Re: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-30 Thread Erik Jakobsen
What has the subject to do with: linux-hams ?? 73, Erik OZ4KK [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-30 Thread Ivo Simicevic
On Fri, Jul 30, 1999 at 08:39:50AM +0200, Erik Jakobsen wrote: What has the subject to do with: linux-hams ?? 73, Erik OZ4KK [EMAIL PROTECTED] If I have followed corectly the initial question was could it be used under X on Linux, and Handbook is for hams so I guess it is ok to have it

RE: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-29 Thread John - G3JAG
it ...? -Original Message- From:Chuck Hemker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:Thursday, July 29, 1999 12:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ARRL Handbook on CD I noticed that the ARRL has the Handbook on CD now. However, it says it requires Microsoft Windows. I

Re: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-29 Thread Dan
You said: RANT ARRL has released all back issues of QST on CD in the past few years and these files are not PDF. I have the 1995 QST View (as they call it) and it uses some proprietary file format and a custom viewer written specifically for this application. I wrote the publications

Re: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-29 Thread Kai Altenfelder
On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Dan wrote: At a hamfest last weekend, a company was offering a *decent* dualbander for a really good price that was PC programmable. I asked the gal if there was support for linux, or if the protocol for their radio was available. I came to find out she didn't know about

Re: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-29 Thread Ted Ozolins
"Affan Basalamah (96-018)" wrote: you can check in ARRL web site in http://www.arrl.org -Affan- It seems that although their antenae handbook on cd is in .pdf format, the Amateur Radio Handbook is wintendo only. Does this mean that ARRL does not fully support Linux-Hams? -- Ted Ozolins

Re: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-29 Thread holotko
Nate Bargmann wrote: RANT ARRL has released all back issues of QST on CD in the past few years and these files are not PDF. I have the 1995 QST View (as they call it) and it uses some proprietary file format and a custom viewer written specifically for this application. I wrote the

Re: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-29 Thread James S. Kaplan KG7FU
ghostview, xpdf, acrobat reader and several other X apps do a fine job with .pdf's. Interesting note, .pdf is merely .ps with LZW compression. jk

RE: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-29 Thread schoon
. A standard G4 tiff is 25% smaller than the pdf - I guess it just depends on what you need. 73 .mark -- From: James S. Kaplan KG7FU[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 8:45 AM To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ARRL Handbook on CD ghostview, xpdf, acrobat reader

Re: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-29 Thread Nate Bargmann
Although an ARRL member continuosly since January of 1983, the League is not above criticism when I believe they are taking the wrong path. An interesting page I read last night is at: http://www.wm7d.net/az_proj/az_html/arrl_restructuring.html by NA3T. I know this is getting off target, but

Re: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-29 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Thu, Jul 29, 1999 at 09:26:58AM +0100, John - G3JAG wrote: I just looked at my copy. It uses pdf Acrobat is even on the CD as well. When I get the chance I'll peek at it on this Linux machine, but I will be surprised if its not readable - at least in part. Costs around $40; not as

Re: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-29 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Thu, Jul 29, 1999 at 08:45:51AM -0700, James S. Kaplan KG7FU wrote: ghostview, xpdf, acrobat reader and several other X apps do a fine job with .pdf's. Interesting note, .pdf is merely .ps with LZW compression. pdf has hyperlinks and embedded video support too. Hamish -- Hamish

ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-28 Thread Chuck Hemker
I noticed that the ARRL has the Handbook on CD now. However, it says it requires Microsoft Windows. I was wondering if anyone has a copy and has looked at it to see how much it really does? Is most of the data in some cross platform format like PDF, or did they decide to use either a Microsoft

RE: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-28 Thread Adolf Ahmad MS
How Much and how to order it ...? -Original Message- From: Chuck Hemker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 12:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ARRL Handbook on CD I noticed that the ARRL has the Handbook on CD now. However, it says it requires

RE: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-28 Thread Affan Basalamah (96-018)
] Subject:ARRL Handbook on CD I noticed that the ARRL has the Handbook on CD now. However, it says it requires Microsoft Windows. I was wondering if anyone has a copy and has looked at it to see how much it really does? Is most of the data in some cross platform format like PDF

RE: ARRL Handbook on CD

1999-07-28 Thread Chuck Hemker
wrote: How Much and how to order it ...? -Original Message- From:Chuck Hemker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:Thursday, July 29, 1999 12:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ARRL Handbook on CD I noticed that the ARRL has the Handbook on CD now. However, it says