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HOW TO USE BETTY BEARCAT -- THE ELECTRONIC FREQUENCY DIRECTORY FOR DOS:
1. To start the program, change drives to your CD Drive (Usually D:)
A. MONOCROME MONITORS: Type BB -- (Push Enter) The program will
start. A copyright notice will be seen. The program will then
automatically go to the main menu.
B. COLOR MONITORS: Type BBC -- (Push Enter) The program will
start. A copyright notice will be seen. The program will then
automatically go to the main menu.
MAIN MENU OPTIONS:
1. View Database Records (This is when you want to look at
(your data on the screen instead of printing it.)
2. Print Database Records (This is when you want to print
(the data to your line printer.)
TO ESCAPE THE MAIN MENU SIMPLY DEPRESS THE ESCAPE KEY.
VIEW MENU OPTIONS:
1. View a frequency (This will look up a single
(frequency for a state -- eg. 155.415 in OH)
2. View a county (This will look up frequencies for
(the county and state you specify, provided that
(the county you specify is in the database. If
(the county you are searching for begins with Saint,
(Fort, Port, North, South, East or West it could
(be in the data under the full name or abbreviated
(as St, Ft, Pt, N, S, E, or W.)
3. View a city (This will look up frequencies for
(the city and state you specify, provided that
(the city you specify is in the database. Addition-
(ally cities that begin with Fort, Port, North,
(South, East or West are entered as Ft, Pt, N, S,
(E or W.)
4. View a service (This will look up the frequencies
(for the service, within the state you specify. --
(-- e.g. PP in PA. Remember the service has to
(be part of the database. The services covered
(by Betty Bearcat are the following: PP =
(Police, PF = Fire, PS = Public Safety, PL =
(Local Government, PO = Forestry Service, MC =
(Marine Radio Service, CD = Mobile Telephones, but
(no cellular, AF = Aircraft, AM = Amateur Repeaters
(US = Federal Government -- but not in all states
(LR = Railroads and NM = News Media.)
5. View a licensee (This will look up the frequencies
(for the licensee, within the state you specify.
(-- e.g. Kettering, City of in OH).
6. View a record by callsign. (This will look up the entire
(record for the callsign you specify within a
(state -- e.g. KQC 979 in OH -- The record
(data includes frequency, callsign, licensee, city,
(county, state, and service.)
7. View a record by frequency. (This will look up the
(entire record for the frequency you specify
(within a state -- e.g. 154.235 in OH -- This
(record also includes all the data is #6.)
8. View a record by licensee. (This will look up the
(entire record for the licensee you specify
(within a state -- e.g. Montgomery County, of
(in OH -- This record also includes all the data
(in #6 above.)
9. View a range of frequencies. (This will look up
(frequencies within a range you specify, e.g.
(between 155.010 and 157.000. It will accomplish
(this function by any of four ways:
1. State
2. County
3. City
4. Service
TO EXIT THE VIEW MENU OR THE RANGE MENU SIMPLY DEPRESS THE
ESCAPE KEY. YOU CAN ALSO ADVANCE PAGES BY DEPRESSING THE
PAGE DOWN KEY OR REVERSE PAGES BY DEPRESSING THE PAGE UP KEY.
PRINT DATABASE RECORDS MENU:
1. Print single frequency. (This will print all licensees
(on the single frequency you specify within a
(state. -- e.g. 155.490 in OH)
2. Print a county. (This will print all the licensees
(within the county and state you specify. See the
(notes on how to enter the county in the view
(menu above.)
3. Print city. (This will print all the licensees within
(the city and state you specify. -- e.g.
(KETTERING in OH. Also see the notes on how to
(enter the city name in the view menu above.)
4. Print a service. (This will print all the licensees
(contained within the service you specify in a
(particular state -- e.g. PS in UT
5. Print a licensee. (This will print the
(frequencies for the licensee you specify within
(a particular state. e.g. Dallas, City of
(in TX.)
6. Print a range of frequencies. (This will print the
(frequencies within a range you specify e.g. between
(155.010 and 157.000. It will accomplish this function
(by any of four ways:
1. State
2. County
3. City
4. Service
TO EXIT THE PRINT MENU OR THE PRINT RANGE MENU SIMPLY
DEPRESS THE ESCAPE KEY.
The two letter state codes for states & Canadian Provinces are contained
with a text file called STATES.TXT
The radio codes & signals we have in file at the moment are contained in
individual text files beginning with the two letter code for the state e.g.
OH.TXT.
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NOTE:
All the files on the CD-ROM are READ ONLY. If you wish to change any of
the TXT files you will need to change the file's attributes to ARCHIVE.
To do this simply copy the TXT files you wish to change to your hard drive.
Once you have them on your HD, type the following command:
ATTRIB <file name.txt> -R. This will turn off the read only flag and
allow you to change the file.
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NOTES ON RADIO CODES & SIGNALS: The radio codes & signals used by various
agencies (both public and private) are not a matter of public record as are
the radio frequencies. They have been supplied to us from many sources and
have been compiled here for your use. Therefore, you may not find the
specific codes & signals for your area. However, many agencies within a
state use similar codes and you may be able to piece together a working list
for your locality even without the specific codes & signals. If you do
come up with an "official" list and we do not have it contained here, be
sure to send us a copy and we will include that information to be shared with
other scanner radio enthusiasts.
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