2 # please put your help in in alphabetical order
4 # a string search is done in the command field (case is ignored)
5 # and all commands matching the asked for command are printed out
7 # the order of the fields in each header is
8 # privilege, command, Description
9 # if the command ends in a - then that line isn't printed, but any
10 # subsequent lines are
14 # Comment lines are indented before printing
16 === 0^ACCEPT^Set a filter to accept something
17 Create a filter to accept something
19 There are 2 types of filter, accept and reject. See HELP FILTERING for more
22 === 0^ACCEPT/ANNOUNCE [0-9] <pattern>^Set an 'accept' filter line for announce
23 Create an 'accept this announce' line for a filter.
25 An accept filter line means that if the announce matches this filter it is
26 passed onto the user. See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please read this
27 to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on.
29 You can use any of the following things in this line:-
31 info <string> eg: iota or qsl
32 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
34 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
35 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
36 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
37 origin_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,NH
38 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
39 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
40 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
43 wx 1 filter WX announces
44 dest <prefixes> eg: 6MUK,WDX (distros)
49 acc/ann 2 by_zone 14,15,16
50 (this could be all on one line: acc/ann dest 6MUK or by_zone 14,15,16)
56 acc/ann by_state va,nh,ri,nh
58 You can use the tag 'all' to accept everything eg:
62 but this probably for advanced users...
64 === 8^ACCEPT/ANNOUNCE <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern>^Announce filter sysop version
65 This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
66 default for nodes and users eg:-
69 accept/ann input node_default by G,M,2
70 accept/ann user_default by G,M,2
72 === 8^ACCEPT/ROUTE <call> [0-9] <pattern>^Set an 'accept' filter line for routing
73 Create an 'accept this routing PC Protocol' line for a filter.
75 An accept filter line means that if a PC16/17/19/21/24/41/50 matches this filter
76 it is passed thru that interface. See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please read this
77 to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on.
79 You can use any of the following things in this line:-
81 call <prefixes> the callsign of the thingy
82 call_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
83 call_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
84 call_zone <prefixes or numbers>
85 call_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,NH
86 origin <prefixes> really the interface it came in on
87 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
88 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
89 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
90 origin_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,NH
94 acc/route gb7djk call_dxcc 61,38 (send only UK+EIRE nodes)
95 acc/route gb7djk call gb7djk (equiv to SET/ISOLATE)
97 you can now use 'by' as a synonym for 'call' so:
104 You can use the tag 'all' to accept everything eg:
109 === 0^ACCEPT/SPOTS [0-9] <pattern>^Set an 'accept' filter line for spots
110 Create an 'accept this spot' line for a filter.
112 An accept filter line means that if the spot matches this filter it is
113 passed onto the user. See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please read this
114 to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on.
116 You can use any of the following things in this line:-
118 freq <range> eg: 0/30000 or hf or hf/cw or 6m,4m,2m
119 on <range> same as 'freq'
120 call <prefixes> eg: G,PA,HB9
121 info <string> eg: iota or qsl
123 call_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
124 call_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
125 call_zone <prefixes or numbers>
126 call_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
127 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
128 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
129 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
130 by_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
134 'call' means the callsign that has spotted 'by' whoever.
136 For frequencies, you can use any of the band names defined in
137 SHOW/BANDS and you can use a subband name like: cw, rtty, data, ssb -
138 thus: hf/ssb. You can also just have a simple range like: 0/30000 -
139 this is more efficient than saying simply: freq HF (but don't get
140 too hung up about that)
145 acc/spot 2 on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
147 You can use the tag 'all' to accept everything, eg:
153 acc/spots by_state VA,NH,RI,MA,ME
155 but this probably for advanced users...
158 === 8^ACCEPT/SPOTS <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern>^Spot filter sysop version
159 This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
160 default for nodes and users eg:-
162 accept/spot db0sue-7 1 by_zone 14,15,16
163 accept/spot node_default all
164 set/hops node_default 10
166 accept/spot user_default by G,M,2
168 === 0^ACCEPT/WCY [0-9] <pattern>^set an 'accept' WCY filter
169 It is unlikely that you will want to do this, but if you do then you can
170 filter on the following fields:-
172 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
174 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
175 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
176 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
177 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
178 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
179 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
182 There are no examples because WCY Broadcasts only come from one place and
183 you either want them or not (see UNSET/WCY if you don't want them).
185 This command is really provided for future use.
187 See HELP FILTER for information.
189 === 8^ACCEPT/WCY <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern>^WCY filter sysop version
190 This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
191 default for nodes and users eg:-
193 accept/wcy node_default all
194 set/hops node_default 10
196 === 0^ACCEPT/WWV [0-9] <pattern>^set an 'accept' WWV filter
197 It is unlikely that you will want to do this, but if you do then you can
198 filter on the following fields:-
200 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
202 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
203 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
204 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
205 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
206 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
207 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
214 is probably the only useful thing to do (which will only show WWV broadcasts
215 by stations in the US).
217 See HELP FILTER for information.
219 === 8^ACCEPT/WWV <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern>^WWV filter sysop version
220 This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
221 default for nodes and users eg:-
223 accept/wwv db0sue-7 1 by_zone 4
224 accept/wwv node_default all
225 set/hops node_default 10
227 accept/wwv user_default by W,K
229 === 0^ANNOUNCE <text>^Send an announcement to LOCAL users only
230 <text> is the text of the announcement you wish to broadcast
232 === 0^ANNOUNCE FULL <text>^Send an announcement cluster wide
233 This will send your announcement cluster wide
235 === 5^ANNOUNCE SYSOP <text>^Send an announcement to Sysops only
237 === 0^APROPOS <string>^Search help database for <string>
238 Search the help database for <string> (it isn't case sensitive), and print
239 the names of all the commands that may be relevant.
241 === 0^BLANK [<string>] [<nn>]^Print nn (default 1) blank lines (or strings)
242 In its basic form this command prints one or more blank lines. However if
243 you pass it a string it will replicate the string for the width of the
244 screen (default 80) and then print that one or more times, so:
248 prints two blank lines
252 prints a row of - characters once.
256 prints 'abcabcabcabcabcabc....'
258 This is really only of any use in a script file and you can print a maximum
261 === 0^BYE^Exit from the cluster
262 This will disconnect you from the cluster
264 === 5^CATCHUP <node call> All|[<msgno> ...]^Mark a message as sent
265 === 5^UNCATCHUP <node call> All|[msgno> ...]^Unmark a message as sent
266 When you send messages the fact that you have forwarded it to another node
267 is remembered so that it isn't sent again. When you have a new partner
268 node and you add their callsign to your /spider/msg/forward.pl file, all
269 outstanding non-private messages will be forwarded to them. This may well
270 be ALL the non-private messages. You can prevent this by using these
274 catchup GB7DJK 300 301 302 303 500-510
276 and to undo what you have just done:-
279 uncatchup GB7DJK 300 301 302 303 500-510
281 which will arrange for them to be forward candidates again.
283 Order is not important.
285 === 0^CHAT <group> <text>^Chat or Conference to a group
286 It is now possible to JOIN a group and have network wide conferencing to that
287 group. DXSpider does not (and probably will not) implement the AK1A
288 conference mode as this seems very limiting, is hardly used and doesn't seem
289 to work too well anyway.
291 This system uses the existing ANN system and is compatible with both other
292 DXSpider nodes and AK1A clusters (they use ANN/<group>).
294 You can be a member of as many "groups" as you want. To join a group type:-
296 JOIN FOC (where FOC is the group name)
298 To leave a group type:-
302 You can see which groups you are in by typing:-
306 and you can see whether your mate is in the group, if he connects to the
307 same node as you, by typing:-
311 To send a message to a group type:-
313 CHAT FOC hello everyone
317 CH #9000 hello I am back
319 See also JOIN, LEAVE, SHOW/CHAT
321 === 0^CLEAR/ANNOUNCE [1|all]^Clear a announce filter line
322 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a annouce filter or to
323 remove the whole filter.
325 see CLEAR/SPOTS for a more detailed explanation.
327 === 8^CLEAR/ANNOUNCE <callsign> [input] [0-9|all]^Clear a announce filter line
328 A sysop can clear an input or normal output filter for a user or the
329 node_default or user_default.
331 === 0^CLEAR/ROUTE [1|all]^Clear a route filter line
332 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a route filter or to
333 remove the whole filter.
335 see CLEAR/SPOTS for a more detailed explanation.
337 === 8^CLEAR/ROUTE <callsign> [input] [0-9|all]^Clear a route filter line
338 A sysop can clear an input or normal output filter for a user or the
339 node_default or user_default.
341 === 0^CLEAR/SPOTS [0-9|all]^Clear a spot filter line
342 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a spot filter or to
343 remove the whole filter.
345 If you have a filter:-
348 acc/spot 2 on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
354 you will be left with:-
356 acc/spot 2 on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
362 the filter will be completely removed.
364 === 8^CLEAR/SPOTS <callsign> [input] [0-9|all]^Clear a spot filter line
365 A sysop can clear an input or normal output filter for a user or the
366 node_default or user_default.
368 === 0^CLEAR/WCY [1|all]^Clear a WCY filter line
369 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a WCY filter or to
370 remove the whole filter.
372 see CLEAR/SPOTS for a more detailed explanation.
374 === 8^CLEAR/WCY <callsign> [input] [0-9|all]^Clear a WCY filter line
375 A sysop can clear an input or normal output filter for a user or the
376 node_default or user_default.
378 === 0^CLEAR/WWV [1|all]^Clear a WWV filter line
379 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a WWV filter or to
380 remove the whole filter.
382 see CLEAR/SPOTS for a more detailed explanation.
384 === 8^CLEAR/WWV <callsign> [input] [0-9|all]^Clear a WWV filter line
385 A sysop can clear an input or normal output filter for a user or the
386 node_default or user_default.
388 === 5^CONNECT <callsign>^Start a connection to another DX Cluster
389 Start a connection process that will culminate in a new connection to the
390 DX cluster <callsign>. This process creates a new 'client' process which will
391 use the script in /spider/connect/<callsign> to effect the 'chat' exchange
392 necessary to traverse the network(s) to logon to the cluster <callsign>.
394 === 9^DELETE/USDB <callsign> ...^Delete this user from the US State Database
395 This command will completely remove a one or more callsigns
396 from the US States database.
398 There is NO SECOND CHANCE.
400 It goes without saying that you should use this command CAREFULLY!
402 Note that these callsign may be re-instated by any weekly updates from
405 === 9^DELETE/USER <callsign> ...^Delete this user from the User Database
406 This command will completely remove a one or more users from the database.
408 There is NO SECOND CHANCE.
410 It goes without saying that you should use this command CAREFULLY!
412 === 0^DBAVAIL^Show a list of all the Databases in the system
413 Title says it all really, this command lists all the databases defined
414 in the system. It is also aliased to SHOW/COMMAND.
416 === 9^DBCREATE <name>^Create a database entry
417 === 9^DBCREATE <name> chain <name> [<name>..]^Create a chained database entry
418 === 9^DBCREATE <name> remote <node>^Create a remote database entry
419 === 9^DBCREATE <name> cmd <dxspider command>^make a local command available as a DB
420 DBCREATE allows you to define a database in the system. It doesn't actually
421 create anything, just defines it.
423 The databases that are created are simple DB_File hash databases, they are
424 therefore already 'indexed'.
426 You can define a local database with the first form of the command eg:
430 You can also chain databases with the addition of the 'chain' keyword.
431 This will search each database one after the other. A typical example
434 DBCREATE sdx_qsl chain sql_ad
436 No checking is done to see if the any of the chained databases exist, in
437 fact it is usually better to do the above staement first then do each of
438 the chained databases.
440 Databases can exist offsite. To define a database that lives on another
443 DBCREATE buckmaster remote gb7dxc
445 Remote databases cannot be chained; however, the last database in a
446 a chain can be a remote database eg:
448 DBCREATE qsl chain gb7dxc
450 To see what databases have been defined do:
452 DBAVAIL (or it will have been aliased to SHOW/COMMAND)
454 It would be normal for you to add an entry into your local Aliases file
455 to allow people to use the 'SHOW/<dbname>' style syntax. So you would
456 need to add a line like:-
461 '^sh\w*/buc', 'dbshow buckmaster', 'dbshow',
470 to work as they may be used to.
472 You can also make local commands available as 'pseudo' databases. You
473 can therefore make spider special commands available as a database. I
474 imagine that this will be primarily useful for remote access from
475 legacy nodes. For example:-
477 DBCREATE dxqsl cmd show/dxqsl
479 You also use one of these databases in a chain. This may be useful
482 See DBIMPORT for the importing of existing AK1A format data to databases.
483 See DBSHOW for generic database enquiry
485 === 9^DBIMPORT <dbname> <filename>^Import AK1A data into a database
486 If you want to import or update data in bulk to a database you can use
487 this command. It will either create or update entries into an existing
488 database. For example:-
490 DBIMPORT oblast /tmp/OBLAST.FUL
492 will import the standard OBLAST database that comes with AK1A into the
493 oblast database held locally.
495 === 9^DBREMOVE <dbname>^Delete a database
496 DBREMOVE will completely remove a database entry and also delete any data
497 file that is associated with it.
499 There is no warning, no comeback, no safety net.
505 will remove the oblast database from the system and it will also remove
506 the associated datafile.
510 There is no warning, no comeback, no safety net.
512 You have been warned.
514 === 0^DBSHOW <dbname> <key>^Display an entry, if it exists, in a database
515 This is the generic user interface to the database to the database system.
516 It is expected that the sysop will add an entry to the local Aliases file
517 so that users can use the more familiar AK1A style of enquiry such as:
521 but if he hasn't and the database really does exist (use DBAVAIL or
522 SHOW/COMMAND to find out) you can do the same thing with:
526 === 9^DEBUG^Set the cluster program into debug mode
527 Executing this command will only have an effect if you are running the cluster
532 It will interrupt the cluster just after the debug command has finished.
534 === 0^DIRECTORY^List messages
535 === 0^DIRECTORY ALL^List all messages
536 === 0^DIRECTORY OWN^List your own messages
537 === 0^DIRECTORY NEW^List all new messages
538 === 0^DIRECTORY TO <call>^List all messages to <call>
539 === 0^DIRECTORY FROM <call>^List all messages from <call>
540 === 0^DIRECTORY SUBJECT <string>^List all messages with <string> in subject
541 === 0^DIRECTORY <nn>^List last <nn> messages
542 === 0^DIRECTORY <from>-<to>^List messages <from> message <to> message
543 List the messages in the messages directory.
545 If there is a 'p' one space after the message number then it is a
546 personal message. If there is a '-' between the message number and the
547 'p' then this indicates that the message has been read.
549 You can use shell escape characters such as '*' and '?' in the <call>
552 You can combine some of the various directory commands together eg:-
556 DIR SUBJECT IOTA 200-250
558 You can abbreviate all the commands to one letter and use ak1a syntax:-
564 Sysops can see all users' messages.
566 === 8^DISCONNECT <call> [<call> ...]^Disconnect a user or cluster
567 Disconnect any <call> connected locally
569 === 0^DX [BY <call>] <freq> <call> <remarks>^Send a DX spot
570 This is how you send a DX Spot to other users. You can, in fact, now
571 enter the <freq> and the <call> either way round.
577 will all give the same result. You can add some remarks to the end
578 of the command and they will be added to the spot.
580 DX FR0G 144600 this is a test
582 You can credit someone else by saying:-
584 DX by G1TLH FR0G 144.600 he isn't on the cluster
586 The <freq> is compared against the available bands set up in the
587 cluster. See SHOW/BANDS for more information.
589 === 0^ECHO <line>^Echo the line to the output
590 This command is useful in scripts and so forth for printing the
591 line that you give to the command to the output. You can use this
592 in user_default scripts and the SAVE command for titling and so forth
594 The script will interpret certain standard "escape" sequences as follows:-
596 \t - becomes a TAB character (0x09 in ascii)
597 \a - becomes a BEEP character (0x07 in ascii)
598 \n - prints a new line
600 So the following example:-
602 echo GB7DJK is a dxcluster
606 GB7DJK is a dxcluster
608 on the output. You don't need a \n on the end of the line you want to send.
610 A more complex example:-
612 echo GB7DJK\n\tg1tlh\tDirk\n\tg3xvf\tRichard
622 === 9^EXPORT <msgno> <filename>^Export a message to a file
623 Export a message to a file. This command can only be executed on a local
624 console with a fully privileged user. The file produced will be in a form
625 ready to be imported back into the cluster by placing it in the import
626 directory (/spider/msg/import).
628 This command cannot overwrite an existing file. This is to provide some
629 measure of security. Any files written will owned by the same user as the
630 main cluster, otherwise you can put the new files anywhere the cluster can
631 access. For example:-
635 === 9^EXPORT_USERS [<filename>]^Export the users database to ascii
636 Export the users database to a file in ascii format. If no filename
637 is given then it will export the file to /spider/data/user_asc.
639 If the file already exists it will be renamed to <filename>.o. In fact
640 up to 5 generations of the file can be kept each one with an extra 'o' on the
643 BE WARNED: this will write to any file you have write access to. No check is
644 made on the filename (if any) that you specify.
646 === 0^FILTERING...^Filtering things in DXSpider
647 There are a number of things you can filter in the DXSpider system. They
648 all use the same general mechanism.
650 In general terms you can create a 'reject' or an 'accept' filter which
651 can have up to 10 lines in it. You do this using, for example:-
656 where ..... are the specific commands for that type of filter. There
657 are filters for spots, wwv, announce, wcy and (for sysops)
658 connects. See each different accept or reject command reference for
661 There is also a command to clear out one or more lines in a filter and
662 one to show you what you have set. They are:-
671 There is clear/xxxx command for each type of filter.
673 For now we are going to use spots for the examples, but you can apply
674 the principles to all types of filter.
676 There are two main types of filter 'accept' or 'reject'; which you use
677 depends entirely on how you look at the world and what is least
678 writing to achieve what you want. Each filter has 10 lines (of any
679 length) which are tried in order. If a line matches then the action
680 you have specified is taken (ie reject means ignore it and accept
683 The important thing to remember is that if you specify a 'reject'
684 filter (all the lines in it say 'reject/spots' (for instance)) then if
685 a spot comes in that doesn't match any of the lines then you will get
686 it BUT if you specify an 'accept' filter then any spots that don't
687 match are dumped. For example if I have a one line accept filter:-
689 accept/spots on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
691 then automatically you will ONLY get VHF spots from or to CQ zones 14
692 15 and 16. If you set a reject filter like:
694 reject/spots on hf/cw
696 Then you will get everything EXCEPT HF CW spots, If you am interested in IOTA
697 and will work it even on CW then you could say:-
699 reject/spots on hf/cw and not info iota
701 But in that case you might only be interested in iota and say:-
703 accept/spots not on hf/cw or info iota
705 which is exactly the same. You should choose one or the other until
706 you are confortable with the way it works. Yes, you can mix them
707 (actually you can have an accept AND a reject on the same line) but
708 don't try this at home until you can analyse the results that you get
709 without ringing up the sysop for help.
711 Another useful addition now is filtering by US state
713 accept/spots by_state VA,NH,RI,ME
715 You can arrange your filter lines into logical units, either for your
716 own understanding or simply convenience. I have one set frequently:-
718 reject/spots 1 on hf/cw
719 reject/spots 2 on 50000/1400000 not (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
721 What this does is to ignore all HF CW spots (being a class B I can't
722 read any CW and couldn't possibly be interested in HF :-) and also
723 rejects any spots on VHF which don't either originate or spot someone
726 This is an exmaple where you would use the line number (1 and 2 in
727 this case), if you leave the digit out, the system assumes '1'. Digits
728 '0'-'9' are available.
730 You can leave the word 'and' out if you want, it is implied. You can
731 use any number of brackets to make the 'expression' as you want
732 it. There are things called precedence rules working here which mean
733 that you will NEED brackets in a situation like line 2 because,
734 without it, will assume:-
736 (on 50000/1400000 and by_zone 14,15,16) or call_zone 14,15,16
738 annoying, but that is the way it is. If you use OR - use
739 brackets. Whilst we are here CASE is not important. 'And BY_Zone' is
742 If you want to alter your filter you can just redefine one or more
743 lines of it or clear out one line. For example:-
745 reject/spots 1 on hf/ssb
751 To remove the filter in its entirty:-
755 There are similar CLEAR commands for the other filters:-
763 Once you are happy with the results you get, you may like to experiment.
765 my example that filters hf/cw spots and accepts vhf/uhf spots from EU
766 can be written with a mixed filter, eg:
770 acc/spot 2 on 50000/1400000 and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
772 each filter slot actually has a 'reject' slot and an 'accept'
773 slot. The reject slot is executed BEFORE the accept slot.
775 It was mentioned earlier that after a reject test that doesn't match,
776 the default for following tests is 'accept', the reverse is true for
777 'accept'. In the example what happens is that the reject is executed
778 first, any non hf/cw spot is passed to the accept line, which lets
779 thru everything else on HF.
781 The next filter line lets through just VHF/UHF spots from EU.
783 === 8^FORWARD/LATLONG <node_call>^Send latitude and longitude information to another cluster
784 This command sends all the latitude and longitude information that your
785 cluster is holding against callsigns. One advantage of recieving this
786 information is that more locator information is held by you. This
787 means that more locators are given on the DX line assuming you have
788 SET/DXGRID enabled. This could be a LOT of information though, so
789 it is not recommended on slow links.
791 === 1^FORWARD/OPERNAM <call>^Send out information on this <call> to all clusters
792 This command sends out any information held in the user file which can
793 be broadcast in PC41 protocol packets. This information is Name, QTH, Location
794 and Homenode. PC41s are only sent for the information that is available.
796 === 0^HELP^The HELP Command
797 HELP is available for a number of commands. The syntax is:-
801 Where <cmd> is the name of the command you want help on.
803 All commands can be abbreviated, so SHOW/DX can be abbreviated
804 to SH/DX, ANNOUNCE can be shortened to AN and so on.
806 Look at the APROPOS <string> command which will search the help database
807 for the <string> you specify and give you a list of likely commands
808 to look at with HELP.
810 === 5^INIT <node>^Re-initialise a link to an AK1A compatible node
811 This command attempts to re-initialise a link to a (usually) AK1A node
812 that has got confused, usually by a protocol loop of some kind. It may
813 work - but you usually will be better off simply disconnecting it (or
814 better, if it is a real AK1A node, doing an RCMD <node> DISC/F <your
817 Best of luck - you will need it.
819 === 9^DEMONSTRATE <call> <command>^Demonstrate a command to another user
820 This command is provided so that sysops can demonstrate commands to
821 other users. It runs a command as though that user had typed it in and
822 then sends the output to that user, together with the command that
825 DEMO g7brn sh/dx iota oc209
828 Note that this command is similar to SPOOF and will have the same side
829 effects. Commands are run at the privilege of the user which is being
832 === 0^JOIN <group>^Join a chat or conference group
833 JOIN allows you to join a network wide conference group. To join a
834 group (called FOC in this case) type:-
838 See also CHAT, LEAVE, SHOW/CHAT
840 === 0^KILL <msgno> [<msgno..]^Delete a message from the local system
841 === 0^KILL <from msgno>-<to msgno>^Delete a range of messages
842 === 0^KILL from <regex>^Delete messages FROM a callsign or pattern
843 === 0^KILL to <regex>^Delete messages TO a callsign or pattern
844 === 5^KILL FULL <msgno> [<msgno..]^Delete a message from the whole cluster
845 Delete a message from the local system. You will only be able to
846 delete messages that you have originated or been sent (unless you are
851 Will delete all the messages that you own between msgnos 1234 and 1255.
855 will delete all the messages from g1tlh (if you are g1tlh). Similarly:
859 will delete all messages to g1tlh.
863 will delete a message (usually a 'bulletin') from the whole cluster system.
865 This uses the subject field, so any messages that have exactly the
866 same subject will be deleted. Beware!
868 === 6^KILL EXPunge <msgno> [<msgno..]^Expunge a message
869 Deleting a message using the normal KILL commands only marks that message
870 for deletion. The actual deletion only happens later (usually two days later).
872 The KILL EXPUNGE command causes the message to be truly deleted more or less
875 It otherwise is used in the same way as the KILL command.
877 === 0^LEAVE <group>^Leave a chat or conference group
878 LEAVE allows you to leave a network wide conference group. To leave a
879 group (called FOC in this case) type:-
883 See also CHAT, JOIN, SHOW/CHAT
885 === 0^LINKS^Show which nodes is physically connected
886 This is a quick listing that shows which links are connected and
887 some information about them. See WHO for a list of all connections.
889 === 9^LOAD/ALIASES^Reload the command alias table
890 Reload the /spider/cmd/Aliases file after you have editted it. You
891 will need to do this if you change this file whilst the cluster is
892 running in order for the changes to take effect.
894 === 9^LOAD/BANDS^Reload the band limits table
895 Reload the /spider/data/bands.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
896 the cluster is running.
898 === 9^LOAD/BADMSG^Reload the bad msg table
899 Reload the /spider/msg/badmsg.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
900 the cluster is running. This table contains a number of perl regular
901 expressions which are searched for in the fields targetted of each message.
902 If any of them match then that message is immediately deleted on receipt.
904 === 9^LOAD/BADWORDS^Reload the bad words table
905 Reload the /spider/data/badwords file if you have changed it manually whilst
906 the cluster is running. This file contains a list of words which, if found
907 on certain text portions of PC protocol, will cause those protocol frames
908 to be rejected. It will all put out a message if any of these words are
909 used on the announce, dx and talk commands. The words can be one or
910 more on a line, lines starting with '#' are ignored.
912 === 9^LOAD/CMD_CACHE^Reload the automatic command cache
913 Normally, if you change a command file in the cmd or local_cmd tree it
914 will automatially be picked up by the cluster program. Sometimes it
915 can get confused if you are doing a lot of moving commands about or
916 delete a command in the local_cmd tree and want to use the normal one
917 again. Execute this command to reset everything back to the state it
918 was just after a cluster restart.
920 === 9^LOAD/FORWARD^Reload the msg forwarding routing table
921 Reload the /spider/msg/forward.pl file if you have changed it
922 manually whilst the cluster is running.
924 === 5^LOAD/KEPS^Load new keps data
925 === 5^LOAD/KEPS [nn]^Load new keps data from message
926 If there is no message number then reload the current Keps data from
927 the Keps.pm data file. You create this file by running
929 /spider/perl/convkeps.pl <filename>
931 on a file containing NASA 2 line keps as a message issued by AMSAT.
933 If there is a message number, then it will take the message, run
934 convkeps.pl on it and then load the data, all in one step.
936 These messages are sent to ALL by GB7DJK (and others) from time to time.
938 === 9^LOAD/MESSAGES^Reload the system messages file
939 If you change the /spider/perl/Messages file (usually whilst
940 fiddling/writing new commands) you can have them take effect during a
941 cluster session by executing this command. You need to do this if get
944 unknown message 'xxxx' in lang 'en'
946 === 9^LOAD/PREFIXES^Reload the prefix table
947 Reload the /spider/data/prefix_data.pl file if you have changed it
948 manually whilst the cluster is running.
950 === 5^MERGE <node> [<no spots>/<no wwv>]^Ask for the latest spots and WWV
951 MERGE allows you to bring your spot and wwv database up to date. By default
952 it will request the last 10 spots and 5 WWVs from the node you select. The
953 node must be connected locally.
955 You can request any number of spots or wwv and although they will be appended
956 to your databases they will not duplicate any that have recently been added
957 (the last 2 days for spots and last month for WWV data).
959 === 9^MSG <cmd> <msgno> [data ... ]^Alter various message parameters
960 Alter message parameters like To, From, Subject, whether private or bulletin
961 or return receipt (RR) is required or whether to keep this message from timing
964 MSG TO <msgno> <call> - change TO callsign to <call>
965 MSG FRom <msgno> <call> - change FROM callsign to <call>
966 MSG PRrivate <msgno> - set private flag
967 MSG NOPRrivate <msgno> - unset private flag
968 MSG RR <msgno> - set RR flag
969 MSG NORR <msgno> - unset RR flag
970 MSG KEep <msgno> - set the keep flag (message won't be deleted ever)
971 MSG NOKEep <msgno> - unset the keep flag
972 MSG SUbject <msgno> <new> - change the subject to <new>
973 MSG WAittime <msgno> - remove any waitting time for this message
974 MSG NOREad <msgno> - mark message as unread
975 MSG REad <msgno> - mark message as read
976 MSG QUeue - queue any outstanding bulletins
977 MSG QUeue 1 - queue any outstanding private messages
979 You can look at the status of a message by using:-
983 This will display more information on the message than DIR does.
985 === 8^PC <call> <text>^Send text (eg PC Protocol) to <call>
986 Send some arbitrary text to a locally connected callsign. No
987 processing is done on the text. This command allows you to send PC
988 Protocol to unstick things if problems arise (messages get stuck
991 pc gb7djk PC33^GB7TLH^GB7DJK^400^
993 pc G1TLH Try doing that properly!!!
995 === 0^KILL <msgno> [<msgno> ...]^Remove or erase a message from the system
996 You can get rid of any message to or originating from your callsign using
997 this command. You can remove more than one message at a time.
999 === 5^KILL <from>-<to>^Remove a range of messages from the system
1000 === 5^KILL FROM <call>^Remove all messages from a callsign
1001 === 5^KILL TO <call>^Remove all messages to a callsign
1002 === 5^KILL FULL <msgno> [<msgno]^Remove a message from the entire cluster
1003 Remove this message from the entire cluster system as well as your node.
1006 As a sysop you can kill any message on the system.
1008 === 8^PC <call> <text>^Send arbitrary text to a connected callsign
1009 Send any text you like to the callsign requested. This is used mainly to send
1010 PC protocol to connected nodes either for testing or to unstick things.
1012 You can also use in the same way as a talk command to a connected user but
1013 without any processing, added of "from <blah> to <blah" or whatever.
1015 === 1^PING <node call>^Check the link quality between nodes
1016 This command allows you to send a frame to another cluster node on
1017 the network and get a return frame. The time it takes to do this
1018 is a good indication of the quality of the link. The actual time
1019 it takes is output to the console in seconds.
1020 Any visible cluster node can be PINGed.
1022 === 1^RCMD <node call> <cmd>^Send a command to another DX Cluster
1023 This command allows you to send nearly any command to another DX Cluster
1024 node that is connected to the system.
1026 Whether you get any output is dependant on a) whether the other system knows
1027 that the node callsign of this cluster is in fact a node b) whether the
1028 other system is allowing RCMDs from this node and c) whether you have
1029 permission to send this command at all.
1031 === 0^READ^Read the next unread personal message addressed to you
1032 === 0^READ <msgno>^Read the specified message
1033 You can read any messages that are sent as 'non-personal' and also any
1034 message either sent by or sent to your callsign.
1037 As a sysop you may read any message on the system
1039 === 0^REJECT^Set a filter to reject something
1040 Create a filter to reject something
1042 There are 2 types of filter, accept and reject. See HELP FILTERING for more
1045 === 0^REJECT/ANNOUNCE [0-9] <pattern>^Set a 'reject' filter line for announce
1046 Create an 'reject this announce' line for a filter.
1048 A reject filter line means that if the announce matches this filter it is
1049 passed onto the user. See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please read this
1050 to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on.
1052 You can use any of the following things in this line:-
1054 info <string> eg: iota or qsl
1055 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
1057 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1058 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1059 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1060 origin_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
1061 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
1062 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
1063 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1064 by_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
1066 wx 1 filter WX announces
1067 dest <prefixes> eg: 6MUK,WDX (distros)
1071 rej/ann by_zone 14,15,16 and not by G,M,2
1073 You can use the tag 'all' to reject everything eg:
1077 but this probably for advanced users...
1079 === 8^REJECT/ANNOUNCE <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern>^Announce filter sysop version
1080 This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
1081 default for nodes and users eg:-
1084 reject/ann input node_default by G,M,2
1085 reject/ann user_default by G,M,2
1087 === 0^REJECT/SPOTS [0-9] <pattern>^Set a 'reject' filter line for spots
1088 Create a 'reject this spot' line for a filter.
1090 A reject filter line means that if the spot matches this filter it is
1091 dumped (not passed on). See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please read this
1092 to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on.
1094 You can use any of the following things in this line:-
1096 freq <range> eg: 0/30000 or hf or hf/cw or 6m,4m,2m
1097 on <range> same as 'freq'
1098 call <prefixes> eg: G,PA,HB9
1099 info <string> eg: iota or qsl
1101 call_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1102 call_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1103 call_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1104 call_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
1105 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
1106 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
1107 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1108 by_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
1112 'call' means the callsign that has spotted 'by' whoever.
1114 For frequencies, you can use any of the band names defined in
1115 SHOW/BANDS and you can use a subband name like: cw, rtty, data, ssb -
1116 thus: hf/ssb. You can also just have a simple range like: 0/30000 -
1117 this is more efficient than saying simply: on HF (but don't get
1118 too hung up about that)
1123 rej/spot 2 on vhf and not (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
1125 You can use the tag 'all' to reject everything eg:
1129 but this probably for advanced users...
1131 === 8^REJECT/ROUTE <call> [0-9] <pattern>^Set an 'reject' filter line for routing
1132 Create an 'reject this routing PC Protocol' line for a filter.
1134 An reject filter line means that if a PC16/17/19/21/24/41/50 matches this filter
1135 it is NOT passed thru that interface. See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please
1136 read this to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on.
1138 You can use any of the following things in this line:-
1140 call <prefixes> the callsign of the thingy
1141 call_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1142 call_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1143 call_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1144 call_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
1145 origin <prefixes> really the interface it came in on
1146 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1147 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1148 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1149 origin_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
1153 rej/route gb7djk call_dxcc 61,38 (everything except UK+EIRE nodes)
1155 You can use the tag 'all' to reject everything eg:
1157 rej/route all (equiv to [very] restricted mode)
1159 as with ACCEPT/ROUTE 'by' is now a synonym for 'call'.
1161 === 8^REJECT/SPOTS <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern>^Spot filter sysop version
1162 This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
1163 default for nodes and users eg:-
1165 reject/spot db0sue-7 1 by_zone 14,15,16
1166 reject/spot node_default all
1167 set/hops node_default 10
1169 reject/spot user_default by G,M,2
1171 === 0^REJECT/WCY [0-9] <pattern>^set a 'reject' WCY filter
1172 It is unlikely that you will want to do this, but if you do then you can
1173 filter on the following fields:-
1175 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
1177 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1178 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1179 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1180 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
1181 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
1182 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1185 There are no examples because WCY Broadcasts only come from one place and
1186 you either want them or not (see UNSET/WCY if you don't want them).
1188 This command is really provided for future use.
1190 See HELP FILTER for information.
1192 === 8^REJECT/WCY <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern>^WCY filter sysop version
1193 This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
1194 default for nodes and users eg:-
1196 reject/wcy gb7djk all
1198 === 0^REJECT/WWV [0-9] <pattern>^set a 'reject' WWV filter
1199 It is unlikely that you will want to do this, but if you do then you can
1200 filter on the following fields:-
1202 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
1204 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1205 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1206 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1207 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
1208 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
1209 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1214 reject/wwv by_zone 14,15,16
1216 is probably the only useful thing to do (which will only show WWV broadcasts
1217 by stations in the US).
1219 See HELP FILTER for information.
1221 === 8^REJECT/WWV <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern>^WWV filter sysop version
1222 This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
1223 default for nodes and users eg:-
1225 reject/wwv db0sue-7 1 by_zone 4
1226 reject/wwv node_default all
1228 reject/wwv user_default by W
1230 === 0^REPLY^Reply (privately) to the last message that you have read
1231 === 0^REPLY <msgno>^Reply (privately) to the specified message
1232 === 0^REPLY B <msgno>^Reply as a Bulletin to the specified message
1233 === 0^REPLY NOPrivate <msgno>^Reply as a Bulletin to the specified message
1234 === 0^REPLY RR <msgno>^Reply to the specified message with read receipt
1235 You can reply to a message and the subject will automatically have
1236 "Re:" inserted in front of it, if it isn't already present.
1238 You can also use all the extra qualifiers such as RR, PRIVATE,
1239 NOPRIVATE, B that you can use with the SEND command (see SEND
1240 for further details)
1242 === 9^SAVE [-d -t -a] <filename> "<cmd>" [...]^Save command output to a file
1243 This sysop only cammand allows you to save the output of one or more
1244 commands to a file. For example:-
1246 save /spider/packclus/dxstats show/dxstat
1248 will save the output of the normal command "show/dxstat" to the file
1249 "dxstats" in the files area.
1251 You can have some extra flags to the save which will either
1252 date stamp or time stamp or both the filename so:-
1254 save -d /tmp/a <cmd> creates /tmp/a_6-Jan-2002
1255 save -t /tmp/a <cmd> creates /tmp/a_2301Z
1256 save -d -t /tmp/a <cmd> creates /tmp/a_6-Jan-2002_2301Z
1258 The -a flag means append to the file instead of overwriting it.
1260 You can have more than one command on the line, to do this you MUST
1261 enclose each command in double quotes (") eg:-
1263 save /tmp/a "sh/hfstats" "blank +" "sh/vhfstats"
1267 save /tmp/a "sh/hfstats","blank +","sh/vhfstats"
1269 You can only write into places that the cluster has permission for (which
1270 is that of the "sysop" user [which had BETTER NOT BE "root"]), you will
1271 need to create any directories you want to put stuff in beforehand as well.
1273 It is likely that you will want to run these commands in a crontab type
1274 situation. You would do that something like:-
1276 0 0 * * * run_cmd('save /tmp/dxstats "echo DXStat Table", "sh/dxstats"')
1278 Note that you still enclose each command with (") characters but you must
1279 enclose the entire save command in (') characters.
1281 Now in fact, this can be varied if you know what you are doing. See the
1282 admin manual for more details.
1284 === 0^SEND <call> [<call> ...]^Send a message to one or more callsigns
1285 === 0^SEND RR <call>^Send a message and ask for a read receipt
1286 === 0^SEND COPY <msgno> <call>^Send a copy of a message to someone
1287 === 0^SEND PRIVATE <call>^Send a personal message
1288 === 0^SEND NOPRIVATE <call>^Send a message to all stations
1289 All the SEND commands will create a message which will be sent either to
1290 an individual callsign or to one of the 'bulletin' addresses.
1292 SEND <call> on its own acts as though you had typed SEND PRIVATE, that is
1293 it will mark the message as personal and send it to the cluster node that
1294 that callsign is connected to. If the <call> you have specified is in fact
1295 a known bulletin category on your node (eg: ALL) then the message should
1296 automatically become a bulletin.
1298 You can have more than one callsign in all of the SEND commands.
1300 You can have multiple qualifiers so that you can have for example:-
1302 SEND RR COPY 123 PRIVATE G1TLH G0RDI
1304 which should send a copy of message 123 to G1TLH and G0RDI and you will
1305 receive a read receipt when they have read the message.
1307 SB is an alias for SEND NOPRIVATE (or send a bulletin in BBS speak)
1308 SP is an alias for SEND PRIVATE
1310 The system will ask you for a subject. Conventionally this should be
1311 no longer than 29 characters for compatibility. Most modern cluster
1312 software should accept more.
1314 You will now be prompted to start entering your text.
1316 You finish the message by entering '/EX' on a new line. For instance:
1323 If you have started a message and you don't want to keep it then you
1324 can abandon the message with '/ABORT' on a new line, like:-
1328 oh I just can't be bothered with this
1331 If you abort the message it will NOT be sent.
1333 When you are entering the text of your message, most normal output (such
1334 as DX announcements and so on are suppressed and stored for latter display
1335 (upto 20 such lines are stored, as new ones come along, so the oldest
1338 Also, you can enter normal commands commands (and get the output
1339 immediately) whilst in the middle of a message. You do this by typing
1340 the command preceeded by a '/' character on a new line, so:-
1342 /dx g1tlh 144010 strong signal
1344 Will issue a dx annoucement to the rest of the cluster.
1346 Also, you can add the output of a command to your message by preceeding
1347 the command with '//', thus :-
1351 This will show YOU the output from SH/VHFTABLE and also store it in the
1354 You can carry on with the message until you are ready to send it.
1355 === 0^SET/ADDRESS <your address>^Record your postal address
1357 === 0^SET/ANNOUNCE^Allow announce messages to come out on your terminal
1358 === 0^UNSET/ANNOUNCE^Stop announce messages coming out on your terminal
1360 === 0^SET/ANNTALK^Allow talk like announce messages on your terminal
1361 === 0^UNSET/ANNTALK^Stop talk like announce messages on your terminal
1362 The announce system on legacy cluster nodes is used as a talk
1363 substitute because the network is so poorly connected. If you:
1367 you will suppress several of these announces, you may miss the odd
1368 useful one as well, but you would probably miss them anyway in the
1369 welter of useless ones.
1373 allows you to see them again. This is the default.
1375 === 5^SET/ARCLUSTER <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an AR-Cluster node
1377 === 8^SET/BADDX <call>..^Stop callsigns in a dx spot being propagated
1378 === 8^UNSET/BADDX <call>..^Propagate a dx spot with this callsign again
1379 Setting a word as 'baddx' will prevent spots with that word in the
1380 'spotted' field (as in: DX 14001.1 FR0G)of a DX spot from going any
1381 further. They will not be displayed and they will not be sent onto
1384 The word must be written in full, no wild cards are allowed eg:-
1386 set/baddx FORSALE VIDEO FR0G
1388 To allow a word again, use the following command ...
1392 === 8^SET/BADNODE <call>..^Stop spots from this node being propagated
1393 === 8^UNSET/BADNODE <call>..^Allow spots from this node again
1394 Setting a callsign as a 'badnode' will prevent spots from that node
1395 going any further. They will not be displayed and they will not be
1396 sent onto other nodes.
1398 The call must be a full eg:-
1402 will stop anything from K1TTT. If you want SSIDs as well then you must
1403 enter them specifically.
1407 will allow spots from him again.
1409 Use with extreme care. This command may well be superceeded by FILTERing.
1411 === 8^SET/BADSPOTTER <call>..^Stop spots from this callsign being propagated
1412 === 8^UNSET/BADSPOTTER <call>..^Allow spots from this callsign again
1413 Setting a callsign as a 'badspotter' will prevent spots from this callsign
1414 going any further. They will not be displayed and they will not be
1415 sent onto other nodes.
1417 The call must be written in full, no wild cards are allowed eg:-
1419 set/badspotter VE2STN
1421 will stop anything from VE2STN. This command will automatically
1422 stop spots from this user, regardless of whether or which SSID
1423 he uses. DO NOT USE SSIDs in the callsign, just use the callsign
1426 unset/badspotter VE2STN
1428 will allow spots from him again.
1430 Use with extreme care. This command may well be superceded by FILTERing.
1432 This command will also stop TALK and ANNOUNCE/FULL from any user marked
1435 === 8^SET/BADWORD <word>..^Stop things with this word being propagated
1436 === 8^UNSET/BADWORD <word>..^Propagate things with this word again
1437 Setting a word as a 'badword' will prevent things like spots,
1438 announces or talks with this word in the the text part from going any
1439 further. They will not be displayed and they will not be sent onto
1442 The word must be written in full, no wild cards are allowed eg:-
1444 set/badword annihilate annihilated annihilation
1446 will stop anything with these words in the text.
1448 unset/badword annihilated
1450 will allow text with this word again.
1452 === 0^SET/BEEP^Add a beep to DX and other messages on your terminal
1453 === 0^UNSET/BEEP^Stop beeps for DX and other messages on your terminal
1455 === 5^SET/BBS <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign a BBS
1457 === 0^SET/BUDDY <call> [<call>..]^Add this call to my buddy list
1458 === 0^UNSET/BUDDY <call> [<call>..]^Remove this call from my buddy list
1459 A notification message
1460 is sent to you automatically if anybody on your buddy list logs in or
1461 out of any node in this cluster.
1463 === 5^SET/CLX <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an CLX node
1465 === 9^SET/DEBUG <name>^Add a debug level to the debug set
1466 === 9^UNSET/DEBUG <name>^Remove a debug level from the debug set
1467 You can choose to log several different levels. The levels are
1475 You can show what levels you are logging with SHOW/DEBUG
1477 === 0^SET/DX^Allow DX messages to come out on your terminal
1478 === 0^UNSET/DX^Stop DX messages coming out on your terminal
1480 === 0^SET/DXCQ^Show CQ Zones on the end of DX announcements
1481 === 0^UNSET/DXCQ^Stop CQ Zones on the end of DX announcements
1482 Display both the Spotter's and the Spotted's CQ Zone on the end
1483 of a DX announcement (there is just enough room). Some user programs
1484 cannot cope with this. The Spotter's CQ is on the RHS of the
1485 time, the Spotted's CQ is on the LHS.
1487 Conflicts with: SET/DXGRID, SET/DXITU, SHOW/USSTATE
1489 Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
1491 === 0^SET/DXITU^Show ITU Zones on the end of DX announcements
1492 === 0^UNSET/DXITU^Stop ITU Zones on the end of DX announcements
1493 Display both the Spotter's and the Spotted's ITU Zone on the end
1494 of a DX announcement (there is just enough room). Some user programs
1495 cannot cope with this. The Spotter's ITU is on the RHS of the
1496 time, the Spotted's ITU is on the LHS.
1498 Conflicts with: SET/DXGRID, SET/DXCQ, SHOW/USSTATE
1500 Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
1502 === 0^SET/DXGRID^Allow QRA Grid Squares on the end of DX announcements
1503 === 0^UNSET/DXGRID^Stop QRA Grid Squares on the end of DX announcements
1504 A standard feature which is enabled in version 1.43 and above is
1505 that if the spotter's grid square is known it is output on the end
1506 of a DX announcement (there is just enough room). Some user programs
1507 cannot cope with this. You can use this command to reset (or set)
1510 Conflicts with: SET/DXCQ, SET/DXITU
1512 Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
1514 === 5^SET/DXNET <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an DXNet node
1516 === 0^SET/ECHO^Make the cluster echo your input
1517 === 0^UNSET/ECHO^Stop the cluster echoing your input
1518 If you are connected via a telnet session, different implimentations
1519 of telnet handle echo differently depending on whether you are
1520 connected via port 23 or some other port. You can use this command
1521 to change the setting appropriately.
1523 The setting is stored in your user profile.
1525 YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE THIS COMMAND IF YOU ARE CONNECTED VIA AX25.
1527 === 0^SET/EMAIL <email> ...^Set email address(es) and forward your personals
1528 === 0^UNSET/EMAIL^Stop personal msgs being forwarded by email
1529 If any personal messages come in for your callsign then you can use
1530 these commands to control whether they are forwarded onto your email
1531 address. To enable the forwarding do something like:-
1533 SET/EMAIL mike.tubby@somewhere.com
1535 You can have more than one email address (each one separated by a space).
1536 Emails are forwarded to all the email addresses you specify.
1538 You can disable forwarding by:-
1542 === 0^SET/HERE^Tell the system you are present at your terminal
1543 === 0^UNSET/HERE^Tell the system you are absent from your terminal
1545 === 0^SET/HOMENODE <node> ^Set your normal cluster callsign
1546 Tell the cluster system where you normally connect to. Any Messages sent
1547 to you will normally find their way there should you not be connected.
1551 === 8^SET/HOPS <call> ann|spots|route|wwv|wcy <n>^Set hop count
1552 === 8^UNSET/HOPS <call> ann|spots|route|wwv|wcy^Unset hop count
1553 Set the hop count for a particular type of broadcast for a node.
1555 This command allows you to set up special hop counts for a node
1556 for currently: announce, spots, wwv and wcy broadcasts.
1559 set/hops gb7djk ann 10
1560 set/hops gb7mbc spots 20
1562 Set SHOW/HOPS for information on what is already set. This command
1563 creates a filter and works in conjunction with the filter system.
1565 You can unset the hops with command UNSET/HOPS. For example:-
1567 unset/hops gb7djk ann
1568 unset/hops gb7mbc spots
1571 === 9^SET/ISOLATE^Isolate a node from the rest of the network
1572 Connect a node to your system in such a way that you are a full protocol
1573 member of its network and can see all spots on it, but nothing either leaks
1574 out from it nor goes back into from the rest of the nodes connected to you.
1576 You can potentially connect several nodes in this way.
1578 === 9^UNSET/ISOLATE^Stop Isolation of a node from the rest of the network
1579 Remove isolation from a node - SET/ISOLATE
1581 === 0^SET/LANGUAGE <lang>^Set the language you want to use
1582 You can select the language that you want the cluster to use. Currently
1583 the languages available are en (English), de (German), es (Spanish),
1584 Czech (cz), French (fr), Portuguese (pt), Italian (it) and nl (Dutch).
1586 === 5^SET/LOCAL_NODE^Add node to the local_node group
1587 === 5^UNSET/LOCAL_NODE^Remove node from the local_node group
1588 The 'local_node' group is a group of nodes that you want a user
1589 to perceive as effectively one big node. At the moment, this extends
1590 only to announcing whenever a user is logging in or out of one of
1591 the nodes in the group (if those users have SET/LOGININFO).
1593 The local node group is as setup on this node. If you want the other
1594 nodes to also include this node and all the other nodes specified, then
1595 you must get those nodes to also run this command (or rcmd them to do
1598 In principle, therefore, each node determines its own local node group
1599 and these can overlap with other nodes' views.
1601 === 0^SET/LOCATION <lat & long>^Set your latitude and longitude
1602 === 9^SET/SYS_LOCATION <lat & long>^Set your cluster latitude and longitude
1603 In order to get accurate headings and such like you must tell the system
1604 what your latitude and longitude is. If you have not yet done a SET/QRA
1605 then this command will set your QRA locator for you. For example:-
1606 SET/LOCATION 52 22 N 0 57 E
1608 === 0^SET/LOGININFO^Inform when a station logs in/out locally
1609 === 0^UNSET/LOGININFO^No longer inform when a station logs in/out locally
1611 === 9^SET/LOCKOUT <call>^Stop a callsign connecting to the cluster
1612 === 9^UNSET/LOCKOUT <call>^Allow a callsign to connect to the cluster
1614 === 0^SET/NAME <your name>^Set your name
1615 Tell the system what your name is eg:-
1618 === 5^SET/NODE <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an AK1A cluster
1619 Tell the system that the call(s) are to be treated as AK1A cluster and
1620 fed PC Protocol rather normal user commands.
1622 === 8^SET/OBSCOUNT <count> <call>^Set the 'pump-up' obscelence PING counter
1623 From 1.35 onwards neighbouring nodes are pinged at regular intervals (see
1624 SET/PINGINTERVAL), usually 300 seconds or 5 minutes. There is a 'pump-up'
1625 counter which is decremented on every outgoing ping and then reset to
1626 the 'obscount' value on every incoming ping. The default value of this
1629 What this means is that a neighbouring node will be pinged twice at
1630 (default) 300 second intervals and if no reply has been heard just before
1631 what would be the third attempt, that node is disconnected.
1633 If a ping is heard then the obscount is reset to the full value. Using
1634 default values, if a node has not responded to a ping within 15 minutes,
1637 You can set this parameter between 1 and 9.
1639 It is STRONGLY recommended that you don't change the default.
1641 === 0^SET/PAGE <lines per page>^Set the lines per page
1642 Tell the system how many lines you wish on a page when the number of line
1643 of output from a command is more than this. The default is 20. Setting it
1644 explicitly to 0 will disable paging.
1648 The setting is stored in your user profile.
1650 === 9^SET/PINGINTERVAL <time> <nodecall>^Set ping time to neighbouring nodes
1651 As from release 1.35 all neighbouring nodes are pinged at regular intervals
1652 in order to determine the rolling quality of the link and, in future, to
1653 affect routing decisions. The default interval is 300 secs or 5 minutes.
1655 You can use this command to set a different interval. Please don't.
1657 But if you do the value you enter is treated as minutes up 30 and seconds
1658 for numbers greater than that.
1660 This is used also to help determine when a link is down at the far end
1661 (as certain cluster software doesn't always notice), see SET/OBSCOUNT
1662 for more information.
1664 If you must change it (and it may be useful for internet connected nodes
1665 on dynamic IP addresses that go away after a set time of usage) the time
1666 can be specified as:-
1668 5 which if less than 30 is converted to minutes otherwise is
1669 taken as the no of seconds between pings.
1674 Please be aware that this causes traffic to occur on the link, setting
1675 this value too low may annoy your neighbours beyond the point of
1678 You can switch this off by setting it to 0.
1680 === 9^SET/PRIVILEGE <n> <call> [<call..]^Set privilege level on a call
1681 Set the privilege level on a callsign. The privilege levels that pertain
1682 to commands are as default:-
1684 1 - allow remote nodes normal user RCMDs
1685 5 - various privileged commands (including shutdown, but not disc-
1686 connect), the normal level for another node.
1687 8 - more privileged commands (including disconnect)
1688 9 - local sysop privilege. DO NOT SET ANY REMOTE USER OR NODE TO THIS
1690 If you are a sysop and you come in as a normal user on a remote connection
1691 your privilege will automatically be set to 0.
1693 === 0^UNSET/PRIVILEGE^Remove any privilege for this session
1694 You can use this command to 'protect' this session from unauthorised
1695 use. If you want to get your normal privilege back you will need to
1696 either logout and login again (if you are on a console) or use the
1699 === 9^SET/PASSWORD <callsign> <string>^Set a users password
1700 The password for a user can only be set by a full sysop. The string
1701 can contain any characters.
1703 The way this field is used depends on context. If it is being used in
1704 the SYSOP command context then you are offered 5 random numbers and you
1705 have to supply the corresponding letters. This is now mainly for ax25
1708 If it is being used on incoming telnet connections then, if a password
1711 set/var $main::passwdreq = 1
1713 command is executed in the startup script, then a password prompt is
1714 given after the normal 'login: ' prompt.
1716 === 0^SET/PASSWORD^Set your own password
1717 This command only works for a 'telnet' user (currently). It will
1718 only work if you have a password already set. This initial password
1719 can only be set by the sysop.
1721 When you execute this command it will ask you for your old password,
1722 then ask you to type in your new password twice (to make sure you
1723 get it right). You may or may not see the data echoed on the screen
1724 as you type, depending on the type of telnet client you have.
1726 === 9^UNSET/PASSWORD <call> ...^Delete (remove) a user's password
1727 This command allows the sysop to completely delete and remove a
1728 password for a user.
1730 === 0^SET/PROMPT <string>^Set your prompt to <string>
1731 === 0^UNSET/PROMPT^Set your prompt back to default
1732 This command will set your user prompt to the string that you
1733 say. The point of this command to enable a user to interface to programs
1734 that are looking for a specific prompt (or else you just want a different
1739 There are some substitutions that can be added to the prompt:
1741 %C - callsign [which will have ( and ) around it if not here]
1744 %M - cluster 'mycall'
1746 The standard prompt is defined as:
1748 SET/PROMPT %C de %M %D %T dxspider >
1750 UNSET/PROMPT will undo the SET/PROMPT command and set your prompt back to
1753 === 9^SET/SYS_QRA <locator>^Set your cluster QRA Grid locator
1754 === 0^SET/QRA <locator>^Set your QRA Grid locator
1755 Tell the system what your QRA (or Maidenhead) locator is. If you have not
1756 done a SET/LOCATION then your latitude and longitude will be set roughly
1757 correctly (assuming your locator is correct ;-). For example:-
1760 === 0^SET/QTH <your qth>^Set your QTH
1761 Tell the system where you are. For example:-
1762 SET/QTH East Dereham, Norfolk
1764 === 9^SET/REGISTER <call> ...^Mark a user as registered
1765 === 9^UNSET/REGISTER <call> ...^Mark a user as not registered
1766 Registration is a concept that you can switch on by executing the
1768 set/var $main::regreq = 1
1770 command (usually in your startup file)
1772 If a user is NOT registered then, firstly, instead of the normal
1773 motd file (/spider/data/motd) being sent to the user at startup, the
1774 user is sent the motd_nor file instead. Secondly, the non registered
1775 user only has READ-ONLY access to the node. The non-registered user
1776 cannot use DX, ANN etc.
1778 The only exception to this is that a non-registered user can TALK or
1779 SEND messages to the sysop.
1781 === 6^SET/STARTUP <call>^Create a user startup script
1782 === 0^SET/STARTUP^Create your own startup script
1783 Create a startup script of DXSpider commands which will be executed
1784 everytime that you login into this node. You can only input the whole
1785 script afresh, it is not possible to 'edit' it. Inputting a new script is
1786 just like typing in a message using SEND. To finish inputting type: /EX
1787 on a newline, to abandon the script type: /ABORT.
1789 You may find the (curiously named) command BLANK useful to break
1790 up the output. If you simply want a blank line, it is easier to
1791 input one or more spaces and press the <return> key.
1793 See UNSET/STARTUP to remove a script.
1795 === 6^UNSET/STARTUP <call>^Remove a user startup script
1796 === 0^UNSET/STARTUP^Remove your own startup script
1797 You can remove your startup script with UNSET/STARTUP.
1799 === 5^SET/SPIDER <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an DXSpider node
1800 Tell the system that the call(s) are to be treated as DXSpider node and
1801 fed new style DX Protocol rather normal user commands.
1803 === 0^SET/TALK^Allow TALK messages to come out on your terminal
1804 === 0^UNSET/TALK^Stop TALK messages coming out on your terminal
1806 === 9^SET/USDB <call> <state> <city>^add/update a US DB callsign
1807 This command allows you to add or alter a callsign in the US state
1808 database. Use with extreme caution. Anything you do here will be
1809 overwritten by any weekly updates that affect this callsign
1811 set/usdb g1tlh nh downtown rindge
1813 see also DELETE/USDB
1815 === 0^SET/USSTATE^Allow US State info on the end of DX announcements
1816 === 0^UNSET/USSTATE^Stop US State info on the end of DX announcements
1817 If the spotter's or spotted's US State is known it is output on the
1818 end of a DX announcement (there is just enough room).
1820 A spotter's state will appear on the RHS of the time (like
1821 SET/DXGRID) and the spotted's State will appear on the LHS of the
1822 time field. Any information found will override any locator
1823 information from SET/DXGRID.
1825 Some user programs cannot cope with this. You can use this command
1826 to reset (or set) this feature.
1828 Conflicts with: SET/DXCQ, SET/DXITU
1830 Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
1832 === 0^SET/WCY^Allow WCY messages to come out on your terminal
1833 === 0^UNSET/WCY^Stop WCY messages coming out on your terminal
1835 === 0^SET/WWV^Allow WWV messages to come out on your terminal
1836 === 0^UNSET/WWV^Stop WWV messages coming out on your terminal
1838 === 0^SET/WX^Allow WX messages to come out on your terminal
1839 === 0^UNSET/WX^Stop WX messages coming out on your terminal
1841 === 1^SHOW/BADDX^Show all the bad dx calls in the system
1842 Display all the bad dx callsigns in the system, see SET/BADDX
1843 for more information.
1845 === 1^SHOW/BADNODE^Show all the bad nodes in the system
1846 Display all the bad node callsigns in the system, see SET/BADNODE
1847 for more information.
1849 === 1^SHOW/BADSPOTTER^Show all the bad spotters in the system
1850 Display all the bad spotter's callsigns in the system, see SET/BADSPOTTER
1851 for more information.
1853 === 1^SHOW/BADWORD^Show all the bad words in the system
1854 Display all the bad words in the system, see SET/BADWORD
1855 for more information.
1857 === 0^SHOW/BUDDY^Show your list of buddies
1858 See SET/BUDDY for more information about buddies.
1860 === 0^SHOW/CHAT [<group>] [<lines>]^Show any chat or conferencing
1861 This command allows you to see any chat or conferencing that has
1862 occurred whilst you were away. SHOW/CHAT on its own will show data for
1863 all groups. If you use a group name then it will show only chat for
1866 === 0^SHOW/CONFIGURATION [<node>]^Show all the nodes and users visible
1867 This command allows you to see all the users that can be seen
1868 and the nodes to which they are connected.
1870 This command is normally abbreviated to: sh/c
1872 Normally, the list returned will be just for the nodes from your
1873 country (because the list otherwise will be very long).
1877 will produce a complete list of all nodes.
1879 BE WARNED: the list that is returned can be VERY long
1881 It is possible to supply a node or part of a prefix and you will get
1882 a list of the users for that node or list of nodes starting with
1889 === 0^SHOW/CONFIGURATION/NODE^Show all the nodes connected locally
1890 Show all the nodes connected to this node.
1892 === 1^SHOW/CONNECT^Show all the active connections
1893 This command shows information on all the active connections known to
1894 the node. This command gives slightly more information than WHO.
1896 === 0^SHOW/CONTEST <year and month>^Show all the contests for a month
1897 Show all known contests which are maintained at http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/
1898 for a particular month or year. The format is reasonably flexible.
1904 === 0^SHOW/DATE [<prefix>|<callsign>]^Show the local time
1905 This is very nearly the same as SHOW/TIME, the only difference the format
1906 of the date string if no arguments are given.
1908 If no prefixes or callsigns are given then this command returns the local
1909 time and UTC as the computer has it right now. If you give some prefixes
1910 then it will show UTC and UTC + the local offset (not including DST) at
1911 the prefixes or callsigns that you specify.
1913 === 0^SHOW/DB0SDX <callsign>^Show QSL infomation from DB0SDX database
1914 This command queries the DB0SDX QSL server on the internet
1915 and returns any information available for that callsign. This service
1916 is provided for users of this software by http://www.qslinfo.de.
1918 See also SHOW/QRZ, SHOW/WM7D.
1920 === 9^SHOW/DEBUG^Show what levels of debug information you are logging
1922 === 0^SHOW/DX^Interrogate the spot database
1923 If you just type SHOW/DX you will get the last so many spots
1924 (sysop configurable, but usually 10).
1926 In addition you can add any number of these commands in very nearly
1927 any order to the basic SHOW/DX command, they are:-
1929 on <band> - eg 160m 20m 2m 23cm 6mm
1930 on <region> - eg hf vhf uhf shf (see SHOW/BANDS)
1931 on <from>/<to> - eg 1000/4000 14000-30000 (in Khz)
1934 <number> - the number of spots you want
1935 <from>-<to> - <from> spot no <to> spot no in the selected list
1938 <prefix> - for a spotted callsign beginning with <prefix>
1939 *<suffix> - for a spotted callsign ending in <suffix>
1940 *<string>* - for a spotted callsign containing <string>
1942 day <number> - starting <number> days ago
1943 day <from>-<to> - <from> days <to> days ago
1946 info <text> - any spots containing <text> in the info or remarks
1948 by <call> - any spots spotted by <call> (spotter <call> is the
1951 qsl - this automatically looks for any qsl info on the call
1952 held in the spot database.
1954 iota [<iota>] - If the iota island number is missing it will look for
1955 the string iota and anything which looks like an iota
1956 island number. If you specify then it will look for
1959 qra [<locator>] - this will look for the specific locator if you specify
1960 one or else anything that looks like a locator.
1962 dxcc - treat the prefix as a 'country' and look for spots
1963 from that country regardless of actual prefix.
1966 You can also use this with the 'by' keyword so
1969 real or rt - Format the output the same as for real time spots. The
1970 formats are deliberately different (so you can tell
1971 one sort from the other). This is useful for some
1972 logging programs that can't cope with normal sh/dx
1973 output. An alias of SHOW/FDX is available.
1975 filter - Filter the spots, before output, with the user's
1976 spot filter. An alias of SHOW/MYDX is available.
1978 zone <zones> - look for spots in the cq zone (or zones) specified.
1979 zones are numbers separated by commas.
1981 by_zone <zones> - look for spots spotted by people in the cq zone
1984 itu <itus> - look for spots in the itu zone (or zones) specified
1985 itu zones are numbers separated by commas.
1987 by_itu <itus> - look for spots spotted by people in the itu zone
1990 state <list> - look for spots in the US state (or states) specified
1991 The list is two letter state codes separated by commas.
1993 by_state <list> - look for spots spotted by people in the US state
1999 SH/DX on 20m info iota
2000 SH/DX 9a on vhf day 30
2006 SH/DX dxcc oq2 by w dxcc
2010 SH/DX by_state in,oh
2012 === 0^SHOW/DXCC <prefix>^Interrogate the spot database by country
2013 This command takes the <prefix> (which can be a full or partial
2014 callsign if desired), looks up which internal country number it is
2015 and then displays all the spots as per SH/DX for that country.
2017 This is now an alias for 'SHOW/DX DXCC'
2019 The options for SHOW/DX also apply to this command.
2023 SH/DXCC W on 20m iota
2025 This can be done with the SHOW/DX command like this:-
2028 SH/DX dxcc w on 20m iota
2030 This is an alias for: SH/DX dxcc
2032 === 0^SHOW/FDX^Show the DX data in realtime format.
2033 Normally SHOW/DX outputs spot data in a different format to the
2034 realtime data. This is a deliberate policy (so you can tell the
2035 difference between the two). Some logging programs cannot handle
2036 this so SHOW/FDX outputs historical data in real time format.
2038 This is an alias for: SHOW/DX real
2040 === 0^SHOW/DXSTATS [days] [date]^Show the DX Statistics
2041 Show the total DX spots for the last <days> no of days (default is 31),
2042 starting from a <date> (default: today).
2044 === 0^SHOW/FILES [<filearea> [<string>]]^List the contents of a filearea
2045 SHOW/FILES on its own will show you a list of the various fileareas
2046 available on the system. To see the contents of a particular file
2049 where <filearea> is the name of the filearea you want to see the
2052 You can also use shell globbing characters like '*' and '?' in a
2053 string to see a selection of files in a filearea eg:-
2054 SH/FILES bulletins arld*
2056 See also TYPE - to see the contents of a file.
2058 === 0^SHOW/FILTER^Show the contents of all the filters you have set
2059 Show the contents of all the filters that are set. This command displays
2060 all the filters set - for all the various categories.
2062 === 0^SHOW/GRAYLINE [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]^Show Civil dawn/dusk times
2063 This command is very similar to SHOW/SUN except that it shows the
2064 start and end of "Official" or "Civil" Dawn and Dusk. This is defined
2065 as when the Sun is 6 degrees below the horizon.
2067 If you don't specify any prefixes or callsigns, it will show the
2068 times for your QTH (assuming you have set it with either SET/LOCATION
2069 or SET/QRA), together with the current azimuth and elevation.
2071 If all else fails it will show the civil dawn and dusk times for
2072 the node that you are connected to.
2077 SH/GRAYLINE G1TLH W5UN
2079 You can also use this command to see into the past or the future, so
2080 if you want to see yesterday's times then do:-
2084 or in three days time:-
2088 Upto 366 days can be checked both in the past and in the future.
2090 Please note that the times are given as the UT times of the requested
2093 === 0^SHOW/HFSTATS [days] [date]^Show the HF DX Statistics
2094 Show the HF DX spots breakdown by band for the last <days> no of days
2095 (default is 31), starting from a <date> (default: today).
2097 === 0^SHOW/HFTABLE [days] [date] [prefix ...]^Show the HF DX Spotter Table
2098 Show the HF DX Spotter table for the list of prefixes for the last
2099 <days> no of days (default is 31), starting from a <date> (default: today).
2101 If there are no prefixes then it will show the table for your country.
2103 Remember that some countries have more than one "DXCC country" in them
2104 (eg G :-), to show them (assuming you are not in G already which is
2105 specially treated in the code) you must list all the relevant prefixes
2107 sh/hftable g gm gd gi gj gw gu
2109 Note that the prefixes are converted into country codes so you don't have
2110 to list all possible prefixes for each country.
2112 If you want more or less days than the default simply include the
2113 number you require:-
2117 If you want to start at a different day, simply add the date in some
2120 sh/hftable 2 25nov02
2121 sh/hftable 2 25-nov-02
2123 sh/hftable 2 25/11/02
2125 This will show the stats for your DXCC for that CQWW contest weekend.
2127 You can specify either prefixes or full callsigns (so you can see how you
2128 did against all your mates). You can also say 'all' which will then print
2129 the worldwide statistics.
2133 === 8^SHOW/HOPS <call> [ann|spots|route|wcy|wwv]^Show the hop counts for a node
2134 This command shows the hop counts set up for a node. You can specify
2135 which category you want to see. If you leave the category out then
2136 all the categories will be listed.
2138 === 1^SHOW/ISOLATE^Show list of ISOLATED nodes
2140 === 9^SHOW/LOCKOUT <prefix>|ALL^Show the list of locked out or excluded callsigns
2142 === 8^SHOW/LOG [<callsign>]^Show excerpts from the system log
2143 This command outputs a short section of the system log. On its own
2144 it will output a general logfile. With the optional callsign it will
2145 show output from the log associated with that callsign.
2147 === 0^SHOW/MOON [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]^Show Moon rise and set times
2148 Show the Moon rise and set times for a (list of) prefixes or callsigns,
2149 together with the azimuth and elevation of the sun currently at those
2152 If you don't specify any prefixes or callsigns, it will show the times for
2153 your QTH (assuming you have set it with either SET/LOCATION or SET/QRA),
2154 together with the current azimuth and elevation.
2156 In addition, it will show the illuminated fraction of the moons disk.
2158 If all else fails it will show the Moonrise and set times for the node
2159 that you are connected to.
2166 You can also use this command to see into the past or the future, so
2167 if you want to see yesterday's times then do:-
2171 or in three days time:-
2175 Upto 366 days can be checked both in the past and in the future.
2177 Please note that the rise and set times are given as the UT times of rise and
2178 set on the requested UT day.
2180 === 0^SHOW/MUF <prefix> [<hours>][long]^Show the likely propagation to a prefix
2181 This command allow you to estimate the likelihood of you contacting
2182 a station with the prefix you have specified. The output assumes a modest
2183 power of 20dBW and receiver sensitivity of -123dBm (about 0.15muV/10dB SINAD)
2185 The result predicts the most likely operating frequencies and signal
2186 levels for high frequency (shortwave) radio propagation paths on
2187 specified days of the year and hours of the day. It is most useful for
2188 paths between 250 km and 6000 km, but can be used with reduced accuracy
2189 for paths shorter or longer than this.
2191 The command uses a routine MINIMUF 3.5 developed by the U.S. Navy and
2192 used to predict the MUF given the predicted flux, day of the year,
2193 hour of the day and geographic coordinates of the transmitter and
2194 receiver. This routine is reasonably accurate for the purposes here,
2195 with a claimed RMS error of 3.8 MHz, but much smaller and less complex
2196 than the programs used by major shortwave broadcasting organizations,
2197 such as the Voice of America.
2199 The command will display some header information detailing its
2200 assumptions, together with the locations, latitude and longitudes and
2201 bearings. It will then show UTC (UT), local time at the other end
2202 (LT), calculate the MUFs, Sun zenith angle at the midpoint of the path
2203 (Zen) and the likely signal strengths. Then for each frequency for which
2204 the system thinks there is a likelihood of a circuit it prints a value.
2206 The value is currently a likely S meter reading based on the conventional
2207 6dB / S point scale. If the value has a '+' appended it means that it is
2208 1/2 an S point stronger. If the value is preceeded by an 'm' it means that
2209 there is likely to be much fading and by an 's' that the signal is likely
2212 By default SHOW/MUF will show the next two hours worth of data. You
2213 can specify anything up to 24 hours worth of data by appending the no of
2214 hours required after the prefix. For example:-
2220 RxSens: -123 dBM SFI: 159 R: 193 Month: 10 Day: 21
2221 Power : 20 dBW Distance: 6283 km Delay: 22.4 ms
2222 Location Lat / Long Azim
2223 East Dereham, Norfolk 52 41 N 0 57 E 47
2224 United-States-W 43 0 N 87 54 W 299
2225 UT LT MUF Zen 1.8 3.5 7.0 10.1 14.0 18.1 21.0 24.9 28.0 50.0
2226 18 23 11.5 -35 mS0+ mS2 S3
2227 19 0 11.2 -41 mS0+ mS2 S3
2229 indicating that you will have weak, fading circuits on top band and
2230 80m but usable signals on 40m (about S3).
2236 will get you the above display, but with the next 24 hours worth of
2242 Gives you an estimate of the long path propagation characterics. It
2243 should be noted that the figures will probably not be very useful, nor
2244 terrible accurate, but it is included for completeness.
2246 === 0^SHOW/MYDX^Show the DX data filtered with your spot filter.
2247 SHOW/DX potentially shows all the spots available in the system. Using
2248 SHOW/MYDX will, instead, filter the availble spots using any spot filter
2249 that you have set, first.
2251 This command, together with ACCEPT/SPOT or REJECT/SPOT, will allow
2252 you to customise the spots that you receive.
2254 So if you have said: ACC/SPOT on hf
2256 Doing a SHOW/MYDX will now only, ever, show HF spots. All the other
2257 options on SH/DX can still be used.
2259 === 0^SHOW/NEWCONFIGURATION [<node>]^Show all the nodes and users visible
2260 This command allows you to see all the users that can be seen
2261 and the nodes to which they are connected.
2263 This command produces essentially the same information as
2264 SHOW/CONFIGURATION except that it shows all the duplication of
2265 any routes that might be present It also uses a different format
2266 which may not take up quite as much space if you don't have any
2269 BE WARNED: the list that is returned can be VERY long
2271 === 0^SHOW/NEWCONFIGURATION/NODE^Show all the nodes connected locally
2272 Show all the nodes connected to this node in the new format.
2274 === 1^SHOW/NODE [<callsign> ...]^Show the type and version number of nodes
2275 Show the type and version (if connected) of the nodes specified on the
2276 command line. If no callsigns are specified then a sorted list of all
2277 the non-user callsigns known to the system will be displayed.
2279 === 0^SHOW/PREFIX <callsign>^Interrogate the prefix database
2280 This command takes the <callsign> (which can be a full or partial
2281 callsign or a prefix), looks up which internal country number
2282 it is and then displays all the relevant prefixes for that country
2283 together with the internal country no, the CQ and ITU regions.
2287 === 5^SHOW/PROGRAM^Show the locations of all the included program modules
2288 Show the name and location where every program module was load from. This
2289 is useful for checking where you think you have loaded a .pm file from.
2291 === 0^SHOW/QRA <locator> [<locator>]^Show distance between QRA Grid locators
2292 === 0^SHOW/QRA <lat> <long>^Convert lat/long to a QRA Grid locator
2293 This is a multipurpose command that allows you either to calculate the
2294 distance and bearing between two locators or (if only one locator is
2295 given on the command line) the distance and beraing from your station
2296 to the locator. For example:-
2301 The first example will show the distance and bearing to the locator from
2302 yourself, the second example will calculate the distance and bearing from
2303 the first locator to the second. You can use 4 or 6 character locators.
2305 It is also possible to convert a latitude and longitude to a locator by
2306 using this command with a latitude and longitude as an argument, for
2309 SH/QRA 52 41 N 0 58 E
2311 === 0^SHOW/QRZ <callsign>^Show any callbook details on a callsign
2312 This command queries the QRZ callbook server on the internet
2313 and returns any information available for that callsign. This service
2314 is provided for users of this software by http://www.qrz.com
2316 See also SHOW/WM7D for an alternative.
2318 === 0^SHOW/DXQSL <callsign>^Show any QSL info gathered from spots
2319 The node collects information from the comment fields in spots (things
2320 like 'VIA EA7WA' or 'QSL-G1TLH') and stores these in a database.
2322 This command allows you to interrogate that database and if the callsign
2323 is found will display the manager(s) that people have spotted. This
2324 information is NOT reliable, but it is normally reasonably accurate if
2325 it is spotted enough times.
2331 You can check the raw input spots yourself with:-
2335 This gives you more background information.
2337 === 9^SHOW/REGISTERED [<prefix>]^Show the registered users
2339 === 0^SHOW/ROUTE <callsign> ...^Show the route to the callsign
2340 This command allows you to see to which node the callsigns specified are
2341 connected. It is a sort of inverse sh/config.
2345 === 0^SHOW/SATELLITE <name> [<hours> <interval>]^Show tracking data
2346 Show the tracking data from your location to the satellite of your choice
2347 from now on for the next few hours.
2349 If you use this command without a satellite name it will display a list
2350 of all the satellites known currently to the system.
2352 If you give a name then you can obtain tracking data of all the passes
2353 that start and finish 5 degrees below the horizon. As default it will
2354 give information for the next three hours for every five minute period.
2356 You can alter the number of hours and the step size, within certain
2359 Each pass in a period is separated with a row of '-----' characters
2364 SH/SAT FENGYUN1 12 2
2366 === 6^SHOW/STARTUP <call>^View a user startup script
2367 === 0^SHOW/STARTUP^View your own startup script
2368 View the contents of a startup script created with SET/STARTUP.
2370 === 6^SHOW/STATION ALL [<regex>]^Show list of users in the system
2371 === 0^SHOW/STATION [<callsign> ..]^Show information about a callsign
2372 Show the information known about a callsign and whether (and where)
2373 that callsign is connected to the cluster.
2377 If no callsign is given then show the information for yourself.
2379 === 0^SHOW/SUN [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]^Show sun rise and set times
2380 Show the sun rise and set times for a (list of) prefixes or callsigns,
2381 together with the azimuth and elevation of the sun currently at those
2384 If you don't specify any prefixes or callsigns, it will show the times for
2385 your QTH (assuming you have set it with either SET/LOCATION or SET/QRA),
2386 together with the current azimuth and elevation.
2388 If all else fails it will show the sunrise and set times for the node
2389 that you are connected to.
2394 SH/SUN G1TLH K9CW ZS
2396 You can also use this command to see into the past or the future, so
2397 if you want to see yesterday's times then do:-
2401 or in three days time:-
2405 Upto 366 days can be checked both in the past and in the future.
2407 Please note that the rise and set times are given as the UT times of rise
2408 and set on the requested UT day.
2410 === 0^SHOW/TIME [<prefix>|<callsign>]^Show the local time
2411 If no prefixes or callsigns are given then this command returns the local
2412 time and UTC as the computer has it right now. If you give some prefixes
2413 then it will show UTC and UTC + the local offset (not including DST) at
2414 the prefixes or callsigns that you specify.
2416 === 0^SHOW/USDB [call ..]^Show information held on the FCC Call database
2417 Show the City and State of a Callsign held on the FCC database if
2418 his is being run on this system, eg:-
2422 === 0^SHOW/VHFSTATS [days] [date]^Show the VHF DX Statistics
2423 Show the VHF DX spots breakdown by band for the last
2424 <days> no of days (default is 31), starting from a date (default: today).
2426 === 0^SHOW/VHFTABLE [days] [date] [prefix ...]^Show the VHF DX Spotter Table
2427 Show the VHF DX Spotter table for the list of prefixes for the last
2428 <days> no of days (default is 31), starting from a date (default: today).
2430 If there are no prefixes then it will show the table for your country.
2432 Remember that some countries have more than one "DXCC country" in them
2433 (eg G :-), to show them (assuming you are not in G already which is
2434 specially treated in the code) you must list all the relevant prefixes
2436 sh/vhftable g gm gd gi gj gw gu
2438 Note that the prefixes are converted into country codes so you don't have
2439 to list all possible prefixes for each country.
2441 If you want more or less days than the default simply include the
2442 number you require:-
2446 If you want to start at a different day, simply add the date in some
2449 sh/vhftable 2 25nov02
2450 sh/vhftable 2 25-nov-02
2451 sh/vhftable 2 021125
2452 sh/vhftable 2 25/11/02
2454 This will show the stats for your DXCC for that CQWW contest weekend.
2456 You can specify either prefixes or full callsigns (so you can see how you
2457 did against all your mates). You can also say 'all' which will then print
2458 the worldwide statistics.
2462 === 0^SHOW/WCY^Show last 10 WCY broadcasts
2463 === 0^SHOW/WCY <n>^Show last <n> WCY broadcasts
2464 Display the most recent WCY information that has been received by the system
2466 === 0^SHOW/WM7D <callsign>^Show callbook details on a US callsigns
2467 This command queries the WM7D callbook server on the internet
2468 and returns any information available for that US callsign. This service
2469 is provided for users of this software by http://www.wm7d.net.
2473 === 0^SHOW/WWV^Show last 10 WWV broadcasts
2474 === 0^SHOW/WWV <n>^Show last <n> WWV broadcasts
2475 Display the most recent WWV information that has been received by the system
2477 === 5^SHUTDOWN^Shutdown the cluster
2478 Shutdown the cluster and disconnect all the users
2480 === 9^SPOOF <call> <command>^Do a command as though you are another user
2481 This command is provided so that sysops can set a user's parameters without
2482 me having to write a special 'sysop' version for every user command. It
2483 allows you to pretend that you are doing the command as the user you specify.
2487 SPOOF G1TLH set/name Dirk
2488 SPOOF G1TLH set/qra JO02LQ
2490 === 5^STAT/DB <dbname>^Show the status of a database
2491 Show the internal status of a database descriptor.
2493 Depending on your privilege level you will see more or less information.
2494 This command is unlikely to be of much use to anyone other than a sysop.
2496 === 5^STAT/CHANNEL [<callsign>]^Show the status of a channel on the cluster
2497 Show the internal status of the channel object either for the channel that
2498 you are on or else for the callsign that you asked for.
2500 Only the fields that are defined (in perl term) will be displayed.
2502 === 1^STAT/MSG^Show the status of the message system
2503 === 1^STAT/MSG <msgno>^Show the status of a message
2504 This command shows the internal status of a message and includes information
2505 such as to whom it has been forwarded, its size, origin etc etc.
2507 If no message number is given then the status of the message system is
2510 === 5^STAT/ROUTE_NODE <callsign>^Show the data in a Route::Node object
2511 === 5^STAT/ROUTE_NODE all^Show list of all Route::Node objects
2513 === 5^STAT/ROUTE_USER <callsign>^Show the data in a Route::User object
2514 === 5^STAT/ROUTE_USER all^Show list of all Route::User objects
2516 === 5^STAT/USER [<callsign>]^Show the full status of a user
2517 Shows the full contents of a user record including all the secret flags
2520 Only the fields that are defined (in perl term) will be displayed.
2522 === 0^SYSOP^Regain your privileges if you login remotely
2523 The system automatically reduces your privilege level to that of a
2524 normal user if you login in remotely. This command allows you to
2525 regain your normal privilege level. It uses the normal system: five
2526 numbers are returned that are indexes into the character array that is
2527 your assigned password (see SET/PASSWORD). The indexes start from
2530 You are expected to return a string which contains the characters
2531 required in the correct order. You may intersperse those characters
2532 with others to obscure your reply for any watchers. For example (and
2533 these values are for explanation :-):
2535 password = 012345678901234567890123456789
2539 aa2bbbb0ccc5ddd7xxx3n
2543 They will all match. If there is no password you will still be offered
2544 numbers but nothing will happen when you input a string. Any match is
2547 === 0^TALK <call> [<text>]^Send a text message to another station
2548 === 0^TALK <call> > <node> [<text>]^Send a text message to another station via a node
2549 Send a short message to any other station that is visible on the cluster
2550 system. You can send it to anyone you can see with a SHOW/CONFIGURATION
2551 command, they don't have to be connected locally.
2553 The second form of TALK is used when other cluster nodes are connected
2554 with restricted information. This usually means that they don't send
2555 the user information usually associated with logging on and off the cluster.
2557 If you know that G3JNB is likely to be present on GB7TLH, but you can only
2558 see GB7TLH in the SH/C list but with no users, then you would use the
2559 second form of the talk message.
2561 If you want to have a ragchew with someone you can leave the text message
2562 out and the system will go into 'Talk' mode. What this means is that a
2563 short message is sent to the recipient telling them that you are in a
2564 'Talking' frame of mind and then you just type - everything you send will
2565 go to the station that you asked for.
2567 All the usual announcements, spots and so on will still come out on your
2570 If you want to do something (such as send a spot) you preceed the normal
2571 command with a '/' character, eg:-
2573 /DX 14001 G1TLH What's a B class licensee doing on 20m CW?
2576 To leave talk mode type:
2580 If you are in 'Talk' mode, there is an extention to the '/' command which
2581 allows you to send the output to all the people you are talking to. You do
2582 with the '//' command. For example:-
2586 will send the hftable as you have it to all the people you are currently
2589 === 0^TYPE <filearea>/<name>^Look at the contents of a file in one of the fileareas
2590 Type out the contents of a file in a filearea. So, for example, in
2591 filearea 'bulletins' you want to look at file 'arld051' you would
2593 TYPE bulletins/arld051
2595 See also SHOW/FILES to see what fileareas are available and a
2598 === 0^WHO^Show who is physically connected
2599 This is a quick listing that shows which callsigns are connected and
2600 what sort of connection they have
2602 === 0^WX <text>^Send a weather message to local users
2603 === 0^WX FULL <text>^Send a weather message to all cluster users
2604 === 5^WX SYSOP <text>^Send a weather message to other clusters only
2605 Weather messages can sometimes be useful if you are experiencing an extreme
2606 that may indicate enhanced conditions