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1. Field Description Check Contest check e g for ARRL Sweepstakes Class Contest class e g for ARRL Field Day Precedence Contest precedence e g for ARRL Sweepstakes Contest QSO Contest Identifier Propagation Log Contact Location QSL eQSL Ant Sat Contest Propagation My Station Custom A index 3 Num bursts K index 1 Num pings Solar flux 79 Max bursts MS shower Prop mode SporadicE Y WAVY Download Last updated 2006 Feb 19 1208 UTC Basic propagation information press WWV Download to load the latest information from http www sec noaa gov ftpdir latest wwv txt Field Description A index The geomagnetic A index at the time of the QSO K index The geomagnetic K index at the time of the QSO Solar flux The solar flux at the time of the QSO MS For Meteor Scatter QSO s the name of the meteor shower in progress shower Num The number of meteor scatter bursts heard by the logging station bursts Num pings The number of meteor scatter pings heard by the logging station Max Maximum length of meteor scatter bursts heard by the logging station in bursts seconds Prop mode QSO propagation mode My Station Logbook e 81 Log Contact Location QSL eQSL Ant Sat Contest Propagation My Station Custom Callsign HBSDRV SIG Ham a Owner HB9IDRY SIG info Rahm Radio ife Lilt
2. Sent Received Connected Read Frequency OK FE FE EO 6A 03 OK FE FE EO 64 03 90 66 01 14 OO FD Read Mode OK FE FE EO 6A 04 OK FE FE EO 6A 04 03 01 FD Read S Meter OK FE FE EO 64 15 02 OK FE FE EO 6A 15 02 00 02 FD Fields e Title a description of the command you are testing for example Read Frequency or read Mode Mandatory e From controller s default address Enter EO Personal Computer Mandatory e To transceiver s default address the IC 703 uses 68 The address used by your radio is found in the user manual Mandatory e Cmd command number refer to the radio handbook Mandatory e Sub sub command number refer to the radio handbook If there is no sub command then this field must be left empty Optional e Data if the command supplies data for example setting a new frequency or mode then enter the values in these fields If there is no data for the command then these fields must be left empty Examples These examples show a CI V address of 6A the default for the IC 7800 Change this to the CI V address assigned to your radio Test Description Read Command is 03 no sub command or data these fields must be left frequency empty The returned data 1s e FE FE preamble e EO Controller address e 6A IC 7800 CI V address e 03 Command number e 89 38 06 07 00 frequency in BCD format e ED end of message Read Mode Command is 04 no sub comman
3. an i HB9DRY JN46pt gt Operator Locator E a Simon o 46 812500 3 291667 Gs Street Via Plauna 431B CQ zone 1 City Laax IOTA 100 iom y A description of your station at the time of the QSO These fields are the same as those in My Station on page 85 Select a profile by pressing the corresponding button press Save to save any changes you make Callsign The logging station s callsign the callsign used over the air Operator The logging operator s callsign Owner The callsign of the owner of the station used to log the contact the callsign of the Operator s host SIG The logging station s special activity or interest group SIG info Information associated with the logging station s activity or interest group Custom Log Contact Location QSL eQSL Ant Sat Contest Propagation My Station Custom Brewery Senior Citizen Lighthouse Custom field 4 Custom field 5 Custom field 6 _ Reset fields after adding an entry Here are six totally customisable fields use them as you wish If you check X reset fields after adding an entry then the fields are erased when an entry is added If not checked then the fields are not erased the values are stored in the registry and loaded the next time you start HRD Options Options Add Logbook Fields Appearance Behaviour Add Only eld Status Show S meter
4. p Band Definitions Title 2190m 160rn 60m 60m 40m 30m 20m 17m MinFreq 130 000 1 600 000 3 500 000 5 200 000 7 000 000 10 100 000 14 000 000 16 000 000 21 000 000 24 850 000 26 000 000 50 000 000 70 000 000 MaxFreq 140 000 2 000 000 4 000 000 5 500 000 7 300 000 10 150 000 14 350 000 16 200 000 21 450 000 25 000 000 30 000 000 54 000 000 70 500 000 ADIF 2190m 160m 60m 60m 40m 30m 20m 17m 15m 12m orn Comment ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 144 000 000 220 000 000 420 000 000 146 000 000 225 000 000 460 000 000 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 ADIF 2 0 AMIE 9 n 1240 000 000 2320 000 000 1300 000 000 2450 000 000 The band ranges This information is taken from the ADIF specifications it is used to determine the correct band from a frequency Resets the table and loads the latest values built into HRD Display this data with the default text file viewer List Countries List Countries Country Definitions Country DXCC Comment Prefix a Aaland Isl 005 ADIF2 0 OHO OHOAF OJ0 Abu Ail deleted 002 ADIF20 1 4 Afghanistan 003 ADIF20 YA TG Agalega St Brandon 004 ADIF20 356 357 Alaska 006 ADIF2 0 KLZNLZWL AL KLWLAL NL Albania DO ADIF20 2A Aldabra de
5. HELL HELL ADIF 2 0 HFSK HFSK ADIF 2 0 JT44 JT44 ADIF 2 0 MFSK amp 8 MFSK8 ADIF2 0 MFSK16 MFSK16 ADIF 2 0 A MTTY MTTY ADIF 2 0 MT63 MT63 ADIF 2 0 PAC PAC ADIF 2 0 PAC2 PAC2 ADIF 2 0 PAC3 PAC3 ADIF 2 0 PCY PCW ADIF 2 0 z DKT DKT AMIE On 4 The supported modes this information 1s taken from the ADIF specifications Resets the table and loads the latest values built into HRD Display this data with the default text file viewer List QRZ Cache List QRZ Cache Cache of QRZ com Data Callsign Saved Name S 3Y0x 19 02 2006 13 17 39 BOB SCHENCK 4LOABC 19 02 2006 13 18 22 Gia Grigol Gvaladze Q7PF 19 02 2006 13 25 04 Cato Bramwell De Savigny 7Q7WB 19 02 2006 13 20 46 VLADIMIR M BYKO a 752E 19 02 2006 13 32 36 RAINER MARTINSSON JAZ 19 02 2006 13 25 05 OZREN NIKSIC INFJO 19 02 2006 13 26 52 Stig Lindblom AAJB 19 02 2006 13 21 00 JOSEPH Y TRENCH AH A 19 02 2006 13 22 43 Clarence E Smith AH ZA 19 02 2006 13 23 54 Kaualani Contest Group CHAKO 19 02 2006 13 22 42 ROBERT PATTEN CO6LPB 19 02 2006 13 34 12 Luis M Pineda COBLY 19 02 2006 13 27 15 Eduardo Somoano Cremati CT3KN 19 02 2006 13 18 21 RICARDO MARTINS CX3FD 19 02 2006 13 28 37 VITERBOL6PEZ DK4U 19 02 2006 13 25 05 Activity Group DARC Chapter N59 DRIA 19 02 2006 13 27 06 Bernd Ben Och DL6FBL EATYB 19 02 2006 13 20 08 GUILLERMO ESTEBAN RUIZ EALAAZ 19 02 2006 13 31 48 I aki Echeveria EB CAY 19 02 2006 13 35 05 Jos A R
6. Ham Radio Deluxe User Guide v 4 0 By Simon Brown HB9DRV Bad VG l Di A i r E 5 AN NAT D ONRET ZA lt tm 5 MI al May 6 2008 Contents Introduction 9 FOYT AMIE TS SAM diia 9 AAA A ne EAN 10 A A ete ne aioe 10 A OO TI A II E 10 Requirements 13 COPE RC PLA OS OE cere ver A EE errr rn Terre 13 SUPPOR E ds AGIOS rr tr dia 13 A E 14 AS AAA A A A 14 Installation 15 a A O 15 HantRadio Delle tenidos es se conce nado stores des di dias if ces Me plis escena Don Al Sees toss ies DS 15 First Steps 19 CONE C110 opaco oo eos to total Cofrade 19 DEE AA icoiiio 19 A A e o En A seul E eased senthadad 19 A A PA PO o O 20 Whar RC 21 Radio Display 23 AA 23 Frequence Dis placa abi 24 A a oO O A Sette mT erere 25 Ene TI ida et cree 25 Maim TUDIN sar dees dat d ca Oak abris 25 Band SC le ETa a NEEESE TETEE EA Sos ee he oe EEE Lian lado et EES 25 Display Scroll a a E 26 BANC SC Ea a EEEE E TEATE TOTES AAN EEE ATE EEE T AEE SETE OEE 26 Daa E a oi o e ed 26 O A E EE 26 MVOC WV Sacco ae sercearps nt a a decd clams sutaadeonatiacnn 2 A RI A A en tere rica acaere 21 Customise Layout 29 A e ra A A a Ar AAA 29 Ss AE AE AA AEA AAEREN 29 O e A I AT EAEI A EEI S EEE EEA A EE ENEE 30 O ea A A II A A A a 32 PCC Dll A O A se vac dasa E 33 a A e oo OO 0 II O a e E 34 NP EAA tree ae zlos tase A gan satan ec eae nites cee A AE 35 Sliders AD pedra rad ice 36 A A 36 IE AAA
7. If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard InstallShield Install Cancel Click Install to start the installation Installation e 17 Ham Radio Deluxe InstallShield Wizard Setup Status Ham Radio Deluxe is configuring your new software installation Installing C Program Files Amateur Radio Ham Radio Deluxe lame_enc dll InstallShield Cancel The progress of the installation is shown while the software is being installed Ham Radio Deluxe InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete Ham Radio Deluxe Setup is almost complete Choose the options you want below would like to start PSK31 Deluxe Press Finish to complete Ham Radio Deluxe Setup lt Back Cancel When the software has been installed select the programs to be started then press Finish First Steps Connection Now that you have installed HRD you can try it out using a Dem o matic radio This 1s a reasonably accurate simulation of the real thing designed for use during presentations and while developing HRD when a radio is not available on the train in a plane in an airport stuck in a hotel room in Finland etc From the Start menu select Programs gt Ham Radio Deluxe Once the splash screen has closed you see the Connect window Fo Connect HB9DRY in Switzerland Company Visit http hrd harn radio ch downloads html for 4 ba
8. http www qrz com detail HB9DRV In the Options window you can enable automatic QRZ lookups QRZ Lookup Double click to copy a field Field alue Callsign HESDRY Name simon Brown Address Posttach 159 Laax SYVvITZERL GTH Laax Country SWITZERLAND Locator JN4opt 0 0 0 00 krm Home Page http iww hbddr ch CISL via Swiss Bureau Latitude 46 812545 Longitude 3291915 Biography Author of Ham Radio Deluxel 4 Match exact country name copy A Log Log Contact Location QSL eQSL Ant Sat Contest Propagation My Station Custom rast 100 Date Start Station Sent Recy Locator Band Mode Name e 22 05 2004 10 53 ON4AGB 59 59 40M SSB Walther 06 05 2004 04 14 G3ORE 59 59 160M SSB Peter 06 05 2004 03 53 F6HUMI 59 59 80M SSB Jacques 06 05 2004 03 53 F8WwvL 59 59 80M SSB Edouard 06 05 2004 03 53 F5TXT 59 59 80M SSB Jean 06 05 2004 03 53 FBGFN 59 59 80M SSB Bernard 05 05 2004 21 07 FBBYWYO 59 59 160M SSB Jeff 3 lt gt Field Description Last 100 Shows the most recent 100 entries from the logbook Partial match List the most recent 100 entries from the logbook that partially match the currently entered callsign Exact match List the most recent 100 entries from the logbook that match the currently entered callsign Contact Log Contact Location QSL eQSL Ant Sat Contest Propagation My Station Custom Email ssimon hbadrv ch SI
9. 6 00 25 12 2005 06 09 35 25 12 2005 06 18 35 9 00 25 12 2005 15 55 07 25 12 2005 16 02 07 7 00 25 12 2005 17 33 43 25 12 2005 17 41 43 8 00 26 12 2005 05 41 17 26 12 2005 05 50 17 9 00 26 12 2005 07 22 32 26 12 2005 07 28 32 6 00 26 12 2005 15 27 59 26 12 2005 15 33 59 6 00 26 12 2005 17 05 24 26 12 2005 17 13 24 8 00 27 12 2005 05 13 10 27 12 2005 05 21 10 8 00 27 12 2005 06 53 27 27 12 2005 07 02 27 9 00 27 12 2005 15 01 22 27 12 2005 15 04 22 3 00 27 12 2005 16 37 25 27 12 2005 16 45 25 8 00 27 12 2005 18 18 40 27 12 2005 18 22 40 4 00 28 12 2005 04 45 24 28 12 2005 04 50 24 5 00 28 12 2005 06 24 48 28 12 2005 06 33 48 9 00 28 12 2005 16 09 45 28 12 2005 16 17 45 8 00 28 12 2005 17 49 01 28 12 2005 17 56 01 7 00 Visibility Satellite Tracking Local JN46AT VO 52 Uplink ON Downlink ON Satellites Observer Ground Control Schedule Current Data Mutual Visibility Y Visibility NextPasses Single Pass Plot Y DDE lt gt Show Ali A0 27 A0 51 FO 29 GO 32 ISS RS 22 50 50 VO 52 y x x x x x x Y x OvVisible now Visible in next is Satellite Azimuth Elevation d AOS d LOS Lon Range Altitude Range Rate Satellite visibility satellite is in range minutes Viewer 126 80 70 7 48 54 8 01 53 127 35 E 826 37 822 27 D 194815
10. A Options Accelerators A Custom Table Comms Dual VFO Tracking RX Timeout Switch Off Polling COM Port TX RTS DTR Both None ICOM Calibration S Meter Info Modes Mapping Info CAT Support Supported Internet Enable Out Of Band Enable In band Out of band Mouse Wheel CV Fine CVV Hot Other Fine Other Hot Selection Window Advanced values Internet Out Of Band Mouse Wheel Selection Window Theme Updates Yaesu Accelerators Comms COMPortTX ICOM Calibration Info Modes Info CAT Support Custom keyboard mappings changes saved immediately Alt N Ctrl A Ctrl X Ctrl C space Keystroke Radio Button NB It O Notch TX Comp ATT The digit index ranges from 0 Hz to 9 GHz Increment Alt Ctrl Shift lt digit gt Decrement Alt Ctrl lt digit gt Example Alt Ctrl Shift 4 1 kHz Example Alt Ctri Shift 1 MHz Save to File f Load from File Define accelerators for use with the Keyboard or with programmable interfaces such as the Griffin Powermate When you press Add the definition window is displayed Program Options e 39 Comms Accelerator Define a keyboard combination Keyboard Combination Key we Y Alt Ham Radio Deluxe Option Arrow Keys Oup ODown Left HRD Button Assigned Alt N Ctrl Ctrl Alt O a Ctrl c Ctrl Xx space O Right a Text Tunel Reserved Alt A Alt Ctrl D Alt Ctrl F1
11. AO 7 224 16 20 51 125 12 RS 22 42 13 GO 32 LAS VO 52 56 12 NO 44 15 50 41 46 10 RS 22 12 VO 52 39 3 NO 44 00 12 50 41 28 11 RS 22 00 2 Range This window is used to adjust your radio s TX uplink and RX downlink frequency to compensate for the Doppler effect the apparent shift in frequency of a wave due to the relative motion of source and observer Doppler shift is calculated in accordance with Kepler s laws e Enter the satellite uplink your TX frequency in the Satellite TX field e Enter the satellite downlink your RX frequency in the Satellite RX field e Select the VFO you will use for TX and RX see rest of this section e If you are using a transverter select the Options tab and enter the transverter offsets When you are tuning remember that the important frequency 1s the satellite frequency not the frequency on your radio The frequency on your radio is the satellite frequency corrected for Doppler shift Tabs Plot A plot of the selected satellite s position and footprint Use the plot offset buttons to offset the plot time Satellite Tracking e 133 50 50 20 30 52 Southbound Options Infrequently used options are located here to avoid cluttering up the display TX gt BX Doppler peze 1 882 TX gt RX RX 5 637 RX gt TX Transverter TX F _ 407 000 000 Rx F _116 000 000 Swaps TX and RX frequenc
12. And that s all there is to it Testing To test the connection e Start HyperTerminal supplied with Windows e Connect to COME the virtual serial port used by the 3 party programs e Enter FA you will see a value such as FAQ0050100000 returned 50 1 MHz Command Detail FA Reads and sets the VFO A frequency in Hz Set FA lt 11 digit frequency gt Read FA Answer FA lt 11 digit frequency gt FB Reads and sets the VFO B frequency in Hz Set EBGL1 digit Erequency gt Read BD Answer FB lt 11 digit frequency gt IF Retrieves the transceiver status Read LE Answer TEPLPE2P3P4Ap3POPJPOSPIPITOPILIPLZBITSPIAPILD Where Pl JI digits Tfregu uency in Hz P2 5 digits not used BS P argit mot used P4 1 digit not used BS 1 digit not used P6 1 digit not used Py YZ digits not used BS adige Oc RA Lr A P9 1 digit see MD above P10 1 digit not used PLL J sdigit moc mised PLZ LDL digity Mol used Pls 1 digit not used P14 2 digits not used plo 1 digit Nort used MD Recalls or reads the operating mode status Set MD lt mode gt Read MD Answer MD lt mode gt Where mode is one of None LSB USB CW FM AM FSK CWR CW Reverse Tune FSR FSK Reverse 100 1 0Y ll Hs 00 DO PO SM Retrieves the S Meter value Read SM Answer IF lt 4 digit value gt Where the returned value range is from 0000 to 0030 Eech unit e 1 2
13. MP3 Player Options Select a file to play from the list at the bottom of the window 13 Play currently selected file Pause Start again Stop From Start at beginning of file Set From to the current position To To end of file Set To to the current position Audio e 51 Use the From and To slider positions to select the part of the file to repeated over and over and over again This is useful for determining exactly what the station was sending Other Options The other options are Copy copy the selected files to another folder Delete delete the selected files Move move the selected files to another folder Rename rename the selected file Artist Album Title Description change the MP3 tags Auxiliary Switching Introduction Technology Manager A standard PC comes equipped with an 8 bit parallel port that can be used to switch auxiliary equipment such as antennas bandpass filters and power amplifiers Ham Radio Deluxe supports the parallel port via fully configurable manager and monitor displays Typical uses of this option are to switch antennas either automatically as the frequency changes or by selecting an option from the Parallel Port pane of the selection window The parallel port sends 8 bits at a time The layout of the parallel port pins is shown below o o o o O o O Q O O o Q i 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 C E E E The
14. OutOfBand Mouse Wheel Selection Window Theme Upd intem pdetes J Yaesu Enable Out Of Band Internet Access Options Enable In band Out of band Enable internet access DX Cluster Check for Updates etc Mouse Wheel CV Fine CV Hot Other Fine Other Hot Selection Window Advanced values Tree expand Theme Main Tabs Appearance Colour Layout Position Menus Toolbars Theme Updates Reminder Yaesu FTDx 9000 HRD is able to detect whether you have an Internet connection with InternetGetConnectedState Uncheck this option if you do not want Internet access Program Options e 43 Out Of Band Mouse Wheel A Options Info CAT Support supported Internet Enable Enable In band Out of band Mouse Wheel CVV Fine CVV Hot Other Fine Other Hot Selection Window Advanced values Tree expand Theme Main Tabs Appearance Colour Layout Position Menus Toolbars Theme Updates Reminder Yaesu FTDx 9000 A Options Info CAT Support Supported Internet Enable Out Of Band Enable In band Out of band CVV Fine CVV Hot Other Fine Other Hot Selection Window Advanced values Tree expand Theme Main Tabs Appearance Colour Layout Position Menus Toolbars Theme Updates Reminder Yaesu FTDx 9000 Accelerators Comms COM Port TX ICOM Calibration _ Into Modes Info CAT Support Internet OutOfBand Mouse Wheel Selection Window Theme Updates Yaesu Defines the Out Of Band
15. REFR dropdown list Refreshes all dropdown Set Button BUIN Dutton tritle value Sets a button state For normal buttons the value is either on or off If title starts with then it s a dropdown the value must be a dropdown value Set Dropdown DROP button title value Selects a dropdown value Set Frequency FREQ lt hertz gt Sets the frequency to the value supplied in Hertz Set Mode MODE lt mode gt Sets the mode to the supplied value Top Window TOPW Makes the HRD the top most window in the Z order in other words brings HRD to the front of your monitor DX Cluster Introduction A DX Cluster is a means for Amateur Ham Radio operators to tell each other in real time about DX stations other interesting or rare Amateur Radio stations all over the world From http www dxcluster org by Dirk Koopman G1TLH One station is set up with Packet Cluster and is linked to one or more other stations who have installed the software These nodes when connected are called a cluster Clusters are connected to clusters expanding the network Individual users connect to the nodes on a frequency different from what the node stations are linked on Users are capable of announcing DX spots and related announcements send personal talk messages send and receive mail messages search and retrieve archived data and access data from information databases among its many features From http www dxcluste
16. Slider AF gain y A Value 0 y O Delay millisecs 100 e Press OK Now set the frequency to 50 150 000 e Press Add to select Frequency 50 150 000 MHz Macro Editor Add Field Select a definition and value then press OK 14 235 000 MHz 8 Frequency O Band Layout 160m 10m Region 1 Y O Standard Button A B v Switch 20N C OFF OJAlways O Dropdown Button Mode LSB y O Advanced Slider AF gain Y A Value 0 y O Delay millisecs 100 i Cancel e Press OK Your definition now contains two entries Enable Type Title alue Dropdown Button Mode USB Frequency 14 235 000 Press Save this returns you to the Macros Manager Macros e 107 Macros Manager TS 480 Define macros settings are radio specific Each macro is a collection of definitions such as frequency buttons and sliders which are applied when you selectthe macro Example define a special filter Macros Simple Group Title Description Macros Simple 50 150 MHz USB Change frequency to 50 150 M 50 150 MHz USB Save to File ad Load from File Press OK The window closes the Macros sub pane Macros Simple now contains your new macro E CAT Commands e Macros Simple Manager Take Snapshot 7 30 150 MHz USB Snapshots The snapshot button creates a definition that contains the state of all input fields
17. ain Sunes 65 215 DOL 59 18 GOL 3rd Party Programs e 151 Annex Command Tester Introduction Starting Too Many Radios In a project like Ham Radio Deluxe it is not always possible for the developers to have every radio available for their own use it s very expensive and takes up too much room This is where the user community helps by using the Command Tester individual commands are tested by the users of Ham Radio Deluxe and the results sent to the developers as a text file in a standard format Very often the problem is either determining the data returned for the various mode filter frequency combinations supported by a rig or working out how to set a rig option The handbooks supplied by manufacturers can be wrong or just not contain enough information to successfully implement a command Data Formats There are major differences in the formats selected by the manufacturers whose radios are supported by Ham Radio Deluxe The Command Tester supports all necessary formats for the radio manufacturers supported by Ham Radio Deluxe Command Types There are two types of command Get and Set A Get command returns an item of information for example the VFO frequency or mode A Set command changes a rig setting typically the frequency or mode Command Tester supports both Get and Set commands To start the Command Tester e Make sure you have not connected to a radio with Ham Radio Deluxe if you will
18. button in the logbook toolbar remember to take regular backups Appearance Appearance List Colours and Font Date Start End Station Band Mode Sent 17 12 2004 19 03 19 03 ASDF 2190m LSB 331 8 22 06 2004 17 29 17 29 F6DHI 40M SSB 59 22 06 2004 07 33 07 33 F4EEU P 80M 598 59 Ze lope 0he tse Oe 3s TELENT 80M JOB 59 20 06 2004 17 31 17 31 PA G3IIC P 40M LSB 59 20 06 2004 14 00 14 00 F4pcG P 40M LSB 59 ab Fa Oa es Aea aaa e es 20M FM 59 19 06 2004 13 25 13 17 FSPYJ M 2M FM 59 12 06 2004 06 00 06 00 F9CZ 80M SSB 59 12 06 2004 05 59 05 59 F1CZS 80M SSB 59 12 06 2004 05 24 05 24 TMTOAA 80M SB 59 09 06 2004 20 51 06 05 F4DOM 80M SSB 59 09 06 2004 20 48 20 48 F6ESF 160M SSB 56 07 06 2004 20 58 20 58 FITF 160M SSB 58 n7 nAs enna PA SG PnA SG PANAM a SSR oo Y lt it gt Colour Font Y Alternate colours every 2 Y rows Adjust the appearance of the display to suit your own taste Using alternate colours makes reading copious data much easier Using a larger font helps with tired eyes My Station My Station About my station Callsign HBSDRY SIG TCO Owner HBIDRY SIG info Third class operator Operator HBSDRY Locator JN46pt Name Simon Lat Lon 46 812500 2291 667 Street Via Plauna 4318 CQ zone City Laax IOTA County ITU zone
19. elastic band effect while tuning by dragging HRD s small tuning marker e Regularly Read the options that are regularly updated If you are using a fast link for example to a local station with a low round trip time then you can safely select all options The disadvantage of selecting options such as Buttons Dropdowns Sliders and Status Texts is that it may take a second or two before HRD detects that you are changing the frequency by dragging the tuning marker and the current refresh operation cannot be interrupted Slow Link If you have a slow link a round trip time gt 100 ms then select only Meters As this is a remote station it is unlikely that anyone else will be adjusting the radio s controls so you will not need to refresh buttons and dropdowns as you would with a locally connected radio The disadvantage of not selecting Buttons and Dropdowns is that inter button dependencies will not be shown for example you may have 4 AGC buttons Off Fast Medium and Slow only one of which will be active at any one time If Buttons is not enabled for regular refreshes then pressing Fast will not update the other AGC buttons In this case you must press the small refresh button to the right of the Buttons check box To refresh all display options click Refresh All Problem Solving The following steps are recommended to solve problems using the remote server 1 Run HRD on the remote computer to check that you can actually c
20. entries so be prepared to wait a few seconds before it starts drawing K Add a new entry page 76 Edit the currently selected entry X Delete the selected entries P Start the logbook analyser A Plot selected entries using Mapper To be plotted an entry must have a valid locator Reload the database and refresh the display 4 Auto fit the column widths to their contents le Define column layout a Backup the database Database configuration dd la a A EY Lookup station using QRZ com Plot station locations using Google Earth Adding An Entry Select Add Entry from the Logbook menu Here you see many more fields than those in a paper logbook only a few are mandatory The entry window is divided into two sections Main and Tabbed for want of a better description The Main section contains the frequently used fields whereas the Tabbed section contains the less frequently used fields Main F2 Start 19 02 2006 ES a Mode LSB Y Band 80m v aig F3 End Same as start 13 10 4 F5 Station HB9DRV E arz ri MiFreg 3 785 000 i RSTRecy 599 Y Y Cntry Switzerland Y 287 a RST Sent 599 x 2 59 CIOTA Locator TH46pt Invalid Address Postfach 159 Laax SWITZERLANI Name Simon Brown QTH Laax Remark Ultra cool The buttons and respectively hide and show the tab
21. selection window See Selection Window on page 45 Monitor The monitor window is started from the Tools gt Parallel Port menu The monitor e shows the current state of the data pins for a selected parallel port e allows you to select a definition and e toggle the data pins directly The Definition field shows the definition that matches the current pin selection if any Selection Window To display the selection window select the selection window option in the Parallel Port Manager Selection Favourites Parallel Port amp Manager e e Monitor X Auto Switch Rhombic af Log Periodic af SElem Yagi Miracle Whip 2 7 Turn Helix Quick Save The options are e Manager starts the Parallel Port Manager e Monitor starts the Parallel Port Monitor e Auto switch if enabled tick then a match is made with the first enabled definition when the frequency changes If not enabled cross then a match is not made e Definitions click on a definition to apply the definition to the port The icon indicates whether a definition that has been enabled or disabled Disabled definitions can be selected in this window they are only ignored when matching a new frequency against the list of definitions Auxiliary Switching e 55 Band Layouts Introduction Manager A necessary feature of a fully customizable radio program such as HRD is the definition of custom band layouts The IARU regions
22. so if you are not sure what you are doing now is the time to leave Command Tester Warning A Sending invalid commands can result in loss of stored data and or require you to reset your radio Use this display at your own risk Simon Brown is not liable for any damage caused Continue Press Yes to continue These options are common to all formats Results Platforms e Send sends a command to the radio e Erase clears the contents of the results window e Save saves the contents of the results to a file in ASCII format You can send the contents of this file by email to help the developers of ham Radio Deluxe e Help pressing help displays the contents of the small help window as a text file using Notepad e Close closes the Command Tester If there are entries in the results window you are prompted to save them first The results are shown in the bottom half of the Command Tester window e Title as entered in the Title field e Send the command sent to the rig shown in ASCII and or Hex as appropriate e Received the received data shown in ASCII and or Hex as appropriate Examples of HRD use with various platforms is shown here Elecraft The Elecraft protocol uses ASCII characters it appears to be based more or less on the Kenwood protocol Refer to the Elecraft KIO2 Programmer s Reference for full information The data sent and received is always shown in ASCII text th
23. 15 InstallShield 183 Interfacing 14 Internet 44 IrfanView 179 Johannes Kepler 127 Index e 187 KIEL 93 Kenwood 13 102 Keplerian elements 127 Kevin Crockett 10 Layout 30 Library Directories 183 Linear Transponders 135 Linux 181 LINUX 13 Locator 124 Logbook 172 Logbook Database 171 Logbook of The World 90 Logfile 87 Long path 124 LoTW 90 LPT1 52 EPT2 52 LPT3 52 Macintosh 13 181 Macros 101 Main Tuning 25 Meters 35 Microsoft Jet 4 0 15 Mode 155 Modes 86 174 Mouse Wheel 45 MP3 47 48 MP3 Player 49 Mutual Visibility 138 My Station 83 N8VB 20 110 147 N8VB vCOM 161 Next Passes 140 NORAD 127 Notepad 91 Observer 130 ODEC tracing 92 OH2AQ 61 Out Of Band 44 Parallel port 51 Performance 92 Philip Covington 20 PHP1PH 9 Plot 141 Portmon 159 Ports 162 Preview 88 Print Options 88 Printing 88 Problem Solving 116 Program Options 39 QRZ 174 QRZ Cache 86 QRZ com 86 QSO counter 88 Quick Save 107 Markers 107 Radio Display 23 Record 47 Registry 169 Remote Connection 115 Remote Server 109 165 Requirements 13 Rotator 123 RTS 20 Satellite Tracking 127 Schedule 137 Schemes 29 SDP4 127 Selection Window 45 SGP4 127 Short path 124 Single Pass 140 Sliders 27 Sliders Appearance 36 Sliders Layout 36 Snapshots 106 Source Code 181 Speed 20 Sponsors 10 Supported Radios 13 Synchron
24. 2006 49 20 Connecting to 201 42 12 246 port 7806 18 03 2006 49 20 Connected to 201 42 12 246 port 7806 The client makes two connections one to send data the other to receive data The remote server returns a list of known serial ports after the first connection is established in this case COM1 COM3 COM4 COM and COM6 Now check the Simon s WinKey mapping and you see logfile messages as the local COM20 and remote COM1 serial ports are opened X HRD Serial Port Client 1 0 build 48 File View Mappings Logfile Server Help gt 8 Xi x Gl A Disconnect Ping Server Tracing Clear Log On Mapping Local Status Remote Settings Status Simon s WinKey COM20 Connected COM1 1200 N 8 1 DTR Connected Date time Mapping Log 18 03 2006 7 27 40 Connecting to 201 42 12 246 port 7606 18 03 2006 27240 Connected to 201 42 12 246 port 7806 18 03 2006 27 41 Remote Serial ports COM1 COM3 COM4 COM5 COM6 18 03 2006 27 41 Connecting to 201 42 12 246 port 7006 18 03 2006 27 41 Connected to 201 42 12 246 port 7806 18 03 2006 27 41 Simon s WinKey COM1 Connected 1870372006 27 41 Simon s WinKey COM20 Connected 18 03 2006 27 41 Simon s WinKey Starting thread COM20 gt COM1 18 03 2006 27 41 Simon s WinKey Started thread COM20 gt COM1 Now you can connect to the remote WinKey using COM21 the other half of the COM20 COM21 virtual cable If you enable 2 Tracing you see the data sent and received a
25. 21 35 05 66 91 12 31 Mon 26 Dec 2005 22 58 622 23 11 23 264 25 12 46 This window shows up to 1 000 passes for a selected satellite Note do not select more than 100 passes unless you have a very powerful computer minimum CPU frequency of 2 GHz is recommended Press Alarm to add an audio alarm when a satellite is about to pass overhead Press Plot to plot a selected pass in the Single Pass window Press Viewer to display the data with the default text file viewer usually Notepad I Satellite Tracking Local JN46AT VO 52 Uplink ON Downlink ON Satellites Observer Ground Control Schedule Current Data Mutual Visibility Visibility NextPasses Single Pass Plot DDE lt gt VO 52 21 23 04 21 35 36 Local MIA Elevation Azimuth Elevation Azimuth 22 82 20 16 653 08 km Ra 1 486 19 km 21 Dec 2005 21 31 21 25 00 21 27 00 21 31 00 21 33 00 21 35 00 Show Wertical Marker Azimuth Time O Altitude O Left mouse 316 95 615 13km Oot 56 76 Ra 11 401 93km Plot This window plots a single pass for the satellite selected in the Next Passes window The elevation is plotted on the left y axis time is on the x axis Select Azimuth Altitude or Range to be plotted on the right y axis If Popup info is checked a vertical dashed marker line is displayed which either tracks the current time or is positioned by clicking on the chart with
26. Auto increment RST Sent count Address On Show current date and time Find country from callsign prefix eines Send locators to Mapper ars Layout Size Restart Required AEE E Name V Track radio mode ae QRZ Reset Add Only Audio Grabber Add Only Reset fields after adding an entry Set start amp end time to current time If audio is being recorded Auto restart when new entry added Default RST sent 533 When recording is stopped Default RST recy 599 Add callsign to filename Put callsign in MP3 Artist tag start End Times Add Only QRZ Add Only Set start when callsign entered Y Auto load fields from QRZ com C Set end when adding GSO Only overwrite empty fields Logbook Fields Select the fields that are displayed reduce clutter during a contest when you only want the bare minimum Appearance The current S Meter and date time are shown at the top of the window remove these if you don t want them Reset Add Only Select what happens when you press Reset or when you add a new QSO and the X Reset fields option is checked Layout Size Restart Required For tired eyes set the window size to Small Medium or Large You must reset HRD for the change to take effect Reset Add Only Select what happens when you press Reset or when you add a new QSO and the X Reset fields option is checked Start End Times Add Only As part of the QSO automation enable
27. Direct Entry To enter values just press a numeric key 0 9 The active digital is updated and the next digit to the right is made active Press Enter to display the Enter Frequency window ha Enter Frequency El A 13 231 000 MHz B 3 780 000 MHz JAuto apply Track tmp Enter the new frequency and then press Apply If you check Auto apply then the new frequency 1s applied every time you make a change If you check Track this window is updated with changes made to the frequency display for example when you tune the radio manually Griffin etc Support for third party devices such as the Griffin Powermate is available see Accelerators on page 39 Tuning Dial Fine Tuning Fine a fine 14 233 8 142340 142342 142344 14 234 6 142348 14 235 0 142352 142354 142356 142358 142360 142362 There are two fine tuning ranges Fine I and Fine II In the Tuning menu select Show Fine IT to show the second range If you are only showing Fine J then the title is Fine Set the range from the Tuning menu or by clicking the button To change the mouse wheel step click the Bl button also set with the Mouse Wheel pane of Program Options on page 44 To change the frequency either e Drag the marker with the mouse and keep on dragging the bar will scroll to the left or right e Rotate the mouse wheel press Shift to increase the mouse wheel step by a factor of 2 press Ctrl to increase
28. Frequency Meters Sliders Appearance Sliders Layout Tuning Dial Your Ham Radio Deluxe schemes and settings are stored in CADocuments and Settings Simon Application Data Simon Brown HBIDRM Ham Radio Deluxe Defaults Schemes 7 AKIG Peter s Persuasion Scheme 1 AK9G TS 480 Plastic Blue a Scheme 2 Army Surplus Plastic Green Danielle s Amberglow Plastic Kahki Danielle s Blues Plastic Orange acenos Danielle s Borgcube Traditional System Default Danielle s Liquorice WIZO Danielle s Redeye W9Z0 LC Danielle s ts 2000 W9ZO LOD Danielle s ts 480 Danielle s uv Dark Save to File Default Ginger Greyfriars Igor th Thpethial LCD Light Matt NSQQF NaP Z s HRD Colour Scheme Night Vision Nowt Oranges and Lemons PD5DP Blues PG55 Icom Save Schemes are pre defined customizations created by author and by other HRD users There are four default schemes shipped with HRD Scheme 1 3 and the System Default The HRD team and the HRD users have created the other schemes Special thanks to Danielle in Northallerton UK Customise Layout e 29 Select a default scheme by pressing the scheme button or select an entry and press Select select one of the other schemes by double clicking on the entry in the Schemes list To save the current layout press Save you will be prompted for a Scheme name Use Rename and Delete to organise the available schemes Layout A Customise Layout Schemes Layou
29. ORZLCINMSA iia 88 EA O nT mrs A Rr mena e CONC nn enn eat IEC EAST 89 A A Aiello 89 A O a ne Catron enn re Nini Rr neon CONTR TOR eT Seen einen emt eT 90 HapOr y E pO eieaa e pa a 91 TMD renra E O 91 EPOCO ADI id g2 Exportto Cabrils iii aiii 93 Problems ta da 94 Pentor mante nai iii iia 94 EO Saa isso ind 94 K1EL WinKey 95 A mumotadaesacasncsseoootsstacten unmadeceecnacaedeccuads 95 UE e 95 OPIO it oo ooo oo 96 A OA 96 PE o oca oa Tr A 98 A a O ne eee 100 E A dautlen an iandersalert 100 A das naan eiawosian a N Cadence ois N 101 Macros 103 e A A A YE A II CE 103 CACC O 410 ici TE a a a OR OC eR RE eT 103 A A IERI A EEE TTE E AE 103 A A A AE A A 104 pae aS K a E E E an Ma descent eat eneue seamneneaees 106 A A e nn resent easearanamaares 106 A A 108 Quick Save 109 a A A 109 AOC ENY atc e PI IS OP EE II O e 109 EA O A A parece 109 Remote Station Support 111 SN A 111 Requirements ds a E icoea 111 o AA OE PA A e ot eatighaseacansa E 111 PAd ken eee ee e ea ies oa Bre 111 A A A SEB YE SE BME A A A A os 111 sI ta velar be wend des E of A AAEE E ce oes eta AEE OE E 112 Virtual Null Modem SOT Waters A A 113 HRO REMO Orven A da 113 SANA A Ni 113 CONNSUINE a a a ET 114 COMME CONG a is 115 Remote CONNEC My A teaches uae 117 dol AA T van Semn wryia ert are meter Una tareeet ees 118 HRD Serial Port Elite Sees ata Le eae ae bee sale 118 A oa aneb sa Caete nian 118 Ind eho on oy akcumemmrereae termes E 119 A E
30. PP A a eect nan 37 Program Options 39 A A 20 T eR DE nO RL YEO ETA OS RE one eC 39 PAN GLGY OT ees ae TRE nA A A A 39 DA A A E A 40 BIEL AA E A E Aeetuce sescet ee mas eeustetignocenecins 41 LAA O A A PERE ery NL 41 A tect aa ibe teri ec wea cscs os ee tang ee esas coer oases eects ate seaeeeneae 42 Mo AT SUM PO ici 42 IEE E A O A cece eae 43 A A A ES ee ee 44 Montse AN e Dee meee enya ke Te aS Nee ae RISE RE e e a 44 SECON VV INO WV san atescte tech aces A an sain cone oleae aans 45 A ls ease cease A ec aac oases E eas nee 45 A aeons tee AR peace eto E E eset EE 46 Wide o caress cca tatiana A A EA A EE 46 Audio 49 O 49 PANTO CLAD Det txts tases ces o E ee neseencad oh cos eute tote 49 O 49 o aaa teach E AE AA INEA EAAS EA E A A AOE E 50 OG e E O 50 Sonde AEG A A A ENS 50 IAEE E EEE EE E E A EAE E E E A E E E 50 AVdIO BOWS li A ieulwadaacmeees 50 Auxiliary Switching 53 OE O ea a ere tit A A E E ea TAA 53 Tecno E E E 53 IV ATV e PAE E E E EE E AE T E E T A A E EE E eaaniaaass 53 Demo A ON 53 Port Add ac asas 54 KEELATA T E EE E EE E S E EE E E E EE ET 54 NAS S ES A E E E E E E E satmaeatonwensts 55 Selecon MV dO a EON tan A 55 Band Layouts of Introductio eenn a ricos 57 IATA A E E A RO O 57 PEIN A Den 1 00 PAPA PP CCOO E E E E O 58 COPDE A ql BI El ad LO aerate CO o E E E 59 A O sis 59 DDE Support 61 A O A A 61 PAV AM ADIG SUP DOU arean e a a ae aa a aa a A 61 COMME 61 Add ADIF RE cord a s 62 A A
31. S Meter on your radio Program Options e 41 Info Modes A Options A Mapping A Info CAT Support supported Internet Enable Out Of Band Enable In band Out of band Mouse Wheel CVV Fine CVV Hot Other Fine Other Hot Selection Window Advanced values Tree expand Theme Main Tabs Appearance Colour Layout Position Menus Toolbars Theme Updates Reminder Internet Out Of Band Mouse Wheel Accelerators Comms COM Port TX Selection Window ICOM Calibration Info Modes Theme Updates Yaesu Into CAT Support Mapping between the internal Ham Radio Deluxe Program modes and a radio For use by Ham Radio Deluxe developers to list mode support IC R75 IC R8500 Ic R39000 Jupiter Ke K2 Demo NRD 535 Orion Orion Demo PCR 1000 Status OK OK XK OK OK OK z OK Ff OK Ff OK s OK z OK zs OK OK Ff OK 7 OK A NINE o Program AM AMIN Cw CAN CAR CW RIN DIG FM FMEN FSK FSK R LSB PKT PSK Lam n L mm SDR 000 115 1405 TS 2000 TS 2000 Demo TS 4408 CAT Command MD5 MD5 MD3 MD3 MD MD MD2 MD4 MD4 MDE MD9 MDI MD2 MD2 AM AM CV Cuy CHR CR USB FM FM FSK FSK R LSB USB USB Lan a t Ima v TS 450S 15 480 8 Program gt radio O Radio gt program g Viewer Info CAT Support A Options A Supported 3 Internet Enable Out Of Band Enable In band Out of b
32. Start the Synchroniser e Master is the receive instance e Slave is the transmit instance e Select the Satellite uplink option for Frequency and Mode so that the slave receives the frequency and mode used for transmit as computer by the Master instance The slave will now be updated with the transmit frequency and mode for transmit every time it changes in the master instance Synchroniser e 147 3 Party Programs Introduction HRD supports 3rd party programs such as logbooks via a virtual serial port See also DDE Support on page 61 An example of a virtual serial port is available from Phil Covington NSVB His homepage is http www philcovington com SDR html look for the NSVB vCOM Virtual Serial Ports Driver download To install the vCOM drivers see Annex N8VB vCOM on page 163 The N8VB driver works with Windows 2000 XP and higher Windows 95 98 SE ME and NT 4 0 are not supported N8VB s solution creates a pair of virtual COM ports virtual because there is no hardware associated with a virtual COM port The ports are effectively connected back to back just like a normal serial cable In the description that follows two ports are created during the installation COM7 used by HRD and COMS used by the 3rd party program e HRD opens and listens on COM7 port for incoming requests e The other program opens COMS in exactly the same way it would connect to a radio using a hardware serial port The connection par
33. State GR ZIP 7031 Country Switzerland v Power 100 Equipment IC 7800 Antennas 25 element log periodic Lat Lon In decimal degrees North and East are ve South and West ve ee MOO Optional information about your station equipment and location You have 10 profiles Custom Fields Custom Fields Custom field titles you may need to restart HRD Custom field 1 Custom field 2 Custom field 3 Custom field 4 Custom field 5 Custom field 6 Lighthouse Italian castle Worked all brewery Custom field 4 Custom field 5 Custom field 6 Define the titles for the six custom fields available in the logbook windows Use these fields for values not supported elsewhere Logbook e 85 Various Various options Remark Locator small display Remark Frequency Add Append frequency to Remark field radio window must be started Prefix Frequency Mapper Insert locator distances Insert locator bearings From my locator if defined Distances kms miles Send any locator and callsign to Mapper if Mapper is running Units Toolbar Icon Toggles 3 Main O Small Time Zone Display Times are always stored using GMT UTC this option determines how they are displayed GMT UTC O Local The options here should be self explanatory List Bands
34. TEIE IEE TEIE EE TEIE EE TEIE IEE TEIE EE TEIE EE TEI EE EEE EEHEEHE when you change this list you should delete old files which are no longer being used HIETE EEEE EIEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE TE EE EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE E EE EEEE EEHEEHE From AMSAT recommended for Amateur radio satellites http www amsat org amsat ftp keps current nasabare txt From Celestrak Remove the comment to add these SRR RRR TR IR TR SR http www ce lestrak com NORAD e lements amateur txt http ww celestrak com NORAD e lements goes txt http www celestrak comf NORAD e lements stations txt http www celestrak com NORAD e lements visual txt http www celestrak com NORAD e lements weather txt New satellite data files can be downloaded from the Internet for example from http www amsat org or from http www celestrak com maintained by T S Kelso The only supported file format is two line element sets for example AO 7 1 07530U 74089B 03265 96753648 00000029 00000 0 10000 3 0 2356 2 07530 101 7328 311 4393 0012255 21 1784 338 9793 12 53565904320301 AO 10 1 14129U 83058B 03265 06525444 00000148 00000 0 10000 3 0 9658 2 14129 26 3223 129 7582 5974698 27 0721 354 5394 2 05868478124501 The verbose format is not supported The bare NASA format elements from http www amsat org contain all satellites of interest to radio amateurs Alternatively if you look at http www celestrak com NORAD elemen
35. TEN_TEN AGE EMAIL RIG SIG SIG_INFO WEB CHECK CLASS CONTEST_ID PRECEDENCE ARRL_SECT CONT CNTY CQZ DISTANCE ITUZ LAT LON STATE ADDRESS BAND COUNTRY DXCC TIME_OFF Annex Logbook Database e 177 FREQ Main Main Main Main Main Main Main Main Main Main Main My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station My Station Propagation Propagation Propagation Propagation Propagation Propagation Propagation Propagation QSL Info QSL Info QSL Info QSL Info QSL Info Depreciated Depreciated GRIDSQUARE om COMMENT RST_RCVD RST_SENT MY_COUNTRY MY_CQ_ZONE MY_ITU_ZONE Lat MY_LAT MY_GRIDSQUARE Lon MY_LON OPERATOR OWNER_CALLSIGN nov SIG MY_SIG MY_SIG_INFO MY_STATE MY_STREET ZIP MY_POSTAL_CODE MAX_BURSTS MS_SHOWER NR_BURSTS NR_PINGS PROP_MODE QSLRDATE QSLSDATE OSL VIA OPERATOR maite PROGRAMID tba EX b a SRX t b a STX tba SWE Annex Logbook Database e 179 Annex Links HRD Homepage http hrd ham radio ch Forums http forums ham radio ch Yahoo Mailing list http groups yahoo com group ham radio deluxe Other Software BV Software by DF3CN http www df3cb com Excellent QSL management and label printing software DXLab by Dave Bernstein AA6YQ http
36. Uplink and Downlink satellite frequencies Schedule Current Data F Satellite Tracking Local JN46AT VO 52 Uplink ON Downlink ON Satellites Observer Ground Control Schedule Current Data Mutual Visibility Visibility Next Passes Single Pass Plot DDE gt I Pass Schedule for the next 24 hours Range inhours 1 2 O3 O6 O12 O18 O3 Os Ore This window shows the pass schedule for the satellites selected in the Satellites window all Satellite Tracking Local JN46AT VO 52 Uplink ON Downlink ON Satellites Y Observer Ground Control Schedule Current Data Mutual Visibility Y Visibility Next Passes Single Pass Y Plot DDE Current satellite data used for Ground Control and DDE Vis Satellites Field Value AO 27 Satellite VO 52 A0 51 Visible No FO 29 Direction Southbound GO 32 Azimuth 319 64 ISS Elevation 52 11 RS 22 Longitude 132 16 W 50 50 Latitude 15 53 N Range km 10 842 32 Altitude km 617 22 Range rate 4 09459070 AOS 1 00 08 LOS 1 12 40 ERA Select Refresh every 0 10 x seconds This window shows all computed information for a selected satellite This window provides the data for the Ground Control and DDE windows Press Viewer to display the data with the default text file viewer usually Notepad Satellite Tracking 139 Mutual Visibili
37. e All all dropdowns If Mode or All is selected you can check Add Border to add a border around the text If All is selected you can check Include Title to add the Dropdown button s title if there is room Meters A Customise Layout Schemes Layout Buttons Faceplate Frequency Meters Sliders Appearance Sliders Layout Tuning Dial Defines the appearance ofthe bar meters on the radio display BERCCCCCCCECANINI V Show peak reading S 20 BERANREHCNIENININII S 60 TTT 2111 S Meter TX mode Main PWR v The value must be supported by the radio High Position pwr E Sub REF v Kenwood radios display the value selected with the Meter slider 15 480 TS 2000 or the SWR Comp ALC dB buttons Colours S Meter Updates Always update when changing frequency slower performance The design aim of the bar meters was heavily influenced by my fine Sony stereo still giving fine service here in the HRD R amp R suite after some 15 years of abuse The Background and Text colours should be obvious There are three graduation colours e Bars Low the first bar colour e Bars High the colour at the position set by the High Position slider and e Bars Free the colour for the free empty bars If you check Show peak reading the recent peak value is displayed When HRD is in TX mode the S Meter value is replaced by the value selected in the Main and Sub dropdowns the value you select mus
38. matter here there are difference between Yaesu radios just remember that the bytes are defined in the order in which they are sent to the radio Please read your operating manual for command information FT 817 Set mode to LSB 00 00 00 00 07 Set mode to USB as 01 00 00 00 07 SOL OM ass a DIF 00 00 00 072 FT 1000MP set mode to LSB s D00 00 00 00 0 set mode to USB 3 00 00 00 gt 01 0 SOL OD as DOADO 00 0 01 Y ou can define more than one command to do this start each command on a new line Special Commands Comment Some interesting text Pause OL 250 mS 25 250 Input field macros are combinations of fields on the HRD radio display Users of Microsoft Office will be familiar with the concept supported here Manager Select Macros Manager from the Macros menu and then press New to create a new macro This macro will switch your radio to 50 150 MHz in USB First we will set the mode to USB e Inthe Title field enter 50 150 MHz USB e Inthe Group field enter Macros Simple e Inthe Description field enter Change frequency to 50 150 MHz mode to USB e Press Add to select Dropdown Button Mode USB Macro Editor Add Field selecta definition and value then press OK O Frequency 14 235 000 MHz O Band Layout 160m 10m Region 1 v O Standard Button A B v Switch ON OoFF OAways 3 Dropdown Button Mode USB v O Advanced
39. not in TX mode Other Commands For the commands you want to investigate e Select the option on your rig using the rig buttons and controls e Enter a value in the Command Tester Title field that corresponds to the option you are investigating e Referring to your rig s handbook enter the P1 P4 parameters and OpCode as appropriate to read the rig s current value or set a new Annex Command Tester e 159 value If there are no values specified for P1 P4 then enter 00 in these fields e Press Send Annex Portmon Introduction This excellent utility for monitoring COM port activity can be downloaded from http www sysinternals com Quoting the Sysinternals website Portmon is a utility that monitors and displays all serial and parallel port activity on a system It has advanced filtering and search capabilities that make it a powerful tool for exploring the way Windows works seeing how applications use ports or tracking down problems in system or application configurations Portmon works on NT 4 0 Win2K XP and Server 2003 Windows 95 and Windows 98 It is often useful to run Portmon when unexpected results are returned from a radio or other device such as a rotator or keyer The Steps e Close any programs connected to your radio or device being interrogated e Start Portmon exe e Make sure these options are set Menu Option State Comment Options Show Time ON Options Show HEX ON if IC
40. on both Main and Sub HRD cannot update the frequencies unless the correct bands are select using the radio controls In same band mode e TX VFO Main e RX VFO Main e SAT off A few notes 1 The TX mode is not updated from the radio 2 The software has to switch between Main and Sub so that the Sub VFO is updated it is not possible to detect the radio s current Main Sub selection so the radio operates in main mode all the time If you press Sub on the radio you will see that radio switch back to Main as soon as the Sub frequency is updated Single VFO Radios If you are using a single VFO radio such as the FT 817 then you use the same VFO for TX and RX Use the TX F1 button to switch between TX and RX When you switch to TX the transmit frequency is loaded into the radio before it switches to transmit when you return to receive the receive frequency is loaded into the radio after it switches to receive So the rule is always use the TX F1 button to switch between transmit and receive Linear Transponders Check X the Linear Transponder Tracking option if you are using a linear transponder such as HAMSAT VUSAT VO 52 These satellites receive a specific range of frequencies typically 40 100 kHz in one band convert them to another band and amplify the converted signal for transmission back to your planet The converted signal is inverted LSB becomes USB etc this is known as an inverting transponder Do not u
41. represent binary data To set Split mode on for the Argonaut the documented command is O lt 0x01 gt lt 0x0d gt which is entered here as Ox0O1 that is O Split mode x switch to binary 01 Split On The carriage return lt 0x0d gt is not added Please read your operating manual for command information When you enter x the format switches to binary mode two hexadecimal characters per byte Only enter x once even 1f entering more than one byte of data Argonaut Set mode to LSB M2 Set mode to USB wanes M1 Set Split mode On es POXOL Set split mode off Ox00 Jupiter Set mode to LSB M2 Set Mode TO USB waa dace SMI Set AF Gain CO 32 422 UKZO Set filter to 450Hz Wx1D You can define more than one command to do this start each command on a new line Macros e 105 Input Fields Special Commands Comment Some interesting text Pause of 250 ms 250 Yaesu Starting with the FTDX 9000 Yaesu has changed the CAT protocol to one very similar to that used by Kenwood So if you are fortunate enough to have the FTDX 9000 please use the Kenwood commands see Elecraft and Kenwood on page 104 Each Yaesu command consists of five bytes The bytes are defined in the order in which they are sent to the radio You must add a between each byte Each command consists of four bytes of data and an OpCode The order in which P1 P4 are shown in your operating manual does not
42. the TX and any Tune buttons In addition you will want to disable macros as a knowledgeable user can define a CAT command to enable TX Enable Restart The RESTART token enables the Restart button on the connection window Restarting the service will close all COM ports opened by the service and drop all connections by HRD users This should only be allocated to yourself and your friends Connecting To connect to the remote server enter values as normal when starting HRD but select the Remote port then press Connect Remote Station Support e 115 Fo Connect HB9DRY in Switzerland Company ICOM Visit http hrd ham radio ch downloads html for A basic guide fo CAT and Audio interfacing which contains many designs for both CAT and audio interfaces for use with Ham Radio COMPort AT v on ASE 4 Deluxe Radio ic 7000 speed 19200 Y Company Cv Add 70 Select your radio manufacturer from the z drop down list The Dem o Matic radios do not require a COM port they are for demonstrating HRD when you do not have crs W DTR M RTS a suitable radio available Flow control Interface power FlexRadio you must install the virtual serial ort drivers from Philip Covington N8VB When you press Connect the Remote Connection window is displayed gt Remote Connection Connectto a computer running the HRD Remote Access Program Previous Connections New Connection Add
43. the left mouse button As the marker position changes the azimuth elevation altitude and range are displayed in the marker fields F Satellite Tracking Local JN46AT VO 52 Uplink ON Downlink ON Satellites Observer Ground Control Schedule Current Data Mutual Visibility Visibility Next Passes Single Pass Y Plot DDE e lt gt AO 27 40 51 ISS v0 52 Popup Plot Options Dar Banag Wl Auto plot 4 Satellites Prev 2 mins v Refresh 5 sec JAzim Elev Position Next 20 mins Y Offset This window shows the position of one to four satellites above the surface of the planet Satellite Tracking e 143 DDE Satellite Tracking Local JN46AT VO 52 Uplink ON Downlink ON Satellites Observer Ground Control Schedule Current Data Mutual Visibility Y Visibility NextPasses Single Pass Plot DDE gt DDE Server configuration Optional Format Nova The DDE Server makes satellite data available for other programs This is optional startthe DDE Server only if required by a 3rd party program for example rotator control DDE Service NFW32 DDE Topic NFW_DATA DDE Item NFW_SERVER NFW_SERVER VO 52 AZ 315 9 EL 58 4 RR 3 4728306546 AH N This window controls the DDE server If you want to use HRD s data with another program you must start HRD s DDE Server Select the DDE forma
44. these options to set the start time when you first move out of the Station field and the end time when you add the QSO Note the start time is not updated if you edit the callsign It is set only when you move out of the Station field for the first time Behaviour Add Only During a contest you will want to auto increment the RST sent counter the first numeric part of the RST sent field is updated for example 042GR is updated to 043GR The country is determined from the callsign prefix using the logbook s country data List Countries on page 87 Audio Grabber Add Only Enable display of the Audio Grabber so that a new audio file is created for each QSO QRZ Add Only Logbook e 83 QRZ com is an excellent resource here you enable automatic lookups Database Configuration Here you control many aspects of the logbook Configuration is selected from the Logbook menu or the configuration toolbar button Files Files used by the Ham Radio Deluxe logbook File size Location Database 558KB UliHam Radio Simon New DB mdb Backup Folder Select a backup folder on a second disk or USB memory key in case your main disk drive fails Take regular backups The current database file s size and location are displayed Selects a new database this is created 1f 1t does not exist Moves the database to a new folder Select the folder where backups are stored when you press the Backup
45. warnings FP Enable In band wave file ding wav Out of band wave file chord way Accelerators Comms COM Port T ICOM Calibration Info Modes _ Info CAT Support Internet OutOfBand Mouse Wheel Selection Window Theme Updates Yaesu Defines the tuning step when rotating the mouse wheel Narrow Modes Wide Modes Fine Hot Fine Hot 10 Hz 10 Hz 10 Hz 10 Hz 20 Hz 20 Hz 20 Hz 20 Hz 50 Hz 50 Hz 100 Hz 100 Hz 100 Hz 100 Hz 200 Hz 200 Hz 200 Hz 200 Hz 500 Hz 500 Hz 500 Hz 500 Hz 1 000 Hz MONA 1 000 Hz 2 000 Hz 2 000 Hz 2 000 Hz 2 000 Hz 5 000 Hz 5 000 Hz 5 000 Hz 5 000 Hz 9 000 Hz 9 000 Hz 9 000 Hz 9 000 Hz 10 000 Hz 10 000 Hz 10 000 Hz 10 000 Hz 12 500 Hz 12 500 Hz 12 500 Hz 12 500 Hz 25 000 Hz 25 000 Hz 25 000 Hz 25 000 Hz 50 000 Hz 50 000 Hz 50 000 Hz 50 000 Hz Hint Pressing Shift or Ctrl accelerates the selected step PF Invert frequency scrolling direction mm Define the tuning step when rotating the mouse wheel over the active tuning bar Selection Window A Options Info CAT Support Supported Internet Enable Out Of Band Enable In band Out of band Mouse Wheel CVV Fine CVV Hot Other Fine Other Hot Advanced values Tree expand Theme Main Tabs Appearance Colour Layout Position Menus Toolbars Theme Updates Reminder Yaesu FTDx lt 9000 COM Pon TX ICOM Calibration Info Modes Selection Wind
46. window Band Layouts e 59 160m 10m Region 1 160m 10m Region 1 160m 10m Region 2 160m 10m Region 3 160m 70cm 60m 5 MHz 6m Detail Broadcast Low Freq Shortwave VHF UHF CW Only p DDE Support Introduction HRD uses dynamic data exchange DDE for inter process communication DDE allows two or more applications running simultaneously to exchange data and commands See also 3 Party Programs on page 149 Available Support Select DDE Monitor from the Tools menu to display the supported DDE items w DDE Monitor All currently supported ODE items for software developers oervice HARD RADIO Topic HED_CAT Item HRD BAND HRD BUTTON STATUS HRD DOPPLER _DOWMLINE 2705 9 HRD DOPPLER UPLINE 8079 6 HRD DROPDOWN LIST HRD EXEC RESULT HRD FREQUENCY 145 602 705 HRD HERTS 145802705 HRD MODE USB HRD PRODUCT Ham Radio Deluze v3 35 Beta HRD RADIO TS 460 Demo HRD SAT DOWNLINE 145800000 HRD SAT DOWNLINE MODE USB HRD_SAT_DOWNLINE_RADIO 145602705 HRD SAT UPLINE 435350000 HRD SAT _UPLINE MODE LSE HRD _SAT_UPLINE_RADIO 435341920 HRD SMETER ab HRD SMETER_RAW HRD TRANSVERTER HRD Tx HRD Tx METERS Commands The commands below are supported by HRD DDE Support e 61 Add ADIF Record ADIF lt data gt Adds a record to the logbook the record is supplied in ADIF format Used by PSK31 Deluxe Refresh REFR button status Refreshes all buttons
47. 0 n 8 1 09 58 02 Setting timeouts 758 Setting DTR clearing RTS 09 58 04 Echoback test sent HRD BY HB9DRY received HRD BY HB9DRV 09 58 04 Firmware revision 10 09 58 04 Starting read thread Autospace If you pause for more than one dit time between a dit or dah WinKey will interpret this as a letter space and will not send the next dit or dah until full letter space time has been met The normal letter space is 3 dit spaces WinKey has a paddle event memory so that you can enter dits or dahs during the inter letter space and WinKey will send them as they were entered With a little practice autospace will help you to send near perfect Morse Contest Spacing Reduces the wordspace time by one dit Instead of 7 dits per wordspace contest spacing selects six dits per wordspace Paddle Echoback When enabled all characters entered on the paddles will be echoed back to the host From the host perspective paddle echo and serial echo are the same in either case the letter sent in Morse by WinKey is echoed back to the host The echo occurs after the letter has been completely sent Paddle Watchdog The paddle watchdog counter disables the key output after 128 consecutive dits or dahs This is to guard against the paddles being accidentally keyed continuously Swap Paddles Allows right and left handed operators
48. 00 1 000 Normally you will not have to change the default settings e Read timeout serial port timeout e Switch off some radios such as the FT 817 can be powered down using a CAT command If this option is selected you are prompted to switch off the radio e Polling to reduce CPU load for slower systems e Dual VFO tracking if selected both VFO s are tracked on every refresh Only of use with Satellite Tracking page 129 e Refresh interval the interval between consecutive refreshes of the display COM Port TX A Options COM Port TX RTS DTR Both None ICOM Calibration S Meter Info Modes Mapping Info CAT Support Supported Internet Enable Out Of Band Enable In band Out of band Mouse Wheel CV Fine CVV Hot Other Fine Other Hot Selection Window Advanced values Tree expand Theme Main Tabs Appearance Colour Layout Position Out Of Band Accelerators Internet Mouse Wheel COM Part Tx Selection Window ICOM Calibration Theme Updates Yaesu Comms Info CAT Support Info Modes COM Port TX Configuration Some early radios do not support switching TX RX via CAT commands so the only option is to use a pin on the COM port This requires a special CAT cable Radios IC 706 IC 706MkIIG IC 707 IC 718 IC 725 IC 35 IC 36 IC 38 IC 751A IC 756 IC 765 IC 5DSP IC 781 IC 821H COM Port Pin 8 None O RTS O DTR C DTR RTS Some early
49. 000000 Power high Y Time 12 hours Club Bonkers M Mode cw M Dx dxpedition l ARRL Section Foreign DX Operators HBSDRY AND BOBO DJIOTA Soapbox Grumble mutter and moan Name Address Template ARRL CQ Stew Perry Oceania AP Sprint 0S0 50173 PH 2005 06 01 1144 HB9DRY SP8FKEH 8 Entries 0S0 50157 PH 2005 06 01 1057 HB9DRY LZ1RB 0S0 50137 PH 2005 06 01 0910 HB9DRY Z33AA aAll 0S0 50204 PH 2005 06 01 0909 HB9DRY FSZN Balad 0S0 50140 PH 2005 06 01 0901 HB9DRY F1CBL 0S0 50214 PH 2005 06 01 0841 HB9DRY F4DXV E 0S0 50165 PH 2005 06 01 0832 HB9DRY FSVFO Apply 0S0 50117 PH 2005 06 01 0714 HB9DRY F3CN 0S0 50177 PH 2005 05 31 1732 HB9DRY YO3CZW Viewer 0S0 50130 PH 2005 05 31 1732 HB9DRY YT1ET 0S0 50168 PH 2005 05 31 1711 HB9DRY LZ2PEP Save 0S0 50158 PH 2005 05 31 1707 HB9DRY YT1AU 0S0 50219 PH 2005 05 31 1702 HB9DRY SV2DFA Cancel 0S0 50193 PH 2005 05 31 1629 HB9DRY LZ3RX AGA CAAFA NT BIANCO NO Bt 1094 wonnnry T TCM A Logbook e 93 Problems Performance If you find that the database is exceptionally slow make sure that ODBC tracing 1s switched off From the Start menu select Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools ODBC Data Source Administrator select Tracing Here you stop tracing 1f started ODBC Data Source Administrator User DSN System DSN File DSN Drivers Tracing
50. 05 21 41 80 21 54 52 44 51 70 48 13 00 Thu 22 Dec 2005 23 18 93 23 30 52 20 89 267 56 12 07 Fri 23 Dec 2005 09 28 28 09 36 27 5 22 91 59 8 10 Fri 23 Dec 2005 11 02 08 11 16 00 41 80 158 49 13 01 Fri 23 Dec 2005 12 39 221 12 50 53 15 36 281 41 11 11 Fri 23 Dec 2005 20 27 99 20 36 54 8 92 43 36 9 43 Fri 23 Dec 2005 22 00 26 22 14 05 69 10 74 28 13 16 Fri 23 Dec 2005 23 38 21 23 49 42 13 71 271 13 11 06 Sat 24 Dec 2005 09 46 43 09 56 49 9 49 99 22 10 02 Sat 24 Dec 2005 11 22 44 11 35 11 46 76 198 18 13 04 Sat 24 Dec 2005 12 59 13 13 09 15 10 60 289 46 10 07 Sat 24 Dec 2005 20 45 88 20 56 22 13 09 43 16 10 54 Sat 24 Dec 2005 22 19 71 22 33 15 77 20 256 22 13 20 Sat 24 Dec 2005 23 58 94 00 08 22 8 35 274 86 9 37 Sun 25 Dec 2005 10 05 46 10 16 49 14 77 107 71 11 17 Sun 25 Dec 2005 11 41 92 11 54 12 40 16 235 33 12 53 Sun 25 Dec 2005 13 18 29 13 27 25 6 83 296 67 8 44 Sun 25 Dec 2005 19 34 15 19 36 11 0 23 42 72 1 50 Sun 25 Dec 2005 21 03 15 21 15 45 18 41 41 61 11 49 Sun 25 Dec 2005 22 39 32 22 52 21 49 00 260 30 13 10 Mon 26 Dec 2005 00 19 27 00 26 42 4 09 278 52 7 22 Mon 26 Dec 2005 10 24 45 10 36 33 70 117 05 12 08 Mon 26 Dec 2005 12 00 46 12 13 05 82 257 27 12 32 Mon 26 Dec 2005 13 38 29 13 45 17 76 303 79 6 54 Mon 26 Dec 2005 19 51 26 19 56 56 71 47 29 5 55 Mon 26 Dec 2005 21 22 00
51. 0603 March 2006 t Last started 2006 03 18 16 10 17 Status stopped 1 0 Introduction The HRD Remote Server enables a connection between Ham Radio Deluxe and a radio connected to a remote computer which can be contacted via TCP IP 1 1 Requirements Press HRD Serial Port Server to select this server Press Install to install the service and then press Start to start the service You can start the Windows Services applet Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Services to modify the properties of the service for example disabling automatic startup Ham Radio Deluxe Serial Port Server Properties Local Compu General Log On Recovery Dependencies Service name HRD SerialPortSwr Display name Hem Radio Deluxe Serial Port Server The Ham Radio Deluxe serial port server www ham Description radio ch Path to executable DiHam Radio Release HRDSerialPortSvr exe Startup type Automatic Service status Stopped stop Pause Resume You can specify the start parameters that apply when you start the service from here Start parameters Firewall Allow incoming connections on port 7806 Configuring Press Configure to edit HRDSerialPortSvr cfg that contains the service configuration Ham Radio Deluxe serial Port Server Copright c 2006 by Simon Brown HB9DRY Note this only runs on windows NT 2K xP It does not run on windows 95 98
52. 37 154 42 26 10 11 23 51 31 26 E A 056 20 714 95 6 11760712 158 29 73 39 12 49 49 150 92 E A 557 11 1 325 30 1 65916760 136 73 1 0 31 14 58 29 41 E P 7918 51 617 68 6 355379806 0 00 a Visible 0 00 E 0 00 0 00 00000000 132 69 19 1 21 50 1 33 32 42 74 E 3 7747 96 676 69 79966937 6 30 9 Visible 5 01 13 79 E f 146 57 664 28 02066673 318 42 54 59 00 1311732 05 W 112 16 616 10 68572964 The visibility window gives you an overview of the satellites you have selected in the Satellites window Select the satellites that are displayed All displays all satellites Visible now displays only the satellites which are currently visible Visible in next displays the satellites visible at any time in the time period you select for example the next 60 minutes For each entry in this display the columns are Column Vis Satellite Azimuth Elevation AOS LOS Lon Lat Range Altitude Range Rate Description Whether the satellite is currently visible The name of the satellite The azimuth of a satellite is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian It is customary to reckon the azimuth of a line from the south point of the horizon around by the west from O deg to 360 deg The angular distance above the horizon Acquisition of signal is the elapsed time at which the satellite becomes visible and a signal can theoretically be heard If empty then the
53. 9 Accelerators 39 Access is Denied 116 ADIF 90 AlfaSPID 123 ALT 25 AMSAT 127 Appearance 82 Archive 170 Archiving 170 Audio 47 Audio Browser 48 Audio Grabber 47 Auto detect 20 Auxiliary Switching 51 backups 82 Band Layouts 55 Band Selection 25 26 Bands 84 171 BSP 25 Building 183 Buttons 26 32 Cabrillo 91 CAT Commands 101 CATbox 14 CI V 154 CI V Address 20 CI V Transceive 20 COM Port 20 COM Port TX 41 Command Tester 151 Comms 40 Computer 13 Configuration 82 Connecting 20 Connection 19 Countries 85 172 CSIDL_APPDATA 169 CTS 20 Current Data 137 Custom Fields 83 Customise Layout 29 Database Configuration 82 Date amp Time 26 DDE 142 DDE Server 142 DDE Support 59 Dem o matic 13 19 DF3CN 179 Display Scroll 26 Docking Panes 41 Dropdowns 27 DTR 20 DX Cluster 61 DXLab 179 Eddystone EA12 9 Elecraft 13 102 104 153 Export 89 Export to ADIF 90 Export to Cabrillo 91 Faceplate 33 Favourites 67 Markers 69 Filter 155 Fine Tuning 25 FlexRadio 13 Frequency 34 Frequency Display 24 Frequency range 56 FT 817 135 FT 817 Commander 9 FT 847 134 G4ZLP 14 Griffin Powermate 24 39 Ground Control 131 HBODRV 9 HRD Interface guide 14 HRDRemoteSvr cfg 112 121 IC 703 9 IC 910H 134 ICOM 13 103 134 154 ICOM Calibration 42 Import 89 Include Directories 183 Info Modes 42 Info Options 43 Installation
54. A A A BUTE Oe PTI O SON 185 Visuals CUT Os Se ULE Sess asc E 185 Toclade TDSC COS Ses roses ec ni esse se aes cess es eee 185 Lab rary 1G A O A 185 o A E O 185 Index Introduction How lt All Began In early 2003 Peter PHP1PH and myself Simon HB9DRV talked about developing a simple program to control the soon to be released ICOM IC 703 We had previously developed the FT 817 Commander which proved to be very popular the main lesson being learnt that future programs must not be tied to a single radio or a single manufacturer rather they must be designed to support all current and future radios Maybe it was the beer maybe the desire to give something back to the radio amateur community however on June 6 2003 the first line of code was written Ham Radio Deluxe HRD was born The inspiration for the design came from a variety of sources Internet Explorer especially the Favourites my old Eddystone EA12 and a desire to prove that Peter and myself could develop something better than the current not quite so free and fantastic products being peddled to radio amateurs On December 23 2005 the number of registered users stood at 20 006 quite an achievement in such a short time Very sadly Peter passed away on June 8 2005 His contribution to Ham Radio Deluxe will never be forgotten Ham Radio Deluxe v3 3 Beta Dedicated to build 958 Peter Halpin PH1PH A Ca Introduction e 9 This Guide The Nam
55. A E SE 62 SN REL 62 Set O A A OnE Tes riers 62 Set 1G 0a NCY A O A maT Ie reer 62 Fop Wind W cited 62 DX Cluster 63 EO PA e OS Pr PO O E A e O In 63 O O 64 A acct AEEA ES TEE EATE ee EA ESTA AAE AAE A EE AEE TEE 64 A EPEE O A A TEET AEE E E 64 Conn o oriee A pecegss 65 COE O E E E sevens essa eiac un maaeds 65 OHZAO Ham Radio DEUE aea e a ld ds 65 Custom DX Cluster lenta iaa a 65 OPON sra a ra a 66 Favourites 69 nn ue ac os deere toc aachauctia na ea ade ances cca eaaedectees 69 A A O sauces 69 INTER A A e O T EE auteahet 71 Logbook 73 Miodu CLIO tas td cti 73 A A e O E EA TE ETN A E i ie A O A E eee 73 SUIS cl n eta th dec ce sete ease ans eattetn fete iace Seles eas nels ce ea Caene toce Sanaa tama eeceetaaces 74 MTD EUG A teeta no atad sade east he tide pte oon daatia ate E te haveacamie ah Gan etenanenieeteaes 74 INV TAD TS BAN cuca ae Sete ce ot E nce oassete r a Genaatet ence epassets eccamme ae ented eases 74 CDOS ce haat hse A a a ai 75 ACNL ATENU AA E E N E 76 ODO aean E E E E E 83 Database Conte ural On A AN ii 84 ES LONGER O CE E aetan teense EN E E AA E T 84 APPO CC a A A couheeeldieancant 84 MES iconos 85 Cus OM TLCS PEO POS O a uNauen tance 85 ICO on ere ese PEROT IE TPE rer ae E rates EE E nee Taree erie er tetany an nner EET 86 Lst Bands eee res a Reet Ee en net te Et rates A a Poe nee Taree eerie E ATES 86 list C Oun A E ett rey A amr PPE Une Taran ergiy E OATES 87 Lista MOS ea tada EE 88 List
56. A E Ure RT Ar Ta EN Tree Uy ae Ter ee Ter 120 HRD Serial Port SAVE aaa 121 ostali ai aa al 121 CONAN 123 Rotator 125 IntroductiOM sl pears miedlestaseanramaneraba chase nate abacneniesensaelesoaneadcels elevate 125 Mait WW NGO Wet oe deco testes oa E ay chien da a alos 125 OPO seine TO ORO 126 CONNEC eerie ote ROR in NR RST RInarONY CURT EWE TIA ene ENE renee T Knee CRP ROME Tn PETE Tene CTT RI Vere CPR ET 126 A EEEE UR RYE TT RNID ne TE PONE STE eT SET MOIETY OnE TE VOTE 126 PEO See CEN UT PRON SUE NORE O Sov RIE PRESSE POO EY NS en On TE vIn eee 127 O ane A um guna 127 Satellite Tracking 129 tro dC ido 129 Satellites tica 129 o E E SAE ot he 132 Ground Control da ATE 133 A A ass AEE ees E A A 136 A A A A A mR eee 136 Si Sle VPO Rad OS na ic a 137 Lingar Trans ponde Siamees a 137 Brequency ReSOlUUION cra 138 OPIO dido 138 A O Sed a cenit de neice A N 139 CU Ae ee erties A eas ead tects ic ec Oe tad areca eG ta IE 139 JA NE LD VSI DIY reia E AE Suauaeiaces a 140 VISOLI aaa Po ENE EE 141 NESC PAS 6 a E E E E ER 142 SIETA egra saa trannetatene ses dagnaes eased cana sie co Ni nichiauasdsaeaneay ens since 142 RO 143 A A 144 Synchroniser 145 iO ao A A A I 145 TE o To O a a eens 145 Dual Radios ate lite Trac kina ln ll 146 3 Party Programs 149 AOC A o e e E 149 o AA PP e O E PO E O tulanmucanaiinaed aancusdauanet 150 UC Y PRA OPC A RR 150 Command Det ados oas 150 Annex Command Tester 153 WANE OC LO a E T
57. Algeria 400 6m USB 57 55 4 14 07 2004 12 47 EH6CC Balearic Is 21 6m USB 59 59 5 24 06 2004 11 34 T99C Bosnia Herzegovinia 501 6m USB 59 59 6 15 05 2004 09 28 LZ2Q5 Bulgaria 212 6m USB 59 59 7 02 07 2004 18 26 EHSBPX Canary Is 29 6m USB 59 59 5 26 05 2004 11 26 EH9IB Ceuta and Melilla 32 6m USB 59 59 9 27 04 2004 17 29 9A7D Croatia 497 6m USB 57 56 10 08 07 2004 13 11 OK1DCF Czech Rep 503 6m USB 59 59 11 06 07 2003 10 52 OZ1ALS P Denmark 221 6m USB 539003 12 17 08 2003 15 42 G4DEZ England 223 6m USB 59 53 13 31 05 2005 14 16 DC7OH Fed Rep of Germany 2310 m USB 59 56 14 10 07 2004 08 03 OH3WW Finland 224 6m USB 55 57 15 29 05 2004 11 17 F4DXW France 227 6m USB 59 59 16 05 06 2004 16 27 SV2DCD Greece 236 6m USB 59 59 17 16 05 2004 10 44 El2JD Ireland 245 6m USB 59 59 18 22 06 2003 16 00 MDEVY Isle of Man 114 6m USB 59 19 21 06 2003 18 05 IZOEUI PO Italy 246 6m USB 59 20 27 06 2004 14 37 HBO MODOY Liechtenstein 251 6m USB 59 59 There s nothing better than a paper log for reviewing your on air achievements Before you select the Print option you should first use the Preview option el to review what you will be printing before committing another rain forest to the recycling bucket Print Options Title HBSDRY s Logbook Options Print range Cover page 3 All 0850 counter Selected z Alternate background 4 Add Blank lines between days Cancel When you select Print or Preview the Print Options window is
58. Alt Ctrl F2 Alt Ctrl U Alt K Ctrl A Ctrl B Ctrl F Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl FB Ctrl M Ctrl N Here Ctrl Alt W is assigned to the Tune button Keyboard combinations are assigned to display buttons and arrow keys The HRD menu has pre assigned accelerators these cannot be redefined A Options A Dual VFO Tracking RX Timeout Switch Off Polling COM Port TX RTS DTR Both None ICOM Calibration S Meter Info Modes Mapping Info CAT Support Supported Internet Enable Out Of Band Enable In band Out of band Mouse Wheel CVV Fine CV Hot Other Fine Other Hot Selection Window Advanced values Tree expand Theme Internet OutOfBand Mouse Wheel Selection Window Theme Updates Yaesu Accelerators Comms COMPort TX ICOM Calibration Info Modes Info CAT Support Communications options restart to apply new values Read Timeout Use default 500 ms 500 ms Y Switch Off Y Promptto switch off the radio when closing if supported by the radio Polling Only poll radio if HRD is the active program Specifies the maximum time in milliseconds allowedto elapse between the arrival of two characters on the communications line Dual YFO Tracking Track dual VFOs every refresh not suitable for slow comms connection Recommended for satellite tracking Refresh Interval milliseconds 100 8 300 500 O200 40
59. CESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS FE FE 64 EO 19 00 FD FE FE 6A ED Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length Length FE 6A EO 03 FD PREP RP RPP RPP PRP EPR EP OMP HPP PRP EPP PPP PPP PP Annex N8VB vCOM Introduction N8VB s vCOM driver creates up to ten sets of paired virtual COM ports use these like you would use a null modem cable Virtual null modems are pure software no hardware 1s involved Note vVCOM is only supported on Windows 2000 and Windows XP When using the 3 party program support you must use a virtual null modem cable to connect HRD to the 3 party program HRD opens one end of the virtual cable the 3 party program opens the other Virtual null modems are also used in the remote station support to connect HRD to the HRD serial port client program see Remote Station Support on page 111 N8VB s vCOM driver is copyrighted 2005 by Philip A Covington NSVB Configuration The easiest way to install the NSVB vCOM driver is by selecting NSVB vCOM Configuration from the Tools menu With this window you can install update or remove t
60. Connection Pooling About when to trace Start Tracing Now Start Visual Studio Analyzer Log File Path Custom Trace DLL CADOCUME 1 Simon LOCALS 1 Ten CAWINDOWS system32 odbetrac dl Browse Select DLL ODBC tracing allows you to create logs of the calls to ODBC drivers for use by support personnel orto aid you in debugging your applications Visual studio tracing enables Microsoft Visual studio tracing for ODBC OK Cancel Apply Help Errors If you get problems using the Logbook for example a window such as x Xx The SELECT statement includes a reserved word or an argument name that is misspelled or missing or the punctuation is incorrect then follow the steps below to generate a trace file which provides all information required to diagnose the problem 1 Close HRD 2 From the Start menu select Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools ODBC Data Source Administrator select Tracing 3 Press Start Tracing Now 4 Start HRD open the Logbook and perform the steps necessary to generate the error 5 Stop tracing 6 Save the logfile to a ZIP archive and forward to the HRD developers K1EL WinKey Introduction Main Window WinKey brings high functionality fully featured Morse keying to logging applications Although designed for Windows based software implementation WinKey can add value to all logging programs regardless of operating system or platform Can a
61. D D D D D D D 1 a a D 0 VE7TNS D D D D D D D D D 1 2 D X SUMMIT IS SPONSORED BY OH2AQ OHOAAQ 430 1 2GHz CU in the Contest 10GHz ja3qgi 15 I 93 A 12 R 57 No storms No storms Beacon Digital IOTA k3ske 12 I 93 A 12 STORMS NO STORMS QRP Satellite Mobile dl7afv 11 I 93 A 12 STORMS NO STORMS ja3qgi 21 I 93 A 12 76 No storms No storms 21 AA Dre 101 71 N A TE Ma etarmne ARA tna HRD A http dxcluster ham radio ch Ham Radio Deluxe DX Cluster Analysis Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help A Top 50 24 MHz PI2 WB9Z 24895 PJ WB9Z 24895 PJ WB9Z 24895 PJ WB9Z 24950 PI2 WB9Z 24950 PJ WB9Z 24950 TISCBT 24895 EAB OZ5BF 24967 Top 50 Top 250 NZOD 24950 30s refresh 180s refresh RN6HZ 24895 WEZNS 24935 VE7NS 24935 VE NS 24935 VE NS 24935 YV5B B 24930 ZS6DN B 24930 DL7IRD 24940 ZS6DN B 24930 ZD7VC 24950 ZD7WC 24950 ZD VC 24950 Z2 UA4WHX 24895 Z2 UA4WHX 24895 Z2 UA4WHX 24895 Z2 UASWHX 24895 Z2 UA4SWHX 24894 UA4WHX 24895 Z2 UA4SWHX 24895 Z2 UA4WHX 24895 ZD7VC 24950 Z2 UA4WHX 24894 Z2 UA4WHX 24940 24 GHZ 23 24940 47 GHZ 4f GHZ ZD7VC 24950 Announce Announce 22 UA4WHX 24940 WCY WCY Z2 UA4WHX 24940 WN WW Z2 UA4WHX 24940 Comment Still here Jerry calling cq jerry tnx for 12m 95 plus 10 into AZ TEST CQ test prop 59 na 036 59 NA 036 Strong i
62. DE HBYDRMIP ABADIA F HBIDRWP KK Weather Mo Wis HERE SUN 400 NO WIND Define an unlimited number of macros that can be selected in the WinKey main window Logfile Tezt Connecting to COMI netting buffer sizes to 046 2046 setting speed to 12 00 n 0 1 setting timeouts setting DTE clearing RTS E Echohack test sent HRD EY HEYDRY receives 3 Ena Pines To help diagnose problems use the Logfile window The Viewer option displays the contents of the window in your default text file txt editor If you check Trace then all traffic over the COM port is logged Help Keyver speeds Options Pin Config Macros Logfile Ham Radio Deluxe supports the vinkey device fram KIEL see http fia Klelcoam vinkey is a RS 2327 CVV generator for Windows based applications Prosign Key Assignments RR DN Some basic help text specifically the Prosign key assignments Prosign Assignments i RR 7 DN S SX KN WG AA KN lt AR KK BT AR gt SK DU Q AC K1EL WinKey e 101 Macros Introduction HRD supports two types of custom definitions e CAT commands and e Combinations of standard HRD input fields Macros are selected from the Macros pane in the Selection window CAT Commands A CAT command macro is a command that you define yourself containing one CAT commands as describer in your radio s handbook The commands you enter must
63. F power Mic gain Noise blanker Y Noise reduction OX gain Y YOx delay Squelch IF shift Keyer speed Break in delay Notes Changes are saved immediately Empty rows are not displayed Clear AIl Show hide sliders use View menu amp Load Defaults Here you select the sliders to be displayed Define up to 6 layouts for example one layout for SSB and another for CW Tuning Dial A Customise Layout Schemes Layout Buttons Faceplate Frequency Meters Sliders Appearance Sliders Layout Tuning Dial Colours Background I i ly i l I l I Title Options 1e CIN AR E ee oe O E L SLA Title Clock Frequency 7 048 8 7 049 2 7 6 7 0 7 050 4 7 050 8 Band Button Text Band Button Face Fine Line Fine Text Fine Inside Fine Hotspot E OES Loti i NOOO A e dl 40m Normal 60m Line Normal 60m Text Normal 60m Inside Active 40m Line Active 40m Text Active 40m Inside Active 40m Hotspot Fonts Title Options Title Clock Frequency Band Buttons Band Titles Band Frequency Align band buttons Horz Centre v Vert Centre Here you define the colours fonts and band button positions Customise Layout e 37 Program Options Introduction Accelerators Used to define various HRD features Program Options is selected from the Tools menu or by pressing the Options button
64. G info Fourth class operator s club URL http tawww hb drv ch 10 10 Equipment Far too many toys Biography Author of Ham Radio Deluxe Also known as GD4ELI More information about the station you have contacted Field Description The name of the contacted station s special activity or interest group SIG info Information associated with the contacted station s activity or interest group Location Log Contact Location QSL eQSL Ant Sat Contest Propagation My Station Custom County CQ zone State prowince GR ITU zone ARRL sect v Distance 1318 kms Continent e OAN OAS Lat Lon 46 812500 9291 667 QEU ONA Occ OSa Unknown County The contacted station s Secondary Administrative Subdivision of contacted station e g US county JA Gun tate province The code for the contacted station s Primary Administrative Subdivision e g US State JA Island VE Province ARRL sect The contacted station s ARRL section Field pesen III S The contacted station s CQ Zone The contacted station s ITU zone Distance The distance between the logging station and the contacted station in kilometers Lat Lon The contacted station s latitude and longitude Press lt to determine the latitude and longitude from the Locator field value in the Main part of the window QSL Logbook e 79 Log Contact Location QSL eQSL Ant Sat Contest Pro
65. H5CGU P 6m USB 59 005 59 083 19 06 2005 10 56 10 56 9H9H 6m USB 59 004 59 168 19 06 2005 10 53 10 53 EHSGLN 6m USB 59 003 59 047 19 06 2005 10 51 10 51 EH5HT 6m USB 59 002 59 088 B 18 06 2005 17 06 17 06 SPSOWB 6m USB 59 001 59039 BART WIACEK P O BOX 17 06 2005 14 30 14 30 IW9GXT 6m USB 59 59 Daniele PEPE Stazzoni 1706 2005 13 26 13 26 IW9HDD 6m USB 55 58 11 06 2005 15 40 15 40 I2MHH 6m USB 59 59 MAURIZIO COLOMBO VIA S5 CA 11 06 2005 09 01 09 01 YU DP 6m USB 59 59 08 06 2005 09 23 09 23 IG9 I2ADN 6m USB 59 59 ANGELO D ANNA VIA ORTI 03 06 2005 16 24 16 24 IW9HDD 6m USB 59 59 01 06 2005 17 12 17 12 EH5CGU 6m USB 59 59 01 06 2005 16 52 16 52 EH3AXV 6m USB 59 59 JOAQUIM SANDALINAS Cf EIXAM 01 06 2005 16 47 16 47 ITORZR 6m USB 59 59 CANNARELLA MAUR P O BOX 01 06 2005 13 34 13 40 HB9TSI 6m USB 57 58 Andr Rieser Gotthard 01 06 2005 13 31 13 34 GOJHC 6m USB 53 52 NEIL CARR 15 WESTL 01 06 2005 12 39 12 39 G6YJD 6m USB 55 59 JOHN GOVIER 14 Witha 106 2005 12 35 12535 MSE 6m USB 55 59 57 KEVIN 01 06 2005 11 57 11 57 G4DEZ 6m USB 59 59 BCS LLEWELLYN EASTFIEL 01 06 2005 11 44 11 44 SP8FKH 8 6m USB 59 59 Jan 01 06 2005 10 57 10 57 LZ1RB 6m USB 59 59 Andrey Totev Box 20 6 lt i gt When you start HRD a default logbook is created in the default files folder see Files on page 84 Options Select the database if the file you select does not exist then a new database is created _ Auto Apply If selected then changes in the selection fields be
66. ICOM radios do not support switching between TX and RX using CAT commands The only way to enable computer controlled TX RX this is by toggling a COM port pin You require a special CAT cable if you select this option ICOM Calibration A Options ICOM Calibration A S Meter Info Modes Mapping Info CAT Support Supported Internet Enable Out Of Band Enable In band Out of band Mouse W heel Cv Fine Cv Hot Other Fine Other Hot Selection Window Advanced values Tree expand Theme Main Tabs Appearance Colour Layout Position Menus Toolbars Theme Out Of Band Accelerators Mouse Wheel COM Por TX Internet Selection Window ICOM Calibration Theme Updates Yaesu Comms Info CAT Support Info Modes S Meter calibration ICOM only The value read from the radio is between 0 and 255 this must be calibrated for the radio model selected below LELLEL ELLE Radio 110 703 Offset Scale Test a Restore Default Changes are applied immediately The IC 706 and IC 706MkIl do not support the S meter sony ICOM radios return a S Meter value between 0 and 255 normally 0 is SO 12 is Sl and so on As aS Meter unit is 6 dB the algorithm applied is to divide the returned value by two to get dB then divide dB by 6 to get S units Some radios such as the IC 706 have a different logic use the Offset and Scale values to adjust the returned values so that the S Meter in HRD corresponds to the
67. INUX and PC emulators for the Macintosh I may be crazy undertaking a project like this in my spare time I am not deep stir fry serve in a bun with extra chilies crazy The code is not open source it cannot be ported to Linux and will never be released as some of the code is protected under copyright and if released will land the author with a nice big legal fee Supported Radios You don t need a radio HRD comes with built in Dem o matic radio support FTDX 9000 K2 Orion TS 480 TS 570 and TS 2000 HRD currently supports these real radios e Elecraft K2 e FlexRadio SDR 1000 e ICOM IC 7000 IC 703 IC 706 IC 706MKkII IC 706MkIIG IC 707 IC 718 IC 725 IC 726 IC 728 IC 729 IC 735 IC 736 IC 737 IC 738 IC 7400 IC 746 IC 746Pro IC 751A IC 751A Piexx IC 756 IC 756Pro IC 756ProH IC 756ProIll IC 761 IC 765 IC 775DSP IC 7800 IC 781 IC 821H IC 910H IC R10 IC R20 IC R7000 IC R75 IC R8500 IC R9000 PCR 1000 e Kenwood R 5000 TS 1405 TS 2000 TS 440S TS 450S TS 480 TS 505 TS 570 TS 60S TS 680S TS 690S TS 790 TS 850 TS 870 TS 940S TS 950 TS B2000 e Ten Tec Argonaut Jupiter Orion RX 350 e Yaesu FT 100 FT 1000D FT 1000MP MkV FT 600 FT 817 FT 840 FT 847 FT 857 FT 890 FT 897 FT 900 FT 920 FT 990 FTDX 9000 Tt was the voices in my head that made me do it Medical opinion may differ here Requirements e 13 Interfacing You will need a
68. ME SE This file defines the configuration of the Remote Access Server The format of each entry is TOKEN VALUE Supported tokens com PORT USERL to USER20 WELCOME A comma separated list of com ae that are returned If not defined then the server returns a list of all COM ports available on the computer COML COM2 COM3 COMA Om Om coml The TCP IP port on which the server listens for connections If not defined then the default value of 7806 is used Select any port number you want which is not in use by other programs T H HHHH P a Se Fe Fe Fe Fe Fe Fe ee et a a ORT 7806 ee these are case insensitive Spaces are removed from the beginning and end of the username and password The format is USERx username password options where options is a ist of case insensitive tokens seperated by spaces not commas The supported options are RESTART RESTART allows the user to restart the service usually reserve this for only for yourself and friends you trust USERL Simon SnowTime restart USER2 Peter Uberwald USER20 Donald california Optional welcome text displayed on the remote user s computer Note that n is replaced with a newline Enter up to 511 characters on a single line Remove this line if you do not want a welcome message WELCOME welcome to the HRD Serial Port Server n nPlease don t break anything Remote Station Support e 123 Rot
69. O 153 TOS MAD IR ACIOS ain a0 sacs acid otssiowe Soa sk feted ia 153 MAGA A toca ee ae 153 Command TV CG aie ch saa seed cosets oa chon A ias 153 SAE a A E A aauanaeeeceecenlees 153 O I 154 General ODIOS eos E policia condo AE 154 A E A A N 155 Vd E A A N 155 A PE ETEA E EE EE E N 155 ECON a E e A TA 156 A A A A EIE AEA E O IS A EE MO 158 Annex Portmon 161 a A PS 161 Sampe LOC OO RP A E 162 Annex N8VB vCOM 163 Y A A A 163 O eterna tate A E E sn cea thd aueas 163 inputs e cl os 164 A O A A II A A O a saneg aboueens 164 A A A A E TEIN RNa aR Sat 165 Annex Remote Server 167 Technical Informations aen ada 167 CO AA A E A 167 S GUIS eaa A E A es Ba A E 168 Annex Settings 171 DN A A e E AR ROR re rea na e AiO 171 AA RP cigarette steam a E Be cees wanueaeen 171 A A A A ON 171 ATC O ad add cli 172 Annex Logbook Database 173 OOOO A O NN A 173 Bl B20 A A A O NN E OR ANI CAN EE CT 173 O A NI AOS O CERCA 173 A A Ce IN A A AN OA CEO 174 E K aoee e eoe aaa ontanumanstageloiecuseusactaushenseasesoamnsie iosndansnemoucnentesaanes 174 Modesto ouch S EE O 176 A O A 176 O O 177 Annex Links 181 PRD apo eee Weed Reem ee eae MTSE a A eee a aD eet cee ENON eRe TEE nD ee CeCe eT E 181 CUETO PE Wale ties see a e aa US Bg eo tia tc woe 181 Annex Building HRD 183 DN sd oa eat en ne PE PC CT PSE TE OR PRT REN RED ER EN TRICE EN TR OT MO OR 183 O OS PN 183 Aonar A PPR I eR ER UREN PRO A O SON 184 A eRe eT eR A
70. OM Yaesu or TenTec OFF if Elecraft Kenwood ON if you are not sure I read hex Options Clock Time OFF Computer Select your local computer Capture Ports The COM port where you have connected the interface to your radio select only one COM port to avoid confusion Capture Capture Events ON e Start HRD then connect to your radio e Let HRD run for about 60 seconds while you perform your tests e Stop HRD File menu Disconnect Annex Portmon e 161 e In Portmon set the Capture Capture Events option to OFF e Save the logfile to disk put into a zip file if possible and send to mailto simon hb9drv ch Sample Log For this example the Process and Port columns are not shown to save space The log shows the startup for an IC 78000 results are in Hex The Time for each command is shown which helps detect timeouts Time Request Result 00005929 IRP_MJ_CREATE SUCCESS Options Open 00000167 IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_QUEUE_SIZE SUCCESS Insize 1024 OutSize 1024 00000341 IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE SUCCESS Purge TXABORT RXABORT TXCLEAR RXCLEAR 00000261 IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_BAUD_RATE SUCCESS 00000123 IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_LINE_CONTROL SUCCESS 00000092 IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_CHARS SUCCESS 00000088 IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_HANDFLO w SUCCESS 00000903 IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_BAUD_RATE SUCCESS Rate 19200 00000479 IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_RTS SUCCESS 00000371 IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_DTR SUCCESS 00000278 IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_LINE_CONTROL SUCCESS StopBits 1 Parity NONE Wo
71. QRZ OK Added W2GDJ to TBL_QRZ OK Added RN6AM to TBL_QRZ OK Added PPSAR to TBL_QRZ OK Added LU7EFA to TBL_QRZ OK Added W3FV to TBL_QRZ OK Added JR7VHZ to TBL_QRZ Viewer All database activity since starting HRD Analysis The logbook does not have an award tracker as such there are so many awards available you could spend all your time just filling in the forms and submitting your QSL cards To help you see what you have achieved use the Analysis option Es You define the criteria for one or more analysis configurations the database contents are compared to each configuration and the results are displayed in the analysis window Configuration DSCC bm Mixed DSCC Countries ka Title Match W start 01 01 2000 w Den Bands The logbook entries that match the configuration selected in the top half of the analysis window are shown in the bottom half of the window Modes Logbook e 89 Printing Pl at 2 HTML Viewer Refresh Configure Title Start End Band Mode DXCC All Bands Mixed 2005 01 01 2005 31 12 2005 All All 16 DXCC All Bands Mixed 2006 01 01 2006 31 12 2006 All All 2 DXCC 2m Mixed 2M All 2 DXCC 6m Mixed 6M All 41 DXCC 10m Mixed 10M All 28 DXCC 15m Mixed 15M All 34 Nr Start Station Country DXCC Band Mode Sent Recv 1 25 05 2004 18 40 OHOJFP Aaland Isl 5 6m USB 59 59 2 26 05 2004 07 36 ZA PEILWT Albania 7 6m USB 59 59 3 18 06 2004 20 45 7X2RO
72. RL 02 Min Cmd RG 03 Min Cmd PC 03 Min Cmd PL 03 00 03 lv y m an nan an I Mainly for use by the HRD programming team all commands are listed for each radio Press Radio for a list of all supported radios To display the commands 1 Select a radio 2 Press Viewer Internet PB 1C 703 Supported Commands txt Notepad File Edit Format Yiew Help Advanced 1 AF gain Advanced 1 Compression Advanced 1 IF shift Advanced 1 Meter Advanced 1 Mic gain Advanced 1 NB level Advanced 1 NR level Advanced 1 RF gain Advanced 1 RF power Advanced 1 squelch Advanced Break in Advanced Break in delay Advanced Carrier point Advanced Contact no style Advanced Key speed Advanced Key type Advanced Keyer ratio Advanced Keyer repeat Advanced Keyer tx ind Advanced Keying polarity Advanced Pitch Advanced Side tone level Advanced Side tone limit Advanced Packet RTTY 9600 bps Advanced Packet RTTY Marker freq Advanced Packet RTTY Shift width 1A 03 07 1A 03 08 1A 03 14 1A 03 15 Advanced Various Anti VOX gain Advanced Various Beep band Advanced Various Beep enable Advanced Various Beep level Advanced Various Beep limit 1A 03 10 1A 03 02 1A 03 01 1A 03 03 1A 03 04 oc0o0o0OoO 80900 OONOO PNOOOCPO ocoooceceocoo A Options Info CAT Support A Accelerators Comms COMPortTX ICOM Calibration Info Modes Info CAT Support Supported Internet
73. Region 2 160m 10m Region 3 160m 7Ocm 60m 5 MHz 6m Detail Broadcast Low Freq Shortwave VHF UHF Manager Close Date amp Time 25 December 2005 11 40 Click here to set the clock format Clock Format Left Format Date Time GMT C None None 2011 Long C blong 20 11 39 8 Local C Short 150 5 Short show Clocks O Lett 29 August 2006 O Right Buttons VFO B TX B What would a radio be without buttons Press a button to active the option If it is a button where the option state can be read from the radio for example the selected VFO the button indicates whether the option is currently selected This should be obvious Dropdowns Mode USB v AGC Fast v When to press a dropdown button a popup menu is displayed Select an option or press escape If possible the dropdown displays the current selected option Again this should be obvious Sliders Select the sliders that are displayed with the Sliders Layout pane of Customise Layout see page 36 Use the mouse to adjust a slider value In the View menu select whether sliders are displayed with the Slider Controls option Radio Display e 27 Customise Layout Introduction Schemes Used to define the appearance of the radio display Customise Layout 1s selected from the Tools menu or by pressing the Customise button i A Customise Layout Schemes Layout Buttons Faceplate
74. Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Services to modify the properties of the service for example disabling automatic startup Ham Radio Deluxe Remote Server Properties Local Computer General Log On Recovery Dependencies Service name HRD RemoteSwr Display name Ham Radio Deluxe Remote Server The Ham Radio Deluxe remote server www ham Description radio ch Path to executable C Program Files Amateur Radio Ham Radio Deluxe HRDRemoteSvr exe Startup type Automatic Service status Stopped You can specify the start parameters that apply when you start the service from here Start parameters Firewall Allow incoming connections on port 7805 Configuring Press Configure to edit HRDRemoteSvr cfg that contains the service configuration Ham Radio Deluxe Remote Access Server copright c 2005 by simon Brown HB9DRV Note this only runs on windows NT 2K xP It does not run on Windows 95 98 ME SE This file defines the configuration of the Remote Access Server The format of each entry is TOKEN VALUE Supported tokens com PORT USERL to USER20 WELCOME A comma separated list of com se that are returned If not defined then the server returns a list of all COM ports available on the computer COML COM2 COM3 COMA COML The TCP IP port on which the server listens for connections If not defined then the default value of 7805 is used Select any por
75. This is an easy way of preserving a known state of your radio once you have set it up exactly the way you want Quick Save Introduction Add Entry Markers This 1s a simple way of marking a frequency as being interesting you are monitoring three QSO s with a single radio and you want to quickly switch between the frequencies for example during a 6m sporadic E opening Each definition consists of the frequency in Hertz and mode definitions are saved in the registry To switch between Quick Save definitions use the accelerator key combinations for the Quick Save menu options Next Ctrl F5 and Previous Ctrl F6 Select Add from the Quick Save menu or just click the Quick Save button Quick Save An entry is added to the Quick Save pane in the Selection window To display markers in the HRD display select Show Markers from the Quick Save menu The marker size is selected from the Marker Size option in the Quick Save menu Orb 14100 14125 fied fd The popup text is displayed as you move the mouse pointer over a marker The text is constructed from the frequency and mode Quick Save e 109 Remote Station Support Introduction HRD is evolving into a program that supports all the serial port enabled devices that you control at your remote station For radio control you use the HRD Remote Server For other devices such as keyers and rotators you use the HRD Serial Port server Note that the HRD Remote Server is h
76. _FILE_SYNC MSG_COM_WRITE MSG_AUTHENTICATE typedef struct MSG HEADER header BOOL bAuthenticated char szUsername 64 char szPassword 64 enar Szotatus S127 4 MSG AUTHENTICATE MSG_COM_PORT typedef struct MSG_HEADER char DWORD DWORD DWORD BYLE DWORD BYLE DWORD DWORD DWORD DWORD DGB COMMTIMEOUTS HANDLE BOOL char MSG COM PORT MSG_GENERAL typedef struct header lpFileName 32 dwDesiredAccess dwCreationDisposition dwloControlCode byInBuffer 64 dwinBufferSize byOutBuffer 64 dwOutBufferSize dwBytesReturned dwFlags dwkvtMask Geb timeouts hHandle bStatus szStat s 2061 MSG HEADER header BOOL bStatus BYTE byData 4096 MSG GENERAL MSG_COM_READ typedef struct MSG HEADER HANDLE DWORD BYLE DWORD BOOL OVERLAPPED BYTE MSG COM READ MSG_COM_WRITE typedef struct MSG HEADER HANDLE DWORD DWORD OVERLAPPED BOOL BYTE MSG COM WRITE header hHandle dwNumberOfBytesToRead byTermChar dwNumberOfBytesRead Dotatus overlapped byData 4096 header hHandle dwNumberOfBytesTowrite dwNumberOfBytesWritten overlapped bStatus byData 4096 Annex Remote Server e 169 Annex Settings Overview User settings are stored in the registry and in files in the user s application specific data folder Registry The registry key used for storing options in HRD is HKEY CURRENT_USER Software Simon B
77. al Studio 2005 as by all accounts the user interface 1s less friendly and the compiler 1s slower To build kits you need InstallShield DevStudio 9 As this version can no longer be purchased you will have to buy the latest version available Note that you will need licences for the products listed in Source Code on page 183 0 0 ComponentOne Chart Codejock Software s Xtreme Toolkit Pro Ultimate Toolbox In the examples below Visual Studio and the SDKs DDKs are installed on the C drive the Ham Radio Deluxe source is on the D drive Include Directories The recommended include directories are CAMICROSOFT SDK INCLUDE C Program Files Microsoft Visual Studio VC98 INCLUDE C Program Files Microsoft Visual Studio VC98 MFC INCLUDE C Program Files Microsoft Visual Studio VC98 ATL INCLUDE C NTDDK INC D MICROSOFT SPEECH SDK 5 1 INCLUDE D Ham Radio Dundas Software 001 Ultimate Toolbox include Library Directories To rebuild C Program Files Microsoft Visual Studio VC98 LIB C Program Files Microsoft Visual Studio VC98 MFC LIB C MICROSOFT SDK LIB D Ham Radio APEX LIB D MICROSOFT SPEECH SDK 5 1 LIB I386 DAHAM RADIO BOOST_1_20_1 LIBS REGEX LIB VC6 D HAM RADIO DUNDAS SOFTWARE 001I ULTIMATE TOOLBOX LIB LIBS D HAM RADIO DUNDAS ULTIMATE TOOLBOX LIB LIBS Open the workspace Build all Win32 Release configurations Annex Building HRD e 185 e Build the kit Index 3 Party Programs 147 AA6YQ 17
78. ame Type Size PrimaryKey Long Integer QRZUpdated Date Time 8 QRZCallsign Text 255 QRZName Text 255 QRZAddr1 Text 255 QRZAddr2 Text 255 QRZCountry Text 255 QRZGrid Text 299 QRZHomePage Text 259 ORZOsIMegr Text 255 ADIF QRZLatitude QRZLongitude Text 32 Text 32 Ideally HRD s logbook will support all ADIF fields The table below contains all ADIF fields as of ADIF spec 2 1 7 and the location in the Add Modify window Grateful thanks to Dave AA6YQ for maintaining order in the Yahoo ADIF group This table is really a programmer s checklist to ensure essential fields are supported ADIF fields that have not yet been added have empty values in HRD Field e Antenna and Satellite are combined into one dialog For ADIF information http groups yahoo com group adifdev files HRD Window Antenna Satellite Antenna Satellite Antenna Satellite Antenna Satellite Antenna Satellite Contact Contact Contact Contact Contact Contact Contact Contest Contest Contest Contest Location Location Location Location Location Location Location Location Location Main Main Main Main Main HRD Field Azimuth Elevation Mode Name Path 10 10 Age Email Equipment SIG SIG info URL Check Class Contest Precedence ARRL sect Continent County CQ zone Distance ITU zone Latitude Longitude State province Address Band Cntry Cntry read only End ADIF Field ANT_AZ ANT_EL SAT_MODE SAT_NAME ANT_PATH
79. ameters used by the 3 party program to connect with COM8 are e Speed any 9600 by default but this really doesn t matter e Stop bits Ze e Parity none The protocol supported is Kenwood the command set current supported is e FA Get set VFO A e FB Get set VFO B e MDGet set mode e IF Read status currently frequency TX status and mode are supported e SM Read the S Meter To use this option Ham Radio Deluxe must be connected to a radio otherwise the standard Kenwood error response will be returned The radio does not have to support the Kenwood protocol as Ham Radio Deluxe makes the necessary conversions 3rd Party Programs e 149 Configuring Select 3 Party Serial Port from the Tools menu w 3rd Party Serial Port Introduction Ham Radio Deluxe supports 3rd party programs such as logbooks Ya a Virtual serial port An example of a virtual serial port is available from Phil Covington NWB this will be available from the Ham Radio Deluxe downloads page http shrad ham radio ch downloads html when it has finished beta testing Connect when Ham Radio Deluxe starts Port COM Al Reads 0 status f Dec 005 17 43 04 COM Closed Enable opens the connection on the selected port in this case COM7 Check Connect to automatically open the connected everything HRD starts In the Port dropdown you select the COM port to use The Mode dropdown is reserved for future use The only option is Default
80. and Mouse Wheel Cw Fine Cv Hot Other Fine Other Hot Selection Window Advanced values Tree expand Theme Main Tabs Appearance Colour Layout Position Menus Toolbars Theme Updates Reminder Yaesu FTDX 9000 Out Of Band Accelerators Mouse Wheel COM Port TX Internet Comms Mainly for use by the HRD programming team all modes for each radio are listed For each mode the mapping to the internal HRD mode is shown Selection Window ICOM Calibration Info Modes Theme Updates Yaesu Info CAT Support list the implemented commands The options currently implemented for each radio For use by Ham Radio Deluxe developers to IC R 5 IC R8500 IC R9000 Jupiter K2 K2 Demo INRD 535 Orion Orion Demo PCR 1 000 R 5000 Category Advanced Basic Advanced Basic Advanced Basic Advanced Basic Advanced Basic Advanced Basic Advanced Basic Advanced Basic Advanced Basic Advanced Basic Advanced Basic Advanced Basic Advanced Basic TS 2000 Demo na AA TS 4408 TS 4505 13 480 v Option AF gain Break in delay DSP high cut DSP low cut IF shift Keyer speed Meter Mic gain Noise blanker Noise reduction RF gain RF power Speech proc in _ CAT Command s Cmd AGO 03 Mir Cmd 5D 04 Min Cmd 5SH 02 Min Cmd SL 02 Min Cmd 15 04 Min Cmd KS 03 Min Cmd RM 01 00 01 t Cmd MG 03 Min Cmd NL 03 Min Cmd
81. and Right Background These colours are applied to the background area of the display and to the transmit meters if any such as PWR SWR and ALC Status Window The status window displays information which you cannot normally change using buttons or sliders in HRD Typical examples are Scanning status Split mode and Memory channels Clock Position The clock 1s displayed to the left right or both sides of the band title Customise Layout e 33 Frequency A Customise Layout Schemes Layout Buttons Faceplate Frequency Meters Sliders Appearance Sliders Layout Tuning Dial Defines the appearance of the frequency readout on the radio display Display 14 070 150 MS 21 070 150 ai Dropdowns ONone Mode CAI Y Add border If your radio supports simultaneous access to two VFO s Kenwood some Yaesu then HRD will display two VFO s otherwise just one VFO is displayed First select the VFO you are updating main or sub The colours you can set are e Background e Frequency the digits e Active Posn the bar above and below the current digit e Inactive Posn the bar above and below the other digit The Font can also be set use the Main gt Sub and Sub gt Main buttons to copy settings between VFO s Dropdowns The dropdown buttons Mode Filter can be displayed at the top of the main frequency display Select e None no dropdowns e Mode only the mode dropdown or
82. are the opposite of those shown on the radio just press TF SET once Same Band Split An example is talking to the astronauts on the ISS where the TX frequency is 145 200 000 MHz and the RX frequency is 145 800 00 MHz You cannot use SAT mode as this is only used for cross band operation so you use Split mode e TX VFO Sub XIT e RX VFO Main Oo SAT off e Split on Satellite Tracking e 135 XIT will be switched on as soon as you check TX X updates If you switch it off then HRD will switch it on again The RX main frequency on the TS 2000 is set to the correct RX frequency satellite Doppler correction The TX sub frequency on the TS 2000 is set to the TX satellite frequency the Doppler correction is applied by adjusting the XIT value When you transmit the TS 2000 displays the TX sub frequency XIT so the frequency displayed on the TS 2000 is the correct frequency satellite Doppler correction When you start transmitting you may hear beeps from the radio 1t takes HRD a few seconds before 1t detects that you are transmitting When HRD detects transmit mode it stops updating the RX main frequency until you return to receive as the frequency cannot be updated by the computer while transmitting with SAT off Yaesu FT 847 Y ou must select SAT mode on the FT 847 so that Ham Radio Deluxe can read and set both the TX and RX frequencies It is not possible to determine the state of the FT 847 s SAT button so y
83. ary proves regular expression support used in PSK31 Deluxe CD Image The CD Image which contains a full HRD distribution containing absolutely everything except the source Codejock Xtreme Toolkit Pro a fine programming library from Software http www codejock com A license 1s required to use the contents of this folder for development Common Code common to more than one HRD component DDE Demos DDE demonstration programs source can be distributed Debug All executable code compiled in debug mode this is not shipped to Annex Building HRD e 183 Defaults Doc Dundas Dundas Software 001 HamRadioDeluxe HRDSats HRDSync InstallShield Kit lame 3 92 mad 0 14 2b madlldlib Mapper PSK31 Deluxe PSKCore119 Release RemoteSvr Workspace Additional Libraries You also need end users Default files shipped in the HRD kits Examples are colour schemes and satellite data Source for this document The PDF is in the Ship sub folder A fine programming library from http www dundas com subsequently sold to http www theultimatetoolbox com A license is required to use the contents of this folder for development See Dundas above The source code for ham Radio Deluxe The source code for the HRD Sats DLL This may be redistributed it comes mostly from public domain sources and freely available work from other people notably Michael F Henry The source code for the program used to
84. at makes debugging relatively easy If you select Show hex output the returned data is also shown in hexadecimal see the Change mode to RTTY below When a Set command is sent for example MD6 to set the mode to RTTY there is no response from the rig so instead MD6 MD is sent set the mode to RTTY MD6 and then read the mode MD this way there is always returned data EF CAT Command Tester Connection USE THIS DISPLAY AT YOUR OWN COM2 y 4800 71 ETS DIAS ATS Connect RISK This display is used to test CAT Company Kenwood commands outside of the main Ham Radio Deluxe framework The Title Change mode to ATTY read mode M Show hex output results can be saved to a text file for later analysis MD6 MD Cmd pone Connection Wait for rx terminator gt The logic and fields are the same as those in the main HRD P Send E Erase e Save Help Connect window Read VFO A OK Fa OK FAD0007035000 Read mode OK MD OK MD1 Read S meter OK SH OK SMOOO00 Change mode to RTTY read mode OK MD6 MD OK MD6 Change mode to RTTY read mode hex OK MD6 MD OK lt 0x4D gt lt 0x44 gt lt 0x36 gt lt 0x3B gt Annex Command Tester e 155 In the Change mode to RTTY example above the returned string 1s shown in both ASCII and hexadecimal because the Show hex output option was selected for this command Fields e Title a description of the command you are tes
85. ator Introduction Main Window What better way to spend money than on a nice set of antennas for your Satellite Tracking array or how about a nice 4 element yagi for 80m Whichever solution you chose HRD has the support you need To open the rotator window select Rotator from the Tools menu 1O74th 316 0 lt 311 United States of Americ Y AZ 1790 EL 90 0 Presets Axel Don Simon oo O Long Double click to apply Right click for menu Dat ale as tS ysis y Yn AZ 238 65 HRD supports both azimuth only as well as Azimuth Elevation rotators such as the excellent AlfaSPID To get started press Options page 9126 To change the current bearing either e Enter the new bearing in the Horizontal field and press lt e Enter the locator of the station and press lt Rotator e 125 Options e Select a country from the Country dropdown list and press lt e Select a preset or e Double click on the world map Press Park to park the rotator To select a new bitmap for the World map press Map Currently only BMP files are supported in a future release other formats and a better resolution will be added To switch between short path and long path use the two radio buttons Short and Long Here you configure the rotator you are using Connect Connect AlfaSpid RAS Do Not Use with RAK AZ rotator gt Connect Limits Presets Logfile Park Post
86. be supported by your radio Use CAT commands to add support not provided by the HRD interface Manager Either press Manager in the Macros gt CAT Commands pane or select CAT Command Manager from the Macros menu CAT Command Manager TS 480 Title CAT Commands Description i Load trom File Press New to create a new command definition Macros e 103 In this example a Kenwood command is defined for the TS 480 The mode is set to USB and the frequency to 50 150 MHz In the Title field enter 50 150 MHz USB In the CAT Command field enter Set mode to USB MD2 Set frequency to 50 150 MHz FAO0050150000 In the Description field enter Change frequency to 50 150 MHz mode to USB CAT Command Definition Enter a new definition then press OR Title 50 150 MHz USB CAT Command j set mode to Usb MD 2 cet frequency ta 50 150 MHz FAQOOSO150000 Description Change frequency to 50 150 MHz mode to USB Elecraft and Kenwood de Each command consists of 2 alphabetical characters lower or Upper case and optional parameters Please read your operating manual for command information The terminating semicolon 1s not necessary itis added automatically TS 480 Set mode to LSB Cancel Now press OK The new definition is added to the list in the Manager window Protocols Elecraft and Kenwood Each command consists of 2 alphabetical characters lower or upper case and
87. be using the same COM port for the Command Tester If you have a radio connection then you must disconnect using the Disconnect option in the File menu Annex Command Tester e 153 General Options e Select Command Tester from the Tools menu a CAT Command Tester Connection ICOM CY USE THIS DISPLAY AT YOUR OWN i COM 19200 E RISK Command Title Sent Received Cicts DOTAR ATS This display is used to test CAT commands outside of the main Ham Radio Deluxe framework The results can be saved to a text file for later analysis Connection select the type of command to be sent Elecraft ICOM CI V Kenwood Ten Tec or Yaesu Connect To connect to your radio you must select COM port where you have connected the interface cable to the radio The baud rate COM port speed If you are not sure of the correct speed consult your radio manual CTS used for flow control specifies whether the CTS clear to send signal is monitored for output flow control Used by Kenwood DTR used either for flow control or to provide power for the CAT interface This depends on the manufacturer s protocol and your CAT interface RTS used either for flow control or to provide power for the CAT interface This depends on the manufacturer s protocol and your CAT interface Then press Connect When you press Connect a warning message is displayed Using incorrect commands can confuse some radios
88. bed fields ideal for simple contest operation when you want the minimum of visual noise Field Desoription S The QSO start date and time With the Options you can e automatically set the start and end time to the current time when pressing the Reset button and Set the start time when a callsign is entered in the Station field the time is set when the Station field loses focus The end time The date is taken from the start date if the end time is less than the start time then it is assumed that the QSO ends on the next day With the Options you can e automatically set the end and start time to the current time when pressing the Reset button set the end time when you add the QSO Station The callsign of the other station QRZ Press QRZ to retrieve information from QRZ com see below RST The report received from the other station With the Options you can select Recv the default value if any entered in this field when you press Reset RST The report sent to the other station This field is divided into two parts Sent 1 the RST sent and 2 the additional information sent for example a serial number ith the Options you can select that the RST sent count is automatically incremented Locator Maidenhead locator square If a valid 4 character major or 6 character minor square the distance and bearing from you locator in the My Station tab is shown Filled in by you or via a QRZ com lookup Na
89. by a factor of 5 e Click in the tuning bar or on frequency text such as 4 235 0 Main Tuning The differences between a main tuning bar and a fine tuning bar are e The range is fixed defined by the Band Layouts on page 57 e The bar does not automatically scroll to the left or right Band Selection The Band Section buttons are shown between the Fine and Main layouts EE E E EE EE fon The buttons are e ALT e BSP e Band buttons 160m 80 and 10m ALT only displayed if you have two VFO s displayed for example Kenwood TS 2000 switches between the main and alternate second VFO When highlighted you are tuning the second VFO with the tuning dial BSP bandspread when you press BSP a new layout is dynamically created The current band is split into multiple segments for example the 20m band 14 MHz 14 350 MHz can be split into 7 segments each of 50 kHz To restore the previous layout press BSP and select Off The band buttons select the corresponding band the last used frequency and mode for the band are restored Radio Display e 25 Display Scroll gt If there 1s not enough room to display all the frequency ranges defined in the current band layout use this button to scroll the frequency ranges bands up or down Band Selection 160m 10m Region 1 The current band layout Click here to select a different layout from the Bands menu 160m 10m Region 1 160m 10m
90. cDate DateTime 8 eQSLSentDate Date Time 8 eQSL Status 255 QSLVia 64 Name 128 Address 255 QTH 255 MyStation 128 MyOperator MyOwner MyAntenna 128 MyCallsign 32 MyLocator 10 MyPower 2 MyName MyCountry 64 MyStreet 64 MyCity 64 MyCounty 64 MyState 64 MyZip 20 MySig 32 MySigInfo 64 MyLatitude 12 MyLongitude 12 MyCqZone MyltuZone Mylota Customl 4 Custom2 4 Custom3 4 Custom4 4 Custom5 255 Custom6 255 AntAz AntEl AntPath SatName 32 SatMode ContestCheck ContestClass ContestPrecedence ContestContest 4 LocationCounty 64 LocationState 64 LocationContinent LocationArrlSect Annex Logbook Database e 175 LocationCqZone Text 8 LocationItuZone Text 8 LocationDistance Text 10 LocationLatitude Text 12 LocationLongitude Text 12 StationEmail Text 64 StationUrl Text 64 StationEquipment Text 255 StationAge Text 4 StationSig Text 32 StationSigInfo Text 64 StationTenTen Text 10 PropagationA Index Text 10 PropagationKIndex Text 10 PropagationMaxBursts Text 10 PropagationNumBursts Text 10 PropagationNumPings Text 10 Modes The supported modes this list contains all modes supported by ADIF Columns Name Type Size PrimaryKey Long Integer 4 Title Text 32 ADIF Text 32 Comment Text 64 QRZ When a QRZ lookup is made a copy of the returned data is stored in this table so that subsequent lookups are much faster The fields correspond to the fields extracted from the returned QRZ data Columns N
91. cable to connect your radio to the computer s serial COM port If you don t have a serial port all is not lost USB serial converters are widely available Please note not all USB serial converters work well enough for HRD If in doubt ask for a recommendation in the HRD support forums For more interfacing information refer to e The HRD Interface guide and e CATbox a Modular Computer Interface by Bas Helman G4TIC These files are downloadable from the HRD download center http hrd ham radio ch downloads html Check out the cable solutions from e G4ZLP http g4zlp ham radio ch and e West Mountain Radio http www westmountainradio com Public Interfaces Other non HRD programs are supported via a DDE interface see DDE Support on page 61 and a serial port see 3 Party Programs on page 149 Logbooks typically use these interfaces for example contest oriented logbooks Installation Introduction The Ham Radio Deluxe kit is a standard Windows kit it supports Windows 98 Windows 2000 XP and more recent releases Please note version 3 4 is the last release that will intentionally run on Windows 98 The Logbook uses the Microsoft Jet 4 0 Database Engine see Database on page 73 for more information Ham Radio Deluxe Ham Radio Deluxe can be installed in under a minute Special knowledge is not needed the kit does everything for you You will not need to reboot your computer HRD does
92. ce Manager The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed on your computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device See Device Manager File Action View Help e amp zag 2 Display adapters DVD CD ROM drives 8 Floppy disk controllers General Port Settings Driver Details Resources 43 Floppy disk drives 23 Human Interface Devices F ECP Printer Port LPT1 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers i amp IEEE 1394 Bus host contre 9 Keyboards 15 Mice and other pointing de Resource type Setting 2 Monitors WHO Range 0378 037F 3 Multi port serial adapters W O Range 0778 077B 89 Network adapters DMA 03 4 Other devices Ports COM amp LPT Communications Port ECP Printer Port LPT1 Processors SBP2 IEEE 1394 Devices Use automatic settings 6 SCSI and RAID controllers Sound video and game cc Storage volumes No conflicts ECP Printer Port LPT1 Properties Resource settings Conflicting device list In the Windows XP example below the base address is 0378 Various The options are e Auto switch as the frequency displayed by Ham Radio Deluxe changes a lookup is made against the parallel port definitions and the parallel port switched to the configuration for the first definition in the list that matches the new frequency e Selection window displays a Parallel Port pane in the main HRD
93. ceive read this section first then refer to Synchroniser on page 145 Dual radio support is arguably the most flexible way to work with satellites Satellites The software requires information about the satellites you will be tracking this information is known as Keplerian elements Johannes Kepler 1571 1630 discovered the three laws of planetary motion in 1609 and 1619 a remarkable feat Satellite Tracking e 129 all Satellite Tracking Local JN46AT RS 22 Uplink OFF Downlink ON Satellites Observer Ground Control Schedule Y Current Data Y Mutual Visibility Visibility NextPasses Y Single Pass Plot Select a maximum of 100 satellites from the Available list Available Selected Data Folder NOAA 14 Loaded when Satellites Tracking starts NOAA 15 NOAA 16 i Folder DiHam Radio Debug Satellites NOAA 18 NOAA 18 gt Select f Default Add File OKEANA Q Browse OKEAN 4 tl Browse Reload 00 38 ier Download using HTTP POSAT RESURS File URL RS 10 11 Y amateurtd htto Avwww celestrak com NORAD elements amateur be RS 12 13 RS 15 SICH 1 50 33 50 41 50 42 SUN TO 31 UARS UO 11 UO 14 U0 22 UO 36 WO 18 WO 39 Last download 21 12 2005 20 04 22 ET 7 Download when Satellite Tracking starts AMSAT Operational gt gt COC rrrrrrrrrrrrrrro AMSAT Semi Operational gt gt The satellites window lists the files containing
94. cted entries Show or Hide the input fields Input Fields When you press the input fields are displayed End Station Mode Sent Recv Remark 31 05 2005 232 17 32 YT1ET USB 59 59 KNO4rr 99 4 971 66 km 31 05 2005 11 17 11 LZ2PEP USB 59 Sa KN33gm 98 9 1 399 34 km 31 05 2005 Su al YTIRU USB 59 59 KNO4cp 101 9 881 07 km 31 05 2005 02 17 02 SV2DFA USB 59 59 KN10ko 117 5 1 290 44 km 21 N58 29nnN5 20 16 20 TREIDY TIGR a ca UNTP te FING QF 1 99N 70 Iml v Start 19 02 2006 ios lt Ena f11 08 lt Station 2190m LSB Sent Recv Rem Add Just enter the QSO information then press Pressing J loads the current time into the appropriate field Pressing L displays the options window where you select whether the Frequency and Mode fields track the values shown in the radio display 55 Logbook Options E e Track radio frequency Track radio mode Cancel Main Display The main display has a more traditional logbook approach gt AIR C xP ziank A S Print Preview Add Analysis Grid Plot Refresh Fit Widths Layout Backup Configure G Earth U Ham Radio Simon New DB mdb 558 KB Auto Apply Entries Date Eiter JExact Summarise Sort Max 100 vi By Date v a And Y ja Date Start End Station Band Mode Sent Recv Name Address 27 06 2005 13 38 13 38 EH7HG 6m USB 59 55 EUGENIO F MEDI OBISPO A 19 06 2005 13 55 13 55 E
95. cted to ts2000 no ip org 7805 username password COM Port COMA Y authenticated Select a remote COM Port then press OK Y te Now select the COM port and then press OK to connect to the remote COM port and start the HRD radio display When the connection with the radio has been confirmed a Remote Connection display window shows you the data throughput and average round trip time Fo 12 03 2006 05 22 32 Round trip cer ms Remote Connection Fe 12 03 2006 05 22 45 Round trip e ms Send 0 15 KB s Recy 0 22 KB s Refresh interval Send frequency Async Syne Regularly Read From Radio e Frequency Dropdowns e Meters Sliders Buttons _ Status texts Use the Remote Connection window to show the status of the remote connection e Round trip time the time required to send a message from HRD to the remote server and get a response This will be very similar to Remote Station Support e 117 the value shown when you use Ping to interrogate a remote host Typically values of 50 milliseconds or less are very usable e Refresh interval the interval between refreshes of the selected Regularly Read options e Send frequency when the frequency is updated over a link with a high round trip time gt 100ms the performance will be less than optimal with Sync selected so if the round trip is high select Async otherwise just select Sync The disadvantage of using Async is an
96. d or data these fields must be left empty The returned data is e FE FE preamble e EO Controller address e 6A IC 7800 CI V address e 04 Command number e 0001 mode e ED end of message Read S Meter Command is 15 sub command is 02 There is no data these fields must be left empty The returned data is e FE FE preamble e EO Controller address e 6A IC 7800 CI V address e 15 Command number e 02 Sub command number e 01 09 s meter value e ED end of message Mode Filter A common problem is determining the data returned for the possible mode and filter combinations Annex Command Tester e 157 To list all combinations follow the following steps for each mode and filter combination e Select the Mode and Filter on your rig using the rig buttons and controls e Enter a value in the Command Tester Title field which corresponds to the mode and filter selected in 1 above for example Mode USB Filter Wide e Entera command of 04 clear the sub command and data fields e Press Send When you have finished press Save to save the contents of the Results window to a file which you can forward to the Ham Radio Deluxe development team Other Follow the logic in Mode Filter above for other commands which you want to investigate e Select the option on your rig using the rig buttons and controls e Enter a value in the Command Tester Title field that corresponds to the option you are in
97. d shortwave listeners commercial use requires a licence If you are a commercial non amateur user stop the installation now unless you have a licence Ham Radio Deluxe InstallShield Wizard Choose Destination Location Select folder where setup will install files Setup will install Ham Radio Deluxe in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder C Program Files Amateur Radio Ham Radio Deluxe InstallShield Cancel Select the folder where Ham Radio Deluxe will be installed the suggested default is usually sufficient Ham Radio Deluxe InstallShield Wizard Select Program Folder Please selecta program folder Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing folders list Click Nextto continue Program Folder Ham Radio Deluxe Existing Folders ArcSoft ShowBiz 2 Canon CD DVD Recorder Codejock Software ComponentOne Core FTP Creative CyberLink PowerDVD Games Ham Radio Deluxe b Select the folder in the Start menu where the Ham Radio Deluxe entries will be added the suggested default is usually sufficient Ham Radio Deluxe InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation
98. data pins are shown in red DO is pin 2 D7 is pin 9 To indicate that a bit has a value of 1 a charge of 5 volts is sent through the correct pin No charge on a pin indicates a value of 0 This is a simple but highly effective way to transmit digital information over an analog cable in real time The manager window is invoked from the Tools gt Parallel Port menu Definitions Each definition consists of e X Enabled selection if not checked then the definition is ignored when Ham Radio Deluxe detects a new frequency The definition is still shown in the selection window 1f this option is enabled e Title a description of the antenna or component that will be switched when the entry is selected Auxiliary Switching e 53 e From the lower end of the frequency range e To the upper end of the frequency range e Port the LPT port to be switched by the definition e DO0 D7 the parallel port data bit settings each bit is either 1 on or 0 off DO is pin 2 D7 is pin 9 Port Address The default port addresses for LPT1 LPT2 and LPT3 are 0378 0278 and O3BC respectively If your computer has a different configuration just select the address that corresponds to the port You will find the port address via the Device Manager settings display located in the System control panel applet System Properties General Computer Name Hardware Advanced Automatic Updates Remote Devi
99. dio model from the drop down list COM Port The COM port on this computer where you have connected the radio interface cable Make sure that you do not have other programs using the same port for example mobile phones and personal organisers Select Auto detect to try all available ports Speed The speed used for communicating with the radio check the speed setting via the radio s configuration menu Select Auto detect to try all available speeds CI V Address ICOM only the address assigned to the radio consult the radio s handbook for the default address This can also be configured via the radio s configuration menu CTS Enables the CTS flow control required for Kenwood radios DTR Enables the DTR line when the COM Port is opened and leaves it on usually to provide power for an interface cable For Yaesu CT 62 and ICOM CT 17 interfaces this can be left unchecked off RTS Enables the RTS line when the COM Port is opened and leaves it on usually to provide power for an interface cable For Yaesu CT 62 and ICOM CT 17 interfaces this can be left unchecked off Connecting Press Start to connect to the radio If you see the error below then the COM port is currently held open by another program X IC 7800 COM1 19200 Access is denied Make sure your radio is switched on and not in memory mode If you are using a homemade non standard cable you may need to select RTS and or DTR Check that you have
100. displayed When reviewing a contest or QSO s selected for an award you will usually enable the QSO counter option The alternate background option makes the log easier to read just try it adding blank lines between days is very much a personal preference Import Export HB9DRV s Logbook Callsign HBSDRV Name Simon Country Switzerland Locator JN46pt Equipment C 7800 Antennas Wire Power 100W Date All Filter None Summary None Sorted Date Descending Entries 100 From 31 10 2004 10 41 To 20 02 2006 19 24 Harn Radio Deluxe version 3 3 build 1030 Copyright 2003 2006 by Simon Brown HB9DRY Ham Radio Deluxe HB9DRV s Logbook Logbook Entries Date Start End Station Band Mode Sent Recv Name Address 31 05 2005 1711 1711 LZ2PEP m USB 59 55 PETER PETROV RAZGRAD P O BOX 90 7200 BULGARIA 31 05 2005 1707 1707 YTIAU m USB 59 59 ZIVICA JOVANOVIC POS PARTIZANSKI ODRED IVA 11500 ZVECKA OBRENO 31 05 2005 1702 1702 SV2DFA m USB 59 59 31 05 2005 1629 16 29 LZ3RX m USB 59 59 PLAMEN BODUROV P O BOX 126 SOFIA 1330 BULGARIA 31 05 2005 1521 1521 LISUKA m USB 55 59 See LASUKA 31 05 2005 15 12 15 12 IK7QMJ m USB 59 59 GIANCARLO MORCIANO VIA UDINE 24 72100 BRINDISI BR ITALY 31 05 2005 1429 1429 UT4UO m USB 59 59 VALERY GOYKO P O BOX 25 KIEV 201 254201 UKRAINE 31 05 2005 14 16 14 16 DCTOH m USB 59 56 Enc Dieterie Berlepschstr 3 14165 Berlin GERMANY 31 05 2005 1404 14 04 SPIFPG m USB 7 59 He
101. e Sponsors Kevin Crockett VK3CKC wrote the original user guide Now that HRD is a more mature product the time has come to write the document you are currently reading Thank you for reading this guide and before you ask it s written in British English with plenty of my favourite colours despite Word s attempts to change the spelling If you are only going to read one more section then now go to Radio Display on page 23 Please report errors and omissions to simon hb9drv ch or in the HRD forums http forums ham radio ch The influence for the name comes from Eight Ball Deluxe which was one of the finest Macintosh games of the 1990 s To help keep HRD free for all Amateurs and SWL s several companies have helped by sponsoring the HRD development If I have missed your company please let me know And a very big thank you to everybody when has lent radios to Peter and myself so that we have been able to provide the current level of support West Mountain Radio ow 4 ru e SignaLink Model SL 1 k On Pwr Delay Var PTIT a o AUX amp J Sound Card Radio Interface martin lynch de sons Ano roe aha Introduction e 11 Requirements Computer You can run HRD on any Windows 98 or Windows NT 2K XP computer Please note version 3 4 is the last release that will intentionally run on Windows 98 There will never be a LINUX or Macintosh native version HRD is known to run under Wine for L
102. e The vCOM driver from N8VB is highly recommended see http www philcovington com SDR html This is the same as a null modem cable except it is made using software The vCOM software supports up to 10 cables Each cable is allocated two COM ports You simply connect HRD to one end and the HRD Serial Port Client to the other To install the vCOM drivers see Annex N8VB vCOM on page 163 HRD Remote Server Installing The HRD Remote Server files are e HRDRemoteSvr exe the executable and e HRDRemoteSvr cfg configuration file To install the service select Remote Service from the Tools gt Programs menu hal Remote Server Configuration The status of the HRD Remote Server on this computer HRD Remote Server HRD Serial Port Server Radio Support Keyer Rotator Support Service name HRD RemoteSvr Display name Ham Radio Deluxe Remote Server Configuration C Program Files Amateur Radio Ham Radio Logfile D Ham Radio Debug HAD RemoteSvr 0603 March 2006 bd Last started 2006 03 17 20 26 43 Status stopped 1 0 Introduction The HRD Remote Server enables a connection between Ham Radio Deluxe and a radio connected to a remote computer which can be contacted via TCP IP 1 1 Requirements Press HRD Remote Server to select this server Remote Station Support e 113 Press Install to install the service and then press Start to start the service Y ou can start the Windows Services applet Start
103. e Enable is checked e Press OK Define Frequency Range Band 160ml Erom 1 800 000 MHz To 1 530 000 MHz e Enable When you press OK the frequency range 1s added to the band layout Repeat for 80m and 40m e 80m 3 5MHz to 3 55MHz e 40m 7 0MHz to 7 05MHz The band layout now looks like this Band Layout Editor File Edit Move Add atleast one frequency range to the list below example 2 000 000 MHz to 7 100 000 MHz Title Civ Only Enabled Frequency Ranges Status Band From MHz To wlHz w Enabled 160m 1 600 000 1 830 000 w Enabled 80m 3 500 000 3 550 000 w Enabled 40m 000 000 7 050 000 To rearrange the order of the frequency ranges just select a range and use the Move menu options or the Move buttons gt When you have finished your new layout press OK The CW Only definition is added to the band layouts In the Band Layouts window press OK to save the definitions and close the window Copying A Definition Selecting To copy an existing band layout e Start the Manager e Select the entry to be copied e Select Copy from the Edit menu e Enter the new title e Change the frequency ranges are appropriate e Press OK To select a band layout either 1 Open the Bands pane in the Selection window select Display from the Bands menu and select an entry in the list or 2 Click on the Band Title 760m 10m Region 1 in the radio display and select a new layout from the popup
104. e radio settings or any other information you feel to be important An alternative to MP3 would be Windows Media format WMA but the programming of WMA files is rather complex To display the audio grabber select Audio Grabber from the Tools menu Record F Audio Grabber Record Folder Quality Soundcard Tags LO 00 07 Size 13 KB Rate 1 8 KB s File limit 30 minutes HRD 2005 12 28 175102 mp3 Here you have the standard recording buttons From left to right e Record e Stop e Reset current recoding e Restart close current file first e Browse for MP3 files You also set a file limit a downside of MP3 is that the tags are written at the end of the file when it is closed so to avoid losing information in the event of an unexpected event it is best to use more smaller files Audio e 49 Folder Audio Grabber Record Folder Quality Soundcard Tags Sea CADocuments and Setings Simon Application Data Simon Brown Audio Changes are applied when you star recording Here you select the folder where the MP3 files are stored Quality Audio Grabber Folder Quality Soundcard Bandwidth 4 5 kHz 2 KBs Higher bandwidth larger file Quality Changes are applied when you start recording Defaults Here you select the bandwidth and quality Modern computers have more than enough CPU power to support a very high q
105. e vCOM driver is already installed the current values are read from the registry the key is HKEY LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Enum Root MULTIPORTSERIAL 0000 Device Parameters _ Load from Information GNP fle Loads the default values from the currently select information INF file Installation To install the driver a batch file install bat 1s created which in turn uses devcon exe A sample batch file is shown below PROMPT G CD fb C iDocuments and settingsisimontiaApplication Dataisimon Brown HB9DRw s Ham Radio Deluxewwcom_Temp DIR BECHO AA A A A AA A A A A A AA A A A AA A A A A AA A A A A AA AA A A AOA OA AA A OA ECHO ECHO The NBVB com driver will now be installed W W BECHO lei BECHO YOU must REBOOT your computer after the installation is complete BECHO ve W W BECHO A A A A A A AA A A A AA A A A AA A A A A A AA A A A A AA A A AA A AA A A A AA A AA AA A A AA AAA AAA AA AAA dewcon install NevBwcom inf n amp vbyvecom PAUSE The batch file device console devcon exe device driver VCOM sys and information file INF are copied to a temporary folder The BAT file is then run from this folder When devcon starts you see a window similar to that below if you are using Windows XP Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware N VvB vCOM Virtual Serial Port Driver has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with W
106. ect Characters sent by the keyer to the radio are displayed at the bottom of the window Press F1 to mark sent text as unsent F3 to erase the contents of the window Options Press the Options button F8 to display the Options window As an intelligent owner of the WinKey you will have studied the available literature so some of the information here should be obvious But in case you have forgotten something Keyer Keyer Speeds Options Pin Config Macros Logfile Help Kkeyer Mode arous Ultimatic Autospace lambic B 8 Normal Contest spacing O Ultimatic O Dah priority Paddle echoback Bug O Dit priority Paddle watchdog Swap paddles Port com I Serial echoback Select the type of keyer and the COM port to which the keyer is connected When you press Connect the keyer is initialized and an echo back test performed The test must succeed for the connection to stay open This ensures that you have not accidentally connected to another device such as a rotator which may have a fit if driven by the WinKey protocol A sample log for a successful connect e ae ae ae ae ae we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we we ww we we we we we wwe we ww ww wwe wwe we we ie i i i oa a 09 58 02 Connecting to COM1 09 58 02 Setting buffer sizes to 2048 2048 09 58 02 Setting speed to 120
107. ed on the button then selectthe option to which itis mapped The button text must not be in use by another button Mapped entry Button text Max 10 characters Cancel e The previously empty button position now has a new value USB Hiding Hide dropdowns hides the dropdown buttons to the right of the layout window releasing two columns where you can assign new button definitions Hide status texts hides the three top left meters 1 2 3 and the status text area underneath releasing two columns where you can assign new button definitions Moving Entries Move the selected entry by simply dragging it with the mouse or by using the four arrow buttons Removing Entries To remove an entry either drag it into the Unassigned list or right click on the button and select Clear from the popup menu Dropdowns Select the dropdown menu and then simply drag an entry to an unused location in the display If you drag to a location that already has a definition the current definition is removed if a standard button it is returned to the unassigned list Unassigned Entries in the Unassigned list are standard buttons that are not currently displayed Simply drag an entry to an unused location in the display If you drag to a location that already has a definition the current definition is removed if a standard button it is returned to the Unassigned list Styles In the Buttons pane page 32 you define u
108. etting away from DAO and the need to install the DAO support not shipped with Windows ODBC is needed for used of 64 bit Windows as DAO is not supported on 64 bit Windows The database structure is the same for DAO and ODBC Each table contains an auto incrementing primary key To analyse the database yourself e Start Microsoft Access e Convert the database if necessary using the Convert Database option selected from the Tools menu do not overwrite the database e Use the Analyzer gt Documenter option selected from the Tools menu Notes Do notuse programs such as Microsoft Access to convert the database or if you do just make sure that you do not overwrite the database If you convert to a newer version of Access you may not be able to open the database with HRD Take regular backups Bands This table defines the frequency ranges for the ADIF bands used when exporting to ADIF Columns Name Type Size PrimaryKey Long Integer 4 MinFreq Long Integer 4 Annex Logbook Database e 173 MaxFreq Long Integer Countries The country list used to lookup a country based on prefix also to cross reference a country and DXCC number Columns Name Type Size Comment Memo Logbook This table stores information for each QSO Columns Name Type Size Creed beim 8 Mods paemime 8 EndTine paeme 8 Satme Duerme 8 Remate memo e QSLRevbue DateTime 8 OSLSemDae Daermime 8 lt QSLRe
109. have own band plans there is no doubt that these will change in the future Consider also the traditionalist who has never owned a microphone in his life and is only interested in the CW portions of the bands he wants his own band layouts To start the Manager select Manager from the Bands menu w Band Layouts File Edit Status gt Es F Define your own band layouts Each layout contains one or more frequency ranges example 1 8 MHz 2 0 MHz 3 5 MHz 3 0 MHz YO MHz 21 MHz Status Layout OK 160m 10m Region 1 OK 160m 10m Region 2 OK 160m 10m Region 3 OK 160m 70cm OR 60m 5 MHz OR brn Detail 0K Broadcast OK Low Freq OK Shortwave OR WHF UHF Here you see the existing definitions In the Edit menu you have the expected New Copy Modify and Delete options KARARKA Band Layouts e 57 Adding A Definition In this example a band layout is created for our CW enthusiast Select New from the Edit menu to create a new definition using the Band Layout Editor w Band Layout Editor File Edit Move Add atleast one frequency range to the list below example 2 000 000 MHz to 7 100 000 MHz Title Ci Only Enabled Frequency Ranges status Band FromMHz ToHe In the Title field enter CW Only From the Edit menu select New to define a new frequency range e Inthe Band field enter 160m e Inthe From field enter 1 800 000 e Inthe To field enter 1 830 000 e Ensur
110. he vCOM driver Annex N8VB vCOM e 163 N8VB vCOM Configuration Input Files Select either the default files shipped with HRD or files from a kit downloaded from N8VB s website Driver SYS D Ham Radio Release vwCOM vCOM sys Information INF D Ham Radio Release vwCOM N8YBvCOM inf Driver name N6YVBvCOM version 0 0 0 226 Configuration selectthe number of paired ports and assigned COM port numbers The COM port numbers must not be in use by existing hardware or other non vCOM drivers O1 comz20 w com21 Y 08 2 comz wlcom3 O7 O3 O6 O4 O3 O5 Load from Information INF file Install Cancel In the above example the driver version is 0 0 0 226 or build 266 Input Files The key files are e Driver vCOM sys e Information N8SVBvCOM inf e Device console utility devcon exe a command line utility that acts as an alternative to Device Manager These files are shipped in the VCOM sub folder To install a different version of the vCOM driver you must find the kit on N8VB s website unpack it and select the information and device driver files __Deteuts _ Selects the default files shipped with HRD Ports Select the number of paired ports null modem cables to be created and the port numbers assigned to the pairs The port numbers must be unique you must not select a port number already assigned to a hardware device such as the COM port on your computer If th
111. hift Frequency Resolution The frequency resolution is set the 1 Hz for e AllICOM e All Elecraft e AllFlexRadio e All Kenwood All other radios are set to 10 Hz If you have a radio that supports 1 Hz resolution and is not in the above list please contact the author Options Option Description VFO The VFO used for the uplink TX and downlink RX If checked X the selected VFO is updated regularly as the satellite frequency is corrected for Doppler shift Satellite The satellite frequency Click the Open button to select a new frequency from a popup window containing the Favourites definitions or enter the new frequency Transverter If you are using a transverter enter your transverter s intermediate frequency here and check the X box If you are not using a transverter either leave this field empty or do not check the X box The radio frequency is calculated as Satellite Transverter Doppler shift Radio The radio frequency as computed by HRD taking Doppler shift into account Satellite Select the current satellite from a dropdown list that contains the entries selected earlier in the Satellites window Plot for Determines the amount of information that is plotted over the surface of the planet for the current satellite TX gt RX Copy the Uplink satellite frequency to the Downlink satellite frequency RX gt TX Copy the Downlink satellite frequency to the Uplink satellite frequency TX lt gt RX_ Exchange the
112. ies Copies TX frequency to the RX Copies RX frequency to the TX Pass Details Displays pass details using the default text editor useful for programming memories in a handheld UHF VHF transceiver Pass Details Reload Data For example so 50 TX 145 850 000 RX 436 795 000 Date time Azim Elev Receive Transmit wed 11 Jan 2006 07 38 00 109 4 0 2 436 796 788 145 849 402 wed 11 Jan 2006 07 38 30 105 3 O wed 11 Jan 2006 07 39 00 101 3 Us wed 11 Jan 2006 07 39 30 97 1 O wed 11 Jan 2006 07 40 00 93 0 O wed 11 Jan 2006 07 40 30 89 0 O 11 Jan 2006 07 41 00 85 0 0 o la Reloads the latest Kepler data see Satellites on page 129 0 Mm oa e Doppler the current frequency correction e Transverter if you are using a transverter enter the correct offsets here and check TX and RX as appropriate AMSAT org The satellite s page in AMSAT org if available Note not all satellites are supported yet This is a useful way of getting information about satellites modes and frequencies Saudi OSCAR 50 SaudiSat 1C SO 50 A Uplink 145 850 MHz FM Downlink 436 795 MHz FM Launched 20 December 2002 Status Operational SO 50 carries several experiments including a mode J FM amateur repeater experiment operating on 145 850 MHz uplink and 436 800 MHz downlink SO 50 is operational for 10 minutes when turned on by the following procedure 1 Transmit for 1 2 seconds o
113. ighly optimized for use with HRD and should be used to control the radio The ARD Serial Port Server enables a connection between Ham Radio Deluxe and serial port enabled devices keyers rotators connected to a remote computer that can be contacted via TCP IP Requirements The remote computer must be running Windows NT that is NT 4 0 2000 2003 or XP Windows 95 98 and various flavours thereof are not supported Technology A Windows service is installed on the remote service This listens on a port usually 7805 for incoming connections from Ham Radio Deluxe the client For more technical information see Annex Remote Server on page 167 IP Address If you are installing on a remote computer then the computer must have a static non changing public IP address If you have a public IP address which is not static then visit http www no ip com and use the free IP redirection option Firewall Make sure you open up ports 7805 HRD Remote Server and 7806 HRD Serial Port server for incoming TCP traffic The port assignments can be changed in the configuration files Remote Station Support e 111 Example Local Remote HRD Remote server Port 7805 WinKey uses virtual Rotator uses virtual serial port COM20 serial port COM22 Virtual Null Modem E COM4 COM6 Cables COM20 COM21 COM22 COM23 aig rag Rotator COM 21 COM 23 l i HRD Serial Port server COM21 local mapped to COM4 re
114. increased weighting results in a heavier sound Since weighting tracks speed a given weighting will sound the same at all speeds PPT Lead PTT Tail WinKey provides a transmitter PTT output that can be used to switch a transmitter or linear amplifier over to transmit mode in advance of actual CW keying You have control over the time delay between when PTT is asserted and when CW keying will start this is lead in You also have control over how long the transmitter will stay in transmit after keying has stopped this is the tail delay Note PTT pin 5 can be reconfigured as a sidetone output see Sidetone Frequency option Sidetone Pin 5 can be configured to output a square wave sidetone by using the Set Pin 5 Mode option When sidetone is enabled pin 5 functions as a sidetone square wave output The PTT delays still work as described by the Set PTT Lead Tail Command but a PTT output is not available Available sidetone frequencies are 3759 Hz 1879 Hz 1252 Hz 940 Hz 752 Hz 625 Hz 535 Hz 469 Hz 417 Hz 375 Hz K1EL WinKey e 99 Pin Config Speeds Options Pin Config Macros Logfile Help Dutput Pin O Pin 5 Sidetone O Pin 5 Deasserted Pin 3 Key output C Pin 5 Key output Pin 3 Deasserted Determines how the output pins are mapped Macros Keyer Speeds Options Pin Config Macros Logfile Help Title Erase Value Co Mo LO CO Ca
115. indows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Press L_ Continue Anyway and the installation proceeds A typical log is shown below Annex N8VB vCOM e 165 C Documents and settingsisimons Application Dataisimon Brown HBSDRwWs Ham Radio D eluxe gt PROMPT 6 gt O D C Documents and settingsisimons application Dataisimon Brown HB9DRw s Ham Radio Deluxe wcom_Temp gt DIR volume in drive is System volume serial Number is 307E B730 Directory of C Documents and Settings Simon4pplication Data simon Brown HBSD RA Ham Radio Deluxe wCcom_Temp 23 04 2006 20 38 lt DIR gt 23 04 2006 20 38 lt DIR gt 24 03 2003 23 13 55 808 deycon exe 24 04 2006 19 36 725 Install bat 24 04 72006 19 36 3 937 NSvBwcom inf 23042006 21 11 696 Update bat 09 07 2005 13 05 19 456 YOCOM sys 5 Filets 80 622 bytes 2 Dirts5 6 087 946 752 bytes free UA I I The NBVB vocoM driver will now be installed W fou must REBOOT your computer after the installation is complete rt UA gt deycon install N8vBycom inf n amp vbycom Deyice node created Install is complete when drivers are updated U
116. ion Current Status Port COM Type AlfaSpid RAS Hove 0 Horz step Horz angle Speed 600 Vert step Connect Vert angle My locator JN46pt Valid To connect to a rotator e Select the COM port e The rotator type e The connection speed e Press Connect Look in the Logfile page 127 if you have problems connecting Enter the park position for the rotator nice shortcut especially if using a satellite array Enter your locator so that HRD can compute bearings from your station The most recently returned status is displayed in the Current Status area The current status is read when you connect to the rotator controller Limits Connected to COM Connect Limits Presets Logfile Minimum elevation 5 Lowest elevation is 5 Defaults For rotators with elevation support enter the minimum elevation If you look at the picture on page 125 you see that there is no point in using an elevation lower than 5 degrees Presets Connected to COM Connect Limits Presets Logfile Add Location Azimuth Elevation Axel 8s 0 Don 290 D Simon 100 0 Viewer Double click gt Enter preset bearings for your friends DX expeditions or just anywhere of interest As you change this list the main window s preset list is updated Double click on entries to apply immediately Logfile Connected to COM1 Connect Limits Presets Logfile Text Connecting
117. iser 143 T S Kelso 129 Ten Tec 13 103 Toolbars 46 Tuning Dial 25 37 Updates 46 USB serial 14 vCOM 110 Virtual COM ports 147 Virtual Null Modem Software 111 virtual serial port drivers 20 Visibility 139 Visual C 182 183 VK3CKC 10 West Mountain Radio 14 Windows 98 13 Windows NT 2K XP 13 WinKey 93 Yaesu 13 104 134 156
118. ity window answers the question when is a satellite simultaneously visible from two or more locations The information is determined up to 99 days in the future for any stations from the list defined in the Observer page The satellite is considered to be visible if the elevation is the same as or greater than the selected value Use the Viewer option to display the data in Notepad for example Satellite A0 27 Future 7 days Min elevation 10 Time format Local Station Locator Observer JN46AT GD4ELI IO74TH 4 AOS LOS Duration 22 12 2005 05 54 26 22 12 2005 06 03 26 9 00 22 12 2005 07 36 24 22 12 2005 07 40 24 4 00 22 12 2005 15 40 35 22 12 2005 15 46 35 6 00 22 12 2005 17 18 32 22 12 2005 17 26 32 8 00 23 12 2005 05 26 14 23 12 2005 05 34 14 8 00 23 12 2005 07 06 54 23 12 2005 07 14 54 8 00 23 12 2005 15 13 42 23 12 2005 15 17 42 4 00 23 12 2005 16 50 24 23 12 2005 16 58 24 8 00 24 12 2005 04 58 15 24 12 2005 05 04 15 6 00 24 12 2005 06 38 06 24 12 2005 06 47 06 9 00 24 12 2005 14 47 38 24 12 2005 14 48 38 1 00 24 12 2005 16 22 36 24 12 2005 16 30 36 8 00 24 12 2005 18 02 24 24 12 2005 18 08 24
119. later analysis Connection P Send x Erase Save e Help a gt Connected Read Frequency Mode OK 00 00 00 00 03 OK 00 35 78 15 00 Read RX Status OK 00 00 00 00 EF OK 00 Read TX Status OK 00 00 00 00 FY OK FF Fields e Title a description of the command you are testing for example Read Frequency or read Mode Mandatory e Pl P4 the command parameters Not all commands require parameters it is recommended that parameters that can be set to any value be set to 00 Fields left empty are set to 00 e OpCode the instruction OpCode Mandatory Examples Test Description Read The OpCode is 03 P1 P4 can have any value in this example they are frequency set to 00 and mode e P1 00 P2 00 P3 00 P4 00 OpCode 03 The format of the returned data 1s 5 bytes the first four containing the frequency in binary coded decimal followed by the mode The returned value is 00 35 78 15 00 which corresponds to a frequency 00 35 78 15 of 51 875 300 and a mode 00 of LSB Read RX The opcode 1s E7 P1 P4 can have any value in this example they are set status to 00 e P1 00 P2 00 P3 00 P4 00 OpCode E7 The format of the returned data is 1 byte The returned value is 00 Read TX The OpCode is F7 P1 P4 can have any value in this example they are status set to 00 e P1 00 P2 00 P3 00 P4 00 OpCode F7 The format of the returned data is 1 byte The returned value is FF
120. ld Value Callsign HIRS Mame RAFAEL CHIKIN VIGUERA Address FOBOS 30541 SANTO DOMING GTH SANTO DOMINGO Country DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Locator Home Page QSL vie no qsl mar Press ti to display the homepage for the selected source not available if using a custom DX cluster Press 3 to submit a spot not available is using the HRD source 5 Submit a DX Spot My call HEIR Input required x call GD4ELI Frequency 7 0201 MHz Information Rare as hen s teeth DX Cluster e 67 Favourites Inspiration Manager Obviously Internet Explorer had an influence here as most computer users have experience with web browsers a conscious decision was made to use familiar concepts Favourite definitions are selected from the Favourites pane in the Selection window Start the manager from the Favourites menu or the Favourites pane in the Selection window It is designed to be easy to use let s see Manage Favourites 85 entries To create a new top level root folder press New Foot To create a new child folder press New Folder To copy delete edit or move an entry 1 select the entry 2 press Copy Del Edit or Move Mew Bont Mew Folder Sort Folder Detaults Dave Cancel 3 160m 1 81 MHz 49 1 93 MHz 49 1 93 MHz C 80m y 60m 2 E UK 9 5 258 5 MHz FA 49 5 2785 MHz FB 49 5 2885 MHz FC 9 5 398 5 MHz FE 9 5 403 5 MHz FM w E y US CJ 40m C 20m C 15
121. leted 008 ADIF20 VAJA Algeria 400 ADIF20 7X2 R 2T 7U 74 PW PY American Samoa 009 ADIF20 KH8 AH8 NH8 WVH8 Amsterdam St Paul 010 ADIF20 FT22FT4Z PT5Z FT8Z FTOZ FB8Z F Andaman amp Nicobar 011 ADIF20 YU4WU GY Andorra 203 ADIF20 C3 Angola 401 ADIF20 D2D3 Anquilla 012 ADIF20 WP2E Annobon l 195 ADIF20 3C0 Antarctica 013 ADIF20 4K1L FBBY CE9A 2L5 258BBB 25844 Antigua amp Barbuda 094 ADIF20 We Argentina 100 ADIF20 LULYLWAZ AY Armenia 014 ADIF20 EKUGRG U6G R6G EK6G EM6G Er Aruba 091 ADIF20 P4 a gt i j Load from file Update Logbook Entries Browse Web The data used to determine country from the callsign prefix Resets the table and loads the latest values built into HRD Display this data with the default text file viewer Loads new data from a text file Browse the web for a new countries file default URL is ftp www ham radio ch countries Update logbook entries with the latest countries file data Update Country Names Update all logbook entries with the latest country names based on DSCC values Press OF to load and analyse the logbook Logbook e 87 List Modes List Modes Mode Definitions Title ADIF Comment pa LSB SSB ADIF 2 0 USB SSB ADIF 2 0 SSB SSB ADIF 2 0 CV CV ADIF 2 0 FM FM ADIF 2 0 AM AM ADIF 2 0 ASCI ASCI ADIF 2 0 ATY ATY ADIF 2 0 4 CLO CLO ADIF 2 0 1 FAX FAX ADIF 2 0 FSK FSK ADIF 2 0 GTOR GTOR ADIF 2 0
122. load the latest Jet 4 0 files from www microsoft com See also How to obtain the latest service pack for the Microsoft Jet 4 0 Database Engine http support microsoft com default aspx kbid 239114 INFO How to Install ODBC Components and Drivers http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb en us 3 13008 Refer to Annex Logbook Database on page 173 for details of the database design Starting There are two logbook windows 1 Main 2 Small The main display is a standard full blown logbook the small display has a fixed set of fields and a simple QSO entry area Select the default display from the Logbook menu Logbook e 73 Small Display As you see in the picture below the small display 1s very simple The window can be docked to the top or bottom of the main HRD display and used at the same time as the radio display Date End Station Mode Sent Recv Remark 31 05 2005 YTIET USB KNO4rr 99 4 971 66 km 31 05 2005 L22 PEP USB KN33gm 98 9 1 399 34 km 31 05 2005 YT1AU USB KNO4cp 101 9 881 07 km 31 05 2005 E SVZDFA USB KN10ko 117 5 1 290 44 km 31 05 2005 LZ3RX USB KN12tg 106 9 1 220 38 km A ii E T PETIR TIAN TADCNOL ee E Pal AEE AND CM lew 1 The display lists the 100 most recent QSO s The options are 2 Add an entry using the advanced logbook entry window Show main logbook window Edit selected entry Logbook options Delete the sele
123. low are applied immediately if not checked you must press Apply Press to apply changes made in the selection fields only enabled if _ Auto Apply is checked Selection fields Entries Date Eiter Exact _ Summarise Sort Max 10000 v By Date v v a 760 760 And a zf Select the entries that are displayed Entries the maximum displayed in the main list The fewer you display the faster they are loaded The maximum you can display is 25 000 if you have more than 25 000 entries in your database then only the first 25 000 that match the selection criteria are displayed Date display entries since this date Typically you will only display entries from the last few days Filter filter by any field except dates for example mode or callsign Check Exact for an exact match Summarise display the first entry that matches the selection For example if you select Country and Band you see the first entry for each country and band Sort select the sort criteria alternatively click the column headers Logbook e 75 j SA Print the logbook page 90 Select Print Setup from the File menu to select paper size layout etc Use Print Preview first to see what 1t will look like Print preview see what your logbook looks like before you print it Print preview can be very CPU intensive with a large logbook 25 000 or more
124. lso be used as a stand alone keyer Source http www klel com A lot of the description of the WinKey support is taken from the WinKey documentation copyright K1EL Photos from http www klel com K1EL s WinKey is an excellent computer controllable keyer solution It supports everything a CW enthusiast could want Many computer programs support WinKey here is a description of the HRD support You will need a standard 9 pin serial cable not NULL modem Select KIEL WinKey from the Tools menu the WinKey window is displayed winkey 12wpm Macro Cre HI BARRY THANKS FOR COMING BACK TO MY CALL _ 1 co UR RST 599 599 IN SUNNY L d Repeat E SM Weather K1EL WinKey e 95 Here the user is sending text at 12 wpm the speed is adjusted with the slider in the top left If Repeat is checked the text is retransmitted after a user configurable value between 2 to 60 seconds in this example 5 seconds Text is entered using the keyboard only the allowable CW characters can be entered Macros are selected by double clicking on an entry in the macros list or by using an accelerator key combination such as Ctrl 1 Press F2 to start sending Winkey d iz wgm Macro Ctrl 1 AB ee PE Be oe eer CALL UR EST 599 599 IN SUNNY LAAX mil COQ _ Repeat Z Weather sending Full HI BARRY THANE Characters sent to the keyer are marked with the strikethrough eff
125. m C 10m a Em GF CW Calling 49 SSB Calling C m C 70cm G Air C ORP O PSE31 C Satellites New Root create a new top level root folder Folders are not saved 1f they are empty no child folders or definitions New Folder create a new folder as a child of the currently selected folder Favourites e 69 Sort Folder sort the entries in the currently selected folder e Bytitle e By ascending frequency or e By descending frequency Add add a new definition Enter new values inthe fields below then click OF Repeater offsets are not yet supported Tithe 160m Ragqchew Frequency 1 935 000 MHz Mode LSE Cancel Enter the title frequency and mode and then press OK The new definition is added to the current folder You can also select Add from the Favourites menu to add a new definition Del delete the current folder or definition depending on which you have selected Move move an entry to another folder alternatively drag entries between folders with your mouse w Browse for Folder Click the folder that you wantto move the selected entry to 3 Favourites 3 160m Ca 80m 2 4 60m 3 UE 3 US Ci 40m C 20m Ci 15m Select the new folder then press OK Copy make a copy of an existing definition Edit edit the selected folder definition Arrows rearrange the selected folder definition Load load a new set of definitions from a file pre
126. me The other station s name filled in by you or via a QRZ com lookup Remark Whatever you want filled in by you or via a QRZ com lookup Mode The mode if you enable the option track radio mode then the value here is taken from the HRD display If this option is not enabled then pressing loads the current HRD mode The band determined from the HRD frequency is the option track radio frequency is enabled If this option is not enabled then pressing loads the current HRD band Logbook e 77 Freq The frequency determined from the HRD frequency is the option track radio frequency 1s enabled If this option 1s not enabled then pressing loads the current HRD frequency X Freq Make sure this checkbox is checked otherwise the frequency 1s not added Cnty Country selected from the dropdown list or determined automatically if the option find callsign from callsign prefix is enabled X Cntry Make sure this checkbox is checked otherwise the country is not added IOTA Islands on the Air http www rsgbiota org Address The address field filled in by you or via a QRZ com lookup QTH The station location as in my QTH is Filled in by you or via a QRZ com lookup QRZ com An excellent Internet resource http www grz com is used by HRD to find station information The fields supported are shown below HRD extracts information by parsing the detail field for a station for example
127. mote Port 7806 COM23 local mapped to COM6 remote nm In this example the remote station uses serial ports as follows e COMI amp IC 7800 e COM4 gt WinKey keyer e COM6 gt AlfaSpid rotator Two virtual null modem cables are installed pure software no hardware involved The vCOM driver from N8VB is highly recommended see http www philcovington com SDR html To install the vCOM drivers see Annex N8VB vCOM on page 163 In this example the cables map ports as follows e COM20 COM21 and e COM22 amp COM23 The local station connects as follows IC 7800 Remote port selected TCP IP connection made with the HRD Remote Server running on the remote computer port 7805 The HRD Remote Server connects to the IC 7800 using COM 1 Keyer The HRD Winkey interface connects to the HRD Serial Port client on the local computer using the COM20 COM21 virtual cable The HRD Serial Port client connects to the HRD Serial Port server on the remote computer using TCP IP port 7806 The HRD Serial Port server connects to the KIEL WinKey using COM4 Rotator The HRD Rotator interface connects to the HRD Serial Port client on the local computer using the COM22 lt COM23 virtual cable The HRD Serial Port client connects to the HRD Serial Port server on the remote computer using TCP IP port 7806 The HRD Serial Port server connects to the AlfaSpid rotator using COM6 Virtual Null Modem Softwar
128. n 145 850 MHz with a tone of 74 4 Hz to arm the 10 minute timer on board the spacecraft 2 Next transmit on 145 850 MHz FM Voice using 67 0 Hz to key the repeater on and off within the 10 Minute window Note Sending the 74 4 fone again within fhe 10 minute window will reset the 10 minute timer Top Amateur Radio on the International Space Station ARISS Region 1 2m uplink 145 200 MHz FM Regions 2 amp 3 2m uplink 144 490 MHz FM Cross Band Repeat Uplink 437 800 MHz FM A Kenwood TS 2000 The computer can only update both main and sub frequencies either e n receive mode or e In transmit mode with SAT selected A special solution is required when the uplink TX and downlink RX frequencies are in the same band When you start the TS 2000 you have an extra TX VFO option Sub XIT which is only used for same band split operation see below When selected the Sub VFO is used for transmitting Doppler correction is applied by adjusting the XIT value Cross Band In normal cross band satellite mode for example transmit on 70cms and receive on 2m select e TX VFO B Sub the TS 2000 always uses the Sub VFO for TX e RX VFO A Main e SAT on e Split off The TS 2000 must be in satellite mode so that the computer can update the TX frequency Be careful with the TS 2000 s TF SET button each time you press TF SET the uplink TX frequency and the downlink RX frequency are swapped So if the frequencies in HRD
129. n GA cq on beacon fb idea 599 59 in LU 59 on my R8 strong and Easy TH74 55 59 Bruce in JN59 fb sigs nw Pse Beam To Costa Rica simplex WKD Iso pse Vlad 17m cw rare opening but chatting style BACK CW Ca CQ heavy QSB on 12m from NEofEU cq ISO Few Takers PRPOOOOO0DOOOOYNNNROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoOPrP O CQ now vy easy Starting Select DX Cluster from the Tools menu HRD Top 50 DX spots on ALL Refresh seconds SS DX Spotter Comment e A71BX P 47 4Z5ML Qatar CQ VHF 1 8 MHz GOCGL gt JJ2LPY England aa 35 MHz GW3YDX 43 DC9ZP Wales EA1VHF B 44 G4RRA Spain INS3RE lt TR gt IC GW3YDX 42 JJ2LPY Wales VR2MY s LX1AX Hong Kong 56 9 XU7TZG a E DCIZP Cambodia Sri Call A43AXK FaDGY Oman a hdl TAMdan TrA rr Th TTT oe AS O wee Toto nm 2 When you click on an entry the frequency is sent to the HRD display Configuration Press to open the Configuration window Cluster Source There are three possible sources for DX spots 3 OH2AQ the original and most widely used web based cluster The spots are read by parsing data from the pages on the OH2AQ site at http oh2aq kolumbus com dxs 4 Ham Radio Deluxe a web based cluster with data downloadable in CSV format from http dxcluster ham radio ch These web pages were made available by the HRD team as the OH2AQ cluster can be overloaded at times especiall
130. n Tabs Show Hide from View menu Bold selected System colours OneNote colours C Show in full screen Static frame Show icons Appearance Property Page 2003 Office 2003 Size To Fit Colour Layout Position Left Clientframe Single Line y Position is only applied to the Radio and Logbook tabs HRD uses the excellent programming library from Codejock Software to support toolbars main window tabbing and docking pane options Docking panes are used for optional windows such as Bandscope Calendar DX Cluster Logbook Selection Shortwave Database and WinKey Main Theme Select whichever visual theme you want Office 2003 1s an acceptable default System Theme Program Options e 45 When you select Office 2003 or Windows XP for Menus and Toolbars you can select an optional System theme Main Tabs If you have more than one main window open for example Radio and Logbook then the main tabs are a useful way of switching between windows Updates A Options Info CAT Support Accelerators Comms COMPort TX ICOM Calibration Info Modes Info CAT Support saa i i Updates intamet Internet Out Of Band Mouse Wheel if Selection Window Theme p Yaesu Enable Out Of Band How often you are reminded to check for Ham Radio Deluxe updates Enable In band Out of band Remind me to check for updates every Mouse Wheel CW Fine ODey C
131. not started another radio control program Other culprits are PDA and mobile phone connections Even if you have disconnected a device from a COM port you must make sure that the software is no longer running One connected HRD reads the radio s frequency to ensure that the options you selected are correct If you see the error below then HRD failed to read the radio s frequency X IC 7800 COM7 19200 Failed to read frequency Make sure your radio is switched on and not in memory mode If you are using a homemade non standard cable you may need to select RTS and or DTR If HRD can read the frequency the Connect window is replaced with the main radio display you are now using HRD If HRD cannot read the frequency then check e Correct COM port is selected e Speed on radio is the same as the speed selected in HRD e Your cable you may have a NULL modem cable when a normal serial cable is needed e Cable is connected correctly to your PC you may have more than one COM port e DTR RTS are selected if required to power an active cable such as CT 62 or a cable from third party provider If you still can t get started refer to e Annex Command Tester on page 153 and e Annex Portmon on page 161 What s Next A taste of what s to come later in this guide Appearance Set the appearance e From the View menu select Colour Schemes e Select Customise Layout and Program Options from the Tools menu Firs
132. not update your system files or change your system s configuration in any way Ham Radio Deluxe InstallShield Wizard Installing Ham Radio Deluxe 3 3 Beta build 968 By Simon Brown HBIDRY and Peter Halpin PH1PH Created Tuesday December 20 2005 at 22 03 This is Freeware keep Amateur Radio software free Cancel When you start the installation the first screen shows the release and build you are installing Installation e 15 Ham Radio Deluxe InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully IMPORTANT Before commencing using this Product carefully read the following terms and conditions which have been accepted by your company Licensee 1 DISTRIBUTION This Product may be distributed for use by Radio Amateurs butitmaynotbe sold The maximum charge allowed for the distribution medium is 10 euro or 10 2 GRANT OF LICENSE Simon Brown HB9DRY hereby grants to Licensee You and You accept a nonexclusive license License to use the this Product delivered pursuant and subject to this Agreement You agree that You will not assign sublicense or otherwise transfer your right under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Simon Brown accept the terms of the license agreement Ol do not acceptthe terms of the license agreement stallshield You must accept the licencing conditions Ham Radio Deluxe is free for radio amateurs an
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134. onnect to your radio 2 When you connect to the remote server make sure you have closed HRD on the remote computer If you get the error Access is Denied then the COM port is held open by another program HRD Serial Port Client Starting Select Port Client from the from the Tools gt Programs menu HRD Serial Port Client 1 0 build 48 File View 1 gt Connect Mappings Logfile Server Help xe lr xX Add Ping Server Tracing On Mapping Local Status Remote Settings Status Date time Mapping Log You must define the serial port mappings before you connect to the serial port server running on the remote computer Mappings Press Y Add to define a new mapping Title Simon s WinKey Local port COM20 Remote port COMI Remote Port Settings speed Parity Stop bits 1200 Enable DTR Data bits Enable RTS Each mapping consists of e Title whatever makes sense to you In this case we re mapping to a KIEL WinKey on Simon s remote station in the south pacific e The local port one of the virtual null modem ports Here the two ports are COM20 and COM21 e The remote port Simon has connected the WinKey to COM1 on the remote computer e Remote port settings WinKey uses 1200 8 none 1 e X Enable DTR and _ Enable RTS usually checked to provide power to a special powered cable or device For Winkey you must check DTR
135. optional parameters Please read your operating manual for command information The terminating semicolon is not necessary it is added automatically TS 480 Set mode tO LSB sisest MDL Set mode to USB a MDZ Set AF gain to 0 AGOOODO set AF gain to 100 AGOLOO Select VFO B 3 FIL Y ou can define more than one command to do this start each command on a new line Special Commands Comment Some interesting text Pause of 250 ms 250 ICOM ICOM radios use the CI V format to communicate with the radio Please read your operating manual for command information Each entry defined here consists of e 1 command e 2 optional sub command and e 3 optional data You must add a between each byte each byte is two hexadecimal characters IC 7800 Set mode CO ESB sii MODO Set Mode O USB 24 sateen e GSO SED AE TOJU rauta aca AOS Select preamp 2 5 16 02 02 MOD I P data off MIC 1A 05 00 31 00 MOD I P data off SPDIF 1A 05 00 31 07 You can define more than one command to do this start each command on a new line Special Commands Comment Some interesting text Pause OE 290 MS 500 200 Ten Tec In general Ten Tec commands are two character commands followed by data and a carriage return lt cr gt or lt 0x0d gt Do NOT add the carriage return this is added automatically Some data must be sent in binary format hexadecimal is used to
136. ou also enter an optional list of stations that are plotted on the world maps Only the checked X entries are plotted Enter your location either e By entering your Maidenhead Locator in the Locator field and the pressing Convert gt gt or e By entering the Latitude and Longitude directly You also select the preferred time format either Local default or UTC Distance is displayed in either kilometers or miles You must press Apply to update the satellite settings Ground Control En Satellite Tracking Local JN46AT SO 50 Uplink OFF Downlink ON Satellites Y Observer Ground Control Schedule Current Data Mutual Visibility Visibility Next Passes Single Pass VFO Satelli atellite TS 2000 AMan Y 145 850 000 Catas 80 an gt TX Fl Definitions Boa JB amp SAT pt Plot Options AMSAT org DDE Help AjMain 436 795 000 436 803 023 60 Satellite SO 50 Linear Transponder 40 50 50 Elevation Plot for 2 hours V 20 TX mode LSB vy PRX RX mode LSB v 1 C Enable Manual Tuning F2 59 30 BENENNHNENININNI Rotator AOS 4 21 LOS 12 35 Azim 315 45 Elev 9 61 4 242km 0 50 20 30 52 Southbound Park Copio Name Visible S0 50 SEE B ISS 36 9 20 51 44 14 LO 19 50 11 RS 22 D6 B GO 32 12 15 O 52 20 12 NO 44 30 15 50 41 03 12 ISS 13 4
137. ou must press the SAT button in HRD so that it shows SAT as being enabled In normal cross band satellite mode for example transmit on 70cms and receive on 2m select e TX VFO B Sub e RX VFO A Main e SAT on e Split off e Tracking off you do not need to enable tracking the computer does everything for you also the tuning response with HRD is much faster with tracking off To switch tracking off press the A gt B button underneath Track The FT 847 must be in satellite mode so that the computer can update the TX frequency When in SAT mode the FT 847 takes a long time to respond to Read Frequency requests especially if tracking is on as a result when you tune the FT 847 with the radio s tuning dial the displayed frequency will not update very quickly Other The transmit frequency of some Yaesu radios such as the FT 817 and FT 857 cannot be changed while in transmit mode so it is not possible to apply Doppler correction while transmitting If you think your Yaesu radio can be updated while transmitting please contact the author ICOM IC 910H In normal cross band satellite mode for example transmit on 70cms and receive on 2m select e TX VFO Sub e RX VFO Main e SAT on The IC 910H must be in satellite mode so that the TX uses the Sub frequency If the bands on the radio are the same as HRD but reversed press M S to switch the Main and Sub frequencies Because the IC 910H cannot display the same band
138. ow Theme Mouse Wheel Accelerators Comms Out Of Band Info CAT Support Updates Internet Yaesu Defines options affecting the appearance and operation of the selection window Single click expand collapse in Favourites tree Show numeric value in Advanced options Show the Options icon in Advanced lists restart to see changes The appearance and operation of the selection window Single click normally the Favourites tree folders are opened closed with a double click Check this option to enable single click operation Show numeric value the Select Windows s Advanced slider values are optionally superimposed on the slider Show the Options icon historical support for the version 2 Advanced slider look and feel Themes A Options Info CAT Support Supported Internet Enable Out Of Band Enable In band Out of band Mouse Wheel CVV Fine Cy Hot Other Fine Other Hot Selection Window Advanced values Tree expand Main Tabs Appearance Colour Layout Position Menus Toolbars Theme Updates Reminder Yaesu FTDx lt 9000 COM Port TX Mouse Wheel Accelerators Comms Out Of Band Info CAT Support Updates ICOM Calibration Info Modes Internet Selection Window Theme Yaesu Main Tabs Menus and Toolbars Main Theme system Theme O Blue Olive Metallic O Office 2000 O Office XP O Native XP O Windows XP Default Mai
139. p to seven button styles shown here in the Button Styles group To assign a style to a button either e Drag the style over the button or e Click a style to apply it to the currently selected blinking button Save Load Customise Layout e 31 To distribute your layouts with other users of your radio model use the Save and Load buttons Buttons A Customise Layout Schemes Layout Buttons Faceplate Frequency Meters Sliders Appearance Sliders Layout Tuning Dial Defines the appearance of buttons on the radio display o o Fae MT Fe Button size Small QO Medium QO Large XLarge Selected TT e Seven button colour combinations e The font and e The button size The default button size is small this is so that users with low resolutions such as 800 x 600 still have a usable configuration There are no rules when using the button size select the size which pleases you most For the technical readers the button size is tied to the font size of the radio display form font 1s Microsoft Sans Serif size is 8 9 10 or 12 point Changing the font size simply changes the font assigned to the form Faceplate A Customise Layout Schemes Layout Buttons Faceplate Frequency Meters Sliders Appearance Sliders Layout Tuning Dial Defines the background and status window on the radio display Clock Position O Left Bight 3 Left
140. pagation My Station Custom QSL Via Swiss Bureau Standard QSL information eQSL Log Contact Location QSL leQSL AnviSat Contest Propagation My Station Custom eQSL Sent eQSL User Simon eQSLRecv No 19 02 2008 Y ETE P eQSL Status eQSL cc real time uploads eQSL cc Upload Results Not supported by ADIF these are fields for use with eQSL cc Field Despi Status of the most recent upload eQSL pwd Logon password eQSL cc real time If checked then an upload is made every time you add a QSO uploads This 1s also known as real time uploads Ant Sat Log Contact Location QSL eQSL Ant Sat Contest Propagation My Station Custom Antenna Satellite Azimuth Path Short Name AO 51 Elevation Long Mode USE O Greyline Other Reset fields after adding an entry AAA Azimuth The logging station s antenna azimuth in degrees Elevation The logging station s antenna elevation in degrees Name Name of satellite Path The signal path Mode Satellite mode Contest eQSL Ant Sat Contest Propagation My Station Custom Log Contact Location QSL Check Class Precedence Contest CA QSO PARTY Y Reset fields after adding an entry If you check X reset fields after adding an entry then the fields are erased when an entry is added If not checked then the fields are not erased
141. pdating drivers Tor n vbwcom from C Documents and Settings simons4pplication D ata simon Brown HBS9DRws Ham Radio Deluxe vCOoM_Temp NaveBycom inf Drivers updated successful ly gt PAUSE Press any key to continue After installing you must reboot your computer Update and Remove follow the same logic as installation using a custom BAT file and devcon exe Annex Remote Server Technical Information Remember that the software is designed for Windows NT but 1t should be possible to map all these commands to Linux and other UNIX derivatives The source code for the main processing thread is available the rest is highly Windows oriented and is of no use for other platforms Commands The supported commands are Command MSG_CMD_AUTHENTICATE MSG_CMD_CLOSE_HANDLE MSG_CMD_CREATE_FILE MSG_CMD_DEVICE_IO_ CONTROL MSG_CMD_GET_COM_PORTS MSG_CMD_PURGE_COMM MSG_CMD_READ_FILE MSG_CMD_READ_FILE_EX MSG_CMD_SET_COMM_MASK MSG_CMD_SET_COMM_STATE MSG_CMD_SET_COMM_TIMEOUTS MSG_CMD_WRITE_FILE_ASYNC MSG_CMD_WRITE_FILE_SYNC Description Authenticate username password Close COM port Open a COM port Send control code to COM port driver Return a list of COM ports Discards all characters from the input buffer of the COM port Terminates pending read or write operations on the resource Read the COM port Read the COM port extended read Specify events to be monitored Configure COM port SET timeouts Asynchronous
142. r org by Chuck K6PBT HRD supports e OH2AQ web based cluster the original and most widely used e HRD s own web based cluster e Direct connections to a DX Spider node using a DX cluster client which in turn uses the telnet protocol The OH2AQ and HRD clusters are available using just your web browser DX Cluster e 63 OH2AQ F DX Summit Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools NO FRAMES Spot Database Search WICA N9IW ERASE NO9Z HF CW HF PHONE eee VHE CW VHF PHONE KIJE 250 1 000 WEVA 10 000 K52G Most Wanted DF4PL SEND your own WOTA SP3DSC RN6HZ WP4NIX 5 250 1 WPANIX 10 000 K4KAL SEND your own WSRY KA2FIR KA2FIR DL7YS IZSEKV LU3HY IW1QN DLONDC DL5FU W1ZT TISCBT 24895 24895 24895 24950 24950 24950 24895 24967 24950 24895 24895 24935 24935 24935 24935 24930 24930 24940 24930 24950 24950 24950 24895 24895 24895 PJI2 WBIZ PJI2 WB9Z PJI2 WB9Z PI2 WB9Z PJ2 WB9Z PJ2 WB92 TISCBT EAS OZ5BF N7OD RN6HZ RN6HZ VETNS VE7NS VE7NS YV5B B ZS6DN B DL7JRD ZS6DN B ZDTVC ZDTVC ZDTVC 72 UA4WHX 72 UA4WHX 22 UA4WHX 3till here Jerry calling cq jerry tnx for 12m 95 plus 10 into AZ TEST CO BIG SIGNAL CQ test prop 59 na 036 59 NA 036 Strong in GA cq on beacon fb idea 599 59 in LU 59 on my R8 strong and Easy TH74 55 59 Bruce in JN59 fb sigs nw Pse Beam To Costa Rica a l
143. rdLength 8 00000118 IOCTL_SERIAL_ gt ET_CHAR SUCCESS EOF 0 ERR 3f BRK 3f EVT 0 XON 11 XOFF 13 00000257 IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_HANDFLOW SUCCESS shake 1 Replace 40 XonLimit 341 XoffLimit 341 000000865 IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_TIMEOUTS SUCCESS RI 500 RM 250 RC 250 WM 250 WC 250 00000421 OCTL_SERIAL_SET_DTR SUCCESS 00000396 OCTL_SERIAL_SET_RTS SUCCESS 00000200 IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_WAIT_MASK SUCCESS Mask RXCHAR TXEMPTY CTS DSR RLSD BRK RING 00000270 IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE SUCCESS Purge TXABORT RXABORT TXCLEAR RXCLEAR o 035600874 0Nro 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00002902 00576019 00000294 00000237 00000230 00000228 00000231 00000229 01237115 00000319 00000233 00000226 00000232 00000229 00000229 00000231 00002705 00524006 00000282 000002285 00000234 00000228 00000237 01239791 00000308 00000231 00000231 00000229 00000230 00000237 IRP_MJ_WRITE IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_WRITE IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ IRP_MJ_READ SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS SUC
144. ress Username COM Port Address 1ts2000 no ip org localhost 7805 COM Port 17805 Default 7805 ts2000 no ip org 605 COM4 yaesu no ip info 805 COMI Username Password MIT Save V Save settings Select a previous connection or create a new one Cancel Enter connection information e Address the remote computer address in either numeric or alphabetic form for example 195 154 179 101 or www simon home ch e Port the port assigned to the remote service usually 7805 e Username a valid username defined in the configuration file This 1s case insensitive e Password the password corresponding to the username This is case insensitive e To save these values make sure the Save settings option is checked X Load connection information from a file See Save connection information to a file zd Connect a Press Connect If the connection is successful you see the confirmation window localhost and the text Username password authenticated Select a remote COM port then press OK is displayed below the Connect button gt Remote Connection Connectto a computer running the HRD Remote Access Program Prewious Connections New Connection Address Username COM Port Address ts2000 no ip org seco tele aie eo Port 7805 Default 7805 ts2000 no ip org 7805 COM4 LS yaesu no ip info 7605 COM Username Password e M Save setings Conne
145. rown HamRadioDeluxe Options The values in this key will not make much sense they are used by HRD to preserve settings such as window geometry size position and the current scheme The values in the key can be safely deleted at any time Don t change values with a registry editor you may cause unexpected problems for HRD Files HRD stores files in the folder defined by CSIDL_APPDATA this is the file system directory that serves as a common repository for application specific data A typical path is C Documents and Settingstusername Application Data Simon Brown HBO9DRVWMHam Radio Deluxe You will not normally need to directly access the files in this folder File Description CSS Cascading style sheets used by HTML export options for example in Logbook Analysis HRD Logbook mdb Logbook database opt Optional schemes see Schemes on page 29 HRD Bands 02 txt Band layouts HRD Countries txt A default Log Windows country file HRD Custom Defs Custom CAT commands for a specific radio see CAT lt radio gt txt Commands on page 103 Annex Settings e 171 Archiving HRD Favourites 01 txt See Favourites on page 69 HRD Logbook Analysis TBA Defns txt HRD Macros TS Macro definitions see Macros on page 103 480 txt HRD Parallel Port Parallel port definitions see Auxiliary Switching on page Defns txt 53 HRD Satellite Used by Ground Control on page 133 contains a list of Definitions tx
146. s no exception to this rule Import Y ou can import from ADIF and also merge another HRD logbook database To import an ADIF file select Import from ADIF from the Logbook menu You are prompted to select an ADIF file AID ADF ADIF or TXT When you have select the file to be imported the Import from ADIF window is displayed Check _ Compute band from frequency to fill in the band field from the frequency field Check _ Compute DXCC from callsign if DXCC field missing to automatically determine the corresponding DXCC value Press to load the file into memory The contents are analysed and displayed Logbook e 91 Import from ADIF File CADocuments and Settings simon Desktop 05 0s AD Lines 116 Ready Records 100 Compute band from frequency Compute DACO from callsign if DCC field missing call qso_date time_on band mode rstsent a_index antpath gr BB 20060219 185206 2190m LSB 599 S AAA 20060219 185127 2190m LSB S GECHO 20060219 145617 2190m LSB S S GECNO 0060219 145606 2190m LSB EHHG Q05062 133651 brm USB EH5CGU P 0050619 135518 bmi USB gH9H 0050619 105607 Bra USB EH5GLM 0050619 105317 Em USB EH5HT 0050619 105120 Em USB SPOCIEB ed05061o 170616 brm USB MGT 0050617 143054 Bra USB MgHOD 0050617 132645 br USB leh 20050611 154037 brm USB YOP 00506114 0490113 Bra USB Lm N A ah I L E u E a E aal m E aad a E a CE aa Gaa E ai a Pa LITA 2 save to Database Now press to save the di
147. s Max users 2574 Uptime 0 02 03 GD4ELI de GB7MBC 23 Dec 2005 10082 dxspider gt IK1XVO 14202 A43XA special call 1009Z JN35 F8CKS 7086 FSPRR P dmf55012 moulin de VILLI 10072 GAZE 18160 HZ1IK Manfred cq 1009Z JN66 DM2AU0 18083 435 7NE nelson 10112 VETITE 3799 LA6WEA eqdx 10092 Here GD4ELI has logged on to GB7MBC DX spots are displayed in this window as they are received and are sent to the DX Cluster window for immediate display Custom Top 9 DX spots on ALL spotter Comment IK1XWO Oman special call France dmf55012 moulin de Y saudi Arabia Manfred cq eri Lanka nelson Norway cgdx Belgium CQ OLIVIA Asiatic Russia Ken rough Hungary cq list 3 137 kHz 1 8 MHz 3 5 MHz 7 MHz 10 MHz 14 MHz 18 MHz 21 WU IooMArProow The advantage here is that you can apply any filtering supported by the DX Spider node you connect to If your interest is European 144MHz then you don t want to see 144MHz spots from the rest of the world Options Press to enable regular updates the update interval is set by pressing amp not applicable is using a custom DX cluster Press to refresh the display Refresh Interval Enter the refresh interval a value between 10 and 999 seconds then press OK Interval seconds Press aA to change the font size Select an entry in the display then press okz to perform a lookup of the station from the QRZ website QRZ Lookup Fie
148. s the WinKey code runs through the initialization and performs an echoback test X HRD Serial Port Client 1 0 build 48 File View Mappings Logfile Server Help gt X F x Disconnect On Mapping Local Status Remote Settings status Simon s WinKey COM20 Connected COM1 1200 N 6 1 DTR Connected Alle Ping Server Tracing Clear Log Date time 18 03 2006 Mapping Log Tracing 18 03 2006 18 03 2006 18 03 2006 18 03 2006 18 03 2006 18 03 2006 18 03 2006 18 03 2006 18 03 2006 18 03 2006 18 n2 2nN4 Simon s Simon s Simon s Simon s Simon s Simon s Simon s Simon s Simon s Simon s Saman to Winkey Winkey Winkey Winkey Winkey Winkey Winkey Winkey Winkey Winkey fala nE asr gt Congratulations you can now use your remote WinKey HRD Serial Port Server Installing The HRD Serial Port files are e HRDSerialPortSvr exe the executable and e HRDSerialPortSvr cfg configuration file To install the service select Remote Service from the Tools gt Programs menu Remote Station Support e 121 hal Remote Server Configuration The status of the HRD Serial Port Server on this computer HRD Remote Server e HRD Serial Port Server Radio Support E Keyer amp Rotator Support Service name HRD SerialPortSwr Display name Ham Radio Deluxe Serial Port Server Configuration C Program Files Amateur Radio Ham Radio Logfile D Ham Radio Release HRD SerialPortSwr
149. satellite is already visible Loss of signal is the elapsed time after which the satellite is no longer visible and the signal can theoretically no longer be heard The satellite s current longitude The satellite s current latitude The distance of the satellite from the observer s location measured in kilometers A mile is 1 6 kilometers a kilometer is 0 62 miles The altitude of the satellite above sea level measured in meters The value required to calculate Doppler frequency adjustment Satellite Tracking e 141 Next Passes Single Pass all Satellite Tracking Local JN46AT VO 52 Uplink ON Downlink ON 0 Satellites Observer Ground Control Schedule Current Data Mutual Visibility Y Visibility NextPasses Single Pass Plot Y DDE 01 Next passes for a selected satellite Vis Satellites VO 52 AOS AOS Azi LOS Max Elev Azimuth Duration AO 27 Wed 21 Dec 2005 21 23 137 22 21 35 36 29 82 66 45 12 32 AO 51 Wed 21 Dec 2005 22 59 190 48 23 11 54 31 44 264 30 12 47 FO 29 Thu 22 Dec 2005 00 41 270 60 00 44 25 0 46 282 48 2 42 GO 32 Thu 22 Dec 2005 09 10 56 00 09 15 22 1 65 83 65 4 59 ISS Thu 22 Dec 2005 10 43 19 96 10 56 39 31 15 133 57 12 45 RS 22 Thu 22 Dec 2005 12 20 1 89 12 32 20 21 54 271 41 11 59 50 50 Thu 22 Dec 2005 13 59 84 14 03 09 1 26 315 25 4 08 Thu 22 Dec 2005 20 09 89 92 20 17 19 5 80 49 66 8 10 Thu 22 Dec 20
150. se the satellite tracking built into your radio let HRD do the work for you for example on the FT 847 this is the Tracking option To set up the linear transponder frequencies e TX center The center frequency of the uplink TX band For example on VO 52 the uplink band is 435 220 435 280 MHz LSB CW so the center frequency is 435 250 000 MHz e RXcenter The center frequency of the downlink RX band For example on VO 52 the downlink band is 145 870 145 930 MHz USB CW so the center frequency is 145 900 000 MHz As you tune your RX frequency the TX frequency will be correctly adjusted by applying 1 offsets from the center frequencies and then 2 Doppler correction To adjust your transmit signal so that it matches the receive frequency use the spin button to the right of the TX center field It will be necessary to adjust the Satellite Tracking e 137 transmit signal as your radio s may not be correctly aligned also the linear transponder in the satellite may also not be correctly aligned The tracking option in a radio cannot correctly compensate for Doppler this 1s one reason why many QSO s drift gently across the linear transponder s available bandwidth Only correct computer control will ensure that two or more stations stay on the same frequency while the satellite passes overhead When using the linear transponder option HRD will correctly control your radio s frequencies so that are they are both compensated for Doppler s
151. ses a problem often encountered when keying older transceivers that have a slow break in response Due to a slow receive to transmit changeover time the first dit or dah of a letter sequence can be chopped and reduced in length Adding a fixed amount to the first element of a sequence can compensate for this For example an R would be sent with the first dit elongated but the subsequent dah dit sent normally The compensation amount is transceiver dependent and is generally independent of sending speed Note though that this is usually only a noticeable problem at higher CW speeds gt 25 WPM Compensation This allows a fixed amount to be added to the length of all dits and dahs QSK keying on modern transceivers can cause shortening of the dit and dah elements that is especially noticeable at high speeds WinKey allows the length of the dit and dah elements to be increased uniformly to compensate for this The adjustments are made in units of one millisecond steps The maximum adjustment is 250 msecs Key compensation is very similar to Weighting in that any adjustment added to the dits and dahs is subtracted from the spacing so the speed is not changed The difference between weighting and compensation is that compensation is independent of speed so if 10 msec of key compensation is selected 10 msec will be always be added regardless of speed So be careful at high speeds and large values of key compensation you may end up with no inter elemen
152. sic guide fates v to CAT and Audio intefacing which contains many designs for both CAT and COM Port Remote w J a for use with Ham Radio Speed Company CY Add BA select your radio manufacturer from the drop down list The Dem o Matic radios do not require a COM port they are for demonstrating HRD when you do not have Flow control Interface power V DTR RTS a suitable radio available FHexkadio you must install the virtual serial on drivers from Philip Covington NeyB 1 Dem o matic The Dem o matic radios do not need cables simply select Dem o matic in the Company dropdown select an option in the Radio dropdown and then press Connect They are ideal for demonstrating HRD when you do not have a suitable radio available Options Company Select your radio manufacturer from the drop down list First Steps e 19 FlexRadio you must install the vCOM virtual serial port drivers from Philip Covington N8VB These are used to provide the connection between HRD and the PowerSDR sofware that must be running before you try to create the connection with HRD More information is available from http www flex radio com to install the vVCOM drivers see Annex N8VB vCOM on page 163 ICOM disable the CI V Transceive option for best performance Kenwood make sure Packet communication mode is switched OFF if supported Most Kenwood radios require CTS and RTS to be ON for flow control Radio Select your ra
153. so_date 8 d gt 20060219 lt time_on 6 gt 145617 lt band 5 gt 2190m lt mode 3 gt LSB lt rst_sent 5 gt G6CNQ lt qso_date 8 d gt 20060219 lt time_on 6 gt 145606 lt band 5 gt 2190m lt mode 3 gt LSB lt rst_sent 5 gt EH7HG lt qso_date 8 d gt 20050627 lt time_on 6 gt 133851 lt band 2 gt 6m lt mode 3 gt USB lt rst_sent 2 gt 51 8 gt EH5CGUFP lt qso_date 8 d gt 20050619 lt time_on 6 gt 135518 lt band 2 gt 6m lt mode 3 gt USB lt rst_sent ft 4 gt 9H9H lt qso_date 8 d gt 20050619 lt time_on 6 gt 105607 lt band 2 gt 6m lt mode 3 gt USB lt rst_sent 6 gt 59 Export to Cabrillo Why Cabrillo From the Cabrillo FAQ Cabrillo is an interface between logging program authors and contest sponsors It is a simple and practical modification to the ARRL electronic log format intended to simplify the automation of log collecting and reporting of contest results In reality supporting Cabrillo is a pain in the neck for any programmer with even the remotest grasp on reality Let s hope that the ARRL and other sponsors of Cabrillo move towards a better standard such as XML The Cabrillo website is http www kkn net trey cabrillo Here s the HRD Export to Cabrillo window At present HRD does not support all the Cabrillo formats Export to Cabrillo Contest ap sprint Y Operator checklog r Assisted assisted Callsign HBSDRY Band all Overlay band limited Claimed score 100
154. splayed entries in your database Export to ADIF Select Export to ADIF from the Logbook menu the Export to AIDF window is displayed Export to ADIF Filename CADocuments and Settings Simoni Desktop LDS50Os ADI Fields ADIF LoT only All fields note nan ADIF fields are onb supported by Ham Radio Deluxe and are ADIF Ham Radio Deluxe ignored by other logbook programs O eQSL e View file with Notepad Select the fields and entries to be exported If you are only uploading to the ARRL s Logbook of The World then there is no need to export unnecessary fields this just makes the whole LoTW experience slower Similarly if you are uploading to eQSL there is no need to upload unnecessary data ADIF files can be viewed with any text reader such as Notepad an example of an eQSL export is shown below Ham Radio Deluxe version 3 3 build 1030 Copyright 2003 2006 by Simon Brown HB9SDRV http www hb9drw ch Free software for ever Created 20 Feb 2006 20 26 09 Database U Ham Radio simon New DB mdb Exported 100 records lt ADIF_VERS 3 gt 2 0 lt PROGRAMID 14 gt HamRadioDeluxe i lt PROGRAMVERSION 22 gt Version 3 3 build 1030 2 gt BB lt qso_date 8 d gt 20060219 lt time_on 6 gt 185206 lt band 5 gt 2190m lt mode 3 gt LSB lt rst_sent 3 gt 5 3 gt AAA lt qso_date 8 d gt 20060219 lt time_on 6 gt 185127 lt band 5 gt 2190m lt mode 3 gt LSB lt rst_sent 3 gt gt 5 gt G6CNQ lt q
155. stance 1 Ke Demo 145 798 9879 USB to instance z TS 2000 Demo 145 790 079 USB In the Frequency and Mode dropdowns you select the corresponding source from the HRD master instance e Radio as seen on the main HRD display e Transverter frequency is taken from the Transverter window selected from the Tools menu e Satellite uplink the uplink frequency and mode see Ground Control on page 133 e Satellite downlink the downlink frequency and mode see Ground Control on page 133 In the HRD Slaves group box check the instances to be controlled by the Synchroniser As soon as you check a slave the slave s frequency and mode are updated with the current values from the master every time the master frequency and or mode change they are sent to the slave for so long as the slave option remains checked Dual Radio Satellite Tracking Refer to Satellite Tracking on page 129 specifically Ground Control on page 133 If you are using two radios for satellite tracking for example two FT 817 or IC 7000 1 Start an instance of HRD for each radio connect to the radios 2 Select an instance to use as the master in this example the radio used for receive 3 Inthe master receive instance e Start the display e Enter transmit and receive frequency information for the satellite you are tracking e Check the RX VFO do not check a TX VFO as this instance will not be used for transmit 4
156. synchronise multiple instances of HRD The InstallShield folder contains the InstallShield DevStudio 9 project that builds the distribution kit A licence is needed for InstallShield products The project file is Ham Radio Deluxe ism To build a kit run Make bat Open source MP3 encoder used by the Audio Grabber Source code to produce a DLL that converts MP3 files to WAV or PCM It is based on the open source library libmad See mad 0 14 2b above Source code for Mapper slowly being replaced with Google Earth and Google Maps Source for PSK31 Deluxe The PSK31 engine copyright 2000 Moe Wheatley AE4JY Licence is not needed All executable code compiled in release mode this is shipped to end users The source code for the HRD Remote Server Contains the Microsoft VisualStudio workspace HamRadio dsw e Microsoft Speech SDK 5 1 or higher e Microsoft Driver Development kit for Windows 2000 or higher also known as NTDDK e Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows The Platform SDK and NTDDK provide definitions not available in the files shipped with Visual C version 6 0 from Microsoft If you are using a newer version of C you may not need these libraries As a Visual C programmer you will be familiar with the use of the Microsoft libraries Tools Visual Studio Settings Building To compile HRD you need Visual C version 6 0 from Microsoft There 1s no reason to use a later version such as Visu
157. t Buttons Faceplate Frequency Meters Sliders Appearance Sliders Layout Tuning Dial Click on a button to select new text change the colour and or move the button to a new position ad Hide silt zn Hide status texts Define Button Button Styles Dropdowns Unassigned ee Click on an entry drag over a button release VFO A AGC 3 Off or Dropdown Button CAT Command Macro not mapped Save Clear All Selected TT HRD is a data driven program For each radio there is a table of supported commands and associated button dropdown slider names The layout order is more or less alphabetical An early complaint was that the buttons positions were not user definable as a result the Layout window was designed Don t be put off by the amount of information in this window take it slowly and read the information here The layout definition is saved on a per radio basis in the registry Dropdown Button CAT Command Macros You can create new buttons for example to create a USB button from the Mode dropdown e Select an empty button position the selected entry will start to blink you can reposition this button later e Press Select above the Save and Load buttons e Inthe Configure Button Mapping window select Mode USB and enter the text to appear on the new button then press OK Configure Button Mapping Enter the text display
158. t currently only Nova 1s supported Press Start to start the DDE server Synchroniser Introduction Starting The synchronizer is used to control two or more radios where a common frequency 1s shared by using the Dynamic Data Exchange DDE mechanism For each radio you are using you start an instance of HRD one instance is the Master the rest are the Slaves the slaves receive frequency and mode information from the master Start the Synchroniser from the Tools gt Programs menu then press Scan to find the active HRD instances HRD Synchroniser Active HRD Instances OOO HAD Master Master lo TS 460 Demo Frequency GEE BO De is sss ey oe i Clear Help Close Freg ex 145 798 079 Mode USB Connected ta instance 1 Radio Ee Demo Freg 20 145 795 0879 Mode USB Connected ta instance z Radio TS 2000 Demo Freg so 145 790 0879 Mode USE Master Disconnected from instance 0 Select the master instance supplied the frequency and mode and then press Start Synchroniser e 145 gl HRD Synchroniser Active ARO Instances BEEBE HAD Master TS 480 Demo Master ai stop Frequency Radio 145 798 695 HED Slaves HER Hia a d o oe gdi or ade o Befresh Clear Help Close Radio Freg uni Mode Connected Radia Ereg ssai Mode Connected Radia Freg hos Mode T5 450 Demo A 145 790 079 USB to in
159. t Steps e 21 Radio Display Introduction The HRD radio display has many many features This section attempts to describe everything you can do in this display HRD is designed to be intuitive nevertheless even the author has problems remembering all the available options To aid in the clarity of the screenshots the LCD Scheme is used i Busy signal WOA Mode USB AGC Fast OnNL Level1 FL Normal Quick Mem Ch 5 Scanning Spl WOB py Fine Pre Memory 23 L Quick Mem 5 TK A 1 4 3 0 0 0 Menu A Proc CTCSS 131 8 Hz o TX B MenuB RX tone Tone 131 8 Hz A B 3 780 000 CTCSS NR 2 NB TF set 23 December 2005 160m 10m Region 1 Radio Display e 23 Frequency Display 14 235 000 Configuration See Frequency on page 34 Dropdowns If you have enabled dropdowns as part of the configuration just click on a dropdown and make a new selection Mouse Wheel When you rotate the mouse wheel in the frequency display the currently active digit is incremented decremented depending on the scroll direction If you rotate while the cursor is over an inactive digit then the digit 1s activated Up Down The up arrow down arrow and keys increment decrement the active digit Mouse click Select a digital by clicking over the digit To increment decrement click above below the center of the digit and keep the mouse button pressed
160. t be displayed by HRD in the upper right hand corner of the display For Kenwood radios the value to be displayed 1s selected with the meter slider or the individual buttons SWR Comp ALC dB If you check the Always update option then the S Meter is updated when you change frequency this results in slower performance Customise Layout e 35 Sliders Appearance A Customise Layout Schemes Layout Buttons Faceplate Frequency Meters Sliders Appearance Sliders Layout Tuning Dial Defines the appearance of slider controls on the radio display Custom Colours amp Font Outside Border O Automatic colours a Inside Border Rounded appearance Channel Face Channel Text Gripper Face Gripper Text Advanced Apply custom slider colours to sliders in the advanced options lists If supported by your radio sliders are displayed at the bottom of the display Here you define the appearance of the sliders These colours are optionally applied to the sliders in the Advanced selection windows select Advanced from the View menu Sliders Layout A Customise Layout Schemes Layout Buttons Faceplate Frequency Meters Sliders Appearance Sliders Layout Tuning Dial Defines the layout of slider controls on the radio display Radio Eze v If your radio is notin the listthen no sliders are available Layout Defaut OAti QOAt2 OARt3 OAlt4 OAS y RF gain vl R
161. t number you want which is not in use by other programs IEA de de de te e te e Fe Fe Fe H HHHH HH ttt OE t tHE RT 7805 Username passwords these are case insensitive Spaces are removed from the beginning and end of the username and password The format is USERx username password options where options is a list of case insensitive tokens seperated by spaces not commas The supported options are NO_MACROS NO_TX RESTART For example USERL Simon SnowTime no_tx no_macros Disables the TX and TUNE buttons and all Macros on the user s instance of HRD The user could enable Tx via a Macro or CAT Command RESTART allows the user to restart the service usually reserve this for only for yourself and friends you trust USERL Simon SnowTime restart USER2 Peter Uberwald Donald california no_macros no_tx Optional welcome text displayed on the remote user s computer Note that n is replaced with a newline Enter up to 511 characters on a single line Remove this line if you do not want a welcome message ELCOME welcome to the HRD Remote Access Server n nPlease don t break anything The contents of this file should be obvious After changing the configuration you should restart the service Restricting TX One special note to restrict a user s ability to switch the radio to transmit there are now optional tokens added with the username and password to disable access to
162. t satellites and associated frequencies and modes The Archive option in the Tools menu takes a copy of the registry values and files used by all HRD programs HRD PSK31 Deluxe Mapper and copies them to another folder w Archive Copy all HRD settings to the folder of your choice From HAD Settings Folder C Documents and Settings simon Application Cata Simon Brown HBSDRY To Archive Folder WARD Archives 31 Dec 2005 aad status Exporting registry File Registry Values HamRadioDeluxe 2005 12 30 rec File Registry Values Mapper 005 1 30 reg File Registry Values PSES1 Deluxe 2005 12 30 reqg Copying files gt C isDocuments and Settings slmon Application I gt U SHRD Archive 31 Dec 2005 ill gt Browse From Browse To l Cancel Select the destination folder Browse the From folder Browse the To folder J Start copying files and registry values When you press Copy you see a DOS window appear briefly a few times HRD uses regedit e to copy the registry values this in turn causes the DOS to appear To restore registry values just double click on a reg file Windows will prompt you to load the values into the registry Annex Logbook Database Introduction Tables The logbook uses a very simple Access database Originally DAO 3 5 Access 97 was used as the programming interface this has been replaced with ODBC in early 2006 starting with version 3 3 build 984 Apart from g
163. t space Switchpoint Controls when WinKey will start looking for a new paddle press after sensing the current one If there 1s not enough delay the keyer will send unwanted dits or dahs if there 1s too much delay it bogs you down because you can t get ahead of the keyer The default value is one dit time 50 and is adjustable in percent of a dit time Faster operators report a setting somewhat less than default is more pleasing If the paddle sensitivity is set to zero dit and dah paddle memory is disabled The delay is calculated with this formula DELAY TIME SWITCHPOINT DED TIME DU where SWITCHPOINT is a value between 10 and 90 Dit Dah Ratio Allows WinKey to deviate from the standard 1 3 ratio of dit dah The formula to determine dah dit ratio 1s DAR DIT 3 n750 A value of 50 selects 1 3 a value of 33 would select 1 2 and a value of 66 would select 1 4 This causes an intentional distortion of the Morse waveform Some ops use this option to make their CW sound less machine like Weighting This command allows a proportional amount to be either added or subtracted from the length of all dits and dahs sent A value of 50 selects no weighting adjustment Values less than 50 reduce weighting and values greater than 50 increase weighting Note that weighting does not affect sending speed because any increase in keyed time is subtracted from spacing time A reduction in weighting results in a thinner sounding keying
164. the Keplerian elements used to plot the position of satellites and compute the correct frequencies for the uplink and downlink The default folder is Satellites located below the folder where you have installed HRD for example C Program Files Amateur Radio Ham Radio Deluxe Satellites To change the folder just press Select It is recommended that you update the data files in the Satellites folder when you start using Ham Radio Deluxe as the files shipped in the kits will be out of date by the time you start to use them These files should ideally be refreshed every few days If you check the Download when Satellite Tracking starts option then the files are downloaded every time you start satellite tracking To download the latest Kepler data files press Download The files are downloaded to the folder containing your satellite data To edit the list of files press Edit List The file is HRD Satellite List txt in the folder Satellites folder Example The entries below are downloaded using the Satellites page in the Satellites data option Data is saved in txt files Entries must start with http Ham Radio Deluxe only supports the two line format for example AO 40 1 26609U 00072B 03309 95521145 00000007 00000 0 00000 0 O 3675 2 26609 9 9303 22 9678 7977178 228 8131 28 6254 1 25597973 13867 Se Fe FR FR SR SR FR SR SR SR OR SRR HEHEHE TEIE TEIE TEIE TEIE TEIE TEE TEIE TEIE TEIE IEE TEIE TEIE TEIE IEE
165. ting for example Read Frequency or read Mode Mandatory e Cmd the ASCII string sent to the rig Elecraft strings are terminated with a e Wait for rx terminator when reading the response read characters from the rig until this character 1s returned or a timeout occurs Examples Test Description Read Frequency Command is FA returned data format is FA 11 digits e FA00007035000 Frequency is 7 035 000 MHz Read Mode Command is MD returned data format is MD 1 digit e MDI 1 LSB 2 USB 3 CW 6 RTTY 7 CW REV 9 RTTY REV Read S Meter Command is SM returned data format is SM 4 digits e SMO0000 Returned value is in the range 0000 to 0015 ICOM CI V The example below is uses an IC 7800 with e From controller address EO personal computer the default value e To CI V address 6A the default for the IC 703 Refer to your ICOM radio manual for the correct CI V address for your rig The data received from the radio is always shown in hexadecimal a CAT Command Tester Connection USE THIS DISPLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK This display is used to test CAT commands outside of the main Ham Radio Deluxe Command framework The results can be saved to a text file for Title Read S Meter AEREO NAS Connection From EQ To 6A Cmd 15 Sub 02 Data I Select the type of command to be sent Elecraft ICOM CI V l a gt e Kenwood Ten Tec or Yaesu
166. to COM1 setting buffer sizes to 2046 2046 Setting speed to 600 n 8 1 setting timeouts setting DIR clearing RIS Connected to COM1 Wrote 57 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1F 20 Read 57 06 09 01 00 01 04 00 05 00 01 20 Wrote 57 30 34 36 30 01 30 33 36 35 01 2F 20 Wrote 57 30 33 36 30 D1 30 34 35 30 01 2F 20 11 10 49 Wrote 57 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF OF 20 v rase Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y The logfile is an invaluable aid for you and software developers when diagnosing a problem You see all traffic over the COM port In this example a connection is made with an AlfaSPID rotator Rotator e 127 Satellite Tracking Introduction If you are new to satellite tracking visit http www amsat org maintained by The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation AMSAT for excellent articles written for new satellite users HRD s Satellite Tracking support would not be possible without the help of David Taylor and his open source satellite tracking library After using David s code to get started I wrote my won library shipped as a DLL with HRD and based on NORAD SGP4 SDP4 Implementations by Michael F Henry Full source is available on request The most important rule it s the frequency on the satellite that is important not the frequency on your radio This is the most common mistake made when using a Satellite If you are using two radios for satellite tracking one for transmit the other for re
167. to provide power to WinKey Remote Port Settings Some useful remote port settings are WinKey 1200 8 none 1 and X Enable DTR AlfaSpid RAS rotator 600 8 none 1 AlfaSpid RAS rotator 1200 8 none 1 Idiom Press rotator 4800 8 none 1 Remote Station Support e 119 Connecting Press Connect to connect to the serial port server on the remote computer Connect Connectto 201 42 12 246 Username Bobo Password e In the Connect to field enter the remote address for example 201 42 12 246 If you are not using the default port 7806 then append a colon and the port number for example 201 42 12 246 7808 to connect to port 7808 on 201 42 12 246 In the Username and Password fields enter the username and password you have been given these must also be entered in the configuration file When you have finished just press Connect Assuming everything works correctly the client will display log information similar to that below HRD Serial Port Client 1 0 build 48 File View Mappings Logfile Server Help gt A X lt ES A Disconnect Ping Server Tracing Clear Log On Mapping Local Status Remote Settings Status O Simon s WinKey COM COM1 1200 N 6 1 Date time Mapping Log 18 03 2006 49 19 Connecting to 201 42 12 246 port 7806 18 03 2006 49 19 Connected to 201 42 12 246 port 7806 18 03 2006 49 20 Remote Serial ports COM1 COM3 COM4 COM5 COM6 18 03
168. to share the same keyer Serial Echoback Echo back is a feature that is included to allow a host application to stay exactly in sync with Morse letters sent When this mode is enabled all data taken out of the serial buffer is sent to the host after it has been sent in Morse This allows the host to reconcile differences in timing introduced by WinKey s internal 32 byte serial buffer Note that only letters and not buffered commands with their parameters or wordspaces are echoed back to the host K1EL WinKey e 97 Speeds po Reyer speeds ptions Pin Config Macros Logfile Help Keyver min Rewyer max speed pot min speed pot max i _ Track changes Farnsworth i Enable With Keyer min and Keyer max you set the range available in the WinKey main window Similarly with Speed pot min and Speed pot max you set the range available with the potentiometer mounted on the top of the WinKey enclosure Farnsworth speed is the speed at which characters are actually sent Options Keyer Speeds Options Pin Config Macros Logfile Help 1st extension Orme Weighting 1 PTT Lead f PTT Tail f Compensation O ms switch point BO 2 ir A fF gt Dit Dah ratio 1 3 00 Mine Sidetone 759 Hz e O13 Ol O20 Fin 5 must be setto sidetone wordspace betore ending paddle insertion These options define the shape of the transmitted signal Ist Extension This addres
169. ts you will see many files that can be downloaded Just download these files and save them in the Satellites folder selected previously For more information about the contents of these files browse http www celestrak com All text files in the Data Folder are loaded into Ham Radio Deluxe so you should delete old files if you no longer need them Select up to 100 entries from the Available list by either double clicking on individual entries or by highlighting one or more entries and pressing gt By pressing gt gt all entries up to a maximum of 100 are moved to the Selected list Satellite Tracking e 131 Observer all Satellite Tracking Local JN46AT RS 22 Uplink OFF Downlink ON 9 Satellites Observer Ground Control Schedule Current Data Mutual Visibility Y Visibility Next Passes Single Pass Plot Y DDE lt Enter your location and height above sea level and any other stations to be plotted Your Location Stations To Plot Locator JN46AT Station Latitude Longitude GD4ELI 5431250000 4 37500000 or enter direct Latitude 46 48 m 4 js N Longitude 8 14 m 1 s E Y Height Formats Meters 1035 Local 3 Kms Feet 3395 O UTC GMT O Miles Changes are applied immediately In the Observer window you enter your location and height above sea level in meters or feet for users more familiar with imperial measurements metre is 3 3 feet Y
170. ty Satellite Tracking Local JN46AT VO 52 Uplink ON Downlink ON DER Satellites Y Observer Ground Control Schedule Current Data Mutual Visibility visibility Next Passes Single Pass Plot DDE lt Satellite mutual visibility satellite is in range of two or more locations Satellite A0O 27 Future Elevation 10 i days minimum v GD4ELI Station Locator Observer JN46AT 1074TH AOS 22 12 2005 22 12 2005 22 12 2005 22 12 2005 23 12 2005 23 12 2005 23 12 2005 23 12 2005 24 12 2005 24 12 2005 24 12 2005 24 12 2005 24 12 2005 25 12 2005 25 12 2005 25 12 2005 26 12 2005 26 12 2005 26 12 2005 26 12 2005 27 12 2005 27 12 2005 27 12 2005 27 12 2005 27 12 2005 28 12 2005 28 12 2005 28 12 2005 28 12 2005 LOS 22 12 2005 22 12 2005 22 12 2005 22 12 2005 23 12 2005 23 12 2005 23 12 2005 23 12 2005 24 12 2005 24 12 2005 24 12 2005 24 12 2005 24 12 2005 25 12 2005 25 12 2005 25 12 2005 26 12 2005 26 12 2005 26 12 2005 26 12 2005 27 12 2005 27 12 2005 27 12 2005 27 12 2005 27 12 2005 28 12 2005 28 12 2005 28 12 2005 28 12 2005 Duration oO J 00 0 00M 00 QU190 0 0 00141 0 40 00 40 0500 4 00 00 00 0 Ha 00 oo 00 00 00 oo 00 00 00 Select two or more stations this listis defined on the Observer page Refresh Ouse O UTC GMT The mutual visibil
171. uality A bandwidth of 4 5 kHz is usually acceptable unless you are recording a WFM broadcast Soundcard Y Audio Grabber Record Folder Quality Soundcard Tags Record from Changes are applied when you start recording Select the soundcard that you are recoding from Tags Audio Grabber Record Arist Albur Title Here you see the values stored in the MP3 tags To change the values just add the new text and then press Apply Audio Browser Use the audio browser to playback MP3 files Audio Browser MP3 Files LA Documents and Settings simon Application Data Simon Brown 4udio Select MPS player Ham Radio Deluxe Y MP3 Player Speen J Repeat Play as Wawe file e Volume rom J 0 00 000 Audio Grabber ft Ianview Free File Artist Albur Title w HAD 2005 12 28 175102 mp3 TS 480 28 12 2005 16 51 UTC 14 235 000 USB w HAD 2005 12 28 175353 mp3 T 4680 26122005 16 53 UTC 14 235 000 USB w HAD 2005 12 28 180648 mp3 TS 480 28 12 2005 17 06 UTC 14 235 000 USB w HAD 2005 12 28 180740 mp3 TS 480 26122005 1207 UTC 14 235 000 USB 3 Select the folder to browse Select default folder Refresh the current folder Select MP3 player a basic MP3 player is built into HRD however you can select an alternate player such as the excellent Windows Media Player Press Default to select the default player Peter PH1PH came across IrfanView an excellent utility
172. ueda Tejada ES NY 19 02 2006 13 27 27 OSKAR NOGES EWBGF 19 02 2006 13 33 16 ANDREI Y KOLTUNOY a Th 1Nn NY 9NNne 139 99 9n PCrCSMO CMrARMMIC gt QRZ com is an invaluable resource HRD supports callsign lookups using QRZ com in the DX cluster and logbook A cache is maintained of data retrieved from QRZ com Data is taken from the cache unless the user of HRD selects the refresh option when viewing QRZ com data Resets the table and loads the latest values built into HRD Display this data with the default text file viewer Refresh this window Logfile Logfile Logbook database logfile entries since starting Ham Radio Deluxe Status Text A Warn Country prefix ZX05 allocated to DXCC 253 and 0 Warn Country prefix ZZ05 allocated to DXCC 253 and O Warn Country prefix ZVOS allocated to DXCC 253 and 0 Warn Country prefix ZWOS allocated to DXCC 253 and O Warn Country prefix ZYOS allocated to DXCC 253 and 0 Warn Country prefix PPOS allocated to DXCC 253 and O Warn Country prefix PQOS allocated to DXCC 253 and O Warn Country prefix PROS allocated to DXCC 253 and 0 Warn Country prefix P305 allocated to DXCC 253 and O Warn Country prefix PTOS allocated to DXCC 253 and O Warn Country prefix PUOS allocated to DXCC 253 and O Warn Country prefix PVOS allocated to DXCC 253 and 0 Warn Country prefix PWOS allocated to DXCC 253 and O Warn Country prefix PXOS allocated to DXCC 253 and 0 OK OK Added RC4Q to TBL_QRZ OK Added W4RX to TBL_
173. vestigating e Referring to your rig s handbook enter the command sub command and data value as appropriate to read the rig s current value or set a new value If there is no sub command or data then these fields must be left empty e Press Send Yaesu Starting with the FTDX 9000 Yaesu has changed the CAT protocol to one very similar to that used by Kenwood So if you are fortunate enough to have the FTDX 9000 please use the Kenwood commands The example below uses the FT 817 The data received from the radio is always shown in hexadecimal The overall format of Yaesu commands is always P1 P4 OpCode the actual commands and the data returned from the rig depends on the model and also on the EPROM revision level Some commands do not require specific values for P1 P4 it is recommended that is a value is not specified in the radio handbook then you enter 00 this is the approach taken in Ham Radio Deluxe Be aware that there are many errors in the Yaesu documentation so the data returned may not agree with the handbook and the radio s current settings tai CAT Command Tester x USE THIS DISPLAY AT m Connection T comi y 38400 y crs DTR RTS Connect YOUR OWN RISK This display is used Company Yaesu y to test CAT commands outside of the main Title Read TX Status Ham Radio Deluxe framework The oo oo oo oo mF results can he saved Pl P2 P3 P4 Opcode Lu a teak Fila for
174. viously created using HRD all current definitions are discarded Merge merge definitions from a file previously created using HRD Defaults restore the default list hard coded into HRD Save save current definitions to a file Markers To display markers in the HRD display select Show Markers from the Favourites menu The marker size 1s selected from the Marker Size option in the Favourites menu fat dad if deo iiio iZ The popup text is displayed as you move the mouse pointer over a marker The text 1s constructed from the favourite title and frequency Favourites e 71 Logbook Introduction The logbook was originally planned to be a simple replacement for the standard paper logbooks that one can purchase from all major radio societies This idea didn t last long as the user requests piled in as a result a more sophisticated logbook was implemented Other non HRD logbooks are supported via a DDE interface see DDE Support on page 61 and a serial port see 3Party Programs on page 149 So you can use the logbook of your choice with HRD provided it supports DDE or the Kenwood protocol via a COM port Database The database engine originally used was DAO this was replaced in early 2006 with ODBC as DAO is not supported on 64 bit Windows systems The driver used is the Microsoft Access Driver mdb ODBC driver If you do not have the Microsoft Access Driver mdb ODBC driver on your system then down
175. w Hot Week Other Fine Other Hot O Month Selection Window Advanced values Tree expand Check Now Theme Main Tabs Appearance Colour Layout Position Menus Toolbars Theme Reminder Yaesu Ls FTDx 9000 de Yaesu A Options Info CAT Support Accelerators Comms COMPortTX ICOM Calibration Info Modes Info CAT Support obs Internet OutOfBand MouseWheel Selection Window Theme Updates Yaesu Enable Out Of Band Special options to get around Yaesu software oddities Enable In band Out of band FTDx 9000 Mouse Wheel CW Fine Delay after setting a value ms CVV Hot Other Fine Delay before reading a value ms o Other Hot Selection Window Watch the HAD forums and Yahoo newsgroups for news of a software Advanced values upgrade from Yaesu Tree expand Theme Main Tabs Appearance Colour Layout Position Menus Toolbars Theme Updates Reminder ET FTDx 9000 Cancel Special options for Yaesu radios Due to firmware features in the FTDX 9000 it is necessary to wait up to 250ms after writing a command to the radio With any luck Yaesu will fix this at some date in the future Program Options e 47 Audio Introduction Audio Grabber HRD has a built in audio grabber and audio playback The long term aim is to automatically add audio clips into the logfile The audio grabber stores incoming audio in MP3 files using the MP3 tags to store information about th
176. write no reply expected Synchronous write reply expected All commands expect a reply except for MSG_CMD_WRITE_FILE_ASYNC The command values are enum RemotesvrMessages MSG CMD AUTHENTICATE MSG CMD GET COM PORTS MSG CMD CREATE FILE MSG CMD DEVICE IO CONTROL MSG CMD SET COMM MASK NN Annex Remote Server e 167 MSG CMD PURGE COMM 5 MSG CMD SET COMM STATE 0 MSG CMD SET COMM TIMEOUTS 7 MSG CMD READ FILE 8 MSG CMD READ FILE EX 9 MSG CMD WRITE FILE SYNC 10 MSG CMD CLOSE HANDLE 11 MSG CMD WRITE FILE ASYNC 12 ae Structures The structures used are shown below All members are byte aligned All commands start with the structure typedef struct UINT nSize 7E Total command size UINT nHead jf 4 bytes HRD UINT nCmd Command index MSG HEADER e nSize the total size in bytes of the message being sent e nHead 4 bytes of sanity HRD e nCmd acommand from the table below Command Structure MSG_CMD_AUTHENTICATE MSG_AUTHENTICATE MSG_CMD_CLOSE_HANDLE MSG_COM_PORT MSG_CMD_CREATE FILE MSG_COM_PORT MSG_CMD_DEVICE IO_CONTROL MSG _COM_PORT MSG_CMD_GET_COM_PORTS MSG_GENERAL MSG_CMD_PURGE_COMM MSG_COM_PORT MSG_CMD_READ FILE MSG_COM_READ MSG_CMD_ READ FILE EX MSG_COM_READ MSG_CMD_SET_COMM_MASK MSG_COM_PORT MSG_CMD_SET_COMM_STATE MSG_COM_PORT MSG_CMD_SET_COMM_TIMEOUTS MSG_COM_PORT MSG_CMD_WRITE_FILE_ASYNC MSG_COM_WRITE MSG_CMD_WRITE
177. www qsl net dxlab IrfanView http www irfanview com Great image viewer and sound file player Annex Links e 181 Annex Building HRD Overview Source Code HRD is a Windows only program please do not ask for the source code for porting to other platforms such as Linux or the Macintosh Not only are there legal reasons see below it s also a technical waste of time It would be much easier to start from scratch than try to port the code The information here is provided for anyone who takes over the development and maintenance of HRD for whatever reason Note that commercial programming libraries have been used this saves a lot of time and provides a much better look and feel The HRD source is copied into a password protected ZIP archive every night transferred to a backup server then uploaded to an archive folder on a central web server The source is copyright s Simon Brown HB9DRV unless already copyrighted The root folder is Wam Radio containing the folders in the table below Folder Description Alerter Source for the Alerter module used by the satellite tracking The Alerter 1s a standalone executable that announces upcoming satellite passes APEX Contains Olectra Chart 6 0 6 now owned by http www componentone com and called ComponentOne Chart A license 1s required to use the contents of this folder for development the olch2d32 d11 DLL can be redistributed boost_1_20_1 The boost libr
178. y at the weekend and during contests 5 Custom using the DX Cluster Client built into HRD Here you connect to any DX cluster node OH2AQ Ham Radio Deluxe Using these web based clusters is the easiest way to get started All you need is an Internet connection OH2AQ supports the Spot option the Ham Radio Deluxe cluster offers a faster response when OH2AQ is overloaded Custom DX Cluster Client This option is only supported on Windows NT 2K XP It is not supported in Windows 98 ME SE In the DX Cluster Client pane you connect to a DX Spider cluster for example GB7MBC in sunny Morecambe or HB9DRV in snowy Laax DX Cluster e 65 Connecting to gb mbc spoo org port 8000 Warning Computer Misuse Act 1990 UK applies This system may only be accessed by Radio Amateurs using their real callsigns and in accordance with their jurisdiction s licensing conditions All connections to this system are recorded login gd4eli Connected to GB7MBC Hello Simon this is GB MBC in Morecambe Lancashire running DXSpider V1 52 build 58 404 Welcome to GB7MEC the North West DX Cluster in I084NB Your SysOps are lan GOVGS and Linda GOYLM 01524 421164 To get more information please type MOTD To read our usage policy please type POLICY Linda and Ian would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Peaceful New Year Many thanks for your support 306 nodes 16 local 2574 total user

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