Specifications

CallBook CD-ROM
The program allows you to perform a callsign search via the Radio Amateur Callbook.
Settings
To declare the CD-ROM type and drive, you have to open the Preferences dialog box HAM
Bases tab ; the directory (folder) where the files are installed may be RAC\DATA or DATA
depending on the version of the Callbook or the installation (HD or CD). The Auto Logcheck
box allows you to automatically perform a search when transferring a new spot into the Log
Book.
The program was written to read the version 8 of the DLL. Because RAC may change the data
format without warning, being able to run an older or newer version is not guaranteed.
When you open the RAC window for the first time or if you are working with a different version
of the CD-ROM, the program needs to update the RAC DLL (RACCD32A.DLL) and to create or
to re-build the QSL Manager index database. This database is not a copy of QSLMGR.DAT but
an index that provides quick searches of the QSL Manager information. This action takes a
few minutes.
Callsign search
Calling for a search may be performed from the Log Book window by pressing the CDbutton:
but also with a right click on a spot displayed in Web Clusteror DX-Clusteror Azimuthal
projection windows.
Features
When you call for a search from another module, if the required callsign is in the database, it
will be immediately displayed. If a QSL Manager is found, the corresponding text box displays
the latest information. You may select another QSL Information by clicking the desired line in
the list (under QSL). If a valid EMailaddress is found, it is possible to send an emailby pressing
this button . The copy button transfers Name and address into the Windows
clipboard.
Firstname, City, State, GridSquare and QSL Manager(if available) may be transferred into
the Logbook's corresponding fields by pressing ; the Grid Square field is updated with the
value of the corresponding field of the RAC's database. In addition TRX-Manager uses the
Gridsquare from the CD to compute beam heading...
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