CQ

Use the CQ command to find an op to chase. The OTA bot answers with the callsigns of hosts on the air right now, the ones closest to going off the air first (so you can reach them before they finish).

CQ

Find an op to chase: list the hosts on the air.

Available to: Anyone, from RF or APRS-IS.
Rate limit: 1 per 3 minutes and 3 per 15 minutes

Replies

cq_reply: {spots}
cq_reply: No ops on the air. Send HOST to start one.
cq_reply: more at aprsota.org/now

No error hints; OTA does not reply to an invalid CQ.

W1XYZ-5OTACQ

OTAW1XYZ-5K7ABC-6 K0TFU-1 WB4BOR-5 NW5W-1

When no op is on the air, the answer says so and suggests you start your own:

W1XYZ-5OTACQ

OTAW1XYZ-5No ops on the air. Send HOST to start one.

If more hosts are on the air than fit in one message, the bot sends two, each tagged (1/2) and (2/2). If they still do not all fit, the second message ends with more at aprsota.org/now, where the full list is available.