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Radio Amateur Callbook CD-ROM (2008) -- Now Shipping! -- Summer Edition! More than 1,600,000 licensed radio amateurs! Includes International and North American listings and Amateur Radio Prefix Maps.

Low Profile Amateur Radio -- Second edition. Now you can operate a ham radio station from almost anywhere! All the information you need to operate under restrictive situations and more.

Getting Started with Ham Radio -- Get on the air now! A guide to your first Amateur Radio station.

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The ARRL Emergency Communication Library v. 1.0 -- CD-ROM. Informative documents and presentations on many aspects of emergency communication operating.

AR Today CD System Requirements and Playback Specs

NOTE: A low-quality MPEG-1 file is available for download, as is an open-captioned (subtitled) version, while low- and high-quality MPEG-1 files are included on the CD-ROM.

Minimum System Requirements

Low Resolution MPEG-1:
352x240 resolution, 1150kbps bitrate; 44.1kHz audio, 224kbps audio bitrate.

Windows
Windows 98 or higher
Pentium II 450 processor or equivalent
64 MB or more of RAM

Mac
PowerPC G3 333 MHz processor
128 MB or more of RAM
Mac OS 8.6 or higher (including Mac OS X)


High Resolution MPEG-1 (included on the CD-ROM only):
720x480 resolution, 7998kbps video bitrate; 44.1kHz audio, 224kbps audio bitrate.

Windows
Pentium III 1GHz processor or equivalent
128MB or more of RAM

Mac
PowerPC G4 500 MHz


Improving Playback Performance

- Windows Media Player, Apple Quicktime and RealPlayer all offer the ability
to play either video "scaled" to a larger size or in Fullscreen mode,
making the video easier to watch. Other MPEG-1 players offer similar
functionality.
- In Windows Media Player, click the View menu and select Full Screen.
- In Apple Quicktime, click the Movie menu and select Fill Screen.
- In RealPlayer, click the View menu and select Full Screen Theater.

- Copy the video file to your local hard drive--especially if you are using
the high-resolution MPEG. Playback should be notably more smooth than from
running the video off of this CD-ROM.

- Lower your monitor's resolution for full-screen playback or to make the
video appear larger. Video will play smoother and appear sharper.
- In Windows 95-XP open the Control Panel, open the Display Control Panel,
click Settings, and lower the Screen Resolution to 640x480 or 800x600;
click OK to make the change.
- On the Macintosh open the Control Panels, select Monitors and change the
resolution to 640x480 or 800x600.



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