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                 * BEAM_DX by F6DQM, Gabriel *
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BEAM_DX is a free software for radioamateurs or radio listeners usage.

It calculates the azimuth and range of any terrestrial location defined
by a locator or latitude and longitude or an international prefix or any
marker.
The programme includes the DXCC list with their relevant geographiacal
positions.
Three personal lists may be displayed to point antenna towards favourite
directions.
As an example, two lists are proposed with the package : the french
departments and the US States. The Help file describes how to create 
a personnal list with a simple text editor such as NotePad of Windows.

BEAM_DX dialogs with the AZIPOINT program which handles the command of 
rotor interfaces : POURSAT, FODTRACK, EA4TX, GS232, EASYCOMM, TRAKBOX, KCT
and other compatible interfaces such as SATDRIVE.

To run BEAM_DX, you need WINWOWS 9x, NT, 2000, XP or more recent.
Create a directory in which you will copy the following files :
   BEAM_DX.EXE
   BEAMDX_EN.HLP
   BEAMDX_FR.HLP
   AZIPOINT.EXE
   AZIPOINT_FR.HLP
   AZIPOINT_EN.HLP
   IOCTRL.DLL to be copied in the directory : windows/system
   ZNTPORT.SYS to be copied in the directory : windows/system32/drivers when using
               an LPT port for the POURSAT or FODTRACK interfaces
and your personal lists.
If you can't open the HLP file under Vista please look at this link :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6EBCFAD9-D3F5-4365-8070-334CD175D4BB&displaylang=en  

History:
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Version 0.5
-Add DDE exchange (see help for parameters)
-Add Up/Down setting for Azimuth

Version V0.6
-Minor corrections

version V0.6c
-Add conversion of degrees d/m/s to decimal degrees

version 1.1
-Delete antenna control and call AZIPOINT for this task.
-Find a location by typing the marker (prefix or other)

version 1.2
- to update DXCC list

version 1.4
- to update DXCC list
- to add UTC standard time for each DXCC
- to add current date and time as local or UTC format

Good traffic and best 73s.
Gabriel F6DQM
http://www.f6dqm.fr