NAME¶
beacon - transmit periodic messages on an AX.25 port.
SYNOPSIS¶
beacon [-c <src_call>] [-d <dest_call>[digi ..]] [-l] [-m] [-s]
[-t interval] [-v] port “message”
DESCRIPTION¶
Beacon transmits the message text on an AX.25 port every thirty minutes.
The message is addressed to “IDENT” and is sent using the AX.25
callsign of the port specified on the command line. Typically the message text
will contain spaces and/or other characters, therefore the message text should
be enclosed in quotes to ensure they are passed to the
beacon program
untranslated.
OPTIONS¶
- -c
- Configure the source callsign for beacons. The default is
to use the interface callsign.
- -d
- Configure the destination callsign for beacons. The default
is “IDENT”. Optional: Digipeaters may follow, separated with
spaces. Use -d "DEST DIGI1 DIGI2 .."
- -l
- Enables the logging of errors to the system log, the
default is off.
- -m
- Changes the destination address to “MAIL” and
sends the message text once only. This option overrides any destination
callsign given with the -d option.
- -s
- Sends the message text once only.
- -t interval
- The time interval between messages, the interval is given
in minutes and the default is thirty minutes.
- -v
- Display the version.
SEE ALSO¶
ax25(4),
axports(5).
AUTHORS¶
Alan Cox GW4PTS <alan@cymru.net>
Jonathan Naylor G4KLX <g4klx@g4klx.demon.co.uk>
David Brooke G6GZH <db@fusk.demon.co.uk>
