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- KB0ZP HAM DISK #2
- USERS GUIDE
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- Larry Kebel (KB0ZP)
- 398 Adams Street
- Cumming, IA 50061
- USA
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- KB0ZP Page # 2
- HAM DISK #2
- Version 1.A
- USERS GUIDE
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- You are encouraged to copy and distribute this HAM DISK #2 in an
- unmodified form. Please notify me if you have any suggestions on how
- these programs may be improved or changed. Any and all comments are
- welcome. If your suggestions are accepted and they are the first time
- mentioned, I will send you an upgraded HAM DISK #2 (free of charge)
- including your modifications as well as all the others that have
- preceded you. If your suggestion is lengthy or complicated, a sample
- program on a disk would be appreciated. Even this GUIDE is not beyond
- improvement.
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- The programs were created on a Leading Edge computer with a monochrome
- monitor and no graphics board using GW Basic and then compiled with
- the Microsoft QuickBASIC Compiler. And, the printer used is a Gemini
- 10X. Therefore, these programs should work on the IBM XT and many
- clones. If you have found trouble on your computer, please let me
- know.
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- Copies of the original source code are NOT available to any individual
- or organization for any reason. So please don't ask.
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- I make no guarantees or warranties as to the accuracy , correctness or
- reliability of these programs. All responsibilities are borne by the
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- The first thing you should do is to make a copy of the HAM DISK #2
- using the DISKCOPY command from DOS and put it in a safe place.
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- HAM DISK #2 Version 1.x consists of the following programs:
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- READ ME
- LOG EXE
- GUIDE
- PRINTLOG EXE
- BRUN20 EXE
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- *INTRODUCTION*
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- KB0ZP Page # 3
- HAM DISK #2
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- USERS GUIDE
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- *CONTEST LOG*
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- HAM DISK #2
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- USERS GUIDE
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- PURPOSE ---
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- Yes, I know - What we don't need is another contest logging program.
- But, what we do need is a GOOD contest program. One that is easy to
- use and works fast. One that can be run by one person while working
- the radio. It should help the operator, not hinder him and slow things
- down. With your help and suggestions, we will make this the "Contest
- Program to end all Contest Programs."
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- GETTING STARTED ---
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- You will need a copy of the HAM DISK #2 and 2 blank formatted disks.
- The first thing to do is to create a contest log program disk on one
- of the blank diskettes for use in the field. The procedure is to place
- the HAM DISK #2 in Drive A: and a blank disk in Drive B:. Then from
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- The next step is to label the disks you are working with. The one you
- created above should be labelled SUPER CONTEST LOG PROGRAM. And the
- last blank disk you have should be labelled (CONTEST NAME) DATA DISK
- (DATE). All the data for 4000 contacts will be written to this disk. I
- don't think you will need any more data space.
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- STATION SETUP ---
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- Since one of the objectives of this program is that it is to be run by
- one person only - a few words about station setup. Sit squarely at
- your table and place the microphone on a stand right in front of you.
- Then immediately behind that place the computer keyboard. Working away
- from you, the computer comes next with the screen on top. Place the
- radio to the right or left of the computer. The radio should be put on
- VOX and wear earphones. Now you are all set for one man operation.
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- RUNNING THE PROGRAM ---
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- Place the program disk in Drive A: and enter -
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- And the program will start. Remove the program disk from Drive A: and
- replace it with the Data disk. That is all that must be done with the
- programs. Turn on the printer and align the paper at this time.
- *CONTEST LOG*
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- After the opening billboard - Press any key to continue ...
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- TIME & DATE RESET ---
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- The time and date that are in memory will be shown here. if both of
- these are OK - press Y and you will move on to the next screen. If
- either one is not correct, press N. You will then be asked which one
- is incorrect. Press D for Date and T for Time. If you press N you will
- move to the next screen.
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- When D is pressed, you will be able to enter the corrected date. It
- must be entered in the format shown. ie MM/DD/YY. July 12, 1978 would
- be entered as 07/12/78. Don't forget the slashes (/). Then press enter
- and you will be asked if all is correct. If OK press Y, if not press
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- Now press T to change the time. Enter the correct time in the format
- shown. 2PM would be entered as 14:00:00. This is a 24 hour clock.
- Also, you must type the colons (:). You do not have to type the
- seconds. 14:00 is OK. The time will start when enter is pressed for
- more accurate timekeeping. But, please remember that the clock in the
- computer is not too accurate.
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- The next question to answer is whether you are using Local, Zulu, or
- UTC time. Press the appropriate letter and you are now shown the new
- date and time. If you still have errors or change your mind, do the
- process again. If all is OK, press Y.
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- START UP ---
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- Make sure that there is a blank formatted disk in Drive A: This is
- where all the data of the contacts made is stored. I calculate that a
- DSDD disk will hold all the info on 4000 contacts.
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- Turn the "CAPS LOCK" on. Everything from this point on must be entered
- in capital letters. Mainly for uniformity and alphabetizing later on.
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- Now enter Y or N if you want to print out the contacts as well as save
- to disk. Only a capital Y or N will do. This is a check to see if the
- "CAPS LOCK" is on. And don't forget to turn on the printer and align
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- Then enter the call sign that is going to be used for the contest.
- There is a maximum of 10 characters that can be entered here.
- KA0HAM/VE6 is the longest type of call sign that may be used.
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- NAME OF CONTEST ---
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- Enter the name of the contest when asked. You have a maximum of 26
- characters, numbers & spaces available. Things like 1985 FIELD DAY,
- JUNE SWEEPSTAKES (1973), CQ PREFIX, are all OK.
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- EXCHANGE #2 ---
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- The first piece of information (or 1st Exchange) you receive from the
- other station will be his call sign. That will be true no matter what
- contest you are running. The second piece of information depends upon
- the contest. And may be selected by you. Let's say you need a signal
- report from him. You may type RST or SIG REPORT at this point. There
- is a maximum of 12 characters, numbers & spaces available.
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- This works the same as above and is optional. If a 3rd piece of
- information is not needed for the contest, press enter.
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- SAME STATION, DIFFERENT BANDS ---
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- If you may contact a station only once no matter what band or mode
- during the contest, enter N.
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- SELECT THE BAND ---
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- Press the key letter of one of the 13 different bands listed. If you
- want to work a band that is not listed, enter O. Then type in the band
- you wish to use. Numbers only please. Then type M or C for Meters or
- Centimeters.
- *CONTEST LOG*
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- You may use this extra band as many times as you wish. The computer
- will record and save any band you enter. So, you may enter two or
- three or more different bands in this area and all the record keeping
- and duping will be taken care of. This gives you an unlimited number
- of bands you may work. I have put the most common ones on the screen
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- SELECT THE MODE ---
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- There are 7 different modes you may choose from or press 8 and you may
- select any mode you wish. This option works the same as BAND above.
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- THE MAIN SCREEN ---
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- This is where the action takes place. In the upper left hand corner,
- Today's Date is displayed. The date will change as you pass midnight.
- Check to make sure it is correct especially if you are using Zulu or
- UTC time. If it is incorrect, enter DATE as the call sign and you will
- be offered a chance to change the date just like before when you
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- The upper right hand corner displays the Time of Day. It is Local,
- Zulu, or UTC as you specified in the beginning. If you would like to
- change it, enter TIME as the call sign and you will be given a chance
- to change it as before. Don't try to get away with not specifying the
- L, Z, or U options because it is needed on the printout.
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- In the top center is the name of the contest. Make sure it is correct.
- If not. You will have to reboot the program again from the beginning.
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- The Call Sign of the operating station is displayed near the top of
- the screen on the right.
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- Under that, the Total Number of contacts are kept track of.
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- Working down, the next thing is an Elapsed Timer. It indicates how
- long it has been since the last contact.
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- The next box will display any error messages that come up.
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- The next to bottom box is not used.
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- TEST RUN ---
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- As you can see, the Band & Mode you selected are highlighted by a
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- Now enter a Call Sign, say KB0ZP. Then enter the other information
- asked for. Just make up something. A maximum of 12 characters is
- allowed for each. The Call Sign must have at least 4 characters with a
- maximum of 10 and a number must be in the second or third position.
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- When the last piece of information is entered. the printer begins to
- print the masthead for page one and the record of your first contact.
- Notice that the disk drive light also went on which means that your
- contact has been saved to disk. Immediately after each contact, all
- information is printed & saved to disk so that if there is a power
- failure no information is lost. The Elapsed Timer has been reset to
- zero and it starts counting again. Now you are ready for your next
- contact. All of this takes about 4 seconds.
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- Enter KB0ZP again as another contact and see what happens.
- Embarrassing isn't it? Hi! The error message will keep blinking until
- you log in another Call Sign or enter CLS.
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- CLS just clears the screen. All the totals and records are kept.
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- Now let's change the band. Enter BAND for the call sign and you will
- be given a chance to choose a different band to work - Choose one and
- press the key letter. Notice that the highlight box has changed
- position reflecting your new choice. Enter KB0ZP again with the other
- information and you will see that it is not a dupe this time because
- you changed the band. And, hopefully, you have indicated in the set-up
- that you MAY contact the same station on different bands. Total
- contacts now reads 2. And since the masthead was not printed, the
- total time elapsed was about 1.5 seconds.
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- Change the mode by entering MODE as above. Make a change and the box
- moved again. Enter KB0ZP again and now you might have another dupe
- because you "worked" me on that band before.
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- Notice that you are building a complete record on the screen of all
- your contacts. The Total Contact box adds them up and displays the
- grand total. The program will crash if the total exceeds 3000. If you
- do exceed 3000 contacts - call me - I'd like to talk to you!
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- Now take a look at the printout that you are generating. The masthead
- contains your Call Sign, The name of the contest, and the date. It
- lists all the information you obtained in your contact in a
- chronological order. There is now a permanent record of the time lag
- between contacts. There is also a place to keep track of QSL records.
- I believe that this might come in handy if you are collecting prefixes
- or something. Notice also that the column headings change to reflect
- the information required by each contest. The printout will scroll to
- print a new page after every 50 contacts. This makes it easy to file
- your contacts by 50's. There is enough room on the left side of the
- page for 3-hole punching if you file in a loose leaf binder.
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- To see if you have worked a station before - type in the call sign and
- hit enter. If it is a dupe, you will be notified. If it is not a dupe,
- try to work him. Then let's say that you make no contact, just enter
- (/) slash at the next piece of information and it is cancelled. The
- elapsed time clock will continue as if nothing happened.
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- A slash may be typed as the last character of any of the three pieces
- of information. And, when return is pressed, all those entries will be
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- A list of help screens is at the bottom of the display in reverse. The
- numbers represent the bands most commonly used. Enter one and see what
- is displayed. It will show you what frequencies are available to the
- different classes of licences as well as what emissions are allowed
- and any limitations to the frequencies. Press L to display the
- limitations or press E for 3 screens of explanations of the symbols.
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- Page 11 of this guide lists all the Amateur Radio Sections in North
- America and suggested abbreviations. When entering the sections as
- called for on Field Day you must be careful to use a good abbreviation
- chart. No two should be the same and they should be easy to remember.
- If you enter the Iowa Section as IA one time Iowa the next, when you
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- Those who have helped in improving this program are:
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- 1. Don't panic - you have all the important data on the disk.
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- 8. Remove the program disk and insert the data disk in Drive A:
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- 11. This will take you back to the main chart.
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- 12. Check the printer and align the paper.
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- 13. Re-enter the mode and band you wish to operate.
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- 14. The printer will start automatically and print another masthead
- starting with the next contact number. All duping will continue as if
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- CANADA NEW ENGLAND DIVISION
- AB - Alberta CT - Connecticut
- BC - British Columbia EMA- Eastern Massachusetts
- MB - Manitoba ME - Maine
- NF - Maritime, Nfld NH - New Hampshire
- ON - Ontario RI - Rhode Island
- PQ - Quebec VT - Vermont
- SK - Saskatchewan WMA- Western Massachusetts
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- DE - Delaware AK - Alaska
- EPA- Eastern Pennsylvania ID - Idaho
- MD - Maryland, DC MT - Montana
- SNJ- Southern New Jersey OR - Oregon
- WNY- Western New York WA - Washington
- WPA- Western Pensylvania
- PACIFIC DIVISION
- CENTRAL DIVISION EB - East Bay
- IL - Illinois NV - Nevada
- IN - Indiana PC - Pacific
- WI - Wisconsin SV - Sacremento Valley
- SF - San Francisco
- DAKOTA DIVISION SJV- San Joaquin Valley
- MN - Minnesota SCV- Santa Clara Valley
- ND - North Dakota
- SD - South Dakota ROANOKE DIVISION
- NC - North Carolina
- DELTA DIVISION SC - South Carolina
- AR - Arkansas VA - Virginia
- LA - Louisiana WV - West Virginia
- MS - Mississippi
- TN - Tennessee ROCKY MOUNTAIN DIVISION
- CO - Colorado
- GREAT LAKES DIVISION NM - New Mexico
- KY - Kentucky UT - Utah
- MI - Michigan WY - Wyoming
- OH - Ohio
- SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
- HUDSON DIVISION AL - Alabama
- ENY- Eastern New York GA - Georgia
- NYC- NYC, Long Island NFL- Northern Florida
- NNJ- Northern New Jersey SFL- Southern Florida
- WIN- West Indies
- MIDWEST DIVISION
- IA - Iowa SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
- KS - Kansas AZ - Arizona
- MO - Missouri LOS- Los Angeles
- NE - Nebraska OJ - Orange
- SDO- San Diego
- WEST GULF DIVISION SB - Santa Barbara
- NTX- Northern Texas
- OK - Oklahoma
- STX- Southern Texas
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- The date changes automatically as you pass midnight
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- It automatically keeps track of the total number of contacts and where
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- Unlimited number of BANDS may be used
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- Unlimited number of MODES may be used
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- Help screens for 13 bands (Frequencies by license class and emissions
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- Help screen for frequency limitations
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- Elapsed time indicator
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- Automatic duping (You select if by band or total contacts)
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- All duping information can be restored after power down
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- Fast running
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- This program works in conjunction with the SUPER CONTEST LOG Version
- 1.x and will print out the information from the data disk in any
- alphabetical form wanted as well as to produce the source forms needed
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- RUNNING THE PROGRAM ---
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- You will need a copy of the HAM DISK #2 and the data disk which was
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- At this time it might be a good idea to make a copy of your data disk
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- And the program will start. Remove the program disk from Drive A: and
- replace it with the data disk. Be sure to turn on the printer and
- align the paper at this time.
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- After the opening billboard - Press any key to continue ...
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- The next screen will be a directory of all the different prinouts
- available. Eleven are listed at the present time. If you would like to
- see additional formats, please let me know. Almost anything can be
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- Press the appropriate key ...
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- After you have entered your choice - the computer & printer take over
- and everything is automatic. When all the printing is finished, you
- will be asked if you want another copy. Type Y for yes, N for no. If
- you typed Y, the printing will scroll and start immediately since no
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- You may also write your own program if you want to. All the data was
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- 10 OPEN "R", #1, "A:KB0ZP.DTA", 86
- 20 FIELD #1, 18 as K$, 10 AS C$, 9 AS D$, 9 AS T$, 7 AS B$,
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- USER SUPPORTED
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- These programs are written and used by Amateur Radio Operators. If you
- have any favorite programs you would like to see distributed on these
- disks please let me know. You and the original writer will get full
- credit for the effort put forth. Submit all programs on a DSDD 5 1/4
- inch Diskette. The program must be available as Public Domain and
- written in IBM BASIC. I don't know any other languages. If the program
- is accepted, I will send you the latest version of the HAM DISK it
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- If you like these programs and wish to add any ideas of your own,
- please let me know about them. If they are valid, I will add them to
- the disks. If they are long & involved, I would appreciate it if you
- would submit your programs on a DSDD disk and they must be written in
- IBM BASIC. But, any and all ideas are welcome.
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- A $10 contribution to KB0ZP is not much to ask. Upon receipt of your
- $10, you will become a registered user of HAM DISK #2 and will receive
- all notifications of any updates or additions to this disk. It will
- also help to defer any mailing costs and some of the expenses involved
- in creating these programs as well as to encourage me to continue to
- make high quality and easy to use ham software. Only registered users
- will get replies to letters.
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- THANK YOU
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- 398 Adams Street
- Cumming IA 50061
- USA
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- HAM DISK #1 (Not copy protected) Registration fee ------------ $10.00
- Message Recording
- Decoding
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- HAM DISK #2 (Not copy protected) Registration fee ------------ $10.00
- Super Contest Log
- Multiple printouts
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- PC TALK III (For registered users only) ---------------------- $ 5.00
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- PC FILE (For registered users only) -------------------------- $ 5.00
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- PC CALC (For registered users only) -------------------------- $ 5.00
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- (More to Come)
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- Morse Code Practice
- Satellite Tracking
- Antenna Design
- etc.
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- Larry Kebel KB0ZP
- 398 Adams Street
- Cumming, IA 50061
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- *ORDER FORM*
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