characters maximum)
and all beam headings for this prefix will be
output to the screen.
EXIT to DOS - This choice returns you to DOS.
BEAMER Version 1.0
All Prefix information in BEAMER Version 1.0 is complete and current
to the best of my knowledge as of 2-14-90.
Many enhancments are planned for BEAMER Version 2.0 including
Sunrise/Sunset data and Long Path beam headings.
If you would like to make a $5.00 contribution to help defray
development costs for BEAMER and for future Ham Radio software please
send your contribution to:
Rod Logsdon WK9T
1116 Lightning Trail
Carol Stream, Il 60188
All contributors will be placed on a mailing list and kept abreast of
future releases of BEAMER as well as newly developed software.
Thank you for usin BEAMER.
Rod Logsdon WK9T