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 === 6^CLEAR/DUPEFILE^Clear out the dupefile completely
332 The system maintains a list of duplicate announces and spots (amongst many
333 other things). Sometimes this file gets corrupted during operation
334 (although not very often). This command will remove the file and start
337 Try this if you get several duplicate DX Spots, one after another.
339 Please ONLY use this command if you have a problem. And then only once.
340 If it does not cure your problem, then repeating the command won't help.
341 Get onto the dxspider-support list and let us try to help.
343 If you use this command frequently then you will cause other people, as
344 well as yourself, a lot of problems with duplicates.
346 === 0^CLEAR/ROUTE [1|all]^Clear a route filter line
347 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a route filter or to
348 remove the whole filter.
350 see CLEAR/SPOTS for a more detailed explanation.
352 === 8^CLEAR/ROUTE <callsign> [input] [0-9|all]^Clear a route filter line
353 A sysop can clear an input or normal output filter for a user or the
354 node_default or user_default.
356 === 0^CLEAR/SPOTS [0-9|all]^Clear a spot filter line
357 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a spot filter or to
358 remove the whole filter.
360 If you have a filter:-
363 acc/spot 2 on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
369 you will be left with:-
371 acc/spot 2 on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
377 the filter will be completely removed.
379 === 8^CLEAR/SPOTS <callsign> [input] [0-9|all]^Clear a spot filter line
380 A sysop can clear an input or normal output filter for a user or the
381 node_default or user_default.
383 === 0^CLEAR/WCY [1|all]^Clear a WCY filter line
384 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a WCY filter or to
385 remove the whole filter.
387 see CLEAR/SPOTS for a more detailed explanation.
389 === 8^CLEAR/WCY <callsign> [input] [0-9|all]^Clear a WCY filter line
390 A sysop can clear an input or normal output filter for a user or the
391 node_default or user_default.
393 === 0^CLEAR/WWV [1|all]^Clear a WWV filter line
394 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a WWV filter or to
395 remove the whole filter.
397 see CLEAR/SPOTS for a more detailed explanation.
399 === 8^CLEAR/WWV <callsign> [input] [0-9|all]^Clear a WWV filter line
400 A sysop can clear an input or normal output filter for a user or the
401 node_default or user_default.
403 === 5^CONNECT <callsign>^Start a connection to another DX Cluster
404 Start a connection process that will culminate in a new connection to the
405 DX cluster <callsign>. This process creates a new 'client' process which will
406 use the script in /spider/connect/<callsign> to effect the 'chat' exchange
407 necessary to traverse the network(s) to logon to the cluster <callsign>.
409 === 5^CREATE/USER <callsign> ...^Create this user from the User Database
410 This command will create one or more new users. None of the fields
411 like name, qth etc will be filled in. It is just a new entry in the user
412 database to which one can add more stuff like SET/PASSWORD or by SPOOF.
414 === 9^DELETE/USDB <callsign> ...^Delete this user from the US State Database
415 This command will completely remove a one or more callsigns
416 from the US States database.
418 There is NO SECOND CHANCE.
420 It goes without saying that you should use this command CAREFULLY!
422 Note that these callsign may be re-instated by any weekly updates from
425 === 9^DELETE/USER <callsign> ...^Delete this user from the User Database
426 This command will completely remove a one or more users from the database.
428 There is NO SECOND CHANCE.
430 It goes without saying that you should use this command CAREFULLY!
432 === 0^DBAVAIL^Show a list of all the Databases in the system
433 Title says it all really, this command lists all the databases defined
434 in the system. It is also aliased to SHOW/COMMAND.
436 === 9^DBCREATE <name>^Create a database entry
437 === 9^DBCREATE <name> chain <name> [<name>..]^Create a chained database entry
438 === 9^DBCREATE <name> remote <node>^Create a remote database entry
439 === 9^DBCREATE <name> cmd <dxspider command>^make a local command available as a DB
440 DBCREATE allows you to define a database in the system. It doesn't actually
441 create anything, just defines it.
443 The databases that are created are simple DB_File hash databases, they are
444 therefore already 'indexed'.
446 You can define a local database with the first form of the command eg:
450 You can also chain databases with the addition of the 'chain' keyword.
451 This will search each database one after the other. A typical example
454 DBCREATE sdx_qsl chain sql_ad
456 No checking is done to see if the any of the chained databases exist, in
457 fact it is usually better to do the above staement first then do each of
458 the chained databases.
460 Databases can exist offsite. To define a database that lives on another
463 DBCREATE buckmaster remote gb7dxc
465 Remote databases cannot be chained; however, the last database in a
466 a chain can be a remote database eg:
468 DBCREATE qsl chain gb7dxc
470 To see what databases have been defined do:
472 DBAVAIL (or it will have been aliased to SHOW/COMMAND)
474 It would be normal for you to add an entry into your local Aliases file
475 to allow people to use the 'SHOW/<dbname>' style syntax. So you would
476 need to add a line like:-
481 '^sh\w*/buc', 'dbshow buckmaster', 'dbshow',
490 to work as they may be used to.
492 You can also make local commands available as 'pseudo' databases. You
493 can therefore make spider special commands available as a database. I
494 imagine that this will be primarily useful for remote access from
495 legacy nodes. For example:-
497 DBCREATE dxqsl cmd show/dxqsl
499 You also use one of these databases in a chain. This may be useful
502 See DBIMPORT for the importing of existing AK1A format data to databases.
503 See DBSHOW for generic database enquiry
505 === 9^DBIMPORT <dbname> <filename>^Import AK1A data into a database
506 If you want to import or update data in bulk to a database you can use
507 this command. It will either create or update entries into an existing
508 database. For example:-
510 DBIMPORT oblast /tmp/OBLAST.FUL
512 will import the standard OBLAST database that comes with AK1A into the
513 oblast database held locally.
515 === 9^DBREMOVE <dbname>^Delete a database
516 DBREMOVE will completely remove a database entry and also delete any data
517 file that is associated with it.
519 There is no warning, no comeback, no safety net.
525 will remove the oblast database from the system and it will also remove
526 the associated datafile.
530 There is no warning, no comeback, no safety net.
532 You have been warned.
534 === 0^DBSHOW <dbname> <key>^Display an entry, if it exists, in a database
535 This is the generic user interface to the database to the database system.
536 It is expected that the sysop will add an entry to the local Aliases file
537 so that users can use the more familiar AK1A style of enquiry such as:
541 but if he hasn't and the database really does exist (use DBAVAIL or
542 SHOW/COMMAND to find out) you can do the same thing with:
546 === 9^DEBUG^Set the cluster program into debug mode
547 Executing this command will only have an effect if you are running the cluster
552 It will interrupt the cluster just after the debug command has finished.
554 === 0^DIRECTORY^List messages
555 === 0^DIRECTORY ALL^List all messages
556 === 0^DIRECTORY OWN^List your own messages
557 === 0^DIRECTORY NEW^List all new messages
558 === 0^DIRECTORY TO <call>^List all messages to <call>
559 === 0^DIRECTORY FROM <call>^List all messages from <call>
560 === 0^DIRECTORY SUBJECT <string>^List all messages with <string> in subject
561 === 0^DIRECTORY <nn>^List last <nn> messages
562 === 0^DIRECTORY <from>-<to>^List messages <from> message <to> message
563 List the messages in the messages directory.
565 If there is a 'p' one space after the message number then it is a
566 personal message. If there is a '-' between the message number and the
567 'p' then this indicates that the message has been read.
569 You can use shell escape characters such as '*' and '?' in the <call>
572 You can combine some of the various directory commands together eg:-
576 DIR SUBJECT IOTA 200-250
578 You can abbreviate all the commands to one letter and use ak1a syntax:-
584 Sysops can see all users' messages.
586 === 8^DISCONNECT <call> [<call> ...]^Disconnect user(s) or node(s)
587 Disconnect any <call> connected locally.
589 In addition you can disconnect all users (except yourself) with
597 or everything (except yourself) with
601 === 0^DX [BY <call>] <freq> <call> <remarks>^Send a DX spot
602 This is how you send a DX Spot to other users. You can, in fact, now
603 enter the <freq> and the <call> either way round.
609 will all give the same result. You can add some remarks to the end
610 of the command and they will be added to the spot.
612 DX FR0G 144600 this is a test
614 You can credit someone else by saying:-
616 DX by G1TLH FR0G 144.600 he isn't on the cluster
618 The <freq> is compared against the available bands set up in the
619 cluster. See SHOW/BANDS for more information.
621 === 0^ECHO <line>^Echo the line to the output
622 This command is useful in scripts and so forth for printing the
623 line that you give to the command to the output. You can use this
624 in user_default scripts and the SAVE command for titling and so forth
626 The script will interpret certain standard "escape" sequences as follows:-
628 \t - becomes a TAB character (0x09 in ascii)
629 \a - becomes a BEEP character (0x07 in ascii)
630 \n - prints a new line
632 So the following example:-
634 echo GB7DJK is a dxcluster
638 GB7DJK is a dxcluster
640 on the output. You don't need a \n on the end of the line you want to send.
642 A more complex example:-
644 echo GB7DJK\n\tg1tlh\tDirk\n\tg3xvf\tRichard
654 === 9^EXPORT <msgno> <filename>^Export a message to a file
655 Export a message to a file. This command can only be executed on a local
656 console with a fully privileged user. The file produced will be in a form
657 ready to be imported back into the cluster by placing it in the import
658 directory (/spider/msg/import).
660 This command cannot overwrite an existing file. This is to provide some
661 measure of security. Any files written will owned by the same user as the
662 main cluster, otherwise you can put the new files anywhere the cluster can
663 access. For example:-
667 === 9^EXPORT_USERS [<filename>]^Export the users database to ascii
668 Export the users database to a file in ascii format. If no filename
669 is given then it will export the file to /spider/data/user_asc.
671 If the file already exists it will be renamed to <filename>.o. In fact
672 up to 5 generations of the file can be kept each one with an extra 'o' on the
675 BE WARNED: this will write to any file you have write access to. No check is
676 made on the filename (if any) that you specify.
678 === 0^FILTERING...^Filtering things in DXSpider
679 There are a number of things you can filter in the DXSpider system. They
680 all use the same general mechanism.
682 In general terms you can create a 'reject' or an 'accept' filter which
683 can have up to 10 lines in it. You do this using, for example:-
688 where ..... are the specific commands for that type of filter. There
689 are filters for spots, wwv, announce, wcy and (for sysops)
690 connects. See each different accept or reject command reference for
693 There is also a command to clear out one or more lines in a filter and
694 one to show you what you have set. They are:-
703 There is clear/xxxx command for each type of filter.
705 For now we are going to use spots for the examples, but you can apply
706 the principles to all types of filter.
708 There are two main types of filter 'accept' or 'reject'; which you use
709 depends entirely on how you look at the world and what is least
710 writing to achieve what you want. Each filter has 10 lines (of any
711 length) which are tried in order. If a line matches then the action
712 you have specified is taken (ie reject means ignore it and accept
715 The important thing to remember is that if you specify a 'reject'
716 filter (all the lines in it say 'reject/spots' (for instance)) then if
717 a spot comes in that doesn't match any of the lines then you will get
718 it BUT if you specify an 'accept' filter then any spots that don't
719 match are dumped. For example if I have a one line accept filter:-
721 accept/spots on vhf and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
723 then automatically you will ONLY get VHF spots from or to CQ zones 14
724 15 and 16. If you set a reject filter like:
726 reject/spots on hf/cw
728 Then you will get everything EXCEPT HF CW spots, If you am interested in IOTA
729 and will work it even on CW then you could say:-
731 reject/spots on hf/cw and not info iota
733 But in that case you might only be interested in iota and say:-
735 accept/spots not on hf/cw or info iota
737 which is exactly the same. You should choose one or the other until
738 you are confortable with the way it works. Yes, you can mix them
739 (actually you can have an accept AND a reject on the same line) but
740 don't try this at home until you can analyse the results that you get
741 without ringing up the sysop for help.
743 Another useful addition now is filtering by US state
745 accept/spots by_state VA,NH,RI,ME
747 You can arrange your filter lines into logical units, either for your
748 own understanding or simply convenience. I have one set frequently:-
750 reject/spots 1 on hf/cw
751 reject/spots 2 on 50000/1400000 not (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
753 What this does is to ignore all HF CW spots (being a class B I can't
754 read any CW and couldn't possibly be interested in HF :-) and also
755 rejects any spots on VHF which don't either originate or spot someone
758 This is an exmaple where you would use the line number (1 and 2 in
759 this case), if you leave the digit out, the system assumes '1'. Digits
760 '0'-'9' are available.
762 You can leave the word 'and' out if you want, it is implied. You can
763 use any number of brackets to make the 'expression' as you want
764 it. There are things called precedence rules working here which mean
765 that you will NEED brackets in a situation like line 2 because,
766 without it, will assume:-
768 (on 50000/1400000 and by_zone 14,15,16) or call_zone 14,15,16
770 annoying, but that is the way it is. If you use OR - use
771 brackets. Whilst we are here CASE is not important. 'And BY_Zone' is
774 If you want to alter your filter you can just redefine one or more
775 lines of it or clear out one line. For example:-
777 reject/spots 1 on hf/ssb
783 To remove the filter in its entirty:-
787 There are similar CLEAR commands for the other filters:-
795 Once you are happy with the results you get, you may like to experiment.
797 my example that filters hf/cw spots and accepts vhf/uhf spots from EU
798 can be written with a mixed filter, eg:
802 acc/spot 2 on 50000/1400000 and (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
804 each filter slot actually has a 'reject' slot and an 'accept'
805 slot. The reject slot is executed BEFORE the accept slot.
807 It was mentioned earlier that after a reject test that doesn't match,
808 the default for following tests is 'accept', the reverse is true for
809 'accept'. In the example what happens is that the reject is executed
810 first, any non hf/cw spot is passed to the accept line, which lets
811 thru everything else on HF.
813 The next filter line lets through just VHF/UHF spots from EU.
815 === 8^FORWARD/LATLONG <node_call>^Send latitude and longitude information to another cluster
816 This command sends all the latitude and longitude information that your
817 cluster is holding against callsigns. One advantage of recieving this
818 information is that more locator information is held by you. This
819 means that more locators are given on the DX line assuming you have
820 SET/DXGRID enabled. This could be a LOT of information though, so
821 it is not recommended on slow links.
823 === 1^FORWARD/OPERNAM <call>^Send out information on this <call> to all clusters
824 This command sends out any information held in the user file which can
825 be broadcast in PC41 protocol packets. This information is Name, QTH, Location
826 and Homenode. PC41s are only sent for the information that is available.
828 === 0^HELP^The HELP Command
829 HELP is available for a number of commands. The syntax is:-
833 Where <cmd> is the name of the command you want help on.
835 All commands can be abbreviated, so SHOW/DX can be abbreviated
836 to SH/DX, ANNOUNCE can be shortened to AN and so on.
838 Look at the APROPOS <string> command which will search the help database
839 for the <string> you specify and give you a list of likely commands
840 to look at with HELP.
842 === 5^INIT <node>^Re-initialise a link to an AK1A compatible node
843 This command attempts to re-initialise a link to a (usually) AK1A node
844 that has got confused, usually by a protocol loop of some kind. It may
845 work - but you usually will be better off simply disconnecting it (or
846 better, if it is a real AK1A node, doing an RCMD <node> DISC/F <your
849 Best of luck - you will need it.
851 === 9^DEMONSTRATE <call> <command>^Demonstrate a command to another user
852 This command is provided so that sysops can demonstrate commands to
853 other users. It runs a command as though that user had typed it in and
854 then sends the output to that user, together with the command that
857 DEMO g7brn sh/dx iota oc209
860 Note that this command is similar to SPOOF and will have the same side
861 effects. Commands are run at the privilege of the user which is being
864 === 0^JOIN <group>^Join a chat or conference group
865 JOIN allows you to join a network wide conference group. To join a
866 group (called FOC in this case) type:-
870 See also CHAT, LEAVE, SHOW/CHAT
872 === 0^KILL <msgno> [<msgno..]^Delete a message from the local system
873 === 0^KILL <from msgno>-<to msgno>^Delete a range of messages
874 === 0^KILL from <regex>^Delete messages FROM a callsign or pattern
875 === 0^KILL to <regex>^Delete messages TO a callsign or pattern
876 === 5^KILL FULL <msgno> [<msgno..]^Delete a message from the whole cluster
877 Delete a message from the local system. You will only be able to
878 delete messages that you have originated or been sent (unless you are
883 Will delete all the messages that you own between msgnos 1234 and 1255.
887 will delete all the messages from g1tlh (if you are g1tlh). Similarly:
891 will delete all messages to g1tlh.
895 will delete a message (usually a 'bulletin') from the whole cluster system.
897 This uses the subject field, so any messages that have exactly the
898 same subject will be deleted. Beware!
900 === 6^KILL EXPunge <msgno> [<msgno..]^Expunge a message
901 Deleting a message using the normal KILL commands only marks that message
902 for deletion. The actual deletion only happens later (usually two days later).
904 The KILL EXPUNGE command causes the message to be truly deleted more or less
907 It otherwise is used in the same way as the KILL command.
909 === 0^LEAVE <group>^Leave a chat or conference group
910 LEAVE allows you to leave a network wide conference group. To leave a
911 group (called FOC in this case) type:-
915 See also CHAT, JOIN, SHOW/CHAT
917 === 0^LINKS^Show which nodes is physically connected
918 This is a quick listing that shows which links are connected and
919 some information about them. See WHO for a list of all connections.
921 === 9^LOAD/ALIASES^Reload the command alias table
922 Reload the /spider/cmd/Aliases file after you have editted it. You
923 will need to do this if you change this file whilst the cluster is
924 running in order for the changes to take effect.
926 === 9^LOAD/BANDS^Reload the band limits table
927 Reload the /spider/data/bands.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
928 the cluster is running.
930 === 9^LOAD/BADMSG^Reload the bad msg table
931 Reload the /spider/msg/badmsg.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
932 the cluster is running. This table contains a number of perl regular
933 expressions which are searched for in the fields targetted of each message.
934 If any of them match then that message is immediately deleted on receipt.
936 === 9^LOAD/BADWORDS^Reload the bad words table
937 Reload the /spider/data/badwords file if you have changed it manually whilst
938 the cluster is running. This file contains a list of words which, if found
939 on certain text portions of PC protocol, will cause those protocol frames
940 to be rejected. It will all put out a message if any of these words are
941 used on the announce, dx and talk commands. The words can be one or
942 more on a line, lines starting with '#' are ignored.
944 === 9^LOAD/CMD_CACHE^Reload the automatic command cache
945 Normally, if you change a command file in the cmd or local_cmd tree it
946 will automatially be picked up by the cluster program. Sometimes it
947 can get confused if you are doing a lot of moving commands about or
948 delete a command in the local_cmd tree and want to use the normal one
949 again. Execute this command to reset everything back to the state it
950 was just after a cluster restart. To see what is in the command cache
953 === 9^LOAD/FORWARD^Reload the msg forwarding routing table
954 Reload the /spider/msg/forward.pl file if you have changed it
955 manually whilst the cluster is running.
957 === 5^LOAD/KEPS^Load new keps data
958 === 5^LOAD/KEPS [nn]^Load new keps data from message
959 If there is no message number then reload the current Keps data from
960 the Keps.pm data file. You create this file by running
962 /spider/perl/convkeps.pl <filename>
964 on a file containing NASA 2 line keps as a message issued by AMSAT.
966 If there is a message number, then it will take the message, run
967 convkeps.pl on it and then load the data, all in one step.
969 These messages are sent to ALL by GB7DJK (and others) from time to time.
971 === 9^LOAD/MESSAGES^Reload the system messages file
972 If you change the /spider/perl/Messages file (usually whilst
973 fiddling/writing new commands) you can have them take effect during a
974 cluster session by executing this command. You need to do this if get
977 unknown message 'xxxx' in lang 'en'
979 === 9^LOAD/PREFIXES^Reload the prefix table
980 Reload the /spider/data/prefix_data.pl file if you have changed it
981 manually whilst the cluster is running.
983 === 5^MERGE <node> [<no spots>/<no wwv>]^Ask for the latest spots and WWV
984 MERGE allows you to bring your spot and wwv database up to date. By default
985 it will request the last 10 spots and 5 WWVs from the node you select. The
986 node must be connected locally.
988 You can request any number of spots or wwv and although they will be appended
989 to your databases they will not duplicate any that have recently been added
990 (the last 2 days for spots and last month for WWV data).
992 === 9^MSG <cmd> <msgno> [data ... ]^Alter various message parameters
993 Alter message parameters like To, From, Subject, whether private or bulletin
994 or return receipt (RR) is required or whether to keep this message from timing
997 MSG TO <msgno> <call> - change TO callsign to <call>
998 MSG FRom <msgno> <call> - change FROM callsign to <call>
999 MSG PRrivate <msgno> - set private flag
1000 MSG NOPRrivate <msgno> - unset private flag
1001 MSG RR <msgno> - set RR flag
1002 MSG NORR <msgno> - unset RR flag
1003 MSG KEep <msgno> - set the keep flag (message won't be deleted ever)
1004 MSG NOKEep <msgno> - unset the keep flag
1005 MSG SUbject <msgno> <new> - change the subject to <new>
1006 MSG WAittime <msgno> - remove any waitting time for this message
1007 MSG NOREad <msgno> - mark message as unread
1008 MSG REad <msgno> - mark message as read
1009 MSG QUeue - queue any outstanding bulletins
1010 MSG QUeue 1 - queue any outstanding private messages
1012 You can look at the status of a message by using:-
1016 This will display more information on the message than DIR does.
1018 === 8^PC <call> <text>^Send text (eg PC Protocol) to <call>
1019 Send some arbitrary text to a locally connected callsign. No
1020 processing is done on the text. This command allows you to send PC
1021 Protocol to unstick things if problems arise (messages get stuck
1024 pc gb7djk PC33^GB7TLH^GB7DJK^400^
1026 pc G1TLH Try doing that properly!!!
1028 === 0^KILL <msgno> [<msgno> ...]^Remove or erase a message from the system
1029 You can get rid of any message to or originating from your callsign using
1030 this command. You can remove more than one message at a time.
1032 === 5^KILL <from>-<to>^Remove a range of messages from the system
1033 === 5^KILL FROM <call>^Remove all messages from a callsign
1034 === 5^KILL TO <call>^Remove all messages to a callsign
1035 === 5^KILL FULL <msgno> [<msgno]^Remove a message from the entire cluster
1036 Remove this message from the entire cluster system as well as your node.
1039 As a sysop you can kill any message on the system.
1041 === 8^PC <call> <text>^Send arbitrary text to a connected callsign
1042 Send any text you like to the callsign requested. This is used mainly to send
1043 PC protocol to connected nodes either for testing or to unstick things.
1045 You can also use in the same way as a talk command to a connected user but
1046 without any processing, added of "from <blah> to <blah" or whatever.
1048 === 1^PING <node call>^Check the link quality between nodes
1049 This command allows you to send a frame to another cluster node on
1050 the network and get a return frame. The time it takes to do this
1051 is a good indication of the quality of the link. The actual time
1052 it takes is output to the console in seconds.
1053 Any visible cluster node can be PINGed.
1055 === 1^RCMD <node call> <cmd>^Send a command to another DX Cluster
1056 This command allows you to send nearly any command to another DX Cluster
1057 node that is connected to the system.
1059 Whether you get any output is dependant on a) whether the other system knows
1060 that the node callsign of this cluster is in fact a node b) whether the
1061 other system is allowing RCMDs from this node and c) whether you have
1062 permission to send this command at all.
1064 === 0^READ^Read the next unread personal message addressed to you
1065 === 0^READ <msgno>^Read the specified message
1066 You can read any messages that are sent as 'non-personal' and also any
1067 message either sent by or sent to your callsign.
1070 As a sysop you may read any message on the system
1072 === 0^REJECT^Set a filter to reject something
1073 Create a filter to reject something
1075 There are 2 types of filter, accept and reject. See HELP FILTERING for more
1078 === 0^REJECT/ANNOUNCE [0-9] <pattern>^Set a 'reject' filter line for announce
1079 Create an 'reject this announce' line for a filter.
1081 A reject filter line means that if the announce matches this filter it is
1082 passed onto the user. See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please read this
1083 to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on.
1085 You can use any of the following things in this line:-
1087 info <string> eg: iota or qsl
1088 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
1090 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1091 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1092 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1093 origin_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
1094 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
1095 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
1096 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1097 by_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
1099 wx 1 filter WX announces
1100 dest <prefixes> eg: 6MUK,WDX (distros)
1104 rej/ann by_zone 14,15,16 and not by G,M,2
1106 You can use the tag 'all' to reject everything eg:
1110 but this probably for advanced users...
1112 === 8^REJECT/ANNOUNCE <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern>^Announce filter sysop version
1113 This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
1114 default for nodes and users eg:-
1117 reject/ann input node_default by G,M,2
1118 reject/ann user_default by G,M,2
1120 === 0^REJECT/SPOTS [0-9] <pattern>^Set a 'reject' filter line for spots
1121 Create a 'reject this spot' line for a filter.
1123 A reject filter line means that if the spot matches this filter it is
1124 dumped (not passed on). See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please read this
1125 to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on.
1127 You can use any of the following things in this line:-
1129 freq <range> eg: 0/30000 or hf or hf/cw or 6m,4m,2m
1130 on <range> same as 'freq'
1131 call <prefixes> eg: G,PA,HB9
1132 info <string> eg: iota or qsl
1134 call_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1135 call_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1136 call_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1137 call_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
1138 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
1139 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
1140 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1141 by_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
1145 'call' means the callsign that has spotted 'by' whoever.
1147 For frequencies, you can use any of the band names defined in
1148 SHOW/BANDS and you can use a subband name like: cw, rtty, data, ssb -
1149 thus: hf/ssb. You can also just have a simple range like: 0/30000 -
1150 this is more efficient than saying simply: on HF (but don't get
1151 too hung up about that)
1156 rej/spot 2 on vhf and not (by_zone 14,15,16 or call_zone 14,15,16)
1158 You can use the tag 'all' to reject everything eg:
1162 but this probably for advanced users...
1164 === 8^REJECT/ROUTE <call> [0-9] <pattern>^Set an 'reject' filter line for routing
1165 Create an 'reject this routing PC Protocol' line for a filter.
1167 An reject filter line means that if a PC16/17/19/21/24/41/50 matches this filter
1168 it is NOT passed thru that interface. See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please
1169 read this to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on.
1171 You can use any of the following things in this line:-
1173 call <prefixes> the callsign of the thingy
1174 call_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1175 call_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1176 call_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1177 call_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
1178 origin <prefixes> really the interface it came in on
1179 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1180 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1181 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1182 origin_state <states> eg: VA,NH,RI,ME
1186 rej/route gb7djk call_dxcc 61,38 (everything except UK+EIRE nodes)
1188 You can use the tag 'all' to reject everything eg:
1190 rej/route all (equiv to [very] restricted mode)
1192 as with ACCEPT/ROUTE 'by' is now a synonym for 'call'.
1194 === 8^REJECT/SPOTS <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern>^Spot filter sysop version
1195 This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
1196 default for nodes and users eg:-
1198 reject/spot db0sue-7 1 by_zone 14,15,16
1199 reject/spot node_default all
1200 set/hops node_default 10
1202 reject/spot user_default by G,M,2
1204 === 0^REJECT/WCY [0-9] <pattern>^set a 'reject' WCY filter
1205 It is unlikely that you will want to do this, but if you do then you can
1206 filter on the following fields:-
1208 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
1210 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1211 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1212 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1213 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
1214 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
1215 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1218 There are no examples because WCY Broadcasts only come from one place and
1219 you either want them or not (see UNSET/WCY if you don't want them).
1221 This command is really provided for future use.
1223 See HELP FILTER for information.
1225 === 8^REJECT/WCY <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern>^WCY filter sysop version
1226 This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
1227 default for nodes and users eg:-
1229 reject/wcy gb7djk all
1231 === 0^REJECT/WWV [0-9] <pattern>^set a 'reject' WWV filter
1232 It is unlikely that you will want to do this, but if you do then you can
1233 filter on the following fields:-
1235 by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
1237 origin_dxcc <prefixes or numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
1238 origin_itu <prefixes or numbers> or: G,GM,GW
1239 origin_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1240 by_dxcc <prefixes or numbers>
1241 by_itu <prefixes or numbers>
1242 by_zone <prefixes or numbers>
1247 reject/wwv by_zone 14,15,16
1249 is probably the only useful thing to do (which will only show WWV broadcasts
1250 by stations in the US).
1252 See HELP FILTER for information.
1254 === 8^REJECT/WWV <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern>^WWV filter sysop version
1255 This version allows a sysop to set a filter for a callsign as well as the
1256 default for nodes and users eg:-
1258 reject/wwv db0sue-7 1 by_zone 4
1259 reject/wwv node_default all
1261 reject/wwv user_default by W
1263 === 0^REPLY^Reply (privately) to the last message that you have read
1264 === 0^REPLY <msgno>^Reply (privately) to the specified message
1265 === 0^REPLY B <msgno>^Reply as a Bulletin to the specified message
1266 === 0^REPLY NOPrivate <msgno>^Reply as a Bulletin to the specified message
1267 === 0^REPLY RR <msgno>^Reply to the specified message with read receipt
1268 You can reply to a message and the subject will automatically have
1269 "Re:" inserted in front of it, if it isn't already present.
1271 You can also use all the extra qualifiers such as RR, PRIVATE,
1272 NOPRIVATE, B that you can use with the SEND command (see SEND
1273 for further details)
1275 === 9^SAVE [-d -t -a] <filename> "<cmd>" [...]^Save command output to a file
1276 This sysop only cammand allows you to save the output of one or more
1277 commands to a file. For example:-
1279 save /spider/packclus/dxstats show/dxstat
1281 will save the output of the normal command "show/dxstat" to the file
1282 "dxstats" in the files area.
1284 You can have some extra flags to the save which will either
1285 date stamp or time stamp or both the filename so:-
1287 save -d /tmp/a <cmd> creates /tmp/a_6-Jan-2002
1288 save -t /tmp/a <cmd> creates /tmp/a_2301Z
1289 save -d -t /tmp/a <cmd> creates /tmp/a_6-Jan-2002_2301Z
1291 The -a flag means append to the file instead of overwriting it.
1293 You can have more than one command on the line, to do this you MUST
1294 enclose each command in double quotes (") eg:-
1296 save /tmp/a "sh/hfstats" "blank +" "sh/vhfstats"
1300 save /tmp/a "sh/hfstats","blank +","sh/vhfstats"
1302 You can only write into places that the cluster has permission for (which
1303 is that of the "sysop" user [which had BETTER NOT BE "root"]), you will
1304 need to create any directories you want to put stuff in beforehand as well.
1306 It is likely that you will want to run these commands in a crontab type
1307 situation. You would do that something like:-
1309 0 0 * * * run_cmd('save /tmp/dxstats "echo DXStat Table", "sh/dxstats"')
1311 Note that you still enclose each command with (") characters but you must
1312 enclose the entire save command in (') characters.
1314 Now in fact, this can be varied if you know what you are doing. See the
1315 admin manual for more details.
1317 === 0^SEND <call> [<call> ...]^Send a message to one or more callsigns
1318 === 0^SEND RR <call>^Send a message and ask for a read receipt
1319 === 0^SEND COPY <msgno> <call>^Send a copy of a message to someone
1320 === 0^SEND PRIVATE <call>^Send a personal message
1321 === 0^SEND NOPRIVATE <call>^Send a message to all stations
1322 All the SEND commands will create a message which will be sent either to
1323 an individual callsign or to one of the 'bulletin' addresses.
1325 SEND <call> on its own acts as though you had typed SEND PRIVATE, that is
1326 it will mark the message as personal and send it to the cluster node that
1327 that callsign is connected to. If the <call> you have specified is in fact
1328 a known bulletin category on your node (eg: ALL) then the message should
1329 automatically become a bulletin.
1331 You can have more than one callsign in all of the SEND commands.
1333 You can have multiple qualifiers so that you can have for example:-
1335 SEND RR COPY 123 PRIVATE G1TLH G0RDI
1337 which should send a copy of message 123 to G1TLH and G0RDI and you will
1338 receive a read receipt when they have read the message.
1340 SB is an alias for SEND NOPRIVATE (or send a bulletin in BBS speak)
1341 SP is an alias for SEND PRIVATE
1343 The system will ask you for a subject. Conventionally this should be
1344 no longer than 29 characters for compatibility. Most modern cluster
1345 software should accept more.
1347 You will now be prompted to start entering your text.
1349 You finish the message by entering '/EX' on a new line. For instance:
1356 If you have started a message and you don't want to keep it then you
1357 can abandon the message with '/ABORT' on a new line, like:-
1361 oh I just can't be bothered with this
1364 If you abort the message it will NOT be sent.
1366 When you are entering the text of your message, most normal output (such
1367 as DX announcements and so on are suppressed and stored for latter display
1368 (upto 20 such lines are stored, as new ones come along, so the oldest
1371 Also, you can enter normal commands commands (and get the output
1372 immediately) whilst in the middle of a message. You do this by typing
1373 the command preceeded by a '/' character on a new line, so:-
1375 /dx g1tlh 144010 strong signal
1377 Will issue a dx annoucement to the rest of the cluster.
1379 Also, you can add the output of a command to your message by preceeding
1380 the command with '//', thus :-
1384 This will show YOU the output from SH/VHFTABLE and also store it in the
1387 You can carry on with the message until you are ready to send it.
1389 === 6^SEND_CONFIG^Broadcast PC92 C records
1390 This is the PC92 equivalent of INIT. In that it will send out a new
1391 PC92 C record to all interfaces. This can be used to bring other nodes
1392 up to date quicker after a restart.
1394 === 0^SET/ADDRESS <your address>^Record your postal address
1396 === 9^SET/AGWENGINE^Enable the AGW Engine
1397 === 9^UNSET/AGWENGINE^Disable the AGW Engine
1398 These commands assume that /spider/local/AGWConnect.pm has been setup
1399 correctly and you wish to do some testing or otherwise want to alter
1400 the default state of your connection to the AGW Engine.
1402 === 9^SET/AGWMONITOR^Enable Monitoring on the AGW Engine
1403 === 9^UNSET/AGWMONITOR^Disable Monitoring on the AGW Engine
1405 === 0^SET/ANNOUNCE^Allow announce messages to come out on your terminal
1406 === 0^UNSET/ANNOUNCE^Stop announce messages coming out on your terminal
1408 === 0^SET/ANNTALK^Allow talk like announce messages on your terminal
1409 === 0^UNSET/ANNTALK^Stop talk like announce messages on your terminal
1410 The announce system on legacy cluster nodes is used as a talk
1411 substitute because the network is so poorly connected. If you:
1415 you will suppress several of these announces, you may miss the odd
1416 useful one as well, but you would probably miss them anyway in the
1417 welter of useless ones.
1421 allows you to see them again. This is the default.
1423 === 5^SET/ARCLUSTER <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an AR-Cluster node
1425 === 6^SET/BADDX <call>..^Stop callsigns in a dx spot being propagated
1426 === 6^UNSET/BADDX <call>..^Propagate a dx spot with this callsign again
1427 Setting a word as 'baddx' will prevent spots with that word in the
1428 'spotted' field (as in: DX 14001.1 FR0G)of a DX spot from going any
1429 further. They will not be displayed and they will not be sent onto
1432 The word must be written in full, no wild cards are allowed eg:-
1434 set/baddx FORSALE VIDEO FR0G
1436 To allow a word again, use the following command ...
1440 === 6^SET/BADNODE <call>..^Stop spots from this node being propagated
1441 === 6^UNSET/BADNODE <call>..^Allow spots from this node again
1442 Setting a callsign as a 'badnode' will prevent spots from that node
1443 going any further. They will not be displayed and they will not be
1444 sent onto other nodes.
1446 The call must be a full eg:-
1450 will stop anything from K1TTT. If you want SSIDs as well then you must
1451 enter them specifically.
1455 will allow spots from him again.
1457 Use with extreme care. This command may well be superceeded by FILTERing.
1459 === 6^SET/BADSPOTTER <call>..^Stop spots from this callsign being propagated
1460 === 6^UNSET/BADSPOTTER <call>..^Allow spots from this callsign again
1461 Setting a callsign as a 'badspotter' will prevent spots from this callsign
1462 going any further. They will not be displayed and they will not be
1463 sent onto other nodes.
1465 The call must be written in full, no wild cards are allowed eg:-
1467 set/badspotter VE2STN
1469 will stop anything from VE2STN. This command will automatically
1470 stop spots from this user, regardless of whether or which SSID
1471 he uses. DO NOT USE SSIDs in the callsign, just use the callsign
1474 unset/badspotter VE2STN
1476 will allow spots from him again.
1478 Use with extreme care. This command may well be superceded by FILTERing.
1480 This command will also stop TALK and ANNOUNCE/FULL from any user marked
1483 === 6^SET/BADWORD <word>..^Stop things with this word being propagated
1484 === 6^UNSET/BADWORD <word>..^Propagate things with this word again
1485 Setting a word as a 'badword' will prevent things like spots,
1486 announces or talks with this word in the the text part from going any
1487 further. They will not be displayed and they will not be sent onto
1490 The word must be written in full, no wild cards are allowed eg:-
1492 set/badword annihilate annihilated annihilation
1494 will stop anything with these words in the text.
1496 unset/badword annihilated
1498 will allow text with this word again.
1500 === 0^SET/BEEP^Add a beep to DX and other messages on your terminal
1501 === 0^UNSET/BEEP^Stop beeps for DX and other messages on your terminal
1503 === 5^SET/BBS <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign a BBS
1505 === 0^SET/BUDDY <call> [<call>..]^Add this call to my buddy list
1506 === 0^UNSET/BUDDY <call> [<call>..]^Remove this call from my buddy list
1507 A notification message
1508 is sent to you automatically if anybody on your buddy list logs in or
1509 out of any node in this cluster.
1511 === 5^SET/CLX <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an CLX node
1513 === 9^SET/DEBUG <name>^Add a debug level to the debug set
1514 === 9^UNSET/DEBUG <name>^Remove a debug level from the debug set
1515 You can choose to log several different levels. The levels are
1523 You can show what levels you are logging with SHOW/DEBUG
1525 === 0^SET/DX^Allow DX messages to come out on your terminal
1526 === 0^UNSET/DX^Stop DX messages coming out on your terminal
1528 === 0^SET/DXCQ^Show CQ Zones on the end of DX announcements
1529 === 0^UNSET/DXCQ^Stop CQ Zones on the end of DX announcements
1530 Display both the Spotter's and the Spotted's CQ Zone on the end
1531 of a DX announcement (there is just enough room). Some user programs
1532 cannot cope with this. The Spotter's CQ is on the RHS of the
1533 time, the Spotted's CQ is on the LHS.
1535 Conflicts with: SET/DXGRID, SET/DXITU, SHOW/USSTATE
1537 Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
1539 === 0^SET/DXITU^Show ITU Zones on the end of DX announcements
1540 === 0^UNSET/DXITU^Stop ITU Zones on the end of DX announcements
1541 Display both the Spotter's and the Spotted's ITU Zone on the end
1542 of a DX announcement (there is just enough room). Some user programs
1543 cannot cope with this. The Spotter's ITU is on the RHS of the
1544 time, the Spotted's ITU is on the LHS.
1546 Conflicts with: SET/DXGRID, SET/DXCQ, SHOW/USSTATE
1548 Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
1550 === 0^SET/DXGRID^Allow QRA Grid Squares on the end of DX announcements
1551 === 0^UNSET/DXGRID^Stop QRA Grid Squares on the end of DX announcements
1552 A standard feature which is enabled in version 1.43 and above is
1553 that if the spotter's grid square is known it is output on the end
1554 of a DX announcement (there is just enough room). Some user programs
1555 cannot cope with this. You can use this command to reset (or set)
1558 Conflicts with: SET/DXCQ, SET/DXITU
1560 Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
1562 === 5^SET/DXNET <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an DXNet node
1564 === 0^SET/ECHO^Make the cluster echo your input
1565 === 0^UNSET/ECHO^Stop the cluster echoing your input
1566 If you are connected via a telnet session, different implimentations
1567 of telnet handle echo differently depending on whether you are
1568 connected via port 23 or some other port. You can use this command
1569 to change the setting appropriately.
1571 The setting is stored in your user profile.
1573 YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE THIS COMMAND IF YOU ARE CONNECTED VIA AX25.
1575 === 0^SET/EMAIL <email> ...^Set email address(es) and forward your personals
1576 === 0^UNSET/EMAIL^Stop personal msgs being forwarded by email
1577 If any personal messages come in for your callsign then you can use
1578 these commands to control whether they are forwarded onto your email
1579 address. To enable the forwarding do something like:-
1581 SET/EMAIL mike.tubby@somewhere.com
1583 You can have more than one email address (each one separated by a space).
1584 Emails are forwarded to all the email addresses you specify.
1586 You can disable forwarding by:-
1590 === 0^SET/HERE^Tell the system you are present at your terminal
1591 === 0^UNSET/HERE^Tell the system you are absent from your terminal
1593 === 0^SET/HOMENODE <node> ^Set your normal cluster callsign
1594 Tell the cluster system where you normally connect to. Any Messages sent
1595 to you will normally find their way there should you not be connected.
1599 === 8^SET/HOPS <call> ann|spots|route|wwv|wcy <n>^Set hop count
1600 === 8^UNSET/HOPS <call> ann|spots|route|wwv|wcy^Unset hop count
1601 Set the hop count for a particular type of broadcast for a node.
1603 This command allows you to set up special hop counts for a node
1604 for currently: announce, spots, wwv and wcy broadcasts.
1607 set/hops gb7djk ann 10
1608 set/hops gb7mbc spots 20
1610 Set SHOW/HOPS for information on what is already set. This command
1611 creates a filter and works in conjunction with the filter system.
1613 You can unset the hops with command UNSET/HOPS. For example:-
1615 unset/hops gb7djk ann
1616 unset/hops gb7mbc spots
1619 === 9^SET/ISOLATE^Isolate a node from the rest of the network
1620 Connect a node to your system in such a way that you are a full protocol
1621 member of its network and can see all spots on it, but nothing either leaks
1622 out from it nor goes back into from the rest of the nodes connected to you.
1624 You can potentially connect several nodes in this way.
1626 === 9^UNSET/ISOLATE^Stop Isolation of a node from the rest of the network
1627 Remove isolation from a node - SET/ISOLATE
1629 === 0^SET/LANGUAGE <lang>^Set the language you want to use
1630 You can select the language that you want the cluster to use. Currently
1631 the languages available are en (English), de (German), es (Spanish),
1632 Czech (cz), French (fr), Portuguese (pt), Italian (it) and nl (Dutch).
1634 === 5^SET/LOCAL_NODE^Add node to the local_node group
1635 === 5^UNSET/LOCAL_NODE^Remove node from the local_node group
1636 The 'local_node' group is a group of nodes that you want a user
1637 to perceive as effectively one big node. At the moment, this extends
1638 only to announcing whenever a user is logging in or out of one of
1639 the nodes in the group (if those users have SET/LOGININFO).
1641 The local node group is as setup on this node. If you want the other
1642 nodes to also include this node and all the other nodes specified, then
1643 you must get those nodes to also run this command (or rcmd them to do
1646 In principle, therefore, each node determines its own local node group
1647 and these can overlap with other nodes' views.
1649 === 0^SET/LOCATION <lat & long>^Set your latitude and longitude
1650 === 9^SET/SYS_LOCATION <lat & long>^Set your cluster latitude and longitude
1651 In order to get accurate headings and such like you must tell the system
1652 what your latitude and longitude is. If you have not yet done a SET/QRA
1653 then this command will set your QRA locator for you. For example:-
1654 SET/LOCATION 52 22 N 0 57 E
1656 === 0^SET/LOGININFO^Inform when a station logs in/out locally
1657 === 0^UNSET/LOGININFO^No longer inform when a station logs in/out locally
1659 === 9^SET/LOCKOUT <call>^Stop a callsign connecting to the cluster
1660 === 9^UNSET/LOCKOUT <call>^Allow a callsign to connect to the cluster
1662 === 8^SET/MAXCONNECT <value> [<call> ..]^Set max incoming connections for user/node
1663 Set the maximum no of connections (parents) an incoming user or node is
1664 allowed to have. If this incoming connection takes it over the separate
1665 limits for users and nodes (defaults: 3 and 8 respectively), then the
1666 connection is refused (with a polite message).
1668 The idea behind this to limit the number of copies of messages that
1669 are sent to users (and nodes). Nodes really don't need to have more than
1670 5 or 6 partners and users don't need more than two connections into the
1673 This check is only for INCOMING connections, no check is performed for
1674 outgoing connections.
1676 === 0^SET/NAME <your name>^Set your name
1677 Tell the system what your name is eg:-
1680 === 5^SET/NODE <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an AK1A cluster
1681 Tell the system that the call(s) are to be treated as AK1A cluster and
1682 fed PC Protocol rather normal user commands.
1684 === 8^SET/OBSCOUNT <count> <call>^Set the 'pump-up' obscelence PING counter
1685 From 1.35 onwards neighbouring nodes are pinged at regular intervals (see
1686 SET/PINGINTERVAL), usually 300 seconds or 5 minutes. There is a 'pump-up'
1687 counter which is decremented on every outgoing ping and then reset to
1688 the 'obscount' value on every incoming ping. The default value of this
1691 What this means is that a neighbouring node will be pinged twice at
1692 (default) 300 second intervals and if no reply has been heard just before
1693 what would be the third attempt, that node is disconnected.
1695 If a ping is heard then the obscount is reset to the full value. Using
1696 default values, if a node has not responded to a ping within 15 minutes,
1699 You can set this parameter between 1 and 9.
1701 It is STRONGLY recommended that you don't change the default.
1703 === 0^SET/PAGE <lines per page>^Set the lines per page
1704 Tell the system how many lines you wish on a page when the number of line
1705 of output from a command is more than this. The default is 20. Setting it
1706 explicitly to 0 will disable paging.
1710 The setting is stored in your user profile.
1712 === 9^SET/PINGINTERVAL <time> <nodecall>^Set ping time to neighbouring nodes
1713 As from release 1.35 all neighbouring nodes are pinged at regular intervals
1714 in order to determine the rolling quality of the link and, in future, to
1715 affect routing decisions. The default interval is 300 secs or 5 minutes.
1717 You can use this command to set a different interval. Please don't.
1719 But if you do the value you enter is treated as minutes up 30 and seconds
1720 for numbers greater than that.
1722 This is used also to help determine when a link is down at the far end
1723 (as certain cluster software doesn't always notice), see SET/OBSCOUNT
1724 for more information.
1726 If you must change it (and it may be useful for internet connected nodes
1727 on dynamic IP addresses that go away after a set time of usage) the time
1728 can be specified as:-
1730 5 which if less than 30 is converted to minutes otherwise is
1731 taken as the no of seconds between pings.
1736 Please be aware that this causes traffic to occur on the link, setting
1737 this value too low may annoy your neighbours beyond the point of
1740 You can switch this off by setting it to 0.
1742 === 9^SET/PRIVILEGE <n> <call> [<call..]^Set privilege level on a call
1743 Set the privilege level on a callsign. The privilege levels that pertain
1744 to commands are as default:-
1746 1 - allow remote nodes normal user RCMDs
1747 5 - various privileged commands (including shutdown, but not disc-
1748 connect), the normal level for another node.
1749 8 - more privileged commands (including disconnect)
1750 9 - local sysop privilege. DO NOT SET ANY REMOTE USER OR NODE TO THIS
1752 If you are a sysop and you come in as a normal user on a remote connection
1753 your privilege will automatically be set to 0.
1755 === 0^UNSET/PRIVILEGE^Remove any privilege for this session
1756 You can use this command to 'protect' this session from unauthorised
1757 use. If you want to get your normal privilege back you will need to
1758 either logout and login again (if you are on a console) or use the
1761 === 9^SET/PASSWORD <callsign> <string>^Set a users password
1762 The password for a user can only be set by a full sysop. The string
1763 can contain any characters.
1765 The way this field is used depends on context. If it is being used in
1766 the SYSOP command context then you are offered 5 random numbers and you
1767 have to supply the corresponding letters. This is now mainly for ax25
1770 If it is being used on incoming telnet connections then, if a password
1773 set/var $main::passwdreq = 1
1775 command is executed in the startup script, then a password prompt is
1776 given after the normal 'login: ' prompt.
1778 === 0^SET/PASSWORD^Set your own password
1779 This command only works for a 'telnet' user (currently). It will
1780 only work if you have a password already set. This initial password
1781 can only be set by the sysop.
1783 When you execute this command it will ask you for your old password,
1784 then ask you to type in your new password twice (to make sure you
1785 get it right). You may or may not see the data echoed on the screen
1786 as you type, depending on the type of telnet client you have.
1788 === 9^UNSET/PASSWORD <call> ...^Delete (remove) a user's password
1789 This command allows the sysop to completely delete and remove a
1790 password for a user.
1792 === 0^SET/PROMPT <string>^Set your prompt to <string>
1793 === 0^UNSET/PROMPT^Set your prompt back to default
1794 This command will set your user prompt to the string that you
1795 say. The point of this command to enable a user to interface to programs
1796 that are looking for a specific prompt (or else you just want a different
1801 There are some substitutions that can be added to the prompt:
1803 %C - callsign [which will have ( and ) around it if not here]
1806 %M - cluster 'mycall'
1808 The standard prompt is defined as:
1810 SET/PROMPT %C de %M %D %T dxspider >
1812 UNSET/PROMPT will undo the SET/PROMPT command and set your prompt back to
1815 === 9^SET/SYS_QRA <locator>^Set your cluster QRA Grid locator
1816 === 0^SET/QRA <locator>^Set your QRA Grid locator
1817 Tell the system what your QRA (or Maidenhead) locator is. If you have not
1818 done a SET/LOCATION then your latitude and longitude will be set roughly
1819 correctly (assuming your locator is correct ;-). For example:-
1822 === 0^SET/QTH <your qth>^Set your QTH
1823 Tell the system where you are. For example:-
1824 SET/QTH East Dereham, Norfolk
1826 === 9^SET/REGISTER <call> ...^Mark a user as registered
1827 === 9^UNSET/REGISTER <call> ...^Mark a user as not registered
1828 Registration is a concept that you can switch on by executing the
1830 set/var $main::regreq = 1
1832 command (usually in your startup file)
1834 If a user is NOT registered then, firstly, instead of the normal
1835 motd file (/spider/data/motd) being sent to the user at startup, the
1836 user is sent the motd_nor file instead. Secondly, the non registered
1837 user only has READ-ONLY access to the node. The non-registered user
1838 cannot use DX, ANN etc.
1840 The only exception to this is that a non-registered user can TALK or
1841 SEND messages to the sysop.
1843 === 6^SET/STARTUP <call>^Create a user startup script
1844 === 0^SET/STARTUP^Create your own startup script
1845 Create a startup script of DXSpider commands which will be executed
1846 everytime that you login into this node. You can only input the whole
1847 script afresh, it is not possible to 'edit' it. Inputting a new script is
1848 just like typing in a message using SEND. To finish inputting type: /EX
1849 on a newline, to abandon the script type: /ABORT.
1851 You may find the (curiously named) command BLANK useful to break
1852 up the output. If you simply want a blank line, it is easier to
1853 input one or more spaces and press the <return> key.
1855 See UNSET/STARTUP to remove a script.
1857 === 6^UNSET/STARTUP <call>^Remove a user startup script
1858 === 0^UNSET/STARTUP^Remove your own startup script
1859 You can remove your startup script with UNSET/STARTUP.
1861 === 5^SET/SPIDER <call> [<call>..]^Make the callsign an DXSpider node
1862 Tell the system that the call(s) are to be treated as DXSpider node and
1863 fed new style DX Protocol rather normal user commands.
1865 === 0^SET/TALK^Allow TALK messages to come out on your terminal
1866 === 0^UNSET/TALK^Stop TALK messages coming out on your terminal
1868 === 9^SET/USDB <call> <state> <city>^add/update a US DB callsign
1869 This command allows you to add or alter a callsign in the US state
1870 database. Use with extreme caution. Anything you do here will be
1871 overwritten by any weekly updates that affect this callsign
1873 set/usdb g1tlh nh downtown rindge
1875 see also DELETE/USDB
1877 === 0^SET/USSTATE^Allow US State info on the end of DX announcements
1878 === 0^UNSET/USSTATE^Stop US State info on the end of DX announcements
1879 If the spotter's or spotted's US State is known it is output on the
1880 end of a DX announcement (there is just enough room).
1882 A spotter's state will appear on the RHS of the time (like
1883 SET/DXGRID) and the spotted's State will appear on the LHS of the
1884 time field. Any information found will override any locator
1885 information from SET/DXGRID.
1887 Some user programs cannot cope with this. You can use this command
1888 to reset (or set) this feature.
1890 Conflicts with: SET/DXCQ, SET/DXITU
1892 Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
1894 === 0^SET/WCY^Allow WCY messages to come out on your terminal
1895 === 0^UNSET/WCY^Stop WCY messages coming out on your terminal
1897 === 0^SET/WWV^Allow WWV messages to come out on your terminal
1898 === 0^UNSET/WWV^Stop WWV messages coming out on your terminal
1900 === 0^SET/WX^Allow WX messages to come out on your terminal
1901 === 0^UNSET/WX^Stop WX messages coming out on your terminal
1903 === 0^SHOW/ANNOUNCE [<n>][<from>-<to>][<call>] ...^Show log of announces
1904 Show announcements that have come in.
1906 === 1^SHOW/BADDX^Show all the bad dx calls in the system
1907 Display all the bad dx callsigns in the system, see SET/BADDX
1908 for more information.
1910 === 1^SHOW/BADNODE^Show all the bad nodes in the system
1911 Display all the bad node callsigns in the system, see SET/BADNODE
1912 for more information.
1914 === 1^SHOW/BADSPOTTER^Show all the bad spotters in the system
1915 Display all the bad spotter's callsigns in the system, see SET/BADSPOTTER
1916 for more information.
1918 === 1^SHOW/BADWORD^Show all the bad words in the system
1919 Display all the bad words in the system, see SET/BADWORD
1920 for more information.
1922 === 0^SHOW/BANDS [band|region names]^Show the list of bands and regions
1923 Display the bands and regions (collections of bands) known to
1924 the system. If you supply band or region names to SHOW/BANDS,
1925 the command will display just those bands or regions, e.g.:
1930 === 0^SHOW/BUDDY^Show your list of buddies
1931 See SET/BUDDY for more information about buddies.
1933 === 0^SHOW/CHAT [<group>] [<lines>]^Show any chat or conferencing
1934 This command allows you to see any chat or conferencing that has
1935 occurred whilst you were away. SHOW/CHAT on its own will show data for
1936 all groups. If you use a group name then it will show only chat for
1939 === 9^SHOW/CMD_CACHE [pattern]^Show the real source path of commands
1940 It is possible in DXSpider to define local versions of commands.
1941 Sometimes one forgets that one has these. This command will show you
1942 the source path where the node is getting each one of its commands.
1944 If you find a local command that you don't want then then simply
1945 delete it, run LOAD/CMD_CACHE to clear out the command cache and
1946 try again. You will now be using the standard version.
1948 If you are looking for information on a specific command then
1949 just add a string, eg:
1956 set/dxgrid /spider/cmd/set/dxgrid.pl
1957 sh/dx /spider/cmd/show/dx.pl
1959 === 0^SHOW/CONFIGURATION [<node>]^Show all the nodes and users visible
1960 This command allows you to see all the users that can be seen
1961 and the nodes to which they are connected.
1963 This command is normally abbreviated to: sh/c
1965 Normally, the list returned will be just for the nodes from your
1966 country (because the list otherwise will be very long).
1970 will produce a complete list of all nodes.
1972 BE WARNED: the list that is returned can be VERY long
1974 It is possible to supply a node or part of a prefix and you will get
1975 a list of the users for that node or list of nodes starting with
1982 === 0^SHOW/CONFIGURATION/NODE^Show all the nodes connected locally
1983 Show all the nodes connected to this node.
1985 === 1^SHOW/CONNECT^Show all the active connections
1986 This command shows information on all the active connections known to
1987 the node. This command gives slightly more information than WHO.
1989 === 0^SHOW/CONTEST <year and month>^Show all the contests for a month
1990 Show all known contests which are maintained at http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/
1991 for a particular month or year. The format is reasonably flexible.
1997 === 0^SHOW/DATE [<prefix>|<callsign>]^Show the local time
1998 This is very nearly the same as SHOW/TIME, the only difference the format
1999 of the date string if no arguments are given.
2001 If no prefixes or callsigns are given then this command returns the local
2002 time and UTC as the computer has it right now. If you give some prefixes
2003 then it will show UTC and UTC + the local offset (not including DST) at
2004 the prefixes or callsigns that you specify.
2006 === 0^SHOW/DB0SDX <callsign>^Show QSL infomation from DB0SDX database
2007 This command queries the DB0SDX QSL server on the internet
2008 and returns any information available for that callsign. This service
2009 is provided for users of this software by http://www.qslinfo.de.
2011 See also SHOW/QRZ, SHOW/WM7D.
2013 === 9^SHOW/DEBUG^Show what levels of debug information you are logging
2015 === 0^SHOW/DX^Interrogate the spot database
2016 If you just type SHOW/DX you will get the last so many spots
2017 (sysop configurable, but usually 10).
2019 In addition you can add any number of these commands in very nearly
2020 any order to the basic SHOW/DX command, they are:-
2022 on <band> - eg 160m 20m 2m 23cm 6mm
2023 on <region> - eg hf vhf uhf shf (see SHOW/BANDS)
2024 on <from>/<to> - eg 1000/4000 14000-30000 (in Khz)
2027 <number> - the number of spots you want
2028 <from>-<to> - <from> spot no <to> spot no in the selected list
2031 <prefix> - for a spotted callsign beginning with <prefix>
2032 *<suffix> - for a spotted callsign ending in <suffix>
2033 *<string>* - for a spotted callsign containing <string>
2034 <call> exact - for a spotted callsign *exactly* as typed.
2036 day <number> - starting <number> days ago
2037 day <from>-<to> - <from> days <to> days ago
2040 info <text> - any spots containing <text> in the info or remarks
2042 by <call> - any spots spotted by <call> (spotter <call> is the
2045 qsl - this automatically looks for any qsl info on the call
2046 held in the spot database.
2048 iota [<iota>] - If the iota island number is missing it will look for
2049 the string iota and anything which looks like an iota
2050 island number. If you specify then it will look for
2053 qra [<locator>] - this will look for the specific locator if you specify
2054 one or else anything that looks like a locator.
2056 dxcc - treat the prefix as a 'country' and look for spots
2057 from that country regardless of actual prefix.
2060 You can also use this with the 'by' keyword so
2063 real or rt - Format the output the same as for real time spots. The
2064 formats are deliberately different (so you can tell
2065 one sort from the other). This is useful for some
2066 logging programs that can't cope with normal sh/dx
2067 output. An alias of SHOW/FDX is available.
2069 filter - Filter the spots, before output, with the user's
2070 spot filter. An alias of SHOW/MYDX is available.
2072 zone <zones> - look for spots in the cq zone (or zones) specified.
2073 zones are numbers separated by commas.
2075 by_zone <zones> - look for spots spotted by people in the cq zone
2078 itu <itus> - look for spots in the itu zone (or zones) specified
2079 itu zones are numbers separated by commas.
2081 by_itu <itus> - look for spots spotted by people in the itu zone
2084 state <list> - look for spots in the US state (or states) specified
2085 The list is two letter state codes separated by commas.
2087 by_state <list> - look for spots spotted by people in the US state
2093 SH/DX on 20m info iota
2094 SH/DX 9a on vhf day 30
2100 SH/DX dxcc oq2 by w dxcc
2104 SH/DX by_state in,oh
2107 === 0^SHOW/DXCC <prefix>^Interrogate the spot database by country
2108 This command takes the <prefix> (which can be a full or partial
2109 callsign if desired), looks up which internal country number it is
2110 and then displays all the spots as per SH/DX for that country.
2112 This is now an alias for 'SHOW/DX DXCC'
2114 The options for SHOW/DX also apply to this command.
2118 SH/DXCC W on 20m iota
2120 This can be done with the SHOW/DX command like this:-
2123 SH/DX dxcc w on 20m iota
2125 This is an alias for: SH/DX dxcc
2127 === 0^SHOW/FDX^Show the DX data in realtime format.
2128 Normally SHOW/DX outputs spot data in a different format to the
2129 realtime data. This is a deliberate policy (so you can tell the
2130 difference between the two). Some logging programs cannot handle
2131 this so SHOW/FDX outputs historical data in real time format.
2133 This is an alias for: SHOW/DX real
2135 === 0^SHOW/DXSTATS [days] [date]^Show the DX Statistics
2136 Show the total DX spots for the last <days> no of days (default is 31),
2137 starting from a <date> (default: today).
2139 === 0^SHOW/FILES [<filearea> [<string>]]^List the contents of a filearea
2140 SHOW/FILES on its own will show you a list of the various fileareas
2141 available on the system. To see the contents of a particular file
2144 where <filearea> is the name of the filearea you want to see the
2147 You can also use shell globbing characters like '*' and '?' in a
2148 string to see a selection of files in a filearea eg:-
2149 SH/FILES bulletins arld*
2151 See also TYPE - to see the contents of a file.
2153 === 0^SHOW/FILTER^Show the contents of all the filters you have set
2154 Show the contents of all the filters that are set. This command displays
2155 all the filters set - for all the various categories.
2157 === 0^SHOW/GRAYLINE [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]^Show Civil dawn/dusk times
2158 This command is very similar to SHOW/SUN except that it shows the
2159 start and end of "Official" or "Civil" Dawn and Dusk. This is defined
2160 as when the Sun is 6 degrees below the horizon.
2162 If you don't specify any prefixes or callsigns, it will show the
2163 times for your QTH (assuming you have set it with either SET/LOCATION
2164 or SET/QRA), together with the current azimuth and elevation.
2166 If all else fails it will show the civil dawn and dusk times for
2167 the node that you are connected to.
2172 SH/GRAYLINE G1TLH W5UN
2174 You can also use this command to see into the past or the future, so
2175 if you want to see yesterday's times then do:-
2179 or in three days time:-
2183 Upto 366 days can be checked both in the past and in the future.
2185 Please note that the times are given as the UT times of the requested
2188 === 0^SHOW/HFSTATS [days] [date]^Show the HF DX Statistics
2189 Show the HF DX spots breakdown by band for the last <days> no of days
2190 (default is 31), starting from a <date> (default: today).
2192 === 0^SHOW/HFTABLE [days] [date] [prefix ...]^Show the HF DX Spotter Table
2193 Show the HF DX Spotter table for the list of prefixes for the last
2194 <days> no of days (default is 31), starting from a <date> (default: today).
2196 If there are no prefixes then it will show the table for your country.
2198 Remember that some countries have more than one "DXCC country" in them
2199 (eg G :-), to show them (assuming you are not in G already which is
2200 specially treated in the code) you must list all the relevant prefixes
2202 sh/hftable g gm gd gi gj gw gu
2204 Note that the prefixes are converted into country codes so you don't have
2205 to list all possible prefixes for each country.
2207 If you want more or less days than the default simply include the
2208 number you require:-
2212 If you want to start at a different day, simply add the date in some
2215 sh/hftable 2 25nov02
2216 sh/hftable 2 25-nov-02
2218 sh/hftable 2 25/11/02
2220 This will show the stats for your DXCC for that CQWW contest weekend.
2222 You can specify either prefixes or full callsigns (so you can see how you
2223 did against all your mates). You can also say 'all' which will then print
2224 the worldwide statistics.
2228 === 8^SHOW/HOPS <call> [ann|spots|route|wcy|wwv]^Show the hop counts for a node
2229 This command shows the hop counts set up for a node. You can specify
2230 which category you want to see. If you leave the category out then
2231 all the categories will be listed.
2233 === 0^SHOW/IK3QAR <callsign>^Obtain QSL info from IK3QAR database
2234 Get QSL information from the online dabase run by IK3QAR.
2236 Your sysop needs to set up this command by obtaining a password from IK3QAR.
2237 Instructions are available in local/Internet.pm
2239 === 1^SHOW/ISOLATE^Show list of ISOLATED nodes
2241 === 9^SHOW/LOCKOUT <prefix>|ALL^Show the list of locked out or excluded callsigns
2243 === 8^SHOW/LOG [<callsign>]^Show excerpts from the system log
2244 This command outputs a short section of the system log. On its own
2245 it will output a general logfile. With the optional callsign it will
2246 show output from the log associated with that callsign.
2248 === 0^SHOW/MOON [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]^Show Moon rise and set times
2249 Show the Moon rise and set times for a (list of) prefixes or callsigns,
2250 together with the azimuth and elevation of the sun currently at those
2253 If you don't specify any prefixes or callsigns, it will show the times for
2254 your QTH (assuming you have set it with either SET/LOCATION or SET/QRA),
2255 together with the current azimuth and elevation.
2257 In addition, it will show the illuminated fraction of the moons disk.
2259 If all else fails it will show the Moonrise and set times for the node
2260 that you are connected to.
2267 You can also use this command to see into the past or the future, so
2268 if you want to see yesterday's times then do:-
2272 or in three days time:-
2276 Upto 366 days can be checked both in the past and in the future.
2278 Please note that the rise and set times are given as the UT times of rise and
2279 set on the requested UT day.
2281 === 0^SHOW/MOTD^Show your MOTD (the Message of the Day)
2282 The Message of the Day is normally printed whenever one logs on. However
2283 many people now login using logging programs or something other than plain
2284 telnet or ax25 connections. This command allows the user (or the program)
2285 to see what is in the MOTD.
2287 The actual MOTD that you are shown depends on what carrier you are logged
2288 on via, whether you are registered and some other factors that your sysop
2291 === 0^SHOW/MUF <prefix> [<hours>][long]^Show the likely propagation to a prefix
2292 This command allow you to estimate the likelihood of you contacting
2293 a station with the prefix you have specified. The output assumes a modest
2294 power of 20dBW and receiver sensitivity of -123dBm (about 0.15muV/10dB SINAD)
2296 The result predicts the most likely operating frequencies and signal
2297 levels for high frequency (shortwave) radio propagation paths on
2298 specified days of the year and hours of the day. It is most useful for
2299 paths between 250 km and 6000 km, but can be used with reduced accuracy
2300 for paths shorter or longer than this.
2302 The command uses a routine MINIMUF 3.5 developed by the U.S. Navy and
2303 used to predict the MUF given the predicted flux, day of the year,
2304 hour of the day and geographic coordinates of the transmitter and
2305 receiver. This routine is reasonably accurate for the purposes here,
2306 with a claimed RMS error of 3.8 MHz, but much smaller and less complex
2307 than the programs used by major shortwave broadcasting organizations,
2308 such as the Voice of America.
2310 The command will display some header information detailing its
2311 assumptions, together with the locations, latitude and longitudes and
2312 bearings. It will then show UTC (UT), local time at the other end
2313 (LT), calculate the MUFs, Sun zenith angle at the midpoint of the path
2314 (Zen) and the likely signal strengths. Then for each frequency for which
2315 the system thinks there is a likelihood of a circuit it prints a value.
2317 The value is currently a likely S meter reading based on the conventional
2318 6dB / S point scale. If the value has a '+' appended it means that it is
2319 1/2 an S point stronger. If the value is preceeded by an 'm' it means that
2320 there is likely to be much fading and by an 's' that the signal is likely
2323 By default SHOW/MUF will show the next two hours worth of data. You
2324 can specify anything up to 24 hours worth of data by appending the no of
2325 hours required after the prefix. For example:-
2331 RxSens: -123 dBM SFI: 159 R: 193 Month: 10 Day: 21
2332 Power : 20 dBW Distance: 6283 km Delay: 22.4 ms
2333 Location Lat / Long Azim
2334 East Dereham, Norfolk 52 41 N 0 57 E 47
2335 United-States-W 43 0 N 87 54 W 299
2336 UT LT MUF Zen 1.8 3.5 7.0 10.1 14.0 18.1 21.0 24.9 28.0 50.0
2337 18 23 11.5 -35 mS0+ mS2 S3
2338 19 0 11.2 -41 mS0+ mS2 S3
2340 indicating that you will have weak, fading circuits on top band and
2341 80m but usable signals on 40m (about S3).
2347 will get you the above display, but with the next 24 hours worth of
2353 Gives you an estimate of the long path propagation characterics. It
2354 should be noted that the figures will probably not be very useful, nor
2355 terrible accurate, but it is included for completeness.
2357 === 0^SHOW/MYDX^Show the DX data filtered with your spot filter.
2358 SHOW/DX potentially shows all the spots available in the system. Using
2359 SHOW/MYDX will, instead, filter the availble spots using any spot filter
2360 that you have set, first.
2362 This command, together with ACCEPT/SPOT or REJECT/SPOT, will allow
2363 you to customise the spots that you receive.
2365 So if you have said: ACC/SPOT on hf
2367 Doing a SHOW/MYDX will now only, ever, show HF spots. All the other
2368 options on SH/DX can still be used.
2370 === 0^SHOW/NEWCONFIGURATION [USERS|<node call>]^Show the cluster map
2371 Show the map of the whole cluster.
2373 This shows the structure of the cluster that you are connected to. By
2374 default it will only show the nodes that are known. By adding the keyword
2375 USER to the command it will show all the users as well.
2377 As there will be loops, you will see '...', this means that the information
2378 is as printed earlier and that is a looped connection from here on.
2380 BE WARNED: the list that is returned can be VERY long (particularly
2381 with the USER keyword)
2383 === 0^SHOW/NEWCONFIGURATION/NODE^Show all the nodes connected locally
2384 Show all the nodes connected to this node in the new format.
2386 === 1^SHOW/NODE [<callsign> ...]^Show the type and version number of nodes
2387 Show the type and version (if connected) of the nodes specified on the
2388 command line. If no callsigns are specified then a sorted list of all
2389 the non-user callsigns known to the system will be displayed.
2391 === 0^SHOW/PREFIX <callsign>^Interrogate the prefix database
2392 This command takes the <callsign> (which can be a full or partial
2393 callsign or a prefix), looks up which internal country number
2394 it is and then displays all the relevant prefixes for that country
2395 together with the internal country no, the CQ and ITU regions.
2399 === 5^SHOW/PROGRAM^Show the locations of all the included program modules
2400 Show the name and location where every program module was load from. This
2401 is useful for checking where you think you have loaded a .pm file from.
2403 === 0^SHOW/QRA <locator> [<locator>]^Show distance between QRA Grid locators
2404 === 0^SHOW/QRA <lat> <long>^Convert lat/long to a QRA Grid locator
2405 This is a multipurpose command that allows you either to calculate the
2406 distance and bearing between two locators or (if only one locator is
2407 given on the command line) the distance and beraing from your station
2408 to the locator. For example:-
2413 The first example will show the distance and bearing to the locator from
2414 yourself, the second example will calculate the distance and bearing from
2415 the first locator to the second. You can use 4 or 6 character locators.
2417 It is also possible to convert a latitude and longitude to a locator by
2418 using this command with a latitude and longitude as an argument, for
2421 SH/QRA 52 41 N 0 58 E
2423 === 0^SHOW/QRZ <callsign>^Show any callbook details on a callsign
2424 This command queries the QRZ callbook server on the internet
2425 and returns any information available for that callsign. This service
2426 is provided for users of this software by http://www.qrz.com
2428 See also SHOW/WM7D for an alternative.
2430 === 0^SHOW/DXQSL <callsign>^Show any QSL info gathered from spots
2431 The node collects information from the comment fields in spots (things
2432 like 'VIA EA7WA' or 'QSL-G1TLH') and stores these in a database.
2434 This command allows you to interrogate that database and if the callsign
2435 is found will display the manager(s) that people have spotted. This
2436 information is NOT reliable, but it is normally reasonably accurate if
2437 it is spotted enough times.
2443 You can check the raw input spots yourself with:-
2447 This gives you more background information.
2449 === 9^SHOW/REGISTERED [<prefix>]^Show the registered users
2451 === 0^SHOW/ROUTE <callsign> ...^Show the route to the callsign
2452 This command allows you to see to which node the callsigns specified are
2453 connected. It is a sort of inverse sh/config.
2457 === 9^SHOW/RCMD [<n>][<from>-<to>][<call>] ...^Show log of rcmds
2458 Show the rcmds that have come in and their replies.
2460 === 0^SHOW/SATELLITE <name> [<hours> <interval>]^Show tracking data
2461 Show the tracking data from your location to the satellite of your choice
2462 from now on for the next few hours.
2464 If you use this command without a satellite name it will display a list
2465 of all the satellites known currently to the system.
2467 If you give a name then you can obtain tracking data of all the passes
2468 that start and finish 5 degrees below the horizon. As default it will
2469 give information for the next three hours for every five minute period.
2471 You can alter the number of hours and the step size, within certain
2474 Each pass in a period is separated with a row of '-----' characters
2479 SH/SAT FENGYUN1 12 2
2481 === 6^SHOW/STARTUP <call>^View a user startup script
2482 === 0^SHOW/STARTUP^View your own startup script
2483 View the contents of a startup script created with SET/STARTUP.
2485 === 6^SHOW/STATION ALL [<regex>]^Show list of users in the system
2486 === 0^SHOW/STATION [<callsign> ..]^Show information about a callsign
2487 Show the information known about a callsign and whether (and where)
2488 that callsign is connected to the cluster.
2492 If no callsign is given then show the information for yourself.
2494 === 0^SHOW/SUN [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]^Show sun rise and set times
2495 Show the sun rise and set times for a (list of) prefixes or callsigns,
2496 together with the azimuth and elevation of the sun currently at those
2499 If you don't specify any prefixes or callsigns, it will show the times for
2500 your QTH (assuming you have set it with either SET/LOCATION or SET/QRA),
2501 together with the current azimuth and elevation.
2503 If all else fails it will show the sunrise and set times for the node
2504 that you are connected to.
2509 SH/SUN G1TLH K9CW ZS
2511 You can also use this command to see into the past or the future, so
2512 if you want to see yesterday's times then do:-
2516 or in three days time:-
2520 Upto 366 days can be checked both in the past and in the future.
2522 Please note that the rise and set times are given as the UT times of rise
2523 and set on the requested UT day.
2525 === 0^SHOW/TIME [<prefix>|<callsign>]^Show the local time
2526 If no prefixes or callsigns are given then this command returns the local
2527 time and UTC as the computer has it right now. If you give some prefixes
2528 then it will show UTC and UTC + the local offset (not including DST) at
2529 the prefixes or callsigns that you specify.
2531 === 0^SHOW/USDB [call ..]^Show information held on the FCC Call database
2532 Show the City and State of a Callsign held on the FCC database if
2533 his is being run on this system, eg:-
2537 === 0^SHOW/VHFSTATS [days] [date]^Show the VHF DX Statistics
2538 Show the VHF DX spots breakdown by band for the last
2539 <days> no of days (default is 31), starting from a date (default: today).
2541 === 0^SHOW/VHFTABLE [days] [date] [prefix ...]^Show the VHF DX Spotter Table
2542 Show the VHF DX Spotter table for the list of prefixes for the last
2543 <days> no of days (default is 31), starting from a date (default: today).
2545 If there are no prefixes then it will show the table for your country.
2547 Remember that some countries have more than one "DXCC country" in them
2548 (eg G :-), to show them (assuming you are not in G already which is
2549 specially treated in the code) you must list all the relevant prefixes
2551 sh/vhftable g gm gd gi gj gw gu
2553 Note that the prefixes are converted into country codes so you don't have
2554 to list all possible prefixes for each country.
2556 If you want more or less days than the default simply include the
2557 number you require:-
2561 If you want to start at a different day, simply add the date in some
2564 sh/vhftable 2 25nov02
2565 sh/vhftable 2 25-nov-02
2566 sh/vhftable 2 021125
2567 sh/vhftable 2 25/11/02
2569 This will show the stats for your DXCC for that CQWW contest weekend.
2571 You can specify either prefixes or full callsigns (so you can see how you
2572 did against all your mates). You can also say 'all' which will then print
2573 the worldwide statistics.
2577 === 0^SHOW/WCY^Show last 10 WCY broadcasts
2578 === 0^SHOW/WCY <n>^Show last <n> WCY broadcasts
2579 Display the most recent WCY information that has been received by the system
2581 === 0^SHOW/WM7D <callsign>^Show callbook details on a US callsigns
2582 This command queries the WM7D callbook server on the internet
2583 and returns any information available for that US callsign. This service
2584 is provided for users of this software by http://www.wm7d.net.
2588 === 0^SHOW/WWV^Show last 10 WWV broadcasts
2589 === 0^SHOW/WWV <n>^Show last <n> WWV broadcasts
2590 Display the most recent WWV information that has been received by the system
2592 === 5^SHUTDOWN^Shutdown the cluster
2593 Shutdown the cluster and disconnect all the users
2595 === 9^SPOOF <call> <command>^Do a command as though you are another user
2596 This command is provided so that sysops can set a user's parameters without
2597 me having to write a special 'sysop' version for every user command. It
2598 allows you to pretend that you are doing the command as the user you specify.
2602 SPOOF G1TLH set/name Dirk
2603 SPOOF G1TLH set/qra JO02LQ
2605 === 5^STAT/DB <dbname>^Show the status of a database
2606 Show the internal status of a database descriptor.
2608 Depending on your privilege level you will see more or less information.
2609 This command is unlikely to be of much use to anyone other than a sysop.
2611 === 5^STAT/CHANNEL [<callsign>]^Show the status of a channel on the cluster
2612 Show the internal status of the channel object either for the channel that
2613 you are on or else for the callsign that you asked for.
2615 Only the fields that are defined (in perl term) will be displayed.
2617 === 1^STAT/MSG^Show the status of the message system
2618 === 1^STAT/MSG <msgno>^Show the status of a message
2619 This command shows the internal status of a message and includes information
2620 such as to whom it has been forwarded, its size, origin etc etc.
2622 If no message number is given then the status of the message system is
2625 === 5^STAT/ROUTE_NODE <callsign>^Show the data in a Route::Node object
2626 === 5^STAT/ROUTE_NODE all^Show list of all Route::Node objects
2628 === 5^STAT/ROUTE_USER <callsign>^Show the data in a Route::User object
2629 === 5^STAT/ROUTE_USER all^Show list of all Route::User objects
2631 === 5^STAT/USER [<callsign>]^Show the full status of a user
2632 Shows the full contents of a user record including all the secret flags
2635 Only the fields that are defined (in perl term) will be displayed.
2637 === 0^SYSOP^Regain your privileges if you login remotely
2638 The system automatically reduces your privilege level to that of a
2639 normal user if you login in remotely. This command allows you to
2640 regain your normal privilege level. It uses the normal system: five
2641 numbers are returned that are indexes into the character array that is
2642 your assigned password (see SET/PASSWORD). The indexes start from
2645 You are expected to return a string which contains the characters
2646 required in the correct order. You may intersperse those characters
2647 with others to obscure your reply for any watchers. For example (and
2648 these values are for explanation :-):
2650 password = 012345678901234567890123456789
2654 aa2bbbb0ccc5ddd7xxx3n
2658 They will all match. If there is no password you will still be offered
2659 numbers but nothing will happen when you input a string. Any match is
2662 === 0^TALK <call> [<text>]^Send a text message to another station
2663 === 0^TALK <call> > <node> [<text>]^Send a text message to another station via a node
2664 Send a short message to any other station that is visible on the cluster
2665 system. You can send it to anyone you can see with a SHOW/CONFIGURATION
2666 command, they don't have to be connected locally.
2668 The second form of TALK is used when other cluster nodes are connected
2669 with restricted information. This usually means that they don't send
2670 the user information usually associated with logging on and off the cluster.
2672 If you know that G3JNB is likely to be present on GB7TLH, but you can only
2673 see GB7TLH in the SH/C list but with no users, then you would use the
2674 second form of the talk message.
2676 If you want to have a ragchew with someone you can leave the text message
2677 out and the system will go into 'Talk' mode. What this means is that a
2678 short message is sent to the recipient telling them that you are in a
2679 'Talking' frame of mind and then you just type - everything you send will
2680 go to the station that you asked for.
2682 All the usual announcements, spots and so on will still come out on your
2685 If you want to do something (such as send a spot) you preceed the normal
2686 command with a '/' character, eg:-
2688 /DX 14001 G1TLH What's a B class licensee doing on 20m CW?
2691 To leave talk mode type:
2695 If you are in 'Talk' mode, there is an extention to the '/' command which
2696 allows you to send the output to all the people you are talking to. You do
2697 with the '//' command. For example:-
2701 will send the hftable as you have it to all the people you are currently
2704 === 0^TYPE <filearea>/<name>^Look at the contents of a file in one of the fileareas
2705 Type out the contents of a file in a filearea. So, for example, in
2706 filearea 'bulletins' you want to look at file 'arld051' you would
2708 TYPE bulletins/arld051
2710 See also SHOW/FILES to see what fileareas are available and a
2713 === 0^WHO^Show who is physically connected
2714 This is a quick listing that shows which callsigns are connected and
2715 what sort of connection they have
2717 === 0^WX <text>^Send a weather message to local users
2718 === 0^WX FULL <text>^Send a weather message to all cluster users
2719 === 5^WX SYSOP <text>^Send a weather message to other clusters only
2720 Weather messages can sometimes be useful if you are experiencing an extreme
2721 that may indicate enhanced conditions