The
following table shows AR-Cluster commands available for the user. Newer
commands are highlighted in a yellow color. User
commands can be executed via a Telnet connection, a RF connection or via the
AR-Cluster sysop console.
|
Command |
Description |
|
ANNOUNCE |
Command is used to send
a line of text to all stations. The
ANNOUNCE command defaults to the local node.
If you wish to make announcement to a particular node, you can specify
the call of the node on the command.
If you want to announce to all nodes user the ANNOUNCE/FULL option.
The ANNOUNCE/AREA feature allows you to set up area qualifiers for each
node. For example, a node could be
listed as being in AUS, CTDXCC, STX, TX, and USA5 (Austin, Central Texas DX
and Contest Club, South Texas, Texas and US 5th call area). The ANNOUNCE/AREA command is then sent to
qualifying nodes. Syntax: Announce msg Announce/call msg Announce/Full msg Announce/Area msg |
|
BYE |
Exit the cluster. Syntax: Bye |
|
CONFERENCE |
Enter the conference mode. Exit the conference mode with a /EXIT. While in the conference mode DX spots are
send with a *DX |
|
DB |
Command to display the
custom database tables in the system.
The general command DB will display all available databases. The command DB/TABLE will show information
from the specific table. Syntax: DB – Shows available databases DB/table shows
information from a specific table Example: DB shows a table is
available called Mic DB/MIC shows a list of
help topics from the MIC database. DB/MIC KEN4
shows the microphone pin-out for a four pin Kenwood radio. |
|
DELETE KILL |
This command is used to
delete mail messages. If the mail message is a
bulletin mail (addressed to all) and it is being deleted by the station who
originated the mail, then a PC49 command will be deleting the mail on other
nodes in the network. A Delete or Kill without a message number will delete the last read
message. Syntax: DElete message# |
|
DIRECTORY DIRECTORY/BULLETINS DIRECTORY/NEW DIRECTORY/OWN DIRECTORY/SUBJECT DIRECTORY/NN |
The DIRECTORY command is used to display a list
of the current mail messages on the node.
Messages which have been read are indicated by a hyphen (-) next to
the message number. A private message
is indicated by a "p". Command: DIr/Bulletins command lists all of the
current bulletins on the system. Command: DIrectory/new command lists all new
personal and bulletin mail since the last DIr command. Command: DIrectory/OWN Display mail messages which are addressed to or from your
station. Command: Directory/SUbject filter the displayed
records by subject Command: DIrectory/nn Display the nn most-recent mail messages. |
|
DX |
Command allowing the announcement
of DX spot information. The Credit DX function was intentionally left out of
the product due to sysop request. Syntax: DX frequency
callsign comment The frequency can be
entered in the format 14.1951 or
14195.10 |
|
HELP |
Display help information on a topic. Syntax: Help Help/Topic |
|
LIST |
Alias for the Directory command. |
|
QUIT |
Exit the cluster. Syntax: Quit |
|
READ |
This command is used to
read mail messages. A Read command
without a message number will read the last message to your station. Syntax: Read message# |
|
REPLY REPLY/RR REPLY/DELETE REPLY/DELETE/RR |
The reply command is
used to reply to an email message.
Command options are to request a return receipt, RR, and to delete the
message we are replying to. Syntax: Reply nn Reply/RR nn Reply/Delete nn Reply/Delete/RR nn Where nn is the message
number |
|
RESTART_MESSAGES |
Restarts the mail
system. Deletes obsolete files and re-numbers mail messages. |
|
SEND SEND/PRIVATE SEND/RR SEND/PRIVATE/RR SEND/COPY SP |
The SEND command is used
to send a mail message to another station. The system will prompt you for the
destination call and the subject.
Enter the message line by line.
The mail send process is terminated with either a ctrl/Z or the text
/EXit. The /PRIVATE qualifier
can be used to send a private message. The /RR qualifier requests a return
receipt, which forces a confirmation when the mail is read. The /Copy is used to
send a copy of a message to another station. A mail message can be
canceled with the Ctrl-Y or a /CAncel command. Syntax: Send Send/Private or SP Send/RR SEND/COPY Msg# To-Station A mail message addressed to “ALL” becomes a bulletin mail and is sent
to all nodes connected at the time the mail is entered. A mail message addressed to “LOCAL” becomes a bulletin mail but stays
on the node it’s entered on and is not sent through the system. The “LOCAL” to filed name gets changed to
“ALL”. |
|
SET/ANNOUNCEMENTS SET/NOANNOUNCEMENTS |
Commands to control
whether announcements are sent to your station. Syntax:
SEt/ANNouncements SEt/NOANNouncements |
|
SET/BEEP SET/NOBEEP |
Commands to control
whether the bell character is send to the user on each transmission. Syntax: SEt/BEep SEt/NOBEep |
|
SET/CALENDAR |
Commands used to send
post a event spot to the calendar.
The regions are defined by the system in the station configuration and
the node configuration. See
announcement regions fro details. The
date is set in the format of dd-mmm-yyyy. The event describes the calendar posting. Syntax:
SEt/CALendar/region/date Event Ex:
Se/CAL/CTDXCC/3-Jul-1999 DX Club meeting |
|
SET/DXSqth SET/NODXSqth |
Command to enable or
disable the optional DX spotter’s QTH displayed at the end of the spot. If the spot originated in the US or
Canada, the state or province of the spotter is posted. Elsewhere in the world, the CTY prefix of
the spotter is shown. |
|
SET/DX_ANNOUNCEMENTS SET/NODX_ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Commands used to control
whether DX spots are sent to you. Syntax:
SEt/DX_Announcements SEt/NODX_Announcements |
|
SET/FILTER
CTY |
Allows user filtering of
spots returned to his station based on the country of the spotter. Filtering modes are PASS, REJECT and
OFF. Country prefixes should match
those on your node (set by the ARRL.CTY file). Examples: SET/FILTER CTY/PASS K,VE SET/FILTER CTY/REJECT JA SET/FILTER CTY/OFF |
|
SET/FILTER
DX |
Allows the user to
filter spots based on the country of the spot. The country prefix (CTY) should match that in the latest
ARRL.CTY file. Filtering modes are
PASS, REJECT and OFF. SET/FILTER DX/PASS K SET/FILTER DX/REJECT K SET/FILTER DX/OFF |
|
SET/FILTER
NEEDS |
Allows the user to set
his needs. Needs entries are
overwritten unless the data is proceeded with a "+" Examples: SET/FILTER NEEDS/CW
R1FJ,VP8/h,JY,ZS8,VU4 SET/FILTER NEEDS/SSB
3D2/r,BV9P,JD/o,JD/m SET/FILTER NEEDS/RTTY
R1MV,SV5,T33,ZK1/n You can also filter
spots by your needs by: SET/FILTER NEEDS/ON SET/FILTER NEEDS/OFF |
|
SET/FILTER
BANDPASS |
Allows the filtering of
spots by band and mode. Filtering modes are
PASS, REJECT and OFF. SET/FILTER BANDMODE/PASS
20-CW,20-RTTY SET/FILTER
BANDMODE/REJECT 6-CW,6-SSB |
|
SET/FILTER
STATE |
Allows user filtering of
spots returned to his station based on the state or province of the
spotter. Filtering modes are PASS,
REJECT and OFF. In addition to
specification by state, filters can be set using US call areas of: K0 thru K9 Examples: SET/FILTER STATE/PASS TX,AR,OK SET/FILTER STATE/PASS K1,K2,K3 SET/FILTER STATE/REJECT K6,K7 SET/FILTER STATE/OFF |
|
SET/HERE SET/NOHERE |
These commands are used
to give some indication to other users when you are available. Displayed
callsigns of users who have done a SET/NOHERE are displayed in parentheses. Syntax: SEt/Here SEt/NOHere |
|
SET/HOMENODE |
Command used to specify your "home
node". Home node is used in mail
forwarding and in talk across limited protocol connections. Syntax:
SEt/HOMenode call |
|
SET/LOCATION |
Command allowing you to
specify your latitude and longitude coordinates. Latitude/longitude
information is used for calculating
beam headings and MUF information Syntax: SEt/Location lat-deg lat-min N/S
long-deg long-min E/W |
|
SET/LOGIN_ANN SET/NOLOGIN_ANN |
Command to disable login
messages to the user. Syntax: SET/LOGIN_ANNOUNCEMENTS SET/NOLOGIN_ANNOUNCEMENTS |
|
SET/NAME |
Command used to set you
name in the cluster database. Syntax: SEt/Name name |
|
SET/QTH |
This command allows you
to set your QTH. Syntax: SEt/Qth location
(city, state) |
|
SET/TALK SET/NOTALK |
These commands control
whether you want to receive talk messages from other users. Syntax: SEt/TAlk
SEt/NOTAlk |
|
SET/WWV_ANNOUNCEMENTS SET/NOWWV_ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Commands to control
whether WWV announcements are sent to your station. Syntax:
SEt/WWV_announcements SEt/NOWWV_announcements |
|
SET/WWX_ANNOUNCEMENTS SET/NOWX_ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Commands to control
whether WX announcements are sent to your station. Syntax:
SEt/WX_announcements SEt/NOWX_announcements |
|
SHOW/ANNOUNCE |
Displays previously-made announcements. Syntax:
SHow/ANounce |
|
SHOW/ARCHIVE |
Displays the files which reside in the ARCHIVE
folder area. Syntax:
SHow/ARchive |
|
SHOW/BUCKMASTER SHOW/BUCK2 |
The SHOW/BUCKMASTER command can be used to
display call information from the Buckmaster CD. Syntax:
SHow/BUCkmaster call
SHow/BUCK2 |
|
SHOW/BULLETINS |
Command: SHOW/BULLETINS Displays the files which reside in the
BULLETIN folder area. Syntax:
SHow/Bulletins |
|
SHOW/CALENDAR |
The SHOW/CALENDAR command is used to view two
months of calendar posts. If the
date is omitted, the date defaults to the current month.
Syntax: SHow/CALendar
SHow/CALendar mm-yy
Ex: SH/Cal 7-99 |
|
SHOW/CLUSTER |
Displays the number of nodes in the current
cluster configuration, the number of local users, the total number of users,
and the uptime for the node. For
nodes running in full protocol, the actual number of reported users are used
in the calculation. If no users are reported
connected to the node (PC16), the number of users reported in the PC50 user
count is used in the calculation. Syntax:
SHow/CLuster |
|
SHOW/COMMANDS |
This command was replaced by the DB command. |
|
SHOW/CONFIGURATION SH/C/N |
Displays the physical configuration of the cluster network.
The nodes are listed, and the users connected to each node are
displayed. Specifying a node on the
command lists stations connected to that node. A optional switch on the end of the command will show only the
node configuration. SH/C/N Syntax:
SHow/Configuration
SHow/Configuration call |
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SHOW/DX SHOW/DX/nn SHOW/DX STATS SHOW/DX call SHOW/DX call* SHOW/DX MISSED SHOW/DX
FREQ-FREQ SHOW/DX BAND CALL SHOW/DX BAND CTY |
This command is used to view previously logged DX
spots. Band can be specified in
frequency or wave-length. If the band
is omitted, all bands are shown.
Note: if the frequency/band parameter is 10, the logic defaults to
wave-length. You may also specify the
number of previous entries displayed, e.g. SHOW/DX/15 will show the last 15
entries. Omitting this number will
cause the default of 5 entries to be displayed. A call or partial call can
also be specified. A shortcut for SH/D is */D. If room is available in the comment field,
the county prefix, CTY of the spot will also be displayed. SHow/DX STATS shows the spot stats for
time periods of hours to the last month.
The SH/DX MISSED command shows the spots reported since your last
logout. Syntax:
SHow/Dx show the last 5 spots SHow/Dx/nn
where nn is the number of entries to be displayed. SHow/Dx 20 20 meter spots only (valid bands:
160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10, 6, 2) SHow/Dx 14 20 meter spots only (valid
frequencies: 1, 2, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24, 28, 50) SHow/Dx /15 V73AQ Show the last 15 spots for V73AQ SHow/Dx /15 V73AQ* Show the last 15 spots for the Marshall
Islands Show/Dx OH Show spots for calls beginning with OH. Show/Dx FreqLow-FreqHigh command. Where frequency range is 14.1-14.2 or 7050-7100 New commands allow the
filtering by band and call or band and country. Examples: SH/DX BAND CALL SH/DX 12 V73CW SH/DX BAND COUNTRY SH/DX 12 V73* Note: You do not have to
know the exact country prefix, just enter a valid call from the country
followed by a * |
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SHOW/DX SQL |
SQL queries are very
powerful and allows you to build custom commands to query the DX spot
database. With some simple examples,
is not too hard to pick up. The new
SH/DX query commands can be ran against any of the fields in the DX spot
database. Simple query examples are: sh/dx/10 where dx = 'XZ0A' sh/dx/50 where freq > 50000.0 and
freq < 54000.0 sh/dx/50 where cty = 'V7' sh/dx/50 where spotter = 'N5CQ' sh/dx/50 where FromNode = 'WU3V' sh/dx/50 where CqZone = '23' sh/dx/50 where ItuZone = '64' sh/dx/50 where Band = '12' sh/dx/50 where Mode = 'CW' sh/dx/50 where SpotterCty = 'VE' sh/dx/25 where SpotterSubCty = 'TX' sh/dx/30 where Comment = 'RTTY' sh/dx/50 where DateTime > #2/1/00#
AND DateTime < #5/1/00# You can use the SQL
ORDERBY operator to order the spots by date and time. The ORDERBY operator followed by DESC will
show the spots in descending order, the most recent spots are shown first. sh/dx/30 where DX = 'XZ0A' ORDER BY
DateTime DESC You can also use the
LIKE operator and the wildcard character "*" to do partial
matches. For example to show spots
with the word "QSL" anywhere in the comment field use the following
query: sh/dx/50 where comment LIKE '*QSL*' Compound SQL statements
can be generated by combining two or more operations into one query: sh/dx/50 where Mode = 'CW' AND Band =
'10' AND spotter = 'N5CQ' ORDERBY DateTime DESC sh/dx/50 where dx = 'FO0AAA' AND
DateTime > #2/1/00# AND DateTime < #5/1/00# sh/dx/50 where dx = 'FO0AAA' AND comment
LIKE '*QSL*' ORDERBY DateTime DESC |
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SHOW/FILTER NEEDS |
The SHOW/FILTER NEEDS
command will display the country needs saved on the node. |
|
SHOW/FDX |
Formatted DX command. The
SHOW/FDX command is identical to the SHOW/DX command except that the output
of the command is formatted in the original node real-time node broadcast
format. This command allows you to
display spots in a format that popular contesting program expect. See Show/DX for command syntax. |
|
SHOW/FITU |
The SHOW/FITu command is identical to
the SHOW/ITU command except that the output of the command is formatted in
the original node real-time broadcast format. This command allows you to display spots in a format that
popular contesting program expect.
See Show/ITu for command syntax. |
|
SHOW/FZONE |
The SHOW/FZOne command is identical
to the SHOW/ZOne command except that the output of the command is formatted
in the original node real-time broadcast format. This command allows you to display spots in a format that
popular contesting program expect.
See Show/ZOne for command syntax. |
|
SHOW/FILES |
Displays the files which reside in the general
FILES folder area. Syntax:
SHow/FILes |
|
SHOW/GRID |
Displays the MaidenHead Grid Locator for a
station. Syntax:
SHow/Grid callsign |
SHOW/HAM
|
Alias for SH/BUCK |
SHOW/HEADING
|
Displays the heading and distance to the call
specified on the command. The heading calculations use your
latitude/longitude information if you have specified it with the SET/LOCATION
command. Otherwise, it will use the
location of the node. If the destination call
is found in the UserInfo, database, with a valid latitude/longitude the
heading and distance to that call will be displayed. If the destination call is not found in the
UserInfo database, then the prefix of the country is determined and the
heading and distance to the country is displayed. The user does not have to know the exact prefix of the country
thus V7, V73, V73AQ all work. Syntax:
SHow/Heading call Details: If the TOCALL and the
FROM CALL both have LAT/LON's entered into the database, the distance and
bearing is calculated and reads as follows: Station: K5HOG 360 deg.
68 mi. 42 km. from user WA5IED If the FROM CALL does
not have a LAT/LON in the database, the location of the node is used instead as: Station: K5HOG 360 deg.
68 mi. 42 km. from node AB5K If the TOCALL does not
have a LAT/LON in the database, the location of the country is used as: Country: V7 = Marshall
Islands 280 deg. 6206 mi.
3856 km. from user K5HOG |
|
SHOW/HOME |
Shows the home node for
the selected call. Syntax: SH/HOME CALL |
|
SHOW/ITU |
This command is used to
view previously logged DX spots by ITU zone. Omitting the nn number will
cause the default of 5 entries to be displayed. This command is similar
to the SH/DX command except the command shows the most recent spots in a
designated ITU zone. Syntax: SHow/ITu/nn ItuZone# |
|
SHOW/LOCATION |
Displays the latitude/longitude information,
which has been previously been entered by with the SET/LOCATION command. Syntax:
SHow/LOCation call |
|
SHOW/LOG |
The SH/LOG command
displays the log data for the station showing dates and times when the
station logged onto and logged out of the cluster. Syntax: SHow/LOG call |
|
SHOW/MUF |
Displays maximum useable
frequency (MUF) calculations for the country specified on the command. The
origination point is your station if you have previously specified it with
the SET/LOCATION command; otherwise, the latitude/ longitude of the node. You do not have to know the exact CTY
prefix, just enter a call and AR-Cluster will calculate the country prefix. Syntax: SHow/Muf call |
SHOW/NEED
|
Displays the needs
database for the specified user or country prefix. You may also specify a
mode qualifer to just show needs for that mode. Syntax: SHow/NEed call SHow/NEed prefix* (* takes the call and gives the prefix) SHow/NEed/mode call
where mode is CW, SSB, or RTTY Examples: SH/NEed AB5K, SH/NE/RTTY WU3V, SH/NE
V73A*, SHow/need/CW V73* |
|
SHOW/NODES |
Displays a list of direct nodes and a list of each indirect node
connected via that node. Syntax: Show/Nodes |
|
SHOW/PREFIX |
The Show/Prefix command
will calculate the prefix of the passed call and display the prefix and
country information. Such as the country name, and CQ/ITU zones. Syntax: SHow/Prefix call
Example:
SHOW/PREFIX V73A |
|
SHOW/QSL |
The SHOW/QSL is used to show QSL manager
information from the AR-Cluster database.
The stock database contains almost 180,000 lines of QSL manager
information. Syntax: SHow/QSL call |
|
SHOW/STATION |
Displays known information for the specified
station such as name, home node, location, latitude/longitude and last
connect date/time. The distance and
heading to the station is also shown. Syntax:
SHow/STation call |
|
SHOW/SUN |
Displays the sunrise and sunset for the specified country. If the exact country prefix is not known,
enter a valid call for the country and the Cty prefix will be automatically
determined. A show/sun without any
callsign defaults to the sun data for the user’s location. SH/SUN also works on US call areas of K0 through K9, resulting in the sunrise/sunset
being shown for each state Syntax: Show/Sun prefix or call
|
|
SHOW/TALK |
Displays the last talk messages to your station. Syntax: SHow/TAlk/nn where nn
is the number of talk messages to display. Example: SH/TA/15, SH/TA |
|
SHOW/TIME SHOW/TIME
COUNTRY |
Displays the current
time if no country is presented. If a
country is included the local time in the country is displayed. Note: its not possible
to resolve the correct local time from all countries due to their size. I.E.
US, VE etc. Syntax: SHow/Time |
SHOW/TIP
|
The SH/TIP command
displays a random tip to the user. |
SHOW/TRAFFIC
|
Command to show the
packet traffic through the node.
Shows the node time up and inbound and outbound packets and number of
bytes handled. |
SHOW/USERS
|
Displays what stations
are currently connected to the node. A call which is displayed in parentheses
() signifies that user has done a SET/NOHERE command. An asterisk by the call signifies that the
station is in Conference Mode. Syntax: SHow/Users |
|
SHOW/VERSION |
Displays the version of
the AR-Cluster software. Syntax: SHow/Version |
|
SHOW/WWV |
Displays the most-recent WWV propagation reports
logged into the system. Syntax:
SHow/WWv Displays 5 entries
SHow/WWv/nn Displays nn
entries |
|
SHOW/WX |
Displays previously weather spot announcements. Syntax:
SHow/WX |
|
SHOW/WXSTATION |
Displays current weather data from an optional
weather station. The wind chill will
be displayed if it is less that 4 degrees lower that the current
temperature. Optional values for
humidity, barometric pressure and rainfall will be shown if available from
your weather station. Syntax:
SHow/WXStation call Example output: WX for Bee Cave, TX: Temp(F)
81 Wind 180 at 12 MPH |
|
SHOW/ZONE |
This command is used to
view previously logged DX spots by CQ zone. Omitting the nn number will cause
the default of 5 entries to be displayed. This command is similar
to the SH/DX command except the command shows the most recent spots in a
designated CQ zone. Syntax: SHow/ZOne/nn CQZone# |
|
TALK |
The TALK command is used
to talk to various stations which are connected to the cluster. Talk commands can be one-liners such as Talk
WU3V followed by a message, or you can enter the talk mode by typing Talk
WU3V. While in the talk mode,
anything typed on the keyboard will be transmitted to the talk station. A ctrl/Z will only terminate your side of
the talk. If the talk message is directed to a station that is node connected
but that station has a listed home node and the home node is connected, the
talk message will be send to the home node for distribution. This allows talk across limited protocol
connections. Syntax: Talk call or Talk call message A special flag character “>”can be used to communicate with stations
across a limited protocol (-EXT) connection. The “>” character directs the talk command to a specific
node, from there, the node takes care of distributing the message to the
correct station. Talk Call > NODE Message |
|
TALK/TIMESTAMP |
This command sends a one
line talk message to the station with a timestamp. Syntax: Talk/Timestamp
call message |
|
TYPE/ARCHIVE TYPE/BULLETINS TYPE/FILES |
This command is used to display a file, in one of
the following folder areas: ARCHIVE, BULLETINS or FILES. The files which are available may be shown
by doing a SHOW/FILES, SHOW/BULLETIN, or SHOW/ARCHIVE. Syntax:
TYpe/area filename |
|
WWV |
The WWV command allows
you to announce and log WWV propagation information. Previously-logged WWV information can be
displayed using the SHOW/WWV command. Syntax: WWv
SF=xxx,A=xx,K=xx,forecast |
|
WX WX/FULL |
The WX command allows
you to announce weather conditions to the cluster. WX commands default to the
local cluster. WX/FULL sends the
weather announcement to the full cluster. Syntax: WX information
WX/FULL information |
2.0
FILTERS
The cluster has a set of
generic filters, which are used to set up the region of spot coverage for the whole
node. The user can also apply
additional filters to further narrow the area of coverage.
Users should be
aware of the filtering settings on the node and how node filters may effect his
operations. The following table
summarizes DX filtering operations, which may be applied to an AR-Cluster node.
|
DX Filters |
Description |
Node Setting |
|
Anti-Loop |
Spots with a exact match are deleted |
Always On |
|
Spot Lockout |
List of bad calls to reject:
TEST, FR0G, etc. |
Active |
|
Spotter CTY and State |
Spotter CTY and State filters can be activated by the sysop to limit
the spot coverage area presented to users on the node. User filters can be activated to further
limit the spot coverage area. |
None |
|
Spot Age |
Reject spots over xx minutes old |
Off |
|
Spotter CTY |
Pass/Reject based on spotter country |
Off |
|
Node CTY |
Pass/Reject based on spotter node country |
Off |
|
Band-Time Reject |
Reject spots per Band and Time of Day.
i.e. 80m-12Z, 80m-13z |
None |
|
Comment |
Reject spots containing specific spot grabber flags in the comment
field |
Off |
|
OH2AQ |
Reject spots coming from a OH2AQ spot grabber |
Off |
|
Close Dupe |
Reject spots with the same call spotted within the last x minutes
within a frequency of y Hz. |
Off |
|
Self Spot |
Do not allow a user to spot himself |
Off |
The SET/FILTER CTY/STATE command allows users to
configuration their own filters based on the country and the state of the
spotter. Examples are:
Send
spots originating in the USA, Mexico and Canada:
SET/FILTER CTY/PASS K,XE,VE
SET/FILTER STATE/OFF
Send
US spots originating in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas:
SET/FILTER
CTY/PASS K
SET/FILTER STATE/PASS TX,OK,AR
Send
spots originating in the 4th and 5th call areas:
SET/FILTER CTY/PASS K
SET/FILTER STATE/PASS K4,K5
Send
all US spots except for the California and the US 7th call area
SET/FILTER CTY/PASS K
SET/FILTER STATE/REJECT K6,K7
Show
spots originating anywhere in the world:
SET/FILTER CTY/OFF
SET/FILTER STATE/OFF
You can examine you current CTY/State filters with the following commands:
SHOW/FILTER
CTY
SHOW/FILTER
STATE
User BandMode filters allow filtering of spots by the band and mode. Valid bands are 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10, 6, 2, 1, 70, VHF, UHF, and MW. Valid modes are CW, RTTY, and SSB. The user should be aware that the mode frequency allocations are set by the sysop and sometimes overlap. For example in a CW contest, often CW spots come into the system in the RTTY part of the band. Thus narrowing Bandmode filters to only display CW QSO’s will filter any CW spots in the RTTY part of the band. This is one of the most use commands as HFers typically want to reject spots above 30 MHz and UHF/VHFers want to reject spots below 30 MHz. Examples of Bandmode filters are:
Send
only 20 meter spots
SET/FILTER
BANDMODE/PASS 20-CW,20-RTTY,20-SSB
Send
only 20 meter and 40 meter CW spots
SET/FILTER
BANDMODE/PASS 20-CW,40-CW
Send
everything but 6 meter spots
SET/FILTER
BANDMODE/REJECT 6-CW,6-SSB,6-FM
Send
everything but VHF, UHF and Microwave spots
SET/FILTER
BANDMODE/REJECT VHF,UHF,MW
Show
only VHF, UHF and Microwave spots
SET/FILTER
BANDMODE/PASS VHF,UHF,MW
Show
all spots, turn off BandMode filters
SET/FILTER
BANDMODE/OFF
You can examine you current CTY/State filters with the following commands:
SHOW/FILTER
BANDMODE
Needs filters are used to set the various country needs of the user. If the first character in the data is a "+", the data is appended to the needs list, otherwise the existing needs list is overwritten. Country prefixes are taken from the ARRL CTY list.
User
needs can be set on each of the three operating modes of CW, SSB and RTTY. Needs entries
are overwritten unless the data is proceeded with a "+" as shown in
the CW example below. User country needs are set as follows:
SET/FILTER
NEEDS/SSB 3D2/r,3Y/b,BV9P,JD/o,JD/m
SET/FILTER
NEEDS/RTTY R1MV,SV5,T33,ZK1/n
SET/FILTER
NEEDS/CW R1MV,SV5,T33,ZK1/n
SET/FILTER
NEEDS/CW +R1FJ,VP8/h,JY,ZS8,VU4,VU7
You can activate and deactivate the filtering of spots by need by using the following commands:
SET/FILTER
NEEDS/ON
SET/FILTER
NEEDS/OFF
You can examine you current CTY/State filters with the following commands:
SHOW/FILTER
NEEDS
You can also
query the needs database looking at needs of other stations or a specific country
prefix. You may also specify a mode qualifier (CW, SSB, RTTY) to just show
needs for that mode. Examples are:
Show the needs of another station.
SH/Need AB5K
Show the needs on a specific mode for
another station.
SH/Need/SSB
AB5K
Show all stations needing the Marshal
Islands (V73)
SHow/NEed V7*
The “*” at the
end of the call tells ARC to look up the prefix from the call and use the
prefix in displaying the needs.
Users can also
filter spots based on the country of the spot. Examples are:
Show all spots
except for US spots
SET/FILTER
DX/REJECT K
Show all spots
except for US, Mexico and Canada
SET/FILTER
DX/REJECT K,XE,VE
Show only US,
Mexico and Canada spots
SET/FILTER
DX/PASS K,XE,VE
Show all spots
regardless of their country (DX CTY filter off)
SET/FILTER
DX/OFF
You can examine you current CTY/State filters with the following commands:
SHOW/FILTER DX
3.0
Other Commands
Upload/User command - The Upload/User allow the user to execute a
pre-set number of commands when the user logs into the system. The Upload/User commands are sent to the
node via email. The user creates an
email message addressed to the node (or nodes) he connects to with a subject of
"Upload/User" and a body containing a list of commands he wants
executed when logging into the system.
Upon receipt of the email, the AR-Cluster node parses the mail message
and enters the commands into the database.
The next time the user logs into the system, the commands will be
executed. SSID’s are ignored for this
command. Sending an empty
"Upload/User" mail message will any clear previous
"Upload/User" commands.
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