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.TH TLF 1 "version 1.3.2" TLF "Ham radio"
.SH NAME
Tlf - amateur radio contest keyer/logging program for
Radiosport
.SH SYNOPSIS
.SY tlf
.OP \-dhnrvV
.OP \-f config_file
.OP \-s user:password@host/dir/logfilename
.YS
.
.SH DESCRIPTION
.
.B Tlf
is a console (ncurses) mode general purpose
.SM CW
keyer, logging and contest program for amateur radio operators. It supports
the
.SM CQWW,
.SM WPX,
.SM ARRL-DX,
.SM ARRL-FD,
.SM STEWPERRY,
.SM PACC
and
.SM EU SPRINT
contests as well as a lot more basic contests, general QSO and DXpedition
mode.  From version 1.2.0 onward there is also support for the FOC Marathon.
It interfaces with a Morse Code generator, a number of radios via the
.B Hamlib
library, and with a
.B "DX Cluster"
via telnet or packet radio.  Tlf can project DX cluster data into
the excellent Xplanet program, written by Hari Nair.
.P
Contest operation mimics the popular
.B TR-Log
program for DOS, the output file is TR-Log compatible.  The log can be
exported in
.SM ADIF
or
.B Cabrillo
format.
.P
The program was written for console mode on purpose, which allows it to run on
smaller machines, or remotely via
.SM SSH
or a modem link.
.P
Since Tlf version 0.9.21 the
.B cwdaemon
0.9 is fully supported, featuring direct mode for the keyboard and output to
parallel and serial ports and speed and weight control from the keyboard, and
band info output on the parallel port.
.P
For users of the K1EL series of \(lqWin Keyers\(rq, the
.B winkeydaemon
is available from
.UR https://github.com/N0NB/winkeydaemon
GitHub
.UE .
Setup is the same as for the cwdaemon.
.P
For radio control Tlf works with Hamlib (version >= 1.2.8), you
can find it at
.UR https://www.hamlib.org/
www.hamlib.org
.UE .
.P
Tlf provides full
.SM TCP/IP
networking between Tlf nodes, syncing/distributing log, packet
data, frequency data, local talk, serial numbers, time sync etc.
.P
.
.SH OPTIONS
Options given to Tlf on the command line.
.TP
.B \-h
Show summary of options and exit.
.TP
.BI \-f\  config_file
Start with non-default configuration file:
.
.IP
.EX
tlf \-f PA0R
.EE
.IP
Defaults to
.I logcfg.dat
in actual working directory.
.TP
.BI \-s\  user:password@host/dir/logfilename
Synchronize log with other node
.
.IP
.EX
tlf \-s user:password@host/dir/logfilename
.EE
.
.TP
.B \-V
Output version information and exit.
.TP
.B \-v
Verbose startup.
.TP
.B \-d
Debug
.B rigctl.
.TP
.B \-n
Start without packet/cluster.
.TP
.B \-r
Start without radio control when user wants to start Tlf without
modifying
.IR logcfg.dat \.
.TP
.B \-i
Import an existing CABRILLO file. When Tlf starts, looks for the
.I YOURCALL.cab
log, reads the configuration and rule files, and based on the
current setup, generates the log(s). If the contest is WAE, and you have QTC's
in cabrillo, then Tlf makes the QTC logfiles too. Tlf
doesn't write over the existing log(s).  The generated import will be
.IR IMPORT_CONTEST.log ,
where the CONTEST is the name of contest in the config. If
QTC exists, then the files
.I IMPORT_QTC_sent.log
and
.I IMPORT_QTC_recv.log
will be created.
.
.SH USAGE
.
Tlf has been written for
.BR "console mode" \.
If you want to run Tlf from a terminal in
.BR X ,
you will probably get the best results if you set \fBTERM\fR=\fIlinux\fR and
use a Linux console terminal.  Both KDE and GNOME terminals have a facility to
start a Linux console in an X terminal as does Xfce-terminal.
.P
By default,
.BR xterm (1)
may give unreadable colours.  If so, you will have to set
different colours in
.I logcfg.dat
or prepare
.I $HOME/.Xresources
to the preferred colour scheme.  One advantage of xterm is that it doesn't
consume the
.B F11
key which other terminal emulators reserve for full screen mode nor
.BR Ctrl\-PgUp / Ctrl\-PgDn
which may be used for tab switching in other emulators.
.P
Recent efforts have resulted in improved keyboard handling.  If you find keys
that do not work, the developers would like to receive your report of which
keys and which terminal have the problem.  Please send the report to the
mailing list shown in the
.B BUGS
section below.
.P
There are excellent results with the latest KDE, GNOME, and Xfce terminal
emulators (vi colours are preferred by some).  As Tlf uses ncurses
to format its display you must use a proper font.  (Good choices are the Linux
font, Inconsolata, Hack, or any monospace font that dots or slashes the zero
character).  If you have problems, try the linux text console first and work
from there.
.P
Normally you start or restart Tlf in fast mode with
\(lq\fBtlf\fR\(rq.  During debugging of a
.I logcfg.dat
file you can start in verbose mode, to have a look at the startup messages.
From Tlf version 0.9.3 you can load different config files with:
.
.IP
.EX
tlf \-f config_file
.EE
.
.P
If you have the packet cluster enabled you will first see the packet screen
(if you are using telnet and you have provided your callsign in
.IR logcfg.dat \,
you will be automatically logged in switched to the main logging screen).  Log
in with your callsign, if needed, and switch to the main logging screen with
the \(oq:\(cq command.  You can come back to the packet screen later with the
.BR :PAC ket
command from the call input field of the main logging screen.
.P
You can exit and close Tlf with the
.BR :EXI t
or
.BR :QUI t
commands or with
.BR Ctrl\-C ,
.BR Alt\-Q \ or
.BR Alt\-X \.
.P
At restart Tlf recalculates the score, which may take some time
depending on the number of QSOs in the logfile and the speed of your system.
Tlf takes the points as they are in the log, and calculates the
multiplier from either callsign or exchange field (depending on the contest).
.
.SH COMMANDS
.
These commands are entered in the
.B callsign
field of the main logging screen.  Each command consists of the leading
\(oq:\(cq and at minimum the upper case characters of the command name plus
any needed parameters separated by \(oqSpace\(cq.
.
.TP
.BR :ADI f
Writes the log to an Amateur Data Interchange Format (ADIF) file
.IR logfile.adif \.
.
.TP
.BR :CHA r
Input the number of characters for CW auto-start or \(oqm\(cq for manual
start. Possible values are: \(oq0\(cq (off), \(oq2\(cq...\(oq5\(cq or
\(oqm\(cq (manual).  After typing as many characters in the input field or
after pressing the \(oqEnter\(cq key in manual mode Tlf starts
sending the callsign without further keystrokes.  You can type in the rest of
the call (but quickly).  As soon as the sending catches your last typed
character Tlf automatically sends the exchange and the cursor jumps
to the exchange field.  \(oqEscape\(cq stops sending.  This works only in CW
contests in RUN mode.
.
.TP
.BR :CHE ck
.TQ
.BR :NOC heck
Turn the dupe check window On|Off.
.
.TP
.BR :CQD elay
Change Auto_CQ delay (in 1/2 seconds, with Up/Down arrow keys).
.
.TP
.BR :CLO ff
No cluster information (non-assisted contest operation).
.
.TP
.BR :CLU ster
.TQ
.B :MAP
Show cluster window or bandmap.
.
.TP
.BR :CON test
Toggle contest mode On|Off.
.
.TP
.B :CTY
.TQ
.BR :ZON e
.TQ
.BR :MUL t
Show needed country multipliers, zones, multipliers per continent (depends on
the contest).
.
.TP
.BR :CWM ode
.TQ
.BR :SSB mode
.TQ
.BR :DIG imode
Switch TRX to CW|SSB|Digimode mode.
.
.TP
.BR :DEB ug_tty
Debug routine for rig communication links.
.
.TP
.BR :EDI t
Edit the log with your favourite editor (the editor (vi[m]|joe|e3|mcedit)
can be set in
.IR logcfg.dat ).
.
.TP
.BR :EXI t
.TQ
.BR :QUI t
Exit Tlf (synonym to
.BR Ctl\-C ,
.BR Ctl\-D ,
.BR Alt\-Q ,
and
.BR Alt\-X ")."
.
.TP
.BR :FIL ter
Filter cluster info (announce, dx-spots, all).
.
.TP
.BR :FRE q
Show frequency or band/score information of your other stations.
.
.TP
.BR :FLDIGI
Turn off/on Fldigi communication.
.
.TP
.BR :HEL p
Show online help (displays
.I help.txt
from working directory or from
.I /usr/share
if no local one exists).
.
.TP
.BR :INF o
Show network status.
.
.TP
.BR :MES sage
Edit CW (Morse Code) messages.
.
.TP
.BR :MOD e
Toggle TRX mode (CW|SSB|DIG).
.
.TP
.BR :PAC ket
Switch to the packet terminal.  Switch back to the main logging screen with
\(oq:\(cq.
.
.TP
.BR :REC onnect
Re-opens the connection to the DX cluster in case it was disconnected.
.
.TP
.BR :RES core
Recalculates the values in the score window (e.g. after deleting or editing
QSOs).
.
.TP
.BR :RIT clear
Toggle the RIT reset after QSO On|Off.
.
.TP
.B :SET
.TQ
.B :CFG
Edit various parameters in
.I logcfg.dat
file and reload it.
.
.TP
.BR :SCA n
Enter the SCAN function (return with \(oqEscape\(cq).
.
.TP
.BR :SCO re
Toggle the score window On|Off.
.
.TP
.BR :SCV olume
Adjust the soundcard volume for the sidetone (Up|Down).  Range: 0\(en99.
.
.TP
.BR :SIM ulator
Toggle simulator mode.  In simulator mode you can work a complete CQWW CW
contest in TR-Log mode.  Set \fBCONTEST\fR=\fIcqww\fR.
.
.TP
.BR :SOU nd
The SOUND recorder is a utility to record the voice keyer messages and enables
you to record the complete contest in chunks of 1 hour to the hard drive.  It
does this in the directory:
.IR $HOME/tlf/soundlogs .
The sound recorder uses a script called
.I soundlog
which has to be located in
.IR $HOME/tlf/soundlogs .
It can be found in the
.I scripts
directory.  If your soundcard is different from
.I /dev/dsp
you can use the
.B SC_DEVICE
parameter in the
.I logcfg.dat
file.  The file extension is
.IR .au ,
the Sun ulaw format.  The recorder produces < 60 MB per hour.  This means you
can record a complete CQWW in less than 3 Giga Bytes. If your disk cannot
handle this, FTP the soundfile to a server every hour.
.IP
.BR "F1 ... F12" ,\  s ,\  c ,\ ...
will record the voice keyer message for that key.
.IP
.BR 1 :
Start contest recording to ddhhmm.au.
.IP
.BR 2 :
Stop contest recording.
.IP
.BR 3 :
List contest recordings.
.IP
.BR 4 :
Play back contest recording ddhh[mm][:xx].
.RS
.RS
.P
xx is the offset from the start of the file e.g.:
.P
2110 will start from beginning of the day 21 hr 10:00 file.
.P
21100013:00 will start from day 21, hh 10, mm 00, + 13 minutes: 0 seconds.
.RE
.RE
.IP
To create a new file every hour add a
.BR crontab (1)
job to run the following command every hour:
.RS
.RS
.P
.EX
/usr/bin/pkill \-f sox > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
.EE
.P
Running the crontab job at other intervals will create sound recordings of the
interval period in length.
.RE
.RE
.IP
Once started the recorder will run until the lock file
.I $HOME/.VRlock
is removed.
.
.TP
.BR :SYN c
Synchronize the logfile of this node with the logfile pointed to by the
parameter \fBSYNCFILE\fR=\fIuser:password@host/dir/logfile\fR.  Tlf
will
.BR wget (1)
the logfile from the relevant node, make a dated backup of your local logfile,
and merge the 2 files.  The score will be recalculated.
.
.TP
\fB:TON\fRe [\fIdd\fR]\fId\fR
Set PC sidetone frequency in Hertz.  Range: 300\(en900, 0 = Off.
.
.TP
.BR :TRX control
Toggle rig control On|Off.  Default is Off unless
.B RADIO_CONTROL
is given in
.I logcfg.dat
(only makes sense with rig control capability).
.
.TP
.BR :VIE w
View the log with
.BR less (1).
.
.TP
.BR :WRI te
Write cabrillo file according to specified format (see
.B CABRILLO
statement in the
.B RULES
section).
.
.SH KEYS
.
Work has been ongoing to unify the key map between the Linux text console and
the various X terminals.  It may be slightly different on certain X terminals
depending on which keys they consume for their own use.  Turn off any key
recognition by the terminal for its own purposes (menu access, help display,
etc.) if possible.  Pay special attention to the F1-F12 and Alt-<char> keys.
Moreover, on some systems you must set the \fBTERM\fR=\fIlinux\fR or
\fBTERM\fR=\fIrxvt\fR environment variables.  This also works under VNC.
.P
Certain key combinations will probably not be useable as the Linux console
consumes Alt-F1 through
.RI Alt-F x
(often F7, but could be greater) for switching its virtual consoles.
Likewise, the various desktop environments consume key combinations for their
own use.  Ctrl-F1 through
.RI Ctrl-F x
are used to switch desktop workspaces.
.RI Alt-F x
combinations are used for various desktop features and are unavailable
for Tlf use.
.P
Some desktop terminal emulators are capable of being configured to allow the
application running in them to get all of the keys the desktop environment
does not consume.  In testing good choices seem to be Gnome Terminal, Rox
Terminal, or the classic Xterm (although its color representation differs from
the Linux console and other terminal emulators).  Xfce Terminal is known to
consume F11 and Ctrl-PageUp and Ctrl-PageDown.  The Tlf developers
have implemented Alt-PageUp and Alt-PageDown as a work-around for the Ctrl
counterparts.  Reports of success with other terminals are welcome.
.
.SS Call Input and Exchange Fields
.
The Call Input and Exchange Fields are the two main entry fields of
Tlf where the majority of the keyboard entry takes place.  The call
input field is active when Tlf completes its initialization and
presents the main screen.
.P
Most key sequences are the same in both fields.  Differences are noted as
necessary.
.
.TP
.BR A-Z ,\  0-9 ,\  /
\fBCall input:\fR ASCII letters, numerals, and the '/' characters that make up
an internationally recognized amateur radio callsign plus temporary location
identifiers.  Spaces are not allowed.
.IP
\fBExchange:\fR information provided by the other station possibly separated by
spaces, e.g., ARRL Field Day and ARRL Sweepstakes.
.
.TP
.B Space
Switches from call input to exchange field.  Separates exchange field elements
when multiple exchange elements must be entered, e.g., ARRL Field Day and ARRL
Sweepstakes.
.
.TP
.B Tab
Switch between call input and exchange fields (jump back to call input from
exchange field).
.
.TP
.B Enter
Smart key depending on contest mode.
.
.IP
Tlf follows the TR operating style which has two modes, CQ and S&P.
.IP
CQ mode is used for \(lqrunning\(rq, i.e., staying on one frequency and
having other stations answer your call.
.br
S&P mode is for tuning up or down the band and answering the calls of other
stations.
.
.IP
.B In CQ Mode:
.RS 7
.IP \(bu 2
With the call input field empty,
\(oqEnter\(cq
sends the F12 message (Auto CQ).
.IP \(bu 2
With characters in the call input field,
\(oqEnter\(cq
answers the calling station by sending
the F3 message (RST) and moves the cursor to
the exchange field.
.IP \(bu 2
If the exchange field is empty,
\(oqEnter\(cq
repeats the F3 message (RST).
.IP \(bu 2
After the exchange information received from the other station is entered,
\(oqEnter\(cq
sends the CQ_TU_MSG message if defined,
or \(lqTU\(rq and your call otherwise.
Afterwards it logs the QSO,
and returns the cursor to the
call input field to answer the next call.
.RE
.
.IP
.B In S&P Mode:
.RS 7
.IP \(bu 2
When the call input field is empty,
\(oqEnter\(cq
sends the S&P_CALL_MSG if defined,
or your call otherwise.
.IP \(bu 2
When the exchange field is empty,
\(oqEnter\(cq
sends the S&P_CALL_MSG if defined,
or your call otherwise.
.IP \(bu 2
When the call input field has been filled,
\(oqEnter\(cq
sends the S&P_CALL_MSG if defined,
or your call otherwise.
Afterwards it moves the cursor to the exchange field.
.IP \(bu 2
Once the exchange has been received,
\(oqEnter\(cq
sends the S&P_TU_MSG if defined,
otherwise it sends your call
followed by the F3 message (RST).
Afterwards it logs the QSO
and returns the cursor to the call input
field to answer the next call.
.RE
.
.TP
.B Backspace
Erases the character to the left of the cursor and moves the cursor one
position to the left.
.
.TP
.B Escape
Stop CW transmission, clears characters, returns to call input field, keyboard
off (universal undo).
.IP
As an example, characters have been entered in both the call input and
exchange fields, the cursor is in the exchange field, and the transmission of
a CW message is in progress.  The first press of \(oqEscape\(cq will stop
the CW transmission and clear the exchange field and position the cursor to
the leftmost position of the exchange field.  The second press of
\(oqEscape\(cq will move the cursor to the right of the last character in
the call input field.  The third press of \(oqEscape\(cq will clear the call
input field.
.
.TP
.BR \(<-\  (Left-Arrow)
Change to next band lower or wrap to highest band if already on the lowest band
when callsign field empty.
.IP
Enter edit mode if one or more characters are present and move the cursor to
the left of the rightmost character.
.
.TP
.BR \(->\  (Right-Arrow)
Change to next band higher or wrap to the lowest band if already on the highest
band when call input field is empty.
.
.TP
.B F1
In CQ mode, send message F1 (CQ).
.br
In S&P mode send message F6 (MY).
.
.TP
.B F2-F11
Send CW, RTTY or VOICE messages 2 through 11.
.
.TP
.B F12
Start
.B Auto_CQ
(only from call input field).  Sends F12 message repeatedly pausing for Auto_CQ
delay time between messages.  Auto_CQ is cancelled with first character entry
into the call input field.
.
.TP
.BR +\  (Plus)
Toggle between the CQ and S&P modes.
.
.TP
.B PgUp
Increase CW (Morse Code) speed (from call and exchange fields).
.IP
If the cursor is in the call input field and it is not empty and CHANGE_RST is
set: increase his S value (the leftmost of the RST pair).
.IP
If the cursor is in the exchange field and it is not empty and CHANGE_RST is
set: increase my S value (the rightmost of the RST pair).
.
.TP
.B PgDown
Decrease CW (Morse Code) speed (from call input and exchange fields).
.IP
If the cursor is in the call input field and it is not empty and CHANGE_RST is
set: decrease his S value (the leftmost of the RST pair).
.IP
If the cursor is in the exchange field and it is not empty and CHANGE_RST is
set: decrease my S value (the rightmost of the RST pair).
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-PgUp
.TQ
.B Alt-PgUp
Increase Auto_CQ delay pause length (+1/2 sec).
.IP
Set Auto_CQ delay to message length + pause length.
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-PgDown
.TQ
.B Alt-PgDown
Decrease Auto_CQ delay pause length (\-1/2 sec).
.
.IP
As some terminals, Xfce Terminal is one such, consume
Ctrl-PageUp/Ctrl-PageDown, the Alt-key combinations allow for setting the
Auto_CQ delay pause length.
.
.IP
.BR NB :
If neither key combination works try
.B :CQD
instead.
.
.TP
.BR ?\  (Query)
In CW or DIGIMODE sends the partial call followed by \(lq ?\(rq.  In VOICE mode
sends recorded message 5 (F5).
.
.TP
.BR ;\  (Semicolon)
Insert note in log.
.
.TP
.BR ,\  (comma)
Activate Morse Keyboard.  Also Ctrl-K.
.
.TP
.BR \(dq\  "(Double quotation)"
Send talk message to other Tlf nodes.
.
.TP
.BR \-\  (Minus)
Delete last QSO (Use
.BR :RES core
to correct scoring afterward).
.
.TP
.BR \[ua]\  (Up-Arrow)
Edit last QSO: Insert, overwrite, and delete; + log view.
.
.TP
.BR =\  (Equals)
Confirm last call.
.
.TP
.BR _\  (Underscore)
Confirm last exchange.
.
.TP
.BR {\  "(Open brace)"
In RTTY (DIGIMODE), keyboard mode switch TX on.
.
.TP
.BR }\  "(Close brace)"
In RTTY (DIGIMODE), keyboard mode switch TX off (RX).
.
.TP
.BR \e\  (Backslash)
Log QSO without CW output.
.
.IP
In RTTY (DIGIMODE), keyboard mode switch controller to command mode
(back to operating mode with \(lqK \(oqEnter\(cq\(rq.
.
.TP
.BR #\  (Hash)
Transceiver VFO frequency \(-> mem, mem \(-> transceiver VFO frequency.
.
.TP
.BR !\  (Exclamation)
Get a new shell.  Come back with \(lqexit\(rq.
.
.TP
.B Alt-,
.TQ
.BR .\  (Period)
Change bandmap filter configuration.  You can filter to show spots from all or
own band only, from all/own mode only and if you want to see dupes or not (see
the help (\fBAlt-H\fR) display), only new multiplier or all call (only CQWW).
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-A
Add a spot to bandmap and broadcast it on the local network.
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-B
Send a spot to the DX Cluster (a connection to a DX cluster must exit).
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-C
.TQ
.B Ctrl-D
Exit Tlf (synonyms to
.BR :EXI t,
.BR :QUI t,
.BR Alt-Q ,
and
.BR Alt-X ")."
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-E
Ends modem capture for RTTY mode in QTC window (started with
.BR Ctrl-S ).
.
.IP
See
.I /usr/share/doc/README_QTC_RTTY.txt
for more information.
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-F
Set frequency.  Use Up/Down-Arrow for 100hz steps and Pg-Up/Pg-Down for 500hz
steps.  Return to logging with \(oqEscape\(cq.
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-G
Grab next DX spot from bandmap.
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-K
Keyboard (CW and RTTY).
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-L
Reset the screen.
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-P
Maximum Usable Frequency (MUF) display.
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-Q
Open the QTC window for receiving QTCs if \fBQTC\fR=\fIRECV\fR or
\fBQTC\fR=\fIBOTH\fR or sending QTCs if \fBQTC\fR=\fISEND\fR is set in
.IR logcfg.dat .
Same as
.B Ctrl-S
if \fBQTC\fR=\fISEND\fR.
.
.IP
See
.I /usr/share/doc/README_QTC.txt
and
.I /usr/share/doc/README_QTC_RTTY.txt
for more information.
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-R
Toggle
.I /dev/lp0
pin 14 (Mic/Soundcard switch | trx1/trx2 switch).
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-S
Open the QTC window for sending QTCs if \fBQTC\fR=\fISEND\fR or
\fBQTC\fR=\fIBOTH\fR in \fIlogcfg.dat\fR.  Saves QTCs while in QTC window.
.
.IP
In RTTY mode starts capture from the modem after the window has been opened
with
.BR Ctrl-Q .
End capture with
.BR Ctrl-E .
.
.IP
See
.I /usr/share/doc/README_QTC.txt
and
.I /usr/share/doc/README_QTC_RTTY.txt
for more information.
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-T
Show talk messages.  In the QTC window shows RTTY lines.
.
.TP
.B Ctrl-Z
Stop Tlf.
.
.TP
.BR Alt-0 ... Alt-9
Send CW (Morse code) messages.
.
.TP
.B Alt-A
Cycle cluster window: NOCLUSTER \(-> CLUSTER \(-> BANDMAP \(-> ...
.
.TP
.B Alt-B
Band up in TR-Log mode.
.
.TP
.B Alt-C
Toggle display of checkwindow.
.
.TP
.B Alt-E
Enter QSO edit mode.
.
.TP
.B Alt-G
Grab first spot from bandmap which has the characters in the call input field
in its call.  Allows the operator to selectively grab a specific call from the
bandmap.
.
.TP
.B Alt-H
Show help.
.
.TP
.B Alt-I
Show talk messages.
.
.TP
.B Alt-J
Show other local stations frequencies.
.
.TP
.B Alt-K
Keyboard (CW and RTTY).
.
.TP
.B Alt-M
Show multipliers.
.
.TP
.B Alt-N
Add Note to log.
.
.TP
.B Alt-P
Toggle PTT (via cwdaemon).
.
.TP
.B Alt-Q
.TQ
.B Alt-X
Exit Tlf (synonym to
.BR :EXI "t ,"
.BR :QUI "t ,"
.BR Ctl-C ,
and
.BR Ctl-D ")."
.
.TP
.B Alt-R
Toggle score window.
.
.TP
.B Alt-S
Toggle score window.
.
.TP
.B Alt-T
Tune your transceiver (via cwdaemon).  Activates PTT and Key output for 6
seconds.  Stop tuning by pressing any key.
.
.TP
.B Alt-V
Band down (Change speed in CT compatibility mode).
.
.TP
.B Alt-W
Set CW weight.
.
.TP
.B Alt-Z
Show zones worked.
.
.SH PREFERENCES
.
Tlf can be fully configured by editing the
.I logcfg.dat
file.  Normally you keep one
.I logcfg.dat
file, setting up your callsign, the log file name, the ports and addresses for
packet, the radio, the network etc., and a separate rules file per contest.
.P
The
.I logcfg.dat
file can be edited from within Tlf by the
.BR :CFG \ or \ :SET
commands (or with any other plain text editor before starting Tlf).
.P
You can set your favourite editor (joe | vi[m] | e3 | mcedit) in the
.IR logcfg.dat \ file.
.P
You connect the rules file by using the statement
\fBRULES\fR=\fIcontest_rules_file_name\fR in
.IR logcfg.dat .
.P
Tlf will first look in the working directory for a
.I logcfg.dat
file, and if it cannot find one it will look in
.I /usr/share/tlf
for a default one.  Make sure you edit the
.I logcfg.dat
file at least to hold your call and your preferred system configuration.
.
.SH LOGCFG.DAT STATEMENTS
.
Configuration parameters set in
.I logcfg.dat
located in the working directory (where Tlf is started).
.
.TP
\fBRULES\fR=\fIcontest_rules_filename\fR
Name of the rules file to load.  It helps if you name the rules file according
to the contest you want to describe.
.
.TP
\fBSYNCFILE\fR=\fIuser:password@host/dir/syncfile\fR
File on remote host you want to synchronize with (use
.BR wget (1)
syntax).
.
.TP
.B CTCOMPATIBLE
Do not use the TR-Log QSO sequence, but use \(oq+\(cq, \(oqInsert\(cq and
\(oqEnter\(cq to log the QSO.
.
.IP
The default mode of operation is the TR-Log sequence which uses \(oq+\(cq to
switch between CQ and S&P modes, in which \(oqEnter\(cq is the sole key used
to call the other station, send the exchange, and log the QSO.
.
.TP
\fBTLFCOLOR\fIn\fR=\fIFG\fR/\fIBG\fR
Defaults:
.RS 14
\fBTLFCOLOR1\fR=\fI23\fR (Header and footer)
.br
\fBTLFCOLOR2\fR=\fI67\fR (Pop up windows)
.br
\fBTLFCOLOR3\fR=\fI70\fR (Log window)
.br
\fBTLFCOLOR4\fR=\fI57\fR (Markers/dupe colour)
.br
\fBTLFCOLOR5\fR=\fI43\fR (Input fields)
.br
\fBTLFCOLOR6\fR=\fI63\fR (Window frames)
.RE
.
.IP
The numbers are given in octal, FG/BG or BG/FG (some experimentation likely
required).
.
.IP
You should only specify these if you wish to modify the standard colours of
Tlf.  In some Terminals you can set a special profile for
Tlf with your own colours.  Another way is to define the colours
via the
.I $HOME/.Xresources
file.
.
.TP
\fBEDITOR\fR=\fIjoe\fR | \fIvi\fR[\fIm\fR] | \fIe3\fR | \fImcedit\fR
Editor used to modify the QSO log or logcfg.dat.
.
.TP
\fBCALL\fR=\fIPA0R\fR
Your call used in messages and used to determine your country, zone and
continent.
.
.TP
\fBTIME_OFFSET\fR=\fI0\fR
Used to shift the Tlf time with respect to the computer clock.
Normally 0.  Range: 0\(en23.
.
.TP
.B TIME_MASTER
This node transmits the time over the network (only one master allowed!).
.
.TP
\fBADDNODE\fR=\fINode_address\fR[\fI:Port_number\fR]
Adds an IP address (and optionally a port number) to which we broadcast stuff.
(WARNING: Only add addresses of other nodes).
.
.TP
\fBTHISNODE\fR=\fIA\fR
Node designator (default \(lqA\(rq).  If Tlf hears its own node
ID on the network it will exit and ask you to pick another one!  Range:
A\(enH.
.
.TP
.B LANDEBUG
Switches on the debug function.  Dumps all Tlf net traffic received
on this node into a file named
.I debuglog
in the working directory.  This log can be used as a backup log for the whole
network, as it is easy to retrieve QSO data, cluster messages, gab messages
etc. after the contest.  Some users have this enabled all the time.
.
.TP
.B NETKEYER
Switches the CW keyer on.  Only the IP networked keyer
.B cwdaemon
or any other program that emulates cwdaemon such as
.B winkeydaemon
is supported.  You may also need the keyer for PTT control or band info
output.
.
.TP
\fBNETKEYERPORT\fR=\fIport_number\fR
Default port is 6789.
.
.TP
\fBNETKEYERHOST\fR=\fIhost_address\fR
Default host is 127.0.0.1 (localhost).
.
.TP
\fBMFJ1278_KEYER\fR=\fIserial_port\fR
Activates support for the MFJ-1278B multi-mode controller.  The MFJ-1278
supports CW as well as RTTY contesting.  Fixed serial port rate is 9600 bps.
.
.TP
\fBCWSPEED\fR=\fIspeed_in_WPM\fR
Range: 4\(en69.
.
.TP
\fBWEIGHT\fR=\fIweight_ratio\fR
Set the dot to dash ratio.  Only for the NETKEYER.  Range: \-45\(en50.
.
.TP
\fBTXDELAY\fR=\fIPTT_delay_in_mS\fR
Delay activation of the Push To Talk pin.  Range: 0\(en50.
.
.TP
.B KEYER_BACKSPACE
Support backspace key in keyer window.
.
.TP
.B SOUNDCARD
Use soundcard for sidetone output.
.
.TP
\fBSIDETONE_VOLUME\fR=\fIsoundcard_volume\fR
Set soundcard sidetone volume (default is 70).  A value of 0 turns off
sidetone output (even for the console speaker).  Range: 0\(en99.
.
.TP
\fBCQDELAY\fR=\fIAuto_cq\fR
Set automatic CQ pause delay in 1/2 seconds increments between message
transmissions.  Range: 3\(en60.
.
.TP
\fBCWTONE\fR=\fIsidetone\fR
Set the PC speaker or soundcard frequency.  A value of 0 switches the
sidetone off.  Range: 0\(en999.
.
.IP
(Due to a bug in cwdaemon it also turns off the
.B Alt-T
tune function.  Use \fBSIDETONE_VOLUME\fR=\fI0\fR instead).
.
.TP
.B BANDOUTPUT
Outputs band information to pins 2, 7, 8, 9 on the parallel port.  Output is 1
(160m), 2 (80m) ... 9 (10m).  This format is compatible with the standard
interface for antenna switches, band filters etc.
.
.TP
\fBBANDOUTPUT\fR=\fI124181818\fR
Output pin 2 for 160, 30, 17 and 12, pin 7 for 80, pin 8 for 40, and pin 9
for 20, 15 and 10.  This comes in handy when you have 3 dipoles and a
3-band beam (...).
.
.TP
.B NO_BANDSWITCH_ARROWKEYS
This will prevent unwanted band switching when you are not using rig
control.  Band up =
.BR Alt-B ,
band down =
.B Alt-V
(TR-Log compatible).
.
.TP
\fBTELNETHOST\fR=\fIcluster_address\fR
Use Telnet to connect to a DX Cluster node using a DNS name or IP address,
e.g. claudia.esrac.ele.tue.nl or 131.155.192.179.
.
.TP
\fBTELNETPORT\fR=\fItelnet_port_of_cluster\fR
DX Clusters often use a non-standard port for Telnet, e.g. 8000.
.
.TP
\fBTNCPORT\fR=\fIserial_port\fR
You can use
.IR /dev/ttyS0 ,
.IR /dev/ttyUSB1 ,
etc. anything that looks like a tty.
.
.TP
\fBTNCSPEED\fR=\fIserial_rate\fR
Tlf supports 1200, 2400, 4800 and 9600 bps.
.
.TP
.B FIFO_INTERFACE
The FIFO (First In First Out) interface is used when you want to receive
cluster info from the network, or from another source.  The FIFO interface
uses a special FIFO file in the working directory called
.BR clfile .
Anything you dump into this FIFO will be displayed by the packet interface.
.
.TP
.B RADIO_CONTROL
Switches the radio interface on.  The rig interface makes use of the
.B Hamlib
library which supports a number of different rigs.
.
.TP
\fBRIGMODEL\fR=\fIrig_number\fR
Look at the Hamlib documentation for the rig_number.
.IP
Hint: \fBrigctl \-l\fR and its manual page (\fBrigctl\fR(1)).
.
.TP
\fBRIGSPEED\fR=\fIserial_rate\fR
Speed of the serial port for rig control.
.
.TP
\fBRIGPORT\fR=\fIserial_port\fR
You can use
.IR /dev/ttyS0 ,
.IR /dev/ttyUSB1 ,
etc. anything that looks like a tty.
.IP
RPC rig daemon users should use \fBRIGMODEL\fR=\fI1901\fR and
\fBRIGPORT\fR=\fIlocalhost\fR.  In this case RIGSPEED is ignored (\fBNB\fR: rig
model 1901 is deprecated in Hamlib releases 3.0 and later and is replaced by
\fBrigctld\fR(8) which is rig model 2).
.
.TP
\fBRIGCONF\fR=\fIrig_configuration_parameters\fR
Send rig configuration parameters to Hamlib.
.br
e.g. \fBRIGCONF\fR=\fIcivaddr=0x40,retry=3,rig_pathname=/dev/ttyS0\fR
.
.TP
.B RIT_CLEAR
Clears the RIT after logging the qso.  This only works if the rig, and the
Hamlib routine supports it (tested on the OMNI 6+).
.
.TP
.B RIGPTT
Declares that Hamlib CAT PTT capability should be checked at startup and if
available use it to activate the radio's PTT for sending voice messages instead
of the NetKeyer PTT.
.
.TP
\fBCWBANDWIDTH\fR=\fIwidth\fR
Sets the CW bandwidth of your rig when changing bands.  If unset or 0 the
default bandwidth (as determined by Hamlib) is used. (a valid bandwidth for
the rig must be used).
.
.TP
\fBSC_DEVICE\fR=\fIdevice\fR
Sound card device for scan function.
.br
e.g. \fBSC_DEVICE\fR=\fI/dev/dsp0\fR
.
.TP
\fBS_METER\fR=\fIcalibration\fR
Audio s-meter calibration values for the scan function.
.br
e.g. \fBS_METER\fR=\fI20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1\fR
.
.TP
.B SSBMODE
Start Tlf in SSB mode (default is CW).
.
.TP
.B RTTYMODE
Start Tlf in RTTY mode (defaul is CW)
.
.TP
\fBGMFSK\fR=\fI$HOME/gMFSK.log\fR
Tell \fBminiterm\fR(1) where to get the data.
.
.TP
\fBDIGIMODEM\fR=\fI$HOME/gmfsk_autofile\fR
Tell Tlf where to send the macros.
.
.TP
.B CLUSTER
Show cluster window at startup.
.
.TP
\fBCLUSTERLOGIN\fR=\fIyourcall\fR
Automatic login for the telnet client.
.
.TP
.B CLUSTER_LOG
Write clusterlog to disk.
.
.TP
.B BANDMAP
Shows cluster bandmap on startup.  Use \(aq.\(aq to change bandmap filtering.
.
.TP
\fBBANDMAP\fR=\fIxyz,number\fR
Show cluster bandmap on startup and set start values for filtering.
.br
<xyz> string parsed for:
.br
	\(lqB\(rq - only own band
.br
	\(lqM\(rq - only own mode
.br
	\(lqD\(rq - do not show dupes
.br
	\(lqS\(rq - skip dupes during grab_next (\fBCtrl-G\fR)
.br
	\(lqO\(rq - show only multiplier (CQWW only)
.br
<number> livetime for new spots in seconds (number >= 30)
.
.TP
.B SCOREWINDOW
Show the score window (same as \fBAlt-R\fR).
.
.TP
.B CHECKWINDOW
Show the country/call check window.
.
.TP
.B PARTIALS
Show a list of possible contest calls.
.
.TP
.B USE_PARTIALS
Use the auto-complete utility (takes some practice...).  Tlf will
complete the call as soon as it is unique in the database.  This can of course
lead to strange effects, but in practice there are far more hits than misses.
Sometimes you must edit the call because it has locked on a unique call.  Try
it, and switch it off when you don't like it.
.
.TP
.B LOGFREQUENCY
Put frequency (kHz) into QSO number to enable logging of frequency (only QSO
and dxped mode).
.
.TP
.B IGNOREDUPES
Enable to allow multiple QSOs in a contest with the same station (considered a
good idea these days as contest bots will take care of dupes).
.
.TP
\fBSUNSPOTS\fR=\fISSN\fR
Set the sunspots value which is used to do a rough calculation of the MUF.  If
the cluster interface is used the SSN will be updated by WWV or WCY messages.
.
.TP
\fBSFI\fR=\fISolar_flux_value\fR
Set SFI used to calculate SSN.  The SSN value is used to do a rough
calculation of the MUF.  If the packet interface is used the SSN will be
updated by WWV or WCY messages.
.
.TP
.B CHANGE_RST
If set in logcfg.dat, PgUp and PgDown will change RST instead of CW speed if
field is not empty.
.br
Default is Off.
.
.TP
.B NOB4
Do not send automatic \(lqQSO B4\(rq message.
.br
Default is On.
.
.TP
.B NOAUTOCQ
No automatic CQ when pressing \(oqEnter\(cq or \(oqF12\(cq.
.
.TP
\fBMARKERS\fR=\fIfile_name\fR
Generate marker file for Xplanet.  Xplanet will show the last 8 spots on an
azimuthal map.  See the relevant Xplanet documentation.  Use azimuthal
projection and center the map on your QTH.
.
.TP
\fBPOWERMULT\fR=\fIpower_multiplier\fR
Use this value to multiply the final points.  If the contest rule allows one
to use the power multiplier (e.g. Stewperry, ARRL-FD), you can pass that here.
.IP
\fBNB\fR: The type of
.B POWERMULT
is a float, e.g. \fBPOWERMULT\fR=\fI1.5\fR, but the final score will be
rounded by the C library \fBfloor\fR(3) function, which gives the largest
integer value that is not greater than multiplied score.
.
.TP
.B SEND_DE
Sends a \(lqDE\(rq word before your callsign, e.g. \(lqDE W1AW\(rq. There
is a special case: if
.B SEND_DE
is present in logcfg.dat, and Tlf if is in DIGIMODE, then the
other station's callsign will be sent before \(lqDE\(rq, e.g. \(lqDL1A DE
W1AW\(rq.
.
.TP
\fBDIGI_RIG_MODE\fR=\fImode\fR
If set with \fBRADIO_CONTROL\fR option, specifies the mode to change the
rig to when :DIG mode is selected. \fImode\fR may be one of \(lqUSB\(rq, \(lqLSB\(rq,
\(lqRTTY\(rq, or \(lqRTTYR\(rq.  If not set, \(lqUSB\(rq is used if FLDIGI is
set and \(lqLSB\(rq is used otherwise.
.
.SH RULES
.
The contest rules can be put into separate files.  Tlf will
first look for a directory called
.I rules/
in the working directory,
and a file named for the contest, e.g.
.IR cqww .
If Tlf cannot find such a file, it will look into the directory
.IR /usr/share/tlf/rules .
A rules file contains contest specific parameters like multipliers, scoring
rules, CW and voice keyer messages, etc.
.P
.BR NB :
The rules file overrides settings from the
.I logcfg.dat
file!
.P
.B WARNING!
It is your own responsibility to try these rules well BEFORE the contest.
The authors of Tlf cannot possibly check all rules for all
contests :) and during the contest there is normally no time to fix it.
.
.TP
\fBCONTEST\fR=\fIxxxxx\fR
Name of the contest (same as the file name
.I contest_name
referenced above).  Some contests, like CQWW and WPX, are pre-programmed.
Look for the relevant rules file in
.IR /usr/share/tlf/rules .
.
.TP
\fBLOGFILE\fR=\fIlog_file_name\fR
Mandatory!
.
.TP
\fBCABRILLO\fR=\fIcabrillo_format\fR
Specify the name of the cabrillo format to use (see
.IR doc/README.cab ).
.
.TP
.B CONTEST_MODE
Sets Tlf into contest mode.  Do not use this parameter for
normal QSO logging!
.
.TP
.B NO_RST
Do not use RST in contest, e.g. for CW Open, ARRL Sweepstakes, or ARRL Field
Day.  If you want to write a Cabrillo log you must provide a conforming format
definition without RST values.
.
.TP
.B CQWW_M2
Put the node ID into the logline (just after the QSO number) to support
Multi/2 operation where the station logging the QSO must be in the Cabrillo
file.  This can also be used for M/1 and M/M, to enable post-contest
analysis of the nodes.
.
.TP
.B Macro characters in the messages
.B %
= mycall,
.B @
= hiscall,
.B #
= serial number,
.B [
= RST,
.B +
= increase cw speed,
.B \-
= decrease cw speed,
.B *
= AR,
.B =
= BT,
.B <
= SK,
.B (
= KN,
.B !
= SN,
.B &
= AS,
.B > =
BK,
.B !
= his serial (e.g. confirm exchange of station in DIGIMODE).
.
.TP
\fBF1\fR=\fI"cw message 1"\fR
CQ message, (e.g. CQ de PA0R TEST).
.
.TP
\fBF2\fR=\fI"cw message 2"\fR
S&P call message, (e.g. @ de %).
.
.TP
\fBF3\fR=\fI"cw message 3"\fR
Exchange message, (e.g. @ ++5NN--#).
.
.TP
\fBF4\fR=\fI"cw message 4"\fR
TU message, (e.g. TU 73 %).
.
.TP
\fBF5\fR=\fI"cw message 5"\fR
Call of the other station (e.g. @).
.
.TP
\fBF6\fR=\fI"cw message 6"\fR
Your call (e.g. %).
.
.TP
\fBF7\fR=\fI"cw message 7"\fR
QSO B4 message (e.g. @ sri qso b4 gl).
.
.TP
\fBF8\fR=\fI"cw message 8"\fR
Again message (e.g. AGN).
.
.TP
\fBF9\fR=\fI"cw message 9"\fR
Query message (e.g. ?).
.
.TP
\fBF10\fR=\fI"cw message 10"\fR
QRZ message (e.g. QRZ?).
.
.TP
\fBF11\fR=\fI"cw message 11"\fR
Please reply message (e.g. PSE K).
.
.TP
\fBF12\fR=\fI"cw message 12"\fR
Auto-CQ message (e.g. +++TEST %---).
.
.TP
\fBCQ_TU_MSG\fR=\fI"cw message 13"\fR
Auto Exchange message in CQ mode (TR-Log mode), (e.g. TU %).
.
.TP
\fBS&P_TU_MSG\fR=\fI"cw message 14"\fR
Auto Exchange message in S&P mode (TR-Log mode), (e.g. TU 5NN #).
.
.TP
\fBS&P_CALL_MSG\fR=\fI"cw message 25"\fR
Custom call message in S&P mode.  Allows replacing the auto-generated S&P call
message.
.
.TP
\fBAlt_0\fR=\fI<...>\fR ... \fBAlt_9\fR=\fI<...>\fR
Up to 10 additional messages.
.
.TP
.B SHORT_SERIAL
Uses short form for serial number (599=5NN, 001=TT1).
.
.TP
.B LONG_SERIAL
Uses long form for serial number (default).
.
.TP
\fBVKM1\fR=\fIvoice message file name 1\fR ... \fBVKM12\fR=\fIvoice message file name 12\fR
Use F1 ... F12 keys to send recorded messages for phone.
.
.TP
\fBVKCQM\fR=\fIvoice_message_file_name\fR
Auto Exchange voice message in CQ mode (TR-Log mode)
.
.TP
\fBVKSPM\fR=\fIvoice_message_file_name\fR
Auto Exchange voice message in S&P mode (TR-Log mode)
.
.TP
.B ONE_POINT
One point per QSO.
.
.TP
.B TWO_POINTS
Two points per QSO.
.
.TP
.B THREE_POINTS
Three points per QSO
.
.TP
\fBCWPOINTS\fR=\fId\fR
Points per CW QSO.
.
.TP
\fBSSBPOINTS\fR=\fId\fR
Points per SSB QSO.
.br
.BR NB :
SSBPOINTS and CWPOINTS need to be set for both to work!
.
.TP
\fBMY_COUNTRY_POINTS\fR=\fId\fR
Points for working your own DXCC entity (often zero (0)).
.
.TP
\fBMY_CONTINENT_POINTS\fR=\fId\fR
Points for working countries in your own continent.
.
.TP
\fBDX_POINTS\fR=\fId\fR
Points for working a station in other continents.
.
.TP
.B 2EU3DX_POINTS
Deprecated.  Use
.B MY_CONTINENT_POINTS
and
.B DX_POINTS
instead.
.
.TP
\fBCOUNTRY_LIST_POINTS\fR=\fId\fR
Points for countries in country list.
.
.TP
.B USE_COUNTRYLIST_ONLY
Score zero points for countries not in the list.
.
.TP
\fBCOUNTRYLIST\fR=\fI"comma separated list of prefixes starting with colon"\fR
e.g. Scandinavia:SM,LA,OZ,OH.
.
.TP
\fBCOUNTRYLIST\fR=\fIfile_name\fR
File with a list of prefixes.
.
.TP
.B PORTABLE_MULT_2
Multiply points x2 for portable stations (e.g. R1 field day).
.
.TP
.B LOWBAND_DOUBLE
Double all points for lowband (40, 80, and 160m) QSOs (can be combined with
any other value). (Will be deprecated in future! Use BANDWEIGHT_POINTS
instead.)
.
.TP
.B WYSIWYG_MULTIBAND
Exchange is multiplier, per band, whatever you enter.  Tlf builds
its own list of multipliers.
.
.TP
.B WYSIWYG_ONCE
Exchange is multiplier, whatever you enter.  Counts once for the whole contest
(not per band).
.
.TP
.B WAZMULT
Multiplier is the CQ zone (per band).
.
.TP
.B ITUMULT
Multiplier is the ITU zone (per band).
.
.TP
.B PFX_MULT
Multiplier is prefix (PA0, DA2, VE7, etc.).  Counted once per contest, not
per band.
.
.TP
.B PFX_MULT_MULTIBAND
Same as WPX, but the WPX only used CQ-WW-WPX, and there a single prefix
multiplier only once, not all band. With this option, the PFX counts as
multiplier on all band. This usable on AA-DX.
.
.TP
.B COUNTRY_MULT
Multiplier is the DXCC entity (per band).
.
.TP
\fBMULT_LIST\fR=\fIfile_name\fR
Name of multipliers file (often sections, provinces, states, counties).  May
contain comment lines starting with \(lq#\(rq in the first column.
.
.TP
.B SECTION_MULT
Multiplier is section from multipliers file.
.
.TP
.B SERIAL+SECTION
Exchange is serial number and section, multiplier is section from multiplier
file.  Mults count per band.
.
.TP
.B SERIAL_OR_SECTION
Exchange is serial number or section.  This option is similar to
SERIAL+SECTION, except the exchange could be a serial OR the section.  The
options was introduced for HA-DX, where HA stations give the shortest form of
their county, other stations give serial.
.
.TP
.B SERIAL+GRID4
Exchange is serial number and grid (e.g. JO21QI), multipler is 4-character
grid (JO21).  Mults count per band.
.
.TP
.B DX_&_SECTIONS
Multiplier is DXCC country or section from multiplier file.
.
.TP
.B RECALL_MULTS
Exchange can be recycled, will be filled into exchange field when it is known
(see also
.BR INITIAL_EXCHANGE ).
.
.TP
\fBINITIAL_EXCHANGE\fR=\fIexchanges.txt\fR
The file must contain a comma-separated list of exchanges, if e.g. the
exchange is the name of the operator:
.br
PA0R,rein
.br
PG4I,joop
.br
OK1RR,martin
.IP
If RECALL_MULTS is set, Tlf will look in this list for the exchange
and fill it in for you.  There are various contests which have a standard
exchange, like e.g. the FOC Marathon.  The module also recognises embedded
calls (CT3/PA0R/QRP).
.
.TP
.B CONTINENT_EXCHANGE
Exchange is continent (NA, SA, EU, AS, AF, OC).
.
.TP
.B SERIAL_EXCHANGE
Exchange is serial number (formats exchange field).
.
.TP
.B MIXED
Station can be worked both in SSB and CW.
.
.TP
.B SSBMODE
Start Tlf in SSB mode.
.
.TP
.B MYQRA
For the \(lqStewperry\(rq contest, this option is used to set the QRA, e.g.:
JN97, or the full form: JN97OM.  In Stewperry, the points are calculated based
on the distance between the stations.
.
.TP
.B QTC
If you want to send or receive QTC's on contest (usually on WAEDC), put this
option to logcfg.dat. This needs a parameter, which could be one of these:
RECV, SEND, BOTH - note, that currently just the RECV works. For more
information, please see the README_QTC.txt file.
.
.TP
\fBQTC_CAP_CALLS\fR=\fIlist_of_qtc_capable_callsigns.txt\fR
If you want to help yourself to indicate that the station is QTC capable, you
can see it on your bandmap or worked window. Put the callsign of stations in a
file, one callsign per line, and give it as an argument to this variable.
.
.TP
.B QTC_AUTO_FILLTIME
If you use QTC feature, and you are on EU station in CW/SSB modes, then you
can only RECEIVE the QTC's. Most sender station send their QTC's as a most
short form, example, after the first line it doesn't send the first two
characters of time field. If you set this option, then when you fill the first
QTC line, then Tlf will fills the other time fields, only the first
two characters. Of course, if you change the hour (eg., if there is a time:
2059, and the next one is 2100), then all next time fields will be changed.
.
.TP
.B QTC_RECV_LAZY
If you use QTC feature, and you are on EU station in CW/SSB modes, then you
can use this feature. In normal case, Tlf checks all received QTC
lines: the time field must be 4 characters long, callsign and serial fields
must be non-empty. If you set up this option, Tlf will ignore this
restrictions.
.
.TP
\fBCONTINENTLIST\fR=\fI"comma separated list of continents"\fR
Valid values are: SA, NA, EU, AF, AS and OC.
.
.TP
\fBCONTINENT_LIST_POINTS\fR=\fId\fR
Points for stations from continents in CONTINENTLIST
.
.TP
.B USE_CONTINENTLIST_ONLY
Score zero points for station from continents not in the list.
.
.TP
.B BANDWEIGHT_POINTS
Allow a point weighting factor for different bands. E.g.
.br
\fBBANDWEIGHT_POINTS\fR=\fI160:3,80:2,40:1,20:1,15:1,10:2\fR
.br
can be used for AADX contest. It will multiply all QSO points by 3 on 160m, by
2 on 80m and 10m and on all other bands only by 1.
.IP
Bands not in list are weighted by 1.
.
.TP
.B BANDWEIGHT_MULTIS
Allow a weigthing factor for multipliers on different bands. E.g.
.br
\fBBANDWEIGHT_MULTIS\fR=\fI80:4,40:3,20:2,15:2,10:2\fR
.br
can be used for WAEDC contest. It will multiply the number of multipliers on
80 by 4, on 40 by 3 and on 20/15/10 by 2.
.IP
The multiply operation is executed after any other multiplier modification.
.IP
Bands not in list will be weighted by 1.
.
.TP
.B PFX_NUM_MULTIS
On WAEDC (and maybe with other contests too) the multipliers are the different
countries, but there are some exceptions where of certain countries a
different prefix number is a different multiplier. On WAEDC these countries
are: W, VE, VK, ZL, ZS, JA, PY and RA8/RA9 and RAØ.  With this option, you can
list the affected countries:
\fBPFX_NUM_MULTIS\fR=\fIW,VE,VK,ZL,ZS,JA,PY,UA9\fR.  Tlf will read
these items, make a lookup in a countrylist for a country code, and that code
will be used.  If you include the UA9 prefix and then make a QSO with a
station from Asiatic Russia, the PFX number will evaulated with a new
multiplier, but European Russia will not.
.
.TP
.B EXCLUDE_MULTILIST
Some contests have a special multipliers list, which is easier to write with
by excluding a predefined set. For example, the main set could be
.BR COUNTRY_MULT ,
and you need to exclude from that list just a few countries, e.g. the SAC
contest excludes the Scandinavian countries as they are not multipliers). In
that case you can use this configuration:
.br
    \fBCOUNTRY_MULT\fR
    \fBCOUNTRYLIST\fR=\fIsac:JW,JX,LA,OF1,OF0,OJ1,OJ0,OX,OW,OZ,SM,TF\fR
    \fBEXCLUDE_MULTILIST\fR=\fICOUNTRYLIST\fR
.br
Another useful example at WAEDC RTTY contest: then all stations can work each
other, for EU stations only the non-EU stations are the multi's, and reverse:
for non-EU stations only the EU stations are the multipliers. In that case the
EU stations can use this config:
.br
    \fBCONTINENTLIST\fR=\fIEU\fR
    \fBCOUNTRY_MULT\fR
    \fBEXCLUDE_MULTILIST\fR=\fICONTINENTLIST\fR
.br
Now all country are multi, except the EU stations. In this contest the non-EU
stations can use this config:
.br
    \fBCONTINENTLIST\fR=\fISA,NA,AF,AS,OC\fR
    \fBCOUNTRY_MULT\fR
    \fBEXCLUDE_MULTILIST\fR=\fICONTINENTLIST\fR
.br
In this example all countries are multis, except from SA, NA, AF, OC and AS
continent, so only the EU stations left as multipliers.
.
.TP
.B BMAUTOGRAB
If set, with \fBRADIO_CONTROL\fR and \fBBANDMAP\fR (mandatory) options,
Tlf will grab the callsign from bandmap, if the TRX frequency is
equal with bandmap freq.
.
.TP
.B BMAUTOADD
If set, with \fBRADIO_CONTROL\fR and \fBBANDMAP\fR (mandatory) options,
Tlf will add the callsign from callsign field, if at least 3
character have been entered. Use \(lqS\(rqkip dupes in BANDMAP settings to
control if it should also grab dupes.
.
.TP
.B SPRINTMODE
If set, Tlf will automatically switch its mode between LOG and S&P
after every QSO.
.
.TP
.B FLDIGI
If you work RTTY (or any other digital modes), you can communicate with Fldigi
through XMLRPC. The FLDIGI keyword will activate the interface.  By default it
connects to
.UR http://localhost:7362/RPC2
http://localhost:7362/RPC2
.UE .

If you run Fldigi's xmlrpc server on an different port use
\fBFLDIGI\fR=\fIhttp://localhost:port_#/RPC2\fR
.
.TP
\fBMINITEST \fR[=\fINNN\fR]
Use this option when the contest is a minitest like contest. In that contests
the full contest intervall is divided into shorter sections (e.g. 6 * 10
minute sections in an hour).  Any station can be worked once in each of the
time sections without counting as dupe.  The default length of the sections is
600 seconds (10 minutes), but you can pass another value (in seconds) after
the '=' sign. There must be an integral number of time sections per hour!
.
.TP
.B UNIQUE_CALL_MULTI
Multiplier is callsign.
You have to pass one of these arguments: ALL, BAND.

Example:

    \fBUNIQUE_CALL_MULTI\fR=\fIBAND\fR

The argument tells Tlf, how to score the callsigns as multipliers:
.br
.B ALL
means the callsign is a multiplier, independet of band.
.br
.B BAND
means the callsign counts as multiplier on different bands.
.
.TP
\fBDKF1\fR=\fIdigi keyer message 1\fR ... \fBDKF12\fR=\fIdigi keyer message 12\fR
Use F1 ... F12 keys to send recorded messages for phone.
.
.TP
\fBDKCQM\fR=\fImessage\fR
Auto Exchange TU digi message in CQ mode (TR-Log mode)
.
.TP
\fBDKSPM\fR=\fImessage\fR
Auto Exchange TU digi message in S&P mode (TR-Log mode)
.
.TP
\fBDKSPC\fR=\fImessage\fR
Auto Exchange call digi message in S&P mode (TR-Log mode)
.
.SH FILES
.
\fI/usr/share/tlf/logcfg.dat\fR is a recent example of the
configuration file Tlf needs to know what to do.  Tlf
won't start without one.  \fBCopy it into the working directory\fR and edit it
before use.  You should do your experiments well \fIbefore\fR the contest.  It
contains, amongst other settings, your call, name of the log file, info about
ports for CW keying, packet or rig control, contest rules, points, multipliers
etc.
.
.P
\fI/usr/share/tlf/rules/contestname\fR contains the rules of the
various contests.  You can easily write one for your favourite contest making
use of the various multiplier and points capabilities.  Check it before the
contest and send a message to
.MT tlf-devel@nongnu.org
the Tlf development list
.ME
if anything is wrong (or right!).
.
.P
\fI/usr/share/tlf/cty.dat\fR contains a flat ASCII database of info
about countries.  This is the same file as used by CT or TR-Log.  Updated
versions from Jim, AD1C, are available from:
.UR http://www.country-files.com/
Country Files
.UE .
.
.P
\fI/usr/share/tlf/callmaster\fR contains a flat ASCII database of
known contest callsigns.  Updates are available from
.UR http://www.supercheckpartial.com/
Super Check Partial
.UE .
Save the
.I master.scp
file as
.I callmaster
in the working directory.  It will take precedence over the system installed
.IR callmaster .
.
.P
\fISection files\fR contain a flat ASCII database of multpliers like states,
sections, provinces, districts, names, ages, etc.  They are invoked by
including \fBMULT_LIST\fR=\fIsection_file_name\fR in the rules file.
.
.SH DOCUMENTATION
.
An operation manual (a little bit outdated) is available in HTML format at
.UR http://sharon.esrac.ele.tue.nl/pub/linux/ham/tlf/
the old Tlf project page
.UE .
.
.P
An FAQ and other useful tips are installed in the system doc directory under
\fItlf\fR.
.
.SH BUGS
Please send bug reports to
.MT tlf-devel@nongnu.org
the Tlf development list
.ME .
.
.SH AUTHORS
.B Tlf
was written by
.MT "pa0r at eudxf.org"
Rein Couperus
.ME
aka
.MT "rein at couperus.com"
Rein Couperus
.ME
but maintained from 2009 onward by
.MT "tb at forth-ev.de"
Thomas Beierlein
.ME .
Lots of valuable contributions from PG4I (Joop PA4TU), PA3FWM, LZ3NY,
VA3DB, OM4AA, OK1RR, DH5FS, G4KNO and various other contributors.  (See the
AUTHORS file for more). Thanks to all for improving Tlf!
.
.P
Beta testers and feedback are always welcome!