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This program and all of the information contained in it are copyrighted by
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Grove Enterprises, Inc. This program is SHAREWARE. The data contained in
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this program is just a sample. If you are interested in obtaining the data
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for your state, write or call Grove for more info. If you use the program,
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and are interested in continuing use of the program, please either call or
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write Grove Enterprises at:
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Grove Enterprises, Inc.
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140 Dog Branch Road
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Brasstown, NC 28902-0098
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(800) 438-8155
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(704) 837-7081
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The cost is $9.95, and by registering your software you are subject to
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receiving discounts on further purchases of the FCC updates (Regular price
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for the database and one state is $59.95, you pay only $49.95).
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You can use VISA/MASTERCARD/DISCOVER or send a check.
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GROVE FREQUENCY DATABASE
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Version 2.0
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Copyright 1992
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SPECIAL NOTES:
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You may press F1 at any time for help.
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You can edit your files only in the SEARCH mode, not the QUERY or ADD modes.
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When you merge two or more states, merging is done alphabetically by city.
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Whenever you enter or edit a frequency, you must precede it with K or M for
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kilohertz or megahertz, then leading zeroes to use up five spaces before the
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decimal point (as in M00150.60000); trailing decimals (like those following 6 in
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the example) are filled in automatically when you enter the record.
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RUNNING YOUR PROGRAM FOR THE FIRST TIME
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Type FREQ and press [ENTER]. When the menu options appear at the top of the
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screen, the program is ready to run.
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NOTE: If you receive the error message, "Can't create workspace" at the main
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menu, you have either run out of space during the installation or you don't
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have at least 400K of temporary disk space available after loading the
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programs. You will need to delete at least 400K of disk space to continue.
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HELP: By pressing the F1 key, the HELP window appears. Move the up and down
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arrows to highlight the topic about which you want more information. When you
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are done, you can either press [ESC] to return to the program, [ENTER] to
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select another topic, or browse through the topics with PgUp or PgDn.
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MENU OPTIONS
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You may select the options at the top of the screen with a mouse, by pressing
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the highlighted letter, or by moving the left or right arrow key until the
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desired option is highlighted; then press [ENTER].
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EXIT: Allows you to immediately exit the program to C:\FREQ prompt.
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QUERY: This allows complex searches in all data fields (CITY, STATE, etc.) when
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you supply the combinations or limits. You cannot add, delete or edit files in
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the QUERY mode.
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When you press QUERY you will see a new set of menu selections and a
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CONDITIONS bar, under which your user-selected conditions will be listed
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(there won't be any the first time--you have to select them in the ADD mode).
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ADD: Lets you select field(s), operator(s) and connector(s) with which to sort.
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FIELD: Any of the seven headings in a record (city, state, etc.). Select
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the one field number by which you wish to sort first.
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NOTE: TO SEE THE SERVICE CODES PRESS THE F9 KEY (NOT F1 AS SHOWN ON
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THE SCREEN).
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OPERATOR: These commands tell the computer how to link together your
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requirements for a custom search. For example, you can find all police
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listings in a city; or all frequencies between 150 and 174 MHz operated by
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one licensee; or all services likely to respond in a specific state, on a
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specific frequency, to a specific event.
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EQUAL: Finds all records which match your requested data.
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NOT EQUAL: Excludes all records which match your requested data,
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but finds all other records.
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GREATER THAN: Finds all records which alphabetically or
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numerically follow your requested data.
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GREATER OR EQUAL: Same as GREATER THAN, but includes the
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requested data.
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LESS THAN: Finds all records which alphabetically or numerically
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precede your requested data.
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LESS OR EQUAL: Same as LESS THAN, but includes the requested
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data.
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CONTAINS: Finds all records which contain partial information you
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know (i.e., 154.??? MHz, ???TOWN, MOTOR????CORP, etc.).
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CONNECTORS: Allows combining of two or more searches with different
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requirements.
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AND: Directs the search to find records which have all requested
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data entries in common.
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OR: Directs the search to find records which have one or more
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matching data entries in common.
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[RETURN]: After setting your condition(s), pressing [ENTER] will
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restore the screen to the previous CONDITIONS menu.
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NOTE: The numbers which precede each condition in the CONDITIONS
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menu are called record numbers. You will choose one number by
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which to search (see SELECT below).
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EDIT: This allows you to edit the ASCII characters that compose your
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condition(s) (if you know how to do that!).
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SELECT: You may choose one of the conditions you have created by selecting
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the number next to it (the Record number). Without a condition being chosen,
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the entire database will be shown.
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PgUp/PgDn: You may step through the list of conditions using these menu items.
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DEL: This allows you to delete any condition(s) you have created by Record
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number.
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Execute: After selecting--or not selecting--a condition, this command will
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bring up the appropriate database files. The speed of your search will depend
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upon:
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(a) Temporary disk space (you should limit the number of records that will
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be selected as much as possible).
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(b) Fragmented records (disk data become fragmented with use. This can
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be corrected by commercial programs like VOPT from Golden Bow, Norton
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Utilities, or SDEFRAG if you are using STACKER).
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(c) Expanded memory if available.
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ADD: This is the simplest way to add your own lists to the official FCC
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records. When selected, your screen will show the last record entered; you
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then add your own. You cannot delete or edit files in the add mode.
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UTILITY: You may print to printer, print to file, view on the monitor what is
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about to be printed, pack the deleted records for later recall, reindex the
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database, and merge another state with your current database.
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PRINT: Your printer, if on line, will now print your custom sort.
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FILE: Print to file. Performs the same function as PRINT except that the
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output is sent to a file in ASCII format, allowing you to use it later in any
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other word processing program.
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VIEW: Print to screen. You may view on screen the files you are about to print
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or copy to a file.
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PACK: This compression feature takes all deleted records and packs them into
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one file for later restoration if desired.
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REINDEX: Files occasionally become disordered. This feature organizes all
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original and added files, and can take from five minutes to an hour or more.
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MERGE: Allows you to add another state to your database. DO NOT MERGE A
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STATE THAT IS ALREADY IN YOUR DATABASE OR YOU WILL REPLACE THOSE FILES.
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This is the feature which you were told earlier required a different
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subdirectory (path). You will now use that new subdirectory (path) as the
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location for the new state you want to merge.
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This process can take anywhere from ten minutes to two hours or more. Take
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your spouse out to dinner to justify buying this program.
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After exiting the program, you may wish to delete the pre-merged subdirectory
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so that you will have more disk space.
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ORDER: You may arrange the vertical order in which records are presented in
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the QUERY and SEARCH modes; for example, instead of alphabetically ordering
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by city, you could order numerically by frequency, alphabetically by licensee,
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service code, etc.
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SEARCH: This is the simplest method to list records by any one common field.
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You may add, delete or edit any records in this mode. When you select this
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menu option, it will bring up a small list of fields in the middle of your screen.
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Type in the information you want to look for in any ONE of these fields. If you
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type information into more than one of these fields, it will search by the first
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information you typed in and ignore the rest.
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If you need any help that is not given in this manual, you can call Grove
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technical service at (704) 837-7081.
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Thanks for your continuing support!
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Bill Grove
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Manager, Computer Services
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