The DXSpider User Manual

Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com)

1. Introduction

• 1.1 What is a DX Cluster?
• 1.2 So what is DXSpider?

2. Logins and logouts.

• 2.1 AX25 logins.
• 2.2 Netrom logins.
• 2.3 Telnet logins.
• 2.4 Logouts.

3. Setting your personal details.

4. Getting and posting DX.

• 4.1 Receiving DX.
• 4.2 Posting DX.

5. Headings and propagation

• 5.1 Sun
• 5.2 Moon
• 5.3 Heading

6. Announcements.

• 6.1 Making announcements.
• 6.2 Listing announcements.

7. Nodes and users.

8. Talk mode.

9. Mail.

• 9.1 The "directory" command.
• 9.2 Reading mail.
• 9.3 Sending mail.
• 9.4 Replying to mail.
• 9.5 Deleting mail

10. Filtering (From version 1.45)

• 10.1 General filter rules
• 10.2 Types of filter
• 10.3 Filter options
• 10.4 Advanced filtering

11. Hints, tips and common questions.

12. The DXSpider command reference

• 12.1 accept/announce
• 12.2 accept/spots
• 12.3 accept/wcy
• 12.4 accept/wwv
• 12.5 announce
• 12.6 announce full
• 12.7 apropos
• 12.8 bye
• 12.9 clear/spots
• 12.10 dbavail
• 12.11 dbshow
• 12.12 directory
• 12.13 dx
• 12.14 help
• 12.15 kill
• 12.16 links
• 12.17 read
• 12.18 reject/announce
• 12.19 reject/spots
• 12.20 reject/wcy
• 12.21 reject/wwv
• 12.22 reply
• 12.23 send
• 12.24 set/address
• 12.25 set/announce
• 12.26 set/beep
• 12.27 set/dx
• 12.28 set/dxgrid
• 12.29 set/echo
• 12.30 set/here
• 12.31 set/homenode
• 12.32 set/language
• 12.33 set/location
• 12.34 set/logininfo
• 12.35 set/name
• 12.36 set/page
• 12.37 set/qra
• 12.38 set/qth
• 12.39 set/talk
• 12.40 set/wcy
• 12.41 set/wwv
• 12.42 set/wx
• 12.43 show/date
• 12.44 show/dx
• 12.45 show/dxcc
• 12.46 show/files
• 12.47 show/filter
• 12.48 show/moon
• 12.49 show/muf
• 12.50 show/prefix
• 12.51 show/qra
• 12.52 show/qrz
• 12.53 show/route
• 12.54 show/satellite
• 12.55 show/sun
• 12.56 show/time
• 12.57 show/wcy
• 12.58 show/wwv
• 12.59 sysop
• 12.60 talk
• 12.61 type
• 12.62 who
• 12.63 wx