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The following are suggested categories to use in the "TO:" field when
sending bulletins:
SALE Items for sale or trade
WANTED Things wanted
HELP Requests for info, help, or questions
MODS Request or info concerning equipment mods
CLASS Ham license class announcements
EXAMS Ham license exam announcements
CLUB Club events, meetings, announcements
HAMFST Hamfest or flea market announcements
MAP Maps
MAPKEY Index or lists of maps
NETWRK Announcements about packet network
LIST Other lists, or BBSs, Nodes, Frequencies
SAT All satellite info
DX DX reports and info
ARRL ARRL/CRRL bulletins
PUBSVC Announcements of public service events
INFO Other things
NTS National Traffic System information
SPACE SpaceNews originated by KB2BD relating to Space items.
RTTYDX VK2SG originated RTTY news.
HUMOR Funny quips, amusing stories, ect.
ALL Used ONLY in last resort if you can't cover it with
one of the above topics.
Careful use of these category designators when sending bulletins will
allow users to list bulletins in a category using the "L> xxxx"
command, where xxxx is the category designator.
Titles; what should I say?
The title is probably the most important part of the message, it will
tell someone listing messages whether or not they wish to download and
read your message. An improperly titled message will only bring you
complaints, and it is better to let the readers know what it is your
wishing to convey in just a few words. Let try these for a few
suggestions; "AEA PK-87 for sale" "Tower for sale" "2M Isopole 4SALE"
"Swapmeet 9/21 in Seattle" "C-64 Computer for sale"....and the list
could go on with your imagination, but describe in a few words what your
wanting to tell everyone in just a few words for the title.
BIDs; what are they?
A BID stands for "Bulletin Identification for Distribution". It is very
much like a serial number for your bulletin. You can address a bulletin
and customize a personal serial number, or BID with your message. At the
top of this bulletin you will notice as part of the header information
there is a statement showing "Message Id", or "Bulletin Id" depending
upon the BBS software that the SYSOP, or the person that you connected
to and read this Bulletin from, showing that it is "BULL_1".
This message was addressed using the following command;
"SB INFO @ NWGB $BULL_1" By using the "...$BULL_1" I generated this
bulletin with a customized BID. This is also the method for resending
bulletins generated by others, such as the ARRL, AMSAT, or even another
callsign.
Hopefully when they originated the bulletin they indicate the authors
intended serial number for the bulletin, either within the bulletin,
or at the top of the bulletin within the header information.
There are multiple files here, and the same "BULL_1" scheme was followed.
The following is a description of the BID format used by the ARRL when
they originate bulletins for national distribution;
ARLx### where ### is the bulletin number (padded with leading zeros)
x represents the bulletin type from the following list:
B .... General Bulletin
C .... CRRL Bulletin (from W1AW)
D .... DX Bulletin
J .... JARL Bulletin
K .... Keplerian Bulletin
P .... Propagation Forecast Bulletin
S .... Satellite Bulletin
X .... Miscellaneous (none of the above)
IRUx### where ### is the bulletin number (padded with leading zeros)
x represents the language from the following list:
E .... English
H .... Hispanic
Continues in part 3 of "How to send a bulletin".