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15 <H2><A NAME="s11">11. The DXSpider command set</A></H2>
17 <P>Below is a complete list of commands available from the cluster prompt.
18 Most maintenance tasks are automatic but there are some commands that are useful
19 for a sysop. These are listed below in alphabetical order. The number in
20 brackets following the command name is the permissions level needed to use
23 <H2><A NAME="ss11.1">11.1 accept/announce (0)</A>
26 <P><CODE><B>accept/announce [0-9] <pattern></B> Set an accept filter
27 line for announce</CODE>
29 <P>Create an 'accept this announce' line for a filter.
30 <P>An accept filter line means that if the announce matches this filter it is
31 passed onto the user. See HELP FILTERS for more info. Please read this
32 to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on.
33 <P>You can use any of the following things in this line:-
36 info <string> eg: iota or qsl
37 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
39 origin_dxcc <numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
40 origin_itu <numbers>
41 origin_zone <numbers>
46 wx 1 filter WX announces
47 dest <prefixes> eg: 6MUK,WDX (distros)
53 acc/ann 2 by_zone 14,15,16
54 (this could be all on one line: acc/ann dest 6MUK or by_zone 14,15,16)
61 <P>This filter would only allow announces that were posted buy UK stations.
62 You can use the tag 'all' to accept everything eg:
67 <P>but this probably for advanced users...
69 <H2><A NAME="ss11.2">11.2 accept/announce (extended for sysops) (8)</A>
72 <P><CODE><B>accept/announce <call> [input] [0-9]<pattern></B> Announce filter sysop version</CODE>
74 <P>This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
75 default for nodes and users eg:-
79 accept/ann input node_default by G,M,2
80 accept/ann user_default by G,M,2
83 <H2><A NAME="ss11.3">11.3 accept/spots (0)</A>
86 <P><CODE><B>accept/announce [0-9] <pattern></B> Set an accept filter line for spots</CODE>
88 <P>Create an 'accept this spot' line for a filter.
90 <P>An accept filter line means that if the spot matches this filter it is
91 passed onto the user. See HELP FILTERS for more info. Please read this
92 to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on.
93 <P>You can use any of the following things in this line:-
96 freq <range> eg: 0/30000 or hf or hf/cw or 6m,4m,2m
97 on <range> same as 'freq'
98 call <prefixes> eg: G,PA,HB9
99 info <string> eg: iota or qsl
101 call_dxcc <numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
102 call_itu <numbers>
103 call_zone <numbers>
108 channel <prefixes>
111 <P>For frequencies, you can use any of the band names defined in
112 SHOW/BANDS and you can use a subband name like: cw, rtty, data, ssb -
113 thus: hf/ssb. You can also just have a simple range like: 0/30000 -
114 this is more efficient than saying simply: freq HF (but don't get
115 too hung up about that)
120 acc/spot 2 on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
122 <P>You can use the tag 'all' to accept everything, eg:
127 <P>but this probably for advanced users...
129 <H2><A NAME="ss11.4">11.4 accept/spots (extended for sysops) (8)</A>
132 <P><CODE><B>accept/spots <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern></B> Spot filter sysop version</CODE>
134 <P>This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
135 default for nodes and users eg:-
138 accept/spot db0sue-7 1 by_zone 14,15,16
139 accept/spot node_default all
140 set/hops node_default 10
142 accept/spot user_default by G,M,2
145 <H2><A NAME="ss11.5">11.5 accept/wcy (0)</A>
148 <P><CODE><B>accept/wcy [0-9] <pattern></B> set an accept WCY filter</CODE>
150 <P>It is unlikely that you will want to do this, but if you do then you can
151 filter on the following fields:-
154 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
156 origin_dxcc <numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
157 origin_itu <numbers>
158 origin_zone <numbers>
162 channel <prefixes>
165 <P>There are no examples because WCY Broadcasts only come from one place and
166 you either want them or not (see UNSET/WCY if you don't want them).
167 <P>This command is really provided for future use.
168 <P>See HELP FILTER for information.
170 <H2><A NAME="ss11.6">11.6 accept/wcy (extended for sysops) (8)</A>
173 <P><CODE><B>accept/wcy <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern></B>
174 WCY filter sysop version</CODE>
176 <P>This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
177 default for nodes and users eg:-
180 accept/wcy node_default all
181 set/hops node_default 10
184 <H2><A NAME="ss11.7">11.7 accept/wwv (0)</A>
187 <P><CODE><B>accept/wwv [0-9] <pattern></B> Set an accept WWV filter</CODE>
189 <P>It is unlikely that you will want to do this, but if you do then you can
190 filter on the following fields:-
193 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
195 origin_dxcc <numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
196 origin_itu <numbers>
197 origin_zone <numbers>
201 channel <prefixes>
208 <P>is probably the only useful thing to do (which will only show WWV broadcasts
209 by stations in the US).
210 <P>See HELP FILTER for information.
212 <H2><A NAME="ss11.8">11.8 accept/wwv (extended for sysops) (8)</A>
215 <P><CODE><B>accept/wwv <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern></B>
216 WWV filter sysop version</CODE>
218 <P>This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
219 default for nodes and users eg:-
222 accept/wwv db0sue-7 1 by_zone 4
223 accept/wwv node_default all
224 set/hops node_default 10
226 accept/wwv user_default by W,K
229 <H2><A NAME="ss11.9">11.9 announce (0)</A>
232 <P><CODE><B>announce <text></B> Send an announcement to local users</CODE>
234 <P>Send an announcement to LOCAL users only, where <text> is the text
235 of the announcement you wish to broadcast
237 <H2><A NAME="ss11.10">11.10 announce full (0)</A>
240 <P><CODE><B>announce full <text></B> Send an announcement cluster wide</CODE>
242 <P>This command will send your announcement across the whole cluster
246 <H2><A NAME="ss11.11">11.11 announce sysop (5)</A>
249 <P><CODE><B>announce sysop <text></B></CODE>
251 <P>Send an announcement to Sysops only
253 <H2><A NAME="ss11.12">11.12 apropos (0)</A>
256 <P><CODE><B>apropos <string></B> Search the help database</CODE>
258 <P>Search the help database for <string> (it isn't case sensitive),
259 and print the names of all the commands that may be relevant.
261 <H2><A NAME="ss11.13">11.13 bye (0)</A>
264 <P><CODE><B>bye</B> Exit from the cluster</CODE>
266 <P>This will disconnect you from the cluster
268 <H2><A NAME="ss11.14">11.14 catchup (5)</A>
271 <P><CODE><B>catchup <node_call> All|[<msgno> ...]</B> Mark a message as sent</CODE>
273 <P>When you send messages the fact that you have forwarded it to another node
274 is remembered so that it isn't sent again. When you have a new partner
275 node and you add their callsign to your /spider/msg/forward.pl file, all
276 outstanding non-private messages will be forwarded to them. This may well
277 be ALL the non-private messages. You can prevent this by using these
282 catchup GB7DJK 300 301 302 303 500-510
284 <P>and to undo what you have just done:-
288 uncatchup GB7DJK 300 301 302 303 500-510
290 <P>which will arrange for them to be forward candidates again.
291 <P>Order is not important.
293 <H2><A NAME="ss11.15">11.15 clear/spots (0)</A>
296 <P><CODE><B>clear/spots [1|all]</B> Clear a spot filter line</CODE>
298 <P>This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a spot filter or to
299 remove the whole filter.
300 <P>If you have a filter:-
304 acc/spot 2 on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
311 <P>you will be left with:-
314 acc/spot 2 on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
321 <P>the filter will be completely removed.
324 <H2><A NAME="ss11.16">11.16 connect (5) </A>
327 <P><CODE><B>connect <callsign></B> Start a connection to another DX Cluster</CODE>
329 <P>Start a connection process that will culminate in a new connection to the
330 DX cluster <callsign>. This process creates a new 'client' process which will
331 use the script in /spider/connect/<callsign> to effect the 'chat' exchange
332 necessary to traverse the network(s) to logon to the cluster <callsign>.
334 <H2><A NAME="ss11.17">11.17 dbavail (0)</A>
337 <P><CODE><B>dbavail</B> Show a list of all the databases in the system</CODE>
339 <P>The title says it all really, this command lists all the databases defined
340 in the system. It is also aliased to SHOW/COMMAND.
342 <H2><A NAME="ss11.18">11.18 dbcreate (9)</A>
345 <P><CODE><B>dbcreate <name></B> Create a database entry<BR>
346 <B>dbcreate <name> chain <name> [<name>..]</B> Create a chained database entry<BR>
347 <B>dbcreate <name> remote <node></B> Create a remote database
350 <P>DBCREATE allows you to define a database in the system. It doesn't actually
351 create anything, just defines it.
352 <P>The databases that are created are simple DB_File hash databases, they are
353 therefore already 'indexed'.
354 <P>You can define a local database with the first form of the command eg:
356 <P>You can also chain databases with the addition of the 'chain' keyword.
357 This will search each database one after the other. A typical example
359 <P>DBCREATE sdx_qsl chain sql_ad
360 <P>No checking is done to see if the any of the chained databases exist, in
361 fact it is usually better to do the above statement first then do each of
362 the chained databases.
363 <P>Databases can exist offsite. To define a database that lives on another
365 <P>DBCREATE buckmaster remote gb7dxc
366 <P>Remote databases cannot be chained; however, the last database in a
367 a chain can be a remote database eg:
368 <P>DBCREATE qsl chain gb7dxc
369 <P>To see what databases have been defined do:
370 <P>DBAVAIL (or it will have been aliased to SHOW/COMMAND)
371 <P>It would be normal for you to add an entry into your local Aliases file
372 to allow people to use the 'SHOW/<dbname>' style syntax. So you would
373 need to add a line like:-
380 '^sh\w*/buc', 'dbshow buckmaster', 'dbshow',
388 <P>to work as they may be used to.
389 <P>See DBIMPORT for the importing of existing AK1A format data to databases.
390 See DBSHOW for generic database enquiry
392 <H2><A NAME="ss11.19">11.19 dbimport (9)</A>
395 <P><CODE><B>dbimport <dbname></B> Import AK1A data into a database</CODE>
397 <P>If you want to import or update data in bulk to a database you can use
398 this command. It will either create or update entries into an existing
399 database. For example:-
400 <P>DBIMPORT oblast /tmp/OBLAST.FUL
401 <P>will import the standard OBLAST database that comes with AK1A into the
402 oblast database held locally.
404 <H2><A NAME="ss11.20">11.20 dbremove (9)</A>
407 <P><CODE><B>dbremove <dbname></B> Delete a database</CODE>
409 <P>DBREMOVE will completely remove a database entry and also delete any data
410 file that is associated with it.
411 <P>There is no warning, no comeback, no safety net.
414 <P>will remove the oblast database from the system and it will also remove
415 the associated datafile.
417 <P>There is no warning, no comeback, no safety net.
418 <P>You have been warned.
420 <H2><A NAME="ss11.21">11.21 dbshow (0)</A>
423 <P><CODE><B>dbshow <dbname> <key></B> Display an entry, if it exists, in a database</CODE>
425 <P>This is the generic user interface to the database to the database system.
426 It is expected that the sysop will add an entry to the local Aliases file
427 so that users can use the more familiar AK1A style of enquiry such as:
432 <P>but if he hasn't and the database really does exist (use DBAVAIL or
433 SHOW/COMMAND to find out) you can do the same thing with:
440 <H2><A NAME="ss11.22">11.22 debug (9)</A>
443 <P><CODE><B>debug</B> Set the cluster program into debug mode</CODE>
445 <P>Executing this command will only have an effect if you are running the cluster
453 <P>It will interrupt the cluster just after the debug command has finished.
455 <H2><A NAME="ss11.23">11.23 directory (0)</A>
458 <P><CODE><B>directory</B> List messages<BR> <B>directory all</B> List all messages<BR>
459 <B>directory own</B> List your own messages<BR>
460 <B>directory new</B> List all new messages<BR>
461 <B>directory to <call></B> List all messages to <call><BR>
462 <B>directory from <call></B> List all messages from <call><BR>
463 <B>directory subject <string></B> List all messages with <string> in subject<BR>
464 <B>directory <nn></B> List last <nn> messages<BR>
465 <B>directory <from>-<to></B> List messages <from> message <to> message <BR></CODE>
467 <P>List the messages in the messages directory.
468 <P>If there is a 'p' one space after the message number then it is a
469 personal message. If there is a '-' between the message number and the
470 'p' then this indicates that the message has been read.
471 <P>You can use shell escape characters such as '*' and '?' in the <call>
473 <P>You can combine some of the various directory commands together eg:-
478 DIR SUBJECT IOTA 200-250
480 <P>You can abbreviate all the commands to one letter and use ak1a syntax:-
488 <H2><A NAME="ss11.24">11.24 directory (extended for sysops) (5)</A>
491 <P>Works just like the user command except that sysops can see ALL messages.
493 <H2><A NAME="ss11.25">11.25 disconnect (8)</A>
496 <P><CODE><B>disconnect <call> [<call> ...]</B> Disconnect a user or node</CODE>
498 <P>Disconnect any <call> connected locally
500 <H2><A NAME="ss11.26">11.26 dx (0)</A>
503 <P><CODE><B>dx [by <call>] <freq> <call> <remarks></B> Send a DX spot</CODE>
505 <P>This is how you send a DX Spot to other users. You can, in fact, now
506 enter the <freq> and the <call> either way round.
513 <P>will all give the same result. You can add some remarks to the end
514 of the command and they will be added to the spot.
517 DX FR0G 144600 this is a test
519 <P>You can credit someone else by saying:-
522 DX by G1TLH FR0G 144.600 he isn't on the cluster
524 <P>The <freq> is compared against the available bands set up in the
525 cluster. See SHOW/BANDS for more information.
527 <H2><A NAME="ss11.27">11.27 export (9)</A>
530 <P><CODE><B>export <msgno> <filename></B> Export a message to a file</CODE>
532 <P>Export a message to a file. This command can only be executed on a local
533 console with a fully privileged user. The file produced will be in a form
534 ready to be imported back into the cluster by placing it in the import
535 directory (/spider/msg/import).
536 <P>This command cannot overwrite an existing file. This is to provide some
537 measure of security. Any files written will owned by the same user as the
538 main cluster, otherwise you can put the new files anywhere the cluster can
539 access. For example:-
540 <P>EXPORT 2345 /tmp/a
542 <H2><A NAME="ss11.28">11.28 export_users (9)</A>
545 <P><CODE><B>export_users [<filename>]</B> Export the users database to ascii</CODE>
547 <P>Export the users database to a file in ascii format. If no filename
548 is given then it will export the file to /spider/data/user_asc.
549 <P>If the file already exists it will be renamed to <filename>.o. In fact
550 up to 5 generations of the file can be kept each one with an extra 'o' on the
552 <P>BE WARNED: this will write to any file you have write access to. No check is
553 made on the filename (if any) that you specify.
555 <H2><A NAME="ss11.29">11.29 forward/latlong (8)</A>
558 <P><CODE><B>forward/latlong <node_call></B> Send latitude and longitude information to another cluster</CODE>
560 <P>This command sends all the latitude and longitude information that your
561 cluster is holding against callsigns. One advantage of recieving this
562 information is that more locator information is held by you. This
563 means that more locators are given on the DX line assuming you have
564 <EM>set/dxgrid</EM> enabled. This could be a LOT of information though, so
565 it is not recommended on slow links.
567 <H2><A NAME="ss11.30">11.30 forward/opername (1)</A>
570 <P><CODE><B>forward/opername <call></B> Send out information on this <call> to all clusters</CODE>
572 <P>This command sends out any information held in the user file which can
573 be broadcast in PC41 protocol packets. This information is Name, QTH, Location
574 and Homenode. PC41s are only sent for the information that is available.
576 <H2><A NAME="ss11.31">11.31 help (0)</A>
579 <P><CODE><B>help <cmd></B> Get help on a command</CODE>
581 <P>All commands can be abbreviated, so SHOW/DX can be abbreviated
582 to SH/DX, ANNOUNCE can be shortened to AN and so on.
583 <P>Look at the APROPOS <string> command which will search the help database
584 for the <string> you specify and give you a list of likely commands
585 to look at with HELP.
587 <H2><A NAME="ss11.32">11.32 init (5)</A>
590 <P><CODE><B>init <node call></B> Re-initialise a link to an AK1A compatible node</CODE>
592 <P>This command attempts to re-initialise a link to a (usually) AK1A node
593 that has got confused, usually by a protocol loop of some kind. It may
594 work - but you usually will be better off simply disconnecting it (or
595 better, if it is a real AK1A node, doing an RCMD <node> DISC/F <your
597 <P>Best of luck - you will need it.
599 <H2><A NAME="ss11.33">11.33 kill (0)</A>
602 <P><CODE><B>kill <msgno> [<msgno> ..]</B> Delete a message from the local system</CODE>
604 <P>Delete a message from the local system. You will only be able to
605 delete messages that you have originated or been sent (unless you are
608 <H2><A NAME="ss11.34">11.34 kill (5)</A>
611 <P><CODE><B>kill <msgno> [<msgno> ...]</B> Remove or erase a message from the system<BR>
612 <B>kill from <call></B> Remove all messages from a callsign<BR>
613 <B>kill to <call></B> Remove all messages to a callsign<BR></CODE>
615 <P>You can get rid of any message to or originating from your callsign using
616 this command. You can remove more than one message at a time.
617 <P>As a sysop you can kill any message on the system.
619 <H2><A NAME="ss11.35">11.35 kill full (5)</A>
620 <CODE><B>kill full <msgno> [<msgno>]</B> Delete a message from the whole cluster</CODE></H2>
622 <P>Delete a message (usually a 'bulletin') from the whole cluster system.
623 <P>This uses the subject field, so any messages that have exactly the same subject
624 will be deleted. Beware!
626 <H2><A NAME="ss11.36">11.36 links (0)</A>
629 <P><CODE><B>links</B> Show which nodes are physically connected</CODE>
631 <P>This is a quick listing that shows which links are connected and
632 some information about them. See WHO for a list of all connections.
635 <H2><A NAME="ss11.37">11.37 load/aliases (9)</A>
638 <P><CODE><B>load/aliases</B> Reload the command alias table</CODE>
640 <P>Reload the /spider/cmd/Aliases file after you have editted it. You will need to
641 do this if you change this file whilst the cluster is running in order for the
642 changes to take effect.
645 <H2><A NAME="ss11.38">11.38 load/baddx (9)</A>
646 <CODE><B>load/baddx</B> Reload the bad DX table</CODE></H2>
648 <P>Reload the /spider/data/baddx.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
649 the cluster is running. This table contains the DX Calls that, if spotted,
650 will not be passed on. FR0G and TEST are classic examples.
652 <H2><A NAME="ss11.39">11.39 load/badmsg (9)</A>
655 <P><CODE><B>load/badmsg</B> Reload the bad message table</CODE>
657 <P>Reload the /spider/msg/badmsg.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
658 the cluster is running. This table contains a number of perl regular
659 expressions which are searched for in the fields targetted of each message.
660 If any of them match then that message is immediately deleted on receipt.
662 <H2><A NAME="ss11.40">11.40 load/badwords (9)</A>
665 <P><CODE><B>load/badwords</B> Reload the badwords file</CODE>
667 <P>Reload the /spider/data/badwords file if you have changed it manually whilst
668 the cluster is running. This file contains a list of words which, if found
669 on certain text portions of PC protocol, will cause those protocol frames
670 to be rejected. It will all put out a message if any of these words are
671 used on the announce, dx and talk commands. The words can be one or
672 more on a line, lines starting with '#' are ignored.
674 <H2><A NAME="ss11.41">11.41 load/bands (9)</A>
677 <P><CODE><B>load/bands</B> Reload the band limits table</CODE>
679 <P>Reload the /spider/data/bands.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
680 the cluster is running.
682 <H2><A NAME="ss11.42">11.42 load/cmd_cache (9)</A>
685 <P><CODE><B>load/cmd_cache</B> Reload the automatic command cache</CODE>
687 <P>Normally, if you change a command file in the cmd or local_cmd tree it will
688 automatially be picked up by the cluster program. Sometimes it can get confused
689 if you are doing a lot of moving commands about or delete a command in the
690 local_cmd tree and want to use the normal one again. Execute this command to
691 reset everything back to the state it was just after a cluster restart.
693 <H2><A NAME="ss11.43">11.43 load/forward (9)</A>
696 <P><CODE><B>load/forward</B> Reload the msg forwarding routing table</CODE>
697 <P>Reload the /spider/msg/forward.pl file if you have changed it
698 manually whilst the cluster is running.
700 <H2><A NAME="ss11.44">11.44 load/messages (9)</A>
703 <P><CODE><B>load/messages</B> Reload the system messages file</CODE>
705 <P>If you change the /spider/perl/Messages file (usually whilst fiddling/writing ne
706 commands) you can have them take effect during a cluster session by executing this
707 command. You need to do this if get something like :-
708 <P>unknown message 'xxxx' in lang 'en'
710 <H2><A NAME="ss11.45">11.45 load/prefixes (9)</A>
713 <P><CODE><B>load/prefixes</B> Reload the prefix table</CODE>
715 <P>Reload the /spider/data/prefix_data.pl file if you have changed it manually
716 whilst the cluster is running.
718 <H2><A NAME="ss11.46">11.46 merge (5)</A>
721 <P><CODE><B>merge <node> [<no spots>/<no wwv>]</B> Ask for the latest spots and WWV</CODE>
723 <P>MERGE allows you to bring your spot and wwv database up to date. By default
724 it will request the last 10 spots and 5 WWVs from the node you select. The
725 node must be connected locally.
726 <P>You can request any number of spots or wwv and although they will be appended
727 to your databases they will not duplicate any that have recently been added
728 (the last 2 days for spots and last month for WWV data).
730 <H2><A NAME="ss11.47">11.47 msg (9)</A>
733 <P><CODE><B>msg <cmd> <msgno> [data ...]</B> Alter various message parameters</CODE>
735 <P>Alter message parameters like To, From, Subject, whether private or bulletin
736 or return receipt (RR) is required or whether to keep this message from timing
741 MSG TO <msgno> <call> - change TO callsign to <call>
742 MSG FRom <msgno> <call> - change FROM callsign to <call>
743 MSG PRrivate <msgno> - set private flag
744 MSG NOPRrivate <msgno> - unset private flag
745 MSG RR <msgno> - set RR flag
746 MSG NORR <msgno> - unset RR flag
747 MSG KEep <msgno> - set the keep flag (message won't be deleted ever)
748 MSG NOKEep <msgno> - unset the keep flag
749 MSG SUbject <msgno> <new> - change the subject to <new>
750 MSG WAittime <msgno> - remove any waitting time for this message
751 MSG NOREad <msgno> - mark message as unread
752 MSG REad <msgno> - mark message as read
753 MSG QUeue - queue any outstanding bulletins
754 MSG QUeue 1 - queue any outstanding private messages
757 <P>You can look at the status of a message by using:-
758 <P>STAT/MSG <msgno>
759 <P>This will display more information on the message than DIR does.
761 <H2><A NAME="ss11.48">11.48 pc (8)</A>
764 <P><CODE><B>pc <call> <text></B> Send text (eg PC Protocol) to <call></CODE>
766 <P>Send some arbitrary text to a locally connected callsign. No processing is done on
767 the text. This command allows you to send PC Protocol to unstick things if problems
768 arise (messages get stuck etc). eg:-
769 <P>pc gb7djk PC33^GB7TLH^GB7DJK^400^
770 <P>You can also use in the same way as a talk command to a connected user but
771 without any processing, added of "from <blah> to <blah>" or whatever.
772 <P>pc G1TLH Try doing that properly!!!
774 <H2><A NAME="ss11.49">11.49 ping (1)</A>
777 <P><CODE><B>ping <node></B> Check the link quality between nodes</CODE>
779 <P>his command allows you to send a frame to another cluster node on
780 the network and get a return frame. The time it takes to do this
781 is a good indication of the quality of the link. The actual time
782 it takes is output to the console in seconds.
783 Any visible cluster node can be PINGed.
786 <H2><A NAME="ss11.50">11.50 rcmd (1)</A>
789 <P><CODE><B>rcmd <node call> <cmd></B> Send a command to another DX cluster</CODE>
791 <P>This command allows you to send nearly any command to another DX Cluster
792 node that is connected to the system.
793 <P>Whether you get any output is dependant on a) whether the other system knows
794 that the node callsign of this cluster is in fact a node b) whether the
795 other system is allowing RCMDs from this node and c) whether you have
796 permission to send this command at all.
798 <H2><A NAME="ss11.51">11.51 read (0)</A>
801 <P><CODE><B>read</B> Read the next unread personal message addressed to you<BR>
802 <B>read <msgno></B> Read the specified message<BR></CODE>
804 <P>You can read any messages that are sent as 'non-personal' and also any
805 message either sent by or sent to your callsign.
808 <H2><A NAME="ss11.52">11.52 read (extended for sysops) (5) </A>
811 <P><CODE><B>read <msgno></B> Read a message on the system</CODE>
813 <P>As a sysop you may read any message on the system
815 <H2><A NAME="ss11.53">11.53 reject/announce</A>
818 <P><CODE><B>reject/announce [0-9] <pattern></B> Set a reject filter
821 <P>Create an 'reject this announce' line for a filter.
822 <P>An reject filter line means that if the announce matches this filter it is
823 passed onto the user. See HELP FILTERS for more info. Please read this
824 to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on.
825 <P>You can use any of the following things in this line:-
828 info <string> eg: iota or qsl
829 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
831 origin_dxcc <numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
832 origin_itu <numbers>
833 origin_zone <numbers>
837 channel <prefixes>
838 wx 1 filter WX announces
839 dest <prefixes> eg: 6MUK,WDX (distros)
844 rej/ann by_zone 14,15,16 and not by G,M,2
846 <P>You can use the tag 'all' to reject everything eg:
851 <P>but this probably for advanced users...
853 <H2><A NAME="ss11.54">11.54 reject/announce (extended for sysops) (8)</A>
856 <P><CODE><B>reject/announce <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern></B> Announce filter sysop version</CODE>
858 <P>This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
859 default for nodes and users eg:-
863 reject/ann input node_default by G,M,2
864 reject/ann user_default by G,M,2
867 <H2><A NAME="ss11.55">11.55 reject/spots (0)</A>
870 <P><CODE><B>reject/spots [0-9] <pattern></B> Set a reject filter line for spots</CODE>
872 <P>Create a 'reject this spot' line for a filter.
873 <P>A reject filter line means that if the spot matches this filter it is
874 dumped (not passed on). See HELP FILTERS for more info. Please read this
875 to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on.
876 <P>You can use any of the following things in this line:-
879 freq <range> eg: 0/30000 or hf or hf/cw or 6m,4m,2m
880 on <range> same as 'freq'
881 call <prefixes> eg: G,PA,HB9
882 info <string> eg: iota or qsl
884 call_dxcc <numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
885 call_itu <numbers>
886 call_zone <numbers>
891 channel <prefixes>
893 <P>For frequencies, you can use any of the band names defined in
894 SHOW/BANDS and you can use a subband name like: cw, rtty, data, ssb -
895 thus: hf/ssb. You can also just have a simple range like: 0/30000 -
896 this is more efficient than saying simply: on HF (but don't get
897 too hung up about that)
902 rej/spot 2 on vhf and not (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
904 <P>You can use the tag 'all' to reject everything eg:
909 <P>but this probably for advanced users...
911 <H2><A NAME="ss11.56">11.56 reject/spots (extended for sysops) (8)</A>
914 <P><CODE><B>reject/spots <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern></B>
915 Reject spot filter sysop version </CODE>
917 <P>This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
918 default for nodes and users eg:-
921 reject/spot db0sue-7 1 by_zone 14,15,16
922 reject/spot node_default all
923 set/hops node_default 10
925 reject/spot user_default by G,M,2
928 <H2><A NAME="ss11.57">11.57 reject/wcy (0)</A>
931 <P><CODE><B>reject/wcy [0-9] <pattern></B> Set a reject WCY filter</CODE>
933 <P>It is unlikely that you will want to do this, but if you do then you can
934 filter on the following fields:-
937 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
939 origin_dxcc <numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
940 origin_itu <numbers>
941 origin_zone <numbers>
945 channel <prefixes>
947 <P>There are no examples because WCY Broadcasts only come from one place and
948 you either want them or not (see UNSET/WCY if you don't want them).
949 <P>This command is really provided for future use.
950 <P>See HELP FILTER for information.
952 <H2><A NAME="ss11.58">11.58 reject/wcy (extended for sysops) (8)</A>
955 <P><CODE><B>reject/wcy <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern></B>
956 WCY reject filter sysop version</CODE>
958 <P>This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
959 default for nodes and users eg:-
960 <P>reject/wcy gb7djk all
962 <H2><A NAME="ss11.59">11.59 reject/wwv (0)</A>
965 <P><CODE><B>reject/wwv [0-9] <pattern></B> Set a reject WWV filter</CODE>
967 <P>It is unlikely that you will want to do this, but if you do then you can
968 filter on the following fields:-
971 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
973 origin_dxcc <numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
974 origin_itu <numbers>
975 origin_zone <numbers>
979 channel <prefixes>
984 reject/wwv by_zone 14,15,16
986 <P>is probably the only useful thing to do (which will only show WWV broadcasts
987 by stations in the US).
988 <P>See HELP FILTER for information.
990 <H2><A NAME="ss11.60">11.60 reject/wwv (extended for sysops) (8)</A>
993 <P><CODE><B>reject/wwv <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern></B>
994 WWV reject filter sysop version</CODE>
996 <P>This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
997 default for nodes and users eg:-
1000 reject/wwv db0sue-7 1 by_zone 4
1001 reject/wwv node_default all
1003 reject/wwv user_default by W
1006 <H2><A NAME="ss11.61">11.61 reply (0)</A>
1009 <P><CODE><B>reply</B> Reply (privately) to the last message that you have read<BR>
1010 <B>reply <msgno></B> Reply (privately) to the specified message<BR>
1011 <B>reply B <msgno></B> Reply as a Bulletin to the specified message<BR>
1012 <B>reply NOPrivate <msgno></B> Reply as a Bulletin to the specified
1014 <B>reply RR <msgno></B> Reply to the specified message with read receipt<BR></CODE>
1016 <P>You can reply to a message and the subject will automatically have
1017 "Re:" inserted in front of it, if it isn't already present.
1018 <P>You can also use all the extra qualifiers such as RR, PRIVATE,
1019 NOPRIVATE, B that you can use with the SEND command (see SEND
1020 for further details)
1022 <H2><A NAME="ss11.62">11.62 send (0)</A>
1025 <P><CODE><B>send <call> [<call> ...]</B> Send a message to one or more callsigns<BR>
1026 <B>send RR <call></B> Send a message and ask for a read receipt<BR>
1027 <B>send COPY <msgno> <call></B> Send a copy of a message to someone<BR>
1028 <B>send PRIVATE <call></B> Send a personal message<BR>
1029 <B>send NOPRIVATE <call></B> Send a message to all stations<BR></CODE>
1031 <P>All the SEND commands will create a message which will be sent either to
1032 an individual callsign or to one of the 'bulletin' addresses.
1033 <P>SEND <call> on its own acts as though you had typed SEND PRIVATE, that is
1034 it will mark the message as personal and send it to the cluster node that
1035 that callsign is connected to.
1036 <P>You can have more than one callsign in all of the SEND commands.
1037 <P>You can have multiple qualifiers so that you can have for example:-
1040 SEND RR COPY 123 PRIVATE G1TLH G0RDI
1042 <P>which should send a copy of message 123 to G1TLH and G0RDI and you will
1043 receive a read receipt when they have read the message.
1044 <P>SB is an alias for SEND NOPRIVATE (or send a bulletin in BBS speak)
1045 SP is an alias for SEND PRIVATE
1047 <H2><A NAME="ss11.63">11.63 set/address (0)</A>
1050 <P><CODE><B>set/address <your_address></B> Record your postal address</CODE>
1052 <P>Literally, record your address details on the cluster.
1054 <H2><A NAME="ss11.64">11.64 set/announce (0)</A>
1057 <P><CODE><B>set/announce</B> Allow announce messages</CODE>
1059 <P>Allow announce messages to arrive at your terminal.
1061 <H2><A NAME="ss11.65">11.65 set/arcluster (5)</A>
1064 <P><CODE><B>set/arcluster <node_call> [<node_call> ...]</B> Make
1065 the node_call an AR-Cluster type node</CODE>
1067 <P>Set the node_call as an AR-Cluster type node
1069 <H2><A NAME="ss11.66">11.66 set/baddx (8)</A>
1072 <P><CODE><B>set/baddx <call></B> Stop words we do not wish to see in the callsign field
1073 of a dx spot being propagated</CODE>
1075 <P>Setting a word as 'baddx' will prevent spots with that word in the callsign
1076 field of a DX spot from going any further. They will not be displayed and they
1077 will not be sent onto other nodes.
1078 <P>The word must be wriiten in full, no wild cards are allowed eg:-
1081 set/baddx FORSALE VIDEO FR0G
1083 <P>To allow a word again, use the following command ...
1089 <H2><A NAME="ss11.67">11.67 set/badnode (6)</A>
1092 <P><CODE><B>set/badnode <node_call></B> Stop spots from this node_call
1093 being propagated</CODE>
1095 <P>Setting a callsign as a 'badnode' will prevent spots from that node
1096 going any further. They will not be displayed and they will not be
1097 sent onto other nodes.
1098 <P>The call can be a full or partial call (or a prefix), eg:-
1103 <P>will stop anything from K1TTT (including any SSID's)
1108 <P>will allow spots from him again.
1109 <P>Use with extreme care. This command may well be superceded by FILTERing.
1111 <H2><A NAME="ss11.68">11.68 set/badspotter (8)</A>
1114 <P><CODE><B>set/badspotter <call></B> Stop spots from this callsign being propagated</CODE>
1116 <P>Setting a callsign as a 'badspotter' will prevent spots from this callsign
1117 going any further. They will not be displayed and they will not be
1118 sent onto other nodes.
1119 <P>The call must be written in full, no wild cards are allowed eg:-
1122 set/badspotter VE2STN
1124 <P>will stop anything from VE2STN. If you want SSIDs as well then you must
1125 enter them specifically.
1128 unset/badspotter VE2STN
1130 <P>will allow spots from him again.
1131 <P>Use with extreme care. This command may well be superceded by FILTERing.
1133 <H2><A NAME="ss11.69">11.69 set/beep (0)</A>
1136 <P><CODE><B>set/beep</B> Add beeps to terminal messages</CODE>
1138 <P>Add a beep to DX and other terminal messages.
1140 <H2><A NAME="ss11.70">11.70 set/clx (5)</A>
1143 <P><CODE><B>set/clx <node_call> [<node_call> ...]</B> Make
1144 the node_call a CLX type node</CODE>
1146 <P>Set the node_call as a CLX type node
1148 <H2><A NAME="ss11.71">11.71 set/debug (9)</A>
1151 <P><CODE><B>set/debug <name></B> Add a debug level to the debug set</CODE>
1153 <P>You can remove this level with unset/debug <name>
1155 <H2><A NAME="ss11.72">11.72 set/dx (0)</A>
1158 <P><CODE><B>set/dx</B>Allow DX messages to arrive at your terminal</CODE>
1160 <P>You can stop DX messages with the <EM>unset/dx</EM> command
1162 <H2><A NAME="ss11.73">11.73 set/dxgrid (0)</A>
1165 <P><CODE><B>set/dxgrid</B>Allow grid squares on the end of DX messages</CODE>
1167 <P>Some logging programs do not like the additional information at
1168 the end of a DX spot. If this is the case, use the <EM>unset/dxgrid</EM>
1169 command to remove the grid squares.
1171 <H2><A NAME="ss11.74">11.74 set/dxnet (5)</A>
1174 <P><CODE><B>set/dxnet <node_call> [<node_call> ...]</B> Make
1175 the node_call a DXNet type node</CODE>
1177 <P>Set the node_call as a DXNet type node
1179 <H2><A NAME="ss11.75">11.75 set/echo (0)</A>
1182 <P><CODE><B>set/echo</B> Make the cluster echo your input</CODE>
1184 <P>If you are connected via a telnet session, different implimentations
1185 of telnet handle echo differently depending on whether you are
1186 connected via port 23 or some other port. You can use this command
1187 to change the setting appropriately.
1188 <P>You can remove the echo with the <EM>unset/echo</EM> command
1189 <P>The setting is stored in your user profile.
1190 <P>YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE THIS COMMAND IF YOU ARE CONNECTED VIA AX25.
1192 <H2><A NAME="ss11.76">11.76 set/here (0)</A>
1195 <P><CODE><B>set/here</B> Set the here flag</CODE>
1197 <P>Let others on the cluster know you are here by only displaying your
1198 callsign. If you are away from your terminal you can use the <EM>unset/here</EM>
1199 command to let people know you are away. This simply puts brackets
1200 around your callsign to indicate you are not available.
1202 <H2><A NAME="ss11.77">11.77 set/homenode (0)</A>
1205 <P><CODE><B>set/homenode <node_call></B> Set your home cluster</CODE>
1207 <P>Tell the cluster system where you normally connect to. Any Messages sent
1208 to you will normally find their way there should you not be connected.
1215 <H2><A NAME="ss11.78">11.78 set/hops (8)</A>
1218 <P><CODE><B>set/hops <node_call> ann|spots|wwv|wcy <n></B>
1219 Set hop count</CODE>
1221 <P>Set the hop count for a particular type of broadcast for a node.
1222 <P>This command allows you to set up special hop counts for a node
1223 for currently: announce, spots, wwv and wcy broadcasts.
1227 set/hops gb7djk ann 10
1228 set/hops gb7mbc spots 20
1230 <P>Set SHOW/HOPS for information on what is already set. This command
1231 creates a filter and works in conjunction with the filter system.
1233 <H2><A NAME="ss11.79">11.79 set/isolate (9)</A>
1236 <P><CODE><B>set/isolate <node call></B> Isolate a node from the rest of the network</CODE>
1238 <P>Connect a node to your system in such a way that you are a full protocol
1239 member of its network and can see all spots on it, but nothing either leaks
1240 out from it nor goes back into from the rest of the nodes connected to you.
1241 <P>You can potentially connect several nodes in this way.
1242 <P>You can see which nodes are isolated with the show/isolate (1) command.
1243 <P>You can remove the isolation with the command unset/isolate.
1245 <H2><A NAME="ss11.80">11.80 set/language (0)</A>
1248 <P><CODE><B>set/language <language></B> Set the language you wish to use</CODE>
1250 <P>You can select the language that you want the cluster to use. Currently
1251 the languages available are <EM>en</EM> (English) and <EM>nl</EM> (Dutch).
1253 <H2><A NAME="ss11.81">11.81 set/location (0)</A>
1256 <P><CODE><B>set/location <lat and long></B> Set your latitude and longitude</CODE>
1258 <P>You can set your latitude and longitude manually or alternatively use the
1259 <EM>set/qra</EM> command which will do the conversion for you.
1262 set/location 54 04 N 2 02 E
1266 <H2><A NAME="ss11.82">11.82 set/sys_location (9)</A>
1269 <P><CODE><B>set/sys_location <lat & long></B> Set your cluster latitude and longitude</CODE>
1271 <P>In order to get accurate headings and such like you must tell the system
1272 what your latitude and longitude is. If you have not yet done a SET/QRA
1273 then this command will set your QRA locator for you. For example:-
1276 SET/LOCATION 52 22 N 0 57 E
1279 <H2><A NAME="ss11.83">11.83 set/logininfo (0)</A>
1282 <P><CODE><B>set/logininfo</B> Show logins and logouts of nodes and users</CODE>
1284 <P>Show users and nodes when they log in and out of the local cluster. You
1285 can stop these messages by using the <EM>unset/logininfo</EM> command.
1288 <H2><A NAME="ss11.84">11.84 set/lockout (9)</A>
1291 <P><CODE><B>set/lockout <call></B> Stop a callsign connecting to the cluster</CODE>
1293 <P>You can show who is locked out with the <EM>show/lockout</EM> command.
1294 To allow the user to connect again, use the <EM>unset/lockout</EM> command.
1296 <H2><A NAME="ss11.85">11.85 set/name (0)</A>
1299 <P><CODE><B>set/name <your_name></B> Set your name</CODE>
1301 <P>Tell the cluster what your name is, eg:-
1307 <H2><A NAME="ss11.86">11.86 set/node (9)</A>
1310 <P><CODE><B>set/node <call> [<call> ...]</B> Make the callsign an AK1A cluster</CODE>
1312 <P>Tell the system that the call(s) are to be treated as AK1A cluster and
1313 fed PC Protocol rather normal user commands.
1314 <P>From version 1.41 you can also set the following types of cluster
1322 <P>To see what your nodes are set to, use the <EM>show/nodes</EM> command.
1324 <H2><A NAME="ss11.87">11.87 set/obscount (9)</A>
1327 <P><CODE><B>set/obscount <count> <node call></B> Set the 'pump-up' obsolescence counter</CODE>
1329 <P>From version 1.35 onwards neighbouring nodes are pinged at regular intervals (see
1330 SET/PINGINTERVAL), usually 300 seconds or 5 minutes. There is a 'pump-up'
1331 counter which is decremented on every outgoing ping and then reset to
1332 the 'obscount' value on every incoming ping. The default value of this
1334 <P>What this means is that a neighbouring node will be pinged twice at
1335 (default) 300 second intervals and if no reply has been heard just before
1336 what would be the third attempt, that node is disconnected.
1337 <P>If a ping is heard then the obscount is reset to the full value. Using
1338 default values, if a node has not responded to a ping within 15 minutes,
1341 <H2><A NAME="ss11.88">11.88 set/page (0)</A>
1344 <P><CODE><B>set/page <n></B> Set the number of lines per page</CODE>
1346 <P>Tell the system how many lines you wish on a page when the number of lines
1347 of output from a command is more than this. The default is 20. Setting it
1348 explicitly to 0 will disable paging.
1354 <P>The setting is stored in your user profile.
1357 <H2><A NAME="ss11.89">11.89 set/password (9)</A>
1360 <P><CODE><B>set/password <callsign> <string></B> Set a users password</CODE>
1362 <P>The password for a user can only be set by a full sysop. The string
1363 can contain any characters but any spaces are removed (you can type in
1364 spaces - but they won't appear in the password). You can see the
1365 result with STAT/USER. The password is the usual 30 character baycom
1368 <H2><A NAME="ss11.90">11.90 set/pinginterval (9)</A>
1371 <P><CODE><B>set/pinginterval <time> <node call></B> Set the ping time to neighbouring nodes</CODE>
1373 <P>As from version 1.35 all neighbouring nodes are pinged at regular intervals
1374 in order to determine the rolling quality of the link and, in future, to
1375 affect routing decisions. The default interval is 300 secs or 5 minutes.
1376 <P>You can use this command to set a different interval. Please don't.
1377 <P>But if you do the value you enter is treated as minutes up 60 and seconds
1378 for numbers greater than that.
1379 <P>This is used also to help determine when a link is down at the far end
1380 (as certain cluster software doesn't always notice), see SET/OBSCOUNT
1381 for more information.
1383 <H2><A NAME="ss11.91">11.91 set/privilege (9)</A>
1386 <P><CODE><B>set/privilege <n> <call> [<call> ...]</B> Set the privilege level on a call</CODE>
1388 <P>Set the privilege level on a callsign. The privilege levels that pertain
1389 to commands are as default:-
1394 1 - allow remote nodes normal user RCMDs
1395 5 - various privileged commands (including shutdown, but not disc-
1396 connect), the normal level for another node.
1397 8 - more privileged commands (including disconnect)
1398 9 - local sysop privilege. DO NOT SET ANY REMOTE USER OR NODE TO THIS
1401 </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
1402 <P>If you are a sysop and you come in as a normal user on a remote connection
1403 your privilege will automatically be set to 0.
1405 <H2><A NAME="ss11.92">11.92 set/spider (5)</A>
1408 <P><CODE><B>set/spider <node_call> [<node_call> ...]</B> Make
1409 the node_call a DXSpider type node</CODE>
1411 <P>Set the node_call as a DXSpider type node
1413 <H2><A NAME="ss11.93">11.93 set/sys_qra (9)</A>
1416 <P><CODE><B>set/sys_qra <locator></B> Set your cluster QRA locator</CODE>
1418 <H2><A NAME="ss11.94">11.94 set/qra (0)</A>
1421 <P><CODE><B>set/qra <locator></B> Set your QRA locator</CODE>
1423 <P>Tell the system what your QRA (or Maidenhead) locator is. If you have not
1424 done a SET/LOCATION then your latitude and longitude will be set roughly
1425 correctly (assuming your locator is correct ;-). For example:-
1431 <H2><A NAME="ss11.95">11.95 set/qth (0)</A>
1434 <P><CODE><B>set/qth <your QTH></B> Set your QTH</CODE>
1436 <P>Tell the system where your are. For example:-
1439 set/qth East Dereham, Norfolk
1442 <H2><A NAME="ss11.96">11.96 set/talk (0)</A>
1445 <P><CODE><B>set/talk</B> Allow talk messages to be seen at your console</CODE>
1447 <P>Allow talk messages to arrive at your console. You can switch off
1448 talks with the <EM>unset/talk</EM> command.
1450 <H2><A NAME="ss11.97">11.97 set/wcy (0)</A>
1453 <P><CODE><B>set/wcy</B> Allow WCY messages to be seen at your console</CODE>
1455 <P>Allow WCY information to be seen at your console. You can switch off
1456 WCY messages with the <EM>unset/wcy</EM> command.
1458 <H2><A NAME="ss11.98">11.98 set/wwv (0)</A>
1461 <P><CODE><B>set/wwv</B> Allow WWV messages to be seen at your console</CODE>
1463 <P>Allow WWV information to be seen at your console. You can switch off
1464 WWV messages with the <EM>unset/wwv</EM> command.
1466 <H2><A NAME="ss11.99">11.99 set/wx (0)</A>
1469 <P><CODE><B>set/wx</B> Allow WX messages to be seen at your console</CODE>
1471 <P>Allow WX information to be seen at your console. You can switch off
1472 WX messages with the <EM>unset/wx</EM> command.
1474 <H2><A NAME="ss11.100">11.100 show/baddx (1)</A>
1477 <P><CODE><B>show/baddx</B>Show all the bad dx calls in the system</CODE>
1479 <P>Display all the bad dx callsigns in the system, see SET/BADDX
1480 for more information.
1482 <H2><A NAME="ss11.101">11.101 show/badnode (6)</A>
1485 <P><CODE><B>show/badnode</B> Show all the bad nodes in the system</CODE>
1487 <P>Display all the bad node callsigns in the system, see SET/BADNODE
1488 for more information.
1490 <H2><A NAME="ss11.102">11.102 show/badspotter (1)</A>
1493 <P><CODE><B>show/badspotter</B>Show all the bad spotters in the system</CODE>
1495 <P>Display all the bad spotter's callsigns in the system, see SET/BADSPOTTER
1496 for more information.
1498 <H2><A NAME="ss11.103">11.103 show/date (0)</A>
1501 <P><CODE><B>show/date [<prefix>|<callsign>]</B> Show
1502 the local time</CODE>
1504 <P>This is very nearly the same as SHOW/TIME, the only difference the format
1505 of the date string if no arguments are given.
1506 <P>If no prefixes or callsigns are given then this command returns the local
1507 time and UTC as the computer has it right now. If you give some prefixes
1508 then it will show UTC and UTC + the local offset (not including DST) at
1509 the prefixes or callsigns that you specify.
1511 <H2><A NAME="ss11.104">11.104 show/dx (0)</A>
1514 <P><CODE><B>show/dx [options]</B> interrogate the spot database</CODE>
1516 <P>If you just type SHOW/DX you will get the last so many spots
1517 (sysop configurable, but usually 10).
1518 <P>In addition you can add any number of these options in very nearly
1519 any order to the basic SHOW/DX command, they are:-
1523 on <band> - eg 160m 20m 2m 23cm 6mm
1524 on <region> - eg hf vhf uhf shf (see SHOW/BANDS)
1526 <number> - the number of spots you want
1527 <from>-<to> - <from> spot no <to> spot no in
1530 <prefix> - for a spotted callsign beginning with <prefix>
1531 *<suffix> - for a spotted callsign ending in <suffix>
1532 *<string>* - for a spotted callsign containing <string>
1534 day <number> - starting <number> days ago
1535 day <from>-<to> - <from> days <to> days ago
1537 info <text> - any spots containing <text> in the info or remarks
1539 by <call> - any spots spotted by <call> (spotter <call>
1542 qsl - this automatically looks for any qsl info on the call
1543 held in the spot database.
1545 iota [<iota>] - If the iota island number is missing it will
1546 look for the string iota and anything which looks like
1547 an iota island number. If you specify then it will look
1550 qra [<locator>] - this will look for the specific locator if
1551 you specify one or else anything that looks like a locator.
1558 SH/DX on 20m info iota
1559 SH/DX 9a on vhf day 30
1566 <H2><A NAME="ss11.105">11.105 show/dxcc (0)</A>
1569 <P><CODE><B>show/dxcc <prefix></B> Interrogate the spot database by country</CODE>
1571 <P>This command takes the <prefix> (which can be a full or partial
1572 callsign if desired), looks up which internal country number it is
1573 and then displays all the spots as per SH/DX for that country.
1574 <P>The options for SHOW/DX also apply to this command.
1580 SH/DXCC W on 20m info iota
1583 <H2><A NAME="ss11.106">11.106 show/files (0)</A>
1586 <P><CODE><B>show/files [<filearea> [<string>]]</B> List
1587 the contents of a filearea</CODE>
1589 <P>SHOW/FILES on its own will show you a list of the various fileareas
1590 available on the system. To see the contents of a particular file
1594 SH/FILES <filearea>
1596 <P>where <filearea> is the name of the filearea you want to see the
1598 <P>You can also use shell globbing characters like '*' and '?' in a
1599 string to see a selection of files in a filearea eg:-
1602 SH/FILES bulletins arld*
1604 <P>See also TYPE - to see the contents of a file.
1606 <H2><A NAME="ss11.107">11.107 show/filter (0)</A>
1609 <P><CODE><B>show/filter</B> Show the filters you have set</CODE>
1611 <P>Show the contents of all the filters that are set by you. This command
1612 displays all the filters set - for all the various categories.
1614 <H2><A NAME="ss11.108">11.108 show/filter (extended for sysops) (5)</A>
1617 <P><CODE><B>show/filter <callsign></B> Show the filters set by <callsign></CODE>
1619 <P>A sysop can look at any filters that have been set.
1621 <H2><A NAME="ss11.109">11.109 show/hops (8)</A>
1624 <P><CODE><B>show/hops <node_call> [ann|spots|wcy|wwv|]</B> Show the hop counts for a node</CODE>
1626 <P>This command shows the hop counts set up for a node. You can specify
1627 which category you want to see. If you leave the category out then
1628 all the categories will be listed.
1630 <H2><A NAME="ss11.110">11.110 show/isolate (1)</A>
1633 <P><CODE><B>show/isolate</B> Show a list of isolated nodes</CODE>
1635 <P>Show which nodes are currently set to be isolated.
1637 <H2><A NAME="ss11.111">11.111 show/lockout (9)</A>
1640 <P><CODE><B>show/lockout</B> Show a list of excluded callsigns</CODE>
1642 <P>Show a list of callsigns that have been excluded (locked out) of the
1643 cluster locally with the <EM>set/lockout</EM> command
1645 <H2><A NAME="ss11.112">11.112 show/moon (0)</A>
1648 <P><CODE><B>show/moon [<prefix>|<callsign>]</B> Show moon
1649 rise and set times</CODE>
1651 <P>Show the Moon rise and set times for a (list of) prefixes or callsigns,
1652 together with the azimuth and elevation of the sun currently at those
1654 <P>If you don't specify any prefixes or callsigns, it will show the times for
1655 your QTH (assuming you have set it with either SET/LOCATION or SET/QRA),
1656 together with the current azimuth and elevation.
1657 <P>In addition, it will show the gain or loss dB relative to the nominal
1658 distance of 385,000Km due to the ellipsoidal nature of the orbit.
1659 <P>If all else fails it will show the Moonrise and set times for the node
1660 that you are connected to.
1668 <H2><A NAME="ss11.113">11.113 show/muf (0)</A>
1671 <P><CODE><B>show/muf <prefix> [<hours>][long]</B> Show
1672 the likely propagation to <prefix></CODE>
1674 <P>This command allow you to estimate the likelihood of you contacting
1675 a station with the prefix you have specified. The output assumes a modest
1676 power of 20dBW and receiver sensitivity of -123dBm (about 0.15muV/10dB SINAD)
1677 <P>The result predicts the most likely operating frequencies and signal
1678 levels for high frequency (shortwave) radio propagation paths on
1679 specified days of the year and hours of the day. It is most useful for
1680 paths between 250 km and 6000 km, but can be used with reduced accuracy
1681 for paths shorter or longer than this.
1682 <P>The command uses a routine MINIMUF 3.5 developed by the U.S. Navy and
1683 used to predict the MUF given the predicted flux, day of the year,
1684 hour of the day and geographic coordinates of the transmitter and
1685 receiver. This routine is reasonably accurate for the purposes here,
1686 with a claimed RMS error of 3.8 MHz, but much smaller and less complex
1687 than the programs used by major shortwave broadcasting organizations,
1688 such as the Voice of America.
1689 <P>The command will display some header information detailing its
1690 assumptions, together with the locations, latitude and longitudes and
1691 bearings. It will then show UTC (UT), local time at the other end
1692 (LT), calculate the MUFs, Sun zenith angle at the midpoint of the path
1693 (Zen) and the likely signal strengths. Then for each frequency for which
1694 the system thinks there is a likelihood of a circuit it prints a value.
1695 <P>The value is currently a likely S meter reading based on the conventional
1696 6dB / S point scale. If the value has a '+' appended it means that it is
1697 1/2 an S point stronger. If the value is preceeded by an 'm' it means that
1698 there is likely to be much fading and by an 's' that the signal is likely
1700 <P>By default SHOW/MUF will show the next two hours worth of data. You
1701 can specify anything up to 24 hours worth of data by appending the no of
1702 hours required after the prefix. For example:-
1710 RxSens: -123 dBM SFI: 159 R: 193 Month: 10 Day: 21
1711 Power : 20 dBW Distance: 6283 km Delay: 22.4 ms
1712 Location Lat / Long Azim
1713 East Dereham, Norfolk 52 41 N 0 57 E 47
1714 United-States-W 43 0 N 87 54 W 299
1715 UT LT MUF Zen 1.8 3.5 7.0 10.1 14.0 18.1 21.0 24.9 28.0 50.0
1716 18 23 11.5 -35 mS0+ mS2 S3
1717 19 0 11.2 -41 mS0+ mS2 S3
1719 <P>indicating that you will have weak, fading circuits on top band and
1720 80m but usable signals on 40m (about S3).
1726 <P>will get you the above display, but with the next 24 hours worth of
1733 <P>Gives you an estimate of the long path propagation characterics. It
1734 should be noted that the figures will probably not be very useful, nor
1735 terrible accurate, but it is included for completeness.
1737 <H2><A NAME="ss11.114">11.114 show/node (1)</A>
1740 <P><CODE><B>show/node [<node_call> ...]</B> Show the type and version
1741 number of nodes</CODE>
1743 <P>Show the type and version (if connected) of the nodes specified on the
1744 command line. If no callsigns are specified then a sorted list of all
1745 the non-user callsigns known to the system will be displayed.
1747 <H2><A NAME="ss11.115">11.115 show/prefix (0)</A>
1750 <P><CODE><B>show/prefix <callsign></B> Interrogate the prefix database</CODE>
1752 <P>This command takes the <callsign> (which can be a full or partial
1753 callsign or a prefix), looks up which internal country number
1754 it is and then displays all the relevant prefixes for that country
1755 together with the internal country no, the CQ and ITU regions.
1756 <P>See also SHOW/DXCC
1759 <H2><A NAME="ss11.116">11.116 show/program (5)</A>
1762 <P><CODE><B>show/program</B> Show the locations of all the included program modules</CODE>
1764 <P>Show the name and location where every program module was load from. This
1765 is useful for checking where you think you have loaded a .pm file from.
1767 <H2><A NAME="ss11.117">11.117 show/qra (0)</A>
1770 <P><CODE><B>show/qra <locator> [<locator>]</B> Show the distance
1771 between locators<BR>
1772 <B>show/qra <lat> <long></B> Convert latitude and longitude to a locator</CODE>
1774 <P>This is a multipurpose command that allows you either to calculate the
1775 distance and bearing between two locators or (if only one locator is
1776 given on the command line) the distance and beraing from your station
1777 to the locator. For example:-
1783 <P>The first example will show the distance and bearing to the locator from
1784 yourself, the second example will calculate the distance and bearing from
1785 the first locator to the second. You can use 4 or 6 character locators.
1786 <P>It is also possible to convert a latitude and longitude to a locator by
1787 using this command with a latitude and longitude as an argument, for
1791 SH/QRA 52 41 N 0 58 E
1794 <H2><A NAME="ss11.118">11.118 show/qrz (0)</A>
1797 <P><CODE><B>show/qrz <callsign></B> Show any callbook details on a callsign</CODE>
1799 <P>This command queries the QRZ callbook server on the internet
1800 and returns any information available for that callsign. This service
1801 is provided for users of this software by http://www.qrz.com
1803 <H2><A NAME="ss11.119">11.119 show/route (0)</A>
1806 <P><CODE><B>show/route <callsign></B> Show the route to <callsign></CODE>
1808 <P>This command allows you to see to which node the callsigns specified are
1809 connected. It is a sort of inverse sh/config.
1815 <H2><A NAME="ss11.120">11.120 show/satellite (0)</A>
1818 <P><CODE><B>show/satellite <name> [<hours> <interval>]</B>
1819 Show satellite tracking data</CODE>
1821 <P>Show the tracking data from your location to the satellite of your choice
1822 from now on for the next few hours.
1823 <P>If you use this command without a satellite name it will display a list
1824 of all the satellites known currently to the system.
1825 <P>If you give a name then you can obtain tracking data of all the passes
1826 that start and finish 5 degrees below the horizon. As default it will
1827 give information for the next three hours for every five minute period.
1828 <P>You can alter the number of hours and the step size, within certain
1830 <P>Each pass in a period is separated with a row of '-----' characters
1835 SH/SAT FENGYUN1 12 2
1838 <H2><A NAME="ss11.121">11.121 show/sun (0)</A>
1841 <P><CODE><B>show/sun [<prefix>|<callsign>]</B> Show
1842 sun rise and set times</CODE>
1844 <P>Show the sun rise and set times for a (list of) prefixes or callsigns,
1845 together with the azimuth and elevation of the sun currently at those
1847 <P>If you don't specify any prefixes or callsigns, it will show the times for
1848 your QTH (assuming you have set it with either SET/LOCATION or SET/QRA),
1849 together with the current azimuth and elevation.
1850 <P>If all else fails it will show the sunrise and set times for the node
1851 that you are connected to.
1856 SH/SUN G1TLH K9CW ZS
1859 <H2><A NAME="ss11.122">11.122 show/time (0)</A>
1862 <P><CODE><B>show/time [<prefix>|<callsign>]</B> Show
1863 the local time</CODE>
1865 <P>If no prefixes or callsigns are given then this command returns the local
1866 time and UTC as the computer has it right now. If you give some prefixes
1867 then it will show UTC and UTC + the local offset (not including DST) at
1868 the prefixes or callsigns that you specify.
1870 <H2><A NAME="ss11.123">11.123 show/wcy (0)</A>
1873 <P><CODE><B>show/wcy</B> Show the last 10 WCY broadcasts<BR>
1874 <B>show/wcy <n></B> Show the last <n> WCY broadcasts</CODE>
1876 <P>Display the most recent WCY information that has been received by the system
1878 <H2><A NAME="ss11.124">11.124 show/wwv (0)</A>
1881 <P><CODE><B>show/wwv</B> Show the last 10 WWV broadcasts<BR>
1882 <B>show/wwv <n></B> Show the last <n> WWV broadcasts</CODE>
1884 <P>Display the most recent WWV information that has been received by the system
1887 <H2><A NAME="ss11.125">11.125 shutdown (5)</A>
1890 <P><CODE><B>shutdown</B> Shutdown the cluster</CODE>
1892 <P>Shutdown the cluster and disconnect all the users. If you have Spider
1893 set to respawn in /etc/inittab it will of course restart.
1895 <H2><A NAME="ss11.126">11.126 spoof (9)</A>
1898 <P><CODE><B>spoof <callsign> <command></B> Run commands as another user</CODE>
1900 <P>This is a very simple yet powerful command for the sysop. It allows you to
1901 issue commands as if you were a different user. This is very useful for the
1902 kind of things that users seem to always get wrong.. like home_node for
1905 <H2><A NAME="ss11.127">11.127 stat/db (5)</A>
1908 <P><CODE><B>stat/db <dbname></B> Show the status of a database</CODE>
1910 <P>Show the internal status of a database descriptor.
1911 <P>Depending on your privilege level you will see more or less information.
1912 This command is unlikely to be of much use to anyone other than a sysop.
1914 <H2><A NAME="ss11.128">11.128 stat/channel (5)</A>
1917 <P><CODE><B>stat/channel <callsign></B> Show the status of a channel on the cluster</CODE>
1919 <P>Show the internal status of the channel object either for the channel that
1920 you are on or else for the callsign that you asked for.
1921 <P>Only the fields that are defined (in perl term) will be displayed.
1923 <H2><A NAME="ss11.129">11.129 stat/msg (5)</A>
1926 <P><CODE><B>stat/msg <msgno></B> Show the status of a message</CODE>
1928 <P>This command shows the internal status of a message and includes information
1929 such as to whom it has been forwarded, its size, origin etc etc.
1931 <H2><A NAME="ss11.130">11.130 stat/user (5)</A>
1934 <P><CODE><B>stat/user <callsign></B> Show the full status of a user</CODE>
1936 <P>Shows the full contents of a user record including all the secret flags
1938 <P>Only the fields that are defined (in perl term) will be displayed.
1940 <H2><A NAME="ss11.131">11.131 sysop (0)</A>
1943 <P><CODE><B>sysop</B> Regain your privileges if you login remotely</CODE>
1945 <P>The system automatically reduces your privilege level to that of a
1946 normal user if you login in remotely. This command allows you to
1947 regain your normal privilege level. It uses the normal system: five
1948 numbers are returned that are indexes into the character array that is
1949 your assigned password (see SET/PASSWORD). The indexes start from
1951 <P>You are expected to return a string which contains the characters
1952 required in the correct order. You may intersperse those characters
1953 with others to obscure your reply for any watchers. For example (and
1954 these values are for explanation :-):
1957 password = 012345678901234567890123456789
1964 aa2bbbb0ccc5ddd7xxx3n
1968 <P>They will all match. If there is no password you will still be offered
1969 numbers but nothing will happen when you input a string. Any match is
1972 <H2><A NAME="ss11.132">11.132 talk (0)</A>
1975 <P><CODE><B>talk <callsign></B> Enter talk mode with <callsign><BR>
1976 <B>talk <callsign> <text></B> Send a text message to <callsign><BR>
1977 <B>talk <callsign> > <node_call> [<text>]</B>
1978 Send a text message to <callsign> via <node_call></CODE>
1980 <P>Send a short message to any other station that is visible on the cluster
1981 system. You can send it to anyone you can see with a SHOW/CONFIGURATION
1982 command, they don't have to be connected locally.
1983 <P>The second form of TALK is used when other cluster nodes are connected
1984 with restricted information. This usually means that they don't send
1985 the user information usually associated with logging on and off the cluster.
1986 <P>If you know that G3JNB is likely to be present on GB7TLH, but you can only
1987 see GB7TLH in the SH/C list but with no users, then you would use the
1988 second form of the talk message.
1989 <P>If you want to have a ragchew with someone you can leave the text message
1990 out and the system will go into 'Talk' mode. What this means is that a
1991 short message is sent to the recipient telling them that you are in a 'Talking'
1992 frame of mind and then you just type - everything you send will go to the
1993 station that you asked for.
1994 <P>All the usual announcements, spots and so on will still come out on your
1996 <P>If you want to do something (such as send a spot) you precede the normal
1997 command with a '/' character, eg:-
2000 /DX 14001 G1TLH What's a B class licensee doing on 20m CW?
2003 <P>To leave talk mode type:
2009 <H2><A NAME="ss11.133">11.133 type (0)</A>
2012 <P><CODE><B>type <filearea>/<name></B> Look at a file in one of the fileareas</CODE>
2014 <P>Type out the contents of a file in a filearea. So, for example, in
2015 filearea 'bulletins' you want to look at file 'arld051' you would
2019 TYPE bulletins/arld051
2021 <P>See also SHOW/FILES to see what fileareas are available and a
2024 <H2><A NAME="ss11.134">11.134 who (0)</A>
2027 <P><CODE><B>who</B> Show who is physically connected locally</CODE>
2029 <P>This is a quick listing that shows which callsigns are connected and
2030 what sort of connection they have
2032 <H2><A NAME="ss11.135">11.135 wx (0)</A>
2035 <P><CODE><B>wx <text></B> Send a weather message to local users<BR>
2036 <B>wx full <text> </B> Send a weather message to all cluster users</CODE>
2038 <P>Weather messages can sometimes be useful if you are experiencing an extreme
2039 that may indicate enhanced conditions
2041 <H2><A NAME="ss11.136">11.136 wx (enhanced for sysops) (5)</A>
2044 <P><CODE><B>wx sysop <text></B> Send a weather message to other clusters only</CODE>
2046 <P>Send a weather message only to other cluster nodes and not to general users.
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