- The DXSpider User Manual v1.50
+ The DXSpider User Manual v1.51
Ian Maude, G0VGS, (g0vgs@gb7mbc.net)
- April 2003 revision 0.5
+ June 2004 revision 1
A complete reference for users of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
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12.90 show/dxcc <prefix>
12.91 show/dxqsl <callsign>
12.92 show/dxstats [days] [date]
- 12.93 show/files [<filearea> [<string>]]
- 12.94 show/filter
- 12.95 show/hfstats [days] [date]
- 12.96 show/hftable [days] [date] [prefix ...]
- 12.97 show/moon [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]
- 12.98 show/muf <prefix> [<hours>][long]
- 12.99 show/newconfiguration [<node>]
- 12.100 show/newconfiguration/node
- 12.101 show/prefix <callsign>
- 12.102 show/qra <lat> <long>
- 12.103 show/qra <locator> [<locator>]
- 12.104 show/qrz <callsign>
- 12.105 show/route <callsign> ...
- 12.106 show/satellite <name> [<hours> <interval>]
- 12.107 show/station [<callsign> ..]
- 12.108 show/sun [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]
- 12.109 show/time [<prefix>|<callsign>]
- 12.110 show/usdb [call ..]
- 12.111 show/vhfstats [days] [date]
- 12.112 show/vhftable [days] [date] [prefix ...]
- 12.113 show/wcy
- 12.114 show/wcy <n>
- 12.115 show/wm7d <callsign>
- 12.116 show/wwv
- 12.117 show/wwv <n>
- 12.118 sysop
- 12.119 talk <call> > <node> [<text>]
- 12.120 talk <call> [<text>]
- 12.121 type <filearea>/<name>
- 12.122 unset/announce
- 12.123 unset/anntalk
- 12.124 unset/beep
- 12.125 unset/dx
- 12.126 unset/dxcq
- 12.127 unset/dxgrid
- 12.128 unset/dxitu
- 12.129 unset/echo
- 12.130 unset/email
- 12.131 unset/here
- 12.132 unset/logininfo
- 12.133 unset/privilege
- 12.134 unset/prompt
- 12.135 unset/talk
- 12.136 unset/usstate
- 12.137 unset/wcy
- 12.138 unset/wwv
- 12.139 unset/wx
- 12.140 who
- 12.141 wx <text>
- 12.142 wx full <text>
+ 12.93 show/fdx
+ 12.94 show/files [<filearea> [<string>]]
+ 12.95 show/filter
+ 12.96 show/hfstats [days] [date]
+ 12.97 show/hftable [days] [date] [prefix ...]
+ 12.98 show/moon [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]
+ 12.99 show/muf <prefix> [<hours>][long]
+ 12.100 show/mydx
+ 12.101 show/newconfiguration [<node>]
+ 12.102 show/newconfiguration/node
+ 12.103 show/prefix <callsign>
+ 12.104 show/qra <lat> <long>
+ 12.105 show/qra <locator> [<locator>]
+ 12.106 show/qrz <callsign>
+ 12.107 show/route <callsign> ...
+ 12.108 show/satellite <name> [<hours> <interval>]
+ 12.109 show/station [<callsign> ..]
+ 12.110 show/sun [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]
+ 12.111 show/time [<prefix>|<callsign>]
+ 12.112 show/usdb [call ..]
+ 12.113 show/vhfstats [days] [date]
+ 12.114 show/vhftable [days] [date] [prefix ...]
+ 12.115 show/wcy
+ 12.116 show/wcy <n>
+ 12.117 show/wm7d <callsign>
+ 12.118 show/wwv
+ 12.119 show/wwv <n>
+ 12.120 sysop
+ 12.121 talk <call> > <node> [<text>]
+ 12.122 talk <call> [<text>]
+ 12.123 type <filearea>/<name>
+ 12.124 unset/announce
+ 12.125 unset/anntalk
+ 12.126 unset/beep
+ 12.127 unset/dx
+ 12.128 unset/dxcq
+ 12.129 unset/dxgrid
+ 12.130 unset/dxitu
+ 12.131 unset/echo
+ 12.132 unset/email
+ 12.133 unset/here
+ 12.134 unset/logininfo
+ 12.135 unset/privilege
+ 12.136 unset/prompt
+ 12.137 unset/talk
+ 12.138 unset/usstate
+ 12.139 unset/wcy
+ 12.140 unset/wwv
+ 12.141 unset/wx
+ 12.142 who
+ 12.143 wx <text>
+ 12.144 wx full <text>
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\e[1mExamples:\e[0m
-
-
- connect GB7MBC
- connect GB7MBC-1
+ connect GB7MBC
+ connect GB7MBC-1
+ real or rt - Format the output the same as for real time spots. The
+ formats are deliberately different (so you can tell
+ one sort from the other). This is useful for some
+ logging programs that can't cope with normal sh/dx
+ output. An alias of SHOW/FDX is available.
+
+
+
+ filter - Filter the spots, before output, with the user's
+ spot filter. An alias of SHOW/MYDX is available.
+
+
+ zone <zones> - look for spots in the cq zone (or zones) specified.
+ zones are numbers separated by commas.
+
+
+
+ by_zone <zones> - look for spots spotted by people in the cq zone
+ specified.
+
+
+
+ itu <itus> - look for spots in the itu zone (or zones) specified
+ itu zones are numbers separated by commas.
+
+
+
+ by_itu <itus> - look for spots spotted by people in the itu zone
+ specified.
+
+
+
+ state <list> - look for spots in the US state (or states) specified
+ The list is two letter state codes separated by commas.
+
+
+
+ by_state <list> - look for spots spotted by people in the US state
+ specified.
+
+
+
e.g.
SH/DX qra jn86
SH/DX dxcc oq2
SH/DX dxcc oq2 by w dxcc
+ SH/DX zone 4,5,6
+ SH/DX by_zone 4,5,6
+ SH/DX state in,oh
+ SH/DX by_state in,oh
+ This is an alias for: SH/DX dxcc
+
\e[1m12.91. show/dxqsl <callsign>\e[0m
\e[1mshow/dxqsl <callsign> \e[22mShow any QSL info gathered from spots
For example:-
-
-
sh/dxqsl 4k9w
+
You can check the raw input spots yourself with:-
Show the total DX spots for the last <days> no of days (default is
31), starting from a <date> (default: today).
- \e[1m12.93. show/files [<filearea> [<string>]]\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.93. show/fdx\e[0m
+
+ \e[1mshow/fdx \e[22mShow the DX data in realtime format.
+
+
+ Normally SHOW/DX outputs spot data in a different format to the
+ realtime data. This is a deliberate policy (so you can tell the
+ difference between the two). Some logging programs cannot handle this
+ so SHOW/FDX outputs historical data in real time format.
+
+ This is an alias for: SHOW/DX real
+
+ \e[1m12.94. show/files [<filearea> [<string>]]\e[0m
\e[1mshow/files [<filearea> [<string>]] \e[22mList the contents of a filearea
See also TYPE - to see the contents of a file.
- \e[1m12.94. show/filter\e[0m
+
+ \e[1m12.95. show/filter\e[0m
\e[1mshow/filter \e[22mShow the contents of all the filters you have set
Show the contents of all the filters that are set. This command
displays all the filters set - for all the various categories.
- \e[1m12.95. show/hfstats [days] [date]\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.96. show/hfstats [days] [date]\e[0m
\e[1mshow/hfstats [days] [date] \e[22mShow the HF DX Statistics
Show the HF DX spots breakdown by band for the last <days> no of days
(default is 31), starting from a <date> (default: today).
-
-
- \e[1m12.96. show/hftable [days] [date] [prefix ...]\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.97. show/hftable [days] [date] [prefix ...]\e[0m
\e[1mshow/hftable [days] [date] [prefix ...] \e[22mShow the HF DX Spotter Table
- \e[1m12.97. show/moon [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.98. show/moon [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]\e[0m
\e[1mshow/moon [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>] \e[22mShow Moon rise and set times
+
Show the Moon rise and set times for a (list of) prefixes or
callsigns, together with the azimuth and elevation of the sun
currently at those locations.
Please note that the rise and set times are given as the UT times of
rise and set on the requested UT day.
- \e[1m12.98. show/muf <prefix> [<hours>][long]\e[0m
+
+
+ \e[1m12.99. show/muf <prefix> [<hours>][long]\e[0m
\e[1mshow/muf <prefix> [<hours>][long] \e[22mShow the likely propagation to a
prefix
- SH/MUF W L 24
- SH/MUF W 24 Long
+ SH/MUF W L 24
+ SH/MUF W 24 Long
should be noted that the figures will probably not be very useful, nor
terrible accurate, but it is included for completeness.
- \e[1m12.99. show/newconfiguration [<node>]\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.100. show/mydx\e[0m
+
+ \e[1mshow/mydx \e[22mShow the DX data filtered with your spot filter.
+
+
+ SHOW/DX potentially shows all the spots available in the system. Using
+ SHOW/MYDX will, instead, filter the availble spots using any spot
+ filter that you have set, first.
+
+ This command, together with ACCEPT/SPOT or REJECT/SPOT, will allow you
+ to customise the spots that you receive.
+
+ So if you have said: ACC/SPOT on hf
+
+ Doing a SHOW/MYDX will now only, ever, show HF spots. All the other
+ options on SH/DX can still be used.
+
+ \e[1m12.101. show/newconfiguration [<node>]\e[0m
\e[1mshow/newconfiguration [<node>] \e[22mShow all the nodes and users visible
BE WARNED: the list that is returned can be VERY long
- \e[1m12.100. show/newconfiguration/node\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.102. show/newconfiguration/node\e[0m
\e[1mshow/newconfiguration/node \e[22mShow all the nodes connected locally
Show all the nodes connected to this node in the new format.
- \e[1m12.101. show/prefix <callsign>\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.103. show/prefix <callsign>\e[0m
\e[1mshow/prefix <callsign> \e[22mInterrogate the prefix database
See also SHOW/DXCC
- \e[1m12.102. show/qra <lat> <long>\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.104. show/qra <lat> <long>\e[0m
\e[1mshow/qra <lat> <long> \e[22mConvert lat/long to a QRA Grid locator
from yourself, the second example will calculate the distance and
bearing from the first locator to the second. You can use 4 or 6
character locators.
+
It is also possible to convert a latitude and longitude to a locator
by using this command with a latitude and longitude as an argument,
for example:-
- \e[1m12.103. show/qra <locator> [<locator>]\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.105. show/qra <locator> [<locator>]\e[0m
\e[1mshow/qra <locator> [<locator>] \e[22mShow distance between QRA Grid locators
- \e[1m12.104. show/qrz <callsign>\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.106. show/qrz <callsign>\e[0m
\e[1mshow/qrz <callsign> \e[22mShow any callbook details on a callsign
See also SHOW/WM7D for an alternative.
- \e[1m12.105. show/route <callsign> ...\e[0m
+
+
+ \e[1m12.107. show/route <callsign> ...\e[0m
\e[1mshow/route <callsign> ... \e[22mShow the route to the callsign
- \e[1m12.106. show/satellite <name> [<hours> <interval>]\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.108. show/satellite <name> [<hours> <interval>]\e[0m
\e[1mshow/satellite <name> [<hours> <interval>] \e[22mShow tracking data
- \e[1m12.107. show/station [<callsign> ..]\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.109. show/station [<callsign> ..]\e[0m
\e[1mshow/station [<callsign> ..] \e[22mShow information about a callsign
If no callsign is given then show the information for yourself.
- \e[1m12.108. show/sun [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]\e[0m
+
+ \e[1m12.110. show/sun [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]\e[0m
\e[1mshow/sun [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>] \e[22mShow sun rise and set times
or in three days time:-
+
+
SH/SUN +3 W9
Please note that the rise and set times are given as the UT times of
rise and set on the requested UT day.
- \e[1m12.109. show/time [<prefix>|<callsign>]\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.111. show/time [<prefix>|<callsign>]\e[0m
\e[1mshow/time [<prefix>|<callsign>] \e[22mShow the local time
prefixes then it will show UTC and UTC + the local offset (not
including DST) at the prefixes or callsigns that you specify.
- \e[1m12.110. show/usdb [call ..]\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.112. show/usdb [call ..]\e[0m
\e[1mshow/usdb [call ..] \e[22mShow information held on the FCC Call database
+
Show the City and State of a Callsign held on the FCC database if his
is being run on this system, eg:-
- \e[1m12.111. show/vhfstats [days] [date]\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.113. show/vhfstats [days] [date]\e[0m
\e[1mshow/vhfstats [days] [date] \e[22mShow the VHF DX Statistics
Show the VHF DX spots breakdown by band for the last <days> no of days
(default is 31), starting from a date (default: today).
- \e[1m12.112. show/vhftable [days] [date] [prefix ...]\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.114. show/vhftable [days] [date] [prefix ...]\e[0m
\e[1mshow/vhftable [days] [date] [prefix ...] \e[22mShow the VHF DX Spotter Table
- \e[1m12.113. show/wcy\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.115. show/wcy\e[0m
\e[1mshow/wcy \e[22mShow last 10 WCY broadcasts
- \e[1m12.114. show/wcy <n>\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.116. show/wcy <n>\e[0m
\e[1mshow/wcy <n> \e[22mShow last <n> WCY broadcasts
system
- \e[1m12.115. show/wm7d <callsign>\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.117. show/wm7d <callsign>\e[0m
\e[1mshow/wm7d <callsign> \e[22mShow callbook details on a US callsigns
See also SHOW/QRZ.
- \e[1m12.116. show/wwv\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.118. show/wwv\e[0m
\e[1mshow/wwv \e[22mShow last 10 WWV broadcasts
- \e[1m12.117. show/wwv <n>\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.119. show/wwv <n>\e[0m
\e[1mshow/wwv <n> \e[22mShow last <n> WWV broadcasts
Display the most recent WWV information that has been received by the
system
- \e[1m12.118. sysop\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.120. sysop\e[0m
\e[1msysop \e[22mRegain your privileges if you login remotely
numbers but nothing will happen when you input a string. Any match is
case sensitive.
- \e[1m12.119. talk <call> > <node> [<text>]\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.121. talk <call> > <node> [<text>]\e[0m
\e[1mtalk <call> > <node> [<text>] \e[22mSend a text message to another station
via a node
will send the hftable as you have it to all the people you are
currently talking to.
- \e[1m12.120. talk <call> [<text>]\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.122. talk <call> [<text>]\e[0m
\e[1mtalk <call> [<text>] \e[22mSend a text message to another station
- \e[1m12.121. type <filearea>/<name>\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.123. type <filearea>/<name>\e[0m
\e[1mtype <filearea>/<name> \e[22mLook at the contents of a file in one of the
fileareas
enter:-
- TYPE bulletins/arld051
+ TYPE bulletins/arld051
See also SHOW/FILES to see what fileareas are available and a list of
content.
- \e[1m12.122. unset/announce\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.124. unset/announce\e[0m
\e[1munset/announce \e[22mStop announce messages coming out on your terminal
- \e[1m12.123. unset/anntalk\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.125. unset/anntalk\e[0m
\e[1munset/anntalk \e[22mStop talk like announce messages on your terminal
unset/anntalk
-
-
you will suppress several of these announces, you may miss the odd
useful one as well, but you would probably miss them anyway in the
welter of useless ones.
allows you to see them again. This is the default.
- \e[1m12.124. unset/beep\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.126. unset/beep\e[0m
\e[1munset/beep \e[22mStop beeps for DX and other messages on your terminal
- \e[1m12.125. unset/dx\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.127. unset/dx\e[0m
\e[1munset/dx \e[22mStop DX messages coming out on your terminal
- \e[1m12.126. unset/dxcq\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.128. unset/dxcq\e[0m
\e[1munset/dxcq \e[22mStop CQ Zones on the end of DX announcements
Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
- \e[1m12.127. unset/dxgrid\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.129. unset/dxgrid\e[0m
\e[1munset/dxgrid \e[22mStop QRA Grid Squares on the end of DX announcements
Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
- \e[1m12.128. unset/dxitu\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.130. unset/dxitu\e[0m
\e[1munset/dxitu \e[22mStop ITU Zones on the end of DX announcements
Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
- \e[1m12.129. unset/echo\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.131. unset/echo\e[0m
\e[1munset/echo \e[22mStop the cluster echoing your input
YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE THIS COMMAND IF YOU ARE CONNECTED VIA AX25.
- \e[1m12.130. unset/email\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.132. unset/email\e[0m
\e[1munset/email \e[22mStop personal msgs being forwarded by email
You can disable forwarding by:-
+
+
UNSET/EMAIL
- \e[1m12.131. unset/here\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.133. unset/here\e[0m
\e[1munset/here \e[22mTell the system you are absent from your terminal
- \e[1m12.132. unset/logininfo\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.134. unset/logininfo\e[0m
\e[1munset/logininfo \e[22mInform when a station logs out locally
- \e[1m12.133. unset/privilege\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.135. unset/privilege\e[0m
\e[1munset/privilege \e[22mRemove any privilege for this session
use. If you want to get your normal privilege back you will need to
either logout and login again (if you are on a console) or use the
SYSOP command.
-
- \e[1m12.134. unset/prompt\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.136. unset/prompt\e[0m
\e[1munset/prompt \e[22mSet your prompt back to default
UNSET/PROMPT will undo the SET/PROMPT command and set you prompt back
to normal.
- \e[1m12.135. unset/talk\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.137. unset/talk\e[0m
\e[1munset/talk \e[22mStop TALK messages coming out on your terminal
- \e[1m12.136. unset/usstate\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.138. unset/usstate\e[0m
\e[1munset/usstate \e[22mStop US State info on the end of DX announcements
and the spotted's State will appear on the LHS of the time field. Any
information found will override any locator information from
SET/DXGRID.
+
Some user programs cannot cope with this. You can use this command to
reset (or set) this feature.
Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
- \e[1m12.137. unset/wcy\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.139. unset/wcy\e[0m
\e[1munset/wcy \e[22mStop WCY messages coming out on your terminal
- \e[1m12.138. unset/wwv\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.140. unset/wwv\e[0m
\e[1munset/wwv \e[22mStop WWV messages coming out on your terminal
- \e[1m12.139. unset/wx\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.141. unset/wx\e[0m
\e[1munset/wx \e[22mStop WX messages coming out on your terminal
- \e[1m12.140. who\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.142. who\e[0m
\e[1mwho \e[22mShow who is physically connected
This is a quick listing that shows which callsigns are connected and
what sort of connection they have
- \e[1m12.141. wx <text>\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.143. wx <text>\e[0m
\e[1mwx <text> \e[22mSend a weather message to local users
- \e[1m12.142. wx full <text>\e[0m
+ \e[1m12.144. wx full <text>\e[0m
\e[1mwx full <text> \e[22mSend a weather message to all cluster users