NAME

       beacon - transmit periodic messages on an AX.25 port.

SYNOPSIS

       beacon  [-c  <src_call>]  [-d  <dest_call>[digi  ..]]  [-f]  [-H]  [-l] [-m] [-s] [-t interval] [-v] port
       “message”

DESCRIPTION

       Beacon transmits the message text on an AX.25 port every thirty minutes.  The  message  is  addressed  to
       “IDENT”  and  is  sent  using the AX.25 callsign of the port specified on the command line. Typically the
       message text will contain spaces and/or other characters, therefore the message text should  be  enclosed
       in quotes to ensure they are passed to the beacon program untranslated.

OPTIONS

       -c              Configure the source callsign for beacons. The default is to use the interface callsign.

       -d              Configure  the  destination  callsign  for  beacons.  The  default is “IDENT”.  Optional:
                       Digipeaters may follow, separated with spaces. Use -d "DEST DIGI1 DIGI2 .."

       -f              Do not fork into the background.

       -l              Enables the logging of errors to the system log, the default is off.

       -H              Start interval relative to the hour.

       -m              Changes the destination address to “MAIL” and sends the  message  text  once  only.  This
                       option overrides any destination callsign given with the -d option.

       -s              Sends the message text once only.

       -t interval     The  time  interval between messages, the interval is given in minutes and the default is
                       thirty minutes.

       -v              Display the version.

SEE ALSO

       ax25(4), axports(5).

AUTHORS

       Alan Cox GW4PTS <alan@cymru.net>
       Jonathan Naylor G4KLX <g4klx@g4klx.demon.co.uk>
       David Brooke G6GZH <db@fusk.demon.co.uk>

Linux                                              4 July 2016                                         BEACON(8)