ORCA DIGITAL NET

ORCA DIGITAL NET 02/July/19 Check-in/Rotation:

Check-ins : 18
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT in&out
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT
KJ6GQW Phil Eureka,CA in&out
N7SND Larry Cedar City,UT in&out
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA in&out
AA6GD Greg McKinleyville,CA in&out
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT in&out
KA7FOO Doug Reno,NV
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA VidID
KG7DMI Greg Carson City,NV
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO in&out
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS

Band condx were really tough at early ck-in tonight. We copied Gene W1EEP, but he didn’t copy us. Brad WA7HHE relayed in&out status back to Gene. Fading was deep and frequent. Condx did improve slowly during the net. By net-end we copied Rick K0KEK’s VidID from MO. VidID, like the ‘Tune’ signal, is detectable well beyond the point that data is decipherable.

Speaking of Gene W1EEP, no one has submitted more ORCA test images than Gene.  We must have a couple hundred of them on file.  Gene is as regular as the band allows. He’s one of the more distant stations and a bellwether for band condx.  If Gene CONFIRMS the file, we can usually predict everyone will CONFIRM. Dave K7DV is the only regular member more distant than Gene and also a CONFIRM bellwether.Thanks for taking time to submits ORCA Test images. Viewing them sequentially in the Net Report helps understand propagation. In a brief memory lapse, I sent three images tonight. I’m running the net with a Toughbook CF-C2 tablet where the FLDIGI apps are running from a thumbdrive. A few weeks ago, Win8.1 reassigned the comm ports.  I had to change my macro addresses from D:/ to E:/ and I missed the Net-Close macro, so that macro couldn’t find the image file. Realizing this, I sent the Test image with another macro. Next, I fixed the macro address and tested it, resulting in three Test images tonight.

RX #1: KI7TPD UT	RX #2: KI7TPD UT	RX #3: KI7TPD UT

RX #1: KE6SLS CA	RX #2: KE6SLS CA	RX #3: KE6SLS CA

RX #1: KB6NN CA	RX #2: KB6NN CA	RX #3: KB6NN CA

RX #1: K6ETA CA	RX #2: K6ETA CA

RX #2: W1EEP UT

It’s interesting to see the subtle differences in images sent only a minute apart. Note too the images submitted by Howard KB6NN.  Howard has been with us almost from the beginning and has also submitted tons of images.  Lately, he has other commitments on Tuesday evening, but usually leaves his station monitoring ORCA. That’s why you see his images in the Net Report although he’s not on the roster.

Input regarding Raspberry Pi operations was interesting.  Steve K6ETA works the net with an Rpi3+ every week.  Others are experimenting. Ralph WB6SDR also works ORCA with a Raspberry Pi. We’re just getting started; we’ve not worked with Linux for a year or so.

Speaking of low-power, we’re planning a SOTA excursion this month. We want to activate a local repeater site with our favorite HF digital mode, MFSK-32.  We’ll also do CW and Phone, time permitting.  We’ll let you know when; it would be nice to work some of our ORCA friends from the hilltop.  Mindy has learned how to send ‘Spots’ to the SOTAwatch website. We plan to use a Toughbook tablet with a KX3/Begali Adventure, and a Spiderpole/Doublet and 2m 4el beam.

Thanks for taking time to practice digital traffic-handling with us each week.  Your focus and attention to detail is what make ORCA DIGITAL NET a solid example of Directed digital networking. We hope to work with you again next week.     73 Doug K7KY

——  Net Log  ——

DE W1EEP Gene Phillips Pine Valley Utah K

Acknowledge the following: W1EEP <WA7HHE

WA7HHE < K7KY GE Brad hw cpy 5w?? < K7KY

WA7HHE < K7KY GE Brad hw cpy 35w ?? < K7KY

TEST TUNE 2019-07-03 01:47Z < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T01:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>

k7ky de ke6sls FYI We have our HARC meeting tonight.
I am monitoring and will send image reports on return.
73
de ke6sls k

KE6SLS < K7KY FB Jaye we’ll log u in&out tonite tu < K7KY

WA7HHE < K7KY GE Brad can u copy 5w ?? < K7KY

WA7HHE < K7KY GE Brad hw cpy 35w ? < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T01:51Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
W7ZAP *** TUNE/TEST *** < W7ZAP

W1EEP < K7KY Gene hw cpy 35w ?? < K7KY

K7KY DE W1EEP I HAVE NO COPY AT ALL ONLY bRAD TOLD ME YOU CALLED

W1EEP < K7KY RR Gene tu Brad may hv to relay this too. I can hear you & Brad OK < K7KY

WA7HHE here if you need me

Tnx Brad hw u cpy this 35w ? < K7KY

K7KY < WA7HHE SIGN DOWN A BIT SEE YOU AT A S/N -9 DB

RR not too good hopefully, it will pick up as the evening progresses… tu < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T01:56Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K7KY de KD7CL
Craig Riverton, Or
IN & OUT

KD7CL < K7KY TU
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out < NCS

W1EEP < K7KY TU
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT in&out < NCS

KI7TPD Fred, Cedar City, UT

WA7HHE < K7KY TU Brad
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT < NCS

KI7TPD < K7KY QSL Fred
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT < NCS

KJ6GQW KJ6GQW
IN & OUT

KJ6GQW < K7KY TU
KJ6GQW Phil Eureka,CA in&out < NCS

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT in&out
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT
KJ6GQW Phil Eureka,CA in&out

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

WA7HHE < K7KY Brad we now call 4 ck-in just b4 the FLAMP exercise… Gene may make it then < NCS

K7KY < WA7HHE pse check in N7SND in and out, appears your unable to copy him

No I did see a very faint tune signal a few moments ago, but I’ve not heard Larry well for a couple months now.
Maybe something @ his end besides the poor band (-: tu

N7SND < K7KY TU
N7SND Larry Cedar City,UT in&out < NCS

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT in&out
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT
KJ6GQW Phil Eureka,CA in&out
N7SND Larry Cedar City,UT in&out
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

K7KY DE KB7VX IN AND OUT
de KB7VX k

KB7VX < K7KY TU
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA in&out < NCS

ORCA NCS de AA6GD AA6GD, Greg, McKinleyville CA
in&out

AA6GD < K7KY QSL Greg
AA6GD Greg McKinleyville,CA < NCS

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT in&out
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT
KJ6GQW Phil Eureka,CA in&out
N7SND Larry Cedar City,UT in&out
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA in&out
AA6GD Greg McKinleyville,CA
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY



K7KY < KR7KR[h oeAretbck me in t
c™ecause of high noise level (+10 to + f don’t knoow whatr cug it

GE ORCA Net.
From Reno
Doug
KA7FOO

KR7KR < K7KY TU
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT in&out < NCS

KA7FOO < K7KY TU Doug
KA7FOO Doug Reno,NV < NCS

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:25Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>

NCS de W7WXV
Carroll in Prineville, In&Out please.
< W7WXV

W7WXV < K7KY TU
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR in&out
Wow! Carroll S9+20 tu < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:26Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
Your have a nice signal as well S9+
no WSB on your signal at all.
<W7WXV

RR tu my 35w is not doing so well on the longer skip yet BREAK

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

K6ETA < K7KY QSL Steve
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA < NCS

agn pse < NCS

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:29Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
W7WXV W7WXV de WB7TZD WB7TZD WB7TZD k

KG7DMI < K7KY TU Greg
KG7DMI Greg Carson City,NV < NCS

WB7TZD < K7KY Tom I’m taking ck-ins and about to start the net u can call Carroll on another freq or after net tu
BREAK < NCS

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT in&out
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT
KJ6GQW Phil Eureka,CA in&out
N7SND Larry Cedar City,UT in&out
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA in&out
AA6GD Greg McKinleyville,CA
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT in&out
KA7FOO Doug Reno,NV
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA VidID
KG7DMI Greg Carson City,NV
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS

02:Jul:19 19:31:00p

WELCOME to the ORCA DIGITAL NET
Doug K7KY/NCS, Brookings,OR, 35w, 208′ Doublet @ 80′

ORCA meets every Tuesday 1830p/0130z – 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

Weekly FLAMP Exercise
Open FLAMP before exercise begins.

Traffic Round: NCS calls each station in rotation.
No practice traffic? Send ‘QRU’. Hold keyboard dialogue
for Comment Round. Questions anytime.

Comment Round: RX reports, observations, questions
(keyboard or FLMSG BLANK Form as you like)

LOCK: Cursor @ 1500
ENABLE: RxID
DISABLE: TxID, end-of-Tx-ID, Mode-ID
DISABLE: CWID, CW-Postamble-ID, Pre-Signal-Tone*
* Use manual pre-tone (TUNE BUTTON) when doubles are likely.

—–

REMAINING CK-INS COME NOW. Participating Ops send ‘CALLSIGN’ or VidID
MONITORING Ops Send,’CALLSIGN in&out’

First time? CALL/NAME/QTH < NCS

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:34Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
WB7TZD PLEASE CK ME i WAS TRYING TO CALL NCS
PUSH WRONG BUTTON AGAIN
DE WB7TZD TOM VANCOUVER WA

WB7TZD < K7KY RR Tom
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA
RR Tom no problem tu < NCS

KA7FOO < K7KY Doug pse relay call 4 ck-in tu < NCS

KA7FOO
Relaying For ORCA DIGITAL NET-NCS.
If your NOT copying NCS?
Check ‘in&out’ now…
KA7FOO

KA7FOO
Relaying For ORCA DIGITAL NET-NCS.
If your NOT copying NCS?
Check ‘in&out’ now…
KA7FOO

Nothing Seen.
KA7FOO

Tnx, Doug BREAK

Signal Evaluation Image
Sending Pic:144×140; < K7KY

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Check-ins : 17
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT in&out
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT
KJ6GQW Phil Eureka,CA in&out
N7SND Larry Cedar City,UT in&out
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA in&out
AA6GD Greg McKinleyville,CA
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT in&out
KA7FOO Doug Reno,NV
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA VidID
KG7DMI Greg Carson City,NV
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
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ANNOUNCEMENTS 02/July/2019

Tonight’s FLAMP exercise distributes the file, ‘ex126.txt’, an FLDIGI/
FLAMP/FLMSG exercise. If you complete the OPTIONAL exercise
within, send that file to NCS in the Traffic round using FLAMP.

If you missed last week’s ORCA session, you missed our only QRP FLAMP
exercise. I expected tough band condx, but thought PSK-250R would
CONFIRM a station or two on the first pass. Not even close. Jaye KE6SLS
did well, missing only one block. Most stations decoded nothing of the
first pass. MFSK-64 and 32 didn’t complete the exercise as easily as
expected either. Brad WA7HHE relayed the file in MFSK-32 to CONFIRM
the last two stations. I didn’t notice my FT-857D was set at 5w until
the net was over. Then, the FLAMP exercise results made sense. Oops!

Last night, I checked into Jaye’s Humboldt Digital HF Net with 5w,
MFSK-32. A few minutes later, I rechecked at 1w. Still 100% copy.
Although band condx are the toughest since I was licensed in 1991,
we’re doing very well with the MFSK mode and low to moderate power.

Steve K6ETA recently posted this message to the WIN-FLDIGI forum:
‘New Raspbian Buster installs FLDigi 4.1.01 flawlessly from the GUI’.
If you’re a Raspberry Pi fan, look up ‘Raspbian Buster’. It’s billed as
the easiest FLDIGI install for Raspberry Pi. Dave W1HKJ, our FLDIGI
developer, confirmed it himself a couple days ago. I just received a
Raspberry Pi3+, so I’m hoping it’s intutive and straight forward.

FLDIGI Tip: During nets, we occasionally mark an event with a notation
in the log. This is easy to do by right clicking the RX window and
choosing, ‘Insert Marker’. This prints date, time, mode, and WF frequency
in the RX window. When reviewing the log, the markers help isolate and
interpret net events:

<<2019-07-02T18:30Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>

Yes, it’s the same data FLDIGI prints when it decodes an RsID.

Thanks for working ORCA with your cursor LOCKED at 1500. We seldom see
signals more than a couple hertz off 1500 these days.

Net Report posted soon: http://orcadigitalnet.com/reports/
If you want on/off the Net Report/Log publication list:
ncs@orcadigitalnet.com < NCS

Last chance to ck-in b4 the weekly FLAMP exercise… < NCS

Over to Mindy W7ZAP 4 the FLAMP exercise < NCS

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:44Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>

Thanks Doug. Poor band has us using our ‘go-to’ MFSK modes tonite.

Tonight’s exercise begins in MFSK128 (480wpm/1920hz). We’ll fill
in MFSK64 (240wpm/1260hz) & MFSK32 (120wpm/630hz).
Check your BP filter, WIDE mode ahead… < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:44Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
CA DIGITAL NET DE W7ZAP

<PROG 18 5BDF>{A4A6}FLAMP 2.2.03
l a º1e%uRvte v {A4 e¢ Ye0702204528:ex126.txt
<ID 17 23E9>{A4A6}W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 7A72>{A4A6}386 5 80
<DESC 11 12B5>{A4A6}ex126
<FILE 30 D3C0>{A4A6}20190702204528:ex126.txt
<ID 17 23E9>{A4A6}W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 7A72>{A4A6}386 5 80
<DESC 11 12B5>{A4A6}ex126
<DATA 88 AEB2>{A4A6:1}
OPTIONAL – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise 5
In FLMSG, cre
<DATA 88 86CA>{A4A6:2}ate a Blank form file, ‘URCALL_ex126.b2s’. Copy
the following question to that
<DATA 88 8AC6>{A4A6:3}file and add your reply.
Do you use a Raspberry Pi to work ORCA or for other
<DATA 88 C8C9>{A4A6:4}activities?
If you complete this OPTIONAL exercise, send the file to NCS in
<DATA 74 BC73>{A4A6:5}FLAMP during the Traffic Round. B4 sending, change ‘QST’ to ‘NCS’.
<CNTL 10 7067>{A4A6:EOF}
<CNTL 10 D06B>{A4A6:EOT}

DE W7ZAP K

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:45Z MFSK-128 @ 1500>>

For REPORTS, I’ll prompt you in order with
your CALL only. Press the FLAMP ‘REPORT’
Button or send ‘No Copy’. I may ask you
to RELAY fill blocks.

We begin with… WA7HHE

DE WA7HHE
File : ex126.txt
<MISSING 8 3BE4>{A4A6}1
DE WA7HHE K

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
KI7TPD

DE KI7TPD
File : Unassigned
<MISSING 16 01BB>{A4A6}1 2 3 4 5
DE KI7TPD K

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
AA6GD

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
AA6GD

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
KA7FOO

DE KA7FOO
File : ex126.txt
<MISSING 15 2F55>{A4A6}CONFIRMED
DE KA7FOO K

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K6ETA

DE K6ETA
File : Unassigned
<MISSING 14 1317>{A4A6}PREAMr0ÜYdtsf¹Ôe

KG7DMI

DE KG7DMI
File : ex126.txt
<MISSING 15 2F55>{A4A6}CONFIRMED
DE KG7DMI K

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
WB7TZD

File : ex126.txt
tztdÕ ao ta1uMBLE
DE WB7TZD K

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:49Z MFSK-32 @ 1488>>
ORCA DIGITAL NET DE W7ZAP

<PROG 18 5BDF>{A4A6}FLAMP 2.2.03
<FILE 30 D3C0>{A4A6}20190702204528:ex126.txt
<ID 17 23E9>{A4A6}W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 7A72>{A4A6}386 5 80
<DESC 11 12B5>{A4A6}ex126
<FILE 30 D3C0>{A4A6}20190702204528:ex126.txt
<ID 17 23E9>{A4A6}W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 7A72>{A4A6}386 5 80
<DESC 11 12B5>{A4A6}ex126
<DATA 88 AEB2>{A4A6:1}
OPTIONAL – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise 5
In FLMSG, cre
<DATA 88 86CA>{A4A6:2}ate a Blank form file, ‘URCALL_ex126.b2s’. Copy
the following question to that
<DATA 88 8AC6>{A4A6:3}file and add your reply.
Do you use a Raspberry Pi to work ORCA or for other
<DATA 88 C8C9>{A4A6:4}activities?
If you complete this OPTIONAL exercise, send the file to NCS in
<DATA 74 BC73>{A4A6:5}FLAMP during the Traffic Round. B4 sending, change ‘QST’ to ‘NCS’.
<CNTL 10 7067>{A4A6:EOF}
<CNTL 10 D06B>{A4A6:EOT}

DE W7ZAP K

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:50Z MFSK-64 @ 1500>>
WA7HHE

DE WA7HHE
File : ex126.txt
<MISSING 15 2F55>{A4A6}CONFIRMED
DE WA7HHE K

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:50Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
KI7TPD

DE KI7TPD
File : ex126.txt
<MISSING 8 3BE4>{A4A6}1
DE KI7TPD K

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:51Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
AA6GD

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:52Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K6ETA

DE K6ETA
File : ex126.txt
<MISSING 15 2F55>{A4A6}CONFIRMED
DE K6ETA K

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:52Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
WB7TZD

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:52Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
WB7TZD

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:53Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K6ETA < W7ZAP Steve pse relay whole file in this mode TU < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:54Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:54Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
FILE TRANSFER ABORTED
DE W7ZAP BK

<ID 17 23E9>{A4A6}W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 7A72>{A4A6}386 5 80
<DESC 11 12B5>{A4A6}ex126
<DATA 88 AEB2>{A4A6:1}
OPTIONAL – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise 5
In FLMSG, cre
<DATA 88 86CA>{A4A6:2}ate a Blank form file, ‘URCALL_ex126.b2s’. Copy
the following question to that
<DATA 88 8AC6>{A4A6:3}file and add your reply.
Do you use a Raspberry Pi to work ORCA or for other
<DATA 88 C8C9>{A4A6:4}activities?
If you complete this OPTIONAL exercise, send the file to NCS in
<DATA 74 BC73>{A4A6:5}FLAMP during the Traffic Round. B4 sending, change ‘QST’ to ‘NCS’.
<CNTL 10 7067>{A4A6:EOF}
<CNTL 10 D06B>{A4A6:EOT}

DE K6ETA K

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:55Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
KI7TPD

DE KI7TPD
File : ex126.txt
<MISSING 15 2F55>{A4A6}CONFIRMED
DE KI7TPD K

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:56Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
AA6GD

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:56Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
WB7TZD

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:56Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
FLAMP ve
<PROG 18 5BDF>{A4A6}FFP 2.2.03
<FILXn ÑvtUC0>{A4A6}20190702204528kw «y y
<ID 17 23E9[u4e¸W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 7A72>{l}386 5 80
<DESC 11 12B5>{A4A6}ex126
<DATA 88 AEB2>{A4AªVeazb î!n@º – FLDIGbdYdJG/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise 5
In FLMSG, cre
<DATA 88 86CA>{A4A6:2}ate a Blank form file, ‘H ]2Æex126.b2s’³ z5ze½i fwPelloFOW¿salo that
<DATA 88 8AC6>{A4A6:3}file and add your reply.
Do you use a Raspberry Pi to work ORCA or for w lf e·lTA 88 C8C9>{A4A6:4}activities?
If you complete this OPTIONAL exercise, send the file to NCS in
<DATA 74 BC73>{A4A6:5}FLAMP during the Traffic hRëdhlce k†a eSfa0ºlx wej d a ´ohhtl aEOF}
<CNTL 10 D06B>{Ax 1h Fqy
DE WB7TZD K

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:58Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
WB7TZD < W7ZAP Tom Im looking for ur REPORT < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:58Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
<MISOþp5 2F55>{A4A6}CONFIRMED
DE WB7TZD K

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T02:58Z MFSK-32 @ 1488>>
K7KY < W7ZAP All stns except AA6GD, guess we lost him CONFIRMED. Tnx to K6ETA for the relay
BTN < W7ZAP

W7ZAP < K7KY Tnx, Mindy BREAK AA6GD Greg u hre?? < NCS

AA6GD has left.. I’ll resend the updated roster next

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:mg:570 ORCA DIGITAL NET 02/July/19 Check-in/Rotation:

Check-ins : 17
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT in&out
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT
KJ6GQW Phil Eureka,CA in&out
N7SND Larry Cedar City,UT in&out
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA in&out
AA6GD Greg McKinleyville,CA in&out
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT in&out
KA7FOO Doug Reno,NV
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA VidID
KG7DMI Greg Carson City,NV
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
[WRAP:chksum 5076][WRAP:end] … end

WA7HHE < K7KY Brad ur first up for the Traffic round… < NCS

… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn Pinpointing_the_Fox.p2s]<flmsg>4.0.8
:hdr_fm:22
WA7HHE 20190307030312
:hdr_ed:22
WA7HHE 20190207234322
<plaintext>
:tt:15 General Message
:to:8 ORCA Net
:fm:6 WA7HHE
:dt:8 07/02/19
:tm:6 17:41L
:sb:55 New locations software takes the fun out of Fox Hunting
:mg:332 Before RapidSOS, most calls to 911 from cellphones used triangulation between cellphone towers to get
callers’ locations.

RapidSOS is able to pinpoint callers using iPhones with iOS 12+ and Android phones version 4.0+, decreasing
response times for emergency personnel dispatched to 911 calls.

Full story: https://www.govtech.com
[WRAP:chksum FE55][WRAP:end] … end

That’s interesting… I might should get one of these phones.. tnx Brad BREAK next up for Traffic is Fred KI7TPD < NCS

NCS DE KI7TPD

<PROG 18 746A>{02F2}FLAMP 2.2.03
<FILE 37 232E>{02F2}20190703025410:KI7TPD-ex126.b2s
<ID 34 CD02>{02F2}KI7TPD Cedar City, UT DM37lr
<SIZE 14 EC88>{02F2}393 7 64
<DESC 22 2D8C>{02F2}Raspberry Pi use
<DATA 72 944E>{02F2:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAFtXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5T3dGz4B06E10bOZBMZ0rzN
<DATA 72 B818>{02F2:2}dcVfXLe9J7vJW+MG+6A7UFtUhLZd1cvwaxLSd+Zb4SWGrBTyYwXqnhFw5kmY7VqY
<DATA 72 8171>{02F2:3}NqhN9+iGd6xoMYfIDekEBAPPISUfEqn9JV1L8bqBx7dgAHLpWmSO6ovL8TgrjjzS
<DATA 72 1CC2>{02F2:4}awZ9k8jVxlP3xeYOKe1qwJWRgX1YmvVEP1gqEongt7Ali1+chiK2aHkYEHKZPXjb
<DATA 72 28D2>{02F2:5}QWNNdFrAIdq+kKmnsrN+MPmtXmAAfs3Ncp9P7Yja4O/iKVoXa+Dfq5i3vq0+cGfe
<DATA 72 1654>{02F2:6}cJlvcuxU5oq3R4XjrpAx1iXxqR8sYtvEu5at6dtOH5miHlP6tuZRNROhMNpb8+w

<DATA 17 C9BD>{02F2:7}[b64:end] <CNTL 10 4CF8>{02F2:EOF}
<CNTL 10 ECF4>{02F2:EOT}

DE KI7TPD K

FB Fred tu

<NUL>
DE K7KY
File : KI7TPD-ex126.b2s
<MISSING 15 63CD>{02F2}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Next 4 Traffic is Doug KA7FOO < NCS

ORCA NCS DE KA7FOO

<PROG 18 99C2>{4BC9}FLAMP 2.2.03
<FILE 38 1C98>{4BC9}20190703024947:KA7FOO-ex-126.b2s
<ID 28 F70B>{4BC9}KA7FOO Reno, NV DM09
<SIZE 14 466B>{4BC9}357 6 64
<DESC 20 898D>{4BC9}Using a Tinker
<DATA 72 0D88>{4BC9:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAE1XQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzTXHDbV/Qcrg1ynDr2
<DATA 72 F74D>{4BC9:2}3CTxlnYdq47ePb5Wq1MeCC4BG2VnqzNIQjzP7Vi1SoUrln Ph·t<nkeeQ a?LBooj7tydlDdQ
YpXDmP1iYq9n2DkT1sqrKmJq
<DATA 72 36D4>{4BC9:4}UhEUCHeH2PnVNOGNANx4FITxHuq6bq3lfaYbVbcim4Mfy3M322kB09Mz2x7MsUkg
<DATA 72 CEDD>{4BC9:5}0sz82ms51BqjUa3gwGJQ1gTx1s4nmqw5pcz5VBmxa6J6P+npyYE+SJnHAP+u8EBK
<DATA 45 D6E6>{4BC9:6}h+brooaVNWi1SyFB7zMCXZq2CA=
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 D399>{4BC9:EOF}
<CNTL 10 7395>{4BC9:EOT}

DE KA7FOO K

<STX>
DE K7KY
File : KA7FOO-ex-126.b2s
<MISSING 10 1CE1>{4BC9}2 3
DE K7KY K

ORCA NCS DE KA7FOO

<PROG 18 99C2>{4BC9}FLAMP 2.2.03
<DATA 72 F74D>{4BC9:2}3CTxlnYdq47ePb5Wq1MeCC4BG2VnqzNIQjzP7Vi1SoUruBqU70GACTg3kuDYv2JU
<DATA 72 1E1D>{4BC9:3}ByZ8AIyBkvfUBDfZXzomzDj0T7w+SSWj7tydlDdQYpXDmP1iYq9n2DkT1sqrKmJq
<CNTL 10 D399>{4BC9:EOF}
<CNTL 10 7395>{4BC9:EOT}

DE KA7FOO K

<STX>
DE K7KY
File : KA7FOO-ex-126.b2s
<MISSING 15 BF5E>{4BC9}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Next up for Traffic is Steve K6ETA < NCS

NCS DE K6ETA

<PROG 18 A4CA>{95BC}FLAMP 2.2.04
<FILE 36 39BE>{95BC}20190703025653:k6eta-ex126.b2s
<ID 24 65B9>{95BC}K6ETA Petaluma, CA
<SIZE 14 4665>{95BC}497 8 64
<DESC 18 FFC1>{95BC}ORCA Traffic
<DATA 72 9723>{95BC:1}[b64:start]PGZsbXNnPjQuMC44LjA0CjxibGFua2Zvcm0+CjptZzozMTggRG8ge
<DATA 72 E9FD>{95BC:2}W91IHVzZSBhIFJhc3BiZXJyeSBQaSB0byB3b3JrIE9SQ0Egb3IgZm9yIG90aGVyI
<DATA 72 8886>{95BC:3}GFjdGl2aXRpZXM/CgpZRVMuIEl0IGhhcyBiZWVuIG15IHByaW1hcnkgcmlnIGFuZ
<DATA 72 39EE>{95BC:4}CBhIGhlcm8gYXQgRmllbGQgRGF5IGZvciBhYm91dCBhIHllYXIhCgpJIHJlZ3VsY
<DATA 72 6ED6>{95BC:5}XJseSB1c2UgQ1FSTG9nCkZMRGlnaQpKUzhDYWxsCldTSlRYClBhdCAoV2lubGlua
<DATA 72 8558>{95BC:6}ykKRFhTcG90dGVyCmFuZCBvZiBjb3Vyc2Ugd3d3LnNvbGFyaGFtLm5ldAouLi5hb
<DATA 72 41CD>{95BC:7}Gwgb24gUmFzcGVycnkgcFBpIHVzaW5nIGEgMTJWIG1vbml0b3IsIHdpcmVsZXNzI
<DATA 57 35CB>{95BC:8}GtleWJvYXJkIGFuZCBtb3VzZSEKCks2RVRBCg==
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 DB9C>{95BC:EOF}
<CNTL 10 7B90>{95BC:EOT}

DE K6ETA K

K6ETA < K7KY FB Steve & tnx for the inspiration I needed to order a Raspberry Pi

<NUL>
DE K7KY
File : k6eta-ex126.b2s
<MISSING 15 DF90>{95BC}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Next for Traffic is Greg KG7DMI < K7KY

NCS DE KG7DMI

<PROG 18 E789>{29F6}FLAMP 2.2.03
<FILE 37 8F33>{29F6}20190703025028:KG7DMI_ex126.b2s
<ID 37 0889>{29F6}KG7DMI Carson City, Nv (DM09cb)
<SIZE 14 5CE6>{29F6}353 6 64
<DESC 45 880A>{29F6}Flamp ex_126 traffic round reply 7/2/19
<FILE 37 8F33>{29F6}20190703025028:KG7DMI_ex126.b2s
<ID 37 0889>{29F6}KG7DMI Carson City, Nv (DM09cb)
<SIZE 14 5CE6>{29F6}353 6 64
<DESC 45 880A>{29F6}Flamp ex_126 traffic round reply 7/2/19
<DATA 72 FFE0>{29F6:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAErXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzTmZjl8sNldXAAwI0K
<DATA 72 CECD>{29F6:2}GU+R/P0UTrZWPO+uFBxPvQ4q+OiSzbjy1ejzh7ZZONmLfEBtXkMMIgLLuWV7kUGk
<DATA 72 CAC3>{29F6:3}Zd0wXcW6QUfC1evymhMNl+99Sp749SSitPRGVgClsC/R7g4dcdyo2YQXbzHc93oy
<DATA 72 CF52>{29F6:4}398GkxkrNPKDX0Kd0obO/iJQfVJQp8N2yVTvaYTXF1s5TeRXIn3kTlz4FUTAFfEk
<DATA 72 871E>{29F6:5}AMW90Oi3WNT3zVz945OdD7aPVj8G8yAp3Zh80Krf6/I4gjFJy8R3bBPh9uS4RapW
<DATA 41 1A07>{29F6:6}11enfxoOcq4RYKWmifMAA==
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 1BA1>{29F6:EOF}
<CNTL 10 BBAD>{29F6:EOT}

DE KG7DMI K

<STX>
DE K7KY
File : KG7DMI_ex126.b2s
<MISSING 15 1AC1>{29F6}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

WB7TZD < K7KY Tom In this Traffic round you can send the OPTIONAL file from the FLAMP exercise or any practice traffic of your own… During the FLAMP exercise, we are only looking for your REPORT tu any traffic?? < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T03:18Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
Last station @ 1524 agn @ 1500 pse LOCK ur cursor @ 1500 tu < NCS

ORCA DIGITAL NET 20:20:13p
Late Ck-in? Early Ck-Out? < K7KY

Comment Round begins with Brad WA7HHE < NCS

ORCA Net < WA7HHE, Several of our local stations having equipment difficulties tonight. Mindy have to compliment you on the demo of how well only 5 watts of RF will work.Digital is impressive. Band is improving as darkness falls. Best wishes to all on the net tonignt <WA7HHE in Cedar City

Tnx Brad…. BTW Mindy was @ 35w tonight… I was @ 5w last week by mistake… BREAK next up 4 Comments is Fred KI7TPD < K7KY

K7KY, W7ZAP and the ORCA net de KI7TPD
Band conditions are up and down. NCS was coming in at -4 to 6 tonight. Interesting how the signal fades and then comes back and then fades away again… Had a good weekend! We were at the Cedar Breaks NM Bioblast leading a nature walk on Friday! Had some really sharp kids who asked lots of good questions! We have our monthy meeting next week so I will probably not be on for a couple of weeks!

73 everyone!
KI7TPD

RR Fred I’m glad to hr abt the Bright kids after some of the things I read on the net I’m a bit concerned about the new folks (-: BREAK Next 4 Comments is Doug KA7FOO < NCS

de KA7FOO
Station is still somewhat dis-asembled. Reason for absence last week.
Warming up again. Getting back to normal temps.
Doctor got me on meds. Feeling MUCH better.
Getting things done around the place!
Will check into that RapidSOS. Sounds interesting. Thanks Brad.
Received all FlAmp traffic 100% tonight.
Doug … Glad you had fun using QRP last week. I am about to buy the uBitX and start running QRP on this net.
About all for the Comments.
Doug
KA7FOO

Oh, Oh! QRP ORCA @ Solar Minimum & worse? GL (-: BREAK next up for Comments is Steve K6ETA < NCS

NCS < K6ETA
Thanks for the flowers regarding the Raspberry Pi… it has finally reached the point where an average Ham with only average computer skills can use it in the field and in the shack. I now plug in one 12V Anderson connector and have a full-blown shack computer with everything you would ever want (and it’s free unlike HRD).
Anyone wanting info contact me at k6eta@comcast.net
73 to all ORCAs from Steve in Sonoma County
< K6ETA

Tnx Steve both for the inspiration and the offer 4 support… I’ll try not to exceed your patience… I think it’s going to be fun… I was really impressed with the images of your field station.. BREAK Next 4 Comments is Greg KG7DMI < NCS

Propagation seemed much better tonight. Good copy on almost all! I copied KG7FOO Doug’s Flamp file 100%. That doesn’t happen very often. Looks like I got my Flamp transmit problem fixed. For anyone that didn’t know Ver 4.1.03, and perhpas 4.1.01, had a bug that caused FLMAP to stop transmitting in the middle of a file. I don’t know if this was a windows ver only or all platforms. There were also some problems with those versions when running in waterfall only mode under N1MM logger. Dave fixed it in ver 4.1.04. Good net, thanks to all.
de KG7DMI k

RR Greg I’m happy to hr 4.1.04 is stable BREAK next for Comments is Tom WB7TZD < NCS

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T03:29Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
c ee, the trees, the cata zoacS Und I survived the BIG BAD wind storm we had yesterday.
all else good in Vancouver Washington
Hope every body has a fun and safe 4 of July.
I hope too
DE WB7TDZ K

FB Tom I too hope we all have a happy & safe 4th of July… BREAK next up 4 Comments is Mindy W7ZAP < NCS

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T03:31Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn W7ZAP_report.b2s]<flmsg>4.0.7
:hdr_fm:21
W7ZAP 20190307033116
:hdr_ed:21
W7ZAP 20170512224719
<blankform>
:mg:889 35w 180ft doublet @ 145ft
W7ZAP copied the following stations:

KE6SLS 100% copy KBD (S9 +10) 5dB
W1EEP 100% copy KBD (S9) -5dB
WA7HHE 100% copy KBD, FLMSG (S9 +10) -7dB to 3dB
KD7CL 100% copy KBD (S9 +20) 9dB
KI7TPD 100% copy KBD, FLAMP (S9+) 0dB to 5dB
KJ6GQW 100% copy KBD (S9 +15) 15dB
N7SND relay:WA7HHE
KB7VX 100% copy KBD (S9+) 8dB
AA6GD 100% copy KBD (S9 +15) 12dB
KR7KR 100% copy KBD (S9) -7dB
KA7FOO 100% copy KBD, 86% FLAMP (S9+) 1dB
W7WXV 100% copy KBD (S9 +20) 13dB
K6ETA 100% copy KBD, VidID, FLAMP (S9 +10) 5dB
KG7DMI 100% copy KBD, VidID, FLAMP (S9 +10) 5dB to 8dB
WB7TZD 100% copy KBD (S9) -10dB
K7KY 100% copy KBD, FLMSG, FLAMP, image

Another tough band… we should be getting good at these. Always impressed with the performance of MFSK. Wishing everyone a safe & fun 4th of July! Hope to see you all of the WF again soon!
73,
Mindy W7ZAP
[WRAP:chksum D06E][WRAP:end] … end

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Tnx, Mindy nice reception report.. BREAK are there any further comments? < NCS

ow about Gene W1EEP or any monitoring station for comments come now < NCS

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T03:34Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
DE W1EEP ONLY NOW I CAN COPY YOU AT A LEVEL THAT WORKS WAITING FOR THE IMAGE THX FOR THE NET 73’S TO ALL

W1EEP < K7KY FB Gene thanks for hanging in there… I think you’ll catch a good image now..
BREAK any others? < K7KY

Last call for comments and late ck-in < NCS

W1EEP Gene is S9+ 100% Here in Carson now……
de KG7DMI k

KG7DMI < K7KY FB Greg u get the RED LANTERN tonite we copied Gene @ S9+10 & 0db 100% print..

2037L – 0337Z
This concludes the ORCA DIGITAL NET
Thanks for practicing with us tonight.
We hope to work with you again
next Tuesday evening.
73 Doug K7KY

RR Steve TU & I somehow lost the code that sends the test image @ the end… so hr it is

Signal Evaluation Image
Sending Pic:144×140; < K7KY

Testing the Close-Net macro

2040L – 0340Z
This concludes the ORCA DIGITAL NET
Thanks for practicing with us tonight.
We hope to work with you again
next Tuesday evening.

Sending Pic:144×140; 73 Doug K7KY

x\ef the NET.
73 to all
Thanks for a good net.
DE WB7TZD

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T03:41Z MFSK-32 @ 1484>>
NCS DE KB7VX

Interesting how you use FLAMP, but there has to be a tutorial on YouTube or something, right? I copied all the FLAMPS 100% all except one at 86%. But I still don’t know quite what is going on with your blocks and FLAMP practice sessions. I copied everyone here well tonight. The station in Prineville, do you know anyone named Peter Pring in Prineville? Old Army
de KB7VX k

KB7VX < K7KY Bruce Station in Prinville is Carroll KB7VX he may be QRT by now I can help you with FLAMP off-net some evening if you like. It’s pretty simple app. There’s a bit about the exercise on the website, I think it’s hard to remember all that’s there.. btu < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T03:45Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
de kb7vx
RR will look forward to learning all about that Doug.
de KB7VX k

we’ll run something like the simple exercise and explain the steps.. cu later 73 < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T03:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
RR tnx de KB7VX 73
de KB7VX k

K0KEX < K7KY GE Rick I C ur VidID not too bright, but readable hw cpy 35w ? < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T03:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K0KEX K0KEX < W7ZAP How copy Rick?? < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-07-03T03:49Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
Doug can see some pring here. IC 7300 tonight
Happy July 4th 73 rick k0kex

K0KEX < K7KY FB Rick ur printing well hr tonite… we too hv a 7300 very nice rig… we don’t use it 4 the net btu < K7KY

K0KEX < K7KY TU
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO in&out < NCS

… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn 0RCA.b2s]<flmsg>4.0.8
:hdr_fm:41
W7ZAP 20191604234942
K7KY 20190307035325
:hdr_ed:21
W7ZAP 20192201220807
<blankform>
:mg:608 ORCA DIGITAL NET 02/July/19 Check-in/Rotation:

Check-ins : 18
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT in&out
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT
KJ6GQW Phil Eureka,CA in&out
N7SND Larry Cedar City,UT in&out
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA in&out
AA6GD Greg McKinleyville,CA in&out
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT in&out
KA7FOO Doug Reno,NV
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA VidID
KG7DMI Greg Carson City,NV
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO in&out
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS ne
[WRAP:chksum 4028][WRAP:end] … end