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*** Bulletin distribution ***
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When uploading a bulletin to a Packet Radio BBS the bulletin will be
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automatically distributed to users in a specific area, depending on
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who you wish to contact. This is done via the use of @BBS designators.
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Here is an example:
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say that you wish to contact other Amateurs who can help with communications
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for a local event. You want to send a bulletin that is distributed
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throughout the local area but not (for example) to the entire USA.
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For the Seattle area, "SB HELP @ PUGET" would be a good choice.
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Here is another example:
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If you wish to sell an item, first decide the size of the area you
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wish to send the bulletin to. For example, it would not be appropriate
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to post a bulletin from Western Washington to the entire country for a
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tower to be dismantled and picked up. In this case a local designator
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would be appropriate.
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The following are @BBS designators currently in use in the Pacific Northwest.
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There may be other designators in use in your part of the network. Direct any
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questions to the SYSOP of the BBS at which you found this bulletin.
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ALLUSA National
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AMSAT National
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ALLUSW West Coast
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WAGB Washington
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WWGB Western Washington
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EWGB Eastern Washington
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ORGB Oregon
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IDAHO Idaho
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MTGB Montana
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PNW The Pacific Northwest
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PUGET The Puget Sound area
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NWS Weather reporting, special distribution
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*** Bulletin catagories ***
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For bulletins, the message "To:" field is used as a bulletin category
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designator. Providing an informative catagory will allow you to target
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the nformation you are providing to the packet operators you wish to reach.
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To List bulletins in a category, enter
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L> xxxx
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at the BBS prompt, where xxxx is the category designator.
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The following are suggested categories for use in the "To:" field:
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SALE Items for sale or trade
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WANTED Things wanted
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HELP Requests for info, help, or questions
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MODS Request or info concerning equipment mods
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CLASS Ham license class announcements
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EXAMS Ham license exam announcements
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CLUB Club events, meetings, announcements
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HAMFST Hamfest or flea market announcements
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MAP Maps
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MAPKEY Index or lists of maps
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NETWRK Announcements about packet network
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LIST Other lists, or BBSs, Nodes, Frequencies
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SAT All satellite info
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DX DX reports and info
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ARRL ARRL/CRRL bulletins
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PUBSVC Announcements of public service events
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INFO Other things
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NTS National Traffic System information
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SPACE SpaceNews originated by KB2BD relating to Space items.
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RTTYDX VK2SG originated RTTY news.
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*** Bulletin Identifiers ***
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The following is a description of the BID format used by the ARRL when
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bulletins are originated for national distribution;
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ARLx### where ### is the bulletin number (padded with leading zeros)
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x represents the bulletin type from the following list:
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B .... General Bulletin
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C .... CRRL Bulletin (from W1AW)
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D .... DX Bulletin
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J .... JARL Bulletin
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K .... Keplerian Bulletin
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P .... Propagation Forecast Bulletin
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S .... Satellite Bulletin
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X .... Miscellaneous (none of the above)
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IRUx### where ### is the bulletin number (padded with leading zeros)
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x represents the language from the following list:
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E .... English
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H .... Hispanic
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If you have any questions about bulletins, please contact the SYSOP
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of the BBS where you found this information.
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