[PPRAANet] Searching the PPRAA Zero Beat Collection on archive.org

[Jim Madsen]

The entire collection of PPRAA Zero Beats is available at 
https://archive.org/details/ppraa

You can search the entire collection for all instances of a word, 
phrase, or call sign.

To do this, first go to https://archive.org/details/ppraa

At the top of the page, select "Search text contents".  In the search 
box, type in the text you wish to search for and click "Search this 
collection".

If you are searching for a call sign containing a "Ø", be aware that 
these call signs can appear in Zero Beats with a letter (O), number (0), 
or an amateur radio zero (Ø).  If you want to search for a call sign 
containing a "Ø", the search engine doesn't understand that -- you have 
to enter an "@" symbol instead.  For instance, if I was searching for 
"KDØKQL", I'd have to enter "KD at KQL" in the search box.

After you select "Search this collection", all the Zero Beats containing 
the text will appear.  If you click on one of the Zero Beats, it will 
open to the first page the text appears, and the text will be 
highlighted. You can click to change the page, and the next page (if 
any) containing additional instances of the searched-for text contents 
will appear.  I've only scratched the surface for using this functionality.

73

Jim Madsen
K3ILC