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ORCA DIGITAL NET 20/Sep/22 Check-In/Rotation

Check-ins: 25
Stations:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR
__KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
__KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
__K6FVC Fred Jerome,ID QNX 1st ck-in
WA7HHE/P Brad Navajo Lake,UT
WA6CR Jack Novato,CA
__K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID QNX Relay: WB7EUX
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
__KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver WA QNX
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
__W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT QNX
__WY7SJM Steve Casper,WY QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV
__KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
__WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA QNX
__W7LPN Rick Weiser,ID QNX 1st ck-in
__KN6CEI Matthew Blue Lake,CA QNX
__N0IMH Ian Castle Rock,CO QNX 1st ck-in
__W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA
__AC6DF Norm Lacey,WA QNX
__W7XE Larry Gresham,OR QNX 1st ck-in
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS

This was an unusual session. ORCA DIGITAL NET Welcomes four new stations tonight: Fred K6FVC in Jerome,ID, Rick W7LPN in Weiser,ID, Ian N0IMH in Castle Rock,CO, and Larry W7XE in Gresham,OR. Ian is our first and only Colorado station. Four new stations in one session is another ORCA record. 25 Ops on tonight’s Roster is a small up-tick from Summer sessions. Fall and Winter propagation should enable our Eastern members to return.

The first Tuesday in October will be our last Basic NBEMS Exercise session. The after-net Monitor’s Session has eliminated the need for Basic Exercises. Now, incoming Ops learn NBEMS Exercises while Monitoring (QNX), working the Exercises silently and checking their work in the Monitor’s Session. This is working out very well. We’ve eliminated time pressure while learning the routines. That said, incoming Ops still have a learning hurdle when they ck-in Active to work NBEMS Exercises.

The challenge for new Ops working NBEMS Exercises on-air is FOCUS. The Exercises are brisk, simulating a busy Traffic or Emergency net. It takes a few sessions to learn to divide your attention between Exercise tasks and net operations. You need to dedicate a portion of attention to NCS so you’re prepared to respond when called. Otherwise, you’ll be focused totally on the Exercise and miss NCS calling you. NCS may be calling for your REPORT or asking you to Relay. Keep this in mind when you transition from Monitoring to Active participation. That said, don’t be overly concerned about errors. It’s a training net; we all make mistake while learning.

Tonight, ORCA and the NBEMS Exercise ran like a Swiss watch. We CONFIRMED 8 stations w/o a glitch. The exception was an error Doug K7KY made while preparing the Exercise. He forgot to Save the Exercise Macro before switching to another Macro set, so he ended up with last sessions Modes. No matter, the Exercise ran smoothly w/last week’s Modes. We always look for opportunities for Relay during these Exercises. We’ve had days when Relays were essential. You don’t need the file CONFIRMED to Relay the blocks you have. NCS may ask you to Relay specific blocks or the whole file. Tonight, we asked Jack WA6CR to Relay the whole file in MFSK-32. He had no heads-up for FLAMP Relays and accomplished it perfectly. Our apology to Jack for the no-warning request.

Jack CONFIRMED the 1st Exercise pass in PSK63RC4, so we knew he was decoding well. His Relay in MFSK-32 CONFIRMED the four remaining stations. Jack had enough spare attention to change his Relay transmission from ‘ORCA/NCS < WA6CR’ when he was sending to NCS, to ‘Ex275 DE WA6CR’ when sending to the net. Hats-Off for Jack tonight! Nets like tonight are inspiring. Everyone was on their game and the results are impressive. We get a lot of practice in an hour or so.

Speaking of net time, Lamar AE6LJ and Jaye KE6SLS demonstrated another time-saving tactic for the Traffic & Comment Rounds. They sent their Exercise files in MFSK-64 w/TxID. We CONFIRMED their Reports in MFSK-64 before resetting net-mode to MFSK-32. This is an excellent tactic; it requires additional focus. You have to be a few moments ahead of net-flow and chose a faster mode you think your path will support. Along with choosing the mode, you need to activate TxID and turn it off when you’re finished. With a little practice, it will become an automatic tactic in muscle memory. Changing modes quickly and managing TxID is a useful digital skill, well worth practicing.

Western Digital Net still needs a couple alternate NCS. Don KJ7VGV has developed his own set of Macros for running the net and an efficient ck-in routine for compiling the Roster. He’s willing to help you come up to speed quickly. If you have a reasonable signal and a little spare time, Steve K6ETA, WDN’s developer and primary NCS, will appreciate your assistance. WDN isn’t difficult to run; it’s an opportunity to expand your digital networking skills amongst supportive colleagues. Currently, Don KJ7VGV and Jaye KE6SLS are assisting Steve as alternate Net Controls. Two more alternates will be ideal.

Images from the net:

AE6LJ Redway, CA
KE6SLS Eureka, CA
KJ7VGV Reno, NV
KK6RJR Bakersfield, CA
W1EEP Pine Valley, UT
W6ADZ Reno, NV
W7WSV Mesa, AZ
W7WXV Prineville, OR
WA6CR Novato, CA
WB7EUX Joseph, OR

We enjoyed working w/you this evening and hope to see you again next Tuesday.
73 Doug K7KY & Mindy W7ZAP

— Net Log —

ORCA I hv the following stations from the RX buffer:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
Advanced NBEMS Exercise Tonight w/Traffic Round
SEND on 1 line:
‘CALLSIGN’ only (Active)
‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (In&Out)
‘CALL NAME QTH QNX’ (1st Ck-In) < K7KY/NCS

NCS < KK6RJR – QNX

Before RSID: <<2022-09-21T02:00Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
WB7EUX

WB7EUX < K7KY GE Tom TU
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR < K7KY

Wri QNX

agn pse I got only QnX < K7KY

KF7ZIY QNX

KF7ZIY < K7KY TU Dave
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX < K7KY/NCS

NCS < KK6RJR – QNX

de WY7

KK6RJR < K7KY TU Richard
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
FB Richard I got it all band is picking up (0; < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2022-09-21T02:03Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>

K6FVC Jerome Idaho, QNX

K6FVC < K7KY TU Fred
K6FVC Fred Jerome,ID QNX

Welcome to ORCA DIGITAL NET, Fred Please Ck-In QNX for a few
sessions while you learn our Protocols. Read the Quick-Start Guide
and use ORCA Ck-In Macros available @: http://orcadigitalnet.com/macros/
BK Next Early Ck-In? < K7KY/NCS

WA7HHE/P Navajo Lake

WA7HHE/P < K7KY GE Brad TU
WA7HHE/P Brad Navajo Lake,UT < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2022-09-21T02:05Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>

WA6CR

shDV QRU

WA6CR < K7KY GE Jack TU
WA6CR Jack Novato,CA < K7KY

No CALLSIGN w/QRU station… & we don’t do QRU pse ck-in QNX or active tu < K7KY

0afELAY: K7DV QRU de WB7EUX – he keeps doubling with you.

Oh yes tu K7DV Dave we don’t do QRU & I’m guess ing u may want QNX tu Tom 4 the Relay

K7DV < K7KY TU Dave
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID QNX < K7KY/NCS

AE6LJ

AE6LJ < K7KY GE Lamar TU
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA < K7KY

< KJ7BHK QNX

\ooaic7SJM WY7SJ

KJ7BHK < K7KY TU Brian
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver WA QNX < K7KY/NCS

KR7KR

Double ??

KR7KR < K7KY GE Ken TU
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2022-09-21T02:10Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
ORCA NCS< W6DLW QNX

W6DLW < K7KY TU Dennis
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT QNX
GE Dennis pse turn off TxID 4 net tu < K7KY

de WY7SJM WY7SJM

WY7SJM < K7KY Ge Steve I missed some QNX or Active? gud 2 cu < K7KY>

Y7SJM WY7SJ lv C s7†wl¢xp

E6LJ Lamar pse ask WY7SJM Steve is he QNX or active tu < K7KY

K7KY < AE6LJ I do not have a copy on Steve. SRI BTU < AE6LJ

RR tu I can guess

WY7SJM < K7KY TU Steve
WY7SJM Steve Casper,WY QNX < K7KY/NCS

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
K6FVC Fred Jerome,ID QNX 1st ck-in
WA7HHE/P Brad Navajo Lake,UT
WA6CR < K7KY GE Jack TU
WA6CR Jack Novato,CA
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID QNX Relay: WB7EUX
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver WA QNX
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT QNX
WY7SJM Steve Casper,WY QNX

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
Advanced NBEMS Exercise Tonight w/Traffic Round
SEND on 1 line:
‘CALLSIGN’ only (Active)
‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (In&Out)
‘CALL NAME QTH QNX’ (1st Ck-In) < K7KY/NCS

KJ7VGV

NCS < KW6M KW6M QNX

KJ7VGV < K7KY GE Don TU
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV < K7KY

KW6M < K7KY TU Steve
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX < K7KY/NCS

K7KY DE WB7TZD QNX

WB7TZD < K7KY TU Tom
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA QNX < K7KY/NCS

W7LPN QNX

W7LPN < K7KY TU Rick
W7LPN Rick Weiser,ID QNX

Welcome to ORCA DIGITAL NET, Rick Please Ck-In QNX for a few
sessions while you learn our Protocols. Read the Quick-Start Guide
and use ORCA Ck-In Macros available @: http://orcadigitalnet.com/macros/
BK Next Early Ck-In? < K7KY/NCS

KN6CEI QNX

KN6CEI < K7KY TU Matthew
KN6CEI Matthew Blue Lake,CA QNX
been awhile gud 2 cu Matthew < K7KY

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
K6FVC Fred Jerome,ID QNX 1st ck-in
WA7HHE/P Brad Navajo Lake,UT
WA6CR Jack Novato,CA
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID QNX Relay: WB7EUX
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver WA QNX
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT QNX
WY7SJM Steve Casper,WY QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA QNX
W7LPN Rick Weiser,ID QNX 1st ck-in
KN6CEI Matthew Blue Lake,CA QNX

QRZ? ORCA DIGITAL NET Early Ck-In < K7KY/NCS óOrt ±bwte

N0IMH N0IMH Ian H/ Castle Rock CO/ QNX

N0IMH < K7KY TU Ian
N0IMH Ian Castle Rock,CO QNX

Welcome to ORCA DIGITAL NET, Ian Please Ck-In QNX for a few
sessions while you learn our Protocols. Read the Quick-Start Guide
and use ORCA Ck-In Macros available @: http://orcadigitalnet.com/macros/
BK Next Early Ck-In? < K7KY/NCS ‡w

de N0IMH k

F f ,WSV QNX

W7WSV < K7KY TU Steve
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX < K7KY/NCS

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
Advanced NBEMS Exercise Tonight w/Traffic Round
SEND on 1 line:
‘CALLSIGN’ only (Active)
‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (In&Out)
‘CALL NAME QTH QNX’ (1st Ck-In) < K7KY/NCS

KE6SLS

KE6SLS < K7KY GE Jaye TU
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA < K7KY

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
K6FVC Fred Jerome,ID QNX 1st ck-in
WA7HHE/P Brad Navajo Lake,UT
WA6CR Jack Novato,CA
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID QNX Relay: WB7EUX
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver WA QNX
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT QNX
WY7SJM Steve Casper,WY QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA QNX
W7LPN Rick Weiser,ID QNX 1st ck-in
KN6CEI Matthew Blue Lake,CA QNX
N0IMH Ian Castle Rock,CO QNX 1st ck-in
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA

2022-09-20 19:29:35p 02:29:35z
WELCOME to ORCA DIGITAL NET
Doug K7KY/NCS, Brookings,OR, 35w, 210′ Doublet @ 80′

ORCA meets every Tuesday 1930p/0330z – 3.581+1500 – MFSK-32
NBEMS Software: FLDIGI, FLMSG, FLAMP. Dave W1HKJ, Developer

ORCA is a DIRECTED Net, dedicated to learning and developing
digital operating skills and practicing NBEMS traffic handling.
ORCA connects Amateur Operators with common interest in
training, information-sharing, and mutual-aid.
Practice makes perfect!

New to ORCA? See: http://orcadigitalnet.com/quick-start/

Following check-in NCS sends:
1) Signal evaluation image (30sec)
2) Rotation list
3) Announcements

Advanced NBEMS Exercise:
Have FLAMP open. Stay Focused, Exercise is brisk.
Monitors can work the Exercise silently and FILL
or CONFIRM in after-net Monitor’s Session.

Traffic Round: NCS calls FLAMP Exercise Stations
for practice traffic (Advanced Exercise files).
No Traffic? Send ‘QRU’.

Comment Round: RX reports, observations, questions,
comments, or brief QSTs w/reference URL.

CONFIG FLDIGI 4 NET:
LOCK: Cursor @ 1500
ENABLE: RxID
DISABLE: TxID, end-of-Tx-ID, Pre-Signal-Tone*
DISABLE: Mode-ID, CWID, CW-Postamble-ID
* Pre-Tone manually (TUNE BUTTON) when doubles are likely.

—–

REMAINING CK-INS COME NOW
ACTIVE Ops Send: ‘CALLSIGN’ or VidID
MONITORING Ops Send: ‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (QNI/QNX)
FIRST TIME Op? Send: CALL/NAME/QTH/QNX
< K7KY/NCS

KJ7VGV Don, Pse Relay call 4 Ck-In tu < NCS Co¥
Before RSID: <<2022-09-21T02:34Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>

KJ7VGV Relaying ORCA DIGITAL NET Ck-In
Not copying NCS? Ck-In QNX here … < KJ7VGV

AC6DF QNX

de KJ7VGV nil heard BTN

FB tu I heard one you didn’t BK

AC6DF < K7KY TU Norm
AC6DF Norm Lacey,WA QNX < K7KY/NCS

Signal Evaluation Image
Sending Pic:140×140; < K7KY

… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn 0RCA.b2s]<flmsg>4.0.19.02
:hdr_fm:20
K7KY 20222109023618
:hdr_ed:20
K7KY 20192409231907
<blankform>
:mg:770 ORCA DIGITAL NET 20/Sep/22 Check-In/Rotation

Check-ins: 24
Stations:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
K6FVC Fred Jerome,ID QNX 1st ck-in
WA7HHE/P Brad Navajo Lake,UT
WA6CR Jack Novato,CA
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID QNX Relay: WB7EUX
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver WA QNX
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT QNX
WY7SJM Steve Casper,WY QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA QNX
W7LPN Rick Weiser,ID QNX 1st ck-in
KN6CEI Matthew Blue Lake,CA QNX
N0IMH Ian Castle Rock,CO QNX 1st ck-in
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA
AC6DF Norm Lacey,WA QNX
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
[WRAP:chksum 6277][WRAP:end] … end

ORCA … Anyone need the Roster resent? < K7KY

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tonight we have an Advanced NBEMS Exercise w/Traffic Round. We’ll use FMMSG Form ICS-213.

NBEMS Exercise Notes: The 1st Tuesday in October will be our last Basic Exercise. The after-net Monitor’s Session has eclipsed the need for Basic Exercises. Now, incoming Ops learn the NBEMS Exercises silently while Monitoring, and checking their work in the Monitor’s Session. Bruno KG7VVN will conduct the last Basic Exercise. Bruno and Don Kj7VGV will continue conducting 1st Tuesday NBEMS Exercises. After 04/Oct/22, all ORCA NBEMS Exercises will be Advanced format Exercises. Our NBEMS Exercise file-name convention remains the same.

Macro Experiment sessions will be later in the month. We’ll announce them with sufficient time to prepare. Humboldt ARC meets on 1st Tuesdays and Rainbows Canyon ARC meet on 2nd Tuesdays; to accommodate those ARCs, we’ll schedule Macro Experiments for the 3rd, 4th, or 5th Tuesday.

Next week, we’ll do something different with the Path Evaluation Macro. After Ck-In and b4 the Postamble, we’ll ask one station to send our Test image w/the Path Evaluation Macro. Net Control will not send Test images that session. You’ll email the images for publication as usual. We’ll begin learning how well the net copies a single station. It will help select the best station for Relay. We’ll begin with Bruno KG7VVN and Don KJ7VGV who are already capable of conducting NBEMS Exercises. Learning the paths between net stations will help choose Relays w/o trial & error. We won’t use the Path Macro in the Comment Round.

There were positive aspects to the QRM during last week’s Ck-In. We sailed right along despite the interference. We’ve been working in marginal to poor band condx for months now and we’ve not missed one session. The digital modes really shine when band condx tank. Poor propagation results in more Relay practice. Both ORCA and WDN operate smoothly in tough condx thanks to experienced digital Ops. We surmounted strong interference with aplomb. ORCA Ck-In has been orderly for years. Everyone knows the protocol; we have very few doubles or coattails. Regular practice pays big dividends.

Another take-away from last week’s Ck-In is TX power. Part of preparing for emergency work is cultivating a minimum TX power habit. It’s easy to just leave the dial @ 50-100w in tough band condx, but we may find ourselves working extended events where conserving stored energy is vital to sustaining operations. Then, we must quickly determine our minimums. We can practice finding minimum power setting during QSOs with colleagues. In emergencies, we’ll want to do this quickly. Conserving energy and brief/concise messaging are key tactics for staying on the air in emergencies.

An Advanced NBEMS Exercise is next < K7KY

This Advanced NBEMS Exercise begins in PSK63RC4 (220wpm,330bw,80%,FEC).
We’ll fill with PSK250R (220wpm,250hz,80%,FEC), & MFSK-32 (630hz,120wpm,FEC).
Check your Filters < K7KY ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY

<PROG 18 767F>{8CFE}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 30 0748>{8CFE}20220920181028:ex275.txt
<ID 16 7057>{8CFE}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 2492>{8CFE}510 8 64
<FILE 30 0748>{8CFE}20220920181028:ex275.txt
<ID 16 7057>{8CFE}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 2492>{8CFE}510 8 64
<DATA 72 1251>{8CFE:1}
ORCA NBEMS File-Manipulation Exercise

In FLMSG, create an ICS-
<DATA 72 C68E>{8CFE:2}213 file named,’URCALL_ex275.213′.
Make ‘Inc:’= ORCA Ex#275. Mak
<DATA 72 8C48>{8CFE:3}e ‘To’= ORCA/NCS. Make ‘Fm’= URCALL.
Make ‘Sub’= Macro Developme
<DATA 72 5744>{8CFE:4}nt. Copy the following 5 lines to the
‘Originator’ tab. Answer t
<DATA 72 501E>{8CFE:5}he question on the ‘Responder’ tab.

Which Tag will the Macro Pa
<DATA 72 97E3>{8CFE:6}rser execute first?
A) <FREQ>
B) <!POP>
C) <GOHOME>
D) <TXRSID>

<DATA 72 2904>{8CFE:7}
If you complete the Exercise, send the file to NCS w/FLAMP in T
<DATA 70 74C5>{8CFE:8}raffic Round. Before sending, change ‘QST’ to ‘ORCA/NCS’. 9
<CNTL 10 E353>{8CFE:EOF}
<CNTL 10 435F>{8CFE:EOT}

DE K7KY K

For REPORTS, I’ll prompt you in order with
your CALLSIGN only. Press the FLAMP
‘REPORT’ Button or send ‘No Copy’.

We begin with … W1EEP

DE W1EEP
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 10 7029>{8CFE}3 5
DE W1EEP K

WB7EUX

DE WB7EUX
File : Unassigned
<MISSING 10 E028>{8CFE}3 4
DE WB7EUX K

WA7HHE/P

WA6CR

DE WA6CR
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 15 AFC9>{8CFE}CONFIRMED
DE WA6CR K

AE6LJ,

DE AE6LJ
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 14 1214>{8CFE}3 6 7 8
DE AE6LJ K

KR7KR

KJ7VGV

Before RSID: <<2022-09-21T02:48Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
tnoeNftOrauJ7VGV
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 12 3508>{8CFE}2 3 4
DE KJ7VGV K

KE6SLS

DE ke6sls
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 8 6FAF>{8CFE}8
DE ke6sls K

WA7HHE/P n

DE WA7HHE
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 18 8410>{8CFE}2 3 4 5 6 7
DE WA7HHE K

KR7KR

DE KR7KR
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 14 CFD5>{8CFE}2 3 4 8
DE KR7KR K

ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY

<PROG 18 767F>{8CFE}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 30 0748>{8CFE}20220920181028:ex275.txt
<ID 16 7057>{8CFE}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 2492>{8CFE}510 8 64
<FILE 30 0748>{8CFE}20220920181028:ex275.txt
<ID 16 7057>{8CFE}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 2492>{8CFE}510 8 64
<DATA 72 1251>{8CFE:1}
ORCA NBEMS File-Manipulation Exercise

In FLMSG, create an ICS-
<DATA 72 C68E>{8CFE:2}213 file named,’URCALL_ex275.213′.
Make ‘Inc:’= ORCA Ex#275. Mak
<DATA 72 8C48>{8CFE:3}e ‘To’= ORCA/NCS. Make ‘Fm’= URCALL.
Make ‘Sub’= Macro Developme
<DATA 72 5744>{8CFE:4}nt. Copy the following 5 lines to the
‘Originator’ tab. Answer t
<DATA 72 501E>{8CFE:5}he question on the ‘Responder’ tab.

Which Tag will the Macro Pa
<DATA 72 97E3>{8CFE:6}rser execute first?
A) <FREQ>
B) <!POP>
C) <GOHOME>
D) <TXRSID>

<DATA 72 2904>{8CFE:7}
If you complete the Exercise, send the file to NCS w/FLAMP in T
<DATA 70 74C5>{8CFE:8}raffic Round. Before sending, change ‘QST’ to ‘ORCA/NCS’. 9
<CNTL 10 E353>{8CFE:EOF}
<CNTL 10 435F>{8CFE:EOT}

DE K7KY K

W1EEP

DE W1EEP
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 8 FFAB>{8CFE}5
DE W1EEP K

WB7EUX

DE WB7EUX
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 15 AFC9>{8CFE}CONFIRMED
DE WB7EUX K

WA7HHE/P

DE WA7HHE
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 12 BB09>{8CFE}4 5 6
DE WA7HHE K

AE6LJ

DE AE6LJ
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 15 AFC9>{8CFE}CONFIRMED
DE AE6LJ K

KR7KR

DE KR7KR
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 8 5FA8>{8CFE}3
DE KR7KR K

KJ7VGV

Before RSID: <<2022-09-21T02:52Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
DE KJ7VGV
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 8 5FA8>{8CFE}3
DE KJ7VGV K

KE6SLS

DE ke6sls
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 15 AFC9>{8CFE}CONFIRMED
DE ke6sls K

WA6CR < K7KY Jack pse relay whole file this mode tu < K7KY netwtn

DE WA6CR
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 15 AFC9>{8CFE}CONFIRMED
DE WA6CR K

wrong button.
de WA6CR k

WA6CR < K7KY Jack sri to just drop this task on you w/o warning u OK to relay the file? < K7KY

Ex275 DE WA6CR

<PROG 18 94F9>{25FC}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 30 252D>{25FC}20220921025440:ex275.txt
<ID 29 7034>{25FC}WA6CR Novato CA, CM88RC
<SIZE 14 3E10>{25FC}524 9 64
<DATA 72 215F>{25FC:1}
ORCA NBEMS File-Manipulation Exercise

In FLMSG, create an I
<DATA 72 9E57>{25FC:2}CS-213 file named,’URCALL_ex275.213′.
Make ‘Inc:’= ORCA Ex#275.
<DATA 72 E573>{25FC:3} Make ‘To’= ORCA/NCS. Make ‘Fm’= URCALL.
Make ‘Sub’= Macro Deve
<DATA 72 1E6D>{25FC:4}lopment. Copy the following 5 lines to the
‘Originator’ tab. An
<DATA 72 7631>{25FC:5}swer the question on the ‘Responder’ tab.

Which Tag will the
<DATA 72 700A>{25FC:6}Macro Parser execute first?
A) <FREQ>
B) <!POP>
C) <GOHOME>

<DATA 72 EBAF>{25FC:7}D) <TXRSID>

If you complete the Exercise, send the file to NC
<DATA 72 9C52>{25FC:8}S w/FLAMP in Traffic Round. Before sending, change ‘QST’ to ‘ORC
<DATA 20 4708>{25FC:9}A/NCS’. 9
<CNTL 10 2BAA>{25FC:EOF}
<CNTL 10 8BA6>{25FC:EOT}

DE WA6CR K

W1EEP

DE W1EEP
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 15 DB6B>{25FC}CONFIRMED
DE W1EEP K

WA7HHE/P

DE WA7HHE
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 15 DB6B>{25FC}CONFIRMED
DE WA7HHE K

KR7KR

DE KR7KR
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 15 DB6B>{25FC}CONFIRMED
DE KR7KR K

KJ7VGV

Before RSID: <<2022-09-21T02:58Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
DE KJ7VGV
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 15 DB6B>{25FC}CONFIRMED
DE KJ7VGV K

Nice work all around! & tnx to Jack WA6CR 4 the unexpected relay Im the only one that messed up this evening. I had all different Modes 4 tonite, but forgot to save my work and ended up with last weeks modes they worked ok anyway BK

ORCA DIGITAL NET
20:00:33p 03:00:33z
Late Ck-In? < NCS

W7XE Larry Gresham, OR QNX 1st ck-in de W7XE k

W7XE < K7KY TU Larry
W7XE Larry Gresham,OR QNX

Welcome to ORCA DIGITAL NET, Larry Please Ck-In QNX for a few
sessions while you learn our Protocols. Read the Quick-Start Guide
and use ORCA Ck-In Macros available @: http://orcadigitalnet.com/macros/
BK Next Early Ck-In? < K7KY/NCS

First station

First station up 4 Traffic Round tonite is Gene W1EEP < NCS

ORCA/NCS DE W1EEP

<PROG 21 7851>{89AA}FLAMP 2.2.05.04
<FILE 34 1D21>{89AA}20220921030044:275_W1EEP.213
<ID 18 F3ED>{89AA}W1EEP DM37DJ
<SIZE 14 458A>{89AA}389 7 64
<DATA 72 8100>{89AA:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAF4XQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS4DcHto3Mb1i50RCb
<DATA 72 038F>{89AA:2}NzIBQjFj5I31jrjz8Um4U3sCOKE52/fP3PHnQJP6OoDVwPuy3q2TgL4tyUVHA/fw
<DATA 72 0CAF>{89AA:3}XRDzLUhmrcYEe5e/BTRK36w9rW1k7juS1Qhmh2arUyGWumYKm+VbYuPBRo1FvmZm
<DATA 72 67ED>{89AA:4}eMS9E82fD04jFNy/8r1i+F0LXfFknfK4ozzT2D5bY8LN3EqJhsHI8S3a0b2pZFOo
<DATA 72 96A9>{89AA:5}n+j7eI3kB1W+x+anwUsZVAebhC1glY0RIM/H3W0PTmQMlaZggrqTg/T+h3PGDr1E
<DATA 72 933D>{89AA:6}hdaokpiX9JL4jKM2Vz011Sazj0ocPxMI0oPMmizUV/qCNOR8Vgq14Z4trng
[b64
<DATA 13 B93A>{89AA:7}:end] <CNTL 10 FCA3>{89AA:EOF}
<CNTL 10 5CAF>{89AA:EOT}

DE W1EEP K

Gud work, Gene…
DE K7KY
File : 275_W1EEP.213
<MISSING 15 6E8E>{89AA}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Next 4 Traffic is Tom WB7EUX < NCS

ORCA/NCS DE WB7EUX

<PROG 18 49DD>{CEB2}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 37 5262>{CEB2}20220921025412:WB7EUX_ex275.213
<ID 22 212F>{CEB2}WB7EUX Joseph OR
<SIZE 15 6DFB>{CEB2}321 3 128
<DATA 136 FA75>{CEB2:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAADzXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS+NYx39Ia9a0tFu56KXsjxI8XnRIcLyIhDvlp
wRUl+dfeerh5l3I9IbeO+FbEjon+P++5M5HrbVgU2jln
<DATA 136 3D61>{CEB2:2}rfI1eRaTMr4A+WZREwsUPn1d8g66PoaoVhfnougO33P0+ynE+Hz0PQje4WxWCZ17DvnuOWHSurXbKw
69IlwI1NHqxP6H7qvLxGADoo5aRILK/m5OrwJQJWl+SvjaO7wm
<DATA 73 7A0C>{CEB2:3}K/0/NzONdNGbCg65DRYK1wdsQIYd14/6X5HFg7PEIO2oQiHQVDYAA==
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 7C8A>{CEB2:EOF}
<CNTL 10 DC86>{CEB2:EOT}

DE WB7EUX K

DE K7KY
File : WB7EUX_ex275.213
<MISSING 15 68FA>{CEB2}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Over 2 Brad WA7HHE/P 4 Traffic < K7KY

ORCA/NCS DE WA7HHE

<PROG 18 F6B8>{7F1C}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 37 C2F2>{7F1C}20220921030416:WA7HHE_ex275.213
<ID 38 3EEB>{7F1C}WA7HHE CEDAR CITY, UTAH (DM37HP)
<SIZE 14 D46D>{7F1C}465 8 64
<FILE 37 C2F2>{7F1C}20220921030416:WA7HHE_ex275.213
<ID 38 3EEB>{7F1C}WA7HHE CEDAR CITY, UTAH (DM37HP)
<SIZE 14 D46D>{7F1C}465 8 64
<DATA 72 2682>{7F1C:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAGeXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS+NZdWypuVEunehKI
<DATA 72 3565>{7F1C:2}g/irMgcigcDUnQWPazmQ3Q2A/NYeg77tMNIMs/gWrIea4qvaHd4cMZmSy0TPAOTQ
<DATA 72 D8C1>{7F1C:3}4HDfgwAgmbBimmJC6LsK9+6M67WTC6axcvWNVu61/Zy+GHK/B5vtzlx4KnSytCEJ
<DATA 72 4305>{7F1C:4}1m5zNcUezPA3qD9yB204De2WHlwYXNmCDPb0q3yZX+vmtcWFDhXYnFffyAeslNQq
<DATA 72 4D6F>{7F1C:5}BUNmvZov/+LKTYa1dmO7ePpJsqBZeU5yNyq/IvgzlYxZrQL/kUlMXgwj85Ku14O2
<DATA 72 6B12>{7F1C:6}i3MAeFiCCI70ID/9Pt0q8b4/LL9zGy9bLt2NfKux1BHcqZA+xokXvQ7+G5znn7ql
<DATA 72 4AFF>{7F1C:7}C//yPeE6+I/WIk8wsTQlTp56JVrO+Inr9RVDau2kewqBUSfhZLsSOtJcg3kWwsz/
<DATA 25 8407>{7F1C:8}7AZz4A=
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 4DD5>{7F1C:EOF}
<CNTL 10 EDD9>{7F1C:EOT}

DE WA7HHE K

DE K7KY
File : WA7HHE_ex275.213
<MISSING 15 9960>{7F1C}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Next 4 Traffic is Jack WA6CR < NCS

ORCA/NCS DE WA6CR

<PROG 18 2CA0>{A985}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 36 2304>{A985}20220921024833:WA6CR_ex275.213
<ID 29 109D>{A985}WA6CR Novato CA, CM88RC
<SIZE 14 8954>{A985}333 6 64
<DATA 72 620C>{A985:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAEeXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS4DcHto3Mb1i50RCb
<DATA 72 0448>{A985:2}NzIBQjFj6q2Fkj9CbYczjQSL2dTAM49PzBvxUPsbmRUkRL8+2Yb4FajZbNVdMDI1
<DATA 72 471D>{A985:3}PurHo6p06SDZiiqxVoV4eby8bLm9xPjELqZW3LUVWMuzYFQrxIrMAKP3dBUiJksD
<DATA 72 0701>{A985:4}6qEB4/blV9vxLgQRz61KSszlVPdL1Doa2dn9+tVnmG32Ek1FMtdIIWXzEOalgiZd
<DATA 72 6173>{A985:5}gdSQxV/T3+QMEmkPR/WE+65tLper+MP6BviT0kt2CH0/hx85AHeTjDeiGzSHxjoY
<DATA 21 FD09>{A985:6}A==
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 1D4E>{A985:EOF}
<CNTL 10 BD42>{A985:EOT}

DE WA6CR K

DE K7KY
File : WA6CR_ex275.213
<MISSING 15 4514>{A985}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Lamar AE6LJ, Go w/ur Traffic pse < NCS

Before RSID: <<2022-09-21T03:11Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
ORCA/NCS DE AE6LJ

<PROG 18 E5CD>{69B5}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 36 92E4>{69B5}20220921025522:AE6LJ_ex275.213
<ID 30 95A4>{69B5}AE6LJ Briceland, CA CN80
<SIZE 14 C5D0>{69B5}381 6 64
<DATA 72 19FC>{69B5:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAFTXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS4DcHto3Mb1i50RCb
<DATA 72 1D34>{69B5:2}NzIBQjFS/ptolHe3av/cB2WEIB3F8wfQLb95iwQuH3GkgBR8D/rs/R4i9Ndv2s8+
<DATA 72 D11E>{69B5:3}hkEaNVqUlyZGsv4E+gJE0jZIJydUdJAWVwu8NHeLe7hHvctQTaCi7Z/hOVBBr7O/
<DATA 72 F05D>{69B5:4}0HQYqZkx/XN3X5akYLG+alty+7QTu7q+gfrCu825x/fKBotlTEH4F9zVFUu1m6iG
<DATA 72 BCDB>{69B5:5}US+0mIOjlj6KTQtHG/9jjHaQ2x7yF+9ZNRMFzwWkWnhAheJuCqjgake2zWroacaE
<DATA 69 6682>{69B5:6}tKbwEzXYAs8uxCEJujFEXqTSk8ssJaMlmyQzxiV8GXJZLgNwxhg
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 28D6>{69B5:EOF}
<CNTL 10 88DA>{69B5:EOT}

DE AE6LJ K

DE K7KY
File : AE6LJ_ex275.213
<MISSING 15 553A>{69B5}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Next 4 Traffic is Ken KR7KR < NCS

ORCA/NCS DE KR7KR

<PROG 18 4322>{408F}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 36 8F28>{408F}20220921030305:KR7KR_ex275.213
<ID 23 C0F6>{408F}KR7KR Enoch, Utah
<SIZE 14 E0F0>{408F}489 8 64
<DATA 72 C591>{408F:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAG8XQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS+NZdWypuVEunehKI
<DATA 72 DB28>{408F:2}g5wH1riGUCGkNaArOqcozD65Dhjc0OO/4heah/isYZNRuiWZzJ7QPKakYMtRsxhy
<DATA 72 A86F>{408F:3}VWGIXz7LXvGsP8vIu9II1CsY7v/x3tzj8KozJLxTxNQFjDmc1dIwScKu5ksiSTAk
<DATA 72 D5B5>{408F:4}ivOsmmGgv5IDY2Dzb4uKFQjo8WO1XBNS0Er3wL6tZ4gYRKXKlZDk6b227jFSX9SC
<DATA 72 DBF9>{408F:5}o0mTElkt/Udr3cC57WE1nd2Ugjky4i1FG4a8o2pKBE2ck+GWO4dlddd7513nbIL3
<DATA 72 07BC>{408F:6}qoxJK9OLRK6NBZCS2F2fL2OtYe7n4kUpOFOSKEMw0HRVyCEFfxiIjVFbDpBUKe3D
<DATA 72 20AE>{408F:7}jAdJCyRoGfFnXCM4HOnadYvveLWC4kIds6iL3gygfHNt1GDZm1fatweVwR/TX9rP
<DATA 49 11F2>{408F:8}7dXYeY9V2BVTzbSvLX3SHZuX9NcgA==
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 E6DF>{408F:EOF}
<CNTL 10 46D3>{408F:EOT}

DE KR7KR K

DE K7KY
File : KR7KR_ex275.213
<MISSING 8 2240>{408F}8
DE K7KY K

tKR7KRu21030305:KR7KR_ex275

FILE TRANSFER ABORTED

DE KR7KR BK

ORCA/NCS DE KR7KR

<PROG 18 4322>{408F}FLAMP 2.2.07
<DATA 49 11F2>{408F:8}7dXYeY9V2BVTzbSvLX3SHZuX9NcgA==
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 E6DF>{408F:EOF}
<CNTL 10 46D3>{408F:EOT}

DE KR7KR K

KR7KR sri 4 doubling u, oddly, my FLAMP actually reports 100% but asked 4 blk#8 I’ve not had that happen
b4.. BK Next 4 Traffic is Don KJ7VGV < NCS

ORCA/NCS DE KJ7VGV

<PROG 18 55C6>{D5D9}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 37 92CD>{D5D9}20220921025807:KJ7VGV_ex275.213
<ID 19 1661>{D5D9}KJ7VGV DM09cm
<SIZE 14 E87E>{D5D9}413 7 64
<FILE 37 92CD>{D5D9}20220921025807:KJ7VGV_ex275.213
<ID 19 1661>{D5D9}KJ7VGV DM09cm
<SIZE 14 E87E>{D5D9}413 7 64
<DATA 72 AA0A>{D5D9:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAGHXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS+NYx39Ia9a0uV4WR
<DATA 72 1F65>{D5D9:2}ceeQYQSxggEalaqPiM2NR5H7EmgRAanDC/9QqlSxrbKPE6qgwYEeLBfXjSTD65y1
<DATA 72 7382>{D5D9:3}x+uVIyJRm6vLVs8ppeSZoohX9A2C47lr1GRfIbG8hGa/gOY8xuRYcEW6t4ZC5CJV
<DATA 72 5901>{D5D9:4}Dqd+u8AbvcIxaAByhru9ktsykeuBYDVc45+ZPFhILlpmWkiiHM8Mj3U0gSGgwIX4
<DATA 72 F5A0>{D5D9:5}wfKx8INbJCZlgIysp1c300/yXT/Q9GsXo94QvZBsxp4HlT/VLutDXzeqpghgCzf2
<DATA 72 C346>{D5D9:6}zIo7PNMvHtRnJsXrWwTcZIVu7Yx+y59AtPQIwKnW9kBZaoRZBPREwXZRFvn1W2uc
<DATA 37 06E4>{D5D9:7}SQ/5QpHoqX7a3c4vzze
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 13CC>{D5D9:EOF}
<CNTL 10 B3C0>{D5D9:EOT}

DE KJ7VGV K

DE K7KY
File : KJ7VGV_ex275.213
<MISSING 15 B36E>{D5D9}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Jaye KE6SLS, Go w/ur Traffic pse < NCS

Before RSID: <<2022-09-21T03:20Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
Before RSID: <<2022-09-21T03:20Z MFSK-64 @ 3581000+1500>>
ORCA/NCS DE ke6sls

<PROG 18 68AF>{CDAC}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 37 15EB>{CDAC}20220921030054:ke6sls_ex275.213
<ID 23 7376>{CDAC}ke6sls Eureka! CA
<SIZE 15 1516>{CDAC}325 3 128
<DATA 136 0C6D>{CDAC:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAEPXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS38gdg0nNQ3PwqSG5nLZfknd/dLLqKUXl
7L6M+Zlx2KrN0vZdJB+U2A3/G3ZZwaH3RMmIIi7xlUrFPUV9
<DATA 136 33F1>{CDAC:2}aBoXjkQhe7twATLo5BXLGYGmfz00yORDpnDlIpHBmqbCgcsGj0pJuVEpgz1ZVTXsMVe5mxfLoRle3GSZ1
ybKitho52T8PW3vteYkq64n7A+XtBcqGt5gTkONUIDnlEPv
<DATA 77 CD35>{CDAC:3}scE1tTRc1GsjkjDS7TcIc55sCugR4tDaynlR6bVCpRS4yYVvzsJVrLbuAA=
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 5172>{CDAC:EOF}
<CNTL 10 F17E>{CDAC:EOT}

DE ke6sls K

DE K7KY
File : ke6sls_ex275.213
<MISSING 15 D052>{CDAC}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

A couple notes from tonite’s Exercise you note that Lamar AE6LJ and Jaye KE6SLS sent Reports in a faster mode. You all can do this when u have adequate path to NCS I’ll ACK your REPORT in that mode b4 returning the net to MFSK-32 and some Ops also increased their block size. When you have path, this saves net time. Normally, I’ll return the net to MFSK-32 as I forgot on this TX )=: < K7KY

ORCA DIGITAL NET
20:23:48p 03:23:48z
Late Ck-In? < NCS

I’m talking w/my partner and not paying close attn If you change mode during net, b sure to
activate TxID or you’ll be all alone. BK

The COMMENT ROUND is next.
Gene W1EEP is up first < NCS

ORCA < W1EEP
K7KY W1EEP AS ALWAYS A GOOD NET REALLY ENJOY LEARNING.
FALL IS HERE AND THE TEMP HAVE SHOWED IT. 73’S TO ALL

RR Gene Fall is falling hr 2 & we’re still planting Broccoli wishfully probably BK

Next 4 Comments is Tom WB7EUX < NCS

NCS < WB7EUX – Hats off to Jack WA6CR for a sucessful relay that completed the first part of the exercise.

Doug – thanks for the guidance on mode selection. That was helpful.

Fires continue to plague our northeast Oregon community. However, some rain, lower temperatures, and a continuing effort by wildland fire fighters from all over the state has resulted in drg ptiu nhWtut{tnhâree major fires. The Wallowa County Sheriff has rescinded all evacuation orders previously applied. Smoke is still a nuisance.
All is well. 73 de WB7EUX

FB Tom tu I missed a couple words by double but it was brief.. Nice to get some rain in wildfire country I hope its the beginning of the end of wild fires BK Next 4 Comments is Brad WA7HHE/P < NCS

Brad’s portable tonite… maybe trouble with critters in the wild we’ll come back 4 Brad BK Next 4 Comments is Jack WA6CR < NCS

NCS < WA6CR Thanks for running the net tonight, Misclicked and doubled with WB7EUX
It’s a great net you guys run out here and it has taught me a fair bit about working NBEMS traffic.
Thanks all, and 73s de WA6CR

RR Jack tnx 4 the flowers and we’re happy to hv u aboard u did well tonite with an unexpected Relay tu BK

Lamar AE6LJ, Ur next 4 Comments < K7KY

ORCA Digital Net < AE6LJ

I’m really impressed w/our man Jack, WA6CR, there being on his toes for that sneaky relay request. Nice to see so many new ck-ins this eve, too.

Back a year or so ago when I was going over old Reports on the ORCA website I came across a comment by an op whose call sign I failed to note, and who I don’t think still regularly checks in, but whose method of arranging the viewers in FLDigi I immediately adopted and still use now. He mentioned how he stretched the white, PSK/CW/RTTY signal browser panel on the left side out to about mid-screen to give him a sort of desk top to work the exercises on while keeping the all important, yellow Receive pane unobstructed.

While I would like to think I would have come up with this technique eventually on my own, I’m glad to have gotten the tip sooner rather than later. So, a big THANK YOU to whoever that op was.

Raining wonderfully here at my QTH after a nice, cool, sunny day. Perfect!

GE and 73 to all BTNCS < AE6LJ

FB Lamar I’m always delighted to learn that some one is making use of the old Reports and Logs Your comments last session abt using the logs was right on and there’s a point in there I need you to clarirfy for me later BK

Ken KR7KR, Ur next 4 Comments < K7KY

ORCA DIGITAL NET < KR7KR
I COPIED THE FOLLOWING:

W1EEP +6 100%
WB7EUX +2 100%
WA6CR -3 TO +4 100%
WA7HHE +1 to +7 100%
AE6LJ NO COPY
de KR7KR k

FB Ken tnx for the reception report I know they take time and attention to compile Mindy is really good at it and I’ve not yet begun BK Next 4 Comments is Don KJ7VGV < NCS

I thought I saw a faint tune with relay but no go for me. Rain past couple of days has been a relief from the smoke not to mention cooler weather and needed water. I think band conditions dictate different modem changes. Thx for all your hard work Mindy and Doug.
<0335Z> KJ7VGV BTN

RR Don yes, band condx do dictate mode to a great extent working thru tough condx for months now has really
given us excellent practice besides being a bit frustrating at times BK Over 2 Jaye KE6SLS 4 Comments < NCS

Before RSID: <<2022-09-21T03:37Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>

ORCA DN DE A.R.S. KE6SLS, Jaye in Eureka! CA using 20w on the doublet.

k7ky, 12db, 100%, P3, FLM 100%, FLA 92%, 100%,
w1eep, 2db, 100%, FLA 100%,
wb7eux, 10db!, 100%, FLA 100%, Good fire update
wa7hhe, ? 4db, 100%, FLA 100%,
wa6cr, 9db, 100%,FLA 100%,
ae6lj, 5db, 100%, FLA 100%,
kr7kr, ? 7db, 100%, FLA 100%,
kj7vgv, 8db, 100%, FLA 100%,

Looking forward to see how much ham-tivity will happen before & after the Great California Shake Out. We are actively working to develop a intra-county add-on, adding three counties.

Wow, really great signals tonight and hardly any lightning crashes for a change.

Larry W7XE performed a perfect first time check-in. Good work Larry!

WA6CR I think moved the RELAY FLA to TX window as I see it as a distinct msg ID on FLA RX tab. Good work all the same!

Where is Brad portable tonight? Inquiring minds wanna know :)

It is a shame that FLA compresses these pure text FLM files. “271 bytes ke6sls_ex275.213” reported by files system & “620 bytes” sent with FLA.

Good call on faster mode Lamar. You read my mind :)

Two days of partly sunny skies, warm & muggy temps and no smoke. Might see more sun coming days. We received 1/2″ of long awaited RAIN!

The bands have been absolutely hopping lately. Enjoyed some good DX on both 10m & 15m.

Stay well and hope to see you down the wf soon!

73
de ke6sls k

FB Jaye & tnx for the Reception Report IC ur @ 20w instead of the usual 50w.. ur still 5over9 & 17db hr in SW/OR Yes, great idea to speed up the nets a bit with faster REPORTS during Exercises BK Next 4 Comments is Mindy W7ZAP < NCS

Before RSID: <<2022-09-21T03:40Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
ORCA welcomes 4 new stns: Fred K6FVC, Rick W7LPN, Ian N0IMH (ORCA’s 1st CO ck-in), and Larry W7XE. Tnx Doug for taking on all NCS duties (great job!!) and letting me catch a much needed nap after a long day at the wheel.

Looks like band condx are finally getting better with shorter days. Great to see all on the WF.
73, Mindy W7ZAP

Wel’ll circle back 4 Brad WA7HHE/P < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2022-09-21T03:41Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
ORCA < WA7HHE
Sending Pic:140×140;
GE to all on the ORCA net, I have a reception problem due to a sweeping signal across the WF and can not copy anything when its at 1500.

Am currenty at a Natures Therapy retreat, fun hobby called can you hear me now? Sure you all know all about it.
Portable QTH is located at an elevation of 9700 ft. Overlooking beautiful Navajo Lake. Great cups of morning coffee and eyeballing my cool ORCA coffee mug :)

Rat Terrier looking for Rats in the Gopher holes, fortunately has not found any.

Heaven is brilliant at this elevation. Watching the weather as projected thunderstorms today and tomorrow.
73’s to all < Brad

FB Brad ur signal from 9,700ft is very good from the field S8 & 5db nice work BK

Any follow-up Questions or Comments by Active stations? < K7KY/NCS

KE6SLS Go…

ORCA coffee mug??
de ke6sls k

RR ORCA Coffee Mugs! They’ve been around 4 yrs now, Jaye.. it’s a do-it-urself mug. We supply the decal & u supply the mug. Our decals are supposed to be dishwasher friendly. We don’t have a dishwasher, but our mugs get washed daily and they’ve been solid 4 years. U want a decal? send a SASE and we’ll send a decal while they last BK anyone else 4 commens b4 we move on? < K7KY

Any Comments by Monitors or Lurkers? Late Ck-Ins? Come Now w/Pre-Tone
After closing, we’ll FILL or CONFIRM files for Monitoring stations. < K7KY/NCS

2022-09-20 20:48:02p 03:48:02z
This concludes ORCA DIGITAL NET
Thanks for working with us tonight.
We hope to see you again next
Tuesday evening.
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Sending Pic:140×140; 73 Doug K7KY

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Monitor’s Session
First, we’ll make a short Roster. Pse Pre-Tone.
Taking stations in order, we’ll FILL the NBEMS
Exercise or CONFIRM the ADVANCED Exercise.
When called, send your file or state your need.
< K7KY/NCS

K7KY Douglas DE WB7TZD Tom

WB7TZD < K7KY GE Tom ur @ top of the roster I’ll b back 4 u BK anyone else 4 the Monitor’s Session? < K7KY

WB7TZD < K7KY Looks like ur my only customer, Tom go < K7KY

K7KY Douglas DE WB7TZD Tom

Hi Doug I have $ files I would like to fills

K7KY Douglas WB7TZD BTU K

FB lets take them 1 by 1 go w/ur first < K7KY

DE WB7TZD
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 10 D02C>{8CFE}7 8
DE WB7TZD K

Tom I don’t have 8CFE who sent it? < K7KY

K7KY Douglas DE WB7TZD Tom

That was the fiest file sent.

K7KY Douglas WB7TZD BTU K

stand by a moment < K7KY

No wonder I can’t find it, it’s the Exercise file I sent. I can’t see what check-sum nm ur
FLAMP assigns here it comes

ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY

<PROG 18 767F>{8CFE}FLAMP 2.2.07
<DATA 72 2904>{8CFE:7}
If you complete the Exercise, send the file to NCS w/FLAMP in T
<DATA 70 74C5>{8CFE:8}raffic Round. Before sending, change ‘QST’ to ‘ORCA/NCS’. 9
<CNTL 10 E353>{8CFE:EOF}
<CNTL 10 435F>{8CFE:EOT}

DE K7KY K

DE WB7TZD
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 15 AFC9>{8CFE}CONFIRMED
DE WB7TZD K

as there’s only u & I, I won’t prompt you 4 a REPORT, just send it as you did. Which file is next? < K7KY

DE WB7TZD
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 8 B10B>{25FC}4
DE WB7TZD K

DE K7KY

FLAMP Relay

<DATA 72 1E6D>{25FC:4}lopment. Copy the following 5 lines to the
‘Originator’ tab. An
<CNTL 10 2BAA>{25FC:EOF}
<CNTL 10 8BA6>{25FC:EOT}

DE K7KY K

}DE WB7TZD
File : ex275.txt
<MISSING 15 DB6B>{25FC}CONFIRMED
DE WB7TZD K

Next file? < K7KY

DE WB7TZD
File : 275_W1EEP.213
<MISSING 14 2993>{89AA}1 2 3 5
DE WB7TZD K

DE K7KY
FLAMP Relay

<DATA 72 8100>{89AA:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAF4XQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS4DcHto3Mb1i50RCb
<DATA 72 038F>{89AA:2}NzIBQjFj5I31jrjz8Um4U3sCOKE52/fP3PHnQJP6OoDVwPuy3q2TgL4tyUVHA/fw
<DATA 72 0CAF>{89AA:3}XRDzLUhmrcYEe5e/BTRK36w9rW1k7juS1Qhmh2arUyGWumYKm+VbYuPBRo1FvmZm
<DATA 72 96A9>{89AA:5}n+j7eI3kB1W+x+anwUsZVAebhC1glY0RIM/H3W0PTmQMlaZggrqTg/T+h3PGDr1E
<CNTL 10 FCA3>{89AA:EOF}
<CNTL 10 5CAF>{89AA:EOT}

DE K7KY K

DE WB7TZD
File : 275_W1EEP.213
<MISSING 15 6E8E>{89AA}CONFIRMED
DE WB7TZD K

RR & the last file? < K7KY

DE WB7TZD
File : ke6sls_ex275.213
<MISSING 14 1543>{CDAC}PREAMBLE
DE WB7TZD K

DE K7KY
FLAMP Relay

<PROG 18 68AF>{CDAC}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 37 15EB>{CDAC}20220921030054:ke6sls_ex275.213
<ID 23 7376>{CDAC}ke6sls Eureka! CA
<SIZE 15 1516>{CDAC}325 3 128
<DATA 136 0C6D>{CDAC:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAEPXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS38gdg0nNQ3PwqSG5nLZfknd/dLLqKUXl
7L6M+Zlx2KrN0vZdJB+U2A3/G3ZZwaH3RMmIIi7xlUrFPUV9
<DATA 136 33F1>{CDAC:2}aBoXjkQhe7twATLo5BXLGYGmfz00yORDpnDlIpHBmqbCgcsGj0pJuVEpgz1ZVTXsMVe5mxfLoRle3GSZ1
ybKitho52T8PW3vteYkq64n7A+XtBcqGt5gTkONUIDnlEPv
<DATA 77 CD35>{CDAC:3}scE1tTRc1GsjkjDS7TcIc55sCugR4tDaynlR6bVCpRS4yYVvzsJVrLbuAA=
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 5172>{CDAC:EOF}
<CNTL 10 F17E>{CDAC:EOT}

DE K7KY K

DE WB7TZD
File : ke6sls_ex275.213
<MISSING 15 D052>{CDAC}CONFIRMED
DE WB7TZD K

FB Tom tnx 4 working the Monitors Session anything further? < K7KY

K7KY Douglas DE WB7TZD Tom

100% copy on 8 of the 9 files sent tonight.
HH? was in the mud singal wise.
thanks

K7KY Douglas WB7TZD BTU K

RR Tom tnx 4 working w/us BK last call 4 the ORCA Monitor’s Session < K7KY

That’s all 4 tonight. Here come the final Roster
hope to cu next Tues evening 73 Doug K7KY

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:hdr_fm:20
K7KY 20222109040812
:hdr_ed:20
K7KY 20192409231907
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:mg:808 ORCA DIGITAL NET 20/Sep/22 Check-In/Rotation

Check-ins: 25
Stations:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
K6FVC Fred Jerome,ID QNX 1st ck-in
WA7HHE/P Brad Navajo Lake,UT
WA6CR Jack Novato,CA
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID QNX Relay: WB7EUX
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver WA QNX
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT QNX
WY7SJM Steve Casper,WY QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA QNX
W7LPN Rick Weiser,ID QNX 1st ck-in
KN6CEI Matthew Blue Lake,CA QNX
N0IMH Ian Castle Rock,CO QNX 1st ck-in
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA
AC6DF Norm Lacey,WA QNX
W7XE Larry Gresham,OR QNX 1st ck-in
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
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19/DEC/23 Report

ORCA DIGITAL NET 19/DEC/23 Check-In/Rotation Check-Ins: 23 Stations: __W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX __KI7ARP Herman Pine Valley,UT QNX __KE7YX Emery Pendleton,OR QNX N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA VidID WA7JYK Tom Joseph,OR __AK0SK Sila Kansas City,MO QNX __K7UK Rick Omak,WA QNX KE6SLS Jaye [...]

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FEMA Region X Monthly Interoperability NET, which comprises Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, conducts a monthly interoperability communications exercise on the 60-meter band. This exercise often includes a voice portion and a digital portion.

FEMA Region X uses the call sign of WGY910. The COMMEX occurs on the third Wednesday of the month from 1730 to 1900Z. Primary check-in is usually on 60-meter channel 1.

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