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═[ DX CLUSTER Help File Complied by Doug Hawley:VE4KV Dec-92 ]══
@ALL_COMMANDS Available Commands for PacketCluster
PacketCluster (tm) V5.3
(c) 1986-1991, Pavillion Software
The available PacketCluster commands are:
ANNOUNCE - make a general announcement to all connected stations
BYE - bye, disconnect from the PacketCluster
CONFERENCE - enter conference mode
DELETE - delete mail message
DIRECTORY - list active mail messages
DX - DX spotting info announcement
EXECUTE - execute your personal command procedure
FINDFILE - locate file(s) on the system
HELP or ? - help (displays this listing)
HELP command - display help for that particular command
KILL - delete mail message
LIST - list active mail messages
QUIT - bye, disconnect from the PacketCluster
READ - read mail message
REPLY - reply to the last-read mail message
SEND - send mail message
SET - set user-specific parameters
SHOW - display various PacketCluster information
SWITCH - change to alias call
TALK - talk to specified station
TYPE - display a particular file on the PacketCluster
UPDATE - update a custom database
UPLOAD - upload a file to the PacketCluster
WWV - log/announce WWV propagation information
WX - announce weather conditions
@ANNOUNCE Send a msg to stations connected.
Command: ANNOUNCE This command is used to send a text string out to all
stations which are connected to the PacketCluster. If you
wish to make announcement to only those users connected to
a particular PacketCluster node, you can specify the call
of the node on the command. The ANNOUNCE command defaults
to the local node; a cluster-wide announcement requires
using the /FULL qualifier on the command. You can also
specify a distribution list as a qualifier. The ANNOUNCE
command may be used while in Conference Mode or Talk
Mode by prefacing it with an asterisk (*).
Syntax: Announce msg
Announce/call msg
Announce/Full msg
Announce/distro msg
@BYE Disconnect command
Command: BYE Bye command informs the PacketCluster that you wish to
disconnect. This is the recommended way of disconnecting,
instead of using the D command to your TNC.
Syntax: Bye
@CONFERENCE Conference Mode Command
Command: CONFERENCE This command places you into Conference Mode. You will
see all input from any other station that is also in
Conference Mode. Note that by default, you are put into
the local conference on your PacketCluster node. A
ctrl/Z or the text /EXIT will cause you to leave
Conference Mode and return to the PacketCluster command
level. When in the local conference, your call will have
a plus sign (+) next to it in the SHOW/USERS display.
Syntax: CONFERence
*** Note ***
While in Conference Mode, you are able to do the following
PacketCluster commands:
ANNOUNCE - make a general announcement to all stns
DX - DX spotting functions
TALK msg - send a one-line message to another station
SHOW/CONFIGURATION - display cluster configuration
SHOW/DX - show DX log
SHOW/USERS - show what stations are connected
SHOW/WWV - show WWV propagation information
WWV - announce WWV information
This is done by prefacing the command with an asterisk (*):
*DX, *T, *ANNOUNCE for example.
@CONFERENCE/FULL Global Conference Mode
Command: CONFERENCE/FULL This command is identical to CONFERENCE except
that the conference is global throughout the
cluster. Users in global conference mode are
designated with an asterisk (*) next to their
call in the SHOW/USERS display.
Syntax: CONFERence/Full
@DELETE Delete Mail Messages
Command: DELETE The DELETE command is used to delete mail messages on the
PacketCluster. If no message number is specified, the last
mail message read will be deleted; otherwise, the one
specified by message number.
Syntax: DElete
DElete message-#,message-#,...
@DIRECTORY Display list of Current mail
Command: DIRECTORY This command is used to display a list of the current
mail messages on the PacketCluster node to which you
are connected. A hyphen (-) next to a particular mail
message number indicates that the message has been read
by the station to which it was addressed, a plus sign
(+) indicates message set to noauto_delete, an asterisk
(*) indicates both read and noauto_delete, and a "p"
indicates a private message.
If you specify a call on the command, you will see
messages only sent by or to that station.
Syntax: DIRectory/qualifier
DIRectory callsign
@DIRECTORY/ALL List Msgs since last logon
Command: DIRECTORY/ALL Display all active mail messages. By default, only
the five most-recent messages, or all since your
last use of the DIRECTORY command (whichever is
greater) will be displayed.
@DIRECTORY/BULLETIN List mail to ALL
Command: DIRECTORY/BULLETIN
Display mail messages addressed to ALL.
@DIRECTORY/NEW List msgs sent since last DIRECTORY
Command: DIRECTORY/NEW Display all mail messages which have been sent since
your last use of the DIRECTORY command.
@DIRECTORY/OWN List msgs for you or by you
Command: DIRECTORY/OWN Display mail messages which are addressed to you or
were sent by you.
@DIRECTORY/SUBJ List msgs specified by subject
Command: DIRECTORY/SUBJ Display mail messages which have the specified
text in the subject, e.g. DIR/SUBJ DX.
@DIRECTORY/nn List most recent msgs
Command: DIRECTORY/nn Display the nn most-recent mail messages.
@DX Announce DX spotting info
Command: DX The DX command allows you to announce DX spotting
information to all other stations which are connected
to the PacketCluster. Also see command SHOW/DX. While in
Conference or Talk Mode, use *DX.
Syntax: DX frequency callsign misc-info
where frequency is of the format 14025.10, for example.
Misc-info should be kept brief as the system will add
the date and time after it. Misc-info is optional.
@DX/call Credit DX spotting to a call
Command: DX/call The DX command with the /call qualifier allows you to
announce DX spotting information and to credit the DX
spot to the station whose callsign you specify.
Syntax: DX[/call] frequency callsign misc-info
Example: DX/K1GQ 14001.1 3C0A
@EXECUTE To execute your private command
Command: EXECUTE This command is used to execute your private command
procedure which has been uploaded with UPLOAD/USERCMD.
Syntax: EXECUTE
@FINDFILE Locate Files.
Command: FINDFILE This command is used to locate files on the PacketCluster
You may specify either a full file name or a partial name
with wildcards (*). The system searches all defined file
areas for the file.
Syntax: FIndfile filename or filename-mask
Example: FINDFILE ARRL.DAT
FINDFILE ARRL*.*
@HELP Help or ? for help.
Command: HELP The HELP or ? command displays what commands are available to
you while connected to the PacketCluster.
Syntax: Help displays what commands are available.
? command displays help on the specified command.
@READ Read a message.
Command: READ This command is used to read a mail message which is shown
in the DIRECTORY display. A READ without a message number
will read the oldest unread mail message addressed to you.
Any mail message may be read if the message number is
specified on the READ command.
Syntax: Read
Read message-#
Read/nopage message-#
@REPLY Replay to last message read.
Command: REPLY This command is used to reply to the last mail message which
was read. The subject of the resulting message will be the
same as that of the previously-read message with an RE:
preceding it. You may also specify a message number to
reply to, so that reading it first is unnecessary.
Syntax: REPly
REPly msg-#
@REPLY/DELETE Variation of reply
Command: REPLY/DELETE
This variation of the REPLY command does the same function
but also deletes the messages to which you are replying.
Syntax: REPly/Delete
@SEND Send Mail to another station.
Command: SEND This command is used to send a mail message to another
station. You will be prompted for the station being sent
to, the subject, and the message. The mail message may be
terminated with either a ctrl/Z or the text /EXIT. If you
wish to cancel the mail message, send a ctrl/Y to the system.
The /PRIVATE qualifier sends a private message; the
/NOPRIVATE qualifier sends a public message. The /RR
qualifier requests a return receipt, so that when the
addressee reads the mail, a confirmation is returned to the
sender.
Syntax: Send
Send/Private
Send/NOPrivate
Send/RR
@SET Set your user specific options.
Command: SET The SET command is used to set user-specific options on the
PacketCluster.
Syntax: SEt/qualifier
Additional help available for the following SET qualifiers:
/ALIAS /ANSI /BEEP /DX_ANNOUNCEMENTS
/FILTER /HERE /HOME_NODE /LOCATION
/LOGIN_ANNOUNCEMENTS /LOGOUT_ANNOUNCEMENTS
/MAIL_ANNOUNCEMENTS /NAME /NEED
/NOALIAS /NOANSI /NOBEEP /NODX_ANNOUNCEMENTS
/NOFILTER /NOHERE /NOLOGIN_ANNOUNCEMENTS
/NOLOGOUT_ANNOUNCEMENTS /NOMAIL_ANNOUNCEMENTS
/NONEED /NOPRIVILEGE /NOTALK /NOWWV_ANNOUNCEMENTS
/PAGE /PRIVILEGE /QTH /TALK
/WWV_ANNOUNCEMENTS
@SET/ALIAS Set an Alias callsign for connects.
Command: SET/ALIAS These commands set or clear an alias callsign for
SET/NOALIAS your connection. This allows two-call families to
use the same packet station to connect to the
PacketCluster. Use the SWITCH command to change
your call. This parameter only lasts for the
duration of your session - use the user-defined
command procedure to have this set up on each
connection.
Syntax: SEt/ALias call
SEt/NOALias
@SET/ANSI For ANSI excape sequence support.
Command: SET/ANSI These commands inform the PacketCluster whether or not
SET/NOANSI your terminal program understands and can accept ANSI
escape sequences. In particular, PacketCluster makes
use of reverse video sequences. If your terminal
understands that reverse video is ESC G 4, use the
/ALT qualifier. The default mode for new users is
SET/NOANSI.
Syntax: SEt/Ansi
SEt/Ansi/ALT
SEt/NOAnsi
@SET/BEEP To set Beep on or off.
Command: SET/BEEP These commands control whether beeps are sent to you.
SET/NOBEEP This state is set only for the current session - use
a personal command procedure to make it permanent.
Syntax: SEt/BEep
SEt/NOBEep
@SET/DX_ANNOUNCEMENTS Whether DX announcements are rxed.
Command: SET/DX_ANNOUNCEMENTS These commands control whether DX
SET/NODX_ANNOUNCEMENTS announcements are sent to you. This state
only lasts for the duration of your session
- use a personal command procedure to make
this permanent.
Syntax: SEt/DX_Announcements
SEt/NODX_Announcements
@SET/FILTER Add or remove DX filtering.
Command: SET/FILTER These commands add or remove DX filtering from
SET/NOFILTER your filter record. The keyword "ALL" can be used
to specify all bands or all prefixes. "Mode" is
either CW or SBB. Valid bands are 160, 80, 40, 30,
20, 17, 15, 12, 10, 6, and 2.
Syntax: SEt/FILTER/mode/BAND=(x,x,x,...) prefix(es)
@SET/HERE Attended or unattended mode
Command: SET/HERE These commands are used to give some indication to
SET/NOHERE other PacketCluster users whether you are actually
available in your shack, or just connected without
being around.
Users who have done a SET/NOHERE cause their callsigns
to be displayed in parentheses in the SHOW/USERS
display and in their prompt lines. SET/HERE removes
the parentheses.
Syntax: SEt/Here
SEt/NOHere
@SET/HOME_NODE Define your Home Node.
Command: SET/HOME_NODE This command is used to specify the node you want
to designate as your "home node". If you aren't
currently connect, mail will be forwarded to this
node to await your connection. Users on the other
side of limited-protocol connections can also
direct talk messages to you transparently if this
information is set.
Syntax: SEt/HOMe_node call
@SET/LOCATION Specify Lat and Long
Command: SET/LOCATION This command allows you to specify your latitude and
longitude coordinates. This information may be viewed
by using the SHOW/LOCATION call command.
Latitude/longitude information is used by Packet-
Cluster for calculating beam headings and MUF
information for your station.
Syntax: SEt/Location lat-deg lat-min N/S long-deg long-min E/W
Example: if your latitude is 41 degrees 15 minutes North
and your longitude is 71 degrees 10 minutes West,
you would enter:
SET/LOCATION 41 15 N 71 10 W
@SET/LOGIN_ANNOUNCEMENTS Login alert msgs ON/OFF for session
Command: SET/LOGIN_ANNOUNCEMENTS These commands control whether user
SET/NOLOGIN_ANNOUNCEMENTS login alert messages are sent to you.
This state only lasts for the duration
of your session - use a personal command
procedure to make this permanent.
Syntax: SEt/LOGIn_announcements
SEt/NOLOGIn_announcements
@SET/LOGOUT_ANNOUNCEMENTS Logout alert msgs ON or OFF.
Command: SET/LOGOUT_ANNOUNCEMENTS These commands control whether user
SET/NOLOGOUT_ANNOUNCEMENTS logout alert messages are sent to you.
This state only lasts for the duration
of your session use a personal command
procedure to make this permanent.
Syntax: SEt/LOGOut_announcements
SEt/NOLOGOut_announcements
@SET/MAIL_ANNOUNCEMENTS New Mail alert.
Command: SET/MAIL_ANNOUNCEMENTS These commands control whether new mail
SET/NOMAIL_ANNOUNCEMENTS alert messages are sent to you. This
state only lasts for the duration of
your session - use a personal command
procedure to make this permanent.
Syntax: SEt/MAIL_announcements
SEt/NOMAIL_announcements
@SET/NAME Sets Personal Name
Command: SET/NAME This sets your personal name and may be up to 22
characters in length. Names of stations may be displayed
by using the SHOW/USER call command.
Syntax: SEt/Name name
@SET/NEED Set or clear country needs.
Command: SET/NEED These commands set or clear country needs in the needs
SET/NONEED database. You may specify any/all of the following
mode qualifiers:
/CW /SSB /RTTY
If you don't specify a mode qualifier, /CW and /SSB
are assumed. You may also specify bands for your
needs:
/BAND=(band,band,band,...)
where band is one of 2,6,10,12,15,17,20,30,40,80,160.
Up to five distinct needs databases can be used. The
qualifier /db-number is used to select which one to
update.
Syntax: SET/NEED/qualifiers prefix,prefix,prefix,...
SET/NONEED/qualifiers prefix,prefix,prefix,...
Example: SET/NEED/CW/BAND=(80,160) 3Y,YA,ZA
SET/NEED/3 ZA
Note: Valid prefixes may be found using the SHOW/PREFIX
command.
@SET/PAGE Set Page Length
Command: SET/PAGE This command is used to set your page length. This is
the number of lines sent to you on a READ or TYPE
command before a continue prompt is sent. This state
only lasts for the duration of your session - use a
personal command procedure to make this permanent.
Syntax: SEt/PAGe count
@SET/PRIVILEGE Sysop Login request
Command: SET/PRIVILEGE This command is used to gain (or remove) sysop
SET/NOPRIVILEGE privileges. PacketCluster will request four
characters of the password at random. A valid
response will enable privileges.
Syntax: SEt/PRIVIlege
SEt/NOPRIVIlege
@SET/QTH Set your QTH on the PacketCluster.
Command: SET/QTH This command allows you to set your QTH on PacketCluster.
This information can be displayed for any user by doing
a SHOW/USER call command.
Syntax: SEt/Qth city
@SET/TALK For rx of Talk messages.
Command: SET/TALK These commands control whether talk messages from
SET/NOTALK other users are sent to you. This state only lasts
for the duration of your session - use a personal
command procedure to make this permanent.
Syntax: SEt/TAlk
SEt/NOTAlk
@SET/WWV_ANNOUNCEMENTS Whether WWV announcements are rxed
Command: SET/WWV_ANNOUNCEMENTS These commands control whether WWV
SET/NOWWV_ANNOUNCEMENTS announcements are sent to you. This state
only lasts for the duration of your
session - use a personal command procedure
to make this permanent.
Syntax: SEt/WWV_announcements
SEt/NOWWV_announcements
@SHOW Display info
Command: SHOW The SHOW command is used to display certain information
on the PacketCluster.
Syntax: SHow/qualifier
Additional help available for the following SHOW qualifiers:
/ANNOUNCE /ARCHIVE /BAND /BULLADDR
/BULLETINS /BUREAU /CLUSTER /COMMANDS
/CONFIGURATION /COORD /COUNTY /DISTRO
/DEALER /DX /DXCC /DX
/EXCLUDE /FILES /FILTER /FLUX
/FORWARD /HEADING /INACTIVITY /INFO
/IOTA /IRC /LOCATION /MIC
/LOG /LOGON_MESSAGES /MUF /NEED
/NOTICE /OBLAST /PREFIX /PUB
/QSL /STATE /STATION /SUN
/TEST /TIME /USERS /VERSION
/WWV /WX
@SHOW/ANNOUNCE Display general announcements.
Command: SHOW/ANNOUNCE Displays previously-made general announcements.
Syntax: SHow/ANounce
@SHOW/ARCHIVE List files in the ARCHIVE area.
Command: SHOW/ARCHIVE Displays the files which reside in the ARCHIVE area.
Syntax: SHow/ARchive
@SHOW/BAND List Hamband allocations
Command: SHOW/BAND Band allocations for the Amateur Service. To find the
operating privilege for a class of license do the
following:
1. type SH/BAND DIR then enter.
2. locate the band and license class for information
you need
3. find keycode for band and license class in item 2
4. type SH/BAND keycode (use the keycode listed)
then enter
@SHOW/BULLADDR List addresses valid on the node.
Command: SHOW/BULLADDR Displays the list of bulletin addresses which are
valid on the node. If the word LOCAL follows the
address, it signifies a bulletin which is local to
this node. LOCAL_CLUSTER means that mail sent to
the associated address will be sent to only those
nodes defined in the local cluster. Contact your
sysop for more information.
Syntax: SHow/BULLAddr
@SHOW/BULLETINS List files in the Bulletin area.
Command: SHOW/BULLETINS Displays the files which reside in the BULLETIN
area.
Syntax: SHow/Bulletins
@SHOW/BUREAU List QSL Bureaus
Command: SHOW/BUREAU The SHow/BUREAU command provides access to a directory
of DX QSL bureaus, including the USSR Oblast region
bureaus, U.S. area bureaus, and DX groups such as
YASME, DXFF, etc. See SH/BUREAU NOTES for list of
group names.
SH/BUREAU [pfx], [OBLnnn], or [group]
ex: SV, OBL73, YASME
@SHOW/CLUSTER List nodes in Cluster
Command: SHOW/CLUSTER Displays the number of PacketCluster nodes in the
current cluster configuration, the number of
local users, the total number of users, and the
highwater mark for connected stations.
Syntax: SHow/CLuster
@SHOW/COMMANDS List commands
Command: SHOW/COMMANDS Displays what system operator-defined SHOW commands
are available on the PacketCluster.
Syntax: SHow/COMmands
@SHOW/CONFIGUREATION System configuration
Command: SHOW/CONFIGURATION Displays the physical configuration of the
PacketCluster. In particular, the nodes which
are running the PacketCluster software are
listed, as well as what users are connected to
each node. Specifying a node on the command
lists the stations connected to that station.
Syntax: SHow/Ciguration
SHow/Configuration call
@SHOW/COORD Long and Lat of DX locations
Command: SHOW/COORD The SHOW/COORDinates command provides the longitude and
latitude of various cities in the United States and DX
locations. You may use this information to set your
location (SET/LOCATION). Enter SH/COORD [key] where key
is a 2-letter state designator, example SH/COORD CA;or
SH/COORD [pfx], example SH/COORD VK. A plus (+)
indicates airport/VOR location.
@SHOW/COUNTRY State county info for USA
Command: SHOW/COUNTY The SHow/COUNTY command displays the names of the
counties of the United States. Type SH/COUNTY [state]
where state is the two-letter abbreviation.
Other SH/COUNTY qualifiers are: TOTALS.
@SHOW/DEALER List Radio dealer info
Command: SHOW/DEALER The SHow/DEALER command provides access to a telephone
number directory of Amateur Radio dealer/suppliers. A
plus (+) denotes a FAX/Telex listing.
Alphabetical - SH/DEALER a-z
By State - SH/DEALER st
FAX/Telex - SH/DEALER FAXa-z
Area Code - SH/DEALER nnn
@SHOW/DISTRO Node distribution lists
Command: SHOW/DISTRO This command displays the distribution lists which
have been defined on your node. If you include the
name of the distribution list (filename minus the
.LST extension), the actual list is displayed.
Syntax: SHow/DIStro
SHow/DIStro distro-name
@SHOW/DX View logged DX calls
Command: SHOW/DX This command is used to view previously logged DX calls on
a particular band. Band may be specified in either wave-
length or frequency. If the band is omitted, all bands
are shown. You may also specify the number of previous
entries you wish to see, e.g. SHOW/DX/15 14 will show the
last 15 entries on 20m. Omitting this number will cause
the default of 5 entries to be displayed. In Conference
or Talk Mode, use *SHOW/DX.
If a call or partial call is specified, PktCluster will search for it along with whatever other parameters you
specify (number of entries and/or band). Only the start
of the call will be matched; if you want to locate the
text anywhere in the call, append an asterisk on the
call.
Syntax: SHow/Dx
Example: SHow/Dx/nn 14 where nn is the number of entries to
be displayed.
SHow/Dx 80 OH find OH stations on 80m
SHow/Dx OH* find any station with OH in call
SHow/Dx 'qsl find any spots with text "qsl" in
comments field
SHow/Dx 28025-28050 find stations between 2 frequencies
@SHOW/DXCC Display DXCC Country List
Command: SHOW/DXCC The SHow/DXCC command is used to display the countries
on the ARRL DXCC Country List. The Deleted Countries
List and the notes on the DXCC application form are also
provided.
Syntax: SHow/DXCC CALL How to search callsign groups and notes
SHow/DXCC PRE How to search callsigns by the two
character prefix.
SHow/DXCC DEL How to search callsign groups (deleted
countries).
SHow/DXCC ALL The complete ARRL DXCC Country List.
@SHOW/EXCLUDE List node excluded stations
Command: SHOW/EXCLUDE Displays the stations which have been excluded from
receiving output from the node.
Syntax: SHow/Exclude
@SHOW/FILES List files available
Command: SHOW/FILES Displays the files which reside in the general FILES
area.
Syntax: SHow/FILes
@SHOW/FILTER Review your DX filter setup
Command: SHOW/FILTER Displays the DX filter which you have set up for
the list of prefixes you have specified on the
command.
Syntax: SHow/FILTer px,px,...
@SHOW/FLUX Solar Flux information
Command: SHOW/FLUX The SHow/FLUX command displays information on sunspot
and solar flux data for the years 1920 to 1990. Included
is a glossary of solar-terrestrial terms. Flux data from
files by the American Sunspot Program. For current daily
solar flux information, provided by local users from WWV
type SH/WWV.
Flux data: SH/FLUX [year], example SH/FLUX 1976
Term data: SH/FLUX [a-z], example SH/FLUX M
@SHOW/FORWARD List mail fwding database
Command: SHOW/FORWARD Displays the mail forwarding database.
Syntax: SHow/FOrward
@SHOW/HEADING Show heading and distance to DX
Command: SHOW/HEADING Displays the heading and distance to the country
specified on the command. PacketCluster uses your
latitude/longitude information if you have specified
it with the SET/LOCATION command. Otherwise, it
will attempt to use the location of the PacketCluster
station for the calculation.
Syntax: SHow/Heading dxcc-prefix
@SHOW/INACTIVITY Inactivity time value in hours
Command: SHOW/INACTIVITY This command shows the status of the inactivity
function, and if enabled, the inactivity timer
value in hours.
Syntax: SHow/Inactivity
@SHOW/INFO General Information
Command: SHOW/INFO Forgot a Q signal meaning, or what ARL SIXTY SIX means
in the message you got? The SHow/INFO command displays
Q-signals, ARL messages, SWR, COAX and other information
To display current INFO topics, type SH/INFO INDEX.
Examples of Q-signal and ARL lookup: SH/INFO QSO,
SH/INFO ARL66.
@SHOW/IOTA: IOTA notes and activities
Command: SHOW/IOTA: SHow/IOTA (Islands on the Air) displays requested IOTA
island data and name cross-reference information. For
more information type SH/IOTA NOTES.
To find an IOTA with Ref. Nbr.: SH/IOTA AN-14, etc.
To view an IOTA island listing: SH/IOTA AFS, OCM.
For information about the IOTA: SH/IOTA DIR
For DX news on IOTA activities: SH/IOTA NET
@SHOW/IRC Postage info
Command: SHOW/IRC The number of IRC's required to send to a country to
prepay an AIR MAIL letter of the first weight unit from
that country to the United States, and other IRC
information, may be obtained by entering:
SH/IRC [prefix] for number of IRC's to that country
SH/IRC USA current U.S. International postal rates
SH/IRC RATES current cost of new/used IRC's
SH/IRC STYLES information of various types of IRC's
@SHOW/LOCATION Show Lat and Long info
Command: SHOW/LOCATION This command is used to display latitude/longitude
information which has been previously entered by
yourself or another station with the SET/LOCATION
command.
Syntax: SHow/LOCation
SHow/LOCation call
@SHOW/LOG Show connect<>useage log
Command: SHOW/LOG This command is used to display entries from the
PacketCluster operations log which primarily consists of
user connects and disconnects.
Syntax: SHow/LOG Prints out the last 5 log entries.
SHow/LOG/nn Displays the last nn log entries.
@SHOW/LOGON_MESSAGES Show Logon msgs defined
Command: SHOW/LOGON_MESSAGES This command displays the logon messages
which have been defined on the node.
Syntax: SHow/LOGOn_messages
@SHOW/MIC TNC<>Radio interface docs
Command: SHOW/MIC This database is to search different types of Radios
to see how and where to connect your mic plug wires to.
The database contains direct instructions on MFJ, DRSI,
PK232, PK88 and other TNC's, but you can use the data for
all TNC's as well. To see available radios in the
database do a [SHOW/MIC INDEX].
@SHOW/MUF Show max useable freq. (MUF)
Command: 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 PacketCluster station is used.
Syntax: SHow/Muf dxcc-prefix
@SHOW/NEED List DX requirments
Command: 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
SHow/NEed/mode where mode is CW, SSB, or RTTY
@SHOW/NOTICE Display system notice
Command: SHOW/NOTICE Displays the current system notice.
Syntax: SHow/Notice
@SHOW/OBLAST Provide oblast number
Command: SHOW/OBLAST The SHOW/OBLAST command is used to provide the oblast
number, CQ zone and ITU zone for a specified Russian
prefix.
For UA1,2,3,4,6,8,9,0, use the number in the call
e.g., SHOW/OBLAST UA3N
For others, use a hyphen instead of the number
e.g., SHOW/OBLAST UH-W
You may also enter a number to get the oblast name and
prefix: e.g., SHOW/OBLAST 111.
@SHOW/PREFIX Display valid prefixes
Command: SHOW/PREFIX Displays the valid prefixes starting with the
specified text.
Syntax: SHow/Prefix text
Example: SHOW/PREFIX G will display G, GD, GI, GJ, etc.
@SHOW/PUB List known ham publications
Command: SHOW/PUB The SHow/PUB command is used to display information on
Amateur Radio publications from various countries. A
simple process is provided for adding publications to
this database.
SYNTAX: SHow/PUB KEY How to search for publications from
a specific country.
SHow/PUB ADD How to add a publication to this database.
@SHOW/QSL QSL route for specified station
Command: SHOW/QSL Displays the QSL route for the specified station from the
W6GO/K6HHD QSL Manager List
Syntax: SHow/QSL call
where call is the callsign of the DX station
you wish to look up.
@SHOW/STATE List your cluster settings
Command: SHOW/STATE Displays the current state of your session, including
what types of announcements are enabled, etc.
Syntax: SHow/STATE
SHow/STATE call
@SHOW/STATION Info on a specified station
Command: SHOW/STATION Displays all information for the specified station.
Syntax: SHow/STation call
@SHOW/SUN Sunrise and set times
Command: SHOW/SUN Displays the sunrise and sunset times for the country
specified on the command. The country should be specified
by the standard DXCC prefix. The resultant times are
displayed in UTC. If no prefix is specified, sunrise
and sunset times for your location are calculated.
Syntx: SHow/Sun dxcc-prefix
@SHOW/TEST Contest information
Command: SHOW/TEST The SHow/TEST command provides access to information
on DX-related contests.
SH/TEST [month] for calendar/keynames of contests
[JAN FEB etc]
SH/TEST KEYS for list of contest key names
@SHOW/TIME Show current time
Command: SHOW/TIME Displays the current time. If a DXCC prefix is
specified, the local (standard) time for that country
is displayed.
Syntax: SHow/Time
SHow/Time dxcc-prefix
@SHOW/USERS List current cluster connects
Command: SHOW/USERS Displays what stations are currently connected to the
PacketCluster. An asterisk by the callsign signifies
that the station is in Conference Mode. A call which is
displayed in parentheses () signifies that user has
done a SET/NOHERE command, saying that they are not
actually available. Only local users are displayed by
default; if you want to see all users, use the /FULL
qualifier.
Syntax: SHow/Users
SHow/Users/Full
@SHOW/VERSION Display software version
Command: SHOW/VERSION Displays the version of the PacketCluster software.
Syntax: SHow/Version
@SHOW/WWV Display propagation stats
Command: SHOW/WWV Displays the 5 most recent WWV propagation statistics
which have been logged. In Conference or Talk Mode, use
*SHOW/WWV.
Syntax: SHow/Wwv Displays 5 most-recent entries
SHow/Wwv/nn Displays nn most-recent entries
@SHOW/WX Display weather conditions
Command: SHOW/WX Displays previously-announcement weather conditions.
You may also specify a word to look for in the
announcement.
Syntax: SHow/WX
SHow/WX text
@SWITCH Change between alias and ur call
Command: SWITCH This command switches your connection between your normal
call and an alias call that you have specified with a
SET/ALIAS command.
Syntax: SWITCH
@TALK Talk to stations connected
Command: TALK The TALK command is used to talk to various stations
which are connected to the PacketCluster. There are two
types of TALK: Talk Mode to another station, and a one-line
Talk function.
Syntax Talk call Talk to the specified station. This provides
one-way talk capability to that station. If
that station wants to communicate back, they
must also do a T command. A ctrl/Z will only
terminate your side of the talk.
Talk call msg This allows you to send a one-line message to
the specified station. It does NOT put you
into talk mode and hence, no ctrl/Z is needed
to terminate it.
Note: This type of Talk is also available from
within Conference mode by prefacing the T
with an asterisk (*T).
*** Note ***
The following commands are available from within Talk
Mode: DX, SHOW/DX, ANNOUNCE, TALK (one line talk to another
station), SHOW/USERS, and SHOW/WWV by prefacing them with an
asterisk (*).
@TALK/TIMESTAMP Timestamp a message
Command: TALK/TIMESTAMP This command instructs PacketCluster to timestamp
the one-line message you are sending to the
specified station.
Syntax: Talk/Timestamp call message
@TYPE Read a file to screen
Command: TYPE This command is used to display a file which has been
uploaded to the PacketCluster. The files which are available
may be shown by doing a SHOW/FILES, SHOW/BULLETIN, or
SHOW/ARCHIVE. The qualifier must be the same as that on the
SHOW command. If no qualifier is specified, it is assumed
the file resides in the /BULLETIN area.
Syntax: TYpe/area filename
TYpe/area/nn filename (displays on nn lines of file)
TYpe/USERCMD (displays personal command file)
@UPDATE Update a sysop database
Command: UPDATE This command is used to update a database which has been
setup by the sysop. You will be asked for a key value,
followed by the text which should be associated with this
key value. Databases which have been defined on your system
may be displayed with the SHOW/COMMANDS command.
Syntax: UPDATE/database
Example: UPDATE/QSLNEW
Enter key value:
1A0KM
Enter text. Terminate with ctrl/Z or /EXIT ...
QSL 1A0KM via I0IJ
/EXIT
@UPDATE/APPEND Add new text to a current entry
Command: UPDATE/APPEND The APPEND qualifier instructs PacketCluster to
add your new text to the current entry which exists
in the database.
Syntax: UPDATE/database/APPEND
@UPLOAD Upload files to the Cluster
Command: UPLOAD This command is used to upload files to the PacketCluster.
UPLOAD without a qualifier, or with the /FILES qualifier
will upload the file to the files area and will be shown
on subsequent SHOW/FILES commands. The /BULLETIN qualifier
will upload the file to the bulletin area and will be shown
on subsequent SHOW/BULLETIN commands. To upload a personal
command procedure, use the /USERCMD qualifier.
Syntax: UPload filename
UPload/Bulletin filename
UPload/Files filename
UPload/Usercmd
@WWV Announce and log Propagation
Command: WWV This command allows you to announce and log WWV propagation
information. To display previously-logged information, use
SHOW/WWV. In Conference or Talk Mode, use *WWV.
Syntax: Wwv SF=xxx,A=xx,K=xx,forecast
@WX Announce weather to cluster
Command: WX This command allows you to announce weather conditions to
the local cluster users. If a cluster-wide announcement is
desired, use WX/FULL.
Syntax: WX information
WX/FULL information
