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Re: [WriteLog] [RTTY] AA5AU RTTY Callsign Database Updated July 16,2005

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Subject: Re: [WriteLog] [RTTY] AA5AU RTTY Callsign Database Updated July 16,2005
From: Larry L Lindblom <llindblom@juno.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 10:35:12 -0500
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Don, thanks for your time an effort in updating the file. 

73 Larry in Iowa
W0ETC

On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 08:54:12 -0500 "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au@bellsouth.net>
writes:
> I was finally able to complete new database files to be used with 
> WriteLog's
> Super Check Partial feature and for other programs.
> 
> The updated master file now contains nearly 24,500 callsigns.
> The lite version of the master file now contains over 5800 
> callsigns.
> 
> Download from the Downloads page on rttycontesting.com or directly 
> from this
> link:
> 
> http:/www.rttycontesting.com/aa5au_rtty050716.zip
> 
> For instructions on how to use the .dta file with WriteLog, see:
> 
>
http://rttycontesting.com/writelog/supercheckpartial/supercheckpartial_pa
ge1.htm
> 
> Hope to see everyone in the NAQP RTTY Contest in a few hours.
> 
> Here are the contents of the readme.txt file included in the zipped 
> package:
> 
> ...
> 
> Date:  JULY 16, 2005
> 
> ***NOTE - THE AA5AU RTTY CALLSIGN DATABASE NOW HAS A NEW NAMING 
> CONVENTION***
> ***THE FILE WILL BE DATED AS FOLLOWS - aa5au_rttyYYMMDD.zip where YY 
> MM DD is
> the Year, Month & Day it was created***
> 
> The zipped file aa5au_rtty050716.zip contains 5 files.
> 
> ....
> 
> 1. Readme.txt is this file.
> 
> 2. aa5au_rtty050106.dta - DTA file used with WriteLog.  This file 
> contains over
> 24,400 RTTY 
> callsigns and is used in conjunction with WriteLog's Super Check 
> Partial feature
> and callsign
> highlighting in the Rttyrite window.  This file should be extracted 
> and placed
> in your
> WriteLog Programs directory.  For example, if you use the default 
> location for
> WriteLog
> at c:/ham/ then place the file in the c:/ham/Programs subdirectory.  
> Newer
> installations of
> WriteLog are placed in the Program Files subdirectory.
> 
> Next, the Super Check Partial file must be set in WriteLog in order 
> for it to
> highlight
> callsigns contained in the file.  To do this, go to the Setup menu 
> in the main
> WriteLog window
> and select Super Check Partial.  Then navigate to the location of
> _rtty050716.dta by
> using the Browse button.
> 
> 050716 refers to the YEAR (05), MONTH (07) and DAY (16)
> the file was created.  This particular file was created on July 16, 
> 2005.
> 
> 3. mstrtty.cal - This file is an ASCII text file containing the 
> exact callsigns
> as the .dta file
> listed above.  This file can be used with WF1B or other programs 
> that use the
> ASCII .cal
> format.  It can also be used as the master file for WT4I Cabrillo 
> Tools.  This
> file lists
> all callsigns in alpha-numeric order.
> 
> NEW FILES
> 
> 4. aa5au_lite.dta - DTA file used with WriteLog.  This file contains 
> only
> callsigns found in
> DK3VN's RTTY World Ranking List as of July 2005 plus callsigns 
> showing up at 3
> times in logs received by AA5AU
> in the year 2004 & 2005 only.  This file contains just over 5,800 
> callsigns.
> 
> 5. mstrtty_lite.cal - This file is an ASCII text file containing the 
> exact
> callsigns as the
> aa5au_lite.dta listed above.  Callsigns are listed in alpha-numeric 
> order.
> 
> ....
> 
> I'm sorry but I will no longer carry a Friend.ini file on 
> rttycontesting.com.
> You
> may obtain a good Friend file from Don, AF4Z, at 
> http://www.af4z.com/ham/
> 
> ....
> 
> 
> The master RTTY files are created and distributed by me, Don AA5AU.  
> You
> may use these files any way you choose.  These files are provided 
> free of charge
> to anyone
> who wishes to use them.
> 
> Please send any and all cabrillo logs, updates and/or corrections to 
> me at
> aa5au@bellsouth.net.
> 
> Thanks,
> Don AA5AU
> aa5au@bellsouth.net
> http://www.rttycontesting.com
> 
> 
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