Chat reference card

Rooms

• #lobbyEveryone, every service, every state.
• #okYour state, all services. Every state has one (#tx, #ks…). You land here from the Chat link.
• #ok-gmrs · #ok-ham · #ok-meshtastic · #ok-meshcoreYour state, one service. These double as the chat for the state’s official hub groups.
• ⚠ #ok-wxWeather. The NWS bot posts every watch and warning for the state here the minute it’s issued, and sets the topic while something severe is live. Spotters use /report here.
• #gmrs · #ham · #meshtastic · #meshcoreOne service, nationwide.
• #tulsa-meshAny community group gets a room the first time a member opens it - from the group page’s “chat” button or /join #tulsa-mesh. Members only.
• 🎙 net roomsOne per scheduled net, from the Nets page. See Net rooms.
• @ directPrivate rooms you’re in. See Private rooms.

The left rail lists them in that order: Direct · Nets · your state · this room’s state (if different) · Services · My groups · Everyone. On a phone the rail slides out from the # button; the user list from the ● button.

Names & symbols

You appear as your first name plus your callsign if you’ve added one to your profile: Priya · KI5QRT. No callsign, just the first name.

• @Coordinator - a state coordinator in their state’s rooms, or a site admin anywhere. They can set topics, pin, mute.
• +Verified callsign - the licence was matched against the FCC file.
• ✓ in the user listSame thing, next to the callsign.
• Here.
• Monitoring a frequency - they used /mon; the user list shows what.
• Away - /away, with their note.
• Offline member of a private room.
• * Lee wavesAn action line, from /me.
• grey mono linesSystem lines: joins, parts, topic changes, check-ins, Heard-its.
• ⚠ NWSThe weather bot. 📡 SPOTTER is a member’s spotter report.
• 📌 line under the topicPinned by a coordinator (or whoever opened a private room).

Commands

Type / and a name; the popup filters as you type, Tab completes, ↑/↓ pick. To send a line that starts with a slash, double it: //not a command.

• … on a lineHover (or tap) a line for Mention · Pin · Delete. You can delete your own; coordinators can delete any.
• click a nameIn the user list: Message · Profile · Mention · Flag (and Remove, in a private room you opened).
• @PriyaMentions someone in the room - their line lights up and they get a bell notification. First name or username both work.
• paste a linkA repeater or node link from this site (/r/… or /n/…) expands into a card with the frequency, tone and how many heard it today.

Private rooms

• /msg tom heyOpens a room for the two of you (username or callsign) and sends the message. Or click a name → Message. It shows under Direct.
• /invite priyaAdds someone; the room becomes a private group. Anyone in it can invite more.
• /leaveWalk out. The room closes when the last person leaves.
• /kick samWhoever opened the room can remove people.
• /topic · /pin · /motdWork in your own private rooms too.

Only the people in a private room can read it - that includes coordinators and admins. If someone is abusive in one, /flag them from any public room and a coordinator will follow up.

Net rooms

• Nets → 💬 net roomEvery listed net has a room. It opens the first time anyone clicks it, with the schedule and frequency in the topic.
• /checkin mobile in OwassoLogs a real check-in on the net (one per night) and posts a line so net control sees the roll build.
• /rollTonight’s check-ins, in order.
• net controlSet the topic, pin the script, run the room. Ask a coordinator to make you a coordinator if you run a net regularly.
• 📋 reference cardThe net reference card puts all of this on one printable sheet - running it down one column, checking in down the other.

Weather

• #ok-wxAll NWS watches and warnings for the state, as they’re issued (checked every three minutes). Each has a “Show on map” link.
• /wxThe active alerts for this room’s state, right now, just for you.
• /report hail quarter-size, 41st & Yale, moving NEA spotter line - what you saw, where, tagged with your town from your profile. Kinds: hail · wind · tornado · funnel · wallcloud · flood · damage · other. These reach other members, not the NWS. Relay anything that matters on the SKYWARN net, the spotter line or mPING - the spotter guide explains how.
• county emailsSeparate from chat: tick “Email me NWS Warnings for my county” on your profile.

Bots

• ⚠ NWSPosts to the weather rooms and keeps their topics current. Source: api.weather.gov.
• ⚡ conditionsAnswers /bands - solar flux, K index, a rough HF call. Source: NOAA SWPC.
• 🔍 findAnswers /find - the same search as the 🔍 in the header, narrowed to the room’s state.
• 🎓 quizAnswers /quiz tech, /quiz general, /quiz gmrs. Real NCVEC exam questions (and our GMRS set). Reply /a B. Only you see it.

Bot answers to your own commands are shown only to you and vanish when you leave the room. The NWS bot’s lines are real messages everyone sees.

Badges & the bell

• solid badgeLines you haven’t read in that room (rooms you’ve opened at least once).
• red @ badgeSomeone mentioned you in there.
• grey numberLines in the last 24 hours, in rooms you haven’t opened yet.
• 🔔 bellMentions, private messages, invites, and moderation notes - alongside replies on your posts, claim decisions and Heard-its.

Moderation

• /flag sam being abusiveAnyone. Goes quietly to the coordinators for the room’s state; nothing is posted.
• /mute sam 30m reasonCoordinators. They can read but not post: 10m, 2h, 1d, or blank for until cleared.
• /ban sam reasonCoordinators. No posting anywhere, no private messages.
• /unmute samClears either.
• deleteCoordinators can delete any line from its … menu.

Eight lines in ten seconds trips the flood guard for everyone. Be the operator people are glad to hear.

Privacy

Scrollback is seven days, then it’s gone. Presence (who’s here, what they’re monitoring) is live and never stored. Private rooms are readable only by their members. There are no trackers, no analytics, no logs beyond the messages you see. /73 signs you off; closing the tab does the same.