The following windows programs are all small programs that do not
require installation, but rather
just require being put in a directory by themselves. The were
all written with Visual Basic version 3,
so they require the file VBRUN300.DLL (a link to this below).
Some may require another VBX file, but most
do not.
These programs are not as fancy as many that
you will see on the web. However they are SMALL, and
unlike many programs today, do not mess with your registry, and
do not require installation. Therefore, when
done, you can just erase the files, and there will be no trace of
the programs.
Part of my annoyance with most programs today,
is that they often involve 2 or 3 megabyte installations of
multiple DLL/VBX/OCX files to accomplish tasks that could be done
with a 20 kilobyte program. Also, many
of the new programs will run only on Win98 and beyond. The
programs below will generally run on ANY version
of windows from Win3.0 on through Win95, Win98, WinXP, WinME.
I've tested some on older versions of
WinNT. One program (the cmos one) gives different results
on NT, but the other ones run to my knowledge.
I have noticed that some programs written with
newer versions of VB often require inclusion of more files to
run, and often they run slower than the VB-3 version, even though
they are using 32 bit technology and the VB-3
version only uses 16 bit technology.
vr5krdbp.exe and v5kview.exe Programs to extract , view and edit memory or Yaesu VR5000 receiver.
VK5DBAS1
NEW. A very short unfinished program that displays VR5000 bank and
channel information .
TVCALC 2K Multifunction TVRO Calculator newest version(Last changed May 2000)
Dish Calc small TVRO
dish calculator which calculates F/D, gain, beamwidth, etc
also dishcal2.exe
which is a graphical view of a dish, demonstrating how dish shape affects
F/D, etc.
Text Editor/Filter for net file conversion. Has a few filters such as dos/unix text conversions.
BJ-BIRD, Program to Play Peterson Bird Song Audio CD. Plays bird sounds on audio CD, can be converted to others.
B.J's Sat Tracker for Windows (text based). Simple sat tracker for LEO sats.
B.J's X10 CM11a control program . A program to control popular X-10 devices using CM11a module.
B.J's TVRO satellite angle calculator/sat tracker/solar calculator. Multi function satellite calculator.
Dos Basic CM11a X-10 programming demo's. Another X-10 control program for Dos.
Visual Basic (3.1-95) CM11a X-10 programming
demo (requires vbrun300.dll). Another X-10 program showing different
techniques. Includes source code demonstrating how to control the
CM-11a without use of the
mscomm.vbx module. Not quite as powerful as the mscomm version, but
more satisfying.
BJCMOS A short program to test for Y2K compatability. (Obviously obsolete now, but may be of interest).
satview.exe A graphical demonstration of the effect of longitude/latitude on geostationary satellite declination.
qbrate.exe A program that calculates quarterback ratings for evaluation of NFL football QBs.
humid1.exe A prog to compare
humidity/dew point at 2 temperatures. Useful for laboratory environments.
(has a div/zero error bug if you pull some scrollbars all the way. Otherwise
accurate. )