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- Ham Radio Tutor Version 1.0
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- Ham Radio Tutor is copyrighted Shareware. Permission is given to copy and
- distribute Ham Radio Tutor;Only if all the files are included, unmodified and
- Ham Radio Tutor has not expired.
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- HAM RADIO TUTOR IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.
- THE AUTHOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR AN DAMAGES OF ANY KIND FROM THE USE OF HAM RADIO
- TUTOR. GREAT EFFORT HAS BEEN PUT FORTH TO PROVIDE AN RELIABLE PRODUCT.
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- Ham Radio Tutor
- Table of Contents
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- 1. Table of Contents 1
- 2. Hardware Requirements 2
- Disk Drive
- Video Display Card
- 3. Registration & Copies 3
- 4. Expiration Date 4
- 5. Amatuer Radio Clubs 5
- 6. About the Licenses 6
- 7. About Ham Radio Tutor 7
- 8. How to use Ham Radio Tutor 8
- 9. How to use the Menu Items 9
- MISC-
- QUESTIONS
- TEST-
- 10. Controls 10
- 11. Questionpools & Authors Needed 11
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- Hardware Requirements
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- Ham Radio Tutor needs an IBM compatible computer with approx 205 K free
- memory, Dos, Hard disk perferred, color card, VGA perferred.(Maybe MCGA)
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- Disk Drive
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- If you run the Ham Radio Tutor from a floppy disk be sure to that the
- write protect tab is not on. (open) Ham Radio tutor must be able to store the
- user info on the disk.
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- Video Display Card
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- Ham Radio Tutor supports color cards : CGA (color card),EGA,VGA,and
- maybe MCGA. If you computer doesn't complain when you use the program; then
- don't worry about the card.
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- The program uses high resolution graphics for the graphic figures.The graphic
- figures questions make up 5 percent of the question pools. Therefore you could
- get by with out them.
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- To see the graphics figures, you will need either VGA or MCGA graphics Card.
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- Also included is gphsheet.exe to print out the graphics figures on an friends
- computer and printer.
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- Registration & Copies
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- One of my purposes in writing Ham Radio Tutor is to promote interest in
- electronics,thru amatuer radio.
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- To that end, contributions to Ham Radio Tutor is voluntary. A $15 contribution
- is suggested. If you find Ham Radio Tutor usefull, but can't afford the money
- go ahead and send in the registration form.(Be sure to fill out the feedback
- portion of the form.)
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- You only need to Register Ham Radio Tutor once. If you register Ham Radio
- Tutor and in the future you get updated versions of the program; then it is
- not necessary to register any of the updated versions.
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- I need your help to let others find out about Ham Radio Tutor.
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- Let your friends know about it. Give them an copy of it.
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- Let your Ham Club know about it. Provide an copy to the person in charge of
- Amatuer Radio Software.
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- Upload an copy to your local BBS
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- Upload an copy to your online service.
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- Upload an copy to the internet.
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- To make an copy on floppy disk,start the Ham Radio Tutor program. Go to where
- you select element topics . Press the spacebar. Choose Make Copies portion of
- Misc. Follow the instructions from there.
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- To upload a copy to the Online Service,Internet, or BBS; The file you want to
- send is HamTut10.exe .
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- Expiration Date
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- Ham Radio Tutor Version 1.0 expires Oct 1, 1998. At that time an pop up
- Notice will warn you of this. The program will still work; but the FCC could
- have changed the question pools by then.
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- Amatuer Radio Clubs
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- The American Radio Relay League can provide info on Amatuer Radio clubs
- in your area.
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- The address is
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- American Radio Relay League
- 225 Main St.
- Newington, CT 06111-1492
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- About the Licenses
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- The requirements for an Novice License is to get 74% of the questions right
- on test for the novice elements, and pass the 5 wpm Morse code test.
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- The requirements for the Technician License is to pass the Novice element
- test, then get 74% of the questions right on the technician element test.
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- The requirements for the Technician Plus License is to pass the Novice element
- test, pass the technician element test, and pass the 5-wpm Morse code test.
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- The requirements for the General License is to pass the Novice element
- test, the technician element test, get 74% of the questions right on the
- General element test and pass the 13 wpm Morse code test.
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- About Ham Radio Tutor
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- Computers have a repution for speeding things up. This includes studing for
- Amateur Radio License test. This program is very helpful in memorizing items
- needed for the test. Often times,test questions are worded in ways that fool
- you. By using this program you will not be thrown by them. Books on the
- question pools are recommended.
- (Radio Shack provides a good book on Technician License).
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- How to use Ham Radio Tutor
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- What you want to do is to find out what questions you don't know the answers
- to. What you do is to take every question in the element topics. You can do
- this a little at a time; because the computer remembers which questions you
- have taken. Then You choose missed questions for the computer to drill you
- in questions you have missed.
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- Then you take the sample test which represents what you would be given in a
- real test. If you flunk the test you can then go thru every question you have
- missed by choosing All Missed Q in TEST Menu box.
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- How to use the Menu Items
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- The top line has the pull down menu section.Use left or right arrow keys to
- pick and press space to pull down the menu. Use up and down arrow keys to
- choose menu topics and press enter to choose a section.
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- MISC-
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- Main Menu:
- Return to main menu.
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- Start Over:
- Start from the beginning.
- Erase the computer's memory of all topic questions taken on this page.
- And only this page.
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- Make Copies:
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- Make copies for your friends.
- Make an copy to send Online,to an BBS ,to The Internet.
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- You can see the files and directories on the disk drive.
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- You can make copies to an directory on:
- A drive 3.5 floppy disk
- B drive 5.5 floppy disk
- C drive Hard drive
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- Registration:
- Print out or See Registration Form
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- Quit:
- Quit program.
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- QUESTIONS-
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- In Order:
- Take questions in order of element question pool. Helpfull when using a book
- to study them.
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- Random Order:
- Provides variety when taking questions.
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- Missed questions:
- Take questions you have missed in the picked topic .
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- TEST-
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- Test:
- Take sample test of element. Questions arranged just like they would be in
- a real test.
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- Overall Q.:
- Take all missed questions in topic element sections.
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- Score:
- Shows score of sections that you have gone completely thru.
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- HELP-
- Help:
- Help Pages for the Program
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- Controls-
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- Arrow keys:
- Use arrow keys to Pick Menu items,Pick topics,Pick answers.
- Page Up and Page Down in Help Section
- To see the graphic figure refered to by question.
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- Enter Key:
- Use to Choose Menu items,Choose topics,Choose answers.
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- Escape Key:
- The escape key will always take you out of an section.
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- Mouse:
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- Left Mouse Button:
- Pick and Choose - Menu items, Element topics, Answers.
- Pagedown in Help Section.
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- Right Mouse Button:
- Used to see Question Graphic Figure,To leave Graphic figure.
- Pageup in Help Section.
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- Both Mouse Buttons:
- Serves same function as Escape Key.
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- Questionpools & Authors Needed
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- I am looking for question pools for other Tutor Programs. If you know of any;
- contact me at the address below. If it's public domain, send me a copy on
- floppy disk. Then If it has merit for an program; figure on an 10% finder's
- fee in terms of royality. Write up some documentation and we will talk about
- the royality to be added to that.
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- If you are an expert in an Subject(License,Certificate,ect.); Write up an
- extensive questionpool and documentation. Send me an copy on Floppy Disk.
- If it has merit; Figure on getting about 35% royalty.
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- Contact me at the address below.
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- Randall L Glass
- RR1,Box 248
- McLeansboro,Il 62859
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