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The QRZ Bot

This bot is in varied types of channels across several networks, but it's mainly geared toward ham radio and weather information.

Here's a descriptive list of QRZ's functions:

  • !help - Gives a list of QRZ's functions, tailored for each channel
Ham Radio
  • !call - Returns callbook information from QRZ.com
  • !call2 - This is an alternate callbook for !call (wm7d.net database)
  • !solar - Returns the latest solar conditions
  • !aprs - Returns latest APRS position and data for the given station or CWOP callsign
  • !morse - Converts text into morse code
  • !unmorse - Converts morse code back into english characters
  • !rigpix - Returns a radio picture URL from rigpix.com
  • !dxcc - Returns DXCC information for a call sign.
  • !utc - Returns the current UTC time (also: !zulu !gmt)
  • !dx - Privately returns up to 25 DX spots from DX Summit
  • !qsignal - Gives you the meaning for the Q-signal (or you can just use !q)
  • !emission - returns the emission description of the given three character itu code.
  • !phonetics - Returns up to 26 standard NATO/ARRL phonetics
  • !calcfreq - Returns the corresponding radio frequency
  • !calcwave - Returns the corresponding radio wavelength
  • !arrl - Returns a given number of the latest news articles from arrl.net
  • !hamvention - Countdown to the next Dayton Hamvention (!dayton will also work)
  • !search - Search the ham glossary for terms to use with !info
  • !info - Gives definitions for terms in the ham glossary
IRC Channel Information (if included for your channel)
  • !stats - Gives a webpage that contains statistics on channel activity
  • !logs - Gives a webpage with the daily logs of all chats in the channel
  • !urls - Gives a webpage with all the website addresses posted to the channel
  • !seen - Tells you when a person was last seen in the channel
Weather
  • !weather - Shows current weather conditions
  • !forecast - Shows a forecast of weather conditions
  • !metar - Returns METAR data for a given four-character ICAO location indicator
  • !storms - Shows latest thunderstorm warnings from NOAA
  • !stormwatch - Shows latest thunderstorm watches from NOAA
  • !tornados - Shows latest tornado warnings from NOAA
  • !tornadowatch - Shows latest tornado watches from NOAA
  • !floods - Shows latest flood warnings from NOAA
  • !floodwatch - Shows latest flood watches from NOAA
  • !winter - Shows latest winter storm warnings from NOAA
  • !winterwatch - Shows latest winter storm watches from NOAA
Misc. Reference
  • !wiki - Returns the best match from wikipedia.com
  • !calc - Calculate lots of stuff. Basic math, unit conversion, currency conversion, etc. Uses Google's calculator.
  • !spell - spellcheck a given word.
  • !google - Returns first match found from Google.com
  • !image - Returns the first match found from Google images.
  • !tld - Returns the country for a given Top Level Domain
  • !utc - Returns the current UTC time (also: !zulu !gmt)
  • !amazon - Returns the best matching item at Amazon.com
  • !news - Will return a different news feed. Varies widely from channel to channel.
  • !pagerank - Shows the estimated Google Page Rank for a site
Media
  • !imdb - Returns the rating and link for a movie at imdb.com
  • !music - Returns the best band, artist, album, or song link from allmusic.com
  • !youtube - Returns the best match for a video at youtube.com
Stock Market
  • !quote - Gives stock information. The -e switch gives more details. (or !stock)
  • !dow - Gives Dow Jones Industrial Average information
  • !nasdaq - Gives NASDAQ market information
  • !s&p - Gives Standadard & Poor's 500 information