[GreenKeys] Announcing Auto-Pix

[Doug Nelson]

Hello everyone.

Having started with RTTY in the 1950's, I eventually ran across WA6PIR 
sending a RTTY picture. I was immediately hooked and slowly my pix 
collection grew.

Sometime in the 80's, I became acquainted with Walt Bess, K8LC. Walt had 
written two DOS programs, Auto-RTTY and Auto-Pix. By accessing his 
Auto-Pix system, I was able to download many pix. My collection is now 
over 1500, about half the pix in existence.

Walt has generously given me these two programs. I have installed 
Auto-Pix and loaded all 1500 pix. I thought it would be fun to see if 
anyone would be interested in accessing my Auto-Pix system and 
resurrecting some interest in RTTY pix. Once logged on, one can obtain a 
sub-directory listing, a listing of the pix files on those 
sub-directories (about 28 pix per sub-directory), change 
sub-directories, download a file, get fills for a file, find size of 
files, and other functions. A complete list of system commands is 
available once you are logged on. A good idea would be to print that 
list for easy reference. Where there is a choice between # and ? in a 
command string, please use the ?

Initially, the system will be available on 14.092 at 45.45 baud (60WPM) 
from 9am to 6pm PDT on Saturday and Sunday. I am very active in RTTY 
contesting, so the system will not be on during contest weekends. I will 
post non-operating weekends here on the reflector. Anyway, the 
contesting congestion would make reliable pix copy impossible. Power 
will be about 500 watts, beaming east from my Northridge (Los Angeles) 
location.
If 14.092 is on someone's net frequency that I'm not aware of, please 
advise. You will need to be quite accurate on 14.092 to call up the system.

The callup code is:    CR/LF PIXHGF CR/LF and drop your carrier.     If 
you are on frequency and the propagation gods are with you, the system 
will advise how to log on.

Subject to users thoughts, the system can easily operate at 75 baud (100 
WPM) and perhaps the system can be put on 40 or 80 meters some evenings 
for more "local" area users, or whatever upon request.

Many pix are overlined and will look messy on your monitor. Those 
printing on 15, 19, or 28's should be able to print overlined pix 
correctly provided line feed on carriage return is suppressed. I am able 
to print overlined pix correctly on an HP 870Cse Deskjet printer using 
Auto-RTTY, the companion program to AutoPix.

Pix titles don't always indicate the subject matter. The numbering 
scheme is as follows.

Cartoon                                    000
Cartoon                                    100
Land, Sea, Statues, Ships         200
Distaff                                      300
Paintings, Sculpture, Portraits  400
Holiday                                    500
Animals, Birds                         600
Emblems and Logo's               700
Vehicles                                   800
Miscellaneous                          900

Hopefully Auto-Pix will be of interest to some of you. Please let me 
know your thoughts either here on the reflector or direct to dougn1 at mac.com.

Auto-Pix will be available starting Sunday April 23 from 9AM-6PM PDT. 
Have fun!

73....Doug....K6HGF