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1. eg hf vhf uhf shf see SHOW BANDS http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 12 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 lt number gt lt from gt lt to gt lt prefix gt lt suffix gt lt string gt day lt number gt day lt from gt lt to gt info lt text gt by lt call gt qsl iota lt iota gt qra lt locator gt e g The DXSpider command reference the number of spots you want from spot no to spot no in the selected list for a spotted callsign for a spotted callsign for a spotted callsign starting number days beginning with lt prefix gt ending in suffix containing string ago from days to days ago any spots containing text in the info or remarks any spots spotted by call spotter call is the same this automatically looks for any qsl info on the call held in the spot database If the iota island number is missing it will an iota island number for that island this will look for the look for the string iota and anything which looks like If you specify then it will look specific locator if you specify one or else anything that looks like a locator SH DX 9m0 SH DX on 20m info iota SH DX 9a on vhf day 30 SH DX rflp qsl SH D2. directory List messages directory all List all messages directory own List your own messages directory new List all new messages http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 4 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference directory to lt call gt List all messages to lt call gt directory from lt call gt List all messages from lt call gt directory subject lt string gt List all messages with lt string gt in subject directory lt nn gt List last lt nn gt messages directory from to List messages from message to message List the messages in the messages directory If there is a p one space after the message number then it is a personal message If there is a number and the p then this indicates that the message has been read between the message You can use shell escape characters such as and in the call fields You can combine some of the various directory commands together eg DIR TO GITLH 5 or DIR SUBJECT IOTA 200 250 You can abbreviate all the commands to one letter and use ak1a syntax DIR T G1 10 DIR S QSL 10 100 5 12 13 dx dx by lt call gt lt freq gt lt call gt lt remarks gt Send a DX spot This is how you send a DX Spot to other users You can in fact now enter the lt freq gt and the lt call gt either way round DX FROG 144 600 DX 144 600 FROG
3. on 50000 1400000 and by zone 14 15 16 or call zone 14 15 16 The simple way to remember this is if you use OR use brackets Whilst we are here CASE is not important And BY Zone is just the same as and by zone As mentioned earlier setting several filters can be more flexible than simply setting one complex one Doing it in this way means that if you want to alter your filter you can just redefine or remove one or more lines of it or one line For example reject spots 1 on hf ssb would redefine our earlier example or clear spots 1 To remove all the filter lines in the spot filter clear spots all http www dxcluster org main usermanual 10 html 2 of 3 2 9 2002 11 42 59 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Filtering From version 1 45 10 3 Filter options You can filter in several different ways The options are listed in the various helpfiles for accept reject and filter 10 4 Advanced filtering Once you are happy with the results you get you may like to experiment The previous example that filters hf cw spots and accepts vhf uhf spots from EU can be written with a mixed filter for example rej spot on hf cw acc spot on 0 30000 acc spot 2 on 50000 1400000 and by zone 14 15 16 or call zone 14 15 16 Note that the first filter has not been specified with a number This will automatically be assumed to be number 1 In this case we have said reject all HF spots in the CW section of the bands but
4. e 2 1 AX25 logins e 2 2 Netrom logins e 2 3 Telnet logins e 2 4 Logouts 3 Setting your personal details 4 Getting and posting DX e 4 1 Receiving DX e 4 2 Posting DX 9 Headings and propagation e 5 1 Sun e 5 2 Moon e 5 3 Heading http www dxcluster org main usermanual html 1 of 4 2 9 2002 11 42 39 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 6 Announcements e 6 1 Making announcements e 6 2 Listing announcements 7 Nodes and users 8 Talk mode 9 Mail 9 1 The directory command 9 e 9 2 Reading mail e 9 3 Sending mail 8 e 9 4 Replying to mail 9 5 Deleting mail 10 Filtering From version 1 45 10 1 General filter rules 10 2 Types of filter 10 3 Filter options 10 4 Advanced filtering 11 Hints tips and common questions 12 The DXSpider command reference 12 1 accept announce 12 2 accept spots 12 3 accept wcy 12 4 accept wwv 12 5 announce 12 6 announce full 12 7 apropos http www dxcluster org main usermanual html 2 of 4 2 9 2002 11 42 39 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 12 8 bye 12 9 clear spots 12 10 dbavail 12 11 dbshow 12 12 directory 12 13 dx 12 14 help 12 15 kill 12 16 links 12 17 read 12 18 reject announce 12 19 reject spots 12 20 reject wcy 12 21 reject wwv 12 22 reply 12 23 send 12 24 set address 12 25 set announce 12 26 set beep 12 27 set dx 12 28 set dxgrid 12 29 set echo 12 30 set here 12
5. is no automatic word wrap so unless you are using a client that wraps lines automatically remember to hit return at the end of each line Example send mOazm Enter Subject 30 characters See you Thursday Enter Message EX to send or ABORT to exit Hi Ian Just a quick note to say that I can make Thursday after all The appointment I had has cancelled so we are go Cheers Ian At this point you can either hit return and enter ex to send the message or use abort at any time to abort it You can now display the message in the normal way There are several send options and these are listed in the Command Set section These include sending mail to several recipients and asking for a return receipt 9 4 Replying to mail If mail is addressed to you or to a bulletin address you can use the REPLY command to reply to it Using this command the subject will be automatically set for you as Re subject whatever the subject was Example http www dxcluster org main usermanual 9 html 2 of 3 2 9 2002 11 42 57 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Mail reply 2500 9 5 Deleting mail To delete a message you use the delete command You can only delete messages sent to or received by yourself Bulletins are dealt with automatically or by the sysop Next Previous Contents http www dxcluster org main usermanual 9 html 3 of 3 2 9 2002 11 42 57 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Filtering From version 1 45 N
6. lt n gt Set the number of lines per page Tell the system how many lines you wish on a page when the number of lines of output from a command is more than this The default is 20 Setting it explicitly to 0 will disable paging SET PAGE 30 SET PAGE 0 The setting is stored in your user profile 12 37 set qra set qra lt locator gt Set your QRA locator Tell the system what your QRA or Maidenhead locator is If you have not done a SET LOCATION then your latitude and longitude will be set roughly correctly assuming your locator is correct For example SET QRA JO02LQ 12 38 set qth set qth lt your QTH gt Set your QTH Tell the system where your are For example set qth East Dereham Norfolk 12 39 set talk set talk Allow talk messages to be seen at your console Allow talk messages to arrive at your console You can switch off talks with the unset talk command 12 40 set wcy set wcy Allow WCY messages to be seen at your console Allow WCY information to be seen at your console You can switch off WCY messages with the unset wcy command http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 11 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference 12 41 set wwv set wwv Allow WWV messages to be seen at your console Allow WWV information to be seen at your console You can switch off WWV messages with the unset wwv command 12 42 set wx set wx Allow WX messages t
7. n WCY broadcasts Display the most recent WCY information that has been received by the system 12 60 show wwv show wwv Show the last 10 WWV broadcasts show wwv n Show the last n WWV broadcasts Display the most recent WWV information that has been received by the system 12 61 sysop sysop Regain your privileges if you login remotely The system automatically reduces your privilege level to that of a normal user if you login in remotely This command allows you to regain your normal privilege level It uses the normal system five numbers are returned that are indexes into the character array that is your assigned password see SET PASSWORD The indexes start from zero You are expected to return a string which contains the characters required in the correct order You may intersperse those characters with others to obscure your reply for any watchers For example and these values are for explanation password 012345678901234567890123456789 gt sysop http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 17 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference 22 I0 T5 17 3 you type aaZbbbbOccc5ddd7xxx3n on 0 35 43 9 or 20573 They will all match If there is no password you will still be offered numbers but nothing will happen when you input a string Any match is case sensitive 12 62 talk talk lt callsign gt Enter talk mode with lt callsign gt talk lt cal
8. 132 show hftable 0 9 133 show hops 8 134 show isolate 1 135 show lockout 9 9 136 show log 8 137 show moon 0 138 show muf 0 9 139 show newconfiguration 0 140 show newconfiguration node 0 141 show node 1 9 142 show prefix 0 143 show program 5 144 show gra 0 9 145 show qrz 0 146 show registered 9 147 show route 0 9 148 show satellite 0 149 show sun 0 150 show time 0 9 151 show vhfstats 0 152 show vhftable 0 153 show wcy 0 9 154 show wwv 0 155 shutdown 5 156 spoof 9 9 157 stat db 5 http www dxcluster org main adminmanual html 7 of 8 2 9 2002 11 42 16 AM The DXSpider Administration Manual v1 49 9 158 stat channel 5 159 stat mseg 5 9 160 stat route_node 5 161 stat route user 5 162 stat user 5 9 163 sysop 0 164 talk 0 165 type 0 9 166 who 0 167 wx 0 168 wx enhanced for sysops 5 Next Previous Contents NO Po i ke http www dxcluster org main adminmanual html 8 of 8 2 9 2002 11 42 16 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Next Previous Contents The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 lan Maude GOVGS gOvgs 2ea1dav net December 2001 revision 4 1 A complete reference for users of the DXSpider DXCluster program 1 Introduction e 1 1 What is a DX Cluster e 1 2 So what is DXSpider 2 Logins and logouts
9. 31 set homenode 12 32 set language 12 33 set location 12 34 set logininfo 12 35 set name 12 36 set page 12 37 set qra 12 38 set qth 12 39 set talk 12 40 set wcy http www dxcluster org main usermanual html 3 of 4 2 9 2002 11 42 39 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 12 41 set wwv 12 42 set wx 12 43 show configuration 12 44 show configuration node 12 45 show date 12 46 show dx 12 47 show dxcc 12 48 show files 12 49 show filter 12 50 show moon 12 51 show muf 12 52 show prefix 12 53 show qra 12 54 show qrz 12 55 show route 12 56 show satellite 12 57 show sun 12 58 show time 12 59 show wcy 12 60 show wwv 12 61 sysop 12 62 talk 12 63 type 12 64 who 12 65 wx Next Previous Contents http www dxcluster org main usermanual html 4 of 4 2 9 2002 11 42 39 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Introduction Next Previous Contents 1 Introduction 1 1 What is a DX Cluster A DX Cluster is a packet node where DX chasers on any band or mode can post rare or interesting stations that they have worked or heard Of course other people are doing the same thing too so you can find new DX as well as telling others about the stations you have worked Clusters tend to be linked to each other so that the amount of people using them is increased thereby increasing the amount of posted DX Other information can be found on clusters such as on line call books mai
10. 50 spots by adding the number to the command You can make it even more specific by adding a band in either wavelength or frequency and or any additional information such as QSL details Examples show dx show dx 5 show dx 20 will show the last 10 5 and 20 spots received by the cluster respectively Examples show dx on 20m show dx 10 on 20m show dx 20 on 20m will show the last 5 10 or 20 spots on 20 metres only It is also possible to check for certain callsigns or fragments of callsigns in the same way Examples show dx gOvgs show dx 10 gOvgs would show the last 5 or 10 dx spots containing the callsign gOvgs http www dxcluster org main usermanual 4 html 1 of 3 2 9 2002 11 42 54 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Getting and posting DX You can check for DX by offset and also by specifying a comment to search for Examples show dx 30 40 show dx 14000 14033 show dx iota would show the spots that arrived between 30 and 40 spots ago and any spots with the word iota in the comment field The case of the comment is not important Checking DX posted on a certain day is possible too All you have to do here is to specify how many days ago it was like this Example show dx day 30 It is of course possible to specify multiple arguments Example show dx 20 prefix 9a on vhf day 30 This would show the last 20 spots posted by or about calls with the prefix 9a on vhf 30 days ago As you can see the SH
11. See HELP FILTERS for more info Please read this to understand how filters work it will save a lot of grief later on You can use any of the following things in this line freq lt range gt eg 0 30000 or hf or hf cw or 6m 4m 2m on lt range gt same as freq call lt prefixes gt eg G PA HB9 info lt string gt eg iota or qsl by lt prefixes gt call_dxcc lt numbers gt eg 61 62 from eg sh pre G call_itu lt numbers gt call_zone lt numbers gt by_dxcc lt numbers gt by_itu lt numbers gt by_zone lt numbers gt origin lt prefixes gt channel lt prefixes gt For frequencies you can use any of the band names defined in SHOW BANDS and you can use a subband name like cw rtty data ssb thus hf ssb You can also just have a simple range like 0 30000 this is more efficient than saying simply on HF but don t get too hung up about that some examples rej spot 1 on hf rej spot 2 on vhf and not by_zone 14 15 16 or call_zone 14 15 16 You can use the tag all to reject everything eg rej spot 3 all but this probably for advanced users 12 20 reject wcy reject wcy 0 9 pattern Set a reject WCY filter It is unlikely that you will want to do this but if you do then you can filter on the following fields by lt prefixes gt eg G M 2 origin lt prefixes gt origin dxcc numbers eg 61 62 from eg sh pre G origin_it
12. are talking to is not connected locally You can find out who is connected by using the SHOW CONFIGURATION command described earlier Examples talk gOrdi Having a good day Iain This example would send the line Having a good day Iain to the user gOrdi but would leave you in normal mode talk g0rdi Entering Talkmode EX to end cmd to run a command Talk GORDI As you can see you can still run commands whilst in talk mode Simply prefix the command with a like sh dx and you will get the expected output If the user is connected to another node you may have to use a slightly extended version of the TALK command talk gOrdi gb7djk To exit talk mode you issue the command ex Whilst in talk mode you will still receive DX spots This means that you can chat to a friend whilst working DX Next Previous Contents http www dxcluster org main usermanual 8 html 2 9 2002 11 42 57 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Mail Next Previous Contents 9 Mail You can send and receive both personal mail and bulletins with DXSpider quite easily 9 1 The directory command To list mail you would use the DIRECTORY command On its own this command will output the last ten messages received by the node either to or from yourself or bulletins such as DX and ALL As with other commands you can display more by specifying a number with the command You should be aware that Spider will accept these commands by
13. can use any of the following things in this line freq lt range gt eg 0 30000 or hf or hf cw or 6m 4m 2m on lt range gt same as freq call lt prefixes gt eg G PA HB9 info lt string gt eg iota or qsl by lt prefixes gt call dxcc numbers eg 61 62 from eg sh pre G call itu numbers call zone numbers by dxcc numbers by itu numbers by zone numbers origin lt prefixes gt channel lt prefixes gt For frequencies you can use any of the band names defined in SHOW BANDS and you can use a subband name like CW rtty data ssb thus hf ssb You can also just have a simple range like 0 30000 this is more efficient than saying simply freq HF but don t get too hung up about that some examples acc spot 1 on hf cw acc spot 2 on vhf and by zone 14 15 16 or call zone 14 15 16 You can use the tag all to accept everything eg acc spot 3 all but this probably for advanced users 12 3 accept wcy accept wcy 0 9 lt pattern gt set an accept WCY filter It is unlikely that you will want to do this but if you do then you can filter on the following fields by lt prefixes gt eg G M 2 origin lt prefixes gt origin dxcc numbers eg 61 62 from eg sh pre G origin itu numbers origin zone numbers by dxcc numbers by itu numbers by zone numbers channel lt prefixes gt There a
14. for a list of prefixes or callsigns together with the azimuth and elevation of the sun currently at those locations If you don t specify any prefixes or callsigns it will show the times for your QTH assuming you have set it with either SET LOCATION or SET QRA together with the current azimuth and elevation In addition it will show the gain or loss dB relative to the nominal distance of 385 000Km due to the ellipsoidal nature of the orbit If all else fails it will show the Moonrise and set times for the node that you are connected to For example SH MOON SH MOON G1TLH W5UN 12 51 show muf show muf lt prefix gt lt hours gt long Show the likely propagation to lt prefix gt This command allow you to estimate the likelihood of you contacting a station with the prefix you have specified The output assumes a modest power of 20dBW and receiver sensitivity of 123dBm about 0 15muV 10dB SINAD The result predicts the most likely operating frequencies and signal levels for high frequency shortwave radio propagation paths on specified days of the year and hours of the day It is most useful for paths between 250 km and 6000 km but can be used with reduced accuracy for paths shorter or longer than this http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 14 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference The command uses a routine MINIMUF 3 5 developed by the U S Navy and u
15. given on the command line the distance and beraing from your station to the locator For example SH QRA IO92QL SH QRA JNO6 IN73 The first example will show the distance and bearing to the locator from yourself the second example will calculate the distance and bearing from the first locator to the second You can use 4 or 6 character locators It is also possible to convert a latitude and longitude to a locator by using this command with a latitude and longitude as an argument for example SH QRA 52 41 N 0 58 E 12 54 show qrz show qrz callsign Show any callbook details on a callsign 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 12 55 show route show route callsign Show the route to lt callsign gt This command allows you to see to which node the callsigns specified are connected It is a sort of inverse sh config sh route n2tly 12 56 show satellite show satellite name hours interval Show satellite tracking data Show the tracking data from your location to the satellite of your choice from now on for the next few hours If you use this command without a satellite name it will display a list of all the satellites known currently to the system If you give a name then you can obtain tracking data of all the passes that start and finish 5 degrees below the ho
16. of the sun at these locations Example show moon ea The output from this command would look like this http www dxcluster org main usermanual 5 html 1 of 2 2 9 2002 11 42 55 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Headings and propagation sh moon ea Location EA Spain EA Rise 08 15Z 20 097 Set Azim Elev RGain dB 25 T 2 9 5 You can see that the output is similar to the SHOW SUN command with slightly different fields 5 3 Heading 0 6 The SHOW HEADING command works in the same way as the SHOW SUN and SHOW MOON commands but outputs beam headings for a specified callsign or prefix Reciprocal beam headings are also calculated Example show heading zl The output from this command would look like this sh heading zl ZL New Zealand ZL1 ZL 7 degs dist 11238 mi 18087 km ZL New Zealand ZL2 ZL 9 degs dist 11540 mi 18574 km ZL New Zealand ZL3 ZL 19 degs dist 11634 mi 18724 km degs ZL New Zealand ZL4 ZL 34 degs dist 11783 mi 18963 km degs Reciprocal Reciprocal Reciprocal Reciprocal heading 355 degs heading 353 degs heading 345 heading 332 Next Previous Contents http www dxcluster org main usermanual 5 html 2 of 2 2 9 2002 11 42 55 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Announcements Next Previous Contents 6 Announcements 6 1 Making announcements Occasionally you may
17. sent as non personal and also any message either sent by or sent to your callsign 12 18 reject announce reject announce 0 9 lt pattern gt Set a reject filter for announce Create an reject this announce line for a filter An reject filter line means that if the announce matches this filter it is passed onto the user See HELP FILTERS for more info Please read this to understand how filters work it will save a lot of grief later on You can use any of the following things in this line info lt string gt eg iota or qsl by lt prefixes gt eg G M 2 origin lt prefixes gt origin dxcc numbers eg 61 62 from eg sh pre G origin itu numbers origin zone numbers by dxcc numbers by itu numbers by zone numbers channel lt prefixes gt wx 1 filter WX announces dest prefixes eg 6MUK WDX distros some examples rej ann by zone 14 15 16 and not by G M 2 You can use the tag all to reject everything eg rej ann all http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 6 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference but this probably for advanced users 12 19 reject spots reject spots 0 9 lt pattern gt Set a reject filter line for spots Create a reject this spot line for a filter A reject filter line means that if the spot matches this filter it is dumped not passed on
18. separating with either a slash or a space so dir new and dir new work in the same way Example directory directory 20 directory 20 Of course most of the time you will only want to list new mail sent to you personally since your last login However you might also like to check for general mail received by the node In fact if there is new mail for you the cluster will tell you when you login You will also be informed if new mail arrives for you during the time you are logged in Mail is not only sent to callsigns though Mail can also be sent to subjects like all or local or dx etc You can treat these bulletins in the same way as personal mail with the directory command Examples directory new directory own directory own 10 directory all directory from lt call gt The last option will only show mail from a callsign if it was sent to you personally or was sent as a bulletin There are some additional commands and these can be found in the DXSpider Command Reference section 9 2 Reading mail The output of the DIRECTORY command could be something like this dir 20735 2 ALL GW7SMV 21 Feb 12042 REC 9E1S QSL TDY 50Mhz 20823 308 UK GOHDB 22 Feb 23342 Help which district code 20824 105 ALL W9AE 23 Feb 03492 SONY QSL address 20825 2 UK GOLRJ 23 Feb 0806Z QSL REC LZ2CJ 1 CARD NO 750 20858 2 ALL GW7SMV 24 Feb 0905Z REC S92DX QSL CARD TDY 50Mhz 20921 200 ALL GM4FDM 27 Feb 2203Z Trip to VP8 20949 375 ALL KOMN 27
19. with read receipt You can reply to a message and the subject will automatically have Re inserted in front of it if it isn t already present You can also use all the extra qualifiers such as RR PRIVATE NOPRIVATE B that you can use with the SEND command see SEND for further details 12 23 send send call call Send a message to one or more callsigns send RR call Send a message and ask for a read receipt send COPY msgno call Send a copy of a message to someone http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 8 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference send PRIVATE lt call gt Send a personal message send NOPRIVATE lt call gt Send a message to all stations All the SEND commands will create a message which will be sent either to an individual callsign or to one of the bulletin addresses SEND lt call gt on its own acts as though you had typed SEND PRIVATE that is it will mark the message as personal and send it to the cluster node that that callsign is connected to You can have more than one callsign in all of the SEND commands You can have multiple qualifiers so that you can have for example SEND RR COPY 123 PRIVATE GITLH GORDI which should send a copy of message 123 to GITLH and GORDI and you will receive a read receipt when they have read the message SB is an alias for SEND NOPRIVATE or send a bull
20. 1 42 56 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Nodes and users PA4AB 14 PA4AB 14 PI4TUE 8 PIATUE 8 If we insert the node call pi4tue 8 into the third example then this would be the output Node Callsigns PI4TUE 8 9Al1CMA 6 DF6PW F5NOD 2 F5PAC ONILVL 13 ONACBT PAORCT PA3DYS YTIXX As you can see only the users of the requested node are shown DLAFAY DLAKAK DLAWF 2 IZOCSR N6CR OH2BLD ONACJP ON5DXL 14 ON7NQ PA3FDO PASKW 4 PI4TUE 9 You can also use a prefix to show only a group of nodes For example you may only wish to see who is connected to the nodes in the UK To do this simply use a prefix like this show configuration gb7 To show the locally connected users the SHOW USERS command is used Example show users The output of this command would look like this Callsigns connected to GB7MBC GOJHC GONEI GOVGS G3JAG G30WO G3UEU Next Previous Contents GOVGS 2 GOYLM http www dxcluster org main usermanual 7 html 2 of 2 2 9 2002 11 42 56 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Talk mode Next Previous Contents 8 Talk mode You can send a single comment or start a dedicated talk session to another user by using the TALK command Talk mode is used to send a one line comment or greeting to a specific user connected either at your node or another in the network You can also enter into a dedicated talk session with another user Talks will be automatically forwarded to other nodes if the station you
21. 1 set beep 0 9 82 set bbs 5 83 set clx 5 84 set debug 9 9 85 set dx 0 86 set dxgrid 0 87 set dxnet 5 9 88 set echo 0 89 set email 0 90 set here 0 9 9 set homenode 0 l j j http www dxcluster org main adminmanual html 5 of 8 2 9 2002 11 42 16 AM The DXSpider Administration Manual v1 49 92 set hops 8 93 set isolate 9 9 94 set language 0 95 set location 0 i 96 set sys location 9 9 97 set logininfo 0 98 set lockout 9 99 set name 0 9 100 set node 9 101 set obscount 9 102 set page 0 9 103 set password 0 104 set password 9 105 set pinginterval 9 9 106 set privilege 9 107 set spider 5 108 set sys qra 9 109 set qra 0 110 set qth 0 111 set register 9 9 112 set talk 0 113 set wcy 0 114 set wwv 0 9 115 set wx 0 116 show baddx 1 117 show badnode 6 9 118 show badspotter 1 119 show badword 1 120 show confieuration 0 i l 9 121 show configuration node 0 122 show connect 1 123 show date 0 9 124 show debug 9 http www dxcluster org main adminmanual html 6 of 8 2 9 2002 11 42 16 AM The DXSpider Administration Manual v1 49 125 show dx 0 126 show dxcc 0 9 127 sh dxstats 0 128 show files 0 129 show filter 0 9 130 show filter extended for sysops 5 131 show hfstats 0
22. 4 Scripts 5 Databases 5 1 Creating databases 5 2 Importing databases 5 3 Checking available databases 5 4 Looking up databases 5 5 Removing databases 6 Information files and useful programs e 6 1 MOTD 6 2 MOTD NOR 6 3 Downtime message 6 4 Other text messages 6 5 The Aliases file 6 6 Console pl 6 7 Updating kepler data 6 8 The QRZ callbook http www dxcluster org main adminmanual html 2 of 8 2 9 2002 11 42 16 AM The DXSpider Administration Manual v1 49 7 Security e 7 1 Registration e 7 2 Passwords 8 CVS 9 The DXSpider command set e 9 1 accept announce 0 2 accept announce extended for sysops 8 3 accept route 8 9 4 accept spots 0 5 accept spots extended for sysops 8 6 accept wcy 0 9 7 accept wcy extended for sysops 8 8 accept wwv 0 9 accept wwv extended for sysops 8 9 10 announce 0 11 announce full 0 12 announce sysop 5 9 13 apropos 0 e e e e e e e e e e e e e 9 14 bye 0 e e e e e e e e e e e 15 catchup 5 9 16 clear announce 8 17 clear route 8 18 clear spots 0 9 19 clear spots extended for sysops 8 20 clear wcy 0 21 clear wcy extended for sysops 8 9 22 clear wwv 0 23 clear wwv extended for sysops 8 24 connect 5 9 25 dbavail 0 http www dxcluster org m
23. 52 41 N 057 E 47 United States W 43 ON 87 54 W 299 UT LT MUF Zen 1 8 3 5 7 0 10 1 14 0 18 1 21 0 24 9 28 0 50 0 L8 3vblg5 35 mS 04 mse S3 19 0 11 2 41 mS0 mS2 S3 indicating that you will have weak fading circuits on top band and 80m but usable signals on 40m about S3 inputing SH MUF W 24 will get you the above display but with the next 24 hours worth of propagation data SH MUF W L 24 SH MUF W 24 Long Gives you an estimate of the long path propagation characterics It should be noted that the figures will probably not be very useful nor terrible accurate but it is included for completeness 12 52 show prefix show prefix callsign Interrogate the prefix database This command takes the lt callsign gt which can be a full or partial callsign or a prefix looks up which internal country number it is and then displays all the relevant prefixes for that country together with the internal country no the CQ and ITU regions See also SHOW DXCC http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 15 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference 12 53 show qra show qra lt locator gt lt locator gt Show the distance between locators show qra lt lat gt lt long gt Convert latitude and longitude to a locator This is a multipurpose command that allows you either to calculate the distance and bearing between two locators or if only one locator is
24. DX 144600 FROG will all give the same result You can add some remarks to the end of the command and they will be added to the spot DX FROG 144600 this is atest You can credit someone else by saying DX by GITLH FROG 144 600 he isn t on the cluster The freq is compared against the available bands set up in the cluster See SHOW BANDS for more information 12 14 help help cmd Get help on a command All commands can be abbreviated so SHOW DX can be abbreviated to SH DX ANNOUNCE can be shortened to AN and so on Look at the APROPOS string command which will search the help database for the string you specify and give you a list of likely commands to look at with HELP http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 5 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference 12 15 kill kill lt msgno gt lt msgno gt Delete a message from the local system Delete a message from the local system You will only be able to delete messages that you have originated or been sent unless you are the sysop 12 16 links links Show which nodes are physically connected This is a quick listing that shows which links are connected and some information about them See WHO for a list of all connections 12 17 read read Read the next unread personal message addressed to you read lt msgno gt Read the specified message You can read any messages that are
25. Feb 04282 STOP cards are gd ARRL 20950 2 UK GOLRJ 28 Feb 08352 QSL REC SV9 IZOCKJ P EU 187 http www dxcluster org main usermanual 9 html 1 of 3 2 9 2002 11 42 57 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Mail 20987 569 ALL GDOTEP 1 Mar 17332 Portable contests 21076 2 ALL GAAFJ 3 Mar 17432 kh6nd kh5 qsl received 21184 p 599 GW4HAT GOVGS 4 Mar 1518Z Re Time The first column is the actual message number If the message is a personal one to you you will see a letter p after this number If the message has been read there will be a between the message number and the p This only works for personal messages The next column shows the file size of the message The third column shows the address the message was sent to and the next column shows who sent it The rest is fairly self explanatory Reading a message is as simple as typing read followed by the message number that you wish to read Example read 25 will read message number 25 However the mail will be displayed in it s entirety unless you specify a page length You can set your page length to any number you like and when the message reaches that number of lines you will get a prompt giving you options Example set page 20 9 3 Sending mail Sending mail is done in the time honoured way First you specify a recipient for the message then you will be prompted for a subject Once you have done this you will be asked to type your message Please remember that there
26. OW DX command is very flexible so if you are not sure whether something will work or not try it and see More information can be found in the Command Set section 4 2 Posting DX To post DX you use the DX command The syntax is shown below Example dx frequency callsign remarks Where frequency is in kilohertz and the callsign is the callsign of the station you have worked or heard ie not your own callsign The remarks section allows you to add information like the operators name or perhaps a location Actually DXSpider will allow the frequency and callsign fields to be entered in any order Example dx 14004 pa3ezl OP Aurelio 599 In fact all the following will give the same result http www dxcluster org main usermanual 4 html 2 of 3 2 9 2002 11 42 54 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Getting and posting DX dx 14004 pa3ezl OP Aurelio 599 dx pa3ezl 14004 OP Aurelio 599 dx pa3ezl 14 004 OP Aurelio 599 This posting or callout as it is known will be forwarded to all other connected stations both at the cluster you are connected to and other active clusters in the network The callout will also be sent to you as proof of receipt Next Previous Contents http www dxcluster org main usermanual 4 html 3 of 3 2 9 2002 11 42 54 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Headings and propagation Next Previous Contents 5 Headings and propagation There are three commands in DXSpider to help you get th
27. The DXCluster Home Page DXCluster P Home P DXSpider Software P DXSpider Bug Track Mailing Lists P Technical Information P Search P FAQ O Matic p Contact gt DX Links Visitor number 22259 Powered by Sponsored by THORCOM Callbook Data from QRZ Call Lim This project is hosted at Last modified Mon Nov 6 19 24 00 GMT 2000 www dxcluster org The web site for Amateur Radio DXcluster operators development of DX cluster protocols and cluster software You can try it out at WR3D fast GB7DJK slower reference site Log in with your callsign Unfortunately because there seems to be a divergence of view between various telnet clients as to whether they echo or not have set the default to be remote echo If you use one of those telnet clients that actually obeys the rfcs eg a unix telnet you may feel happier doing a set noecho after you have logged in This site is best viewed at 800 x 600 resolution http Awww dxcluster org 2 9 2002 11 41 28 AM DXSpider DXSpider Dirk Koopman G1TLH Last modified Sun Apr 1 18 21 18 BST 2001 Introduction The DXSpider DX cluster system is written in perl 5 004 running under Linux as an exercise in self training for both protocol research and teaching myself perl What is a DX Cluster A DX Cluster is a means for Amateur Ham Radio operators to tell each other in realtime about DX stations other interesting or rare Amateur R
28. X iota SH DX iota eu 064 SH DX qra jn86 12 47 show dxcc show dxcc prefix Interrogate the spot database by country This command takes the prefix which can be a full or partial callsign if desired looks up which internal country number it is and then displays all the spots as per SH DX for that country The options for SHOW DX also apply to this command e g SH DXCC G SH DXCC W on 20m info iota http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 13 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference 12 48 show files show files filearea string List the contents of a filearea SHOW FILES on its own will show you a list of the various fileareas available on the system To see the contents of a particular file area type SH FILES lt filearea gt where filearea is the name of the filearea you want to see the contents of You can also use shell globbing characters like and in a string to see a selection of files in a filearea eg SH FILES bulletins arld See also TYPE to see the contents of a file 12 49 show filter show filter Show the filters you have set Show the contents of all the filters that are set by you This command displays all the filters set for all the various categories 12 50 show moon show moon prefix callsign Show moon rise and set times Show the Moon rise and set times
29. accept all others at HF Also accept anything in VHF and above spotted in or by operators in the zones 14 15 and 16 Each filter slot actually has a reject slot and an accept slot The reject slot is executed BEFORE the accept slot It was mentioned earlier that after a reject test that doesn t match the default for following tests is accept the reverse is true for accept In the example what happens is that the reject is executed first any non hf cw spot is passed to the accept line which lets through everything else on HF The next filter line lets through just VHF UHF spots from EU Next Previous Contents http www dxcluster org main usermanual 10 html 3 of 3 2 9 2002 11 42 59 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Hints tips and common questions Next Previous Contents 11 Hints tips and common questions Q These commands seem very long Can I shorten them A Of course you can and the usual abbreviations work If you are unsure try it Q I am not sure if this command is correct Can I cause any harm if I try it A Do not be afraid to try a command to see if it will work at the worst you will get an error message If you require any help on a command just type help followed by the command you want help on Look at the DXSpider Command Reference section to see what help can be found Q How should I use the announce command A With respect Use the command by all means but please only use the full extension i
30. adio stations all over the world To quote what is probably the most comprenhsive source of DX Cluster related information the DX PacketCluster WebNet a Cluster is One station is set up with PacketCluster and is linked to one or more other stations who have installed the software These nodes when connected are called a cluster Clusters are connected to clusters expanding the network Individual users connect to the nodes on a frequency different from what the node stations are linked on Users are capable of announcing DX spots and related announcements send personal talk messages send and receive mail messages search and retrive archived data and access data from information databases among its many features It s a rather specialised and not as robust form of IRC really The original package runs under DOS and was created by Dick Newell AK1A but is no longer under active development Most replacements also run under DOS and or are closed source I wanted something in open source so I don t have to do all the work and for Linux This document will contain all the instructions for its installation and use eventually Contents Download the software and any patches DXSpider Installation manual DXSpider Administration manual DXSpider User manual Peruse the FAQ If you are on the bleeding edge see the CVS Addendum NID NA BW NY Explaining the client programs http www dxcluster org main i
31. ain adminmanual html 3 of 8 2 9 2002 11 42 16 AM The DXSpider Administration Manual v1 49 26 dbcreate 9 27 dbimport 9 9 28 dbremove 9 29 dbshow 0 30 debug 9 9 31 delete user 9 32 directory 0 33 directory extended for sysops 5 9 34 disconnect 8 35 dx 0 36 export 9 1 f 9 37 export users 9 38 filtering 0 39 forward latlong 8 9 40 forward opername 1 41 help 0 42 init 5 43 kill 0 44 kill 5 45 kill full 5 9 46 kill expunge 6 47 links 0 48 load aliases 9 9 49 load badmsg 9 50 load badwords 9 51 load bands 9 9 52 load cmd cache 9 53 load forward 9 54 load messages 9 9 55 load prefixes 9 56 merge 5 57 ms 58 pc 8 HH I http www dxcluster org main adminmanual html 4 of 8 2 9 2002 11 42 16 AM The DXSpider Administration Manual v1 49 59 ping 1 60 rcemd 1 61 read 0 62 read extended for sysops 5 63 reject announce 9 64 reject announce extended for sysops 8 65 reject route 8 66 reject spots 0 9 67 reject spots extended for sysops 8 68 reject wcy 0 69 reject wcy extended for sysops 8 9 70 reject wwv 0 71 reject wwv extended for sysops 8 72 reply 0 9 73 send 0 74 set address 0 75 set announce 0 9 76 set arcluster 5 77 set baddx 8 78 set badnode 6 9 79 set badspotter 8 80 set badword 8 8
32. at if the announce matches this filter it is passed onto the user See HELP FILTERS for more info Please read this to understand how filters work it will save a lot of grief later on You can use any of the following things in this line info lt string gt eg iota or qsl by lt prefixes gt eg G M 2 origin lt prefixes gt origin dxcc numbers eg 61 62 from eg sh pre G origin itu numbers origin zone numbers by dxcc numbers by itu numbers by zone numbers channel lt prefixes gt wx 1 filter WX announces dest lt prefixes gt eg 6MUK WDX distros some examples acc ann dest 6MUK acc ann 2 by zone 14 15 16 this could be all on one line acc ann dest 6MUK or by zone 14 15 16 or acc ann by G M 2 This filter would only allow announces that were posted buy UK stations You can use the tag all to accept everything eg acc ann all but this probably for advanced users 12 2 accept spots accept spots 0 9 pattern Set an accept filter line for spots Create an accept this spot line for a filter http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 1 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference An accept filter line means that if the spot matches this filter it is passed onto the user See HELP FILTERS for more info Please read this to understand how filters work it will save a lot of grief later on You
33. e best DX possible These are SHOW SUN SHOW MOON and SHOW HEADING These commands will only work for you if you have entered your personal details They use your entered location as a reference so if you have not entered it or have entered it incorrectly they will not return the correct information 5 1 Sun The SHOW SUN command can be used in three different ways It can be used to show sunrise and sunset times for your own station a particular callsign or a prefix Example show sun The output from this would look something like this sh sun Location Rise Set Azim Elev GOVGS Morecambe Lancashire 07 08Z 17 39Z 205 3 24 1 sh sun 5b4 would look like this sh sun 5b4 Location Rise Set Azim Elev 5B Cyprus 5B 04 232 15 402 244 0 18 8 You can also specify multiple arguments like this sh sun gw4veq 5b4ab zs and then the output would look like this sh sun gw4veq 5b4ab zs Location Rise Set Azim Elev GW4VEQ Brungwran Isle of Anglesey IO 07 142 17 482 204 9 24 9 5B Cyprus 5B 04 232 15 402 244 5 18 3 ZS So Africa ZS1 ZS 04 312 17 282 289 9 41 3 ZS So Africa ZS5 ZS 03 44Z 16 342 278 5 32 0 ZS So Africa ZS6 ZS 03 592 16 422 277 6 35 0 5 2 Moon The SHOW MOON command works in the same way as the SHOW SUN command This program however calculates the rise and set times of the moon for a prefix or callsign together with the current azimuth and elevation
34. etin in BBS speak SP is an alias for SEND PRIVATE 12 24 set address set address lt your_address gt Record your postal address Literally record your address details on the cluster 12 25 set announce set announce Allow announce messages Allow announce messages to arrive at your terminal 12 26 set beep set beep Add beeps to terminal messages Add a beep to DX and other terminal messages 12 27 set dx set dxAllow DX messages to arrive at your terminal You can stop DX messages with the unset dx command 12 28 set dxgrid set dxgridAllow grid squares on the end of DX messages Some logging programs do not like the additional information at the end of a DX spot If this is the case use the unset dxgrid command to remove the grid squares http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 9 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference 12 29 set echo set echo Make the cluster echo your input If you are connected via a telnet session different implimentations of telnet handle echo differently depending on whether you are connected via port 23 or some other port You can use this command to change the setting appropriately You can remove the echo with the unset echo command The setting is stored in your user profile YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE THIS COMMAND IF YOU ARE CONNECTED VIA AX25 12 30 set here set here Set the here flag Let others on the cluster
35. ext Previous Contents 10 Filtering From version 1 45 10 1 General filter rules Upto v1 44 it was not possible for the user to set their own filters From v1 45 though that has all changed It is now possible to set filters for just about anything you wish If you have just updated from an older version of DXSpider you will need to update your new filters You do not need to do anything with your old filters they will be renamed as you update There are 3 basic commands involved in setting and manipulating filters These are accept reject and clear First we will look generally at filtering There are a number of things you can filter in the DXSpider system They all use the same general mechanism In general terms you can create a reject or an accept filter which can have up to 10 lines in it You do this using for example accept spots reJgect spots iosas where are the specific commands for that type of filter There are filters for spots wwv announce wcy and for sysops connects See each different accept or reject command reference for more details There is also a command to clear out one or more lines in a filter They are clear spots 1 clear spots all There is clear xxxx command for each type of filter and you can check that your filters have worked by the command show filter For now we are going to use spots for the examples but you can apply the same principles
36. f absolutely necessary It can create a LOT of messages passing between clusters Q I like to be working in the shack while logged into the cluster but I can t be looking at the screen all the time How can I be alerted when anything happens A Use the SET BEEP command You can find information on this in the DXSpider Command Reference section Q I got disconnected from the cluster and now I can t log back in again What is wrong A Probably the cluster thinks you are still logged on and will not let you reconnect using the same call to prevent loops Try logging on again adding an ssid to your callsign as DXSpider treats GOYLM and GOYLM 1 as different users Q How do I know if I have got the latest version of this user manual A The latest and greatest will always be on the Website It will also be included with every release of DXSpider As always if unsure ask your sysop what version number is the latest Next Previous Contents http www dxcluster org main usermanual 11 html 2 9 2002 11 43 00 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference Next Previous Contents 12 The DXSpider command reference Below is a complete list of commands available from the cluster prompt These are listed below in alphabetical order 12 1 accept announce accept announce 0 9 lt pattern gt Set an accept filter line for announce Create an accept this announce line for a filter An accept filter line means th
37. iota and say accept spots not on hf cw or info iota which achieves exactly the same thing You should choose one or the other until you are comfortable with the way it works You can mix them if you wish actually you can have an accept AND a reject on the same line but don t attempt this until you are sure you know what you are doing You can arrange your filter lines into logical units either for your own understanding or simply convenience Here is an example reject spots 1 on hf cw reject spots 2 on 50000 1400000 not by zone 14 15 16 or call zone 14 15 16 What this does is to ignore all HF CW spots and also rejects any spots on VHF which don t either originate or spot someone in Europe This is an example where you would use a line number 1 and 2 in this case if you leave the digit out the system assumes Digits 0 9 are available This make it easier to see just what filters you have set It also makes it more simple to remove individual filters during a contest for example You will notice in the above example that the second line has brackets Look at the line logically You can see there are 2 separate sections to it We are saying reject spots that are VHF or above APART from those in zones 14 15 and 16 either spotted there or originated there If you did not have the brackets to separate the 2 sections then Spider would read it logically from the front and see a different expression entirely
38. know you are here by only displaying your callsign If you are away from your terminal you can use the unset here command to let people know you are away This simply puts brackets around your callsign to indicate you are not available 12 31 set homenode set homenode node call Set your home cluster Tell the cluster system where you normally connect to Any Messages sent to you will normally find their way there should you not be connected eg SET HOMENODE gb7djk 12 32 set language set language language Set the language you wish to use You can select the language that you want the cluster to use Currently the languages available are en English sp Spanish and n Dutch 12 33 set location set location lat and long Set your latitude and longitude You can set your latitude and longitude manually or alternatively use the set qra command which will do the conversion for you set location 54 04 N 2 02 E 12 34 set logininfo set logininfo Show logins and logouts of nodes and users Show users and nodes when they log in and out of the local cluster You can stop these messages by using the unset logininfo command http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 10 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference 12 35 set name set name lt your_name gt Set your name Tell the cluster what your name is eg set name Dirk 12 36 set page set page
39. l etc You can talk to other stations connected to the cluster network too in real time whether at the node you are logged into or on another node connected to the network You can also use converse mode where several stations can talk to each other in the same way Of course the DX is still posted to you all the while 1 2 So what is DXSpider PacketCluster nodes have been around since roughly 1985 The original PacketCluster idea came from Dick Newell AK1A and ran under DOS In about 1992 Dick stopped the development of the PacketCluster software for amateur radio Many systems are still using this relatively old DOS software today There are several new compatible cluster programs around now including DXSpider DXSpider is a clone of PacketCluster software that runs under the Linux operating system Linux is fast becoming the choice for amateur radio stations because of it s flexibility reliability and the lack of the memory limitations of DOS Linux supports multitasking and is also multiuser It has support for AX25 ROSE NetROM and TCPIP built in making it the ideal choice for amateur radio It is also totally free DXSpider was conceived and begun in 1998 by Dirk Koopman G1TLH as an exercise in perl programming It has developed rapidly and today is a very powerful cluster program It was designed to be totally compatible with the AK1A program although several commands have been extended to try and improve functionality This man
40. lsign gt lt text gt Send a text message to lt callsign gt talk lt callsign gt gt lt node_call gt lt text gt Send a text message to lt callsign gt via lt node_call gt Send a short message to any other station that is visible on the cluster system You can send it to anyone you can see with a SHOW CONFIGURATION command they don t have to be connected locally The second form of TALK is used when other cluster nodes are connected with restricted information This usually means that they don t send the user information usually associated with logging on and off the cluster If you know that G3JNB is likely to be present on GB7TLH but you can only see GB7TLH in the SH C list but with no users then you would use the second form of the talk message If you want to have a ragchew with someone you can leave the text message out and the system will go into Talk mode What this means is that a short message is sent to the recipient telling them that you are in a Talking frame of mind and then you just type everything you send will go to the station that you asked for All the usual announcements spots and so on will still come out on your terminal If you want to do something such as send a spot you precede the normal command with a character eg DX 14001 GITLH What s a B class licensee doing on 20m CW HELP talk To leave talk mode type EX 12 63 type type filearea name Look at a file in one
41. ndant on how the sysop has configured his system If you are connecting via netrom then you are most probably connecting from another station Listing the nodes in that station with the NODES command will tell you what callsign or netrom alias to connect to Then just issue the connect command from there It is possible that the netrom alias may connect you to a node with an alias for the cluster such as DXC Just type this and you will be connected Example connect MBCDX 2 3 Telnet logins Because DXSpider runs under the Linux operating system it is possible to make a direct telnet connection into the cluster With telnet connections the source callsign is not seen by DXSpider so you will be asked to login with your callsign To telnet to DXSpider you would connect to a specific port There is no standard at the moment for a cluster telnet port but ask the sysop if you are unsure Example http www dxcluster org main usermanual 2 html 1 of 2 2 9 2002 11 42 53 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Logins and logouts telnet gb7mbc 8000 All the above are possible ways of connecting to a DXSpider cluster You may have some or all of these available to you There may be one or two additional ways to connect dependant on the network local to you However I am sure you get the idea 2 4 Logouts Logging out can be done by simply issuing the standard BYE command You could also send a disconnect if you are using AX25 or a CLOSE c
42. ndex html 1 of 2 2 9 2002 11 42 01 AM DXSpider 8 Periodic jobs e g starting connection to other clusters 9 Programming new commands or altering existing ones 10 Local customisation of the cluster daemon Copyright 1998 by Dirk Koopman GITLH All Rights Reserved Id index html v 1 19 2001 04 17 20 44 11 gOvgs Exp http www dxcluster org main index html 2 of 2 2 9 2002 11 42 01 AM The DXSpider Administration Manual v1 49 Next Previous Contents The DXSpider Administration Manual v1 49 lan Maude GOVGS gOvgs 2ea1dav net February 2002 revision 1 3 A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program 1 Routing and Filtering e 1 1 Introduction 1 2 Route Filters 1 3 The node_default filter 1 4 General route filtering 1 5 General filter rules 1 6 Types of filter 1 7 Filter options 1 8 Default filters 1 9 Advanced filtering 1 10 Basic hop control 1 11 Hop Control on Specific Nodes 1 12 Isolating networks 2 Other filters e 2 1 Filtering Mail e 2 2 Filtering words from text fields in Announce Talk and DX spots e 2 3 Stopping possibly bad DX Spots from Nodes or Spotters http www dxcluster org main adminmanual html 1 of 8 2 9 2002 11 42 16 AM The DXSpider Administration Manual v1 49 3 Mail 3 1 Personal mail 3 2 Bulletin mail 3 3 Forward pl 3 4 The msg command 3 5 Message status 3 6 Filtering mail 3 7 Distribution lists 3 8 BBS interface
43. node they use To see who is connected to the nodes the SHOW CONFIGURATION command is used Example 34 show configuration E a show configuration nodes JE show configuration node_call 4 show configuration prefix The first of our three examples would output something like this sh c Node Callsigns EI5TCR 7 users GB7ADX GB7BAA GAFPV G8TIC GB7BIG GDOTEP GD3UMW GB7BPQ GOINA GORCI G3AKU G3OCA GB7CDX G3JNB G4ALR GB7DJK GOFYD GOREK G1ITLH G4PEL G4S0Z G4TVR G7SQW K8AZ MOCTQ 1 MM1CXE 10 ON7WP GB7DXA GORDI G8SJP GB7DXC GOHDB GOWFK GlFYC G3KWK G3LME G3OIL G4BGW GAFUJ GAPDQ GW7SMV GB7DXE G1NNB GB7DXG GU6EFB GU7DHI GB7DXK GINTW G3IBI G3NSM G3XAQ G4CUS GAXQY G7GAN GB7DXM Gl1EUC G3GAF G3LAS G4ZTR G8WXU MOBCT MlIEMF You will notice that EISTCR is showing only that it has 7 users and not giving the actual callsigns This means that this node is on a limited protocol of some kind probably because of a contest situation where slow radio links can block up and fail if too much information is sent between nodes The second example would just show the nodes connected in the network like this sh c n Node Callsigns GB7BAA GB7BAA GB7BPQ GB7CDX GB7DJK GB7DXA GB7DXC GB7DXE GB7DXG GB7DXK GB7DXL GB7DXM GB7DXS GB7IPT GB7MRS GB7UJS GB7YDX KL7G N2TLY ONODXK GB7BIG EI5TCR GB7ADX GB7BIG GB7UDX GB7MBC http www dxcluster org main usermanual 7 html 1 of 2 2 9 2002 1
44. o be seen at your console Allow WX information to be seen at your console You can switch off WX messages with the unset wx command 12 43 show configuration show configuration node Show all visible nodes and their users This command allows you to see all the users that can be seen and the nodes to which they are connected With the optional node you can specify a particular node to look at This command is normally abbreviated to sh c BE WARNED the list that is returned can be VERY long 12 44 show configuration node show configuration node Show all the nodes connected Show all the nodes connected locally and the nodes they have connected 12 45 show date show date prefix callsign Show the local time This is very nearly the same as SHOW TIME the only difference the format of the date string if no arguments are given If no prefixes or callsigns are given then this command returns the local 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 12 46 show dx show dx options interrogate the spot database If you just type SHOW DX you will get the last so many spots sysop configurable but usually 10 In addition you can add any number of these options in very nearly any order to the basic SHOW DX command they are on band eg 160m 20m 2m 23cm 6mm on region
45. of the fileareas Type out the contents of a file in a filearea So for example in filearea bulletins you want to look at file arld051 you would enter TYPE bulletins arld051 See also SHOW FILES to see what fileareas are available and a list of content http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 18 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference 12 64 who who Show who is physically connected locally This is a quick listing that shows which callsigns are connected and what sort of connection they have 12 65 wx wx lt text gt Send a weather message to local users wx full lt text gt Send a weather message to all cluster users Weather messages can sometimes be useful if you are experiencing an extreme that may indicate enhanced conditions Next Previous Contents http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 19 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM
46. ommand if you are connected via telnet If you do not log out gracefully using one of the above commands you may find you are unable to get a full connect next time This may also happen if a NETRom connection drops You may get connected but nothing else will happen because the program thinks you are still connected and will not let you connect twice under the same call However you could reconnect by adding a number to the end of your call for example GOYLM2 This can be done by either altering your MYCALL setting in the TNC or by altering your program configuration Next Previous Contents http www dxcluster org main usermanual 2 html 2 of 2 2 9 2002 11 42 53 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Setting your personal details Next Previous Contents 3 Setting your personal details Once logged in to the cluster you should set your details so that anybody who wishes to contact you can find out who and where you are There are four items to set your name qth location and home node Setting these details also allows the use of the SHOW HEADING and SHOW SUN commands from within the cluster Unless you set your QTH and location these commands cannot function Once you have set your name DXSpider will greet you with it next time you login Your QTH setting is where you live and it is a good idea to add your locator to this as the location setting is converted to latitude and longitude once inputted You can actually set your location in la
47. re no examples because WCY Broadcasts only come from one place and you either want them or not see UNSET WCY if you don t want them This command is really provided for future use http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 2 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference See HELP FILTER for information 12 4 accept wwv accept wwv 0 9 lt pattern gt Set an accept WWV filter It is unlikely that you will want to do this but if you do then you can filter on the following fields by lt prefixes gt eg G M 2 origin lt prefixes gt origin dxcc numbers eg 61 62 from eg sh pre G origin itu numbers origin zone numbers by dxcc numbers by itu numbers by zone numbers channel lt prefixes gt for example accept wwv by zone 4 is probably the only useful thing to do which will only show WW broadcasts by stations in the US See HELP FILTER for information 12 5 announce announce text Send an announcement to local users Send an announcement to LOCAL users only where text is the text of the announcement you wish to broadcast 12 6 announce full announce full text Send an announcement cluster wide This command will send your announcement across the whole cluster network 12 7 apropos apropos string Search the help database Search the help database for string it isn t case sensitive and print
48. rizon As default it will give information for the next three hours for every five minute period You can alter the number of hours and the step size within certain limits Each pass in a period is separated with a row of characters So for example SH SAT AO 10 SH SAT FENGYUNI1 12 2 http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 16 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference 12 57 show sun show sun lt prefix gt lt callsign gt Show sun rise and set times Show the sun rise and set times for a list of prefixes or callsigns together with the azimuth and elevation of the sun currently at those locations If you don t specify any prefixes or callsigns it will show the times for your QTH assuming you have set it with either SET LOCATION or SET QRA together with the current azimuth and elevation If all else fails it will show the sunrise and set times for the node that you are connected to For example SH SUN SH SUN GITLH K9CW ZS 12 58 show time show time lt prefix gt lt callsign gt Show the local time If no prefixes or callsigns are given then this command returns the local 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 12 59 show wcy show wcy Show the last 10 WCY broadcasts show wcy n Show the last
49. sed to predict the MUF given the predicted flux day of the year hour of the day and geographic coordinates of the transmitter and receiver This routine is reasonably accurate for the purposes here with a claimed RMS error of 3 8 MHz but much smaller and less complex than the programs used by major shortwave broadcasting organizations such as the Voice of America The command will display some header information detailing its assumptions together with the locations latitude and longitudes and bearings It will then show UTC UT local time at the other end LT calculate the MUFs Sun zenith angle at the midpoint of the path Zen and the likely signal strengths Then for each frequency for which the system thinks there is a likelihood of a circuit it prints a value The value is currently a likely S meter reading based on the conventional 6dB S point scale If the value has a appended it means that it is 1 2 an S point stronger If the value is preceeded by an m it means that there is likely to be much fading and by an s that the signal is likely to be noisy By default SHOW MUF will show the next two hours worth of data You can specify anything up to 24 hours worth of data by appending the no of hours required after the prefix For example SH MUF W produces RxSens 123 dBM SFI 159 Rz 193 Month 10 Day 21 Power 20 dBW Distance 6283 km Delay 22 4 ms Location Lat Long Azim East Dereham Norfolk
50. the names of all the commands that may be relevant 12 8 bye bye Exit from the cluster This will disconnect you from the cluster http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 3 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference 12 9 clear spots clear spots 1 all Clear a spot filter line This command allows you to clear remove a line in a spot filter or to remove the whole filter If you have a filter acc spot 1 on hf cw acc spot 2 on vhf and by zone 14 15 16 or call zone 14 15 16 and you say clear spot 1 you will be left with acc spot 2 on vhf and by zone 14 15 16 or ca ll zone 14 15 16 If you do clear spot all the filter will be completely removed 12 10 dbavail dbavail Show a list of all the databases in the system The title says it all really this command lists all the databases defined in the system It is also aliased to SHOW COMMAND 12 11 dbshow dbshow dbname key Display an entry if it exists in a database This is the generic user interface to the database to the database system It is expected that the sysop will add an entry to the local Aliases file so that users can use the more familiar AK1A style of enquiry such as SH BUCK G1TLH but if he hasn t and the database really does exist use DBAVAIL or SHOW COMMAND to find out you can do the same thing with DBSHOW buck G1TLH 12 12 directory
51. titude longitude or as a locator Setting your home node will tell the program where you wish mail to be sent to you Examples set name Ian set qth Morecambe Lancashire IO84NB set location 48 34 n 12 12 e set qra IO84NB set home gb7mbc Next Previous Contents http www dxcluster org main usermanual 3 html 2 9 2002 11 42 54 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Getting and posting DX Next Previous Contents 4 Getting and posting DX When all is said and done this is the main function of a DX cluster In its simplest form you can just connect to the node and you will start to receive DX spots almost immediately You can check on recent postings in either a general manner or on a particular band or mode You can even check DX by callsign or a fragment of a callsign Of course once you get the hang of things it is expected that you start posting some yourself After all there would be no clusters if people did not post DX and you get the added thrill of the hunt 4 1 Receiving DX As we have already said it is possible just to connect to the cluster and you will receive spots automatically However you may wish to check on spots just posted Maybe you wish to see if a particular band is open or if a certain callsign is active perhaps a DXpedition The command to do this is SHOW DX Without any other arguments this command will output the last 10 spots posted It is possible to look at more than this for example the last 20 or
52. to all types of filter 10 2 Types of filter There are two main types of filter accept or reject You can use either to achieve the result you want dependent on your own preference and which is more simple to do It is pointless writing 8 lines of reject filters when 1 accept filter would do the same thing Each filter has 10 lines of any length which are tried in order If a line matches then the action you have specified is taken ie reject means ignore it and accept means take it If you specify reject filters then any lines that arrive that match the filter will be dumped but all else will be accepted If you use an accept filter then ONLY the lines in the filter will be accepted and all else will be dumped For example if you have a single line accept filter accept spots on vhf and by zone 14 15 16 or call zone 14 15 16 then you will ONLY get VHF spots from or to CQ zones 14 15 and 16 http www dxcluster org main usermanual 10 html 1 of 3 2 9 2002 11 42 59 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Filtering From version 1 45 If you set a reject filter like this reject spots on hf cw Then you will get everything EXCEPT HF CW spots You could make this single filter even more flexible For example if you are interested in IOTA and will work it even on CW even though normally you are not interested in CW then you could say reject spots on hf cw and not info iota But in that case you might only be interested in
53. u lt numbers gt origin_zone lt numbers gt http www dxcluster org main usermanual 12 html 7 of 19 2 9 2002 11 43 04 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 The DXSpider command reference by dxcc numbers by itu numbers by zone numbers channel lt prefixes gt There are no examples because WCY Broadcasts only come from one place and you either want them or not see UNSET WCY if you don t want them This command is really provided for future use See HELP FILTER for information 12 21 reject wwv reject wwv 0 9 pattern Set a reject WWV filter It is unlikely that you will want to do this but if you do then you can filter on the following fields by lt prefixes gt eg G M 2 origin lt prefixes gt origin dxcc numbers eg 61 62 from eg sh pre G origin itu numbers origin zone numbers by dxcc numbers by itu numbers by zone numbers channel lt prefixes gt for example reject wwv by zone 14 15 16 is probably the only useful thing to do which will only show WW broadcasts by stations in the US See HELP FILTER for information 12 22 reply reply Reply privately to the last message that you have read reply msgno Reply privately to the specified message reply B lt msgno gt Reply as a Bulletin to the specified message reply NOPrivate msgno Reply as a Bulletin to the specified message reply RR lt msgno gt Reply to the specified message
54. ual is designed to help you become familiar with the commands that DXSpider supports and to help you get the best from the program so you can enjoy working that rare DX As DXSpider is being improved all the time commands will be added as time goes by so make sure you have the most upto date version of this manual The latest version will always be included with the cluster program so if you are unsure simply ask your sysop The manual will also be available on the wesite Next Previous Contents http www dxcluster org main usermanual 1 html 2 9 2002 11 42 53 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Logins and logouts Next Previous Contents 2 Logins and logouts You might not think that there is a lot of point of including a section on how to log in and out of DXSpider However you would be suprised at the difficulties some people have in simply getting in and out of the cluster There are several ways a login might be achieved dependant on how the sysop has DXSpider configured It is impossible for me to cover all variations but here are the basic ones 2 1 AX25 logins Simplicity itself The usual CONNECT command will log you straight into the cluster and you will not have to do anything else Obviously you will have to connect to the correct callsign Some nodes use an SSID with their call so you would have to add that Examples connect GB7MBC connect GB7MBC 1 2 2 Netrom logins There are several possibilities here depe
55. wish to post something that does not fall into the normal parameters for a DX callout You may wish to tell everybody connected that 10 FM is open for example or ask if anyone knows the QSL manager for a certain callsign etc You can do this using the ANNOUNCE command Example announce 10 FM is open in IO84NB to europe That would let everyone know locally that this was the case however it would not be forwarded to other nodes connected To send announcements to other connected nodes as well you would use the FULL extension Example announce full Anyone seen EA7WA today Be cautious in your use of announce full There are many other tools available to get the information you require and the judicious use of this command is frowned upon as it creates a great deal of traffic across the network 6 2 Listing announcements You can list previous announcements in the standard format with the SHOW command As before you can list just the last 5 or as many as you wish Example show announcements show announcements 10 Next Previous Contents http www dxcluster org main usermanual 6 html 2 9 2002 11 42 55 AM The DXSpider User Manual v1 49 Nodes and users Next Previous Contents 7 Nodes and users You can check which nodes are connected in the network who is logged on locally who is logged on at all the nodes or even just one node in particular This is handy if you wish to see whether a friend is connected at the
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