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*** 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 who you wish to contact. This is done via the use of @BBS designators. Here is an example: say that you wish to contact other Amateurs who can help with communications 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: If you wish to sell an item, first decide the size of the area you wish to send the bulletin to. For example, it would not be appropriate 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 would be appropriate. 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 IDAHO Idaho MTGB Montana PNW The Pacific Northwest PUGET The Puget Sound area NWS Weather reporting, special distribution *** Bulletin catagories *** For bulletins, the message "To:" field is used as a bulletin category designator. Providing an informative catagory will allow you to target 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 PUBSVC Announcements of public service events INFO Other things 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 If you have any questions about bulletins, please contact the SYSOP of the BBS where you found this information.