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NAME

       Tlf - amateur radio contest keyer/logging program for Radiosport

SYNOPSIS

       tlf [-dhnrvV] [-f config_file] [-s user:password@host/dir/logfilename]

DESCRIPTION

       Tlf  is a console (ncurses) mode general purpose CW keyer, logging and contest program for
       amateur radio operators. It supports the CQWW, WPX, ARRL-DX, ARRL-FD, STEWPERRY, PACC  and
       EU  SPRINT contests as well as a lot more basic contests, general QSO and DXpedition mode.
       From version 1.2.0 onward there is also support for the FOC Marathon.  It interfaces  with
       a  Morse  Code generator, a number of radios via the Hamlib library, and with a DX Cluster
       via telnet or packet radio.  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 TR-Log
       compatible.  The log can be exported in ADIF or Cabrillo format.

       The program was written for console mode on purpose, which allows it  to  run  on  smaller
       machines, or remotely via SSH or a modem link.

       Since  Tlf  version  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  users  of  the K1EL series of “Win Keyers”, the winkeydaemon is available from GitHub
       ⟨https://github.com/N0NB/winkeydaemon⟩.  Setup is the same as for the cwdaemon.

       For radio control  Tlf  works  with  Hamlib  (version  >=  1.2.8),  you  can  find  it  at
       www.hamlib.org ⟨https://www.hamlib.org/⟩.

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

OPTIONS

       Options given to Tlf on the command line.

       -?     Show summary of options and exit.

       -f config_file
              Start with non-default configuration file:

              tlf -f PA0R

              Defaults to logcfg.dat in actual working directory.

       -s user:password@host/dir/logfilename
              Synchronize log with other node

              tlf -s user:password@host/dir/logfilename

       -V     Output version information and exit.

       -v     Verbose startup.

       -d     Debug rigctl.

       -n     Start without packet/cluster.

       -r     Start without radio  control  when  user  wants  to  start  Tlf  without  modifying
              logcfg.dat.

       -i     Import  an existing CABRILLO file. When Tlf starts, looks for the YOURCALL.cab log,
              reads the configuration and rule files, and based on the current  setup,  generates
              the  log(s).  If the contest is WAE, and you have QTC's in cabrillo, then Tlf makes
              the QTC logfiles too. Tlf doesn't write over the existing  log(s).   The  generated
              import  will be IMPORT_CONTEST.log, where the CONTEST is the name of contest in the
              config. If QTC exists, then the files IMPORT_QTC_sent.log  and  IMPORT_QTC_recv.log
              will be created.

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 a Linux console terminal.
       Both  KDE and GNOME terminals have a facility to start a Linux console in an X terminal as
       does Xfce-terminal.

       By default, xterm(1) may give unreadable colours.  If so, you will have to  set  different
       colours  in  logcfg.dat  or prepare $HOME/.Xresources to the preferred colour scheme.  One
       advantage of xterm is that it doesn't consume the F11 key which other  terminal  emulators
       reserve  for  full screen mode nor Ctrl-PgUp/Ctrl-PgDn which may be used for tab switching
       in other emulators.

       Recent efforts have resulted in improved keyboard handling.  If you find keys that do  not
       work,  the  developers  would like to receive your report of which keys and which terminal
       have the problem.  Please send the report to the mailing list shown in  the  BUGS  section
       below.

       There  are  excellent  results with the latest KDE, GNOME, and Xfce terminal emulators (vi
       colours are preferred by some).  As Tlf uses ncurses to format its display you must use  a
       proper  font.   (Good choices are the Linux font, Inconsolata, Hack, or any monospace font
       that dots or slashes the zero character).  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 Tlf version 0.9.3 you can load different config files with:

              tlf -f config_file

       If  you  have  the packet cluster enabled you will first see the packet screen (if you are
       using telnet and you have provided your callsign in logcfg.dat you will  be  automatically
       logged in switched to the main logging screen).  Log in with your callsign, if needed, and
       switch to the main logging screen with the ‘:’ command.  You can come back to  the  packet
       screen  later  with  the  :PACket  command  from  the call input field of the main logging
       screen.

       You can exit and close Tlf with the :EXIt or  :QUIt  commands  or  with  Ctrl-C,  Alt-Q or
       Alt-X.

       At restart Tlf recalculates the score, which may take some time depending on the number of
       QSOs 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

       These commands are entered in the callsign field of the main logging screen.  Each command
       consists  of  the leading ‘:’ and at minimum the upper case characters of the command name
       plus any needed parameters separated by ‘Space’.

       :ADIf  Writes the log to an Amateur Data Interchange Format (ADIF) file logfile.adif.

       :CHAr  Input the number of characters for CW auto-start or ‘m’ for manual start.  Possible
              values  are: ‘0’ (off), ‘2’...‘5’ or ‘m’ (manual).  After typing as many characters
              in the input field or after pressing the ‘Enter’ key  in  manual  mode  Tlf  starts
              sending  the  callsign without further keystrokes.  You can type in the rest of the
              call (but quickly).  As soon as the sending catches your last typed  character  Tlf
              automatically  sends  the  exchange  and  the  cursor  jumps to the exchange field.
              ‘Escape’ stops sending.  This works only in CW contests in RUN mode.

       :CHEck
       :NOCheck
              Turn the dupe check window On|Off.

       :CQDelay
              Change Auto_CQ delay (in 1/2 seconds, with PageUp/PageDown keys).

       :CLOff No cluster information (non-assisted contest operation).

       :CLUster
       :MAP   Show cluster window or bandmap.

       :CONtest
              Toggle contest mode On|Off.

       :CTY
       :ZONe
       :MULt  Show needed country multipliers, zones, multipliers per continent (depends  on  the
              contest).

       :CWMode
       :SSBmode
       :DIGimode
              Switch TRX to CW|SSB|Digimode mode.

       :DEBug_tty
              Debug routine for rig communication links.

       :EDIt  Edit the log with your favourite editor. Be careful!

       :EXIt
       :QUIt  Exit Tlf (synonym to Ctl-C, Ctl-D, Alt-Q, and Alt-X).

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

       :FREq  Show frequency or band/score information of your other stations.

       :FLDIGI
              Turn off/on Fldigi communication.

       :HELp  Show online help (displays help.txt from working directory or from /usr/share if no
              local one exists).

       :INFo  Show network status.

       :MESsage
              Edit CW (Morse Code) messages.

       :MODe  Toggle TRX mode (CW|SSB|DIG).

       :PACket
              Switch to the packet terminal.  Switch back to the main logging screen with ‘:’.

       :REConnect
              Re-opens the connection to the DX cluster in case it was disconnected.

       :REScore
              Recalculates the values in the score window (e.g. after deleting or editing QSOs).

       :RITclear
              Toggle the RIT reset after QSO On|Off.

       :SET
       :CFG   Edit various parameters in logcfg.dat file and reload it.

       :SCAn  Enter the SCAN function (return with ‘Escape’).

       :SCOre Toggle the score window On|Off.

       :SCVolume
              Adjust the soundcard volume for the sidetone (Up|Down).  Range: 0–99.

       :SIMulator
              Toggle simulator mode.  In simulator mode you can work a complete CQWW  CW  contest
              in TR-Log 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:  $HOME/tlf/soundlogs.   The sound recorder uses a script called
              soundlog which has to be located in $HOME/tlf/soundlogs.  It can be  found  in  the
              scripts  directory.   If  your soundcard is different from /dev/dsp you can use the
              SC_DEVICE parameter in the logcfg.dat file.  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 Giga Bytes. 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: List contest recordings.

              4: 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  create  a new file every hour add a crontab(1) job to run the following command
              every hour:

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

                     Running the crontab job at other intervals will create sound  recordings  of
                     the interval period in length.

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

       :SYNc  Synchronize  the  logfile of this node with the logfile pointed to by the parameter
              SYNCFILE=user:password@host/dir/logfile.  Tlf will wget(1)  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 [dd]d
              Set PC sidetone frequency in Hertz.  Range: 300–900, 0 = Off.

       :TRXcontrol
              Toggle rig control On|Off.   Default  is  Off  unless  RADIO_CONTROL  is  given  in
              logcfg.dat (only makes sense with rig control capability).

       :VIEw  View the log with less(1).

       :WRIte Write  cabrillo  file  according to specified format (see CABRILLO statement in the
              RULES section).

KEYS

       Work has been ongoing to unify the key map between the Linux text console and the  various
       X  terminals.  It may be slightly different on certain X terminals depending on which keys
       they consume for their own use.  Turn off any key recognition by the terminal for its  own
       purposes  (menu  access,  help  display,  etc.) if possible.  Pay special attention to the
       F1-F12 and Alt-<char> keys.  Moreover, on some systems you  must  set  the  TERM=linux  or
       TERM=rxvt environment variables.  This also works under VNC.

       Certain key combinations will probably not be useable as the Linux console consumes Alt-F1
       through Alt-Fx (often F7, but could  be  greater)  for  switching  its  virtual  consoles.
       Likewise,  the  various  desktop  environments consume key combinations for their own use.
       Ctrl-F1 through Ctrl-Fx are used to switch desktop workspaces.   Alt-Fx  combinations  are
       used for various desktop features and are unavailable for Tlf use.

       Some  desktop  terminal emulators are capable of being configured to allow the application
       running in them to get all of the keys the  desktop  environment  does  not  consume.   In
       testing  good  choices  seem  to  be  Gnome  Terminal,  Rox Terminal, or the classic Xterm
       (although its color representation differs from  the  Linux  console  and  other  terminal
       emulators).  Xfce Terminal is known to consume F11 and Ctrl-PageUp and Ctrl-PageDown.  The
       Tlf developers have implemented Alt-PageUp and Alt-PageDown as a work-around for the  Ctrl
       counterparts.  Reports of success with other terminals are welcome.

   Call Input and Exchange Fields
       The Call Input and Exchange Fields are the two main entry fields of Tlf where the majority
       of the keyboard entry takes place.  The call input field is active when Tlf completes  its
       initialization and presents the main screen.

       Most key sequences are the same in both fields.  Differences are noted as necessary.

       A-Z, 0-9, /
              Call  input:  ASCII  letters,  numerals,  and  the  '/'  characters that make up an
              internationally  recognized  amateur  radio  callsign   plus   temporary   location
              identifiers.  Spaces are not allowed.

              Exchange:  information  provided by the other station possibly separated by spaces,
              e.g., ARRL Field Day and ARRL Sweepstakes.

       Space  Switches from call input to exchange field.  Separates exchange field elements when
              multiple  exchange  elements  must  be  entered,  e.g.,  ARRL  Field  Day  and ARRL
              Sweepstakes.

       Tab    Switch between call input and  exchange  fields  (jump  back  to  call  input  from
              exchange field).

       Enter  Smart key depending on contest mode.

              Tlf follows the TR operating style which has two modes, CQ and S&P.

              CQ  mode  is  used  for  “running”, i.e., staying on one frequency and having other
              stations answer your call.
              S&P mode is for tuning up or down  the  band  and  answering  the  calls  of  other
              stations.

              In CQ Mode:

              • With the call input field empty, ‘Enter’ sends the F12 message (Auto CQ).

              • With  characters  in the call input field, ‘Enter’ answers the calling station by
                sending the F3 message (RST) and moves the cursor to the exchange field.

              • If the exchange field is empty, ‘Enter’ repeats the F3 message (RST).

              • After the exchange information  received  from  the  other  station  is  entered,
                ‘Enter’  sends the CQ_TU_MSG message if defined, or “TU” and your call otherwise.
                Afterwards it logs the QSO, and returns the cursor to the  call  input  field  to
                answer the next call.

              In S&P Mode:

              • When the call input field is empty, ‘Enter’ sends the S&P_CALL_MSG if defined, or
                your call otherwise.

              • When the exchange field is empty, ‘Enter’ sends the S&P_CALL_MSG if  defined,  or
                your call otherwise.

              • When  the  call  input  field  has been filled, ‘Enter’ sends the S&P_CALL_MSG if
                defined, or your call otherwise.  Afterwards it moves the cursor to the  exchange
                field.

              • Once  the  exchange  has  been received, ‘Enter’ sends the S&P_TU_MSG if defined,
                otherwise it sends your call followed by the F3  message  (RST).   Afterwards  it
                logs  the  QSO  and returns the cursor to the call input field to answer the next
                call.

       Backspace
              Erases the character to the left of the cursor and moves the cursor one position to
              the left.

       Escape Stop  CW transmission, clears characters, returns to call input field, keyboard off
              (universal undo).

              As an example, characters have been entered in both the  call  input  and  exchange
              fields,  the  cursor is in the exchange field, and the transmission of a CW message
              is in progress.  The first press of ‘Escape’ will  stop  the  CW  transmission  and
              clear  the  exchange  field and position the cursor to the leftmost position of the
              exchange field.  The second press of ‘Escape’ will move the cursor to the right  of
              the last character in the call input field.  The third press of ‘Escape’ will clear
              the call input field.

        (Left-Arrow)
              Change to next band lower or wrap to highest band if already  on  the  lowest  band
              when callsign field empty.

              Enter  edit  mode  if one or more characters are present and move the cursor to the
              left of the rightmost character.

        (Right-Arrow)
              Change to next band higher or wrap to the lowest band if  already  on  the  highest
              band when call input field is empty.

       F1     In CQ mode, send message F1 (CQ).
              In S&P mode send message F6 (MY).

       Shift-F1
              Restore previous CQ frequency from MEM and send message F1 (CQ).

       F2-F11 Send CW, RTTY or VOICE messages 2 through 11.

       F12    Start  Auto_CQ  (only from call input field).  Sends F12 message repeatedly pausing
              for Auto_CQ delay time between messages.  Auto_CQ is cancelled with first character
              entry into the call input field.

       + (Plus)
              Toggle between the CQ and S&P modes.

       PgUp   Increase CW (Morse Code) speed (from call and exchange fields).

              If the cursor is in the call input field and it is not empty and CHANGE_RST is set:
              increase his S value (the leftmost of the RST pair).

              If the cursor is in the exchange field and it is not empty and CHANGE_RST  is  set:
              increase my S value (the rightmost of the RST pair).

       PgDown Decrease CW (Morse Code) speed (from call input and exchange fields).

              If the cursor is in the call input field and it is not empty and CHANGE_RST is set:
              decrease his S value (the leftmost of the RST pair).

              If the cursor is in the exchange field and it is not empty and CHANGE_RST  is  set:
              decrease my S value (the rightmost of the RST pair).

       Ctrl-PgUp
       Alt-PgUp
              Increase Auto_CQ delay pause length (+1/2 sec).

              Set Auto_CQ delay to message length + pause length.

       Ctrl-PgDown
       Alt-PgDown
              Decrease Auto_CQ delay pause length (-1/2 sec).

              As  some  terminals,  Xfce Terminal is one such, consume Ctrl-PageUp/Ctrl-PageDown,
              the Alt-key combinations allow for setting the Auto_CQ delay pause length.

              NB: If neither key combination works try :CQD instead.

       ? (Query)
              In CW or DIGIMODE sends the partial call followed by “ ?”.   In  VOICE  mode  sends
              recorded message 5 (F5).

       ; (Semicolon)
              Insert note in log.

       , (comma)
              Activate Morse Keyboard.  Also Ctrl-K.

       " (Double quotation)
              Send talk message to other Tlf nodes.

       - (Minus)
              Delete last QSO (Use :REScore to correct scoring afterward).

        (Up-Arrow)
              Edit last QSO: Insert, overwrite, and delete; + log view.

       = (Equals)
              Confirm last call.

       _ (Underscore)
              Confirm last exchange.

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

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

       \ (Backslash)
              Log QSO without CW output.

              In  RTTY  (DIGIMODE),  keyboard  mode  switch  controller  to command mode (back to
              operating mode with “K ‘Enter’”.

       # (Hash)
              Transceiver VFO frequency → MEM, MEM → transceiver VFO frequency.

       $ (Dollar)
              Pop MEM frequency: MEM → transceiver VFO frequency and clear MEM.

       % (Percent)
              Swap transceiver VFO frequency and MEM.

       ! (Exclamation)
              Get a new shell.  Come back with “exit”.

       Alt-,
       . (Period)
              Change bandmap filter configuration.  You can filter to show spots from all or  own
              band only, from all/own mode only and if you want to see dupes or not (see the help
              (Alt-H) display), only new multiplier or all call (only CQWW).

       Ctrl-A Add a spot to bandmap and broadcast it on the local network.

       Ctrl-B Send a spot to the DX Cluster (a connection to a DX cluster must exit).

       Ctrl-C
       Ctrl-D Exit Tlf (synonyms to :EXIt, :QUIt, Alt-Q, and Alt-X).

       Ctrl-E Ends modem capture for RTTY mode in QTC window (started with Ctrl-S).

              See /usr/share/doc/README_QTC_RTTY.txt for more information.

       Ctrl-F Set frequency.  Use Up/Down-Arrow for  100hz  steps  and  Pg-Up/Pg-Down  for  500hz
              steps.  Return to logging with ‘Escape’.

       Ctrl-G Grab next DX spot from bandmap.

       Ctrl-K Keyboard (CW and RTTY).

       Ctrl-L Reset the screen.

       Ctrl-P Maximum Usable Frequency (MUF) display.

       Ctrl-Q Open  the  QTC window for receiving QTCs if QTC=RECV or QTC=BOTH or sending QTCs if
              QTC=SEND is set in logcfg.dat.  Same as Ctrl-S if QTC=SEND.

              See /usr/share/doc/README_QTC.txt and /usr/share/doc/README_QTC_RTTY.txt  for  more
              information.

       Ctrl-R Toggle /dev/lp0 pin 14 (Mic/Soundcard switch | trx1/trx2 switch).

       Ctrl-S Open  the QTC window for sending QTCs if QTC=SEND or QTC=BOTH in logcfg.dat.  Saves
              QTCs while in QTC window.

              In RTTY mode starts capture from the modem after the window has  been  opened  with
              Ctrl-Q.  End capture with Ctrl-E.

              See  /usr/share/doc/README_QTC.txt  and /usr/share/doc/README_QTC_RTTY.txt for more
              information.

       Ctrl-T Show talk messages.  In the QTC window shows RTTY lines.

       Ctrl-Z Stop Tlf.

       Alt-0...Alt-9
              Send CW (Morse code) messages.

       Alt-A  Cycle cluster window: NOCLUSTER → CLUSTER → BANDMAP → ...

       Alt-B  Band up in TR-Log mode.

       Alt-C  Toggle display of checkwindow.

       Alt-E  Enter QSO edit mode.

       Alt-G  Grab first spot from bandmap which has the characters in the call  input  field  in
              its  call.   Allows  the  operator  to  selectively  grab  a specific call from the
              bandmap.

       Alt-H  Show help.

       Alt-I  Show talk messages.

       Alt-J  Show other local stations frequencies.

       Alt-K  Keyboard (CW and RTTY).

       Alt-M  Show multipliers.

       Alt-N  Add Note to log.

       Alt-P  Toggle PTT (via cwdaemon).

       Alt-Q
       Alt-X  Exit Tlf (synonym to :EXIt , :QUIt , Ctrl-C, and Ctrl-D).

       Alt-R  Toggle score window.

       Alt-S  Toggle score window.

       Alt-T  Tune your transceiver (via cwdaemon).  Activates PTT and Key output for 6  seconds.
              Stop tuning by pressing any key.

       Alt-V  Band down.

       Alt-W  Set CW weight.

       Alt-Z  Show zones worked.

   CT Compatible Mode
       Tlf  has limited support for the logging sequence keys used in the once popular CT logging
       program.  Unlike the default Enter  Sends  Message (ESM) mode, the CT Compatible mode uses
       the  Insert  and + keys in the logging sequence and Enter logs a complete QSO.  Unlike ESM
       mode, CT mode does not have separate CQ or S&P modes.

       CT Compatible mode is enabled  with  the  CTCOMPATIBLE  keyword  in  logcfg.dat  (see  the
       PREFERENCES section below).

       The following keys differ in behavior in CT Compatible mode.

       Enter  Log the complete QSO without sending any message macro.

              If  the callsign field is empty, pressing Enter will activate the Auto-CQ function.
              If the exchange field is empty, pressing Enter in either the callsign  or  exchange
              field will result in no action.

       Insert Send the RST (F3) macro.

              Since the RST macro includes the other station's callsign by default, the HIS macro
              is not sent first.  This differs from classic CT, but is a compromise  to  use  the
              default Tlf macros.

       + (Plus)
              Send the TU macro and log the QSO.

              The  +  key  checks  if the exchange field is empty and if it is nothing is sent or
              logged.  In rare cases where nothing needs to be entered  in  the  exchange  field,
              e.g.  working  DX  from USA in ARRL 160, simply enter a space to allow the + key to
              send the TU message and log the QSO.

       Alt-V  Change CW speed.

PREFERENCES

       Tlf can be fully configured by  editing  the  logcfg.dat  file.   Normally  you  keep  one
       logcfg.dat  file, setting up your callsign, the log file name, the ports and addresses for
       packet, the radio, 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  (or  with
       any other plain text editor before starting Tlf).

       You can set your favourite editor in the logcfg.dat file.

       You  connect  the  rules  file  by  using  the  statement RULES=contest_rules_file_name 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/share/tlf for a default one.  Make sure you edit the logcfg.dat
       file at least to hold your call and your preferred system configuration.

LOGCFG.DAT STATEMENTS

       Configuration parameters set in logcfg.dat located in the working directory (where Tlf  is
       started).

       RULES=contest_rules_filename
              Name  of  the rules file to load.  It helps if you name the rules file according to
              the contest you want to describe.

       SYNCFILE=user:password@host/dir/syncfile
              File on remote host you want to synchronize with (use wget(1) syntax).

       CTCOMPATIBLE
              Do not use the TR-Log QSO sequence, but use ‘+’, ‘Insert’ and ‘Enter’  to  log  the
              QSO.

              The  default  mode  of  operation  is  the TR-Log sequence which uses ‘+’ to switch
              between CQ and S&P modes, in which ‘Enter’ is the sole key used to call  the  other
              station, send the exchange, and log the QSO.

       TLFCOLORn=FG/BG
              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  are  given  in  octal,  FG/BG  or  BG/FG (some experimentation likely
              required).

              You should only specify these if you wish to modify the standard  colours  of  Tlf.
              In  some  Terminals  you  can  set a special profile for Tlf with your own colours.
              Another way is to define the colours via the $HOME/.Xresources file.

       EDITOR=nano | vi[m] | <your_favorite_editor>
              Editor used to modify the QSO log or logcfg.dat.  The  command  specified  receives
              the file name as an argument.

              When  using  a GUI editor that runs in the background (e.g. gvim) make sure to exit
              the editor before logging new stations. You also have to use :RES command to reread
              the log and correct scoring.

              Best is to force the editor to stay in foreground (e.g. with 'gvim -f').

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

       TIME_OFFSET=0
              Used to shift the Tlf time with respect to the computer clock.  Normally 0.  Range:
              0–23.

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

       ADDNODE=Node_address[:Port_number]
              Adds an IP address (and optionally a port number)  to  which  we  broadcast  stuff.
              (WARNING: Only add addresses of other nodes).

       THISNODE=A
              Node designator (default “A”).  If Tlf hears its own node ID on the network it will
              exit and ask you to pick another one!  Range: A–H.

       LAN_PORT=Portnumber
              Specifies on which portnumber (default “6788”) Tlf is listening for broadcasts from
              other instances.

       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.  Some users have  this  enabled  all
              the time.

       NETKEYER
              Switches  the  CW  keyer  on.   Only  the  IP networked keyer cwdaemon or any other
              program that emulates cwdaemon such as winkeydaemon is  supported.   You  may  also
              need the keyer for PTT control or band info output.

       NETKEYERPORT=port_number
              Default port is 6789.

       NETKEYERHOST=host_address
              Default host is 127.0.0.1 (localhost).

       MFJ1278_KEYER=serial_port
              Activates  support  for the MFJ-1278B multi-mode controller.  The MFJ-1278 supports
              CW as well as RTTY contesting.  Fixed serial port rate is 9600 bps.

       CWSPEED=speed_in_WPM
              Range: 4–69.

       WEIGHT=weight_ratio
              Set the dot to dash ratio.  Only for the NETKEYER.  Range: -45–50.

       TXDELAY=PTT_delay_in_mS
              Delay activation of the Push To Talk pin.  Range: 0–50.

       KEYER_BACKSPACE
              Support backspace key in keyer window.

       SOUNDCARD
              Use soundcard for sidetone output.

       SIDETONE_VOLUME=soundcard_volume
              Set soundcard sidetone volume (default is 70).  A value of  0  turns  off  sidetone
              output (even for the console speaker).  Range: 0–99.

       CQDELAY=Auto_cq
              Set   automatic   CQ   pause  delay  in  1/2  seconds  increments  between  message
              transmissions.  Range: 3–60.

       CWTONE=sidetone
              Set the PC speaker or soundcard frequency.  A value of 0 switches the sidetone off.
              Range: 0–999.

              (Due  to  a  bug  in  cwdaemon  it  also  turns  off  the Alt-T tune function.  Use
              SIDETONE_VOLUME=0 instead).

       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 (TR-Log compatible).

       TELNETHOST=cluster_address
              Use Telnet to connect to a DX Cluster node using a DNS name  or  IP  address,  e.g.
              claudia.esrac.ele.tue.nl or 131.155.192.179.

       TELNETPORT=telnet_port_of_cluster
              DX Clusters often use a non-standard port for Telnet, e.g. 8000.

       TNCPORT=serial_port
              You can use /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyUSB1, etc. anything that looks like a tty.

       TNCSPEED=serial_rate
              Tlf supports 1200, 2400, 4800 and 9600 bps.

       FIFO_INTERFACE
              The  FIFO  (First  In First Out) interface is used when you want to receive cluster
              info from the network, or from another source.  The FIFO interface uses  a  special
              FIFO file in the working directory called clfile.  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 number of different rigs.

       RIGMODEL=rig_number
              Look at the Hamlib documentation for the rig_number.

              Hint: rigctl -l and its manual page (rigctl(1)).

       RIGSPEED=serial_rate
              Speed of the serial port for rig control.

       RIGPORT=serial_port
              You can use /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyUSB1, etc. anything that looks like a tty.

              RPC  rig daemon users should use RIGMODEL=1901 and RIGPORT=localhost.  In this case
              RIGSPEED is ignored (NB: rig model 1901 is deprecated in Hamlib  releases  3.0  and
              later and is replaced by rigctld(8) which is rig model 2).

       RIGCONF=rig_configuration_parameters
              Send rig configuration parameters to Hamlib.
              e.g. RIGCONF=civaddr=0x40,retry=3,rig_pathname=/dev/ttyS0

       RIT_CLEAR
              Clears  the  RIT after logging the qso.  This only works if the rig, and the Hamlib
              routine supports it (tested on the OMNI 6+).

       RIGPTT Declares that Hamlib CAT PTT  capability  should  be  checked  at  startup  and  if
              available  use it to activate the radio's PTT for sending voice messages instead of
              the NetKeyer PTT.

       CWBANDWIDTH=width
              Sets the CW bandwidth of your rig when changing bands.  If unset or 0  the  default
              bandwidth (as determined by Hamlib) is used. (a valid bandwidth for the rig must be
              used).

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

       SSBMODE
              Start Tlf in SSB mode (default is CW).

       RTTYMODE
              Start Tlf in RTTY mode (defaul is CW)

       GMFSK=$HOME/gMFSK.log
              Tell miniterm(1) where to get the data.

       DIGIMODEM=$HOME/gmfsk_autofile
              Tell Tlf where to send the macros.

       CLUSTER
              Show cluster window at startup.

       CLUSTERLOGIN=yourcall
              Automatic login for the telnet client.

       CLUSTER_LOG
              Write clusterlog to disk.

       BANDMAP
              Shows cluster bandmap on startup.  Use '.' to change bandmap filtering.

       BANDMAP=xyz,number
              Show cluster bandmap on startup and set start values for filtering.
              <xyz> string parsed for:
                   “B” - only own band
                   “M” - only own mode
                   “D” - do not show dupes
                   “S” - skip dupes during grab_next (Ctrl-G)
                   “O” - show only multiplier (CQWW only)
              <number> livetime for new spots in seconds (number >= 30)

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

       CHECKWINDOW
              Show the country/call check window.

       PARTIALS
              Show a list of possible contest calls.

       USEPARTIALS
              Use the auto-complete utility (takes some practice...).  Tlf will complete the call
              as  soon  as  it  is  unique  in  the database.  This can of course lead to strange
              effects, but in practice 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.

       LOGFREQUENCY
              Put frequency (kHz) into QSO number to enable logging of frequency  (only  QSO  and
              dxped mode).

       IGNOREDUPES
              Enable to allow multiple QSOs in a contest with the same station (considered a good
              idea these days as contest bots will take care of dupes).

       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, PgUp and PgDown will change RST instead of CW speed if field
              is not empty.
              Default is Off.

       NOB4   Do not send automatic “QSO B4” message.
              Default is 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.

       POWERMULT=power_multiplier
              Use this value to multiply the final points.  If the contest rule allows one to use
              the power multiplier (e.g. Stewperry, ARRL-FD), you can pass that here.

              NB:  The type of POWERMULT is a float, e.g. POWERMULT=1.5, but the final score will
              be rounded by the C library floor(3) function,  which  gives  the  largest  integer
              value that is not greater than multiplied score.

       SEND_DE
              Sends a “DE” word before your callsign, e.g. “DE W1AW”. There is a special case: if
              SEND_DE is present in logcfg.dat, and  Tlf  if  is  in  DIGIMODE,  then  the  other
              station's callsign will be sent before “DE”, e.g. “DL1A DE W1AW”.

       DIGI_RIG_MODE=mode
              If set with RADIO_CONTROL option, specifies the mode to change the rig to when :DIG
              mode is selected. mode may be one of “USB”, “LSB”, “RTTY”, or “RTTYR”.  If not set,
              “USB” is used if FLDIGI is set and “LSB” is used otherwise.

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 named for the contest, e.g.  cqww.   If
       Tlf  cannot  find  such  a  file, it will look into the directory /usr/share/tlf/rules.  A
       rules file contains contest specific parameters like multipliers, scoring  rules,  CW  and
       voice keyer messages, etc.

       NB: The rules file overrides settings from the logcfg.dat file!

       WARNING!   It  is your own responsibility to try these rules well BEFORE the contest.  The
       authors of Tlf cannot possibly check all rules for all contests :) and during the  contest
       there is normally no time to fix it.

       CONTEST=xxxxx
              Name  of  the  contest (same as the file name contest_name referenced above).  Some
              contests, like CQWW and WPX, are pre-programmed.  Look for the relevant rules  file
              in /usr/share/tlf/rules.

       LOGFILE=log_file_name
              Mandatory!

       CABRILLO=cabrillo_format
              Specify the name of the cabrillo format to use (see doc/README.cab).

       CONTEST_MODE
              Sets Tlf into contest mode.  Do not use this parameter for normal QSO logging!

       NO_RST Do  not  use RST in contest, e.g. for CW Open, ARRL Sweepstakes, or ARRL Field Day.
              If you want to write a Cabrillo log you must provide a conforming format definition
              without RST values.

       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
              %  =  mycall,  @  = hiscall, # = serial number, [ = RST, + = increase cw speed, - =
              decrease cw speed, * = AR, = = BT, < = SK, ( = KN, !  = SN, & = AS, > =  BK,  !   =
              his serial (e.g. confirm exchange of station in DIGIMODE).

       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 (e.g. @).

       F6="cw message 6"
              Your call (e.g. %).

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

       F8="cw message 8"
              Again message (e.g. AGN).

       F9="cw message 9"
              Query message (e.g. ?).

       F10="cw message 10"
              QRZ message (e.g. QRZ?).

       F11="cw message 11"
              Please reply message (e.g. PSE K).

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

       CQ_TU_MSG="cw message 13"
              Auto Exchange message in CQ mode (TR-Log mode), (e.g. TU %).

       S&P_TU_MSG="cw message 14"
              Auto Exchange message in S&P mode (TR-Log mode), (e.g. TU 5NN #).

       S&P_CALL_MSG="cw message 25"
              Custom  call  message  in  S&P  mode.  Allows replacing the auto-generated S&P call
              message.

       Alt_0=<...> ... Alt_9=<...>
              Up to 10 additional 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
              Use F1 ... F12 keys to send recorded messages for phone.

       VKCQM=voice_message_file_name
              Auto Exchange voice message in CQ mode (TR-Log mode)

       VKSPM=voice_message_file_name
              Auto Exchange voice message in S&P mode (TR-Log mode)

       ONE_POINT
              One point per QSO.

       TWO_POINTS
              Two points per QSO.

       THREE_POINTS
              Three points per QSO

       CWPOINTS=d
              Points per CW QSO.

       SSBPOINTS=d
              Points per SSB QSO.
              NB: SSBPOINTS and CWPOINTS need to be set for both to work!

       MY_COUNTRY_POINTS=d
              Points for working your own DXCC entity (often zero (0)).

       MY_CONTINENT_POINTS=d
              Points for working countries in your own continent.

       DX_POINTS=d
              Points for working a station in other continents.

       2EU3DX_POINTS
              Deprecated.  Use MY_CONTINENT_POINTS and DX_POINTS instead.

       COUNTRY_LIST_POINTS=d
              Points for countries in country list.

       USE_COUNTRYLIST_ONLY
              Score zero points for countries not in the list.

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

       COUNTRYLIST=file_name
              File with a list of prefixes.

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

       LOWBAND_DOUBLE
              Double all points for lowband (40, 80, and 160m) QSOs (can  be  combined  with  any
              other value). (Will be deprecated in future! Use BANDWEIGHT_POINTS instead.)

       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  (PA0,  DA2,  VE7, etc.).  Counted once per contest, not per
              band.

       PFX_MULT_MULTIBAND
              Same as WPX, but the WPX only used CQ-WW-WPX, and there a single prefix  multiplier
              only  once,  not  all  band.  With this option, the PFX counts as multiplier on all
              band. This usable on AA-DX.

       COUNTRY_MULT
              Multiplier is the DXCC entity (per band).

       MULT_LIST=file_name
              Name of multipliers  file  (often  sections,  provinces,  states,  counties).   May
              contain  comment  lines  starting  with  “#”  in  the first column. Each multiplier
              resides on a single line by itself.

              Starting from Tlf-1.4 on you can also use aliases for the multipliers.  Define  the
              aliases as

                  multiplier:alias1,alias2,alias3

              If  you  log a QSO with one of the aliases  it will be counted for as the according
              multiplier. You can have more than one line for the same multiplier.

       SECTION_MULT
              Multiplier is section from multipliers file.

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

       SERIAL_OR_SECTION
              Exchange  is  serial  number or section.  This option is similar to SERIAL+SECTION,
              except the exchange could be a serial OR the section.  The options  was  introduced
              for HA-DX, where HA stations give the shortest form of their county, other stations
              give serial.

       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=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).

       CALLMASTER=callmaster
              Allow   to   name  a  different  file  used  as  callmaster  database  (default  is
              'callmaster'). See FILES section.

       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.

       MYQRA  For the “Stewperry” contest, this option is used to set the QRA, e.g.: JN97, or the
              full  form:  JN97OM.  In Stewperry, the points are calculated based on the distance
              between the stations.

       QTC    If you want to send or receive QTC's on contest (usually on WAEDC), put this option
              to  logcfg.dat.  This  needs  a parameter, which could be one of these: RECV, SEND,
              BOTH - note, that currently just the RECV works. For more information,  please  see
              the README_QTC.txt file.

       QTC_CAP_CALLS=list_of_qtc_capable_callsigns.txt
              If  you  want to help yourself to indicate that the station is QTC capable, you can
              see it on your bandmap or worked window. Put the callsign of stations  in  a  file,
              one callsign per line, and give it as an argument to this variable.

       QTC_AUTO_FILLTIME
              If  you  use  QTC  feature, and you are on EU station in CW/SSB modes, then you can
              only RECEIVE the QTC's. Most sender station send their QTC's as a most short  form,
              example,  after  the  first  line  it doesn't send the first two characters of time
              field. If you set this option, then when you fill the first QTC line, then Tlf will
              fills  the  other  time  fields,  only  the first two characters. Of course, if you
              change the hour (eg., if there is a time: 2059, and the next one is 2100), then all
              next time fields will be changed.

       QTC_RECV_LAZY
              If you use QTC feature, and you are on EU station in CW/SSB modes, then you can use
              this feature. In normal case, Tlf checks all received QTC  lines:  the  time  field
              must be 4 characters long, callsign and serial fields must be non-empty. If you set
              up this option, Tlf will ignore this restrictions.

       CONTINENTLIST="comma separated list of continents"
              Valid values are: SA, NA, EU, AF, AS and OC.

       CONTINENT_LIST_POINTS=d
              Points for stations from continents in CONTINENTLIST

       USE_CONTINENTLIST_ONLY
              Score zero points for station from continents not in the list.

       BANDWEIGHT_POINTS
              Allow a point weighting factor for different bands. E.g.
              BANDWEIGHT_POINTS=160:3,80:2,40:1,20:1,15:1,10:2
              can be used for AADX contest. It will multiply all QSO points by 3 on 160m, by 2 on
              80m and 10m and on all other bands only by 1.

              Bands not in list are weighted by 1.

       BANDWEIGHT_MULTIS
              Allow a weigthing factor for multipliers on different bands. E.g.
              BANDWEIGHT_MULTIS=80:4,40:3,20:2,15:2,10:2
              can  be used for WAEDC contest. It will multiply the number of multipliers on 80 by
              4, on 40 by 3 and on 20/15/10 by 2.

              The multiply operation is executed after any other multiplier modification.

              Bands not in list will be weighted by 1.

       PFX_NUM_MULTIS
              On WAEDC (and maybe with other contests too)  the  multipliers  are  the  different
              countries,  but  there  are  some exceptions where of certain countries a different
              prefix number is a different multiplier. On WAEDC these countries are: W,  VE,  VK,
              ZL,  ZS,  JA,  PY and RA8/RA9 and RAØ.  With this option, you can list the affected
              countries: PFX_NUM_MULTIS=W,VE,VK,ZL,ZS,JA,PY,UA9.  Tlf will read these items, make
              a  lookup  in a countrylist for a country code, and that code will be used.  If you
              include the UA9 prefix and then make a QSO with a station from Asiatic Russia,  the
              PFX number will evaulated with a new multiplier, but European Russia will not.

       EXCLUDE_MULTILIST
              Some  contests  have  a  special multipliers list, which is easier to write with by
              excluding a predefined set. For example, the main set could  be  COUNTRY_MULT,  and
              you  need  to  exclude  from  that  list just a few countries, e.g. the SAC contest
              excludes the Scandinavian countries as they are not multipliers). In that case  you
              can use this configuration:
                  COUNTRY_MULT
                  COUNTRYLIST=sac:JW,JX,LA,OF1,OF0,OJ1,OJ0,OX,OW,OZ,SM,TF
                  EXCLUDE_MULTILIST=COUNTRYLIST
              Another  useful  example  at  WAEDC  RTTY  contest: then all stations can work each
              other, for EU stations only the non-EU stations are the multi's, and  reverse:  for
              non-EU  stations  only  the  EU  stations  are the multipliers. In that case the EU
              stations can use this config:
                  CONTINENTLIST=EU
                  COUNTRY_MULT
                  EXCLUDE_MULTILIST=CONTINENTLIST
              Now all country are multi, except the EU  stations.  In  this  contest  the  non-EU
              stations can use this config:
                  CONTINENTLIST=SA,NA,AF,AS,OC
                  COUNTRY_MULT
                  EXCLUDE_MULTILIST=CONTINENTLIST
              In  this  example  all  countries  are  multis,  except  from SA, NA, AF, OC and AS
              continent, so only the EU stations left as multipliers.

       BMAUTOGRAB
              If set, with RADIO_CONTROL and BANDMAP  (mandatory)  options,  Tlf  will  grab  the
              callsign from bandmap, if the TRX frequency is equal with bandmap freq.

       BMAUTOADD
              If  set,  with  RADIO_CONTROL  and  BANDMAP  (mandatory)  options, Tlf will add the
              callsign from callsign field, if at least 3 character have been entered. Use “S”kip
              dupes in BANDMAP settings to control if it should also grab dupes.

       SPRINTMODE
              If set, Tlf will automatically switch its mode between LOG and S&P after every QSO.

       FLDIGI If  you  work  RTTY  (or  any other digital modes), you can communicate with Fldigi
              through XMLRPC. The FLDIGI keyword will activate  the  interface.   By  default  it
              connects to http://localhost:7362/RPC2 ⟨http://localhost:7362/RPC2⟩.

              If    you    run    Fldigi's    xmlrpc    server   on   an   different   port   use
              FLDIGI=http://localhost:port_#/RPC2

       MINITEST [=NNN]
              Use this option when the contest is a minitest like contest. In that  contests  the
              full  contest  intervall  is  divided  into  shorter  sections  (e.g. 6 * 10 minute
              sections in an hour).  Any station can be worked once in each of the time  sections
              without  counting  as  dupe.  The default length of the sections is 600 seconds (10
              minutes), but you can pass another value (in seconds) after  the  '='  sign.  There
              must be an integral number of time sections per hour!

       UNIQUE_CALL_MULTI
              Multiplier is callsign.  You have to pass one of these arguments: ALL, BAND.

              Example:

                  UNIQUE_CALL_MULTI=BAND

              The argument tells Tlf, how to score the callsigns as multipliers:
              ALL means the callsign is a multiplier, independet of band.
              BAND means the callsign counts as multiplier on different bands.

       DKF1=digi keyer message 1 ... DKF12=digi keyer message 12
              Use F1 ... F12 keys to send recorded messages for phone.

       DKCQM=message
              Auto Exchange TU digi message in CQ mode (TR-Log mode)

       DKSPM=message
              Auto Exchange TU digi message in S&P mode (TR-Log mode)

       DKSPC=message
              Auto Exchange call digi message in S&P mode (TR-Log 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, amongst
       other settings, your call, name of the log file, info about ports for CW keying, packet or
       rig control, contest rules, points, multipliers 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  send  a  message  to the Tlf
       development list ⟨tlf-devel@nongnu.org⟩ if anything is wrong (or right!).

       /usr/share/tlf/cty.dat contains a flat ASCII database of info about  countries.   This  is
       the  same  file  as  used by CT or TR-Log.  Updated versions from Jim, AD1C, are available
       from: Country Files ⟨http://www.country-files.com/⟩.

       /usr/share/tlf/callmaster contains a flat  ASCII  database  of  known  contest  callsigns.
       Updates  are available from Super Check Partial ⟨http://www.supercheckpartial.com/⟩.  Save
       the master.scp file as callmaster in the working directory (or  use  CALLMASTER=master.scp
       to use that file).  It will take precedence over the system installed callmaster.

       Section  files  contain  a  flat  ASCII  database  of  multpliers  like  states, sections,
       provinces,   districts,   names,   ages,   etc.    They   are   invoked    by    including
       MULT_LIST=section_file_name in the rules file.

DOCUMENTATION

       An  operation  manual  (a  little bit outdated) is available in HTML format at the old Tlf
       project page ⟨http://sharon.esrac.ele.tue.nl/pub/linux/ham/tlf/⟩.

       An FAQ and other useful tips are installed in the system doc directory under tlf.

BUGS

       Please send bug reports to the Tlf development list ⟨tlf-devel@nongnu.org⟩.

AUTHORS

       Tlf was written  by  Rein  Couperus  ⟨pa0r  at  eudxf.org⟩  aka  Rein  Couperus  ⟨rein  at
       couperus.com⟩  but  maintained  from  2009 onward by Thomas Beierlein ⟨tb at forth-ev.de⟩.
       Lots of valuable contributions from PG4I (Joop PA4TU), PA3FWM, LZ3NY, VA3DB, OM4AA, OK1RR,
       DH5FS,  G4KNO  and various other contributors.  (See the AUTHORS file for more). Thanks to
       all for improving Tlf!

       Beta testers and feedback are always welcome!