About this CD-ROM

On this CD-ROM you’ll find this entire Handbook, including text, drawings, tables, illustrations and photographs--many in color. Using the industry-standard Adobe Reader (included), you can view and print the text of the book, zoom in and out on pages, and copy selected parts of pages to the clipboard. A powerful search engine--Acrobat Search--helps you find topics of interest. Also included are Template Packages for many of the projects in this book, the companion software mentioned throughout, the short videos Amateur Radio Today and ARRL goes to Washington, and the free Adobe Reader 7.0 to view the Handbook files.


INSTALLING YOUR ARRL HANDBOOK CD

Windows

1. Close any open applications and insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. (Note: If your system supports “CD-ROM Insert Notification,” the ARRL Handbook CD may automatically run the installation program when inserted.)
2. Select Run from the Windows Start menu.
3. Type d:\setup (where d: is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive; if the CD-ROM is a different drive on your system, type the appropriate letter) and press Enter.
4. Click “Install the ARRL Handbook CD” and follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

Macintosh

No installation procedure is needed for the Macintosh. To install so the CD is not required, drag the “ARRL Handbook CD 10.0” icon onto your hard drive.


USING YOUR ARRL HANDBOOK CD

Windows

Note: If your systems supports “CD-ROM Insert Notification,” the ARRL Handbook CD may run automatically when inserted.
1. To run the program after installation, start Windows and place the disc in your CD-ROM drive. (Not required if a “complete” installation was chosen during setup.) 2. From the Start menu select Programs, then select ARRL Software and the 2006 ARRL Handbook CD 10.0 item.

Macintosh

To run the program after installation, place the disc in your CD-ROM drive. Adobe Reader should launch automatically to view the book.