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                         RADIORAFT 3.2
                 RADIO SIGNAL DECODER SOFTWARE
        Copyright (c) 1996-2000 by Francois Guillet, F6FLT
                     All rights reserved.
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 Contents

   I PRESENTATION
  II THE 30 MODES OF RADIORAFT
 III FREE, FULL VERSIONS, UPDATE, ORDER FOR THE LICENCE, RIGHTS, COPY
  IV DISTRIBUTORS
   V INSTALLATION
  VI UPDATE
 VII BUGS
VIII ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  IX REQUESTS

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I.   INTRODUCTION

RadioRaft version 3.2 is a DOS program capable of decoding many of the radio
data transmission modes found in the shortwave, VHF and UHF radio bands.
To help in identification of unknown  signals, RadioRaft version 3.2 includes
an automatic mode, speed and shift detection, a signal tracking and a
frequency/shift/baudMeter.

RadioRaft is intended to enthousiastics about radio technics of data
transmissions, as well beginners as experienced.

WARNING:
You are insured that RadioRaft is designed in accordance to the main
specifications of reception modes but not to all of them.
RadioRaft SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR PROFESSIONAL MONITORING WHEN THE SAFETY IS
AT STACK (ACARS, NAVTEX, GMDSS-DSC, POCSAG modes).
     RadioRaft DOESN'T DECODE THE DISTRESS MESSAGES OF GMDSS.

In order to run RadioRaft version 3.2 you will need at least:
- PC 486 or Pentium
- VGA color screen
- drive A: for 3"5 diskettes
- serial port COM 1 up to 4, using exclusively one of the irq 1 to 7
- MsDOS version 3.3 or more
- 550 Ko of free conventionnal RAM
- 1 Mo on your hard disk
- an interface connecting the SPEACKER output of the radio receiver and the
  serial port

A PC 386 can be enough for baud rates inferior to 300 bauds
(no warranty above).

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II THE 30 RECEPTION MODES OF RADIORAFT

  ACARS-VHF ARQ-E     ARQ-E3    ARQ-M2    ARQ-M4    ARQ-N     ARQ6/90
  ARQ6/98   ASCII     AUTOSPEC  BAUDOT    CIS11     CW        DGPS
  DUP-ARQ   FEC-A     GMDSS-DSC HNG-FEC   PACKET    PACTOR    POCSAG
  POL-ARQ   RUM-FEC   SPREAD    SI-ARQ    SITOR-A   SITOR-B   SWED-ARQ
  OSCAR11/UOSAT-DATA  1382

Specific modes to RadioRaft:
  BAUDMETER: transmission rate measurement.
  DIGIT:     bit-by-bit display of any mode, with a set of numerous options
             for the process.

For more details on the modes, see the file :
RAFTMODE.TXT (or .HTM).

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III FREE, FULL VERSIONS, UPDATE, ORDER FOR THE LICENCE, RIGHTS, COPY

RADIORAFT 3.2 is not public domain. There are two versions :
           the free version and the full version.

The RadioRaft software package is the same for the 2 versions.

FREE VERSION:
The package permits to install the free version that you can use without
licence. It is not limited in time.

The free version is limited to the following modes:
CW Morse, RTTY Baudot, Sitor-A (Tor/arq), ARQ-E, FEC-A, DIGIT.
The other modes can be selected or automatically detected, but text will
be displayed only in a small window of 9 characters. All other features are
the same as the fully registered version.

FULL VERSION:
From the free version, you can create a RadioRaft diskette that permits to
install also the full version. You will need installation codes, password
and serial number, provided after the order of the licence (see the file
ORDER.TXT).

If you order the licence or an update without diskette, you will need to
make one yourself.
In this case you have to indicate the serial number of your RadioRaft
diskette when you order. You obtain this number by creating or verifying
a diskette (menu "File/Create a diskette"). Such a diskette is customised.
The installation codes that are provided when you order for the licence are
relative only to this diskette.

UPDATE:
If you are registered for any version 2.xx, you may order the full
version 3.20 at a particular rate. See the order form.

If you are registered for any version 3.xx, you are authorised to update
free with any new version 3.xx. You must do it yourself.
The new releases are available only on Internet (no update by mail).
Download and install.

PACKAGE:
The RadioRaft software package must contain the following files:

 RR.EXE       Both executable RadioRaft file and installation program.
 RAFTCIRC.GIF Interface schema, visualisable by an Internet navigator
In English:
 README.TXT   This file that you are reading: general view of the program
 ORDER.TXT    Licence/diskette order form
 RAFTAIDE.TXT Reference documentation of the program, main part.
 RAFTAIDE.HTM Same in HTML format, readable from your Internet browser.
 RAFTMODE.TXT Reference documentation of the program, part on modes
 RAFTMODE.HTM Same in HTML format, readable from your Internet browser.
 FILE_ID.DIZ  Very short presentation of RadioRaft.
In French:
 LISEZMOI.TXT General view of the program.
 COMMANDE.TXT Licence/diskette order form
 RAFTAIDF.TXT Reference documentation of the program, main part.
 RAFTAIDF.HTM Same in HTML format, readable from your Internet browser.
 RAFTMODF.TXT Reference documentation of the program, part on modes
 RAFTMODF.HTM Same in HTML format, readable from your Internet browser.

You can provide this software package only to the following conditions:
 1) Do not give your codes for installation (if you own them)
 2) Do provide the copy of the files for FREE.
 3) Do provide the WHOLE package without MODIFYING nor adding any files.

The most simple way to create a RadioRaft diskette containing all the files
is to use the menu:
                  "File/Create a diskette".
Such a diskette will permit to install as well the free as the full version,
even though you have made it from the free version.

THE SALE OF RADIORAFT COPIES IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

The rights below to the author:
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 Francois Guillet
 10 route des Goulets
 F- 44880 Sautron
 France

 Email :      F6FLT@theoffice.net
 WEB Site:    http://www.theoffice.net/radioraft/
 Mirror site: http://radioraft.free.fr/

                    RadioRaft
 All rights reserved  F6FLT Francois Guillet (c) 1996-2000

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IV     DISTRIBUTORS

You can also order the software single or with the interface by the
following authorised distributors:

    Pervisell Ltd              |  Dieter Dippel, DF4RD
    8 Temple End               |  Muggenhofer Str. 193
    High Wycombe, Bucks        |  D- 90494 NURNBERG
    HP13 5DR                   |
    United Kingdom             |  Germany
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    Tel +01494 443033          |  Tel/fax 0911 3 18 79 48
    Fax +01494 448236          |
    http://www.pervisell.com   |
    Email: ham@pervisell.com   |

Contact them for the prices. Credit card accepted.
Only these 2 distributors are authorised to sale the full version.

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V   INSTALLATION

It is preferable to quit WINDOWS and to make the installation from MsDOS.
Under WINDOWS 3.1x quit WINDOWS. Under WINDOWS 95 or 98 you need to reboot
in MsDOS mode.
RadioRaft works properly only from MsDOS.
However you can make the installation from WINDOWS.

To install the FREE version, you can run RR.EXE from a diskette,
a CD-ROM or a hard-disk.

To install the FULL version, you must run RR.EXE only from
a RadioRaft diskette and you need installation codes.
You will obtain the codes by ordering the RadioRaft licence to the author or
to an authorized distributor. You can order the diskette at the same time.
See chapter III of this file for more details on that point.

To run the installation program under MsDOS from a diskette, enter:
A:RR <ENTER>
             <ENTER> indicates the enter key.

Follow the 4 installation menus which are very explicit:
1) - select your language (English or French)
2) - choose to install the free or the full version
   - enter the folder name for the installation (8 characters maximum)
3) - If you install the full version:
     enter the serial number and your password
4) - select "Modem" if you are using a real demodulator, or "Interface"
     for the one op-amp interface named also "Hamcomm" interface
   - select the number of the serial port you are using, and indicate the
     values for addresses and irq according to your hardware.

When the installation ends, the program runs.
To restart the program after leaving it, enter from the DOS prompt (C:\>):
                     RADIORAF\RR   <ENTER>
   where RADIORAF is the name of your installation directory.

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VI    UPDATES

Only main changes are indicated for each version.

Ver. 2.00 - first version
Ver. 2.01 - the whole English documentation is corrected
Ver. 2.11 - ports 3 and 4 are supported.
          - F2 key is added for screen clear.
          - the Dutch documentation is provided.
Ver. 3.00 - 6 new reception modes
          - shiftmeter added
          - signal tracking improved and extended to AM/CW demodulation
          - new modulation modes, independant of the reception modes
          - improving of FSK decoding, by separate mark/space demodulations
          - better protection against false detection in scanning mode
          - better protection against errors due to propagation effects
          - new manual settings for the modes of functioning
          - many new options
Ver. 3.20 - CW Morse included in the free version
          - 2 new modes: DGPS and 1382
          - 1 new mode of demodulation: MSK
          - possibility of continuous printing to a printer or a file
          - automatic detection of special CRC in PACTOR-I
          - improvement of the FSK demodulation for narrow shifts (<200 Hz)
          - improvement of the signal indicator for FFSK modes
          - new keyboard shortcuts and other miscellaneous improvements

RadioRaft and its documentation are available on the official WEB sites:

              http://www.theoffice.net/radioraft/
 Mirror site: http://radioraft.free.fr/

If you are registered for any version 3, you are authorised to update
your software with any new version 3.xx.
The new releases are available only on Internet (no update by mail).

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VII     BUGS

With some PC using motherboards that are compatible with Cyrix or AMD
microprocessor (BUT NOT ALL!), RadioRaft doesn't work. All occurs as the
interface would not be connected.
This was a bug already existing in version 2.
Try the free version before ordering the full one.

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VIII   ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Many thanks to:

- Anton J. Kuchelmeister, DK5TL, Germany, for his kind collaboration
specially in German translation of the RadioRaft documentation.

- Hans Stam, the Netherlands, for the kind Dutch translation of the
RadioRaft documentation.

- Enrique Alejandro Wembagher, Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the kind
Spanish translation of the RadioRaft documentation.

These documentations are accessible from the RadioRaft official WEB site.

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IX    REQUESTS

Questions on RadioRaft are welcomed but ONLY BY EMAIL.
Please don't ask me about frequencies or decoding in general (question of
time!)
Special implementations or designs to customize the software: contact me for
an estimate.

Before contacting me for informations, re-read the documentation.
Answers to the most of questions you might ask are there.

README.TXT   for general characteristics, order, installation.
ORDER.TXT    to know methods of payment and make an order for the full
             version.
RAFTCIRC.GIF for the interface diagram
RAFTAIDF.HTM or .TXT for the full documentation including the utilization
                     of menus.
RAFTMODF.HTM or .TXT for details on reception modes, their options of
                     decoding and to begin with some frequencies.
WEB site for the FAQ (frequently asked questions), updates, list of RadioRaft
                     and interface distributors, miscellaneous:

              http://www.theoffice.net/radioraft/
 Mirror site: http://radioraft.free.fr/

What I'm looking for is any information about protocols of new modes, as text
documentation and audio files of recorded samples (.WAV, 16 bits at 8 Khz
sample rate is enough).
I would like to include them in RadioRaft (time permitting).
Thanks in advance for possible help.

Email address:     F6FLT@theoffice.net    or    radioraft@wanadoo.fr

Postal address:    Francois Guillet
                   10 route des Goulets
                   F- 44880 SAUTRON
                   FRANCE
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