Net Control Panel (shell commands)

Net Control Panel (shell commands)

Commands Available to *both NCS and Loggers:

? (or 'help') :List all commands available to current user (this is a good way to view the more advanced commands also)

?  <command> : Get help info on specific command

i callsign : Check-in callsign to active net (omit callsign for list of currently checked-in callsigns)

Note: i callsign callsign callsign... : Check-in multiple callsigns to active net (max 20 at a time)
Note: One of the Q&A-style nets wanted the ability to check a station in with their hand *up
at the same time. This is possible by adding the -u option (i -u callsign callsign callsign)
o callsign Check-out callsign from active net (omit callsign for list of currently checked-out callsigns)
Note: o callsign callsign callsign... : Check-out multiple callsigns to active net (max 20 at a time)

li: Check-in all stations online and monitoring ("lurking") right now (equivalent to using i with the -l option)

io callsign : Check-in and immediately check-out callsign (for stations that are 'short' duration)
Note: io callsign callsign callsign... : Check in-out multiple callsigns to active net (max 20 at a time)
ui callsign : UnCheck-in callsign (useful if you typo a callsign on check-in, you can undo it with the ui command)
Note: ui callsign callsign callsign... : Check in-out multiple callsigns to active net (max 20 at a time)
hand -d callsign (or -a for all callsigns) : Hand *down

hand -u callsign (or -a for all callsigns) : Hand *up

hi callsign Check-in and highlight callsign to active net (equivalent to using i with the -h option)
Note: hi callsign callsign callsign... : Check in and highlight multiple callsigns to active net (max 20 at a time)
r callsign : Toggle whether or not callsign is a relay for this net (callsign is automatically checked-in, if not already. Omit callsign for list or current relays)
Note: r callsign callsign callsign... : toggle relay attribute for multiple callsigns (max 5 at a time)
whoami (or 'w')  [callsign] : Get user info (role/level, net 'owner' true/false). Callsign is optional, omit for current user


Commands Available to NCS Only:
f  value (freq in MHz) : Change frequency of running net

l callsign : Toggle whether or not callsign is a logger for this net (callsign is automatically checked-in, if not already. Omit callsign for list or current loggers)

l callsign callsign callsign... : Toggle logger attribute for multiple callsigns (max 5)

owner (email address) : Grant co-owner privileges for this net to another Ham.Live account (this is essentially 'backup NCS'). Omit email address to get a current list of owners (very handy)
 
handoff callsign : Handoff NCS privileges to another station. The station you're yielding control to must be an "owner" of the net (see command above). They have to be online and ready to take control of the net. Upon successful handoff, the station issuing the command will be demoted to logger.

close : close net (generates report for all net owners)



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