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= CONLOG =
= November =
= Sweepstakes =
= Logging System =
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Steven E. Margison, WA9DRE
Program and Documentation Copyright 1987
by Steven E. Margison -- All Rights Reserved
ISBN 0-944267-07-6
Member, Association of Shareware Professionals ("ASP")


--------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ---------
Introduction ................................. 1
A. Background ...................... 1
B. Supplied Files .................. 2
C. Hardware Requirements ........... 2
D. Other Software Requirements ..... 3
Installation ................................. 4
A. Backup and Working Disks ........ 4
B. CONFIG.SYS ...................... 5
C. Date & Time ..................... 6
D. Hard Disk INstallation .......... 7
E. Configuration ................... 7
INSTCLOG ..................................... 8
A. Usage ........................... 8
B. Editing CONLOG.PRM .............. 10
CONLOG ....................................... 14
A. Files and Formats ............... 14
B. Screens ......................... 17
C. Logging On and Off .............. 17
D. Changing Bands .................. 17
E. Printer Listing ................. 18
F. Making Contacts ................. 18
G. Delete a Contact ................ 20
H. Edit a Contact .................. 21
I. File Functions .................. 21
J. Screen Saver .................... 22
K. Invoking DOS from CONLOG ........ 23
L. Terminating CONLOG .............. 23
DUPSHEET ..................................... 24
LOGSHEET ..................................... 25
File Maintenance ............................. 26
Shareware .................................... 27
Warranty ..................................... 28
Screen Layouts ....................... Appendix A
Registration Form ............................ --


I. INTRODUCTION
A. Background
You're a ham, and so am I, so this manual will largely
be a person to person chat, rather than a dry technical
treatise. I'm WA9DRE, licensed in 1962, and veteran of about 16
or 17 hectic weekends in November called the "ARRL November
Sweepstakes". Maybe we've wound up in each others' logs. If
not, I'll be looking for you next time (especially if you're
ALASK, YU-NWT, or PAC).
CONLOG was started about 6 years ago on an old Z80-based
system as a simple duplicate check program. It evolved into a
full logging program and logsheet printing program. In its
first year as a full logging program my score went up by about
25%, confirming my theory that automated logging could increase
the efficiency of contest operators, especially single operator
stations. In addition, instead of spending hours re-copying my
logs and dupsheets for submission (they'd never be able to read
the hastily done originals!), I generated beautifully printed
sheets ready to be mailed only an hour after the contest ended!
That version of CONLOG was, however, not available to
other hams, since it was created for a custom-built computer
with a professional programmer's operating system normally not
available to the hobbyist. It was inevitable, I suppose, that I
should join the ranks of IBM-PC owners, which I did in 1986.
And, for the 1986 Sweepstakes, I had a totally new contest
logging program running on the PC.
Which brings us to the point. For over a year I have
been creating IBM-PC programs as an independent shareware author
(more about shareware later). Now, I am making CONLOG available
to other contesters as an inexpensive shareware program. Use
CONLOG once, and you'll throw out the ARRL's venerable log
forms. (By the way, the printouts made by CONLOG were submitted
to the ARRL, and with their consultation were made acceptable as
official submissions.)
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B. Supplied Files
The following files should be present as part of a full
CONLOG distribution:
CONLOG.EXE Logging program
INSTCLOG.EXE Installation program
DUPSHEET.EXE Duplicate Checksheet Formatter
LOGSHEET.EXE Log Sheet Formatter
SYMBOL.EXE support program for formatters
CONLOG.DOC This manual
NOEOF.BAT Strips EOF marker from backup file
README Any update notes not in the manual
These files may be on either a distribution diskette, or may be
found on certain Bulletin Board Systems as the file CONLOG.ARC
or CNLOG140.ARC. If you have either of the ARC files, extract
all the files using one of the SEA-compatible archiver programs
such as ARC, ARCE208, PKXARC, etc. Of course, if you're reading
this, you have probably already un-ARC'd it anyway!
C. Hardware Requirements
CONLOG will run on a floppy disk system with at least
100K of memory available after DOS has been loaded any any other
device drivers and resident programs you may use. Generally
speaking this means a system with at least 192K of installed
memory. The program will run faster on a hard disk, but a
floppy is sufficient.
CONLOG has been tested on genuine IBM PC/XTs and ATs,
and on several different "clones". As long as your system is a
true compatible, it should work without any problems. Your
operating system must be MS-DOS or PC-DOS version 2.11 or
higher. Version 3 or higher is to be preferred because of
advanced critical error handling.
Any standard video adapter may be used: CGA, MONO, or
EGA (in the CGA emulation mode). If you are using an EGA or CGA
video card but using a composite monochrome monitor, CONLOG can
be configured to use only black and white, blinking, and
highlighted text to avoid the usual shading problems associated
with color output on monochrome monitors. If a MONO adapter is
used, CONLOG senses it and automatically uses non-color text.
Your printer should be an IBM Graphics compatible
printer. Most printers sold with IBM-PCs fall into this
category. Typical printers include the Epson MX/RX/FX series,
any Okidata with IBM Plug 'n' Play ROMs, most STAR brand
printers, and many others. However, if your printer is not IBM
compatible, CONLOG can be configured to print out in plain text
compatible with any printer, including daisy wheels. It is also
possible to configure CONLOG to use non-IBM control codes for
boldface, italics, and double width printing in the forms.
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D. Other Software Requirements
CONLOG is a completely self-sufficient system requiring
no other software (other than the DOS operating system).
However, you may desire to manually edit the logging files or
parameter file in which case you will need to have a text
editor. Any editing done on CONLOG files must be done in a
"non-document" mode. That means that the editor may NOT insert
special characters or mark characters by setting the high bit of
each character (WordStar does this in its document mode), nor
may it automatically replace horizontal TAB characters with
spaces. CONLOG uses the TAB character as a field delimiter in
the logging files, and replacing the TAB character with spaces
will cause the CONLOG system to malfunction. Many text editors
have an option which will allow TABs to be automatically
expanded or left intact. Be sure this option is set to leave
TABs intact. Note that none of the PFS editors (PFS:WRITE,
PFS:Professional Writer, PFS:First Choice, etc.) will allow
literal TABS, and they cannot be used on any CONLOG logging
files. Check your editor documentation if you are unsure of
what it does to TAB characters.
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II. Installation
At this point, I could write pages and pages on how to
use your computer. Many commercial instruction manuals go on ad
nauseum about which end of the disk to insert, which drive is
A:, etc. I am going to assume that you know the basics of your
system. If you are not familiar with such things as "path",
"directory", "drive", "FORMAT", etc., then I suggest you stop
here and review your DOS manual first.
A. Backup and Working Disks
CONLOG is not copy protected. In fact, copying is urged
(see chapter on shareware). But the first copies you should
make are for yourself. Your original diskette, whether received
as a distribution diskette or expanded from a downloaded ARC
file, should be used to make one or more working copies of the
disk, and then stored in a safe place. NEVER execute the
programs from your original master disk. If something should go
wrong (unlikely) your original disk may be lost.
If you are using a floppy based system, I suggest
formatting a fresh disk, without the system files (do not use
the /S option to FORMAT), and copying onto it all of the EXE
files from the distribution disk.
(place fresh disk in drive B:)
FORMAT B:
(place CONLOG disk in drive A:)
COPY A:*.EXE B:
- or -
DISKCOPY A: B:
(and follow the program prompts)
The documentation files are not needed during program execution
and will simply use up disk space. Run CONLOG from this disk,
and after the contest is over, save the entire disk, making a
new disk for next year's contest. In the unlikely event that a
future update of CONLOG cannot use log files from earlier
versions, you will then have preserved not only your log files,
but the programs needed to manipulate them as well. Granted,
there is probably no need to re-print any logs at a later date,
but there is no point in burning bridges either.
If you are using a hard disk system, then I suggest
copying your final log files onto a freshly formatted diskette
after the contest and placing this archive disk in a safe place.
If you get a newer version of CONLOG in the future, be sure to
save the current version in the unlikely event that the log
files will be incompatible.
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B. CONFIG.SYS
When DOS is first booted up, many pieces of information
are initialized. Some items, which are very common, are the
system date and time, the "prompt", and the "path" environment
variable. These are usually set from within a file called
"AUTOEXEC.BAT". Although sometimes missing from floppy-based
systems, this file is omnipresent on hard-disk systems. There
is also another file which is often overlooked on both floppy
and hard disk systems: CONFIG.SYS. This file contains
information relating to additional device drivers, country
information, ram disk initialization, and other strange and
wonderful items. If this file is not available during boot up,
DOS does not complain; it simply makes certain assumptions which
are usually valid. One of the assumptions made is the number of
file handles which can be simultaneously open by all programs.
File Handles are the means used to identify file or
device channels between DOS and application programs. They are
numbered beginning at 0. By default, each executing program
starts with 5 file handles which are automatically opened by
DOS:
standard input -- the keyboard
standard output -- the screen
standard error -- the screen (and sometimes the
keyboard also)
standard aux -- usually the first serial port found
standard printer -- the "PRN:" channel, usually LPT1:
The first two channels, standard input and standard output, may
be "redirected" from the command line using the '<' and '>'
symbols. (You DID read about that in your DOS manual didn't
you??) The other channels may not be redirected from the command
line, but may be altered using the DOS "MODE" command.
The point of this discussion is that 5 file handles are
automatically opened at program execution time, whether they
will be used or not. (Just as an aside, CONLOG uses standard
input and error, but not the others. INSTCLOG uses standard
input, output, and error, and the others use standard output and
error. None of the programs will allow standard input or output
redirection. Attempts to do that will get you a warning message
and the program will terminate.) Unless specified differently,
DOS will default to a maximum of 8 possible file handles. This
leaves just 3 extra handles available for CONLOG. If you don't
do anything tricky, this is enough. However, if you should exit
to DOS from within CONLOG (more about this later), you will
probably not have enough file handles left to do anything
meaningful. CONLOG uses at most 2 file handles. INSTCLOG also
uses two, while LOGSHEET and DUPSHEET use 1 each. However,
LOGSHEET and DUPSHEET each invoke another subsidiary program,
and this may cause the 8 handle limit to be exceeded.
How is the 8 handle limit altered? Well, that's where
CONFIG.SYS comes in. Check yours now. If it exists, look for a
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line like this:
files=20
If it is NOT present, then add it to your CONFIG.SYS using your
favorite text editor. The line shown above will alter the
default number of files to a maximum of 20. This is the
recommended "standard" by power-users of DOS. More and more
programs are using larger numbers of files. By setting
files=20, it is unlikely that you will ever encounter strange
program problems due to the lack of sufficient file handles.
C. Date & Time
CONLOG keeps track of the date and time for all contacts
made. Therefore, it is IMPERATIVE that your system date and
time be correctly set before invoking CONLOG. If your system has
a real-time clock built in, then you probably already have it
set to adjust the system clock at boot up. (By the way; when did
you last check the time???) If not, then either add the "DATE"
and "TIME" commands to your AUTOEXEC.BAT, or execute them
manually.
CONLOG "cheats" a little. It never looks at the month,
which it forces internally to be always November. (I'm in
serious trouble if they ever move the contest to July!) However,
CONLOG does look at the date and the year, and of course the
time, although seconds are ignored.
For logging purposes, all times should be in UTC (GMT).
This can be accomplished by either setting your system clock to
UTC time, or by establishing a time zone or hour offset during
the configuration of CONLOG. (This is explained a little later.)
If such a time zone is set, then CONLOG will automatically
adjust the system time to UTC time when making log entries and
displaying the time onscreen. This eliminates the need to reset
your system time from local to UTC for the contest and then back
again. Of course, any date/time stamps on the logging files
will still reflect your system time, since CONLOG does not
actually reset the system clock.
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D. Hard Disk Installation
Hard disk installation is very easy. First, make a
working directory:
c:
cd \
mkdir nss
cd nss
Of course, you can name the directory anything you like, or make
the directory under another directory instead of the root
directory. Once in the working directory, place the CONLOG
distribution disk into drive A: and enter:
copy a:*.EXE b:
As with the floppy installation, the documentation files are not
needed except to make a printed copy once.
At the end of the contest, I recommend placing the final
logging files onto a floppy disk for safekeeping. Whether you
leave them on your hard drive as well is up to you.
E. Configuration
CONLOG must be told something about yourself and your
system in order to function correctly. This procedure is called
"configuration", and consists of creating a special file named
CONLOG.PRM. This file will contain all of the special knowledge
required by the entire CONLOG logging system. The file is
normally placed in the same directory (or disk) as the
executable programs, but it may be placed anywhere in your
current "path" as well. If it cannot be found or opened by
CONLOG, LOGSHEET, or DUPSHEET, these programs will report the
error and terminate. INSTCLOG does not report the inability to
find CONLOG.PRM, since this program is used to create it in the
first place. Details of using INSTCLOG are in the following
chapter.
If you are a glutton for punishment, you may create a
CONLOG.PRM file with any standard text editor which does NOT
make special files (such as WordStar does in the document mode).
Details on the format of the file are in the next chapter. The
only time you may need to manually edit the parameter file is to
change the printer control sequences for boldface, double width,
and italic printing.
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III. INSTCLOG
A. Usage
The CONLOG system requires a parameter file named
CONLOG.PRM, which contains all the customized information for
your installation. This file contains your name, QTH, section,
check, rig info, club affiliation, power, time zone offset, plus
program information regarding printer capabilities, screen
colors, etc. This file is normally in the same directory as the
CONLOG programs, but may actually be located in any
drive:/directory specified in your PATH variable.
CONLOG.PRM is an ASCII text file which may be created
using a standard text editor. However, to insure accuracy,
simplicity, and avoid syntax errors in the file, INSTCLOG is
provided to automate the task. INSTCLOG is an interactive
program which asks you for each item of information required and
processes your responses into the parameter file. There are no
command line arguments to INSTCLOG; simply execute it as any
other program. If INSTCLOG finds a file named CONLOG.PRM in the
current directory ONLY, then it will retrieve information from
that file for each question and display the current entry. This
entry may then be replaced with a new one or used as is.
INSTCLOG will ultimately rename the old CONLOG.PRM file to
CONLOG.BAK and then make a new CONLOG.PRM file.
Most items requested require text information, such as
your name, address, etc. Several items require a simple yes or
no (Y/N) response, or a single digit parameter. For all cases
of text input, INSTCLOG allows you to edit the line as you type,
and only accepts the line when the <enter> key is pressed. To
edit, simply use the backspace ( <-- ) key as you would in any
text editor. The <HOME> key erases the entire entry and allows
you to start over. The left arrow cursor key is accepted as
though it were the backspace key. INSTCLOG will only allow a
certain number of characters for each entry; the maximum
determined by the available space for that information in the
other programs. When the limit is reached, no further
characters are allowed, and each keypress sounds the bell. The
<enter> and backspace keys will still function as expected,
however. INSTCLOG parses the keystrokes to allow only valid
data for the entry. For example, when asked for your "check",
only digits 0-9 will be accepted. Some entries will
automatically convert lower case characters to upper case,
others will leave case as is. The <ESC>ape key performs a
special function. It tells INSTCLOG to quit and NOT make a new
parameter file. This allows you to evacuate the program if you
really mess up.
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This is the order in which information will be
requested:
CALLSIGN maximum 10 characters
NAME maximum 50 characters
ADDRESS maximum 50 characters
CITY,STATE,ZIP maximum 60 characters
SECTION maximum 20 characters
CHECK maximum 2 digits
POWER maximum 4 digits
TIMEZONE maximum 3 characters
PRINTER GRAPHICS ABILITY Yes/No response
PRINTER PORT NUMBER 1, 2, or 3 is valid
SLASH ZEROS? Yes/No response
RIG INFO maximum 3 lines of 79 chars
SINGLE/MULTI OP STATION? S/M response
CLUB AFFILIATION maximum 50 characters
COLOR SELECTION (see below)
Color selection is effective ONLY if a color video card
is detected. A miniature screen is presented in the upper left
corner and a menu of color parameters in the upper right corner.
A "rainbow" of possible colors is presented underneath these
items. You should be able to see 15 of the 16 colors in this
rainbow (the 16th is, of course, black). If you cannot see all
15 visible colors, adjust the color controls on your monitor
before proceeding. (As a matter of fact, you can use this
program any time you want to adjust your monitor. It displays
all 16 of the possible CGA colors.) You are then prompted to
select an item to adjust from the menu, and then a color for
that item. After each selection, the miniature screen in the
upper left is re-painted to reflect the change. When the screen
first appears it uses the colors in the current parameter file,
or my defaults if there is no current parameter file. When you
have the colors the way you like them, one menu selection allows
you to save them. This option also causes the final creating of
the parameter file and the exit from INSTCLOG.
The only other "tricky" entry is the TIMEZONE entry.
This is used by the CONLOG program to offset the system clock to
UTC time. You may enter any of the usual timezone designations:
EST
EDT
CST
CDT
MST
MDT
PST
PDT
UTC
GMT
Z
If your timezone is not listed above, as for the Pacific
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Section, then enter an hourly offset from your local time (as
set in your system clock) to UTC, expressed as 1 or 2 digits.
For example, Central Standard Time (CST) is 6 hours behind UTC,
and could therefore be entered as "6" instead of "CST". Note
that it is assumed that any time offset will be hours to be
ADDED to local time to meet UTC time. This is valid since all
participants in the contest are in a relatively narrow range of
time zones. If your system clock is set to UTC, then use UTC,
GMT, Z, or simply 0.
B. Editing CONLOG.PRM
Normally, CONLOG.PRM may be completely setup by running
INSTCLOG. However, since it is a straight ASCII text file, it is
possible to edit the file to alter entries. Although the file
is ASCII text, there are certain rules which must be observed.
Each line in the file describes a single item, and is of
the form:
id=data
where "id" is a code to indicate which item is being described,
the "=" sign separates the id code from the data, and "data" is
the actual data assigned.
The first line of the file must be the version number
designation, and is specified as follows
@=1.40
for Version 1.40 of the CONLOG system. Be sure to change the
version number if you obtain a different version of the program.
Any numerical codes (such as printer control codes or
color codes) must be entered as decimal values in the range
0-255. If multiple values are needed, each is separated by a
comma. No other characters may be used.
For all text entries (name, address, etc.) the maximum
number of characters for the entry (after the "=") is as
indicated in the previous section. Exceeding any entry's size
WILL CAUSE THE CONLOG PROGRAMS TO FAIL!
Here is a list of the code ids and associated data:
C=callsign
N=your name
A=street address or P.O. Box
Q=city, state, ZIP
S=section name (spelled out, not abbreviated)
Y=your check (last two digits of year first licensed)
P=transmit power in watts
Z=time zone designation or offset
G+ (If your printer supports IBM-type graphics)
- or -
G- (If your printer is not IBM compatible)
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B+=boldface ON printer control string (see notes below)
B-=boldface OFF
I+=italics ON
I-=italics OFF
W+=double width ON
W-=double width OFF
L=printer port number: 1, 2, or 3
0+ (to enable slashing zeros on printouts)
- or -
0- (to disable slashing of zeros)
F1=first line of rig information
F2=second line of rig information
F3=third line of rig information
Omit any "F" entry not used
M+ (If you are a multi-op station)
- or -
M- (if you are a single-op station)
H=name of club affiliation
Omit the H= entry if not affiliated with a club
R=color selections (see notes below)
- or -
R- (to disable colors)
The printer entries deserve some further explanation.
First, your printer must be connected to LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3.
CONLOG may NOT be used with serial port printers, only parallel
port printers. Fortunately, serial printers are becoming
increasingly rare, which is why serial printers are not
supported. Second, some printers have a slashed zero as a
standard character form, while most do not. If you have a
printer which slashes zeros, then set the slashed zero entry OFF
(0-). Otherwise, set it ON (0+) to cause overprinting of any
printer line with slashes at each zero character. This feature
applies only to DUPSHEET and LOGSHEET. The printer logging
output of CONLOG does not slash zeros. Finally, the control
strings for boldface, italics, and double width default to
IBM-type printer codes. If you have a printer which uses other
codes, then you will have to edit them into these lines.
(Actually, this is the only real need for editing this file.)
The data fields of these lines contain the decimal control
character strings to enable or disable the named feature, with
an additional decimal value as the first value. This additional
value is the number of control characters in the string. For
example, the IBM control sequence to turn on boldface printing
is "<ESC>ape E", which is decimal value 27 and 69. Since this
string consists of two control characters, the string would be
entered as:
B+=2,27,69
Make sure that each value is separated by ONLY a single comma.
The maximum number of control characters for each entry is 9,
which should be more than enough for any printer. If a feature
is not supported, or if you simply want to defeat it, then
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either eliminate both the ON and OFF control strings from the
file, or set the first value to 0 as follows:
I+=0
I-=0
The above two lines will defeat italics printing.
The color entry (R=) is formatted just as the printer
control strings, except that there is a fixed number of values
which MUST be entered. Each value represents a color used on
the screen, and must be represented as a two-digit decimal
number in the range 00-15. The order of entries is:
Main Background
Main Border
Main Text
Data Input
Function Key Menu Background
Function Key Menu Border
Function Key Menu Text
Highlights
Error Background
Error Text
Statistics
To defeat all colors, simply use R- as a entry. Of course, if
your default video device is a monochrome adapter card, this
entry will be ignored anyway. Here is a list of the legal color
values:
00 Black
01 Blue
02 Green
03 Cyan
04 Red
05 Magenta
06 Yellow
07 White (normal)
08 Gray (hi intensity black)
09 Light Blue
10 Light Green
11 Light Cyan
12 Light Red
13 Light Magenta
14 Light Yellow
15 High Intensity White
Use care in assigning any color value above 08 to a background
color, since you will get blinking foreground colors instead.
There are no "Light" background colors.
Any line beginning with a semi-colon (;) is treated as a
"comment" line, and is ignored by all CONLOG programs. This
allows you to enter notes into the file relative to the meanings
of the lines, if you wish.
It cannot be stressed to strongly that errors in the
parameter file will seriously affect operation of all CONLOG
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programs, even though the programs attempt to validate the
syntax of each line before trusting it. I strongly suggest
using INSTCLOG first and printing out the resultant CONLOG.PRM
file before attempting to edit it. The printout will serve as a
sample of proper entry format.
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IV. CONLOG
A. Files and Formats
Logging information from CONLOG is saved to disk in two
different formats. The first format is in a file named
BACKUP.LOG, and saves data on all operations done during the
operation of CONLOG. This file is used as a disaster backup. If
power should fail, or your system should fail, BACKUP.LOG can be
used to recover your log intact up to, and probably including,
the last entry. Information saved includes each log entry,
times on and off, log entries deleted or edited, and the time
and filename of log dumps to disk.
The second type of file is a "log dump" file, which
saves the log information currently in memory. This type of
file does not save deleted entries, and only saves the edited
copy of an edited entry. It also saves section and QSO totals,
total time logged on, and other vital information. It may also
be used to recover from a power or system failure, but it will
only be as accurate as the last time the log dump was performed.
Unlike the BACKUP.LOG file, which is automatically created and
updated, the log dump files are created only on operator command
(see section I in this chapter, and chapter VII.). The log dump
file is the file used with LOGSHEET and DUPSHEET to create the
final printouts. BACKUP.LOG cannot be used for this purpose.
Both file types are saved as ASCII text files, with one
entry per line. However, the BACKUP.LOG format is not readily
readable, since information is stored in a format which is
convenient for use by CONLOG, rather than readable by real
humans. The BACKUP.LOG format looks like this:
;File opened: 1207Z, 11-14-87
+0727 14 0000
: WA9XYZ 0001 0023 B 62 56 0727 2 0000
: W1AW 0002 0001 A 24 00 0728 2 0001
: K9ABY 0003 0123 B 55 63 0730 3 0003
@ K9ABY 0003
;EDIT WA9XYZ 0001
! WA9XYZ 0001 0024 B 62 56 0727 2 0005
-0732 14 0005
;File: SWEEPS.87A Saved 11-14-87 1212Z
;READ LOG FILE: sweeps.87a at 1300Z 11-14-87
;File closed: 1301Z, 11-14-87
This short excerpt shows just about all of the entries which can
occur in the BACKUP.LOG. Note that each time you execute CONLOG,
it will append new data to any existing BACKUP.LOG file in the
current directory. If there is none, then it will be created
anew. It should be obvious that the first character in each
line has a special meaning. These are:
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; Comment or note for "human" readers
+ Indicates a "time on" entry
- Indicates a "time off" entry
: Indicates a QSO entry
@ Indicates a deleted QSO entry
! Indicates an edited QSO entry
The data following each code character varies with the type of
entry. For time on and off entries, the first set of digits is
the current time (UTC is assumed) in minutes since midnight of
the current day. The next set of digits is the date, and
finally is the current total time logged on in the contest, also
expressed in minutes.
QSO entries begin with the callsign, of course, followed
by your QSO number, and then the other station's QSO number.
Next is the precedence, check, section, time worked, band, and
total contest time in that order. The section is specified as a
number which is translated within all CONLOG programs to a
section name. Number 00 is the CONN section, and number 74 is
the YU-NWT section. The numbers are ordered as they appear on
the CONLOG screen, proceeding downward in each column. Of
course, this information is really not necessary for you to
know, but it helps to understand what this log format contains.
The band entry is also a number which corresponds to a band,
with 1 being 80 meters, and 5 being 10 meters. Band 0 means
that no band was selected. The entry time and total time are
expressed in minutes since midnight, and total minutes,
respectively.
An edited entry appears in the same format as a normal
QSO entry, except that certain fields will not change. The time
worked and your QSO number cannot be altered. The total time
will be the total time when the edit took place. This total
time field is used during recovery functions to constantly
update the total time counter.
The comment entries appear for noting when files were
saved or recovered, and for logging times when the BACKUP.LOG
file was opened and closed. They are for user information only,
and have no other purpose.
Although possible, it is EXTREMELY UNWISE to attempt to
edit the BACKUP.LOG file. Tab characters are used as field
delimiters within each line, and they may NOT be altered to
spaces. In addition, some text editors place and end-of-file
marker character in a file. If this occurs, CONLOG will later
append new data AFTER the EOF marker, and all that data will
then be difficult, if not impossible, to recover. To cover this
last case, a batch file is provided called NOEOF.BAT, which can
be used to remove an EOF character from the BACKUP.LOG file. If
you should happen to edit this file, be sure to run NOEOF.BAT
before attempting to re-use BACKUP.LOG with the CONLOG program.
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The format of the log dump file is similar to that of
BACKUP.LOG, but more readable to a "real person". The format of
lines is:
;File: SWEEPS.87A Saved 11-14-87 1212Z
+ TIME ON 11-14-87 1207Z
: WA9XYZ 1 24 B Ill 62 1207Z 40
: W1AW 2 1 A Conn 24 1208Z 40
- TIME OFF 11-14-87 1212Z
>Conn 1
>Ill 1
;QSOs SECTIONS SCORE TOTAL TIME
# 2 2 8 00:05
;Next number to send is:
!4
The same scheme of identifying each line with a code
character is used, except that some different characters are
used. Here is a list of the codes for the log dumps:
; Comment or note for "human" readers
+ Indicates a "time on" entry
- Indicates a "time off" entry
: Indicates a QSO entry
> Indicates a section total
# Indicates scoring and logging totals
! Indicates the next number you will send
In these files, all times are reported as normal hours
and minutes. The QSO entry line should be easy to read. The
fields in order are callsign, your number, his number,
precedence, section, check, entry time, and band. You will
notice in the above example that there are no entries for
deleted or edited QSO entries. That is because deletions should
not appear in the log, and only the final edited entry is valid.
Compare this example to the BACKUP.LOG example above and note
that the K9ABY entry does not appear (since it was deleted), and
the WA9XYZ shows his number as 24, which is the edited version
(the original entry was 23). All items relating to section
totals and score totals are for the use of LOGSHEET and DUPSHEET
programs, and for restoring the complete log to memory if you
re-execute CONLOG.
The same cautions apply to the log dump files as to
BACKUP.LOG regarding editing them. There really shouldn't be
any need for that, but if so, all tab characters must be
preserved. However, an end of file marker character is
acceptable here, since these files are never appended, only
created new.
Section I of this chapter and chapter VII explain more
about using the various file recovery and save functions.
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B. Screens
There are two screens used in the CONLOG program. The
main screen is used for actually logging QSOs. The function key
menu "pops up" in the lower half of the main screen in order to
give access to special non-logging functions. The function key
menu is visible when you first execute the program. Refer to
Appendix A for printouts of the screen formats (the decorative
borders have been eliminated from the printouts).
The function key menu is displayed whenever CONLOG is in
the "command mode", and disappears when CONLOG is in the
"logging mode". The switch is made with the <F1> key. It will
toggle CONLOG between the two modes.
C. Logging On and Off
Logging on and off creates entries in the contest log
which indicate the times you started and stopped working the
contest. Current rules state that an "off" period must be at
least 30 minutes, but CONLOG does not enforce that rule. Be
sure you observe it, however, to avoid disqualification of your
log. Logging on and off may only be done from the command mode.
If you are currently logged off, CONLOG cannot be placed into
the logging mode. An error message will appear if you attempt
to use the <F1> key while logged off. The function key menu
will always be displayed while you are logged off.
Pressing <F2> while in the command mode will log you on
or off, and the legend onscreen will change accordingly. When
you log on, the total contest time counter will begin to run as
well, and will stop when you log off.
D. Changing Bands
The band you are working must be manually selected in
the command mode. This is accomplished with the <F5> key. Each
time it is pressed the BAND field of the main screen will change
to the next band. The order of change is 80-40-20-15-10 and
then back to 80 again. You may alter the band setting
regardless of being logged on or off.
It is VERY easy to forget to change the band setting
when changing the band on your rig. This could cause your log
to be disqualified. BE SURE to change the band information in
CONLOG whenever you change bands on your rig!
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E. Printer Listing
Besides the normal backup files which CONLOG creates, it
is possible to also log each operation to your printer. In the
command mode, function key <F9> toggles printer logging on and
off. The legend on the function key menu will report the
current setting. This may be toggled regardless of being logged
on or off. If you use this function, be sure your printer is
online and loaded with paper. If CONLOG detects any printer
error during operation, a warning message is displayed for a few
seconds, and the printer is automatically toggled off. This
feature is a handy way of being able to quickly scan back
through your log without having to save it to disk, exit to DOS,
and look at it in that manner.
F. Making Contacts
This is where the fun begins. After getting your rig
warmed up, laying in a supply of your favorite liquid
refreshment, kicking the kids and spouse out of the house, and
taking the phone off the hook, you're ready to begin making
contacts.
If using floppy disks, place the CONLOG working disk
into either drive A: or B: as you desire. Switch to that drive,
and invoke the program by typing
CONLOG
This will run the program and establish or re-open the
BACKUP.LOG file. DO NOT REMOVE THIS DISK WHILE CONLOG IS
EXECUTING! To do so will cause failure of CONLOG and loss of
your backup log file!
If using hard disk, change to the CONLOG directory and
invoke the program as above. Obviously, you cannot remove the
disk, so there should be no trouble here.
After the signon screen appears, hit any key (except
Ctrl-Break) and CONLOG will be ready for use. First, use <F5>
to set your band. Then, use <F2> to log "on" to the contest.
Finally, use <F1> to enter logging mode.
The main screen (Appendix A) is divided into separate
areas depending upon the information being reported. The top
line is the only line actually used in making the log entry.
The second line will always report the next number for you to
send, and your current band. The lower half of the screen
reports the sections NOT WORKED. As you make contacts in new
sections, this area will gradually become empty. The cursor is
always on the top line, and shows you where your next character
will be entered. For a fresh entry it starts in the CALLSIGN
field. It is not necessary to fill in the entry fields in
order, but they must be all filled in before the entry may be
logged.
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For all but the PREC field, the entry may be edited by
using the backspace ( <- ) key. In addition, the <HOME> key
will erase the current field and place the cursor at the start
of the field. Invalid keystrokes will cause a "beep" and will
not be echoed to the display. The CALLSIGN field does not
accept any punctuation, so do not attempt to enter any portable
("slash") identifier suffix. It really isn't needed for logging
anyway.
Duplicate checking is performed when the CALLSIGN field
has been filled, and movement to another field is attempted.
When the log begins to get large, there may be a slight pause
during the search process. If the callsign is already in the
log, an error message is displayed next to the CALLSIGN field
showing the number you sent to that station. After a pause of
several seconds, the error message is erased, and the CALLSIGN
field is cleared out.
If you re-enter a field which was already filled in, any
characters typed will first cause the field to be blanked.
Otherwise, the field may be left alone by moving to another
field.
Moving to another field is done by pressing the <enter>
key. This will move the cursor to the starting position of the
next field to the right, with wrap-around from the SECTION field
to the CALLSIGN field. You may also directly move either to the
next field right or the next field left by using the cursor
right or left arrow keys respectively. This is handy for moving
across a field without making an entry into it, or without
disturbing an entry already in place.
The <DEL>ete key will clear all fields and place the
cursor back into the CALLSIGN field. If all fields have been
filled, but the entry has not been logged, you will be
questioned by the system to see if you really want to clear the
pending entry. A "y" response will complete the clear. Any
other response will ignore the delete request.
The <INS>ert key is used to actually log the contact.
All fields must be filled, or the <INS> key will be ignored. If
the log entry is made, the entry fields will be cleared and the
cursor placed in the CALLSIGN field. The next number to send
will be incremented, and the scoring line will be updated. The
last entry logged will be displayed just above the section
tally, and if the contact was a new section, its name will be
removed from the section tally. Finally, the entry will be
saved in the BACKUP.LOG file, and sent to the printer if printer
logging is turned on.
The <F1> key may be used at any time to return to
command mode, without disturbing any pending entry on the
screen.
The PREC field is entered slightly differently. When
first entered, the field defaults to "B", and that precedence
may be selected simply by hitting the <enter> key. If the
precedence is "A", then simply type an "A" in either upper or
lower case, or use the <space> bar to toggle between "A" and
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"B". Use the <enter> key or one of the other keys described
above to move to the next or previous field.
The SECTION field has an extra feature. The section can
be typed in if desired, or the cursor up and down arrow keys can
be used to scan through the list of sections until the desired
section is found. The <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys may be similarly
used, except they scan by 15 sections at a time, whereas the up
and down arrow keys scan in one section increments. Any time a
section is selected which has not been worked, its name in the
section tally is highlighted. When typing in the section name,
either upper or lower case characters may be used. Because of
this "case insensitivity", two section identifiers are altered
from the ARRL format. The Louisiana section is normally
indicated by "La", while the Los Angeles section is "LA". To
avoid having to recognize case, the Los Angeles section in the
CONLOG program is specified as "LOS" or "los", while "LA" or
"la" is reserved for the Louisiana section. The Yukon-Northwest
territories section is also renamed from "YU-NWT" to simply
"NWT".
G. Delete a Contact
Sometimes you work a station and log him, only to find
out that he really wasn't working you. Or perhaps you simply
jumped the gun and hit <INS>ert before you really confirmed the
contact. (It happens!) Any logged contact may be deleted by
first using <F1> to enter command mode, and then selecting <F3>
to delete an entry. You will be asked for either the callsign
of the station or your QSO number. If the entry is found in the
log, you will be asked to confirm the delete. After completing
the action, use the <F1> key to return to logging mode. Note
that the deleted call is still in memory, but marked as
"deleted", so that it will not be matched during duplicate
checking, and will not be saved to a log file later. The QSO
number associated with that contact may not be used over again.
In addition, your score will be adjusted accordingly. If the
contact represented the only contact in a section, the section
name will re-appear in the section tally.
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H. Edit a Contact
You work a station and copy his check as "66". Several
minutes later you hear him again, only much clearer this time,
and realize that he is reporting a check of "56". You can
correct the entry by returning to command mode with the <F1>
key, and pressing the <F4> key to edit an entry. You will be
prompted for either the callsign or your QSO number. If the
contact is found, the data from that contact will be placed into
the top line of the main screen, and the cursor will be placed
in the CALLSIGN field. This is the only time when the cursor
will be in the main screen while the function key menu is also
displayed. You may now edit any of the fields displayed just as
though it were a new entry. Note that any entry in the CALLSIGN
field will cause duplicate checking to occur. This means that
simply hitting <enter> in that field will run a duplicate check
on the current callsign, which will cause a duplicate to be
reported. Therefore, unless you really want to change the
CALLSIGN field, use the cursor left or right keys to change to
the next field, not the <enter> key.
The <DEL>ete key will abort the editing process at once.
The <INS>ert key will complete the edit function. You will be
prompted one final time to confirm the edit or abort it. If
confirmed, the entry will replace the old entry in memory. If a
section change was made, the scores and section totals will be
adjusted as needed. If the section was not changed, the score
and totals won't change either.
Certain items associated with a log entry may not be
edited. These include your QSO number, the time worked, and the
band used. The reasons for not allowing alteration of these
items should be reasonably obvious from a contest rules
standpoint.
I. File Functions
The <F8> key in the command mode controls the three file
functions available. They are:
Write the log to a logfile
Read a logfile into memory
Recover from BACKUP.LOG
The last choice would be used only if a power or system failure
caused an exit from CONLOG and the log had not been recently
saved to a logfile.
The current log in memory should be written to disk
before any exit from CONLOG, and before using the <F7> Suspend
to DOS function.
After pressing <F8>, you will be prompted for the type
of file function you wish to perform. If you choose to write
the log file, the entire log in memory will be written to a new
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file. The name of the file will be:
SWEEPS.yyz
where "yy" is the last two digits of the current year, and "z"
is a letter from A to Z. CONLOG automatically searches the
current directory and uses the lowest letter available.
Therefore, for 1987, the first file written would be
"SWEEPS.87A", and the fifth file would be "SWEEPS.87E". If you
write more than 26 files, the final extension character will be
"$", and you will be reminded to erase (or move to another
directory or disk) some of the older files. Until you do this,
all saves will use the "$" character and will overwrite the last
file with that name. You may use the <F7> function to exit to
DOS and erase some files. Normally, you will not save more than
26 files, so there should be no need to erase intermediate files
until after the contest.
If you choose to read in a log file, you will be
prompted to enter the name of the file to read. This should be
the most recent log file saved, so that the log will be as up to
date as possible. If the log file was created and nothing
further was entered after that, then the log will be fully up to
date. If you have data currently in memory, you will be warned
that it will be lost, and allowed to confirm or abort the read
operation.
If you choose to recover from BACKUP.LOG, that file will
be read and your memory log will be restored. If there is data
in memory at present, you will be warned and given the
opportunity to confirm or abort the operation.
When you will be logging off the contest for an extended
period of time, say an hour or more, you should log off with the
<F2> key, save the file to disk, and then exit the program using
<F10>. Later, execute CONLOG again, and as the first operation,
select <F8> and a Read operation on the last file saved. This
will restore you to the condition at which you left off.
J. Standby (Screen Saver)
CONLOG is a "static" screen program. In other words,
much of the information displayed never changes. It is possible
to permanently etch information into the phosphor of a CRT.
(Check out your bank's "Money Machine" screen to see what I
mean!) CONLOG normally won't be used enough to cause this
problem, but a feature has been added to help avoid it if you
leave the contest for some minutes and don't want to exit
CONLOG. Using <F1> to enter command mode, press <F6> to invoke
the screen standby. The screen will be blanked except for one
line, which reminds you to press the space bar to restore normal
operation.
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K. Invoking DOS from CONLOG
It is possible (if you have enough memory) to
temporarily exit CONLOG back to the normal DOS prompt, without
actually exiting CONLOG. This can be done to quickly check disk
space, look at the directory, print a file, or whatever. What
can be done is mainly limited by how much free memory is
available on your system with CONLOG in place. From the
function key menu, press <F7> to suspend CONLOG operation and
exit to DOS. If the suspension works, you will get your normal
DOS prompt. To return to CONLOG, type "EXIT<enter>" and you
will be returned to CONLOG as you left it.
L. Terminating CONLOG
From the command mode, simply press <F10> to quit
CONLOG. If you have made any changes to the log since the last
time you saved the log, CONLOG will remind you of the fact and
ask if you really want to exit without saving the log. In all
cases, CONLOG will request confirmation of your decision to exit
before the exit actually happens.
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V. DUPSHEET
Even though a logging program like CONLOG will
positively prevent duplicate contacts, the ARRL still requires a
duplicate check sheet for all log entries totaling 200 QSOs or
more. However, the ARRL has agreed to accept an alphabetic
printout of callsigns, arranged by call area, in lieu of the
standard handwritten form they issue. DUPSHEET is a program
which prints a duplicate check sheet from your log file.
DUPSHEET will not use the BACKUP.LOG file, only a log
file which was created with the (W)rite option of <F8> in the
CONLOG program. In addition, the first two characters of the
filename extension must be the last two digits of the contest
year. The filenames automatically generated by CONLOG provide
this requirement. If you rename or copy the files, be sure to
observe the naming convention.
SWEEPS.87G is O.K.
SWEEPS.876 is O.K.
LOG.87A is O.K.
FILE.LOG is invalid
To use, simply invoke DUPSHEET with the name of the log
file to use:
dupsheet sweeps.87a
Naturally, substitute your actual filename in the example above.
All printer configuration information will be retrieved from
CONLOG.PRM, which must be available and already established by
running INSTCLOG. (See Chapter III.)
The printout will be made with call area 0 first,
proceeding through call area 9, and then Canada. Within each
call area, callsigns will be arranged alphabetically by callsign
suffix. Prefixes are ignored for sorting, and this is
considered acceptable by the ARRL. To sort by both prefix and
suffix would extend the time the sort takes by a very great
amount, and for no real purpose. Even a sort of 300 entries on
a typical 4.77mHz IBM-XT will take a number of seconds. The
larger the file, the longer the sort. BE PATIENT! Just because
nothing seems to be happening doesn't mean the program has
crashed. If your contacts number into the thousand range, the
sort on a standard XT may even take a minute or more.
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VI. LOGSHEET
The final stage in working the "sweeps" is preparing a
log and summary sheet for submission to the ARRL. LOGSHEET is a
program which performs this function from your log file.
LOGSHEET will not use the BACKUP.LOG file, only a log
file which was created with the (W)rite option of <F8> in the
CONLOG program. In addition, the first two characters of the
filename extension must be the last two digits of the contest
year. The filenames automatically generated by CONLOG provide
this requirement. If you rename or copy the files, be sure to
observe the naming convention.
SWEEPS.87G is O.K.
SWEEPS.876 is O.K.
LOG.87A is O.K.
FILE.LOG is invalid
To use, simply invoke LOGSHEET with the name of the log
file to use and the word "phone" or "cw" to indicate which mode
was worked:
logsheet sweeps.87a phone
Naturally, substitute your actual filename and mode in the
example above. The filename must be the first parameter and the
mode second. All printer configuration information will be
retrieved from CONLOG.PRM, which must be available and already
established by running INSTCLOG. (See Chapter III.) In addition,
LOGSHEET collects all the miscellaneous information entered in
CONLOG.PRM to complete the summary and log sheet headings.
Basically, there is nothing to do after running
LOGSHEET. The logsheets will be printed first, followed by the
summary. Just sign and date the summary form where indicated.
If you are a multi-op station, you will also need to fill in the
callsigns of all operators in the space provided.
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VII. File Maintenance
A. Saving to Disk
While running CONLOG, the <F8> function can be invoked
at any time to write out a disk file of the complete log. This
should be done as frequently as you see fit. I suggest writing
the log every 1 hour or 100 contacts, whichever comes first, but
adjust this to your operating conditions. The BACKUP.LOG will
always be up to date, but it should be relied upon only as a
disaster backup, not as the primary disk image of the log. A
current log dump always gives me a "warm, fuzzy feeling", as it
should do for you, too. Naturally, this log dump should ALWAYS
be done before exiting CONLOG. If you don't, CONLOG will remind
you before you are allowed to exit the program.
After the contest, use the last dump as the file for
creating the log sheets and duplicate check sheets. When they
are properly printed out, you can erase all of the earlier log
dump files. Don't even bother to save them on a floppy -- only
the last file is really valid.
If you operate both the cw and phone contests, be sure
to save the BACKUP.LOG and SWEEPS.* files in a separate
directory or floppy disk before running the phone weekend. This
is very important! If you don't, your phone operation may
become appended to, or replace your cw logs!
B. Replacing and Deleting BACKUP.LOG
The BACKUP.LOG file has no further use after the contest
is ended and the logs are printed out. At that time, it should
be deleted. Since it is no longer needed, there is no point in
using up disk space. More importantly, since CONLOG always
appends information to any existing BACKUP.LOG, erasing it will
insure that it starts fresh for the next contest, or for the
phone contest if you have already worked the cw contest.
C. Using the Log Information
The log file is mainly used for creating the final
printout. However, if you print out the log file as it stands
using any convenient means, such as "copy sweeps.87g prn:", you
will find that at the end of the file is a list of all the
sections worked and the number of contacts in each section made.
This information may be useful to you in future contacts to
determine where to direct your beam, what geographical areas you
seem to work best, etc. Future plans for CONLOG include
statistical compilation of this data indicating the optimum
times for each section, number of calls per hour, busy hours,
slack hours, etc. Until then, use this file information as you
will to improve your score. Remember, "there's always next
year"!
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VIII. SHAREWARE
Shareware is "try-before-you-buy" software, reasonably
priced and user-supported. This simply means that you can get
shareware software for free from anyone who has a copy, or often
from bulletin board systems. If you use and like the program,
then the author asks that you register the program for a usually
small fee. By registering you will often also receive notice of
available upgrades or supplemental programs. Payment under
shareware is on the "honor system", but if the program is useful
and the price is right, then you should play by the rules and
register! Also, keep in mind that the purchase of a program
from a public domain distributor or payment to an online service
(such as CompuServe) does NOT constitute registration of the
program since the producer of the program does not receive one
penny of that payment.
The CONLOG system is a shareware program. If you use
it, please send your payment of $20.00 and you will be placed on
a mailing list for any future upgrade notices, and will be
registered as a user of this program. You will also receive a
diskette with the latest version of the program and
documentation. Online help is available through CompuServe
(74435,1042) or GEnie mail (S.MARGISON). Sorry, but online help
is available ONLY to registered users. A registration form is
provided at the end of this manual.
Help is also available by mail. I will try to answer
all letters within 48 hours. Non-registered users must include
a SASE for a reply. The degree of help offered to
non-registered users is purely discretionary. No phone calls,
please.
CONLOG may be freely exchanged or given away. However,
it may not be included or "bundled" with any software which is
sold or is a commercial product without prior permission. No
charge may be made for copying or transferring the files. PC
Users groups and PD software distributors may charge a nominal
fee, but please request a complementary copy of the latest
release rather than use a copy from another user. This insures
that you have the most accurate copy.
CONLOG and its documentation may not be transferred nor
exchanged in any modified form. If you really want to "hack"
the program or the documentation, by all means do so; but don't
give the hacked version to anyone else. I cannot be expected to
help others use this program if it is not the same as it was
when distributed. Under no circumstances may the copyright
notices be altered or removed from the program or this
documentation.
If you decide not to use CONLOG, then just erase it or
pass it on to someone else. If you do use it, please play fair
and send in your registration. Inexpensive shareware cannot
continue to exist if those who use it continue to treat it as a
gift, rather than as a product for which the author must receive
payment.
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IX. WARRANTY
Oh, this shouldn't be necessary among friends and
gentlemen, but it's really the lawyers who run the world and
they say we gotta do this:
** CONLOG, its support programs, and this
documentation are copyright 1987 by Steven E.
Margison.
** This program and documentation are provided "as is"
without warranty of any kind, either expressed or
implied, including but not limited to the implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose.
** The user of this program and documentation agree to
hold the author and/or distributor(s) of this program
and documentation harmless for any direct or
consequential damages resulting from its use. In
other words, "you're on your own!"
** IBM is a registered trademark of International
Business Machines Corporation.
** MS-DOS is a trademark of MicroSoft Corporation.
** Many other tradenames have been used in this
manual, acknowledgement of which may be assumed.
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APPENDIX A. Screen Layouts
Main Screen:

CALL QSO PREC CHECK SECT
Send QSO # BAND

Time On: Time: 0000Z Total Time: 00:00

QSO Total: 0 Sections: 0 Score: 0

Last Call Logged:


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 VE
Conn ENY EPa Ala Ark EBay Ariz Mich Ill Colo Mar
EMass NLI Del Ga La Los Ida Ohio Ind Iowa Que
Me NNJ MDC Ky Miss Org Mont WVa Wisc Kans Ont
NH SNJ WPa NC NMex SBar Nev Minn Man
RI WNY NFla NTex SCV Oreg Mo Sask
Vt SC Okla SDgo Utah Nebr Alta
WMass SFla Stex SF Wash NDak BC
Tenn WTex SJV Wyo SDak NWT
Va SV Alask
W.I. Pac

=======================================================================
Function key menu:

1. Exit To Logging Mode 6. Screen Standby
2. Log On & Off --> OFF 7. Suspend to DOS
3. Delete An Entry 8. File Functions
4. Edit An Entry 9. Printer Toggle --> OFF
5. Select Band 10. Exit Program
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SOFTWARE REGISTRATION FORM AND ORDER
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A separate form must be filled out for each product ordered or
registered. This form may be photocopied, printed out, or
edited to include all information and re-printed.

PRODUCT: --------- CONLOG SWEEPSTAKES SYSTEM V1.40 --------------

Quantity: Amount:

_________ Standard Registrations $20.00 $______

If ordering 3 or more copies, discount the price
by 20% ($4.00) per copy LESS DISCOUNT $______


TOTAL ENCLOSED: $______


If you already have this program, from where was it obtained?
[ ]CompuServe [ ]Friend [ ]Employer [ ]BBS:__________________
Version___________ Serial No._______________

Payment is by check[ ] or money order[ ] (Sorry - no COD or charges)

NAME _____________________________________CALL: ____________

ADDRESS ____________________________________________________

CITY _______________________________________________________

STATE___________________________ ZIP _______________________



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Send completed form and payment to:
Steven E. Margison, WA9DRE
124 Sixth Street
Downers Grove, IL, 60515
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- do not write below this line -



recd________ sent________ version #_____ serial #_____

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