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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 allows to instantenaously point a directionnal antenna towards an
azimuth, a locator, an international prefix or any other geographical
position on Earth predefined by its latitude and its longitude.
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 supports the command of rotor interfaces : POURSAT, FODTRACK, 
EA4TX, GS232 and EASYCOMM.
Even if you are not equipped with a rotor interface, BEAM_DX will be 
helpful to rapidly know the azimuth to be set on your rotor for a given
country, state, province, district or any other favourite stations.

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
   IOCTRL.DLL
   BEAMDX_EN.HLP
   BEAMDX_FR.HLP
and your personal lists.

If you use a POURSAT or FODTRACK interface connected to the printer 
port (LPT) with WINDOWS NT, 2000 or XP, a special driver is required.
The author will send it to you on direct request.

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 V0.6b
-Corrections in the DXCC list

Good traffic and best 73s.
Gabriel F6DQM
http://rivat.chez.tiscali.fr/
packet : F6DQM@F6KFV.FRPA.FRA.EU