SWLX V1.2 - ILGRadio to .GDB Bridging Package

ILGRadio http://www.ilgradio.com currently provides data to
Shortwave listeners for non-commercial use.  At the time of this
writing, there is no charge for this service.

To use this data effectively on the HP Palmtops, an import filter is
required to get the data into the HPLX Database format.

SWLX serves this need.

The author of SWLX grants permission to use this software for
non-commercial purposes without charge.



Warning
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ILGRadio has invested time and energy to gather the information
available in their database.  Please do not distribute their
data without permission from ILGRadio.

Please use this software distribution only as a means to get
ILGRadio LINUX "Language" files into a convenient format
on your HP100LX, HP200LX or HP700LX palmtop, for your personal use.

Under no circumstances should you distribute the data to others.

Please note that the use of this software distribution is not
endorsed by nor in any way associated with ILGRadio.

This software distribution does not contain the ILGRadio
Data Base in any form.  It is up to you to obtain the data
from ILGRadio (distributed at no charge at the time of this writing)
as documented in the instructions below.

This software distribution acts only as a bridge to convert ILGRadio
LINUX database files to a format suitable for GDBLOAD.  GDBLOAD is
then used to load the data into an empty .GDB database for your
personal use.

Persons using this software are assumed to be authorized by ILGRadio
to possess the ILGRadio LINUX Language files.

This documentation may contain registered trademarks of ILGRadio.
These are of course, the property of the trademark owner(s).

WHEW!!!
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Instructions for using SWLX.

1.  Access the ILGRadio Web Site at http://www.ilgradio.com
    and obtain a Userid/Password for downloading the
    ILGRadio Language Files.  This can take up to 2 weeks
    so perform this step first.

2.  Unpack this software distribution (SWLX.ZIP)
    onto a new directory on your hard drive.
    Suggested directory is C:\SWLX\

3.  Go to the S.U.P.E.R. Site http://www.palmtop.net/super.html
    and download the GDBLOAD program.  Unzip GDBLOAD into your
    c:\SWLX\ directory.

4.  When you have your ILGRadio Userid/Password,
    download the LINUX-formatted ILGRadio Language File
    (ILGSTLAN.ZIP) into your C:\SWLX\ directory and unzip it.
    Be sure you are downloading the "Language" files.
    The complete ILGRadio database is too large for GDBLOAD to manage.

5.  Update the PRESETS.TXT file with any memory presets that you wish
    to be stored during file import.  Lines beginning with a semicolon
    are ignored.   This feature was developed to make SWLX more useful
    with receivers that have presets, such as the Sony ICF-7600GR. 
 
    Column 1-8 is Frequency, right justified and blank filled
    Column 10 is 1-Character Preset
    Column 12 is 1-Character Page

    If you do not wish to use this feature, put ";" in column 1 of all
    lines in the PRESETS.TXT file.

6.  Run CONVERT.BAT to produce SWLXTMP.GDB.
    The English-Language input file is called ILGSTENG.TXT and
    is selected by default.  If you wish to convert one of the
    other available Language files, you can specify it when
    you run CONVERT.BAT.

7.  Use the HP Connectivity Pack or your HPLX palmtop to open
    SWLXTMP.GDB in the Database Application.

8.  You will receive a message indicating "No Records Found".
    This is normal.  Just press Enter to clear the message.

9.  Press F6 and select any Subset, then press enter.

10.  SWLXTMP.GDB is now ready for use.

11. You should rename SWLXTMP.GDB so that it will not be overwritten
    if you run CONVERT.BAT again.

12. Enjoy your new .GDB database, but do not give copies to others.


SWLX Version History

V0.1   Mar2002 Unreleased prototype on OS/390 Mainframe
V1.0 29Apr2002 Initial Release for Intel-based PCs and HP100/200LX
V1.1 18May2002 Added Meter Band field to ease use with DX394 receivers
V1.2 26May2002 Added Amateur Radio Meter Bands to Band Setting Function
               Added import function for Preset and Page fields.

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