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- %main menu%
- Network Control System
-
- Station Maintenance: Allows the station operator to
- perform database maintenance
- operations on each member.
-
- Comments: This allows the operator to log comments
- during the course of the session.
-
- End of Quarter: This function clears out the comment
- file and the total number of hours
- logged by each member.
-
- Close Net: This function logs everybody off of the net.
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- Frequency & Mode: This function allows the operator
- to record the frequency and mode of
- operation during the session.
-
- Traffic Message From: This function allows the
- operator to create a
- traffic message report.
-
- Report Menu: This function allows the operator to
- print a series of reports about the
- comments entered and information about the
- members in the database.
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- Utilities: This function contains several utilities
- needed to maintain database integraty.
- *END*
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- %stat maint menu%
- Station Maintenance
-
- Log-In: The LOG-IN function allows the operator to
- log members into the network database. The
- member's call sign and state are required. If a
- member is already in the database, the state
- will be pre-filled. Next, the operator selects
- the type of traffic and what the traffic is for.
-
- Log-Out: The LOG-OUT function allows the operator
- to log members out of the network database.
- After entering the member's call sign, the time
- the member was logged out and the total time
- logged will be displayed.
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- Log-Out: Credit hours can be assigned to members who are
- not logged in.
-
- RollCall: Three types of Rollcall can be taken:
-
- Group - Rollcall of all of the members that
- are logged on to the net.
-
- Single - Rollcall of just one specific member
- who is logged on to the net.
-
- State - Rollcall of all members who are
- logged in for a particular state.
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- Review: The REVIEW function allows the operator to
- view information about a particular member.
-
- Delete: The delete function allows the operator to
- delete a member from the database.
-
- Even though a station may be logged in, it can
- still be deleted.
-
- Credit Hours: This function allows the operator to
- assign credit hours to members. This is
- very useful in the case when a station
- cannot be logged into the database.
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- Edit: This function allows the operator to edit a
- member's database record. ONLY the state and
- total hours can be edited.
-
- REMEMBER ANY AMOUNT ENTERED IN THE TOTAL HOURS
- WILL REPLACE WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE.
-
- The operator cannot changed the member's call
- letters through this function. The old call
- letters will have to be delete and the new one
- added.
-
-
- *END*
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- %call_sign%
-
- Enter the call letters of the member you wish to access.
-
- *END*
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- %state%
-
- The requires the two letter abbreviation of a particular
- state within the United States of America.
-
- *END*
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- %traffic%
-
- Enter the type of traffic that for this station.
-
- Below is a list of valid traffic types and their meanings:
-
- Informal: Messages that are brought up during
- conversations.
-
- Routine: Messages that are sent on a regular
- basis.
-
- Priority: Messages that are considered very high
- importance.
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- Queue:
-
- Comment:
-
- No traffic: No messages is being sent.
-
- *END*
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- %comment%
-
- Enter a comment to be logged in the comment file. All
- comments will be deleted at the END OF QUARTER.
-
- *END*
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- %frequency%
-
- Enter the current radio frequency in mhz.
-
- *END*
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- %mode%
-
- Enter your operating mode. Mode can be any one of the
- following:
-
- Mode Meaning
- ------------------------------
- USB...........Upper Side Band
- LSB...........Lower Side Band
- CW............Continuous Wave
- TTC (DATA)....Teletype, Packet
-
- *END*
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- %rollcall menu%
- RollCall Menu
-
- There are three types of Rollcall in which the
- operator can perform:
-
- Group: Rollcall of all of the members that are
- logged into the net.
- Single: Rollcall of just one specific member who
- is logged into the net.
- State: Rollcall of the members who are logged in
- for a particular state.
-
-
- *END*
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- %report menu%
- Report Menu
-
- This function allows the operator to print a series
- of reports about the comments entered and information
- about all stations in the database.
-
- Comment: Prints out the entire comment file.
- Station: Lists all of the members in the
- database. Displays the member's call
- letters, total hours, and if he/she is
- currently logged in.
- Traffic: Lists all members who are logged in and
- have traffic.
-
- *END*
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- %utility menu%
- Utility Menu
-
- Reindex: This function creates a new index based on the
- current datafile.
-
- *END*
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- %message nbr%
-
- Enter a message number for this particular message.
-
- *END*
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- %precedence%
-
- Listed below are four types of precedences that are
- allowed:
-
- R = ROUTINE: Message that are sent on a regular
- basis.
-
- P = PRIORITY: Messages that require exepeditious
- action.
-
- I = IMMEDIATE: Messages that seriously affect the
- security of the National/Allied
- forces or the general population.
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- F = FLASH: Messages that involve enemy contact
- reports or operational combat messages.
- MESSAGES OF THIS TYPE ARE HANDCARRIED TO
- THE ADDRESSEE OR COMMANDER.
-
- *END*
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- %date time%
-
- Enter the day and time in which message was taken.
-
- *END*
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- %month%
-
- Enter the month in which the message was taken.
-
- *END*
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- %year%
-
- Enter the year in which the message was taken.
-
- *END*
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- %orignate station%
-
- Enter the station where the message orignated from.
-
- *END*
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- %orignate place%
-
- Enter the city, state & other information where the
- message orignated from.
-
- *END*
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- %from%
-
- Enter the name of the person from which the message was
- from.
-
- *END*
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- %to%
-
- Enter the name of the person the message is addressed to.
-
- *END*
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- %message%
-
- Enter the context of the message.
-
- *END*
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- %save message%
-
- Enter the file name for the traffic message form you
- are saving. ALL FILES WILL HAVE "M01" AS AN EXTENSION.
-
- *END*
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- %retrieve message%
-
- Highlight the traffic message form you want to edit
- and press ENTER. Press PGDN key to display more files.
-
- *END*
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- %credit hours%
-
- Enter additional credit hours in the form "HHHMM". Where
- HHH represents hours and MM represents minutes. For
- example, to enter a time of 2 hours and 40 minutes, you
- would enter: 240. If the time was 20 minutes, you would
- enter 20.
-
- *END*
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- %traffic for%
-
- Enter the person the traffic is going to.
-
- *END*
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- %pass traffic%
-
- This report allows a user to "PASS" a member if he/she
- has traffic. When a member is "PASSED", the member's
- traffic field will be reset to NO-TRAFFIC.
-
- *END*
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- %total hours%
-
- Enter total hours in the form "HHHMM". Where HHH
- represents hours and MM represents minutes. For example,
- to enter a time of 2 hours and 40 minutes, you would
- enter: 240. If the time was 20 minutes, you would enter
- 20.
-
- *END*
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- %datercvd%
-
- Enter the date in which the message was received.
-
- *END*
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- %timercvd%
-
- Enter the time in which the message was received.
-
- *END*
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- %datesent%
-
- Enter the date in which the message was sent.
-
- *END*
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- %timesent%
-
- Enter the time in which the message was sent.
-
- *END*
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