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NAME

       tlf - Contest keyer/logging program for Ham Radio

SYNOPSIS

       tlf [option]

OPTIONS

       -f Start with non-default configuration file (tlf -fPA0R)
               Defaults to logcfg.dat.

       -h Show summary of options and exit.

       -s      Synchronize      log      with     other     node     (     tlf
       -suser:password@host/dir/logfilename)

       -V Output version information and exit.

       -v Verbose startup.

       -d Debug rigctl.

       -n Start without packet/cluster.

DESCRIPTION

       tlf  is a console (ncurses) mode general purpose CW keyer, -logging and
       -contest program for hamradio. It supports the CQWW, the WPX, the ARRL-
       DX , the ARRL-FD,
        the  PACC  and  the  EU  SPRINT  contests  as well as a lot more basic
       contests, general QSO and DXpedition mode. It interfaces with  a  morse
       code  generator,  a  number  of  radios, and with a DX Cluster. Tlf can
       project DX cluster data into the excellent Xplanet program, written  by
       Hari Nair.

       Contest operation mimics the popular TR-Log program for DOS, the output
       file is TRlog- as well as CABRILLO compatible.

       The program was written for console mode on purpose,  to  make  it  run
       also  on  smaller  machines,  or  remotely  via  a  modem  link. TLF is
       developed under UBUNTU 0.4.1, with a 2.6.8  version  kernel,and  tested
       under SuSE 9.0, kernel version 2.4.19. Beta testers welcome !!!

       There  is now also a live CD version based on MORPHIX, which uses a USB
       memory pen for log storage.

       Since tlf-0.9.21 the cwdaemon-0.9 is fully supported, featuring  direct
       mode for the keyboard and output to parallel and serial ports and speed
       and weight control from the keyboard,  and  band  info  output  on  the
       parallel port.

       For  rig  control  tlf  works  with  Hamlib  (v. 1.2.3), you find it at
       Sourceforge.com.

       Tlf provides full ip networking between tlf nodes, syncing/distributing
       log, packet data, frequency data, local talk, serial numbers, time sync
       etc...

USAGE

       Tlf has been written for console mode. If you want to run  tlf  from  a
       terminal  in  X,  you  will  probably  get  the best results if you set
       TERM=linux and use an  linux  console  terminal.  Both  KDE  and  GNOME
       terminals  have  a  facility to start an X linux console. An Xterm will
       give unreadable colours, you will have to set different colours in  the
       logcfg.dat  file.  Also  F1  does  not  work  in  Xterm,  which  is not
       compatible with linux consoles. Other keys (sometimes F4  and  F5)  may
       not  work  in  your  xterm, YMMV.  There are excellent results with the
       latest KDE and GNOME konsoles (I  prefer  vi  colours).   As  tlf  uses
       ncurses  to  format  its display you must use a proper font. (The Linux
       font works o.k. ). If you have problems, try  the  linux  text  console
       first and work from there...

       Normally  you  start  or  restart  tlf  in  fast  mode with tlf. During
       debugging of a logcfg.dat file you can start in verbose mode, to have a
       look  at  the  startup  messages.  From  version tlf-0.9.3 you can load
       different config files with tlf -f<filename>.

       You can stop tlf with the :EXIT command,  the  :QUIT  command  or  with
       Ctrl-c or Alt-x.

       At  restart  tlf  recalculates  the  score,  which  may  take some time
       depending on the number of qso’s in the logfile and the speed  of  your
       system...  Tlf  takes the points as they are in the log, and calculates
       the multiplier from either callsign or exchange field (depending on the
       contest).

COMMANDS

       :ADIf writes adif file (*.adif)

       :CHAr Input number of characters for CW auto-start. Default is 0 (off).
       You can also start sending the  first  part  of  the  call  by  hitting
       ’space’ of ’down-arrow’.  This works only in CW CONTEST modes.

       :CHEck, :NOCheck dupe check window on|off

       :CQDelay Change cqdelay (in 1/2 seconds, with up/down arrow)

       :CLOff No cluster info (non-assisted contest operation)

       :CLUster, :MAP, :SPOts Show cluster window or bandmap or last 8 spots

       :CONtest Toggle contest mode on/off

       :CTY,  :ZONe,  :MULt  Show  country multipliers, zones, multipliers per
       continent

       :CWMode, :SSBmode, :DIGimode switch trx to CW|SSB|Digimode mode

       :DEBug_tty Debug routine for rig links.

       :EDIt  Edit  the  log  with   your   favourite   editor   (the   editor
       (vi|joe|e3|MC) can be set in logcfg.dat

       :EXIt Exit tlf.

       :FILter Filter cluster info (announce, dx-spots, all)

       :FREq Show frequency or band/score info...

       :HELp  show  online  help. :Help dsplays a file help.txt in the working
       directory.

       :INFo network status

       :MESsage Edit cw messages

       :MODe Toggle trx mode (CW|SSB|DIG)

       :PACket Switch to the packet terminal (switch back to tlf with ":")

       :QUIT Quit tlf

       :REScore Recalculates the values in the score window.

       :RITclear rit reset on/off

       :SET, :CFG Set parameters in logcfg.dat file

       :SCAn Enter SCAN function (return with ESCAPE)

       :SCOre Toggle score window on/off

       :SCVolume (0 ... 99) Adjust soundcard volume for sidetone (up/down)

       :SIMulator Toggle simulator mode. In simulator  mode  you  can  work  a
       complete CQWW CW contest in TRlog mode. Set CONTEST=cqww.

       :SOUnd  The  SOUND  recorder  is  a  utility  to record the voice keyer
       messages and enables you to record the complete contest in chunks of  1
       hour to the hard drive. It does this in the directory: ~/tlf/soundlogs.
       The sound recorder uses a  script  called  soundlog  which  has  to  be
       located  in  ~/tlf/soundlogs.  You find it in the scripts directory. If
       your soundcard is different from /dev/dsp you  can  use  the  SC_DEVICE
       parameter    in    the    logcfg.dat   file   (my   soundcard   is   at
       SC_DEVICE=/dev/dsp1).  The file extension is .au, the sun ulaw  format.
       The  recorder  produces  < 60 MB per hour.  This means you can record a
       complete cqww in less than 3 GB. If your disk cannot handle  this,  ftp
       the soundfile to a server every hour....

       F1 ... F12, s, c will record the voice keyer message for that key.

       1:   Start contest recording to ddhhmm.au

       2:   Stop contest recording

       3:   Play back contest recording ddhh[mm][xx]

            xx is the offset from the start of the file e.g.:

            2110 will start from beginning of the day 21 hr 10:00 file.

            21100013:00  will start from day 21, hh 10, mm 00, + 13 minutes: 0
       seconds

       To make sure you get a new file every hour make a cron job to run every
       hour with:

       /usr/bin/pkill -f sox > /dev/null 2> /dev/null

       If  you  run  this  job  every  10  minutes you get sound records of 10
       minutes long.

       Once started the recorder will run until the  lock  file  ~/.VRlock  is
       removed.

       :SYNc  Synchronize the logfile of this node with the logfile pointed to
       by parameter SYNCFILE=<user:password@host/dir/logfile>. Tlf  will  wget
       the  logfile  from the relevant node, make a dated backup of your local
       logfile, and merge the 2 files. The score will be recalculated.

       :TONe Set PC sidetone frequency (300 - 900)

       :TRXcontrol toggle trxcontrol on/off (default  off,  only  makes  sense
       with rigcontrol capability)

       :VIEw View the log with LESS

       :WRIte   Write  cabrillo  file  for  selected  contests  (CQ  and  ARRL
       contests).  Other contests may work, you have to experiment.

KEYS

       The keymap refers to  the  linux  text  console.  It  may  be  slightly
       different  on  X  terminals.  From the X terminals KDE konsole has been
       proven to work best if you set keyboard to linux, and colour scheme  to
       VIM colours , system colours or linux colours. Moreover on some systems
       you must set TERM=linux or fBTERM=rxvt.  This also works under vnc.

       Pgup Increase CW speed (from call and exchange fields).  If  field  not
       empty and CHANGE_RST is set: change rSt value

       Ctrl-Pgup Increase Auto_CQ delay (1 sec).  Set Aut0_CW delay to message
       length + pause length. This is because  tlf  does  not  know  when  the
       cwdaemon is ready...

       Pg-down  Decrease CW speed (from call and exchange fields) If field not
       empty and CHANGE_RST is set: change rSt value.

       Ctrl-Pgdown Decrease Auto_CQ delay (1 sec).

       F1-F11 Send CW, RTTY or VOICE message

       F12 Start Auto_CQ (sends F12 message)

       Tab Switch between call input and exchange fields

       + Toggle CQ/S&P mode (TRlog mode) or Send F3 + log qso(CT mode)

       Left-Arrow Change band if callsign field empty.  (enter  edit  mode  if
       callsign present, leave edit mode with ENTER or ESC)

       Right-Arrow Change band

       ENTER  Smart  key  for  contest  mode:  Calls  cq, Calls station, Sends
       exchange, Logs the qso

       Backslash log qso w/o CW;

       ; Insert note in log

       , Keyboard on. This works only when the call input field is empty.  use
       ctrl-k if it isn’t.

       ESCAPE  Return  to  call input field, keyboard off, stop cw, reset call
       and exchange (universal undo)

       ’"(double quote) Send talk message to other tlf nodes

       - (minus) Delete last qso

       Up-arrow Edit last qso: Insert, overwrite, and delete; + log view

       = (equal) Confirm last call

       _ (underscore) Confirm last exchange

       { In RTTY (DIGIMODE), keyboard mode switch TX on

       } In RTTY (DIGIMODE), keyboard mode switch TX off (RX)

        (backslash) In RTTY (DIGIMODE), keyboard  mode  switch  controller  to
       command mode (back to operating mode with ’k enter’

       # trx qrg -> mem, mem -> trx qrg

       ! - Get a new shell

       Ctrl-a switch cluster window

       Ctrl-b send info to cluster

       Ctrl-c Quit (Linux cmd)

       Ctrl-d Stop tlf

       Ctrl-f Set frequency

       Ctrl-g grab dx spot

       Ctrl-k Keyboard (CW and RTTY)

       Ctrl-p Muf display

       Ctrl-q xoff (linux terminal function)

       Ctrl-r Toggle lp0-pin 14 (Mic/Soundcard switch | trx1/trx2 switch)

       Ctrl-s xon (linux terminal function)

       Ctrl-t Show talk messages

       Ctrl-z Stop tlf

       Alt-0 ... Alt-9 CW messages

       Alt-a switch cluster window

       Alt-b Band up

       Alt-c Countries display

       Alt-e Enter qso edit mode

       Alt-g gab (talk)

       Alt-h help

       Alt-i Show talk messages

       Alt-j Show stn frequencies

       Alt-k Keyboard (CW and RTTY)

       Alt-m Show multipliers

       Alt-n Note in log

       Alt-p Toggle PTT (cwdaemon)

       Alt-q Exit tlf

       Alt-r Toggle score window

       Alt-s Toggle score window

       Alt-t Tune

       Alt-v Band down (Change speed in CT compatibility mode)

       Alt-w CW weight

       Alt-x Leave tlf

       Alt-z Show zones worked

PREFERENCES

       Tlf  can  be  fully configured by editing the logcfg.dat file. Normally
       you keep one logcfg.dat file, setting up your  call,  the  logfilename,
       the  ports  and  addresses for packet, the rig, the network etc., and a
       separate rules file per contest.  The logcfg.dat  file  can  be  edited
       from  within  tlf  by  the  :CFG  or  :SET  commands.  You can set your
       favourite  editor (joe | vi | e3 | MC) in  the  logcfg.dat  file.   You
       connect  the  rules  file by using the statement RULES=<contestname> in
       logcfg.dat.  Tlf will  first  look  in  the  working  directory  for  a
       logcfg.dat   file,   and  if  it  cannot  find  one  it  will  look  in
       /usr/local/share/tlf. Make sure you edit the logcfg.dat  file  to  hold
       your call and your preferred system configuration.

LOGCFG.DAT statements

       RULES=<contest  rules file> Name of the rules file to load. It helps if
       you name the rules file according to the contest you what to  describe.

       SYNCFILE=user:password@host/dir/syncfile (wget syntax).  File on remote
       host you want to synchronize with.

       CTCOMPATIBLE Does not use the TRlog qso sequence,  but  +,  Insert  and
       Enter to log the qso.  The default is the TRlog sequence which uses "+"
       to switch between RUN and S&P modes, and just ENTER to call and log the
       qso.

       TLFCOLORx=    Defaults:         TLFCOLOR1=23   (Header    and   footer)
            TLFCOLOR2=67   (Pop up windows)       TLFCOLOR3=70   (Log  window)
            TLFCOLOR4=57   (Markers/dupe   colour)       TLFCOLOR5=43   (Input
       fields)      TLFCOLOR6=63   (Window frames) The numbers in octal, fg/bg
       or  bg/fg  (you  have to try it).  You should only specify these if you
       don’t agree with the standard colours of tlf.  In a GNOME Terminal  you
       can  set a special profile for tlf with your own colours...  Gnome sets
       TERM=xterm automatically.  See  the  tlf-devel  mail  archive  for  the
       colours.

       EDITOR=<joe | vi | e3 | mc> Editor used to edit the log or logcfg.dat

       CALL=<PA0R>  Your  call  used  in  messages, and used to determine your
       country, zone and continent.

       TIME_OFFSET=<0> (0...23) Used to shift the tlf time with respect to the
       computer clock. Normally 0.

       TIME_MASTER  This  node  transmits  the time over the network (only one
       master allowed!)

       ADDNODE=<node address> Adds an ip address to which we broadcast  stuff.
       (WARNING: Only add addresses of other nodes).

       THISNODE=<A...H>  Node designator. If tlf hears it’s own node ID on the
       network it will exit and ask you to pick another one!!

       LANDEBUG Switches on the debug function.  Dumps  all  tlf  net  traffic
       received  on  this  node  into  a  file named "debuglog" in the working
       directory. This log can be used as a backup log for the whole  network,
       as it is easy to retrieve qso data, cluster messages, gab messages etc.
       after the contest. I have it on all the time!!

       NETKEYER Switches the cw keyer on. Only the ip networked keyer cwdaemon
       is  actively  supported.   You  may also need the keyer for PTT or Band
       info output.

       NETKEYERPORT=<port number> (default = 6789)

       NETKEYERHOST=<host address> (default = 127.0.0.1, localhost)

       MFJ1278_KEYER=<serial port> Switches supprt for the MFJ1278B multi-mode
       controller on.  The 1278 supports CW as well as RTTY contesting.  Fixed
       baud rate  9600 Baud.

       CWSPEED=<speed in wpm> (4...69)

       WEIGHT=<-45...50> Only for NETKEYER.

       TXDELAY=<PTT delay in ms> (0...50)

       SOUNDCARD Use soundcard for sidetone output

       SIDETONE_VOLUME=<soundcard  volume>  (0...99)  Set  soundcard  sidetone
       volume (default=70)

       CQDELAY=<Auto_cq  delay  in  1/2 seconds> (0...60) Use a value which is
       message length + listening time!!

       CWTONE=<pc speaker or  soundcard  sidetone>  (0...999)  A  value  of  0
       switches the sidetone off.

       BANDOUTPUT  Outputs band information to pins 2, 7, 8, 9 on the parallel
       port.  Output is 1  (160m),  2  (80m)  ...  9  (10m).  This  format  is
       compatible  with  the  standard  interface  for  antenna switches, band
       filters etc...

       BANDOUTPUT=124181818 Output pin 2 for 160, 30, 17 and 12,   pin  7  for
       80, pin 8 for 40, and pin 9 for 20, 15 and 10. This comes in handy when
       you have 3 dipoles and a 3-band beam (...).

       NO_BANDSWITCH_ARROWKEYS This will prevent unwanted band switching  when
       you  are not using rig control. Band up=alt-b, band down = alt-v (Trlog
       compatible).

       TELNETHOST=<cluster   address>   e.g.    claudia.esrac.ele.tue.nl    or
       131.155.192.179

       TELNETPORT=<telnet port of cluster> e.g. 8000

       TNCPORT=<serial port> You can use e.g. /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyUSB1, etc...
       anything that looks like a tty.

       TNCSPEED=<Baud rate> Tlf supports 1200, 2400, 4800 and 9600 Baud

       FIFO_INTERFACE The fifo interface is used  when  you  want  to  receive
       cluster  info  from  the  network,  of  from  another  source. The fifo
       interface uses a fifo in the  working  directory  called  /fBclfile/fR.
       Anything  you  dump  into  this  fifo  will  be displayed by the packet
       interface.

       RADIO_CONTROL Switches the radio interface on. The rig interface  makes
       use of the Hamlib library which supports a lot of different rigs..

       RIGMODEL=<rig  number>  Look at the Hamlib stuff for the NUMBER of your
       rig...  Exception: RIGMODEL=ORION.

       RIGSPEED=<Baud rate> Speed of the serial port.

       RIGPORT=<serial port> You can use e.g. /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyUSB1, etc...
       anything  that  looks  like  a  tty.   RPC rig daemon users should have
       RIGMODEL=1901 and RIGPORT=localhost.  In this case RIGSPEED is ignored.

       RIGCONF=  Will  send  rig  configuration  parameters  to  Hamlib  E.g.:
       RIGCONF=civaddr=0x40,retry=3,rig_pathname=/dev/ttyS0

       SC_DEVICE= Sound card device for scan function (e.g. /dev/dsp0)

       S_METER= Audio s-meter calibration values for the  scan  function  e.g.
       S_METER=20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

       RIT_CLEAR  Clears the RIT after logging the qso. This only works if the
       rig, and the hamlib routine supports it. (It works for the OMNI 6+).

       SSBMODE Start tlf in ssb mode (default is CW)

       RTTYMODE Start tlf in RTTY mode (defaul is CW)

       GMFSK=/home/youruser/gMFSK.log Tell miniterm where to get the data

       DIGIMODEM=/home/youruser/gmfsk_autofile Tell  tlf  where  to  send  the
       macros

       CLUSTER Show cluster window.

       CLUSTERLOGIN=yourcall Automatic login for the telnet client.

       CLUSTER_LOG Write clusterlog to disk.

       SPOTLIST Show only cluster spots, allow Grab.

       BANDMAP Shows only spots for this band.

       SCOREWINDOW Show the score window (same as Alt-R cmd)

       CHECKWINDOW Show the country/call check window

       PARTIALS Show a list of possible contest calls

       USE_PARTIALS  Use  the  auto-complete utility (takes some practise...).
       Tlf will complete the call as soon as it is  unique  in  the  database.
       This  can of course lead to strange effects, but in my experience there
       are far more hits than misses. Sometimes you must edit the call because
       it  has  locked on a unique call.... Try it, and switch it off when you
       don’t like it.

       MANY_CALLS Some people think 10 calls is not enough. They have time  to
       check 50 calls after a cq...

       LOGFREQUENCY  Put  frequency (kHZ) into qso number to enable logging of
       frequency (only qso and dxped mode

       IGNOREDUPES Enable to make multiple qsos in a contest

       SUNSPOTS=<SSN> Set the sunspots value which  is  used  to  do  a  rough
       calculation  of the MUF.  If the cluster interface is used the SSN will
       be updated by WWV or WCY messages.

       SFI=<Solar flux value> Set SFI used to calculate SSN. The SSN value  is
       used  to  do a rough calculation of the MUF. If the packet interface is
       used the SSN will be updated by WWV or WCY messages.

       CHANGE_RST If set in logcfg.dat, Pg-up  and  Pg-down  will  change  RST
       instead of CW speed if field is not empty. Default: off.

       NOB4 Don’t send automatic "qso b4" message (default: on)

       NOAUTOCQ No automatic cq when pressing enter or F12.

       MARKERS=<file name> Generate marker file for Xplanet. Xplanet will show
       the last 8  spots  on  an  azimuthal  map.  See  the  relevant  xplanet
       documentation.  Use  azimuthal  projection,  and center the map on your
       qth.

RULES

       The contest rules can be put into separate files. Tlf will  first  look
       for  a  directory  called "rules/" in the working directory, and a file
       "<contest_name>".  If tlf cannot  find  that  it  will  look  into  the
       directory  /usr/local/share/tlf/rules.   A  rules file contains contest
       specific content like multipliers, point, messages etc.  The rules file
       overrides  the  logcfg.dat file.  WARNING! It is your own reponsibility
       to try these rules well BEFORE the contest. The author  of  tlf  cannot
       possible check all rules for all contests :) and during the contest the
       author is contesting (we are in it for the fun, remember...).

       CONTEST=xxxxx Name of the  contest  (same  as  the  file  name).   Some
       contests,  like cqww and wpx, are pre-programmed. look for the relevant
       rules file in /usr/local/share/tlf/rules.

       LOGFILE=<logfilename> Mandatory

       CONTEST_MODE Sets contest mode. Uncomment for normal qso logging.

       CQWW_M2 Put the node ID into the logline (just after the qso number) to
       support  Multi/2 operation where the station logging the qso must be in
       the cabrillo file. This can also be used for M/1  and  M/M,  to  enable
       post-contest analysis of the nodes.

       Macro characters in the messages % = your call, @ = hiscall, # = serial
       number, [ = RST , + = increase cw speed, - = decrease cw speed  ,  *  =
       AR, ’=’ = BT, < = SK, ( = KN, ! = SN, & = AS, > = BK

       F1=<cw message 1> CQ message, (e.g. CQ de PA0R TEST)

       F2=<cw message 2> S&P call message, (e.g. @ de %)

       F3=<cw message 3> Exchange message, (e.g. @ ++5NN--#)

       F4=<cw message 4> TU message, (e.g. TU 73 %)

       F5=<cw message 5> Call of the other station (@)

       F6=<cw message 6> Your call ("%")

       F7=<cw message 7> QSO B4 message (e.g. @ sri qso b4 gl)

       F8=<cw message 8> AGN

       F9=<cw message 9>

       F10=<cw message 10> QRZ message (QRZ?)

       F11=<cw message 11> QRZ message (QRZ?)

       F12=<cw message 12> Auto-CQ message (e.g. +++TEST %---)

       CQ_TU_MSG=<cw  message  13>  Auto  Exchange  message  in CQ mode (TRlog
       mode), (e.g. TU %)

       S&P_TU_MSG=<cw message 14> Auto Exchange message  in  S&P  mode  (TRlog
       mode), (e.g. TU 5NN #)

       ALT_0=<...> ... ALT_9=<...> 9 further cw messages

       SHORT_SERIAL Uses short form for serial number (599=5NN, 001=TT1)

       LONG_SERIAL Uses long form for serial number (default)

       VKM1=<voice message file name 1> ... VKM12=<voice message file name 12>
       Like F1 ... F12, for phone.

       VKSPM=<voice message file name> Auto Exchange voice message in S&P mode
       (TRlog mode)

       VKCQM=<voice  message file name> Auto Exchange voice message in CQ mode
       (TRlog mode)

       ONE_POINT One (1) point per QSO.

       TWO_POINTS Two points per QSO.

       THREE_POINTS Three points per QSO

       SSBPOINTS= Points per SSB QSO

       CWPOINTS Points per CW QSO

       MY_COUNTRY_POINTS=<x> Points for own DXCC entity (often zero :-)

       MY_CONTINENT_POINTS=<x> Points for countries in own continent.

       DX_POINTS=<x> Points for station in other continents

       2EU3DX_POINTS<x>  2  point  for  own  continent,  3  points  for  other
       continents (outdated, see MY_CONTINENT_POINTS and DX_POINTS).

       COUNTRY_LIST_POINTS=<x> Points for countries in country list

       USE_COUNTRYLIST_ONLY Zero points for countries not in list

       COUNTRYLIST=<comma  separated  list  of  prefixes  starting with colon>
       (e.g. Scandinavia:SM,LA,OZ,OH)

       COUNTRYLIST=<file name> File with list of prefixes.

       PORTABLE_MULT_2 Multiply points x2 for portable stations (e.g. R1 field
       day)

       LOWBANDS_DOUBLE  Double points for lowband qso (40-80-160) (this is the
       last operation of the score module, and can be combined with any  other
       value).

       WYSIWYG_MULTIBAND Exchange is multiplier, per band, whatever you enter.
       Tlf builds its own list of multipliers.

       WYSIWYG_ONCE Exchange is multiplier, whatever you  enter.  Counts  once
       for the whole contest (not per band).

       WAZMULT Multiplier is the CQ zone (per band).

       ITUMULT Multiplier is the ITU zone (per band).

       PFX_MULT Multiplier is prefix (once per contest, not per band.

       COUNTRY_MULT Multiplier is the DXCC entity (per band)

       MULT_LIST=<file   name>  Name  of  multipliers  file  (often  sections,
       provinces, states, counties).

       SECTION_MULT Multiplier is section from multipliers file.

       SERIAL+SECTION Exchange is serial  number  and  section,  multipler  is
       section from multiplier file.  Mults count per band.

       SERIAL+GRID4   Exchange  is  serial  number  and  grid  (e.g.  JO21QI),
       multipler is 4-character grid (JO21).  Mults count per band.

       DX_&_SECTIONS Multiplier is DXCC country  or  section  from  multiplier
       file.

       RECALL_MULTS  Exchange  can  be  recycled, will be filled into exchange
       field when it is known( see also INITIAL_EXCHANGE)

       INITIAL_EXCHANGE Format: INITIAL_EXCHANGE=exchanges.txt The  file  must
       contain  a  comma-separated  list of exchanges, if e.g. the exchange is
       the  name  of  the  operator:  PA0R,rein  PG4I,joop   OK1RR,martin   If
       RECALL_MULTS  is  set,  tlf will look in this list for the exchange and
       fill it in for you.  There are various contests which have  a  standard
       exchange,  like  e.g.  the  FOC  Marathon.   The module also recognises
       embedded calls (CT3/PA0R/QRP).

       CONTINENT_EXCHANGE Exchange is continent (NA, SA, EU, AS, AF, OC)

       SERIAL_EXCHANGE Exchange is serial number (formats exchange field)

       MIXED Station can be worked both in SSB and CW

       SSBMODE Start tlf in SSB mode

FILES

       /usr/share/tlf/logcfg.dat is a recent example of the configuration file
       tlf needs to know what to do. Tlf won’t start without one. Copy it into
       the working directory and edit  it  before  use.  You  should  do  your
       experiments  well  *before* the contest...  It contains e.g. your call,
       name of the log file, info about ports for cw, packet or  rig  control,
       contest rules, points, multipliers etc. etc..

       /usr/share/tlf/rules/contestname  contains  the  rules  of  the various
       contests. You can easily write one for your  favourite  contest  making
       use  of  the  various  multiplier  and  points capabilities..  Check it
       before the contest and message to tlf-devel@nongnu.org if  anything  is
       wrong.

       /usr/share/tlf/cty.dat  contains  a  flat ascii data base of info about
       countries. Tlf-0.9.21 contains a version of  15.11.2003.  This  is  the
       sxame file as used by CT or TRlog.

       /usr/share/tlf/mastercalls  contains  a flat ascii data base of contest
       callsigns (> 25.000), which is rather old.

       section files contain a flat ascii data base of multpliers like states,
       sections, provinces, d.istricts, names, ages, etc... Some are available
       at        the         tlf         project         download         site
       (http://www.iae.nl/users/reinc/TLF-0.html).   They   are  invoked  by
       including MULT_LIST=<sectionfilename> in the rules file.

DOCUMENTATION

       An operation manual (mostly not as up-to-date  as  this  man  page)  is
       available   in   html   format   at   the  tlf  project  download  page
       (http://www.wwns.com/tlf) or online via the tlf web page.

AUTHORS

       tlf was written by Rein Couperus  <pa0r  at  eudxf.org>  aka  <rein  at
       couperus.com>.  Lots of valuable contributions from PG4I (Joop PA4TU) ,
       PA3FWM,  LZ3NY, VA3DB, OM4AA and various anonymous contributors...  Tnx
       all for improving tlf!!

DOCUMENTATION

       Bug reports to tlf-devel@nongnu.org