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- May 1990
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- ║ ║
- ║ LOGBOOK and QSL Management. ║
- ║ Ver. 5.1 ║
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-
-
- The LOGBOOK and QSL Management Program is a computerized logbook,
- including all information usually found in a manual logbook. The
- computerized logbook has many advantages over a manual one: You can
- retrieve information very quickly on anything you can imagine, and in
- addition the program will print out your QSL cards - even sorted
- alphabetically!
-
- Each record contains the following fields:
-
- Field name: Number of characters:
- ---------- --------------------
- CALL_SIGN 11
- DATE 8
- FREQ 6
- MODE 4
- TIME 4
- RSTS 3 report sent
- RSTR 3 report received
- NAME 13
- QTH 16
- QSL-R 1 QSL received (Y or N)
- QSL_S 1 QSL sent (Y or N)
- REMARKS 20
-
-
-
- DESCRIPTION OF OPTIONS.
- ======================
-
- Updating the Logbook
- --------------------
-
- Selecting '1' from the Main Menu will bring you to the
- UPDATING option. If your logbook is not empty, the last five
- entries will be displayed.
-
- As a first time user, you will start entering information in
- an empty logbook. I recommend typing everything in lower case
- letters. The program will convert automatically to upper case
- wherever it is needed.
-
- As you will see, the DATE is entered in the format mm/dd/yy
- and the frequency I usually write as 14.343 (the exact frequency),
- although you can enter in differently.
-
- The report I usually write as 5 9 for phone, or 599 for CW.
- You can also write it as 59+, if you so desire.
-
- To save time inputing data, the DATE for the new QSO, the MODE
- and the FREQuency - will be assumed the same as for the previous
- one. QSL_R (QSL received) and QSL_S (QSL sent) are written as N
- (for no).
-
- Some of the fields are checked for validity, and the program
- will not let you enter an invalid entry, but ask you to correct it.
-
- If you do not want to send a QSL card for a specific QSO,
- write S (for skip) in QSL_S. The label for a such marked QSO will
- not be printed out.
-
- Moving the cursor between fields or within the field, can be
- done by using the arrows on the keyboard, or the WordStar (or
- SideKick) convention.
-
-
-
-
- EDITING
- -------
-
- Selecting '2' from the Main Menu brings you to the EDITING
- MENU. Here you have two options: The first changes automatically
- the QSL_R entry from N to Y. This is used if you get a bunch of
- cards via the bureau, and want to record it with minimum effort.
- In this case you will be presented by a sub-menu:
-
- 1) By CALL_SIGN only
- 2) By CALL_SIGN and a specified frequency
- 3) By CALL_SIGN and specified date
-
- The second option allows you to edit any field you like.
-
- The third option will let you delete a record from the logbook.
- This will probably be done very rarely. At the time of the deletion
- the database is packed. This needs some extra space on the disk,
- and may take a little time if your database is very large.
-
-
-
- REVIEWING and/or PRINTING
- -------------------------
-
- Selecting '3' from the Main Menu brings you to the REVIEWING
- MENU.
-
- Typing '1' in the REVIEWING MENU allows you to scan the
- logbook for all QSOs with a specified station. This mode of
- scanning is extremely fast - less then one second!
-
- Typing '2' in the REVIEWING MENU allows you to view or print records
- between two specified record numbers.
-
- Typing '3' in the REVIEWING MENU will allow you to search for any
- type of information, and optionally print it out. Play with this option,
- and I am sure you will be thrilled with the ease of operation and its
- versatility. Incidently, you can search for and retrieve information
- contained anywhere in the REMARKS field! Thus you can enter and retrieve
- from the REMARKS field info like TEN-TEN numbers, QSL managers ... in
- fact anything you can imagine!
-
-
-
- PRINTING LABELS FOR QSLs:
- ------------------------
-
- Selecting '4' from the Main Menu, brings you to the QSLing
- Menu.
-
- You have several options:
- 1> Send cards to whom you have not yet sent.
- 2> Send cards for specified range of record numbers.
- 3> Send cards for specified dates.
- 4> Send cards for any condition defined by you.
-
- NOTE: Whenever the program prints out a label for a QSL, it
- automatically changes the N in the QSL_S field to Y. (This makes
- option 1> feasible).
-
- As stated before, the labels are printed out in alphabetical
- order, which comes in handy for the QSL bureau.
-
- To make the QSL look friendly, the other operator's name is
- mentioned. If there is no name, "my friend' is written instead.
- Your name appears at the end of the label.
-
- If you have not yet received a QSL from the other station,
- "PSE QSL!' will be written. If you have already received a card
- from the other station, "TNX for QSL" will be written.
-
- Enjoy!
-
- - Jacob, 4X1KM
-