Software Installation

ILGRadio
Tips to run and install the ILGRadio Software and Database

Here are some tips for the installation or if you have problems with ILGRadio. Please check the following information step by step. You will also find information to start and run the ILGRadio software. Before you continue, check that there is approx.20 MB space on your harddisk !
ILGRadio cannot be used or startet from a diskette !
If you are using MACINTOSH please download the TEXT files are import the ILGRadio files within your standard software.
All ILGRadio files are in the standard dBASE format and can be used / imported by any other software eg. MS Excel, MS Access, Paradox, StarOffice, ...

INSTALLATION OF ILGRadio

1) create a directory which you may call "ILGRadio"

2) Start your packer software (eg. winzip) and extract the files which you have downloaded into your new dircetory eg.: C:\ILGRADIO
The main files are:
ILGASOFT.ZIP (includes: self-extracting: ILGRadio software / browser)
ILGSDATA.ZIP (includes: the short wave database files)
ILGSDLAN.ZIP (includes: the various language database files)

3) On your directory "ILGRadio" must be the following files:
ILGRADIO.EXE (software files)
ILGRADDS.OVL (software files)
ILGRADHP.OVL (software files)
ILGREAD.ME
ILGSDATA.DBF (short wave data file)
ILGSDENG.DBF (English language data file),...

After using the ILGRadio Browser there will be further index files available, ending with *.NTX (e.g. FILGSDAT.NTX, ...).
Please delete them after installing a new data file ! You can also do this when you go to the SETUP option within the ILGRadio software.

START OF ILGRadio Software

1) MS-DOS: go to your directory ILGRADIO in your C harddisk and give the COMMAND: "ILGRADIO"

2) WIN: go to START and select RUN and give the command: C:\ILGRADIO\ILGRADIO.EXE

Thats all and now you can continue to use the ILGRadio software.

USING THE ILGRadio

The programme starts with the main opening menue

Push the > F10 < function key and you can choose the various options

If you want to see the ILGRadio database move the cursor to "Radio-Browser" (highlighted in red to open) and verify with return.

Choose "Shortwave Database - Browsing the World of Shortwave" (highlighted in red to open) and verify with return. At the first time the index for the frequencies will be installed.

Now you can select data fields you want to see highlighted green (continue with return if you don't want to colour data) It is helpful to highlight, e.g. the target area were you are living or you can highlight a radiostation or a country.

Now follows a selection of 10 datafields combinations which can be displayed on your screen. All other fields of the database are available on the right side. You can make them available on your screen if you move your cursor to the right side. The first field(s) are frozen on the left side.

After you selected the fields by return push to look for your frequency e.g. "15100". Now you can go up and down the database in the 15100 kHz range by using the keys Page-Up or Page-Down.

The gives a survey of function keys available within the browser.

With the you can set the filter function. Be carefull if you use this filter only for your target area, because many signals directed to other target areas are also covering your location. This filter for the hours, is rather effective and this function allows to display only important data which are available during your listening hour.

On function keys , , you can see all data of one set. These pages are including information about the data fields in French, German and English. Further pages in 6 language are also available. If the datafield is in green you can change the content of the datafield. To leave this window, please push + to return to the browser.

To leave this ILGRadio Browser, please push . Now you are back in the main menue of ILGRadio.

With the and selection in the start menue you will find many pages with useful information.

PROBLEMS WITH THE INDEX

In the case the index is not working correct and you cannot find your selected frequency it may be possible that the INDEX is damaged. If you are also doing changes in this database with another software the index may cause problems. In this case please delete all the NTX (index) files on the ILGRadio directory with e.g. the DOS COMMAND: DEL *.NTX
If you start the ILGRadio again a new index will be created within seconds.