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    From Matt Jurcich@1:154/120 to All on Tue Aug 11 19:36:30 2026

    Hi all,

    I've got a script that downloads the HF Conditions information from
    hamsql.com, and displays it on the screen in ANSI color... pretty basic
    but effective. (the chart is the Good, Fair, Poor chart for the bands)

    First, I'll share the script with anyone who might want it (it's in PowerShell).

    Second, if I can figure out how to send an echo message from the command
    line, does anything (moderator?) think there is any benefit to posting
    it once a day here? We do have the detailed space weather message.

    Thanks for any thoughts....

    -m
    KB0TNG
    Minneapolis, MN
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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Matt Jurcich on Tue Aug 11 21:48:55 2026
    Hi Matt,

    First, I'll share the script with anyone who might want it (it's in PowerShell)

    You can share it in here, but perhaps a link to it at the bottom of your
    daily HF conditions post would be good also. I'd like to convert it to a
    bash script since my BBS runa under Slackware Linux.

    Second, if I can figure out how to send an echo message from the command line, does anything (moderator?) think there is any benefit to posting
    it once a day here? We do have the detailed space weather message.

    I'm the moderator and I post the space weather every three days using a
    special bash script I wrote. I don't mind having the daily HF conditions posted in here at all and thank you for asking!

    73 DE KS4TD/WSBW961,
    Sean
    HAM Moderator

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  • From Alexey Matrosov@2:203/910 to Matt Jurcich on Wed Aug 12 07:15:53 2026
    Hello Matt,

    Tuesday August 11 2026 19:36, you wrote to All:

    Second, if I can figure out how to send an echo message from the
    command line, does anything (moderator?) think there is any benefit to posting it once a day here? We do have the detailed space weather message.

    You can use some tool like that one comes with the husky:

    txt2pkt -nf "Daily Reports" -xf "2:203/910" -xt "2:203/910" -t "tearline" -o "origin" -s "subj" -e "rabarber.robots" -d local-inbound-path report-file.txt

    Mvh,
    Alex.
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