1 The DXSpider User Manual v1.50
2 Ian Maude, G0VGS, (g0vgs@gb7mbc.net)
3 February 2003 revision 0.2
5 A complete reference for users of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
6 ______________________________________________________________________
13 1.1 What is a DX Cluster?
14 1.2 So what is DXSpider?
16 2. Logins and logouts.
22 3. Setting your personal details.
23 4. Getting and posting DX.
27 5. Headings and propagation
33 6.1 Making announcements.
34 6.2 Listing announcements.
39 9.1 The "directory" command.
45 10. Filtering (From version 1.45)
46 10.1 General filter rules
49 10.4 Advanced filtering
51 11. Hints, tips and common questions.
52 12. The DXSpider command reference
54 12.2 accept/announce [0-9] <pattern>
55 12.3 accept/spots [0-9] <pattern>
56 12.4 accept/wcy [0-9] <pattern>
57 12.5 accept/wwv [0-9] <pattern>
59 12.7 announce full <text>
61 12.9 blank [<string>] [<nn>]
63 12.11 clear/announce [1|all]
64 12.12 clear/route [1|all]
65 12.13 clear/spots [0-9|all]
66 12.14 clear/wcy [1|all]
67 12.15 clear/wwv [1|all]
69 12.17 dbshow <dbname> <key>
71 12.19 directory <from>-<to>
74 12.22 directory from <call>
77 12.25 directory subject <string>
78 12.26 directory to <call>
79 12.27 dx [by <call>] <freq> <call> <remarks>
83 12.31 kill <from msgno>-<to msgno>
84 12.32 kill <msgno> [<msgno..]
85 12.33 kill <msgno> [<msgno> ...]
86 12.34 kill from <regex>
92 12.40 reject/announce [0-9] <pattern>
93 12.41 reject/spots [0-9] <pattern>
94 12.42 reject/wcy [0-9] <pattern>
95 12.43 reject/wwv [0-9] <pattern>
99 12.47 reply noprivate <msgno>
100 12.48 reply rr <msgno>
101 12.49 send <call> [<call> ...]
102 12.50 send copy <msgno> <call>
103 12.51 send noprivate <call>
104 12.52 send private <call>
106 12.54 set/address <your address>
114 12.62 set/email <email> ...
116 12.64 set/homenode <node>
117 12.65 set/language <lang>
118 12.66 set/location <lat & long>
120 12.68 set/name <your name>
121 12.69 set/page <lines per page>
123 12.71 set/prompt <string>
124 12.72 set/qra <locator>
125 12.73 set/qth <your qth>
130 12.78 show/configuration [<node>]
131 12.79 show/configuration/node
132 12.80 show/date [<prefix>|<callsign>]
133 12.81 show/db0sdx <callsign>
135 12.83 show/dxcc <prefix>
136 12.84 show/dxstats [days] [date]
137 12.85 show/files [<filearea> [<string>]]
139 12.87 show/hfstats [days] [date]
140 12.88 show/hftable [days] [date] [prefix ...]
141 12.89 show/moon [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]
142 12.90 show/muf <prefix> [<hours>][long]
143 12.91 show/newconfiguration [<node>]
144 12.92 show/newconfiguration/node
145 12.93 show/prefix <callsign>
146 12.94 show/qra <lat> <long>
147 12.95 show/qra <locator> [<locator>]
148 12.96 show/qrz <callsign>
149 12.97 show/route <callsign> ...
150 12.98 show/satellite <name> [<hours> <interval>]
151 12.99 show/station [<callsign> ..]
152 12.100 show/sun [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]
153 12.101 show/time [<prefix>|<callsign>]
154 12.102 show/usdb [call ..]
155 12.103 show/vhfstats [days] [date]
156 12.104 show/vhftable [days] [date] [prefix ...]
159 12.107 show/wm7d <callsign>
163 12.111 talk <call> > <node> [<text>]
164 12.112 talk <call> [<text>]
165 12.113 type <filearea>/<name>
166 12.114 unset/announce
175 12.123 unset/logininfo
176 12.124 unset/privilege
184 12.132 wx full <text>
187 ______________________________________________________________________
189 1
\b1.
\b. I
\bIn
\bnt
\btr
\bro
\bod
\bdu
\buc
\bct
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bn
191 1
\b1.
\b.1
\b1.
\b. W
\bWh
\bha
\bat
\bt i
\bis
\bs a
\ba D
\bDX
\bX C
\bCl
\blu
\bus
\bst
\bte
\ber
\br?
\b?
193 A DX Cluster is a packet node where DX chasers on any band or mode can
194 post rare or interesting stations that they have worked or heard. Of
195 course other people are doing the same thing too, so you can find new
196 DX as well as telling others about the stations you have worked.
197 Clusters tend to be linked to each other so that the amount of people
198 using them is increased, thereby increasing the amount of posted DX.
199 Other information can be found on clusters such as on-line call books,
200 mail etc. You can talk to other stations connected to the cluster
201 network too, in real time, whether at the node you are logged into or
202 on another node connected to the network. You can also use converse
203 mode, where several stations can talk to each other in the same way.
204 Of course, the DX is still posted to you all the while!
208 1
\b1.
\b.2
\b2.
\b. S
\bSo
\bo w
\bwh
\bha
\bat
\bt i
\bis
\bs D
\bDX
\bXS
\bSp
\bpi
\bid
\bde
\ber
\br?
\b?
210 PacketCluster nodes have been around since roughly 1985. The original
211 PacketCluster idea came from Dick Newell, AK1A, and ran under DOS. In
212 about 1992 Dick stopped the development of the PacketCluster software
213 for amateur radio. Many systems are still using this relatively old
216 There are several new compatible cluster programs around now,
217 including DXSpider. DXSpider is a clone of PacketCluster software
218 that runs under several operating systems including Linux and Windows.
219 Linux is fast becoming the choice for amateur radio stations because
220 of it's flexibility, reliability and the lack of the memory
221 limitations of DOS. Linux supports multitasking and is also
222 multiuser. It has support for AX25, ROSE, NetROM and TCPIP built in,
223 making it the ideal choice for amateur radio. It is also totally
226 DXSpider was conceived and begun in 1998 by Dirk Koopman, G1TLH as an
227 exercise in perl programming. It has developed rapidly and today is a
228 very powerful cluster program. It was designed to be totally
229 compatible with the AK1A program, although several commands have been
230 extended to improve functionality.
232 This manual is designed to help you become familiar with the commands
233 that DXSpider supports and to help you get the best from the program
234 so you can enjoy working that rare DX! As DXSpider is being improved
235 all the time, commands will be added as time goes by, so make sure you
236 have the most upto date version of this manual. The latest version
237 will always be included with the cluster program so if you are unsure,
238 simply ask your sysop. The manual will also be available on the
243 2
\b2.
\b. L
\bLo
\bog
\bgi
\bin
\bns
\bs a
\ban
\bnd
\bd l
\blo
\bog
\bgo
\bou
\but
\bts
\bs.
\b.
245 You might not think that there is a lot of point of including a
246 section on how to log in and out of DXSpider. However, you would be
247 suprised at the difficulties some people have in simply getting in and
250 There are several ways a login might be achieved, dependant on how the
251 sysop has DXSpider configured. It is impossible for me to cover all
252 variations but here are the basic ones.
255 2
\b2.
\b.1
\b1.
\b. A
\bAX
\bX2
\b25
\b5 l
\blo
\bog
\bgi
\bin
\bns
\bs.
\b.
257 Simplicity itself. The usual C
\bCO
\bON
\bNN
\bNE
\bEC
\bCT
\bT command will log you straight
258 into the cluster and you will not have to do anything else.
259 Obviously, you will have to connect to the correct callsign. Some
260 nodes use an SSID with their call so you would have to add that.
262 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\bes
\bs:
\b:
271 2
\b2.
\b.2
\b2.
\b. N
\bNe
\bet
\btr
\bro
\bom
\bm l
\blo
\bog
\bgi
\bin
\bns
\bs.
\b.
273 There are several possibilities here, dependant on how the sysop has
274 configured his system. If you are connecting via netrom then you are
275 most probably connecting from another station. Listing the nodes in
276 that station with the N
\bNO
\bOD
\bDE
\bES
\bS command will tell you what callsign or
277 netrom alias to connect to. Then just issue the connect command from
278 there. It is possible that the netrom alias may connect you to a node
279 with an alias for the cluster, such as DXC. Just type this and you
282 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
289 2
\b2.
\b.3
\b3.
\b. T
\bTe
\bel
\bln
\bne
\bet
\bt l
\blo
\bog
\bgi
\bin
\bns
\bs.
\b.
291 With telnet connections, the source callsign is not seen by DXSpider,
292 so you will be asked to login with your callsign. To telnet to
293 DXSpider, you would connect to a specific port. There is no standard
294 at the moment for a cluster telnet port but ask the sysop if you are
297 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
305 All the above are possible ways of connecting to a DXSpider cluster.
306 You may have some or all of these available to you. There may be one
307 or two additional ways to connect dependant on the network local to
308 you. However I am sure you get the idea.
311 2
\b2.
\b.4
\b4.
\b. L
\bLo
\bog
\bgo
\bou
\but
\bts
\bs.
\b.
313 Logging out can be done by simply issuing the standard B
\bBY
\bYE
\bE command.
315 You could also send a disconnect if you are using AX25, or a C
\bCL
\bLO
\bOS
\bSE
\bE
316 command if you are connected via telnet. If you do not log out
317 gracefully using one of the above commands, you may find you are
318 unable to get a full connect next time. This may also happen if a
319 netrom connection drops. You may get connected, but nothing else will
320 happen because the program thinks you are still connected and will not
321 let you connect twice under the same call. However you could
322 reconnect by adding a number to the end of your call, for example
323 G0YLM-2. This can be done by either altering your MYCALL setting in
324 the TNC or by altering your program configuration.
328 3
\b3.
\b. S
\bSe
\bet
\btt
\bti
\bin
\bng
\bg y
\byo
\bou
\bur
\br p
\bpe
\ber
\brs
\bso
\bon
\bna
\bal
\bl d
\bde
\bet
\bta
\bai
\bil
\bls
\bs.
\b.
330 Once logged in to the cluster, you should set your details so that
331 anybody who wishes to contact you can find out who and where you are.
332 There are four items to set, your name, qth, location and home node.
333 Setting these details also allows the use of the SHOW/HEADING and
334 SHOW/SUN commands from within the cluster. Unless you set your QTH
335 and location, these commands cannot function. Once you have set your
336 name, DXSpider will greet you with it next time you login. Your QTH
337 setting is where you live and it is a good idea to add your locator to
338 this as the location setting is converted to latitude and longitude
339 once inputted. You can actually set your location in
340 latitude/longitude or as a locator. Setting your home node will tell
341 the program where you wish mail to be sent to you.
343 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\bes
\bs:
\b:
348 set/qth Morecambe, Lancashire IO84NB
349 set/location 48 34 n 12 12 e
355 4
\b4.
\b. G
\bGe
\bet
\btt
\bti
\bin
\bng
\bg a
\ban
\bnd
\bd p
\bpo
\bos
\bst
\bti
\bin
\bng
\bg D
\bDX
\bX.
\b.
357 When all is said and done, this is the main function of a DX cluster.
358 In its simplest form you can just connect to the node and you will
359 start to receive DX spots almost immediately! You can check on recent
360 postings in either a general manner or on a particular band or mode.
361 You can even check DX by callsign or a fragment of a callsign. Of
362 course, once you get the hang of things, it is expected that you start
363 posting some yourself! After all, there would be no clusters if
364 people did not post DX and you get the added thrill of the hunt!
367 4
\b4.
\b.1
\b1.
\b. R
\bRe
\bec
\bce
\bei
\biv
\bvi
\bin
\bng
\bg D
\bDX
\bX.
\b.
369 As we have already said, it is possible just to connect to the cluster
370 and you will receive spots automatically. However, you may wish to
371 check on spots just posted. Maybe you wish to see if a particular
372 band is open or if a certain callsign is active, perhaps a DXpedition.
373 The command to do this is S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/D
\bDX
\bX. Without any other arguments, this
374 command will output the last 10 spots posted. It is possible to look
375 at more than this, for example the last 20 or 50 spots, by adding the
376 number to the command. You can make it even more specific by adding a
377 band in either wavelength or frequency, and/or any additional
378 information such as QSL details.
380 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\bes
\bs:
\b:
390 will show the last 10, 5 and 20 spots received by the cluster
393 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\bes
\bs
403 will show the last 5, 10 or 20 spots on 20 metres only.
405 It is also possible to check for certain callsigns, or fragments of
406 callsigns in the same way.
408 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\bes
\bs:
\b:
417 would show the last 5 or 10 dx spots containing the callsign g0vgs.
420 You can check for DX by offset and also by specifying a comment to
423 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\bes
\bs:
\b:
433 would show the spots that arrived between 30 and 40 spots ago and any
434 spots with the word _
\bi_
\bo_
\bt_
\ba in the comment field. The case of the
435 comment is not important.
437 Checking DX posted on a certain day is possible too. All you have to
438 do here is to specify how many days ago it was like this ...
440 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
448 It is of course possible to specify multiple arguments.
450 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
454 show/dx 20 prefix 9a on vhf day 30
458 This would show the last 20 spots posted by or about calls with the
459 prefix 9a on vhf 30 days ago.
461 As you can see the S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/D
\bDX
\bX command is very flexible, so if you are not
462 sure whether something will work or not, try it and see! More
463 information can be found in the Command Set section.
466 4
\b4.
\b.2
\b2.
\b. P
\bPo
\bos
\bst
\bti
\bin
\bng
\bg D
\bDX
\bX.
\b.
468 To post DX you use the D
\bDX
\bX command. The syntax is shown below.
470 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
474 dx (frequency) (callsign) (remarks)
478 Where frequency is in kilohertz and the callsign is the callsign of
479 the station you have worked or heard, (ie not your own callsign!).
480 The remarks section allows you to add information like the operators
481 name or perhaps a location. Actually DXSpider will allow the
482 frequency and callsign fields to be entered in any order.
484 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
488 dx 14004 pa3ezl OP Aurelio 599
492 In fact, all the following will give the same result...
496 dx 14004 pa3ezl OP Aurelio 599
497 dx pa3ezl 14004 OP Aurelio 599
498 dx pa3ezl 14.004 OP Aurelio 599
502 This posting, or callout as it is known, will be forwarded to all
503 other connected stations both at the cluster you are connected to and
504 other active clusters in the network. The callout will also be sent
505 to you as proof of receipt.
508 5
\b5.
\b. H
\bHe
\bea
\bad
\bdi
\bin
\bng
\bgs
\bs a
\ban
\bnd
\bd p
\bpr
\bro
\bop
\bpa
\bag
\bga
\bat
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bn
510 There are three commands in DXSpider to help you get the best DX
511 possible. These are S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/S
\bSU
\bUN
\bN, S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/M
\bMO
\bOO
\bON
\bN and S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/H
\bHE
\bEA
\bAD
\bDI
\bIN
\bNG
\bG. These
512 commands will only work for you if you have entered your personal
513 details. They use your entered location as a reference, so if you
514 have not entered it or have entered it incorrectly they will not
515 return the correct information.
519 5
\b5.
\b.1
\b1.
\b. S
\bSu
\bun
\bn
521 The S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/S
\bSU
\bUN
\bN command can be used in three different ways. It can be
522 used to show sunrise and sunset times for your own station, a
523 particular callsign or a prefix.
525 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
533 The output from this would look something like this ..
538 Location Rise Set Azim Elev
539 G0VGS Morecambe, Lancashire 07:08Z 17:39Z 205.3 24.1
547 would look like this ...
552 Location Rise Set Azim Elev
553 5B Cyprus-5B 04:23Z 15:40Z 244.0 18.8
557 You can also specify multiple arguments like this ...
561 sh/sun gw4veq 5b4ab zs
565 and then the output would look like this ...
569 sh/sun gw4veq 5b4ab zs
570 Location Rise Set Azim Elev
571 GW4VEQ Brungwran, Isle of Anglesey IO 07:14Z 17:48Z 204.9 24.9
572 5B Cyprus-5B 04:23Z 15:40Z 244.5 18.3
573 ZS So-Africa-ZS1-ZS 04:31Z 17:28Z 289.9 41.3
574 ZS So-Africa-ZS5-ZS 03:44Z 16:34Z 278.5 32.0
575 ZS So-Africa-ZS6-ZS 03:59Z 16:42Z 277.6 35.0
578 5
\b5.
\b.2
\b2.
\b. M
\bMo
\boo
\bon
\bn
580 The S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/M
\bMO
\bOO
\bON
\bN command works in the same way as the S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/S
\bSU
\bUN
\bN command.
581 This program however, calculates the rise and set times of the moon
582 for a prefix or callsign, together with the current azimuth and
583 elevation of the sun at these locations.
585 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
593 The output from this command would look like this ..
598 Location Rise Set Azim Elev RGain dB
599 EA Spain-EA 08:15Z 20:09Z 257.2 9.5 -0.6
603 You can see that the output is similar to the S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/S
\bSU
\bUN
\bN command, with
604 slightly different fields.
607 5
\b5.
\b.3
\b3.
\b. H
\bHe
\bea
\bad
\bdi
\bin
\bng
\bg
609 The S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/H
\bHE
\bEA
\bAD
\bDI
\bIN
\bNG
\bG command works in the same way as the S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/S
\bSU
\bUN
\bN and
610 S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/M
\bMO
\bOO
\bON
\bN commands but outputs beam headings for a specified callsign
611 or prefix. Reciprocal beam headings are also calculated.
613 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be
621 The output from this command would look like this ..
626 ZL New-Zealand-ZL1-ZL: 7 degs - dist: 11238 mi, 18087 km Reciprocal heading: 355 degs
627 ZL New-Zealand-ZL2-ZL: 9 degs - dist: 11540 mi, 18574 km Reciprocal heading: 353 degs
628 ZL New-Zealand-ZL3-ZL: 19 degs - dist: 11634 mi, 18724 km Reciprocal heading: 345 degs
629 ZL New-Zealand-ZL4-ZL: 34 degs - dist: 11783 mi, 18963 km Reciprocal heading: 332 degs
633 6
\b6.
\b. A
\bAn
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\bem
\bme
\ben
\bnt
\bts
\bs.
\b.
635 6
\b6.
\b.1
\b1.
\b. M
\bMa
\bak
\bki
\bin
\bng
\bg a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\bem
\bme
\ben
\bnt
\bts
\bs.
\b.
637 Occasionally, you may wish to post something that does not fall into
638 the normal parameters for a DX callout. You may wish to tell
639 everybody connected that 10 FM is open for example, or ask if anyone
640 knows the QSL manager for a certain callsign etc. You can do this
641 using the A
\bAN
\bNN
\bNO
\bOU
\bUN
\bNC
\bCE
\bE command.
643 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
647 announce 10 FM is open in IO84NB to europe.
651 That would let everyone know locally that this was the case, however
652 it would not be forwarded to other nodes connected. To send
653 announcements to other connected nodes as well, you would use the F
\bFU
\bUL
\bLL
\bL
656 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
660 announce full Anyone seen EA7WA today?
664 Be cautious in your use of announce full. There are many other tools
665 available to get the information you require and the judicious use of
666 this command is frowned upon as it creates a great deal of traffic
670 6
\b6.
\b.2
\b2.
\b. L
\bLi
\bis
\bst
\bti
\bin
\bng
\bg a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\bem
\bme
\ben
\bnt
\bts
\bs.
\b.
672 You can list previous announcements in the standard format with the
673 S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW command. As before you can list just the last 5 or as many as
676 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
681 show/announcements 10
685 7
\b7.
\b. N
\bNo
\bod
\bde
\bes
\bs a
\ban
\bnd
\bd u
\bus
\bse
\ber
\brs
\bs.
\b.
687 You can check which nodes are connected in the network, who is logged
688 on locally, who is logged on at all the nodes or even just one node in
689 particular. This is handy if you wish to see whether a friend is
690 connected at the node they use. To see who is connected to the nodes,
691 the S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/C
\bCO
\bON
\bNF
\bFI
\bIG
\bGU
\bUR
\bRA
\bAT
\bTI
\bIO
\bON
\bN command is used.
693 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
698 show/configuration/nodes
699 show/configuration (node_call)
700 show/configuration (prefix)
704 The first of our three examples would output something like this,
713 GB7BIG (GD0TEP) GD3UMW
714 GB7BPQ (G0INA) G0RCI G3AKU G3OCA
716 GB7DJK G0FYD G0REK G1TLH G4PEL G4SOZ
717 G4TVR G7SQW K8AZ M0CTQ-1 MM1CXE-10
720 GB7DXC (G0HDB) G0WFK (G1FYC) G3KWK G3LME
721 G3OIL G4BGW G4FUJ (G4PDQ) GW7SMV
723 (GB7DXG) GU6EFB GU7DHI
724 GB7DXK G1NTW G3IBI G3NSM G3XAQ G4CUS
726 GB7DXM G1EUC G3GAF G3LAS G4ZTR G8WXU
731 You will notice that EI5TCR is showing only that it has 7 users and
732 not giving the actual callsigns. This means that this node is on a
733 limited protocol of some kind, probably because of a contest situation
734 where slow radio links can block up and fail if too much information
735 is sent between nodes.
737 The second example would just show the nodes connected in the network,
744 GB7BAA GB7BAA GB7BPQ (GB7CDX) GB7DJK GB7DXA
745 GB7DXC GB7DXE (GB7DXG) GB7DXK GB7DXL
746 GB7DXM GB7DXS GB7IPT GB7MRS GB7UJS
747 GB7YDX KL7G N2TLY (ON0DXK)
748 GB7BIG EI5TCR GB7ADX GB7BIG GB7UDX
755 If we insert the node_call pi4tue-8 into the third example, then this
761 PI4TUE-8 9A1CMA-6 DF6PW DL4FAY DL4KAK DL4WF-2
762 F5NOD-2 F5PAC IZ0CSR N6CR OH2BLD
763 ON1LVL-13 ON4CBT ON4CJP ON5DXL-14 ON7NQ
764 PA0RCT PA3DYS PA3FDO PA5KW-4 PI4TUE-9
769 As you can see, only the users of the requested node are shown.
771 You can also use a prefix to show only a group of nodes. For example
772 you may only wish to see who is connected to the nodes in the UK. To
773 do this simply use a prefix like this ...
776 show/configuration gb7
780 To show the locally connected users, the S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/U
\bUS
\bSE
\bER
\bRS
\bS command is used
782 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
790 The output of this command would look like this,
794 Callsigns connected to GB7MBC
795 G0JHC G0NEI G0VGS G0VGS-2 G0YLM
800 8
\b8.
\b. T
\bTa
\bal
\blk
\bk m
\bmo
\bod
\bde
\be.
\b.
802 You can send a single comment or start a dedicated talk session to
803 another user by using the T
\bTA
\bAL
\bLK
\bK command.
806 Talk mode is used to send a one line comment or greeting to a specific
807 user connected either at your node or another in the network. You can
808 also enter into a dedicated talk session with another user. Talks
809 will be automatically forwarded to other nodes if the station you are
810 talking to is not connected locally. You can find out who is
811 connected by using the S
\bSH
\bHO
\bOW
\bW/
\b/C
\bCO
\bON
\bNF
\bFI
\bIG
\bGU
\bUR
\bRA
\bAT
\bTI
\bIO
\bON
\bN command, (described
814 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\bes
\bs:
\b:
818 talk g0rdi Having a good day Iain?
821 This example would send the line "Having a good day Iain?" to the user
822 g0rdi but would leave you in normal mode.
827 Entering Talkmode, /EX to end, /<cmd> to run a command
832 As you can see, you can still run commands whilst in talk mode.
833 Simply prefix the command with a / like /sh/dx and you will get the
834 expected output. If the user is connected to another node, you may
835 have to use a slightly extended version of the T
\bTA
\bAL
\bLK
\bK command.
843 To exit talk mode, you issue the command /
\b/e
\bex
\bx.
845 Whilst in talk mode you will still receive DX spots. This means that
846 you can chat to a friend whilst working DX.
849 9
\b9.
\b. M
\bMa
\bai
\bil
\bl.
\b.
851 You can send and receive both personal mail and bulletins with
852 DXSpider quite easily.
855 9
\b9.
\b.1
\b1.
\b. T
\bTh
\bhe
\be "
\b"d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by"
\b" c
\bco
\bom
\bmm
\bma
\ban
\bnd
\bd.
\b.
857 To list mail you would use the D
\bDI
\bIR
\bRE
\bEC
\bCT
\bTO
\bOR
\bRY
\bY command. On its own, this
858 command will output the last ten messages received by the node, either
859 to or from yourself or bulletins such as "DX" and "ALL". As with
860 other commands you can display more by specifying a number with the
861 command. You should be aware that Spider will accept these commands
862 by separating with either a slash or a space, so _
\bd_
\bi_
\br _
\bn_
\be_
\bw and _
\bd_
\bi_
\br_
\b/_
\bn_
\be_
\bw
863 work in the same way.
865 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
875 Of course most of the time you will only want to list new mail sent to
876 you personally since your last login. However you might also like to
877 check for general mail received by the node. In fact if there is new
878 mail for you, the cluster will tell you when you login. You will also
879 be informed if new mail arrives for you during the time you are logged
880 in. Mail is not only sent to callsigns though. Mail can also be sent
881 to subjects like "all" or "local" or "dx" etc. You can treat these
882 bulletins in the same way as personal mail with the directory command.
884 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\bes
\bs:
\b:
892 directory/from <call>
896 The last option will only show mail from a callsign if it was sent to
897 you personally or was sent as a bulletin. There are some additional
898 commands and these can be found in the DXSpider Command Reference
902 9
\b9.
\b.2
\b2.
\b. R
\bRe
\bea
\bad
\bdi
\bin
\bng
\bg m
\bma
\bai
\bil
\bl.
\b.
904 The output of the D
\bDI
\bIR
\bRE
\bEC
\bCT
\bTO
\bOR
\bRY
\bY command could be something like this.
909 20735 2 ALL GW7SMV 21-Feb 1204Z REC 9E1S QSL TDY 50Mhz....
910 20823 308 UK G0HDB 22-Feb 2334Z Help - which district code?
911 20824 105 ALL W9AE 23-Feb 0349Z S0NY QSL address?
912 20825 2 UK G0LRJ 23-Feb 0806Z QSL REC LZ2CJ/1.CARD NO-750.
913 20858 2 ALL GW7SMV 24-Feb 0905Z REC S92DX QSL CARD TDY 50Mhz
914 20921 200 ALL GM4FDM 27-Feb 2203Z Trip to VP8
915 20949 375 ALL K0MN 27-Feb 0428Z ST0P cards are gd @ ARRL
916 20950 2 UK G0LRJ 28-Feb 0835Z QSL REC SV9/IZ0CKJ/P EU-187.
917 20987 569 ALL GD0TEP 1-Mar 1733Z Portable contests
918 21076 2 ALL G4AFJ 3-Mar 1743Z kh6nd/kh5 qsl received
919 21184-p 599 GW4HAT G0VGS 4-Mar 1518Z Re: Time
923 The first column is the actual message number. If the message is a
924 personal one to you, you will see a letter 'p' after this number. If
925 the message has been read, there will be a '-' between the message
926 number and the 'p'. This only works for personal messages. The next
927 column shows the file size of the message. The third column shows the
928 address the message was sent to and the next column shows who sent it.
929 The rest is fairly self-explanatory.
931 Reading a message is as simple as typing read, followed by the message
932 number that you wish to read.
934 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
942 will read message number 25. However the mail will be displayed in
943 it's entirety unless you specify a page length. You can set your page
944 length to any number you like and when the message reaches that number
945 of lines you will get a prompt giving you options.
946 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
954 9
\b9.
\b.3
\b3.
\b. S
\bSe
\ben
\bnd
\bdi
\bin
\bng
\bg m
\bma
\bai
\bil
\bl.
\b.
956 Sending mail is done in the time honoured way. First you specify a
957 recipient for the message, then you will be prompted for a subject.
958 Once you have done this you will be asked to type your message.
959 Please remember that there is no automatic word wrap, so unless you
960 are using a client that wraps lines automatically, remember to hit
961 return at the end of each line.
963 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
968 Enter Subject (30 characters):
970 Enter Message /EX to send or /ABORT to exit
972 Just a quick note to say that I can make Thursday after all. The
973 appointment I had has cancelled so we are go!
979 At this point you can either hit return and enter /ex to send the
980 message or use /abort at any time to abort it. You can now display
981 the message in the normal way. There are several send options and
982 these are listed in the Command Set section. These include sending
983 mail to several recipients and asking for a return receipt.
987 9
\b9.
\b.4
\b4.
\b. R
\bRe
\bep
\bpl
\bly
\byi
\bin
\bng
\bg t
\bto
\bo m
\bma
\bai
\bil
\bl.
\b.
989 If mail is addressed to you or to a bulletin address, you can use the
990 R
\bRE
\bEP
\bPL
\bLY
\bY command to reply to it. Using this command, the subject will be
991 automatically set for you as "Re: subject", whatever the subject was.
993 E
\bEx
\bxa
\bam
\bmp
\bpl
\ble
\be:
\b:
1001 9
\b9.
\b.5
\b5.
\b. D
\bDe
\bel
\ble
\bet
\bti
\bin
\bng
\bg m
\bma
\bai
\bil
\bl
1003 To delete a message, you use the _
\bd_
\be_
\bl_
\be_
\bt_
\be command. You can only delete
1004 messages sent to or received by yourself. Bulletins are dealt with
1005 automatically or by the sysop.
1006 1
\b10
\b0.
\b. F
\bFi
\bil
\blt
\bte
\ber
\bri
\bin
\bng
\bg (
\b(F
\bFr
\bro
\bom
\bm v
\bve
\ber
\brs
\bsi
\bio
\bon
\bn 1
\b1.
\b.4
\b45
\b5)
\b)
1008 1
\b10
\b0.
\b.1
\b1.
\b. G
\bGe
\ben
\bne
\ber
\bra
\bal
\bl f
\bfi
\bil
\blt
\bte
\ber
\br r
\bru
\bul
\ble
\bes
\bs
1010 Upto v1.44 it was not possible for the user to set their own filters.
1011 From v1.45 though that has all changed. It is now possible to set
1012 filters for just about anything you wish. If you have just updated
1013 from an older version of DXSpider you will need to update your new
1014 filters. You do not need to do anything with your old filters, they
1015 will be renamed as you update.
1018 There are 3 basic commands involved in setting and manipulating
1019 filters. These are _
\ba_
\bc_
\bc_
\be_
\bp_
\bt, _
\br_
\be_
\bj_
\be_
\bc_
\bt and _
\bc_
\bl_
\be_
\ba_
\br. First we will look
1020 generally at filtering. There are a number of things you can filter in
1021 the DXSpider system. They all use the same general mechanism.
1024 In general terms you can create a 'reject' or an 'accept' filter which
1025 can have up to 10 lines in it. You do this using, for example ...
1034 where ..... are the specific commands for that type of filter. There
1035 are filters for spots, wwv, announce, wcy and (for sysops) connects.
1036 See each different accept or reject command reference for more
1039 There is also a command to clear out one or more lines in a filter.
1049 There is clear/xxxx command for each type of filter.
1052 and you can check that your filters have worked by the command ...
1060 For now we are going to use spots for the examples, but you can apply
1061 the same principles to all types of filter.
1065 1
\b10
\b0.
\b.2
\b2.
\b. T
\bTy
\byp
\bpe
\bes
\bs o
\bof
\bf f
\bfi
\bil
\blt
\bte
\ber
\br
1067 There are two main types of filter, _
\ba_
\bc_
\bc_
\be_
\bp_
\bt or _
\br_
\be_
\bj_
\be_
\bc_
\bt. You can use
1068 either to achieve the result you want dependent on your own preference
1069 and which is more simple to do. It is pointless writing 8 lines of
1070 reject filters when 1 accept filter would do the same thing! Each
1071 filter has 10 lines (of any length) which are tried in order. If a
1072 line matches then the action you have specified is taken (ie reject
1073 means ignore it and accept means take it)
1076 If you specify reject filters, then any lines that arrive that match
1077 the filter will be dumped but all else will be accepted. If you use
1078 an accept filter, then ONLY the lines in the filter will be accepted
1079 and all else will be dumped. For example if you have a single line
1080 _
\ba_
\bc_
\bc_
\be_
\bp_
\bt filter ...
1084 accept/spots on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
1088 then you will _
\bO_
\bN_
\bL_
\bY get VHF spots _
\bf_
\br_
\bo_
\bm or _
\bt_
\bo CQ zones 14, 15 and 16.
1091 If you set a reject filter like this ...
1095 reject/spots on hf/cw
1099 Then you will get everything _
\bE_
\bX_
\bC_
\bE_
\bP_
\bT HF CW spots. You could make this
1100 single filter even more flexible. For example, if you are interested
1101 in IOTA and will work it even on CW even though normally you are not
1102 interested in CW, then you could say ...
1106 reject/spots on hf/cw and not info iota
1110 But in that case you might only be interested in iota and say:-
1114 accept/spots not on hf/cw or info iota
1118 which achieves exactly the same thing. You should choose one or the
1119 other until you are comfortable with the way it works. You can mix
1120 them if you wish (actually you can have an accept AND a reject on the
1121 same line) but don't attempt this until you are sure you know what you
1125 You can arrange your filter lines into logical units, either for your
1126 own understanding or simply convenience. Here is an example ...
1127 reject/spots 1 on hf/cw
1128 reject/spots 2 on 50000/1400000 not (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
1132 What this does is to ignore all HF CW spots and also rejects any spots
1133 on VHF which don't either originate or spot someone in Europe.
1136 This is an example where you would use a line number (1 and 2 in this
1137 case), if you leave the digit out, the system assumes '1'. Digits
1138 '0'-'9' are available. This make it easier to see just what filters
1139 you have set. It also makes it more simple to remove individual
1140 filters, during a contest for example.
1143 You will notice in the above example that the second line has
1144 brackets. Look at the line logically. You can see there are 2
1145 separate sections to it. We are saying reject spots that are VHF or
1146 above _
\bA_
\bP_
\bA_
\bR_
\bT from those in zones 14, 15 and 16 (either spotted there or
1147 originated there). If you did not have the brackets to separate the 2
1148 sections, then Spider would read it logically from the front and see a
1149 different expression entirely ...
1153 (on 50000/1400000 and by_zone 14,15,16) or call_zone 14,15,16
1157 The simple way to remember this is, if you use OR - use brackets.
1158 Whilst we are here CASE is not important. 'And BY_Zone' is just the
1159 same as 'and by_zone'.
1161 As mentioned earlier, setting several filters can be more flexible
1162 than simply setting one complex one. Doing it in this way means that
1163 if you want to alter your filter you can just redefine or remove one
1164 or more lines of it or one line. For example ...
1168 reject/spots 1 on hf/ssb
1172 would redefine our earlier example, or
1180 To remove all the filter lines in the spot filter ...
1188 1
\b10
\b0.
\b.3
\b3.
\b. F
\bFi
\bil
\blt
\bte
\ber
\br o
\bop
\bpt
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bns
\bs
1190 You can filter in several different ways. The options are listed in
1191 the various helpfiles for accept, reject and filter.
1194 1
\b10
\b0.
\b.4
\b4.
\b. A
\bAd
\bdv
\bva
\ban
\bnc
\bce
\bed
\bd f
\bfi
\bil
\blt
\bte
\ber
\bri
\bin
\bng
\bg
1196 Once you are happy with the results you get, you may like to
1200 The previous example that filters hf/cw spots and accepts vhf/uhf
1201 spots from EU can be written with a mixed filter, for example ...
1207 acc/spot 2 on 50000/1400000 and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
1211 Note that the first filter has not been specified with a number. This
1212 will automatically be assumed to be number 1. In this case, we have
1213 said _
\br_
\be_
\bj_
\be_
\bc_
\bt _
\ba_
\bl_
\bl _
\bH_
\bF _
\bs_
\bp_
\bo_
\bt_
\bs _
\bi_
\bn _
\bt_
\bh_
\be _
\bC_
\bW _
\bs_
\be_
\bc_
\bt_
\bi_
\bo_
\bn _
\bo_
\bf _
\bt_
\bh_
\be _
\bb_
\ba_
\bn_
\bd_
\bs _
\bb_
\bu_
\bt _
\ba_
\bc_
\bc_
\be_
\bp_
\bt _
\ba_
\bl_
\bl
1214 _
\bo_
\bt_
\bh_
\be_
\br_
\bs _
\ba_
\bt _
\bH_
\bF_
\b. _
\bA_
\bl_
\bs_
\bo _
\ba_
\bc_
\bc_
\be_
\bp_
\bt _
\ba_
\bn_
\by_
\bt_
\bh_
\bi_
\bn_
\bg _
\bi_
\bn _
\bV_
\bH_
\bF _
\ba_
\bn_
\bd _
\ba_
\bb_
\bo_
\bv_
\be _
\bs_
\bp_
\bo_
\bt_
\bt_
\be_
\bd _
\bi_
\bn _
\bo_
\br _
\bb_
\by
1215 _
\bo_
\bp_
\be_
\br_
\ba_
\bt_
\bo_
\br_
\bs _
\bi_
\bn _
\bt_
\bh_
\be _
\bz_
\bo_
\bn_
\be_
\bs _
\b1_
\b4_
\b, _
\b1_
\b5 _
\ba_
\bn_
\bd _
\b1_
\b6. Each filter slot actually has a
1216 'reject' slot and an 'accept' slot. The reject slot is executed BEFORE
1220 It was mentioned earlier that after a reject test that doesn't match,
1221 the default for following tests is 'accept', the reverse is true for
1222 'accept'. In the example what happens is that the reject is executed
1223 first, any non hf/cw spot is passed to the accept line, which lets
1224 through everything else on HF. The next filter line lets through just
1225 VHF/UHF spots from EU.
1229 1
\b11
\b1.
\b. H
\bHi
\bin
\bnt
\bts
\bs,
\b, t
\bti
\bip
\bps
\bs a
\ban
\bnd
\bd c
\bco
\bom
\bmm
\bmo
\bon
\bn q
\bqu
\bue
\bes
\bst
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bns
\bs.
\b.
1231 Q
\bQ.
\b.These commands seem very long! Can I shorten them?
1233 A
\bA.
\b.Of course you can and the usual abbreviations work. If you are
1236 Q
\bQ.
\b.I am not sure if this command is correct. Can I cause any harm if I
1239 A
\bA.
\b.Do not be afraid to try a command to see if it will work, at the
1240 worst you will get an error message. If you require any help on a
1241 command, just type help followed by the command you want help on.
1242 Look at the "DXSpider Command Reference" section to see what help can
1245 Q
\bQ.
\b.How should I use the announce command?
1247 A
\bA.
\b.With respect. Use the command by all means, but please only use the
1248 "full" extension if absolutely necessary. It can create a LOT of
1249 messages passing between clusters.
1251 Q
\bQ.
\b.I like to be working in the shack while logged into the cluster but
1252 I can't be looking at the screen all the time. How can I be alerted
1253 when anything happens?
1255 A
\bA.
\b.Use the S
\bSE
\bET
\bT/
\b/B
\bBE
\bEE
\bEP
\bP command. You can find information on this in the
1256 "DXSpider Command Reference" section.
1258 Q
\bQ.
\b.I got disconnected from the cluster and now I can't log back in
1259 again. What is wrong?
1261 A
\bA.
\b.Probably the cluster thinks you are still logged on and will not let
1262 you reconnect using the same call to prevent loops. Try logging on
1263 again adding an ssid to your callsign as DXSpider treats G0YLM and
1264 G0YLM-1 as different users.
1266 Q
\bQ.
\b.How do I know if I have got the latest version of this user manual?
1268 A
\bA.
\b.The latest and greatest will always be on the Website. It will also
1269 be included with every release of DXSpider. As always, if unsure, ask
1270 your sysop what version number is the latest.
1273 1
\b12
\b2.
\b. T
\bTh
\bhe
\be D
\bDX
\bXS
\bSp
\bpi
\bid
\bde
\ber
\br c
\bco
\bom
\bmm
\bma
\ban
\bnd
\bd r
\bre
\bef
\bfe
\ber
\bre
\ben
\bnc
\bce
\be
1275 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b1.
\b. a
\bac
\bcc
\bce
\bep
\bpt
\bt
1277 a
\bac
\bcc
\bce
\bep
\bpt
\bt Set a filter to accept something
1280 Create a filter to accept something
1282 There are 2 types of filter, accept and reject. See HELP FILTERING
1285 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.2
\b2.
\b. a
\bac
\bcc
\bce
\bep
\bpt
\bt/
\b/a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\be [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b>
1287 a
\bac
\bcc
\bce
\bep
\bpt
\bt/
\b/a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\be [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b> Set an 'accept' filter line for
1291 Create an 'accept this announce' line for a filter.
1293 An accept filter line means that if the announce matches this filter
1294 it is passed onto the user. See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please
1295 read this to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief
1298 You can use any of the following things in this line:-
1302 info <string> eg: iota or qsl
1303 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
1305 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1306 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1307 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1308 origin_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,NH
1309 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
1310 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
1311 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1314 wx 1 filter WX announces
1315 dest <prefixes> eg: 6MUK,WDX (distros)
1324 acc/ann 2 by_zone 14,15,16
1325 (this could be all on one line: acc/ann dest 6MUK or by_zone 14,15,16)
1340 acc/ann by_state va,nh,ri,nh
1344 You can use the tag 'all' to accept everything eg:
1352 but this probably for advanced users...
1354 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.3
\b3.
\b. a
\bac
\bcc
\bce
\bep
\bpt
\bt/
\b/s
\bsp
\bpo
\bot
\bts
\bs [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b>
1356 a
\bac
\bcc
\bce
\bep
\bpt
\bt/
\b/s
\bsp
\bpo
\bot
\bts
\bs [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b> Set an 'accept' filter line for spots
1359 Create an 'accept this spot' line for a filter.
1361 An accept filter line means that if the spot matches this filter it is
1362 passed onto the user. See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please read
1363 this to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief
1366 You can use any of the following things in this line:-
1370 freq <range> eg: 0/30000 or hf or hf/cw or 6m,4m,2m
1371 on <range> same as 'freq'
1372 call <prefixes> eg: G,PA,HB9
1373 info <string> eg: iota or qsl
1375 call_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1376 call_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1377 call_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1378 call_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
1379 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
1380 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
1381 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1382 by_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
1388 For frequencies, you can use any of the band names defined in
1389 SHOW/BANDS and you can use a subband name like: cw, rtty, data, ssb -
1390 thus: hf/ssb. You can also just have a simple range like: 0/30000 -
1391 this is more efficient than saying simply: freq HF (but don't get too
1399 acc/spot 2 on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
1403 You can use the tag 'all' to accept everything, eg:
1415 acc/spots by_state VA,NH,RI,MA,ME
1419 but this probably for advanced users...
1421 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.4
\b4.
\b. a
\bac
\bcc
\bce
\bep
\bpt
\bt/
\b/w
\bwc
\bcy
\by [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b>
1423 a
\bac
\bcc
\bce
\bep
\bpt
\bt/
\b/w
\bwc
\bcy
\by [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b> set an 'accept' WCY filter
1426 It is unlikely that you will want to do this, but if you do then you
1427 can filter on the following fields:-
1431 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
1433 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1434 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1435 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1436 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
1437 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
1438 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1443 There are no examples because WCY Broadcasts only come from one place
1444 and you either want them or not (see UNSET/WCY if you don't want
1447 This command is really provided for future use.
1449 See HELP FILTER for information.
1451 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.5
\b5.
\b. a
\bac
\bcc
\bce
\bep
\bpt
\bt/
\b/w
\bww
\bwv
\bv [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b>
1453 a
\bac
\bcc
\bce
\bep
\bpt
\bt/
\b/w
\bww
\bwv
\bv [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b> set an 'accept' WWV filter
1456 It is unlikely that you will want to do this, but if you do then you
1457 can filter on the following fields:-
1461 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
1463 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1464 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1465 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1466 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
1467 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
1468 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1477 accept/wwv by_zone 4
1481 is probably the only useful thing to do (which will only show WWV
1482 broadcasts by stations in the US).
1484 See HELP FILTER for information.
1486 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.6
\b6.
\b. a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\be <
\b<t
\bte
\bex
\bxt
\bt>
\b>
1488 a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\be <
\b<t
\bte
\bex
\bxt
\bt>
\b> Send an announcement to LOCAL users only
1491 <text> is the text of the announcement you wish to broadcast
1494 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.7
\b7.
\b. a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\be f
\bfu
\bul
\bll
\bl <
\b<t
\bte
\bex
\bxt
\bt>
\b>
1496 a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\be f
\bfu
\bul
\bll
\bl <
\b<t
\bte
\bex
\bxt
\bt>
\b> Send an announcement cluster wide
1499 This will send your announcement cluster wide
1501 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.8
\b8.
\b. a
\bap
\bpr
\bro
\bop
\bpo
\bos
\bs <
\b<s
\bst
\btr
\bri
\bin
\bng
\bg>
\b>
1503 a
\bap
\bpr
\bro
\bop
\bpo
\bos
\bs <
\b<s
\bst
\btr
\bri
\bin
\bng
\bg>
\b> Search help database for <string>
1506 Search the help database for <string> (it isn't case sensitive), and
1507 print the names of all the commands that may be relevant.
1509 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.9
\b9.
\b. b
\bbl
\bla
\ban
\bnk
\bk [
\b[<
\b<s
\bst
\btr
\bri
\bin
\bng
\bg>
\b>]
\b] [
\b[<
\b<n
\bnn
\bn>
\b>]
\b]
1511 b
\bbl
\bla
\ban
\bnk
\bk [
\b[<
\b<s
\bst
\btr
\bri
\bin
\bng
\bg>
\b>]
\b] [
\b[<
\b<n
\bnn
\bn>
\b>]
\b] Print nn (default 1) blank lines (or strings)
1514 In its basic form this command prints one or more blank lines. However
1515 if you pass it a string it will replicate the string for the width of
1516 the screen (default 80) and then print that one or more times, so:
1524 prints two blank lines
1532 prints a row of - characters once.
1540 prints 'abcabcabcabcabcabc....'
1542 This is really only of any use in a script file and you can print a
1545 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b10
\b0.
\b. b
\bby
\bye
\be
1547 b
\bby
\bye
\be Exit from the cluster
1550 This will disconnect you from the cluster
1552 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b11
\b1.
\b. c
\bcl
\ble
\bea
\bar
\br/
\b/a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\be [
\b[1
\b1|
\b|a
\bal
\bll
\bl]
\b]
1554 c
\bcl
\ble
\bea
\bar
\br/
\b/a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\be [
\b[1
\b1|
\b|a
\bal
\bll
\bl]
\b] Clear a announce filter line
1557 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a annouce filter
1558 or to remove the whole filter.
1560 see CLEAR/SPOTS for a more detailed explanation.
1562 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b12
\b2.
\b. c
\bcl
\ble
\bea
\bar
\br/
\b/r
\bro
\bou
\but
\bte
\be [
\b[1
\b1|
\b|a
\bal
\bll
\bl]
\b]
1564 c
\bcl
\ble
\bea
\bar
\br/
\b/r
\bro
\bou
\but
\bte
\be [
\b[1
\b1|
\b|a
\bal
\bll
\bl]
\b] Clear a route filter line
1567 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a route filter or
1568 to remove the whole filter.
1570 see CLEAR/SPOTS for a more detailed explanation.
1572 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b13
\b3.
\b. c
\bcl
\ble
\bea
\bar
\br/
\b/s
\bsp
\bpo
\bot
\bts
\bs [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9|
\b|a
\bal
\bll
\bl]
\b]
1574 c
\bcl
\ble
\bea
\bar
\br/
\b/s
\bsp
\bpo
\bot
\bts
\bs [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9|
\b|a
\bal
\bll
\bl]
\b] Clear a spot filter line
1577 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a spot filter or
1578 to remove the whole filter.
1580 If you have a filter:-
1585 acc/spot 2 on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
1597 you will be left with:-
1601 acc/spot 2 on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
1613 the filter will be completely removed.
1615 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b14
\b4.
\b. c
\bcl
\ble
\bea
\bar
\br/
\b/w
\bwc
\bcy
\by [
\b[1
\b1|
\b|a
\bal
\bll
\bl]
\b]
1617 c
\bcl
\ble
\bea
\bar
\br/
\b/w
\bwc
\bcy
\by [
\b[1
\b1|
\b|a
\bal
\bll
\bl]
\b] Clear a WCY filter line
1619 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a WCY filter or to
1620 remove the whole filter.
1622 see CLEAR/SPOTS for a more detailed explanation.
1624 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b15
\b5.
\b. c
\bcl
\ble
\bea
\bar
\br/
\b/w
\bww
\bwv
\bv [
\b[1
\b1|
\b|a
\bal
\bll
\bl]
\b]
1626 c
\bcl
\ble
\bea
\bar
\br/
\b/w
\bww
\bwv
\bv [
\b[1
\b1|
\b|a
\bal
\bll
\bl]
\b] Clear a WWV filter line
1629 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a WWV filter or to
1630 remove the whole filter.
1632 see CLEAR/SPOTS for a more detailed explanation.
1634 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b16
\b6.
\b. d
\bdb
\bba
\bav
\bva
\bai
\bil
\bl
1636 d
\bdb
\bba
\bav
\bva
\bai
\bil
\bl Show a list of all the Databases in the system
1639 Title says it all really, this command lists all the databases defined
1640 in the system. It is also aliased to SHOW/COMMAND.
1642 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b17
\b7.
\b. d
\bdb
\bbs
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw <
\b<d
\bdb
\bbn
\bna
\bam
\bme
\be>
\b> <
\b<k
\bke
\bey
\by>
\b>
1644 d
\bdb
\bbs
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw <
\b<d
\bdb
\bbn
\bna
\bam
\bme
\be>
\b> <
\b<k
\bke
\bey
\by>
\b> Display an entry, if it exists, in a database
1647 This is the generic user interface to the database to the database
1648 system. It is expected that the sysop will add an entry to the local
1649 Aliases file so that users can use the more familiar AK1A style of
1658 but if he hasn't and the database really does exist (use DBAVAIL or
1659 SHOW/COMMAND to find out) you can do the same thing with:
1667 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b18
\b8.
\b. d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by
1669 d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by List messages
1673 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b19
\b9.
\b. d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by <
\b<f
\bfr
\bro
\bom
\bm>
\b>-
\b-<
\b<t
\bto
\bo>
\b>
1675 d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by <
\b<f
\bfr
\bro
\bom
\bm>
\b>-
\b-<
\b<t
\bto
\bo>
\b> List messages <from> message <to> message
1678 List the messages in the messages directory.
1680 If there is a 'p' one space after the message number then it is a
1681 personal message. If there is a '-' between the message number and the
1682 You can use shell escape characters such as '*' and '?' in the <call>
1685 You can combine some of the various directory commands together eg:-
1696 DIR SUBJECT IOTA 200-250
1700 You can abbreviate all the commands to one letter and use ak1a
1710 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.2
\b20
\b0.
\b. d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by <
\b<n
\bnn
\bn>
\b>
1712 d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by <
\b<n
\bnn
\bn>
\b> List last <nn> messages
1716 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.2
\b21
\b1.
\b. d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by a
\bal
\bll
\bl
1718 d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by a
\bal
\bll
\bl List all messages
1722 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.2
\b22
\b2.
\b. d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by f
\bfr
\bro
\bom
\bm <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b>
1724 d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by f
\bfr
\bro
\bom
\bm <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> List all messages from <call>
1728 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.2
\b23
\b3.
\b. d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by n
\bne
\bew
\bw
1730 d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by n
\bne
\bew
\bw List all new messages
1734 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.2
\b24
\b4.
\b. d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by o
\bow
\bwn
\bn
1736 d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by o
\bow
\bwn
\bn List your own messages
1740 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.2
\b25
\b5.
\b. d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by s
\bsu
\bub
\bbj
\bje
\bec
\bct
\bt <
\b<s
\bst
\btr
\bri
\bin
\bng
\bg>
\b>
1742 d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by s
\bsu
\bub
\bbj
\bje
\bec
\bct
\bt <
\b<s
\bst
\btr
\bri
\bin
\bng
\bg>
\b> List all messages with <string> in subject
1744 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.2
\b26
\b6.
\b. d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by t
\bto
\bo <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b>
1746 d
\bdi
\bir
\bre
\bec
\bct
\bto
\bor
\bry
\by t
\bto
\bo <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> List all messages to <call>
1750 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.2
\b27
\b7.
\b. d
\bdx
\bx [
\b[b
\bby
\by <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b>]
\b] <
\b<f
\bfr
\bre
\beq
\bq>
\b> <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> <
\b<r
\bre
\bem
\bma
\bar
\brk
\bks
\bs>
\b>
1752 d
\bdx
\bx [
\b[b
\bby
\by <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b>]
\b] <
\b<f
\bfr
\bre
\beq
\bq>
\b> <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> <
\b<r
\bre
\bem
\bma
\bar
\brk
\bks
\bs>
\b> Send a DX spot
1755 This is how you send a DX Spot to other users. You can, in fact, now
1756 enter the <freq> and the <call> either way round.
1766 will all give the same result. You can add some remarks to the end of
1767 the command and they will be added to the spot.
1771 DX FR0G 144600 this is a test
1775 You can credit someone else by saying:-
1779 DX by G1TLH FR0G 144.600 he isn't on the cluster
1783 The <freq> is compared against the available bands set up in the
1784 cluster. See SHOW/BANDS for more information.
1786 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.2
\b28
\b8.
\b. e
\bec
\bch
\bho
\bo <
\b<l
\bli
\bin
\bne
\be>
\b>
1788 e
\bec
\bch
\bho
\bo <
\b<l
\bli
\bin
\bne
\be>
\b> Echo the line to the output
1791 This command is useful in scripts and so forth for printing the line
1792 that you give to the command to the output. You can use this in
1793 user_default scripts and the SAVE command for titling and so forth
1795 The script will interpret certain standard "escape" sequences as
1800 \t - becomes a TAB character (0x09 in ascii)
1801 \a - becomes a BEEP character (0x07 in ascii)
1802 \n - prints a new line
1806 So the following example:-
1810 echo GB7DJK is a dxcluster
1818 GB7DJK is a dxcluster
1822 on the output. You don't need a \n on the end of the line you want to
1825 A more complex example:-
1829 echo GB7DJK\n\tg1tlh\tDirk\n\tg3xvf\tRichard
1846 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.2
\b29
\b9.
\b. f
\bfi
\bil
\blt
\bte
\ber
\bri
\bin
\bng
\bg.
\b..
\b..
\b.
1848 f
\bfi
\bil
\blt
\bte
\ber
\bri
\bin
\bng
\bg.
\b..
\b..
\b. Filtering things in DXSpider
1851 There are a number of things you can filter in the DXSpider system.
1852 They all use the same general mechanism.
1854 In general terms you can create a 'reject' or an 'accept' filter which
1855 can have up to 10 lines in it. You do this using, for example:-
1864 where ..... are the specific commands for that type of filter. There
1865 are filters for spots, wwv, announce, wcy and (for sysops) connects.
1866 See each different accept or reject command reference for more
1869 There is also a command to clear out one or more lines in a filter and
1870 one to show you what you have set. They are:-
1887 There is clear/xxxx command for each type of filter.
1889 For now we are going to use spots for the examples, but you can apply
1890 the principles to all types of filter.
1892 There are two main types of filter 'accept' or 'reject'; which you use
1893 depends entirely on how you look at the world and what is least
1894 writing to achieve what you want. Each filter has 10 lines (of any
1895 length) which are tried in order. If a line matches then the action
1896 you have specified is taken (ie reject means ignore it and accept
1899 The important thing to remember is that if you specify a 'reject'
1900 filter (all the lines in it say 'reject/spots' (for instance)) then if
1901 a spot comes in that doesn't match any of the lines then you will get
1902 it BUT if you specify an 'accept' filter then any spots that don't
1903 match are dumped. For example if I have a one line accept filter:-
1907 accept/spots on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
1911 then automatically you will ONLY get VHF spots from or to CQ zones 14
1912 15 and 16. If you set a reject filter like:
1916 reject/spots on hf/cw
1920 Then you will get everything EXCEPT HF CW spots, If you am interested
1921 in IOTA and will work it even on CW then you could say:-
1925 reject/spots on hf/cw and not info iota
1929 But in that case you might only be interested in iota and say:-
1933 accept/spots not on hf/cw or info iota
1937 which is exactly the same. You should choose one or the other until
1938 you are confortable with the way it works. Yes, you can mix them
1939 (actually you can have an accept AND a reject on the same line) but
1940 don't try this at home until you can analyse the results that you get
1941 without ringing up the sysop for help.
1943 Another useful addition now is filtering by US state
1947 accept/spots by_state VA,NH,RI,ME
1951 You can arrange your filter lines into logical units, either for your
1952 own understanding or simply convenience. I have one set frequently:-
1956 reject/spots 1 on hf/cw
1957 reject/spots 2 on 50000/1400000 not (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
1961 What this does is to ignore all HF CW spots (being a class B I can't
1962 read any CW and couldn't possibly be interested in HF :-) and also
1963 rejects any spots on VHF which don't either originate or spot someone
1966 This is an exmaple where you would use the line number (1 and 2 in
1967 this case), if you leave the digit out, the system assumes '1'. Digits
1969 You can leave the word 'and' out if you want, it is implied. You can
1970 use any number of brackets to make the 'expression' as you want it.
1971 There are things called precedence rules working here which mean that
1972 you will NEED brackets in a situation like line 2 because, without it,
1977 (on 50000/1400000 and by_zone 14,15,16) or call_zone 14,15,16
1981 annoying, but that is the way it is. If you use OR - use brackets.
1982 Whilst we are here CASE is not important. 'And BY_Zone' is just 'and
1985 If you want to alter your filter you can just redefine one or more
1986 lines of it or clear out one line. For example:-
1990 reject/spots 1 on hf/ssb
2002 To remove the filter in its entirty:-
2010 There are similar CLEAR commands for the other filters:-
2022 Once you are happy with the results you get, you may like to
2025 my example that filters hf/cw spots and accepts vhf/uhf spots from EU
2026 can be written with a mixed filter, eg:
2032 acc/spot 2 on 50000/1400000 and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
2036 each filter slot actually has a 'reject' slot and an 'accept' slot.
2037 The reject slot is executed BEFORE the accept slot.
2039 It was mentioned earlier that after a reject test that doesn't match,
2040 the default for following tests is 'accept', the reverse is true for
2041 first, any non hf/cw spot is passed to the accept line, which lets
2042 thru everything else on HF.
2044 The next filter line lets through just VHF/UHF spots from EU.
2046 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.3
\b30
\b0.
\b. h
\bhe
\bel
\blp
\bp
2048 h
\bhe
\bel
\blp
\bp The HELP Command
2051 HELP is available for a number of commands. The syntax is:-
2059 Where <cmd> is the name of the command you want help on.
2061 All commands can be abbreviated, so SHOW/DX can be abbreviated to
2062 SH/DX, ANNOUNCE can be shortened to AN and so on.
2064 Look at the APROPOS <string> command which will search the help
2065 database for the <string> you specify and give you a list of likely
2066 commands to look at with HELP.
2068 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.3
\b31
\b1.
\b. k
\bki
\bil
\bll
\bl <
\b<f
\bfr
\bro
\bom
\bm m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b>-
\b-<
\b<t
\bto
\bo m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b>
2070 k
\bki
\bil
\bll
\bl <
\b<f
\bfr
\bro
\bom
\bm m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b>-
\b-<
\b<t
\bto
\bo m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b> Delete a range of messages
2074 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.3
\b32
\b2.
\b. k
\bki
\bil
\bll
\bl <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo.
\b..
\b.]
\b]
2076 k
\bki
\bil
\bll
\bl <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo.
\b..
\b.]
\b] Delete a message from the local system
2080 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.3
\b33
\b3.
\b. k
\bki
\bil
\bll
\bl <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b> .
\b..
\b..
\b.]
\b]
2082 k
\bki
\bil
\bll
\bl <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b> .
\b..
\b..
\b.]
\b] Remove or erase a message from the system
2085 You can get rid of any message to or originating from your callsign
2086 using this command. You can remove more than one message at a time.
2088 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.3
\b34
\b4.
\b. k
\bki
\bil
\bll
\bl f
\bfr
\bro
\bom
\bm <
\b<r
\bre
\beg
\bge
\bex
\bx>
\b>
2090 k
\bki
\bil
\bll
\bl f
\bfr
\bro
\bom
\bm <
\b<r
\bre
\beg
\bge
\bex
\bx>
\b> Delete messages FROM a callsign or pattern
2094 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.3
\b35
\b5.
\b. k
\bki
\bil
\bll
\bl t
\bto
\bo <
\b<r
\bre
\beg
\bge
\bex
\bx>
\b>
2096 k
\bki
\bil
\bll
\bl t
\bto
\bo <
\b<r
\bre
\beg
\bge
\bex
\bx>
\b> Delete messages TO a callsign or pattern
2100 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.3
\b36
\b6.
\b. l
\bli
\bin
\bnk
\bks
\bs
2102 l
\bli
\bin
\bnk
\bks
\bs Show which nodes is physically connected
2105 This is a quick listing that shows which links are connected and some
2106 information about them. See WHO for a list of all connections.
2108 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.3
\b37
\b7.
\b. r
\bre
\bea
\bad
\bd
2110 r
\bre
\bea
\bad
\bd Read the next unread personal message addressed to you
2114 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.3
\b38
\b8.
\b. r
\bre
\bea
\bad
\bd <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b>
2116 r
\bre
\bea
\bad
\bd <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b> Read the specified message
2119 You can read any messages that are sent as 'non-personal' and also any
2120 message either sent by or sent to your callsign.
2122 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.3
\b39
\b9.
\b. r
\bre
\bej
\bje
\bec
\bct
\bt
2124 r
\bre
\bej
\bje
\bec
\bct
\bt Set a filter to reject something
2127 Create a filter to reject something
2129 There are 2 types of filter, accept and reject. See HELP FILTERING
2132 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.4
\b40
\b0.
\b. r
\bre
\bej
\bje
\bec
\bct
\bt/
\b/a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\be [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b>
2134 r
\bre
\bej
\bje
\bec
\bct
\bt/
\b/a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\be [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b> Set a 'reject' filter line for
2138 Create an 'reject this announce' line for a filter.
2140 A reject filter line means that if the announce matches this filter it
2141 is passed onto the user. See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please read
2142 this to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief
2145 You can use any of the following things in this line:-
2149 info <string> eg: iota or qsl
2150 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
2152 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
2153 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
2154 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
2155 origin_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
2156 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
2157 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
2158 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
2159 by_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
2161 wx 1 filter WX announces
2162 dest <prefixes> eg: 6MUK,WDX (distros)
2170 rej/ann by_zone 14,15,16 and not by G,M,2
2174 You can use the tag 'all' to reject everything eg:
2182 but this probably for advanced users...
2184 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.4
\b41
\b1.
\b. r
\bre
\bej
\bje
\bec
\bct
\bt/
\b/s
\bsp
\bpo
\bot
\bts
\bs [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b>
2186 r
\bre
\bej
\bje
\bec
\bct
\bt/
\b/s
\bsp
\bpo
\bot
\bts
\bs [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b> Set a 'reject' filter line for spots
2189 Create a 'reject this spot' line for a filter.
2191 A reject filter line means that if the spot matches this filter it is
2192 dumped (not passed on). See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please read
2193 this to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief
2196 You can use any of the following things in this line:-
2200 freq <range> eg: 0/30000 or hf or hf/cw or 6m,4m,2m
2201 on <range> same as 'freq'
2202 call <prefixes> eg: G,PA,HB9
2203 info <string> eg: iota or qsl
2205 call_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
2206 call_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
2207 call_zone <prefixes or numbers>
2208 call_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
2209 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
2210 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
2211 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
2212 by_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
2218 For frequencies, you can use any of the band names defined in
2219 SHOW/BANDS and you can use a subband name like: cw, rtty, data, ssb -
2220 thus: hf/ssb. You can also just have a simple range like: 0/30000 -
2221 this is more efficient than saying simply: on HF (but don't get too
2229 rej/spot 2 on vhf and not (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
2233 You can use the tag 'all' to reject everything eg:
2240 but this probably for advanced users...
2242 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.4
\b42
\b2.
\b. r
\bre
\bej
\bje
\bec
\bct
\bt/
\b/w
\bwc
\bcy
\by [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b>
2244 r
\bre
\bej
\bje
\bec
\bct
\bt/
\b/w
\bwc
\bcy
\by [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b> set a 'reject' WCY filter
2247 It is unlikely that you will want to do this, but if you do then you
2248 can filter on the following fields:-
2252 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
2254 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
2255 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
2256 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
2257 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
2258 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
2259 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
2264 There are no examples because WCY Broadcasts only come from one place
2265 and you either want them or not (see UNSET/WCY if you don't want
2268 This command is really provided for future use.
2270 See HELP FILTER for information.
2272 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.4
\b43
\b3.
\b. r
\bre
\bej
\bje
\bec
\bct
\bt/
\b/w
\bww
\bwv
\bv [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b>
2274 r
\bre
\bej
\bje
\bec
\bct
\bt/
\b/w
\bww
\bwv
\bv [
\b[0
\b0-
\b-9
\b9]
\b] <
\b<p
\bpa
\bat
\btt
\bte
\ber
\brn
\bn>
\b> set a 'reject' WWV filter
2277 It is unlikely that you will want to do this, but if you do then you
2278 can filter on the following fields:-
2282 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
2284 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
2285 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
2286 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
2287 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
2288 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
2289 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
2298 reject/wwv by_zone 14,15,16
2302 is probably the only useful thing to do (which will only show WWV
2303 broadcasts by stations in the US).
2305 See HELP FILTER for information.
2307 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.4
\b44
\b4.
\b. r
\bre
\bep
\bpl
\bly
\by
2309 r
\bre
\bep
\bpl
\bly
\by Reply (privately) to the last message that you have read
2313 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.4
\b45
\b5.
\b. r
\bre
\bep
\bpl
\bly
\by <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b>
2315 r
\bre
\bep
\bpl
\bly
\by <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b> Reply (privately) to the specified message
2319 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.4
\b46
\b6.
\b. r
\bre
\bep
\bpl
\bly
\by b
\bb <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b>
2321 r
\bre
\bep
\bpl
\bly
\by b
\bb <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b> Reply as a Bulletin to the specified message
2325 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.4
\b47
\b7.
\b. r
\bre
\bep
\bpl
\bly
\by n
\bno
\bop
\bpr
\bri
\biv
\bva
\bat
\bte
\be <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b>
2327 r
\bre
\bep
\bpl
\bly
\by n
\bno
\bop
\bpr
\bri
\biv
\bva
\bat
\bte
\be <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b> Reply as a Bulletin to the specified message
2331 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.4
\b48
\b8.
\b. r
\bre
\bep
\bpl
\bly
\by r
\brr
\br <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b>
2333 r
\bre
\bep
\bpl
\bly
\by r
\brr
\br <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b> Reply to the specified message with read receipt
2336 You can reply to a message and the subject will automatically have
2337 "Re:" inserted in front of it, if it isn't already present.
2339 You can also use all the extra qualifiers such as RR, PRIVATE,
2340 NOPRIVATE, B that you can use with the SEND command (see SEND for
2343 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.4
\b49
\b9.
\b. s
\bse
\ben
\bnd
\bd <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> .
\b..
\b..
\b.]
\b]
2345 s
\bse
\ben
\bnd
\bd <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> .
\b..
\b..
\b.]
\b] Send a message to one or more callsigns
2349 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.5
\b50
\b0.
\b. s
\bse
\ben
\bnd
\bd c
\bco
\bop
\bpy
\by <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b> <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b>
2351 s
\bse
\ben
\bnd
\bd c
\bco
\bop
\bpy
\by <
\b<m
\bms
\bsg
\bgn
\bno
\bo>
\b> <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> Send a copy of a message to someone
2355 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.5
\b51
\b1.
\b. s
\bse
\ben
\bnd
\bd n
\bno
\bop
\bpr
\bri
\biv
\bva
\bat
\bte
\be <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b>
2357 s
\bse
\ben
\bnd
\bd n
\bno
\bop
\bpr
\bri
\biv
\bva
\bat
\bte
\be <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> Send a message to all stations
2360 All the SEND commands will create a message which will be sent either
2361 to an individual callsign or to one of the 'bulletin' addresses.
2363 SEND <call> on its own acts as though you had typed SEND PRIVATE, that
2364 is it will mark the message as personal and send it to the cluster
2365 node that that callsign is connected to. If the <call> you have
2366 specified is in fact a known bulletin category on your node (eg: ALL)
2367 then the message should automatically become a bulletin.
2368 You can have more than one callsign in all of the SEND commands.
2370 You can have multiple qualifiers so that you can have for example:-
2374 SEND RR COPY 123 PRIVATE G1TLH G0RDI
2378 which should send a copy of message 123 to G1TLH and G0RDI and you
2379 will receive a read receipt when they have read the message.
2381 SB is an alias for SEND NOPRIVATE (or send a bulletin in BBS speak) SP
2382 is an alias for SEND PRIVATE
2384 The system will ask you for a subject. Conventionally this should be
2385 no longer than 29 characters for compatibility. Most modern cluster
2386 software should accept more.
2388 You will now be prompted to start entering your text.
2390 You finish the message by entering '/EX' on a new line. For instance:
2401 If you have started a message and you don't want to keep it then you
2402 can abandon the message with '/ABORT' on a new line, like:-
2408 oh I just can't be bothered with this
2413 If you abort the message it will NOT be sent.
2415 When you are entering the text of your message, most normal output
2416 (such as DX announcements and so on are suppressed and stored for
2417 latter display (upto 20 such lines are stored, as new ones come along,
2418 so the oldest lines are dropped).
2420 Also, you can enter normal commands commands (and get the output
2421 immediately) whilst in the middle of a message. You do this by typing
2422 the command preceeded by a '/' character on a new line, so:-
2426 /dx g1tlh 144010 strong signal
2430 Will issue a dx annoucement to the rest of the cluster.
2432 Also, you can add the output of a command to your message by
2433 preceeding the command with '//', thus :-
2441 This will show YOU the output from SH/VHFTABLE and also store it in
2444 You can carry on with the message until you are ready to send it.
2446 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.5
\b52
\b2.
\b. s
\bse
\ben
\bnd
\bd p
\bpr
\bri
\biv
\bva
\bat
\bte
\be <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b>
2448 s
\bse
\ben
\bnd
\bd p
\bpr
\bri
\biv
\bva
\bat
\bte
\be <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> Send a personal message
2452 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.5
\b53
\b3.
\b. s
\bse
\ben
\bnd
\bd r
\brr
\br <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b>
2454 s
\bse
\ben
\bnd
\bd r
\brr
\br <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> Send a message and ask for a read receipt
2458 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.5
\b54
\b4.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/a
\bad
\bdd
\bdr
\bre
\bes
\bss
\bs <
\b<y
\byo
\bou
\bur
\br a
\bad
\bdd
\bdr
\bre
\bes
\bss
\bs>
\b>
2460 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/a
\bad
\bdd
\bdr
\bre
\bes
\bss
\bs <
\b<y
\byo
\bou
\bur
\br a
\bad
\bdd
\bdr
\bre
\bes
\bss
\bs>
\b> Record your postal address
2464 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.5
\b55
\b5.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\be
2466 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\be Allow announce messages to come out on your terminal
2470 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.5
\b56
\b6.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/a
\ban
\bnn
\bnt
\bta
\bal
\blk
\bk
2472 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/a
\ban
\bnn
\bnt
\bta
\bal
\blk
\bk Allow talk like announce messages on your terminal
2476 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.5
\b57
\b7.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/b
\bbe
\bee
\bep
\bp
2478 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/b
\bbe
\bee
\bep
\bp Add a beep to DX and other messages on your terminal
2482 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.5
\b58
\b8.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/d
\bdx
\bx
2484 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/d
\bdx
\bx Allow DX messages to come out on your terminal
2488 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.5
\b59
\b9.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/d
\bdx
\bxg
\bgr
\bri
\bid
\bd
2490 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/d
\bdx
\bxg
\bgr
\bri
\bid
\bd Allow QRA Grid Squares on the end of DX announcements
2494 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.6
\b60
\b0.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/d
\bdx
\bxs
\bst
\bta
\bat
\bte
\be
2496 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/d
\bdx
\bxs
\bst
\bta
\bat
\bte
\be Allow US State info on the end of DX announcements
2500 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.6
\b61
\b1.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/e
\bec
\bch
\bho
\bo
2502 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/e
\bec
\bch
\bho
\bo Make the cluster echo your input
2506 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.6
\b62
\b2.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/e
\bem
\bma
\bai
\bil
\bl <
\b<e
\bem
\bma
\bai
\bil
\bl>
\b> .
\b..
\b..
\b.
2508 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/e
\bem
\bma
\bai
\bil
\bl <
\b<e
\bem
\bma
\bai
\bil
\bl>
\b> .
\b..
\b..
\b. Set email address(es) and forward your personals
2512 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.6
\b63
\b3.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/h
\bhe
\ber
\bre
\be
2514 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/h
\bhe
\ber
\bre
\be Tell the system you are present at your terminal
2518 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.6
\b64
\b4.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/h
\bho
\bom
\bme
\ben
\bno
\bod
\bde
\be <
\b<n
\bno
\bod
\bde
\be>
\b>
2520 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/h
\bho
\bom
\bme
\ben
\bno
\bod
\bde
\be <
\b<n
\bno
\bod
\bde
\be>
\b> Set your normal cluster callsign
2523 Tell the cluster system where you normally connect to. Any Messages
2524 sent to you will normally find their way there should you not be
2532 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.6
\b65
\b5.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/l
\bla
\ban
\bng
\bgu
\bua
\bag
\bge
\be <
\b<l
\bla
\ban
\bng
\bg>
\b>
2534 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/l
\bla
\ban
\bng
\bgu
\bua
\bag
\bge
\be <
\b<l
\bla
\ban
\bng
\bg>
\b> Set the language you want to use
2537 You can select the language that you want the cluster to use.
2538 Currently the languages available are en (English), de (German), es
2539 (Spanish) and nl (Dutch).
2541 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.6
\b66
\b6.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/l
\blo
\boc
\bca
\bat
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bn <
\b<l
\bla
\bat
\bt &
\b& l
\blo
\bon
\bng
\bg>
\b>
2543 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/l
\blo
\boc
\bca
\bat
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bn <
\b<l
\bla
\bat
\bt &
\b& l
\blo
\bon
\bng
\bg>
\b> Set your latitude and longitude
2547 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.6
\b67
\b7.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/l
\blo
\bog
\bgi
\bin
\bni
\bin
\bnf
\bfo
\bo
2549 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/l
\blo
\bog
\bgi
\bin
\bni
\bin
\bnf
\bfo
\bo Inform when a station logs in locally
2553 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.6
\b68
\b8.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/n
\bna
\bam
\bme
\be <
\b<y
\byo
\bou
\bur
\br n
\bna
\bam
\bme
\be>
\b>
2555 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/n
\bna
\bam
\bme
\be <
\b<y
\byo
\bou
\bur
\br n
\bna
\bam
\bme
\be>
\b> Set your name
2558 Tell the system what your name is eg:-
2565 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.6
\b69
\b9.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/p
\bpa
\bag
\bge
\be <
\b<l
\bli
\bin
\bne
\bes
\bs p
\bpe
\ber
\br p
\bpa
\bag
\bge
\be>
\b>
2567 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/p
\bpa
\bag
\bge
\be <
\b<l
\bli
\bin
\bne
\bes
\bs p
\bpe
\ber
\br p
\bpa
\bag
\bge
\be>
\b> Set the lines per page
2570 Tell the system how many lines you wish on a page when the number of
2571 line of output from a command is more than this. The default is 20.
2572 Setting it explicitly to 0 will disable paging.
2580 The setting is stored in your user profile.
2582 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.7
\b70
\b0.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/p
\bpa
\bas
\bss
\bsw
\bwo
\bor
\brd
\bd
2584 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/p
\bpa
\bas
\bss
\bsw
\bwo
\bor
\brd
\bd Set your own password
2587 This command only works for a 'telnet' user (currently). It will only
2588 work if you have a password already set. This initial password can
2589 only be set by the sysop.
2591 When you execute this command it will ask you for your old password,
2592 then ask you to type in your new password twice (to make sure you get
2593 it right). You may or may not see the data echoed on the screen as you
2594 type, depending on the type of telnet client you have.
2596 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.7
\b71
\b1.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/p
\bpr
\bro
\bom
\bmp
\bpt
\bt <
\b<s
\bst
\btr
\bri
\bin
\bng
\bg>
\b>
2598 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/p
\bpr
\bro
\bom
\bmp
\bpt
\bt <
\b<s
\bst
\btr
\bri
\bin
\bng
\bg>
\b> Set your prompt to <string>
2602 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.7
\b72
\b2.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/q
\bqr
\bra
\ba <
\b<l
\blo
\boc
\bca
\bat
\bto
\bor
\br>
\b>
2604 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/q
\bqr
\bra
\ba <
\b<l
\blo
\boc
\bca
\bat
\bto
\bor
\br>
\b> Set your QRA Grid locator
2607 Tell the system what your QRA (or Maidenhead) locator is. If you have
2608 not done a SET/LOCATION then your latitude and longitude will be set
2609 roughly correctly (assuming your locator is correct ;-). For example:-
2616 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.7
\b73
\b3.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/q
\bqt
\bth
\bh <
\b<y
\byo
\bou
\bur
\br q
\bqt
\bth
\bh>
\b>
2618 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/q
\bqt
\bth
\bh <
\b<y
\byo
\bou
\bur
\br q
\bqt
\bth
\bh>
\b> Set your QTH
2621 Tell the system where you are. For example:-
2624 SET/QTH East Dereham, Norfolk
2628 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.7
\b74
\b4.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/t
\bta
\bal
\blk
\bk
2630 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/t
\bta
\bal
\blk
\bk Allow TALK messages to come out on your terminal
2634 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.7
\b75
\b5.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/w
\bwc
\bcy
\by
2636 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/w
\bwc
\bcy
\by Allow WCY messages to come out on your terminal
2640 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.7
\b76
\b6.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/w
\bww
\bwv
\bv
2642 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/w
\bww
\bwv
\bv Allow WWV messages to come out on your terminal
2646 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.7
\b77
\b7.
\b. s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/w
\bwx
\bx
2648 s
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/w
\bwx
\bx Allow WX messages to come out on your terminal
2652 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.7
\b78
\b8.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/c
\bco
\bon
\bnf
\bfi
\big
\bgu
\bur
\bra
\bat
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bn [
\b[<
\b<n
\bno
\bod
\bde
\be>
\b>]
\b]
2654 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/c
\bco
\bon
\bnf
\bfi
\big
\bgu
\bur
\bra
\bat
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bn [
\b[<
\b<n
\bno
\bod
\bde
\be>
\b>]
\b] Show all the nodes and users visible
2657 This command allows you to see all the users that can be seen and the
2658 nodes to which they are connected.
2660 This command is normally abbreviated to: sh/c
2662 Normally, the list returned will be just for the nodes from your
2663 country (because the list otherwise will be very long).
2671 will produce a complete list of all nodes.
2673 BE WARNED: the list that is returned can be VERY long
2675 It is possible to supply a node or part of a prefix and you will get a
2676 list of the users for that node or list of nodes starting with that
2687 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.7
\b79
\b9.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/c
\bco
\bon
\bnf
\bfi
\big
\bgu
\bur
\bra
\bat
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bn/
\b/n
\bno
\bod
\bde
\be
2689 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/c
\bco
\bon
\bnf
\bfi
\big
\bgu
\bur
\bra
\bat
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bn/
\b/n
\bno
\bod
\bde
\be Show all the nodes connected locally
2692 Show all the nodes connected to this node.
2694 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.8
\b80
\b0.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/d
\bda
\bat
\bte
\be [
\b[<
\b<p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx>
\b>|
\b|<
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b>]
\b]
2696 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/d
\bda
\bat
\bte
\be [
\b[<
\b<p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx>
\b>|
\b|<
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b>]
\b] Show the local time
2699 This is very nearly the same as SHOW/TIME, the only difference the
2700 format of the date string if no arguments are given.
2702 If no prefixes or callsigns are given then this command returns the
2703 local time and UTC as the computer has it right now. If you give some
2704 prefixes then it will show UTC and UTC + the local offset (not
2705 including DST) at the prefixes or callsigns that you specify.
2707 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.8
\b81
\b1.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/d
\bdb
\bb0
\b0s
\bsd
\bdx
\bx <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b>
2709 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/d
\bdb
\bb0
\b0s
\bsd
\bdx
\bx <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b> Show QSL infomation from DB0SDX database
2712 This command queries the DB0SDX QSL server on the internet and returns
2713 any information available for that callsign. This service is provided
2714 for users of this software by http://www.qslinfo.de.
2716 See also SHOW/QRZ, SHOW/WM7D.
2718 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.8
\b82
\b2.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/d
\bdx
\bx
2720 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/d
\bdx
\bx Interrogate the spot database
2723 If you just type SHOW/DX you will get the last so many spots (sysop
2724 configurable, but usually 10).
2726 In addition you can add any number of these commands in very nearly
2727 any order to the basic SHOW/DX command, they are:-
2731 on <band> - eg 160m 20m 2m 23cm 6mm
2732 on <region> - eg hf vhf uhf shf (see SHOW/BANDS)
2733 on <from>/<to> - eg 1000/4000 14000-30000 (in Khz)
2738 <number> - the number of spots you want
2739 <from>-<to> - <from> spot no <to> spot no in the selected list
2744 <prefix> - for a spotted callsign beginning with <prefix>
2745 *<suffix> - for a spotted callsign ending in <suffix>
2746 *<string>* - for a spotted callsign containing <string>
2750 day <number> - starting <number> days ago
2751 day <from>-<to> - <from> days <to> days ago
2756 info <text> - any spots containing <text> in the info or remarks
2760 by <call> - any spots spotted by <call> (spotter <call> is the
2765 qsl - this automatically looks for any qsl info on the call
2766 held in the spot database.
2770 iota [<iota>] - If the iota island number is missing it will look for
2771 the string iota and anything which looks like an iota
2772 island number. If you specify then it will look for
2777 qra [<locator>] - this will look for the specific locator if you specify
2778 one or else anything that looks like a locator.
2782 dxcc - treat the prefix as a 'country' and look for spots
2783 from that country regardless of actual prefix.
2788 You can also use this with the 'by' keyword so
2798 SH/DX on 20m info iota
2799 SH/DX 9a on vhf day 30
2805 SH/DX dxcc oq2 by w dxcc
2809 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.8
\b83
\b3.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/d
\bdx
\bxc
\bcc
\bc <
\b<p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx>
\b>
2811 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/d
\bdx
\bxc
\bcc
\bc <
\b<p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx>
\b> Interrogate the spot database by country
2814 This command takes the <prefix> (which can be a full or partial
2815 callsign if desired), looks up which internal country number it is and
2816 then displays all the spots as per SH/DX for that country.
2818 This is now an alias for 'SHOW/DX DXCC'
2820 The options for SHOW/DX also apply to this command. e.g.
2825 SH/DXCC W on 20m iota
2829 This can be done with the SHOW/DX command like this:-
2834 SH/DX dxcc w on 20m iota
2836 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.8
\b84
\b4.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/d
\bdx
\bxs
\bst
\bta
\bat
\bts
\bs [
\b[d
\bda
\bay
\bys
\bs]
\b] [
\b[d
\bda
\bat
\bte
\be]
\b]
2838 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/d
\bdx
\bxs
\bst
\bta
\bat
\bts
\bs [
\b[d
\bda
\bay
\bys
\bs]
\b] [
\b[d
\bda
\bat
\bte
\be]
\b] Show the DX Statistics
2841 Show the total DX spots for the last <days> no of days (default is
2842 31), starting from a <date> (default: today).
2844 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.8
\b85
\b5.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/f
\bfi
\bil
\ble
\bes
\bs [
\b[<
\b<f
\bfi
\bil
\ble
\bea
\bar
\bre
\bea
\ba>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<s
\bst
\btr
\bri
\bin
\bng
\bg>
\b>]
\b]]
\b]
2846 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/f
\bfi
\bil
\ble
\bes
\bs [
\b[<
\b<f
\bfi
\bil
\ble
\bea
\bar
\bre
\bea
\ba>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<s
\bst
\btr
\bri
\bin
\bng
\bg>
\b>]
\b]]
\b] List the contents of a filearea
2849 SHOW/FILES on its own will show you a list of the various fileareas
2850 available on the system. To see the contents of a particular file area
2858 where <filearea> is the name of the filearea you want to see the con-
2861 You can also use shell globbing characters like '*' and '?' in a
2862 string to see a selection of files in a filearea eg:-
2865 SH/FILES bulletins arld*
2869 See also TYPE - to see the contents of a file.
2871 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.8
\b86
\b6.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/f
\bfi
\bil
\blt
\bte
\ber
\br
2873 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/f
\bfi
\bil
\blt
\bte
\ber
\br Show the contents of all the filters you have set
2876 Show the contents of all the filters that are set. This command
2877 displays all the filters set - for all the various categories.
2879 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.8
\b87
\b7.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/h
\bhf
\bfs
\bst
\bta
\bat
\bts
\bs [
\b[d
\bda
\bay
\bys
\bs]
\b] [
\b[d
\bda
\bat
\bte
\be]
\b]
2881 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/h
\bhf
\bfs
\bst
\bta
\bat
\bts
\bs [
\b[d
\bda
\bay
\bys
\bs]
\b] [
\b[d
\bda
\bat
\bte
\be]
\b] Show the HF DX Statistics
2884 Show the HF DX spots breakdown by band for the last <days> no of days
2885 (default is 31), starting from a <date> (default: today).
2887 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.8
\b88
\b8.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/h
\bhf
\bft
\bta
\bab
\bbl
\ble
\be [
\b[d
\bda
\bay
\bys
\bs]
\b] [
\b[d
\bda
\bat
\bte
\be]
\b] [
\b[p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx .
\b..
\b..
\b.]
\b]
2889 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/h
\bhf
\bft
\bta
\bab
\bbl
\ble
\be [
\b[d
\bda
\bay
\bys
\bs]
\b] [
\b[d
\bda
\bat
\bte
\be]
\b] [
\b[p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx .
\b..
\b..
\b.]
\b] Show the HF DX Spotter Table
2892 Show the HF DX Spotter table for the list of prefixes for the last
2893 <days> no of days (default is 31), starting from a <date> (default:
2896 If there are no prefixes then it will show the table for your country.
2898 Remember that some countries have more than one "DXCC country" in them
2899 (eg G :-), to show them (assuming you are not in G already which is
2900 specially treated in the code) you must list all the relevant prefixes
2904 sh/hftable g gm gd gi gj gw gu
2908 Note that the prefixes are converted into country codes so you don't
2909 have to list all possible prefixes for each country.
2911 If you want more or less days than the default simply include the
2912 number you require:-
2920 If you want to start at a different day, simply add the date in some
2925 sh/hftable 2 25nov02
2926 sh/hftable 2 25-nov-02
2928 sh/hftable 2 25/11/02
2932 This will show the stats for your DXCC for that CQWW contest weekend.
2934 You can specify either prefixes or full callsigns (so you can see how
2935 you did against all your mates). You can also say 'all' which will
2936 then print the worldwide statistics.
2944 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.8
\b89
\b9.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/m
\bmo
\boo
\bon
\bn [
\b[n
\bnd
\bda
\bay
\bys
\bs]
\b] [
\b[<
\b<p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx>
\b>|
\b|<
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b>]
\b]
2946 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/m
\bmo
\boo
\bon
\bn [
\b[n
\bnd
\bda
\bay
\bys
\bs]
\b] [
\b[<
\b<p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx>
\b>|
\b|<
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b>]
\b] Show Moon rise and set times
2949 Show the Moon rise and set times for a (list of) prefixes or
2950 callsigns, together with the azimuth and elevation of the sun
2951 currently at those locations.
2953 If you don't specify any prefixes or callsigns, it will show the times
2954 for your QTH (assuming you have set it with either SET/LOCATION or
2955 SET/QRA), together with the current azimuth and elevation.
2957 In addition, it will show the illuminated fraction of the moons disk.
2959 If all else fails it will show the Moonrise and set times for the node
2960 that you are connected to.
2970 You can also use this command to see into the past or the future, so
2971 if you want to see yesterday's times then do:-
2979 or in three days time:-
2987 Upto 366 days can be checked both in the past and in the future.
2989 Please note that the rise and set times are given as the UT times of
2990 rise and set on the requested UT day.
2992 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.9
\b90
\b0.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/m
\bmu
\buf
\bf <
\b<p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<h
\bho
\bou
\bur
\brs
\bs>
\b>]
\b][
\b[l
\blo
\bon
\bng
\bg]
\b]
2994 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/m
\bmu
\buf
\bf <
\b<p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<h
\bho
\bou
\bur
\brs
\bs>
\b>]
\b][
\b[l
\blo
\bon
\bng
\bg]
\b] Show the likely propagation to a
2998 This command allow you to estimate the likelihood of you contacting a
2999 station with the prefix you have specified. The output assumes a
3000 modest power of 20dBW and receiver sensitivity of -123dBm (about
3003 The result predicts the most likely operating frequencies and signal
3004 levels for high frequency (shortwave) radio propagation paths on
3005 specified days of the year and hours of the day. It is most useful for
3006 paths between 250 km and 6000 km, but can be used with reduced
3007 accuracy for paths shorter or longer than this.
3009 The command uses a routine MINIMUF 3.5 developed by the U.S. Navy and
3010 used to predict the MUF given the predicted flux, day of the year,
3011 hour of the day and geographic coordinates of the transmitter and
3012 receiver. This routine is reasonably accurate for the purposes here,
3013 with a claimed RMS error of 3.8 MHz, but much smaller and less complex
3014 than the programs used by major shortwave broadcasting organizations,
3015 such as the Voice of America.
3017 The command will display some header information detailing its
3018 assumptions, together with the locations, latitude and longitudes and
3019 bearings. It will then show UTC (UT), local time at the other end
3020 (LT), calculate the MUFs, Sun zenith angle at the midpoint of the path
3021 (Zen) and the likely signal strengths. Then for each frequency for
3022 which the system thinks there is a likelihood of a circuit it prints a
3024 The value is currently a likely S meter reading based on the
3025 conventional 6dB / S point scale. If the value has a '+' appended it
3026 means that it is 1/2 an S point stronger. If the value is preceeded by
3027 an 'm' it means that there is likely to be much fading and by an 's'
3028 that the signal is likely to be noisy.
3030 By default SHOW/MUF will show the next two hours worth of data. You
3031 can specify anything up to 24 hours worth of data by appending the no
3032 of hours required after the prefix. For example:-
3044 RxSens: -123 dBM SFI: 159 R: 193 Month: 10 Day: 21
3045 Power : 20 dBW Distance: 6283 km Delay: 22.4 ms
3046 Location Lat / Long Azim
3047 East Dereham, Norfolk 52 41 N 0 57 E 47
3048 United-States-W 43 0 N 87 54 W 299
3049 UT LT MUF Zen 1.8 3.5 7.0 10.1 14.0 18.1 21.0 24.9 28.0 50.0
3050 18 23 11.5 -35 mS0+ mS2 S3
3051 19 0 11.2 -41 mS0+ mS2 S3
3055 indicating that you will have weak, fading circuits on top band and
3056 80m but usable signals on 40m (about S3).
3066 will get you the above display, but with the next 24 hours worth of
3076 Gives you an estimate of the long path propagation characterics. It
3077 should be noted that the figures will probably not be very useful, nor
3078 terrible accurate, but it is included for completeness.
3080 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.9
\b91
\b1.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/n
\bne
\bew
\bwc
\bco
\bon
\bnf
\bfi
\big
\bgu
\bur
\bra
\bat
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bn [
\b[<
\b<n
\bno
\bod
\bde
\be>
\b>]
\b]
3082 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/n
\bne
\bew
\bwc
\bco
\bon
\bnf
\bfi
\big
\bgu
\bur
\bra
\bat
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bn [
\b[<
\b<n
\bno
\bod
\bde
\be>
\b>]
\b] Show all the nodes and users visible
3086 This command allows you to see all the users that can be seen and the
3087 nodes to which they are connected.
3089 This command produces essentially the same information as
3090 SHOW/CONFIGURATION except that it shows all the duplication of any
3091 routes that might be present It also uses a different format which may
3092 not take up quite as much space if you don't have any loops.
3094 BE WARNED: the list that is returned can be VERY long
3096 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.9
\b92
\b2.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/n
\bne
\bew
\bwc
\bco
\bon
\bnf
\bfi
\big
\bgu
\bur
\bra
\bat
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bn/
\b/n
\bno
\bod
\bde
\be
3098 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/n
\bne
\bew
\bwc
\bco
\bon
\bnf
\bfi
\big
\bgu
\bur
\bra
\bat
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bn/
\b/n
\bno
\bod
\bde
\be Show all the nodes connected locally
3101 Show all the nodes connected to this node in the new format.
3103 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.9
\b93
\b3.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b>
3105 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b> Interrogate the prefix database
3108 This command takes the <callsign> (which can be a full or partial
3109 callsign or a prefix), looks up which internal country number it is
3110 and then displays all the relevant prefixes for that country together
3111 with the internal country no, the CQ and ITU regions.
3115 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.9
\b94
\b4.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/q
\bqr
\bra
\ba <
\b<l
\bla
\bat
\bt>
\b> <
\b<l
\blo
\bon
\bng
\bg>
\b>
3117 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/q
\bqr
\bra
\ba <
\b<l
\bla
\bat
\bt>
\b> <
\b<l
\blo
\bon
\bng
\bg>
\b> Convert lat/long to a QRA Grid locator
3120 This is a multipurpose command that allows you either to calculate the
3121 distance and bearing between two locators or (if only one locator is
3122 given on the command line) the distance and beraing from your station
3123 to the locator. For example:-
3132 The first example will show the distance and bearing to the locator
3133 from yourself, the second example will calculate the distance and
3134 bearing from the first locator to the second. You can use 4 or 6
3137 It is also possible to convert a latitude and longitude to a locator
3138 by using this command with a latitude and longitude as an argument,
3143 SH/QRA 52 41 N 0 58 E
3147 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.9
\b95
\b5.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/q
\bqr
\bra
\ba <
\b<l
\blo
\boc
\bca
\bat
\bto
\bor
\br>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<l
\blo
\boc
\bca
\bat
\bto
\bor
\br>
\b>]
\b]
3149 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/q
\bqr
\bra
\ba <
\b<l
\blo
\boc
\bca
\bat
\bto
\bor
\br>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<l
\blo
\boc
\bca
\bat
\bto
\bor
\br>
\b>]
\b] Show distance between QRA Grid locators
3153 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.9
\b96
\b6.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/q
\bqr
\brz
\bz <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b>
3155 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/q
\bqr
\brz
\bz <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b> Show any callbook details on a callsign
3158 This command queries the QRZ callbook server on the internet and
3159 returns any information available for that callsign. This service is
3160 provided for users of this software by http://www.qrz.com
3162 See also SHOW/WM7D for an alternative.
3164 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.9
\b97
\b7.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/r
\bro
\bou
\but
\bte
\be <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b> .
\b..
\b..
\b.
3166 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/r
\bro
\bou
\but
\bte
\be <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b> .
\b..
\b..
\b. Show the route to the callsign
3169 This command allows you to see to which node the callsigns specified
3170 are connected. It is a sort of inverse sh/config.
3178 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.9
\b98
\b8.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/s
\bsa
\bat
\bte
\bel
\bll
\bli
\bit
\bte
\be <
\b<n
\bna
\bam
\bme
\be>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<h
\bho
\bou
\bur
\brs
\bs>
\b> <
\b<i
\bin
\bnt
\bte
\ber
\brv
\bva
\bal
\bl>
\b>]
\b]
3180 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/s
\bsa
\bat
\bte
\bel
\bll
\bli
\bit
\bte
\be <
\b<n
\bna
\bam
\bme
\be>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<h
\bho
\bou
\bur
\brs
\bs>
\b> <
\b<i
\bin
\bnt
\bte
\ber
\brv
\bva
\bal
\bl>
\b>]
\b] Show tracking data
3183 Show the tracking data from your location to the satellite of your
3184 choice from now on for the next few hours.
3186 If you use this command without a satellite name it will display a
3187 list of all the satellites known currently to the system.
3189 If you give a name then you can obtain tracking data of all the passes
3190 that start and finish 5 degrees below the horizon. As default it will
3191 give information for the next three hours for every five minute
3194 You can alter the number of hours and the step size, within certain
3197 Each pass in a period is separated with a row of '-----' characters
3204 SH/SAT FENGYUN1 12 2
3208 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.9
\b99
\b9.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/s
\bst
\bta
\bat
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bn [
\b[<
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b> .
\b..
\b.]
\b]
3210 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/s
\bst
\bta
\bat
\bti
\bio
\bon
\bn [
\b[<
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b> .
\b..
\b.]
\b] Show information about a callsign
3213 Show the information known about a callsign and whether (and where)
3214 that callsign is connected to the cluster.
3222 If no callsign is given then show the information for yourself.
3224 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b10
\b00
\b0.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/s
\bsu
\bun
\bn [
\b[n
\bnd
\bda
\bay
\bys
\bs]
\b] [
\b[<
\b<p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx>
\b>|
\b|<
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b>]
\b]
3226 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/s
\bsu
\bun
\bn [
\b[n
\bnd
\bda
\bay
\bys
\bs]
\b] [
\b[<
\b<p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx>
\b>|
\b|<
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b>]
\b] Show sun rise and set times
3229 Show the sun rise and set times for a (list of) prefixes or callsigns,
3230 together with the azimuth and elevation of the sun currently at those
3233 If you don't specify any prefixes or callsigns, it will show the times
3234 for your QTH (assuming you have set it with either SET/LOCATION or
3235 SET/QRA), together with the current azimuth and elevation.
3237 If all else fails it will show the sunrise and set times for the node
3238 that you are connected to.
3245 SH/SUN G1TLH K9CW ZS
3249 You can also use this command to see into the past or the future, so
3250 if you want to see yesterday's times then do:-
3258 or in three days time:-
3266 Upto 366 days can be checked both in the past and in the future.
3268 Please note that the rise and set times are given as the UT times of
3269 rise and set on the requested UT day.
3270 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b10
\b01
\b1.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/t
\bti
\bim
\bme
\be [
\b[<
\b<p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx>
\b>|
\b|<
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b>]
\b]
3272 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/t
\bti
\bim
\bme
\be [
\b[<
\b<p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx>
\b>|
\b|<
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b>]
\b] Show the local time
3275 If no prefixes or callsigns are given then this command returns the
3276 local time and UTC as the computer has it right now. If you give some
3277 prefixes then it will show UTC and UTC + the local offset (not
3278 including DST) at the prefixes or callsigns that you specify.
3280 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b10
\b02
\b2.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/u
\bus
\bsd
\bdb
\bb [
\b[c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl .
\b..
\b.]
\b]
3282 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/u
\bus
\bsd
\bdb
\bb [
\b[c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl .
\b..
\b.]
\b] Show information held on the FCC Call database
3285 Show the City and State of a Callsign held on the FCC database if his
3286 is being run on this system, eg:-
3294 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b10
\b03
\b3.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/v
\bvh
\bhf
\bfs
\bst
\bta
\bat
\bts
\bs [
\b[d
\bda
\bay
\bys
\bs]
\b] [
\b[d
\bda
\bat
\bte
\be]
\b]
3296 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/v
\bvh
\bhf
\bfs
\bst
\bta
\bat
\bts
\bs [
\b[d
\bda
\bay
\bys
\bs]
\b] [
\b[d
\bda
\bat
\bte
\be]
\b] Show the VHF DX Statistics
3299 Show the VHF DX spots breakdown by band for the last <days> no of days
3300 (default is 31), starting from a date (default: today).
3302 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b10
\b04
\b4.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/v
\bvh
\bhf
\bft
\bta
\bab
\bbl
\ble
\be [
\b[d
\bda
\bay
\bys
\bs]
\b] [
\b[d
\bda
\bat
\bte
\be]
\b] [
\b[p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx .
\b..
\b..
\b.]
\b]
3304 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/v
\bvh
\bhf
\bft
\bta
\bab
\bbl
\ble
\be [
\b[d
\bda
\bay
\bys
\bs]
\b] [
\b[d
\bda
\bat
\bte
\be]
\b] [
\b[p
\bpr
\bre
\bef
\bfi
\bix
\bx .
\b..
\b..
\b.]
\b] Show the VHF DX Spotter Table
3307 Show the VHF DX Spotter table for the list of prefixes for the last
3308 <days> no of days (default is 31), starting from a date (default:
3311 If there are no prefixes then it will show the table for your country.
3313 Remember that some countries have more than one "DXCC country" in them
3314 (eg G :-), to show them (assuming you are not in G already which is
3315 specially treated in the code) you must list all the relevant prefixes
3319 sh/vhftable g gm gd gi gj gw gu
3323 Note that the prefixes are converted into country codes so you don't
3324 have to list all possible prefixes for each country.
3326 If you want more or less days than the default simply include the
3327 number you require:-
3333 If you want to start at a different day, simply add the date in some
3338 sh/vhftable 2 25nov02
3339 sh/vhftable 2 25-nov-02
3340 sh/vhftable 2 021125
3341 sh/vhftable 2 25/11/02
3345 This will show the stats for your DXCC for that CQWW contest weekend.
3347 You can specify either prefixes or full callsigns (so you can see how
3348 you did against all your mates). You can also say 'all' which will
3349 then print the worldwide statistics.
3357 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b10
\b05
\b5.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/w
\bwc
\bcy
\by
3359 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/w
\bwc
\bcy
\by Show last 10 WCY broadcasts
3363 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b10
\b06
\b6.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/w
\bwc
\bcy
\by <
\b<n
\bn>
\b>
3365 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/w
\bwc
\bcy
\by <
\b<n
\bn>
\b> Show last <n> WCY broadcasts
3368 Display the most recent WCY information that has been received by the
3372 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b10
\b07
\b7.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/w
\bwm
\bm7
\b7d
\bd <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b>
3374 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/w
\bwm
\bm7
\b7d
\bd <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bls
\bsi
\big
\bgn
\bn>
\b> Show callbook details on a US callsigns
3377 This command queries the WM7D callbook server on the internet and
3378 returns any information available for that US callsign. This service
3379 is provided for users of this software by http://www.wm7d.net.
3383 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b10
\b08
\b8.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/w
\bww
\bwv
\bv
3385 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/w
\bww
\bwv
\bv Show last 10 WWV broadcasts
3389 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b10
\b09
\b9.
\b. s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/w
\bww
\bwv
\bv <
\b<n
\bn>
\b>
3391 s
\bsh
\bho
\bow
\bw/
\b/w
\bww
\bwv
\bv <
\b<n
\bn>
\b> Show last <n> WWV broadcasts
3394 Display the most recent WWV information that has been received by the
3396 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b11
\b10
\b0.
\b. s
\bsy
\bys
\bso
\bop
\bp
3398 s
\bsy
\bys
\bso
\bop
\bp Regain your privileges if you login remotely
3401 The system automatically reduces your privilege level to that of a
3402 normal user if you login in remotely. This command allows you to
3403 regain your normal privilege level. It uses the normal system: five
3404 numbers are returned that are indexes into the character array that is
3405 your assigned password (see SET/PASSWORD). The indexes start from
3408 You are expected to return a string which contains the characters
3409 required in the correct order. You may intersperse those characters
3410 with others to obscure your reply for any watchers. For example (and
3411 these values are for explanation :-):
3415 password = 012345678901234567890123456789
3424 aa2bbbb0ccc5ddd7xxx3n
3430 They will all match. If there is no password you will still be offered
3431 numbers but nothing will happen when you input a string. Any match is
3434 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b11
\b11
\b1.
\b. t
\bta
\bal
\blk
\bk <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> >
\b> <
\b<n
\bno
\bod
\bde
\be>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<t
\bte
\bex
\bxt
\bt>
\b>]
\b]
3436 t
\bta
\bal
\blk
\bk <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> >
\b> <
\b<n
\bno
\bod
\bde
\be>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<t
\bte
\bex
\bxt
\bt>
\b>]
\b] Send a text message to another station
3440 Send a short message to any other station that is visible on the
3441 cluster system. You can send it to anyone you can see with a
3442 SHOW/CONFIGURATION command, they don't have to be connected locally.
3444 The second form of TALK is used when other cluster nodes are connected
3445 with restricted information. This usually means that they don't send
3446 the user information usually associated with logging on and off the
3449 If you know that G3JNB is likely to be present on GB7TLH, but you can
3450 only see GB7TLH in the SH/C list but with no users, then you would use
3451 the second form of the talk message.
3453 If you want to have a ragchew with someone you can leave the text
3454 message out and the system will go into 'Talk' mode. What this means
3455 is that a short message is sent to the recipient telling them that you
3456 are in a go to the station that you asked for.
3458 All the usual announcements, spots and so on will still come out on
3460 If you want to do something (such as send a spot) you preceed the
3461 normal command with a '/' character, eg:-
3465 /DX 14001 G1TLH What's a B class licensee doing on 20m CW?
3470 To leave talk mode type:
3478 If you are in 'Talk' mode, there is an extention to the '/' command
3479 which allows you to send the output to all the people you are talking
3480 to. You do with the '//' command. For example:-
3488 will send the hftable as you have it to all the people you are
3489 currently talking to.
3491 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b11
\b12
\b2.
\b. t
\bta
\bal
\blk
\bk <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<t
\bte
\bex
\bxt
\bt>
\b>]
\b]
3493 t
\bta
\bal
\blk
\bk <
\b<c
\bca
\bal
\bll
\bl>
\b> [
\b[<
\b<t
\bte
\bex
\bxt
\bt>
\b>]
\b] Send a text message to another station
3497 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b11
\b13
\b3.
\b. t
\bty
\byp
\bpe
\be <
\b<f
\bfi
\bil
\ble
\bea
\bar
\bre
\bea
\ba>
\b>/
\b/<
\b<n
\bna
\bam
\bme
\be>
\b>
3499 t
\bty
\byp
\bpe
\be <
\b<f
\bfi
\bil
\ble
\bea
\bar
\bre
\bea
\ba>
\b>/
\b/<
\b<n
\bna
\bam
\bme
\be>
\b> Look at the contents of a file in one of the
3503 Type out the contents of a file in a filearea. So, for example, in
3504 filearea 'bulletins' you want to look at file 'arld051' you would
3508 TYPE bulletins/arld051
3512 See also SHOW/FILES to see what fileareas are available and a list of
3515 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b11
\b14
\b4.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\be
3517 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/a
\ban
\bnn
\bno
\bou
\bun
\bnc
\bce
\be Stop announce messages coming out on your terminal
3521 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b11
\b15
\b5.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/a
\ban
\bnn
\bnt
\bta
\bal
\blk
\bk
3523 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/a
\ban
\bnn
\bnt
\bta
\bal
\blk
\bk Stop talk like announce messages on your terminal
3526 The announce system on legacy cluster nodes is used as a talk
3527 substitute because the network is so poorly connected. If you:
3535 you will suppress several of these announces, you may miss the odd
3536 useful one as well, but you would probably miss them anyway in the
3537 welter of useless ones.
3545 allows you to see them again. This is the default.
3547 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b11
\b16
\b6.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/b
\bbe
\bee
\bep
\bp
3549 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/b
\bbe
\bee
\bep
\bp Stop beeps for DX and other messages on your terminal
3553 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b11
\b17
\b7.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/d
\bdx
\bx
3555 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/d
\bdx
\bx Stop DX messages coming out on your terminal
3559 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b11
\b18
\b8.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/d
\bdx
\bxg
\bgr
\bri
\bid
\bd
3561 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/d
\bdx
\bxg
\bgr
\bri
\bid
\bd Stop QRA Grid Squares on the end of DX announcements
3564 A standard feature which is enabled in version 1.43 and above is that
3565 if the spotter's grid square is known it is output on the end of a DX
3566 announcement (there is just enough room). Some user programs cannot
3567 cope with this. You can use this command to reset (or set) this
3570 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b11
\b19
\b9.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/d
\bdx
\bxs
\bst
\bta
\bat
\bte
\be
3572 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/d
\bdx
\bxs
\bst
\bta
\bat
\bte
\be Stop US State info on the end of DX announcements
3575 If the spotter's or spotted's US State is known it is output on the
3576 end of a DX announcement (there is just enough room).
3578 A spotter's state will appear on the RHS of the time (like SET/DXGRID)
3579 and the spotted's State will appear on the LHS of the time field. Any
3580 information found will override any locator information from
3583 Some user programs cannot cope with this. You can use this command to
3584 reset (or set) this feature.
3585 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b12
\b20
\b0.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/e
\bec
\bch
\bho
\bo
3587 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/e
\bec
\bch
\bho
\bo Stop the cluster echoing your input
3590 If you are connected via a telnet session, different implimentations
3591 of telnet handle echo differently depending on whether you are
3592 connected via port 23 or some other port. You can use this command to
3593 change the setting appropriately.
3595 The setting is stored in your user profile.
3597 YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE THIS COMMAND IF YOU ARE CONNECTED VIA AX25.
3599 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b12
\b21
\b1.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/e
\bem
\bma
\bai
\bil
\bl
3601 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/e
\bem
\bma
\bai
\bil
\bl Stop personal msgs being forwarded by email
3604 If any personal messages come in for your callsign then you can use
3605 these commands to control whether they are forwarded onto your email
3606 address. To enable the forwarding do something like:-
3610 SET/EMAIL mike.tubby@somewhere.com
3614 You can have more than one email address (each one separated by a
3615 space). Emails are forwarded to all the email addresses you specify.
3617 You can disable forwarding by:-
3625 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b12
\b22
\b2.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/h
\bhe
\ber
\bre
\be
3627 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/h
\bhe
\ber
\bre
\be Tell the system you are absent from your terminal
3631 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b12
\b23
\b3.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/l
\blo
\bog
\bgi
\bin
\bni
\bin
\bnf
\bfo
\bo
3633 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/l
\blo
\bog
\bgi
\bin
\bni
\bin
\bnf
\bfo
\bo Inform when a station logs out locally
3637 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b12
\b24
\b4.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/p
\bpr
\bri
\biv
\bvi
\bil
\ble
\beg
\bge
\be
3639 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/p
\bpr
\bri
\biv
\bvi
\bil
\ble
\beg
\bge
\be Remove any privilege for this session
3642 You can use this command to 'protect' this session from unauthorised
3643 use. If you want to get your normal privilege back you will need to
3644 either logout and login again (if you are on a console) or use the
3648 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b12
\b25
\b5.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/p
\bpr
\bro
\bom
\bmp
\bpt
\bt
3650 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/p
\bpr
\bro
\bom
\bmp
\bpt
\bt Set your prompt back to default
3653 This command will set your user prompt to exactly the string that you
3654 say. The point of this command to enable a user to interface to
3655 programs that are looking for a specific prompt (or else you just want
3656 a different fixed prompt).
3664 UNSET/PROMPT will undo the SET/PROMPT command and set you prompt back
3667 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b12
\b26
\b6.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/t
\bta
\bal
\blk
\bk
3669 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/t
\bta
\bal
\blk
\bk Stop TALK messages coming out on your terminal
3673 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b12
\b27
\b7.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/w
\bwc
\bcy
\by
3675 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/w
\bwc
\bcy
\by Stop WCY messages coming out on your terminal
3679 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b12
\b28
\b8.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/w
\bww
\bwv
\bv
3681 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/w
\bww
\bwv
\bv Stop WWV messages coming out on your terminal
3685 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b12
\b29
\b9.
\b. u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/w
\bwx
\bx
3687 u
\bun
\bns
\bse
\bet
\bt/
\b/w
\bwx
\bx Stop WX messages coming out on your terminal
3691 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b13
\b30
\b0.
\b. w
\bwh
\bho
\bo
3693 w
\bwh
\bho
\bo Show who is physically connected
3696 This is a quick listing that shows which callsigns are connected and
3697 what sort of connection they have
3699 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b13
\b31
\b1.
\b. w
\bwx
\bx <
\b<t
\bte
\bex
\bxt
\bt>
\b>
3701 w
\bwx
\bx <
\b<t
\bte
\bex
\bxt
\bt>
\b> Send a weather message to local users
3705 1
\b12
\b2.
\b.1
\b13
\b32
\b2.
\b. w
\bwx
\bx f
\bfu
\bul
\bll
\bl <
\b<t
\bte
\bex
\bxt
\bt>
\b>
3707 w
\bwx
\bx f
\bfu
\bul
\bll
\bl <
\b<t
\bte
\bex
\bxt
\bt>
\b> Send a weather message to all cluster users