[GreenKeys] Announcing Auto-Pix

[Don Robert House]

Thank you Doug.

I have recently received several rolls of tapes containing many  
interesting things.  I am trying to remember who volunteered to  
receive tapes for archival and storage purposes.

Don
K9TTY


On 19 Apr 2006, at 4:02 PM, Doug Nelson wrote:

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

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