User's Manual - DX Atlas

1 'sUser'sUser'sUser' (c)(c)(c)(c)2012201220122012 AfreetAfreetAfreetAfreetSoftware,Softwar e,Software,Software, ' , , ,onefeedsthespeakersforWindowssounds,mus ic,etc., ,clickonSettingsSettingsSettingsSettings ////RadioRadioRadioRadiointhemenu, , , ,clickonOKtoacceptthedefaultparametersof thepileup,andtheDX' ";"";"";"";"keyonthekeyboardtosendthecal land"599599599599"""".OncetheDX'eranswer s,press".""."".""."tosend""""TUTUTUTUUPU PUPUP"""" :Callsign:Callsign: 'sOperator'sOperator'sOperator'sCallsign :Callsign:Callsign: :Callers:Callers: , ,suchasthenumberofcallingstationsandsign alstrengthofeachstation, , ,SNR,SNR,SNR,dB:dB:dB: , :Continent:Continent:Continent:Selecteit herAS,EU,orNAasdifficultcontinent(SA,AFa ndOCalwayscountasdifficult).

2 Thesignalsfromthedifficultcontinentsarew eakerthanfromtheeasyones,butaQSOwithsuch continentadds3pointstoyourscore, :Length:Length:Length:Enterthelengthofyo ursession, , :file:file:file:Ifthischeck-boxisticked, :Practice/Competition:Practice/Competiti on:Practice/ , ,whenclickedwiththeleftandrightmousebutt ons, , , ,PileupRunnerhasasecond, ,orhideitcompletely, , , :F1F1F1F1=""""QRZQRZQRZQRZDEDEDEDE<my_call> <my_call> <my_call> <my_call>UPUPUPUP""""F2F2F2F2=""""599599599599""" "F3F3F3F3=""""TUTUTUTUUPUPUPUP""""F4F4F4 F4=<my_call> <my_call> <my_call> <my_call>F5F5F5F5=<his_call> <his_call> <his_call> <his_call>F6F6F6F6=""""NILNILNILNIL""""F7F7F7F7="" ""AGNAGNAGNAGN"""" ,especiallyforthosewhotypewithtenfingers :"\""\""\""\"=""""QRZQRZQRZQRZDEDEDEDE<my_call> <my_call> <my_call> <my_call>UPUPUPUP""""";"";"";"";"=""""<his_call> <his_call> <his_call> <his_call>++++599599599599""""".

3 ""."".""."<Insert> <Insert> <Insert> <Insert>=""""TUTUTUTUUPUPUPUP""""+<Writetolog>Youcanassigndifferentkeystothe";"";"";"" ;"and".""."".""."macrosintheSettingsdial og,eitherbyenteringthekeycodesintheMacro sMacrosMacrosMacros////KeyKeyKeyKeyCodeC odeCodeCodeinputboxes, "A""A""A""A".."Z""Z""Z""Z","0""0""0""0". ."9""9""9""9"and"/""/""/""/"keystothemac ros, """"TUTUTUTUUPUPUPUP""""messageeveryN-th QSO,turningitinto""""TUTUTUTU<my_call> <my_call> <my_call> <my_call>UPUPUPUP"""". , ,pressCtrl-WCtrl-WCtrl-WCtrl-W, ,pressEnterEnterEnterEnter, ,thenthe".""."".""." :Toansweracallquickly,youcantypeinthecal lsignprefixandpressthe";"";"";"";" , (EnterSendsMessage)modeallowstheoperator toperformdifferenttasksatdifferentstages oftheQSObypressingthesamekey(EnterEnterE nterEnter).

4 ,whenthecallsigninputboxisempty, ,thesamekeysends""""<his_call> <his_call> <his_call> <his_call>++++599599599599"""".Afteryoucopythe"exc hange"andpresstheSSSS pacepacepacepacekey,EnterEnterEnterEnter sends""""TUTUTUTUUPUPUPUP"""" ,includingthetime,callsign,frequency,con tinent, :+ValidQSO,1point*ValidQSO,3points-Incor rectcallsign(0points). 'slog:eitherheisstillcopyingyourmessage, orheiswaitingforyourfinalTU, ,soyoucanuseyourfavouriteloganalysistool stogeneratestatistics, , ,opentheHistoryfile,copythelinewithyours coretotheClipboard, , , , , 'DXERS'DXERS'DXERS'CALLSIGNSCALLSIGNSCAL LSIGNSCALLSIGNST helistofDXers'callsignshasbeenproducedby MichaelG7 VJRfromhisClubLogdata(MNITNX!)

5 ThesearerealcallsignsoftherealDX' ! ,itdoesnotcheat, ,itisprocessedbythecodeidenticaltothatin CWSkimmer, ,AGC,FFT,keyclickcanceling, ,theDX'erscopyyoursignalsmostofthetime,b utsometimestheycannotcopytheirowncall,or acceptanincorrectlysentcall, "599"599"599"599TU"TU"TU"TU"theme,frompl ain"599""599""599""599"tosomethinglike"B K"BK"BK"BKDEDEDEDEXX0 XXXXX0 XXXXX0 XXXXX0 XXXTUTUTUTU599599599599599599599599 GLGLGLGL73737373 DEDEDEDEXX0 XXXXX0 XXXXX0 XXXXX0 XXXTUTUTUTUEEEEE"E"E"E".Bepatientanddono tsendyourfinalTUuntilyourcorrespondentfi nishessendinghismessage, 'ersdotheirbesttoworkyou, ,someatleastmonitortheirownTXfrequencyan dQSYwhennecessarytoensurethattheirsignal ismoreorlessintheclear,buttherearealsoex periencedDX'erswhotrytofigureoutyourlist eningfrequency, """"599599599599""""toyou,someoftheexper iencedDX'ersknowwhereyouarelistening,and tuneto,ornear, , , , , """"599599599599""""toyou,thenclick-to-t unetothatstationwhileyouaresending""""TU TUTUTUUPUPUPUP"""".

6 ,youwillbeabletovisuallycopyallsignalsth atyoucancopyaurally, ,fromfindingthe3-pointstationstoverifyin gthecallsyoucopybytheear, ,youcancopythecallsignvisuallyandanswerh ercall,thencopyher""""599599599599"""",a gainvisually,andsavetheQSOtothelog, ,thosewhoarechasingyourQSXfrequencywillm ovethere(well,atleastsomeofthem), , , ,justtune2-3kHzupordown, Increasedspacebetweenthecallsignswhenthe callingstationsendsitscalltwice The".""."".""."macrokey,ifpressedtwice,d oesnotaddaduplicateQSOtothelog Iftheoperatorchangesthelisteningfrequenc ybymorethan300Hz, Competitionmodeadded Macro(";"";"";"";"and".)

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