BV Version 7 - QSL Management and Label Printing  
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BV Version 7 - Download

 
     
  Attention! All imported QSOs after Jan 1, 2010 are imported with a wrong date. 2010 was imported as 2000. This applies to all imports. This means all previous BV7 versions will not work anymore and you need to update to BV 7.8 or higher!  
     
  BV Version 7 is designed for Windows 2000, XP and Vista. It works under Windows 7 and 8 and needs to be run in XP Compatibility Mode. It is important to read and follow these instructions before you download. BV requires a BDE (Borland Database Engine) installation on your computer. BV will not run without the BDE! The BDE is a set of database drivers and includes an administration program. See the instructions below how to download and install the BDE.  
     
 

Terms of use

 
  BV7 is freeware. BV7 is provided "as is" to the ham radio community. I will not give any support in any form. I might read your e-mails and suggestions but I usually never answer them. With a few 10,000 hams worldwide using this software it would simply take too much of my time. Instead you will find useful support in the BV7 Mailing List.  
     
 

BV Version 7.9.2

 
     
 
Filename Size Description
bv7_setup.exe 1.6 MB BV7 installation program (first installation and updates)
 
     
  Click on the link above to start the download of the BV7 installation program bv7_setup.exe. Save the file in a temporary folder on your hard disk (for example in C:\temp).  
  After the download is finished, double-click on the file bv7_setup in your temporary folder to start the installation of BV7. Follow the instructions in the setup program. It is recommended to install it in the program folder C:\Program Files\BV7. The same procedure for all future program updates!  
     
 

BV 7 User Manuals

 
     
 
Filename Size Description
bv7_manual.zip 453 kB BV7 User Manual in English language (PDF)
bv7_manual_de.zip 8100 kB BV7 User Manual in German language (PDF)
bv7_manual_rus.zip 813 kB BV7 User Manual in Russian language (PDF)
 
     
  The BV help files are also available as user manuals in English and German language (in PDF format). It requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. The files are packed in a ZIP file. Thank you very much to Eike, DM3ML, for the German translation.  
     
 

BDE (Borland Database Engine)

 
     
 
Filename Size Description
bde_setup.exe 3855 kB BDE 5.0 installation program
 
     
  The BDE installation is necessary only once. The BDE version needs to be at least 5.0! Save the file in a temporary folder on your hard disk (for example in C:\temp). After the download is finished, double-click on the file bde_setup in your temporary folder to start the installation of the BDE. Follow the instructions in the setup program. It is recommended to install it in the program folder C:\Program Files\BDE.  
     
 

BV Version 6 to 7 Upgrade

 
  Users of BV Version 6 have usually BDE version 3.5 installed. If you want to upgrade to BV Version 7, you must upgrade your BDE installation to 5.0 - otherwise BV7 will not work! The upgrade will not overwrite your existing configuration and is compatible with BV6. With BV Version 7, the BDE does not have to be set up any more.  
  Since the formats of the logs and layout files have changed, I have provided the upgrade program BV6to7. The program is packed in a ZIP file. Click here to start the download of the ZIP file (590 kB). After the download is finished, double-click on the file bv6to7.zip, unzip the file anywhere using an unzip program. Run the extracted program BV6to7, after you have installed BV Version 7. It is self-explaining. You can convert all your label layouts, program settings and all or only particular log files.  
     
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