<title>The DXSpider User Manual v1.50</title>
<author>Ian Maude, G0VGS, (g0vgs@gb7mbc.net)</author>
-<date>September 2002 revision 0.1</date>
+<date>February 2003 revision 0.2</date>
<abstract>
A complete reference for users of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
<bf>set/dx</bf> Allow DX messages to come out on your terminal
</tt>
+<P>
+<sect1>set/dxcq
+
+<P>
+<tt>
+<bf>set/dxcq</bf> Show CQ Zones on the end of DX announcements
+</tt>
+
<P>
<sect1>set/dxgrid
<bf>set/dxgrid</bf> Allow QRA Grid Squares on the end of DX announcements
</tt>
+<P>
+<sect1>set/dxitu
+
+<P>
+<tt>
+<bf>set/dxitu</bf> Show ITU Zones on the end of DX announcements
+</tt>
+
<P>
<sect1>set/echo
<bf>set/talk</bf> Allow TALK messages to come out on your terminal
</tt>
+<P>
+<sect1>set/usstate
+
+<P>
+<tt>
+<bf>set/usstate</bf> Allow US State info on the end of DX announcements
+</tt>
+
<P>
<sect1>set/wcy
<P>
Show all the nodes connected to this node.
+<sect1>show/contest <year and month>
+
+<P>
+<tt>
+<bf>show/contest <year and month></bf> Show all the contests for a month
+</tt>
+
+<P>
+Show all known contests which are maintained at http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/
+for a particular month or year. The format is reasonably flexible.
+For example:-
+
+<tscreen><verb>
+ SH/CONTEST sep2003
+ SH/CONTEST 03 march
+</verb></tscreen>
+
<sect1>show/date [<prefix>|<callsign>]
<P>
time and UTC as the computer has it right now. If you give some prefixes
then it will show UTC and UTC + the local offset (not including DST) at
the prefixes or callsigns that you specify.
+<sect1>show/db0sdx <callsign>
+
+<P>
+<tt>
+<bf>show/db0sdx <callsign></bf> Show QSL infomation from DB0SDX database
+</tt>
+
+<P>
+This command queries the DB0SDX QSL server on the internet
+and returns any information available for that callsign. This service
+is provided for users of this software by http://www.qslinfo.de.
+
+See also SHOW/QRZ, SHOW/WM7D.
<sect1>show/dx
<P>
SH/DX dxcc w on 20m iota
</verb></tscreen>
+<sect1>show/dxqsl <callsign>
+
+<P>
+<tt>
+<bf>show/dxqsl <callsign></bf> Show any QSL info gathered from spots
+</tt>
+
+<P>
+The node collects information from the comment fields in spots (things
+like 'VIA EA7WA' or 'QSL-G1TLH') and stores these in a database.
+
+This command allows you to interrogate that database and if the callsign
+is found will display the manager(s) that people have spotted. This
+information is NOT reliable, but it is normally reasonably accurate if
+it is spotted enough times.
+
+For example:-
+
+<tscreen><verb>
+ sh/dxqsl 4k9w
+</verb></tscreen>
+
+You can check the raw input spots yourself with:-
+
+<tscreen><verb>
+ sh/dx 4k9w qsl
+</verb></tscreen>
+
+This gives you more background information.
<sect1>show/dxstats [days] [date]
<P>
This command queries the QRZ callbook server on the internet
and returns any information available for that callsign. This service
is provided for users of this software by http://www.qrz.com
+
+See also SHOW/WM7D for an alternative.
<sect1>show/route <callsign> ...
<P>
<P>
Display the most recent WCY information that has been received by the system
+
+<sect1>show/wm7d <callsign>
+
+<P>
+<tt>
+<bf>show/wm7d <callsign></bf> Show callbook details on a US callsigns
+</tt>
+
+<P>
+This command queries the WM7D callbook server on the internet
+and returns any information available for that US callsign. This service
+is provided for users of this software by http://www.wm7d.net.
+
+See also SHOW/QRZ.
<sect1>show/wwv
<P>
</tt>
<P>
+<sect1>unset/dxcq
+
+<P>
+<tt>
+<bf>unset/dxcq</bf> Stop CQ Zones on the end of DX announcements
+</tt>
+
+<P>
+Display both the Spotter's and the Spotted's CQ Zone on the end
+of a DX announcement (there is just enough room). Some user programs
+cannot cope with this. The Spotter's CQ is on the RHS of the
+time, the Spotted's CQ is on the LHS.
+
+Conflicts with: SET/DXGRID, SET/DXITU, SHOW/USSTATE
+
+Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
<sect1>unset/dxgrid
<P>
of a DX announcement (there is just enough room). Some user programs
cannot cope with this. You can use this command to reset (or set)
this feature.
+
+Conflicts with: SET/DXCQ, SET/DXITU
+
+Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
+<sect1>unset/dxitu
+
+<P>
+<tt>
+<bf>unset/dxitu</bf> Stop ITU Zones on the end of DX announcements
+</tt>
+
+<P>
+Display both the Spotter's and the Spotted's ITU Zone on the end
+of a DX announcement (there is just enough room). Some user programs
+cannot cope with this. The Spotter's ITU is on the RHS of the
+time, the Spotted's ITU is on the LHS.
+
+Conflicts with: SET/DXGRID, SET/DXCQ, SHOW/USSTATE
+
+Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
<sect1>unset/echo
<P>
</tt>
<P>
+<sect1>unset/usstate
+
+<P>
+<tt>
+<bf>unset/usstate</bf> Stop US State info on the end of DX announcements
+</tt>
+
+<P>
+If the spotter's or spotted's US State is known it is output on the
+end of a DX announcement (there is just enough room).
+
+A spotter's state will appear on the RHS of the time (like
+SET/DXGRID) and the spotted's State will appear on the LHS of the
+time field. Any information found will override any locator
+information from SET/DXGRID.
+
+Some user programs cannot cope with this. You can use this command
+to reset (or set) this feature.
+
+Conflicts with: SET/DXCQ, SET/DXITU
+
+Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused.
<sect1>unset/wcy
<P>
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