
   "ARI-2004" software ("ARI" v. 5.4)

   This prorgam is for operating in ARI INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST, for
postcontest logging QSOs and for your play in "ARI INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST"
for training yourself in CW. It may be used by any radioamateur and may be
placed at any WWW site. Some bugs of previous version was deleted.
   It is FREEWARE.
   Now this soft allows to watch to your effective using all the bands,
because your time on each band is shown in "Results table" on the screen.

   Start setup is copied to INI-file and summary part of the log. If you have
already written your cathegory, your name, E-mail and (or) address and club - 
these questions will not be asked you again if you press Ctrl+Enter while
the start part of this program.

   You can choose one of following logging styles:
   1. OPERATING - the realtime operating style.
   2. WRITELOG  - the postcontesting style for logging your QSOs.
   3. TRAINING  - the exclusive style to train yourself in CW before
                 the Contest.

  The directory contains 6 files:
  'ARI-2004.EXE'   - The executable file for operating in ARI INTERNATIONAL
                    DX CONTEST, for logging QSOs after it or for training.
  'TEXTS.LST'      - File of CW messages (F1 .. F10, "Ins", "+", "-", "\"
                    and "~" Keys). You may change any message following
                    the lines format (by Alt+T or editing 'Texts.lst').
                    Symbols in this file mean:
                       $   Your own callsign;
                       @   Station in QSO window or copied before;
                       #   Your sent exchange.
  'DXCC.LST'      - List of DXCC countries for checking multipliers and
                   detecting QSO points. You may add any new territories
                   to this file.
  'STNS.LST'      - List of about 2500 callsignes that usually  participate
                   in ARI INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST or having been
                   active in several international contests last and this
                   years.
                    New real callsigns are added to this database while
                   you operate in the Contest. You may add any callsign
                   into this file.
  'CAB_ADIF.EXE'  - Separate software to convert CABRILLO format to ADIF.
  'READ_ME.TXT'   - This file.

   As a result of operating the following files appears:
  'ARI.INI'       - Text file with your callsign, entry, band, mode, sent
                   exchange, CW sending port and some others set before. But
                   if your old log is present in the directory, your sent
                   exchange etc will be detected according the last QSO
                   in your log.
  'YOURCALL.LOG'  - Your main Log file in "Cabrillo" format containing
                   all the headlines and the "SCORE TABLE" and other
                   useful statistics below "END-OF-LOG:".
  'YOURCALL.BAK'  - Your old log.
  'YOURCALL.OLD'  - The copy of your log before its eddition.
  'YOURCALL.UBN'  - Your mistakes list if you have trained in TRAINING style.
  'YOURCALL.NOT'  - The list of your notes written in the Contest period
                   using "Alt+R".

   Use "Checking CW speed" if you run program firstly or after
restarting it at another computer. This option is needed only
for CW operating.

   Almost all the needed HELP contains in Help window opened by ALT+H.
"Page_Up" and "Page_Down" are the Keys to change HELPs sheets. NEW is
that you can choose colour palette by "CTRL+BACK (back spase).

   The most of key options are similar both K1EA and N6TR customs.
For example, you can set new MODE pressing Ctrl+F1/F2 or Alt+M keys,
or change BAND pressing Alt+F1/F2 or Alt+B/V, set CW speed pressing
Alt+F9/F10 or Alt+S etc.

      Alt+A        Set delay in "AUTO-CQ" mode.
      Alt+B/V      Bands Up/Dwn.
      Alt+C        Set CQ or S&P in N6TR style.
      Alt+D        Check CallSign (List of all the previous QSOs with
                  the station in QSO window).
      Alt+E or    Log edition On/Off.
      Alt+H        Help window On/Off.
      Alt+I        Increase Received number.
      Alt+J        Increase your sent serial number.
      Alt+K        Keyboard Sender On/Off.
      Alt+L        Set delay between PTT and first sending symbol.
      Alt+M        New Mode.
      Alt+N        Edit sent number.
      Alt+P        Open or close "Provinses window" for the band.
NEW !!!
      Alt+R        Open the window for your notes etc. If any callsign
                  is in QSO-window it will be fixed too. All your notes
                  are written to 'YourCall.not' file.
      Alt+Q        Exit program.
      Alt+S        Set CW speed in WpM.
      Alt+T        Edit and save CW messages (sent by F1 .. F10 etc.)
                  or "Set UTC" in "Writelog" mode.
      Alt+U        Undelete last deleted QSO.
      Alt+W        Delete QSO (Delete CallSign and Received exchange).
      Alt+X        Exit program.
      Alt+Y        Delete last logged QSO (or delete any QSO while
                  Log edition).
      Alt+0        Set CW sending "0" as "T", "O" or "0" in sent number.
      Alt+1        Set CW sending "1" as "1" or "A" in sent number.
      Alt+9        Set CW sending "9" as "9" or "N" in sent number.
      Alt+F1/F2    Bands Up/Down
      Alt+F9/F10   Your CW Speed Down/Up for 2 WpM.

     Shift+Tab     Set N6TR or K1EA sending style.
NEW !!!
     Ctrl+Back     Set colour palette. There are 5 different colour
                  palettes.
     Ctrl+C        Show needed MULT on all the bands.
     Ctrl+D        Edit DATE in "WriteLog" mode.
     Ctrl+S        Computer loudspeaker On/Off.
     Ctrl+T        Edit UTC in "WriteLog" mode.
     Ctrl+W        Clear QSO.
     Ctrl+Y        Delete the last logged QSO.
     Ctrl+Enter    Logging QSO without sending.
     Ctrl+F1/F2    New mode.
     Ctrl+F9/F10   Up or Down the maximum of your correspondent's CW speed
                  when you play in "TRAINING" style.

     F1 .. F9      Sending messages from 'Texts.lst'. Any message may be
                  changed and saved by "Alt+T".
     F10           Sending "CQ TEST" periodically - until any key is pressed
                  ("CQ" autosender).
     Ins
 or "Page Up"      Send CallSign + Sent number.
      +
 or "Page Down"    Send "TU" + Own_Call and Logging QSO  (CQ style).
      -            Send "TU" + Sent number and Logging QSO (S&P style).
      \            Send "?".
      ~            Send "PSE QSY".
      *            Half-baud sending.
      "            Send mistake sign (..._.).
     Esc           Stop CW sending.

   CW sending is possible via COM1 .. COM4 ports or via LPT1 .. LPT2 ports.
   All the connections with serial or parallel ports are the same as for
N6TR and K1EA software.
   COM (serial) ports with DB9:
              CW key output   - pin 4 (DTR),
              PTT output      - pin 7 (RTS),
              Ground          - pin 5 (SG).
   COM (serial) ports with DB25:
              CW key output   - pin 20 (DTR),
              PTT output      - pin 4 (RTS),
              Ground          - pin 7 (Ground).
   LPT (parallel) ports with DB25:
              CW key output   - pin 17 (Select input),
              CW strobe       - pin 1 (Strobe),
              PTT output      - pin 16 (InitPort),
              Ground          - pin 18 or 25 (Ground).

   LPT ports are good both for DOS and for WINDOWS.

   ENTER STYLE sending (as in N6TR software) and auto choosing CQ/S&P
operating methods are the important features of this program. You can
set or quit this option by pressing "Shift+Tab". Chosen style (N6TR or
K1EA) is indicated in the right bottom of the screen.
   In "ENTER sending style" the operating methods may be set automatically
or you may choose needed method by pressing Alt+C (CQ or S&P), that is
also indicated there.
   You can use this style while real time operating or in "TRAINING".

   'TEXTS.LST' is the list of CW messages sent by  F1 .. F10, "Ins",
"+", "-" and "\" Keys. You may change any message following the lines
format after pressing  Alt+T  or in this file.
   Symbols means:  $   your own callsign,
                   @   other station in QSO window,
                   #   your sent number.
   Use symbols "+" and "-" to increase or decrease CW sending speed
for 4 WpM in any point of CW message (by Alt+T or in the file itself).
Space in a message returns sending speed to usual one without using "-".

   If no callsign is in QSO_window then you can send again callsign
logged before (by F5) and the last (not new!) serial number (by F2).

   Keyboard sender may by activated in CW mode by "Alt+K". This mode
allows to send English symbols, digits and some other symbols such
as "?", "/", mistake sign (..._.) etc. Keyboard sending allows also
to send all the texts under F1 .. F10, "Ins", "+" and "-" keys.
   "Keyboard sending" style is indicated in the right bottom of
the screen instead of "FuncKeys Sending". CW sending speed (WPM)
is also indicated there.

   Use CTRL+ENTER for logging QSO without any sending in CW mode.
Or use only ENTER in K1EA style.

   Sound sending (by Ctrl+S) allows You to try all CW options
without transmitting in the air. In "TRAINING" you will hear
your correspondents via computer loudspeaker.

   In SSB mode computer is used for logging QSOs and checking
for dupes, rates and results. Rate window shows last 10 minutes
rate (in QSOs/hour).
   Your own exchange may be changed by Alt+Pg_Up or Pg_Dwn
for 1 (or by Alt+N for any new exchange).

   NEEDED MULT is dispalayed in the right bottom of the screen
by Ctrl+C.

   Previous QSOs edition (Alt+E  or ) allows to use almost all
usual editional keys. But if your log contains more than 1000 QSOs
then its rewriting lasts about some seconds after finishing edition.
Such occasion also takes place when a large log is loaded (if You
use old types of computers).

   If you need only logging program without sending in CW mode
- set Off ENTER-STYLE by pressing "Shift+Tab" and use "Enter"
and "Space".

   "ARI-2004" will help you to log your QSOs after finishing
the Contest. Please, pay attention to hours and minutes! There are
some automatical functions to correct your possible mistakes.
For example, if after "14:58" you enter ":02" it will be "15:02".
    "Ctrl+D" is for DATE edition. But if you write "00:04" after
"23:57" - the DATE increases itself. But we know that most of
Contest Committees pay no attention to the date. That is right!

    If you start to train yourself in "TRAINING" mode, you can
send "CQ" by pressing F1, F9 or even "Enter" (in N6TR CQ style).
Answer your correspondents using the same keys as while real operating.
    You can also write any CallSign in "QSO window" and then call it by
pressing F4 (your call) or "Enter" (in N6TR S&P style). This station
will answer you and send needed number.

   We welcome all comments, advices and questions. Sincere thanks
to everybody who use this program. Good luck and great satisfaction
in ARI INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST. 73!

   April, 25. 2005
                                               Boris (UA1AAF)
                                             <rz1awo@rlk.pu.ru>
