[FlexNet] How send "BEACON"

Fri, 16 Apr 2004 08:56:53 -0500

Beacon text commands are defined in FLXSYSOP.TXT manual.

FLXSYSOP.TXT is available from the FlexNet web page.

Be carefull, as RMNC and PCFlexNet commands are both
defined in this text.

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The Beacon-file has a special format. You may set up any beacon on any
port. The file format is as follows:

# <t> <p> <tocall> [via [via ...] ] :Beacon
text..........................#

<#>       delimits the different beacon information
<t>       time between two beacon transmissions, in minutes.
(1..255 minutes)
<p>       port number where the beacon is to be sent
<tocall>  Destination call of the beacon, for example "BEACON", "RMNC",
          "FLXNET", "TEST" or similar , there may be up to 8 digipeaters
          specified, via which the beacon will be sent.

Example:

10 0 RMNC:Digi Odenwald * JN49IQ * Krehberg/Odw. *#
30 1 RMNC DB0KT DB0ODW:DB0KT QRV#
5  0
FLXNET:Testbeacon DB0ODW

Our example consists of 3 beacons, each delimited by a "#".
(beacon1...#beacon2...#beacon3...) Between the single statements there may
be <CR>s to improve readability. It is not important whether the callsigns
are upper- or lowercase. Source callsign of the beacon is always the
mycall of the node. When no beacon-text has been entered since the last
cold-reboot, the default-beacon is sent every 3 minutes:

#3 0 FLXNET:RMNC/FlexNet V3.3d

All beacons are sent as UI (Unproto-Information) with the command bit set.

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73 John WB2CIK

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Andrea Bernardo (Sidergorla S.p.a.)
> [SMTP:[email protected]]
> Sent:	Friday, April 16, 2004 9:29 AM
> To:	[email protected]
> Subject:	[FlexNet] How send "BEACON"
> 
> Hello guys,
> using Flex 3.3g under DOS 6.22
> I make a file   B.FPR  including beacon text.
> 
> So, what is command setting beacon time...
> example send every 10 minute ecc.......??
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 73 de IK2XDE Andrea.
> E-mail: [email protected]
> 
> 
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