X-Git-Url: http://gb7djk.dxcluster.net/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=cmd%2FCommands_en.hlp;h=a44426a38cb53ad7c9d3841b52b0cbf9589e6cd3;hb=29e86370c5f331ae3d2c6f85e7001a7d2e758137;hp=244688d99efea04bbac4ee37b8ad654d5f96c872;hpb=e0e8331285f425949d9a6717e39707c4310e9ccd;p=spider.git diff --git a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp index 244688d9..a44426a3 100644 --- a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp +++ b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp @@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ You can use the tag 'all' to accept everything eg: === 0^ACCEPT/SPOTS [0-9] ^Set an 'accept' filter line for spots +=== 0^ACCEPT/RBN [0-9] ^Set an 'accept' filter line for RBN spots Create an 'accept this spot' line for a filter. An accept filter line means that if the spot matches this filter it is @@ -1119,6 +1120,102 @@ is a good indication of the quality of the link. The actual time it takes is output to the console in seconds. Any visible cluster node can be PINGed. +=== 9^RBN^The Reverse Beacon or Skimmer System +Please read the document /spider/RBN.mojo. This has the latest information +about RBN/Skimmer setup. + +=== 0^RBN^The Reverse Beacon or Skimmer System +DXSpider now has the ability to show spots from the Reverse Beacon Network +or "Skimmers", if your sysop has enabled the feed(s) (and has the bandwidth +to both receive the feeds and also to pass them on to you. + +Currently there are two RBN/Skimmer feeds available which, at busy +times can send up to 50,000 spots/hour EACH. Somewhere in the low +1000s is more normal. Clearly this is not much use to the average user +and so DXSpider "curates" them by removing duplicates and checking for +invalid callsigns or prefixes, as well as using some algorithms to fix +the rather variable frequencies that some skimmers produce +(particularly for CW spots). + +This means that the format of the spot that you see is completely +different to the spots that the RBN feeds supply and, as a result of +the "curation" reduces the volume of spots to you by between 8 and 11 +times. + +See SET/SKIMMER (or SET/WANTRBN) for more information on enabling +RBN/Skimmer spots and also on selecting particular categories (e.g CW +or FT8/FT4) - which has the side benefit of reducing the volume of +spots that you receive even more! + +Here are some examples of the output: + +DX de LZ4UX-#: 14015.5 ON7TQ CW 6dB Q:9 Z:5,14,15,40 14 0646Z 20 +DX de VE7CC-#: 3573.0 N8ADO FT8 -14dB Q:4 Z:4,5 4 0647Z 3 +DX de DM7EE-#: 14027.5 R1AC CW 9dB Q:9* Z:5,15,17,20 16 0643Z 14 +DX de WE9V-#: 7074.0 EA7ALL FT8 -9dB Q:2+ Z:5 14 0641Z 4 + +Note that UNSET/DXGRID, UNSET/DXITU and SET/DXCQ are in operation in +these examples. This is completely optional. + +The comment field has been completely changed in order provide as much +information, in as smaller space, as possible. All the irrelevant +information has been removed. + +You can use the Category (CW and FT8 in these examples) to with +SET/SKIMMER (or SET/WANTRBN) to, rather coarsely, select which spots +you require. You can refine this further by the use of Filtering. See +SET/SKIMMER or SET/WANTRBN for more information. But the short answer +is that these are spots and are filtered like any other spot, unless +you want to filter these spots differently, in which case you can use +REJECT/RBN and ACCEPT/RBN in exactly the same way as ACCEPT/SPOT and +REJECT/SPOT. If you don't use RBN filters then these spots will be +filter by any spot filters that you may have. + +The next field (6dB, -14dB etc) is the LOWEST reported signal that was +heard. + +The Q: field is the number of skimmers that heard this spot (up to 9 +shown, but it could easily be many more). If Q: is > 1 (especially on +CW) then you can be reasonably certain that the callsign is accurate, +especially on CW. 'Q' stands for "Qualitee" :-) + +If there is a '*', it means that there was a disagreement about +frequency. In fact, particularly for CW spots, I have see +disagreements of 600Hz. Which is a worry. The frequency that is shown +is the majority view of all the skimmers spotting this call. You may +have to fossick about the airwaves to find the actual frequency :-) + +There are stations that are permanently on, like Beacons, and also +others that have long sessions on the same frequency and do a lot of +CQing. If they have been on for a certain length of time and they +reappear before their cache entry expires (about 2 hours), then they +are respotted. This is indicated by the '+'. NOTE - if they change +frequency, this will generate new spots. Each callsign/frequency pair +could respotted separately for as long as any individual +callsign/frequency pair remain in the cache. + +The Z: field is present then that indicates the other CQ zones that +heard this spot - not including the skimmer that is shown. I show as +many as there are in whatever space is left in the comment +field. Note: if you have any of the optional flags around the time +then they may overwrite part of this field. + +If there is NO filter in operation, then the skimmer spot with the +LOWEST signal strength will be shown. This implies that if any extra +Z: zones are shown, then the signal will be higher in those zones. + +If you have a filter (for instance: ACCEPT/SPOT by_zone 14 and not +zone 14 or zone 14 and not by_zone 14) where '14' is your QTH CQ +zone. You will, instead be served with the lowest signal strength spot +that satisfies that filter. Incidentally, this particular style of +filter is quite useful for RBN spots, as it reduces the volume and is +likely to be more relevant for casual use. If this filter is too broad +(or narrow) for your normal spotting requirements, then you can use +ACCEPT/RBN with the same filter specification and it will only apply +to RBN spots. You can also replace '14' with a list like '14,15' if +you want to broaden it out. You will still get the same Z: list (if +any) whether you filter or not. + === 1^RCMD ^Send a command to another DX Cluster This command allows you to send nearly any command to another DX Cluster node that is connected to the system. @@ -1185,6 +1282,7 @@ default for nodes and users eg:- reject/ann user_default by G,M,2 === 0^REJECT/SPOTS [0-9] ^Set a 'reject' filter line for spots +=== 0^REJECT/RBN [0-9] ^Set a 'reject' filter line for RBN spots Create a 'reject this spot' line for a filter. A reject filter line means that if the spot matches this filter it is @@ -1890,6 +1988,16 @@ correctly (assuming your locator is correct ;-). For example:- Tell the system where you are. For example:- SET/QTH East Dereham, Norfolk +=== 9^SET/RBN ...^Mark this call as an RBN node +This will mark this callsign as a Reverse Beacon +Network client. It's not a node in the normal sense of that word +in DXSpider. But it will generate spots from the RBN/Skimmers and +will act like a specialised node just for RBN spots. + +You will need to use this command to create your skimmer node +connections. Normally one per RBN port (7000, 7001) but, in principle +you could connect to any skimmer that uses the same spot format. + === 9^SET/REGISTER ...^Mark a user as registered === 9^UNSET/REGISTER ...^Mark a user as not registered Registration is a concept that you can switch on by executing the @@ -1958,6 +2066,70 @@ Conflicts with: SET/DXCQ, SET/DXITU Do a STAT/USER to see which flags you have set if you are confused. +=== 9^SET/WANTRBN^ [category ..]^Allow (some) RBN/Skimmer spots +=== 9^SET/SKIMMER^ [category ..]^Allow (some) RBN/Skimmer spots +This sysop only command allows you to set a user's RBN/Skimmer for them. + +It's also good for resetting a user's flags if they get into a muddle. + +=== 0^SET/WANTRBN^[category ..]^Allow (some) RBN/Skimmer spots +=== 0^SET/SKIMMER^[category ..]^Allow (some) RBN/Skimmer spotsT +=== 0^UNSET/WANTRBN^Stop all RBN/Skimmer spots +=== 0^UNSET/SKIMMER^Stop all RBN/Skimmer spots +This command allows curated Reverse Beacon Spots to come out on your +terminal (or not). + +If you want everything just type: + + set/wantrbn +or + set/skimmer + +Either command will do. + +If you want it all to just stop type: + + unset/skimmer (or unset/wantrbn) +or + set/skimmer none + +There five categories (or modes) of RBN/Skimmer spot available and one +can limit the spots to one or more of these categories/modes: + + CW BEACON PSK RTTY FT + +together with a load of synonyms + + BEACON BCN DXF + PSK FSK MSK + FT FT8 FT4 + +if you use + + set/skimmer psk ft8 + +you will get psk, fsk, msk, ft4 and ft8 spots. if you want to break +that down, then you will need to set filters accordingly - but your +filter will only be offered spots from the categories that you have +selected. + +If you get into a muddle with this you can simply reset 'all on' +with SET/SKIMMER or 'all off' with UNSET/SKIMMER. + +By default any filters that you have for "manual" spots will be +automatically applied to your RBN/Skimmer feed. However it is possible +to filter RBN/Skimmer spots differently by use ACCEPT/RBN and/or +REJECT/RBN filters. + +The RBN filters completely override any spot filters for these +spots. But the spot filters will continue to filter "manual" spots as +before. + +Please see HELP RBN for an explanation of the spot format. It is NOT +the same as one would get directly from the RBN/Skimmers. But it is +recommended that you SET/DXCQ and UNSET/DXITU and UNSET/DXGRID (unless +latter in more important to you with, for example, FT4/8 spots). + === 0^SET/WCY^Allow WCY messages to come out on your terminal === 0^UNSET/WCY^Stop WCY messages coming out on your terminal