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