PacketCluster^TM User Manual

YCCC Sysops Association

Covers Version 5 PacketCluster^TM Features
October, 1996 (Updated November, 1999)

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Getting (and Staying) Connected

Equipment

Choosing a Node

Distance and Equipment Recommended

Recommended Parameters

Chapter 3. Setting Your Own User Parameters

Chapter 4. Using Spotting Network Services

Standard Databases

• DX
• WWV
• WX (Weather)
• MUF
• Sun
• Time
• Heading
• Needs (for DXCC)

Custom Databases

• Allocation
• Buckmaster
• Commands
• Contests
• General Information
• IOTA
• IRC
• QSL Manager
• Rules
• Zones

Files

Contest Mode

System Information

Chapter 5. Inter-User Communications

Addresses

Posting and Reading Messages

• Directory
• Read
• Delete
• Send
• Reply

Buying and Selling Over the Air

Immediate Communications

• Talk
• Announce

Chapter 6. Getting the Most out of the Network

SET Commands

Spot Filters

Internet Connections

User Command Files

Hints for using the Cluster Effectively

Quick Reference

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