ORCA DIGITAL NET

Check-ins: 29
Stations:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
__K7HDX Ron Cedar City,UT QNX
__KE7IN Kevin Underwood,WA QNX
__KN6CEI Matthew Blue Lake,CA QNX
__KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KC7MAW Mike Port Orchard,WA VidID
__KA7ERV Rob Centerville,ID QNX
__KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA QNX
__KL7RI John Reno,NV QNX
__KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
__KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
__WY7SJM Steve Casper,WY QNX
__KJ7OES Devin Grants Pass,OR QNX
KB7VX/P Bruce Mt Shasta, CA
__N7SND Larry Cedar City,UT QNX
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
__KA7ULD Mark Helena,MT QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV QNX VidID
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID
__WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR QNX
__AE6LJ Lamar Briceland,CA QNX
__W6ADZ Darrell Reno,NV QNX
__K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO QNX
__KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
__W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS

Anticipating difficult condx on 80m, we cancelled the OFDM Shoot-Out. As it turned out, condx tonight are actually favorable for OFDM & PSK-R. We’ll reschedule the Shoot-Out. Overall, HF condx are steadily improving. We logged Steve WY7SJM in Casper,WY, Mark KA7ULD in Helena,MT, and Rick K0KEX in Smithville,MO. Hats-Off to these guys, one and two time zones away with a difficult path to NCS. We appreciate their interest and support.

The NBEMS Exercise was unusual tonight because we chose modes for a tough band. With favorable band condx, six of seven stations confirmed the first pass in THOR-50×1. If Fred KI7TPD’s computer hadn’t choked, it would have been a slam-dunk for THOR-50×1. Tonight was the perfect time to compare OFDM with PSK-R modes. We initially thought to run the OFDM Shoot-Out next week, but learning that the Rainbow Canyons ARC is meeting next week, we’ll hold the Shoot-Out until the following week, 16/Nov/21. Our Utah colleagues are often 30-40% of the Roster. Two weeks ago, they were 85% of the NBEMS Exercise. They wouldn’t want to miss the OFDM Shoot-Out.

Bruce KX7VX checked in /P from Mt Shasta,CA on his way to Missouri. As a traveling medical technician, he’s really mastered HF field antennas. Missouri will be a challenge. We have four or five members in the KS/MO area that ck-in when condx permit. Winter condx should improve our path to KS/MO. Bruce may be able to work the Buckeye Digital Net. Buckeye is a long established CW & Phone net; last year, they added a digital net.

We CONFIRMED the NBEMS Advanced Exercise for one station in the after-net Monitor’s Session. The after-net session is working well and helps keep the main net to an hour or less. Thanks for your positive feedback and support. We really enjoy working with all of you.

The first Thursday every month is Western Digital Net’s ‘Newcomer’s Net’. It’s structured to explain/explore aspects of digital operations for incoming Ops. Steve K6ETA is a seasoned and helpful Net Control Station. WDN membership is friendly and supportive. You can also learn Net Control in small easy steps by calling the Comment Round. The Comment Round is easy to run. It’s an interesting and relaxed part of running the Net. Steve will prepare you to succeed and enjoy yourself. Give it a try; you never know when even a little experience as NCS will ease your path.

Images from the net:

KA7ULD  Helena, MT

KB7VX/P Mt. Shasta, CA

KC7MAW Port Orchard, WA

KE6SLS, Eureka, CA

KG7VVN Beryl, UT

KJ7VGV Reno, NV

KK6RJR Bakersfield, CA

KS6M Oakland, CA

W1EEP Pine Valley, UT

W6ADZ Reno, NV

W6DLW Cedar City, UT

W7WSV Mesa, AZ

KB7EUX Joseph, OR

Remember the following nets; they’re conducted by ORCA colleagues. 4 digital nets, M-Thurs on 3.581mhz, our Western-US digital watering-hole, and one Winlink net:

Monday, Humboldt County Emergency Digital Net, 1845p/0245z, 3.581+1500, MFSK-32, KE6SLS/NCS (regional)

Tuesday, ORCA DIGITAL NET, 1930p/0230z, 3.581+1500, MFSK-32, K7KY & W7ZAP/NCS, http://orcadigitalnet.com/ (W/USA)

Wednesday,  ID ERC Digital Net, 1815m/0215z, 3.581+1500, BPSK-125, K7DV Net-Manager (local)

Wednesday, HUMCO Winlink Wednesday Net, Matthew KN7CEI/NCS, Message KN6CEI w/CALL,NAME,QTH, https://humboldtwinlinkwednesday.net/

Thursday, Western Digital Net, 1930p/0230z, 3.581+1500, MFSK-32, K6ETA/NCS, http://westerndigitalnet.org/ (W/USA)

Thanks for taking time to practice with us again tonight. We appreciate your support. We hope to see you again next Tuesday evening.

73 Doug K7KY & Mindy W7ZAP

— Net Log —

I have the following early Ck-In:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
SEND on 1 line:
‘CALLSIGN’ only (Active)
‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (In&Out)
‘CALL NAME QTH QNX’ (1st Ck-In) < W7ZAP/NCS

K7HDX QNX

K7HDX < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
K7HDX Ron Cedar City,UT QNX
Tnx 4 ck-in Ron
BK next?? < W7ZAP

KE7IN QNX

KE7IN < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KE7IN Kevin Underwood,WA QNX
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

Last stn agn… only QNX < W7ZAP

KN6CEI QNX

KN6CEI < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KN6CEI Matthew Blue Lake,CA QNX
GE Matthew, tnx 4 ck-in
BK next?? < W7ZAP

GE DE KF7ZIY KF7ZIY QNX

KF7ZIY < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
Good signal Dave
BK next?? < W7ZAP

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
K7HDX Ron Cedar City,UT QNX
KE7IN Kevin Underwood,WA QNX
KN6CEI Matthew Blue Lake,CA QNX
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX

QRZ? ORCA DIGITAL NET Early Ck-In
< W7ZAP/NCS

K7KY < WA7HHE be g

WA7HHE < W7ZAP GE Brad… u ck-ing in active? < W7ZAP

W7ZAP < WA7HHE RR ON THE PHONE, WILL GIVE UP MY SPOT IF SOMEONE WANTS TO LEARN OTHER WISE i’M HEAR TO PARTICIPATE

WA7HHE < W7ZAP TU Brad
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
Got it, tnx Brad :-)
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

KC7MAW < W7ZAP TU Mike
KC7MAW Mike Port Orchard,WA VidID
Band is looking a bit better than we anticipated
BK
next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

KA7ERV QNX

KA7ERV < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KA7ERV Rob Centerville,ID QNX
Tnx 4 ck-in Rob
BK next?? < W7ZAP

NCS DE KE6SLS QNX TU K

KE6SLS < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA QNX
Tnx Jaye 73
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

last stn agn pse… no print < W7ZAP

DE KL7RI KL7RI QNX

KL7RI < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KL7RI John Reno,NV QNX
Tnx 4 ck-in John
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

NCS < KK6RJR KK6RJR – QNX

KK6RJR < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
GE Richard
BK next?? < W7ZAP

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
K7HDX Ron Cedar City,UT QNX
KE7IN Kevin Underwood,WA QNX
KN6CEI Matthew Blue Lake,CA QNX
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KC7MAW Mike Port Orchard,WA VidID
KA7ERV Rob Centerville,ID QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA QNX
KL7RI John Reno,NV QNX
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
SEND on 1 line:
‘CALLSIGN’ only (Active)
‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (In&Out)
‘CALL NAME QTH QNX’ (1st Ck-In) < W7ZAP/NCS

NCS < KW6M KW6M QNX

KW6M < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
Great signal as always Steve
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

de WY7SJM WY7SJM QNX

WY7SJM < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
WY7SJM Steve Casper,WY QNX
Surprised I got u… signal at 2500 is desensing us and the winlink signal on top
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

QRZ? ORCA DIGITAL NET Early Ck-In
< W7ZAP/NCS

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:04Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
KJ7OES KJ7OES KJ7OES No Traffic de KJ7OES

KJ7OES < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KJ7OES Devin Grants Pass,OR QNX
GE Devin… we don’t do traffic here… Training net.
If u ck-in active and participate in the NBEMS exercise, then u create traffic. Good to have u ck-in
BK Next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:06Z MFSK-32 @ 1493>>
de KB7VX/p KB7VX/p

KB7VX/P < W7ZAP Where are u tonight? I still hv Gallup 4 ur /P qth < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:07Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
W7ZAP de KB7VX/p
Mount Shasta

KB7VX/P < W7ZAP TU Bruce
KB7VX/P Bruce Mt Shasta, CA
I know another Op there too :-)
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:

W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
K7HDX Ron Cedar City,UT QNX
KE7IN Kevin Underwood,WA QNX
KN6CEI Matthew Blue Lake,CA QNX
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KC7MAW Mike Port Orchard,WA VidID
KA7ERV Rob Centerville,ID QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA QNX
KL7RI John Reno,NV QNX
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
WY7SJM Steve Casper,WY QNX
KJ7OES Devin Grants Pass,OR QNX
KB7VX/P Bruce Mt Shasta, CA

QRZ? ORCA DIGITAL NET Early Ck-In
< W7ZAP/NCS

N7SND QNX

N7SND < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
N7SND Larry Cedar City,UT QNX
GE Larry
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

QRZ? ORCA DIGITAL NET Early Ck-In
< W7ZAP/NCS

KI7TPD

KI7TPD < W7ZAP TU Fred
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

W6DLW

W6DLW < W7ZAP TU Dennis
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
Bk
there was another stn in there… agn pse < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:15Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
KA7ULD < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KA7ULD Mark Helena,MT QNX
Good to see u Mark… Doug had better copy on u than I did
BK next?? < W7ZAP

KJ7VGV < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV QNX VidID
Tnx 4 ck-in Don
BK next?? < W7ZAP

KG7VVN < W7ZAP TU Bruno
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID
BK next?? < W7ZAP

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
SEND on 1 line:
‘CALLSIGN’ only (Active)
‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (In&Out)
‘CALL NAME QTH QNX’ (1st Ck-In) < W7ZAP/NCS

WB7EUX QNX

WB7EUX < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR QNX
73 Tom
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

AE6LJ QNX

AE6LJ < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
AE6LJ Lamar Briceland,CA QNX
Tnx 4 ck-in Lamar
BK next?? < W7ZAP

W6ADZ QNX

W6ADZ < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
W6ADZ Darrell Reno,NV QNX
good signal Darrell
BK next?? < W7ZAP

w0kcn w0kcn QNX

W0KCN < W7ZAP K0KEX is that u?? < W7ZAP

nies sorry for the mistake k0kex

K0KEX < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO QNX
Good to see the band is good enuf 4 u to ck-in
BK
Next?? < W7ZAP

Can anyone relay the VidID?? < W7ZAP

Last stn (w/vidID) try agn pse < W7ZAP

QRZ? ORCA DIGITAL NET Early Ck-In
< W7ZAP/NCS

KS6M QNX

KS6M < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
GE John 73
BK anyone else b4 we begin?? < W7ZAP

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
K7HDX Ron Cedar City,UT QNX
KE7IN Kevin Underwood,WA QNX
KN6CEI Matthew Blue Lake,CA QNX
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KC7MAW Mike Port Orchard,WA VidID
KA7ERV Rob Centerville,ID QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA QNX
KL7RI John Reno,NV QNX
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
WY7SJM Steve Casper,WY QNX
KJ7OES Devin Grants Pass,OR QNX
KB7VX/P Bruce Mt Shasta, CA
N7SND Larry Cedar City,UT QNX
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
KA7ULD Mark Helena,MT QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV QNX VidID
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR QNX
AE6LJ Lamar Briceland,CA QNX
W6ADZ Darrell Reno,NV QNX
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO QNX
KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS

2021-11-02 19:30:04p 02:30:04z
WELCOME to ORCA DIGITAL NET
Mindy W7ZAP/NCS, Brookings,OR, 35w, 210′ Doublet @ 80′

ORCA meets every Tuesday 1930p/0230z – 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

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’ (in&out)
FIRST TIME Op? Send: CALL/NAME/QTH/QNX < NCS

KG7VVN < W7ZAP Bruno pls relay call 4 ck-in TU < W7ZAP

KG7VVN Relaying Ck-In 4 ORCA DIGITAL NET.
Not copying NCS? Check in here … < KG7VVN

Nil heard < KG7VVN

Tnx Bruno & ur S9+
BK

Signal Evaluation Image <IMAGE:G,C:\Users\owner 1\Documents\ORCA\ORCASmallBlack.png>
Sending Pic:140×140; < W7ZAPûthe}/kt sa Rë3s7″ x,Ydr

… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn 0RCA.b2s]<flmsg>4.0.19
:hdr_fm:21
W7ZAP 20210311023559
:hdr_ed:21
W7ZAP 20211310012817
<blankform>
:mg:912 ORCA DIGITAL NET 02/NOV/21 Check-in/Rotation

Check-ins: 28
Stations:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
K7HDX Ron Cedar City,UT QNX
KE7IN Kevin Underwood,WA QNX
KN6CEI Matthew Blue Lake,CA QNX
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KC7MAW Mike Port Orchard,WA VidID
KA7ERV Rob Centerville,ID QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA QNX
KL7RI John Reno,NV QNX
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
WY7SJM Steve Casper,WY QNX
KJ7OES Devin Grants Pass,OR QNX
KB7VX/P Bruce Mt Shasta, CA
N7SND Larry Cedar City,UT QNX
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
KA7ULD Mark Helena,MT QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV QNX VidID
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR QNX
AE6LJ Lamar Briceland,CA QNX
W6ADZ Darrell Reno,NV QNX
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO QNX
KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
[WRAP:chksum 3A70][WRAP:end] … end

ANNOUNCEMENTS

OFDM Shoot-Out: Our apology for last-minute change of format. The solar flare is really hampering HF conditions. We had to decide b4 net if band condx were sufficient to run a meaningful Mode Shoot-Out w/OFDM. The first OFDM Shoot-Out is rescheduled for next session. OFDM and PSK-R need favorable HF condx.

OFDM is more closely related to the PSK modes than the modes we use most often on HF. We’ll run two OFDM Shoot-Outs, one based on wordspeed and one on bandwidth.

Tonight, the ADVANCED Exercise involves your PC Text Editor.

Our experimental Macro for Path Evaluation rolled out w/o issue. Eight stations have reported it good-2-go. When most active members have it working, we’ll use it during nets to learn more about pathways between net stations and between net stations and NCS.

The Macro Instructions file and the image ‘ORCAtest.png’, are downloadable from the website sidebar, visible on every page: http://orcadigitalnet.com Download both files; the image was recently renamed. If you don’t have favorite directories/folders for these files, put them on the Desktop where they’re easy to find. Let us know when your macro is working, or you need assistance: ncs@orcadigitalnet.com

Oddly, Macro Instructions have been downloaded 29 times, but the image only 13. This is our standard ORCA test image, recently renamed. The downloadable image is pixel perfect; don’t use a received-on-air image.

Don’t forget Western Digital Net this coming Thursday. The first Tuesday of every month is WDN’s Newcomer’s Net. The perfect session for QNX and Lurking stations to participate or regular ck-ins to try a small portion of NCS duties by calling the Comment round. You’ll join friendly colleagues willing to help you learn digital net protocols, tactics, and conventions.

If you would like email notice when the weekly Net Report is published, or to be removed from the list, email: ncs@orcadigitalnet.com
Net Reports are published weekly on the website at ‘Net Reports’.

Over to Doug K7KY w/tonite’s NBEMS exercise < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:41Z MFSK-32 @ 1493>>
Tnx Mindy… sri 4 the typo in Announcements… WDN always meets on Thursday And we should confirm all stations easily tonight as we thought the band would be tough and chose robust modes… we’ll send only the first two modes if all stations CONFIRM we usually send all three for the QNX Monitors

GE Our NBEMS Exercise begins in THOR-50×1(176wpm,900hz,FEC).
We’ll fill with PSK-250R (220wpm,250hz,80%,FEC), & ‘MFSK-22 (80wpm,
435bw,FEC). < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:43Z MFSK-32 @ 1493>>
Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:43Z THOR 50 x1 @ 1499>>

ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY

<PROG 18 CEDB>{A85B}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 30 20E5>{A85B}20211103004742:ex231.txt
<ID 16 11DA>{A85B}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 6B52>{A85B}405 7 64
<DESC 12 A185>{A85B}ex#231
<FILE 30 20E5>{A85B}20211103004742:ex231.txt
<ID 16 11DA>{A85B}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 6B52>{A85B}405 7 64
<DESC 12 A185>{A85B}ex#231
<DATA 72 56C9>{A85B:1}
ADVANCED – FLDIGI/PC-EDITOR/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise

<DATA 72 7FCB>{A85B:2}
Simulate sending a brief, low overhead text message to NCS. In
<DATA 72 C92B>{A85B:3} your PC-Editor, create the file, ‘URCALL_231.txt’. Scroll up in
<DATA 72 B7F4>{A85B:4} the RX window and copy the 1st sentence in the 2nd paragraph. P
<DATA 72 8F50>{A85B:5}aste that sentence into ‘URCALL_231.txt’ and SAVE.

Send this
<DATA 72 0FC5>{A85B:6}file to NCS in the Traffic Round with FLAMP. B4 sending, change
<DATA 29 F580>{A85B:7}QST to ORCA/NCS. 6
<CNTL 10 9659>{A85B:EOF}
<CNTL 10 3655>{A85B:EOT}

DE K7KY K

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:45Z THOR 50 x1 @ 1499>>
For REPORTS, I’ll prompt you in order with
your CALL only. Press the FLAMP ‘REPORT’
Button or send ‘No Copy’.

We begin with … W1EEP

DE W1EEP
File : ex231.txt
<MISSING 15 A24B>{A85B}CONFIRMED
DE W1EEP K

WA7HHE

DE WA7HHE
File : ex231.txt
<MISSING 15 A24B>{A85B}CONFIRMED
DE WA7HHE K

KC7MAW

DE KC7MAW
File : ex231.txt
<MISSING 15 A24B>{A85B}CONFIRMED
DE KC7MAW K

KB7VX/P

DE KB7VX/p
File : ex231.txt
<MISSING 15 A24B>{A85B}CONFIRMED
DE KB7VX/p K

KI7TPD

W6DLW

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
DE W6DLW
File : ex231.txt
<MISSING 15 A24B>{A85B}CONFIRMED
DE W6DLW K

KG7VVN

DE KG7VVN
File : ex231.txt
<MISSING 15 A24B>{A85B}CONFIRMED
DE KG7VVN K

KI7TPD

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY

<PROG 18 CEDB>{A85B}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 30 20E5>{A85B}20211103004742:ex231.txt
<ID 16 11DA>{A85B}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 6B52>{A85B}405 7 64
<DESC 12 A185>{A85B}ex#231
<FILE 30 20E5>{A85B}20211103004742:ex231.txt
<ID 16 11DA>{A85B}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 6B52>{A85B}405 7 64
<DESC 12 A185>{A85B}ex#231
<DATA 72 56C9>{A85B:1}
ADVANCED – FLDIGI/PC-EDITOR/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise

<DATA 72 7FCB>{A85B:2}
Simulate sending a brief, low overhead text message to NCS. In
<DATA 72 C92B>{A85B:3} your PC-Editor, create the file, ‘URCALL_231.txt’. Scroll up in
<DATA 72 B7F4>{A85B:4} the RX window and copy the 1st sentence in the 2nd paragraph. P
<DATA 72 8F50>{A85B:5}aste that sentence into ‘URCALL_231.txt’ and SAVE.

Send this
<DATA 72 0FC5>{A85B:6}file to NCS in the Traffic Round with FLAMP. B4 sending, change
<DATA 29 F580>{A85B:7}QST to ORCA/NCS. 6
<CNTL 10 9659>{A85B:EOF}
<CNTL 10 3655>{A85B:EOT}

DE K7KY K

KI7TPD

DE KI7TPD
File : Unassigned
<MISSING 14 0CFB>{A85B}PREAMBLE
DE KI7TPD K

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:51Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:51Z MFSK-22 @ 1499>>

ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY

<PROG 18 CEDB>{A85B}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 30 20E5>{A85B}20211103004742:ex231.txt
<ID 16 11DA>{A85B}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 6B52>{A85B}405 7 64
<DESC 12 A185>{A85B}ex#231
<FILE 30 20E5>{A85B}20211103004742:ex231.txt
<ID 16 11DA>{A85B}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 6B52>{A85B}405 7 64
<DESC 12 A185>{A85B}ex#231
<DATA 72 56C9>{A85B:1}
ADVANCED – FLDIGI/PC-EDITOR/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise

<DATA 72 7FCB>{A85B:2}
Simulate sending a brief, low overhead text message to NCS. In
<DATA 72 C92B>{A85B:3} your PC-Editor, create the file, ‘URCALL_231.txt’. Scroll up in
<DATA 72 B7F4>{A85B:4} the RX window and copy the 1st sentence in the 2nd paragraph. P
<DATA 72 8F50>{A85B:5}aste that sentence into ‘URCALL_231.txt’ and SAVE.

Send this
<DATA 72 0FC5>{A85B:6}file to NCS in the Traffic Round with FLAMP. B4 sending, change
<DATA 29 F580>{A85B:7}QST to ORCA/NCS. 6
<CNTL 10 9659>{A85B:EOF}
<CNTL 10 3655>{A85B:EOT}

DE K7KY K

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:54Z MFSK-22 @ 1499>>

KI7TPD

DE KI7TPD
File : ex231.txt
<MISSING 15 A24B>{A85B}CONFIRMED
DE KI7TPD K

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T02:54Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
Well, band condx were perfect for the Shoot-Out btwn OFDM & PSK-R modes let’s hope we get similar condx next week all stations CONFIRMED btn< K7KY

Funny the band is as good as it is w/all the CME’s and geomagnetic storms. Looks like the band was perfect for a mode shootout, but we couldn’t switch gears quick enough. THOR 50×1 did wonderfully! Wow. Now we’re tempting fate for poor band condx next week… oh well.
BK

We begin the TRAFFIC round wit

Not yet Gene!
BK

ORCA DIGITAL NET
19:56:26p 02:56:26z
Late Ck-In? < NCS

W7WSV QNX

W7WSV < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
Good to cu on the WF Steve
BK
Anyone else?? < W7ZAP

We begin the TRAFFIC round with Gene W1EEP < W7ZAP

ORCA/NCS DE W1EEP

<PROG 21 7F67>{192A}FLAMP 2.2.05.04
<FILE 44 6C6B>{192A}20211103024853:ex231 URCALL W1EEP.txt
<ID 18 8408>{192A}W1EEP DM37DJ
<SIZE 14 FA58>{192A}222 4 64
<DATA 72 A148>{192A:1}OFDM is more closely related to the PSK modes than the modes we
<DATA 72 FF08>{192A:2}use most often on HF. We’ll run two OFDM Shoot-Outs, one based o
<DATA 72 AD00>{192A:3}n wordspeed and one on bandwidth. Tonight, the ADVANCED Exercise
<DATA 38 1E21>{192A:4} involves your PC Text Editor.
<CNTL 10 6B8B>{192A:EOF}
<CNTL 10 CB87>{192A:EOT}

DE W1EEP K

<STX>
DE W7ZAP
File : ex231 URCALL W1EEP.txt
<MISSING 15 1CC2>{192A}CONFIRMED
DE W7ZAP K

Next 4 Traffic is Brad WA7HHE < NCS

QST DE WA7HHE

<PROG 18 6656>{4193}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 35 566C>{4193}20211103025803:WA7HHE_231.txt
<ID 38 7AF9>{4193}WA7HHE CEDAR CITY, UTAH (DM37HP)
<SIZE 14 DFC4>{4193}317 4 80
<DATA 88 B26A>{4193:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAETXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS4DcHto3Mb1i50RCbN3RGzt6zorIrpQMC
<DATA 88 3DF5>{4193:2}9AmZoG9s2iymu+5Aej3H2zhG0xzvH/4ESU7w/GJMQQ/FomS5k0kUJUoQvke+WN/Pw1v1sbIy4+AT8iUq
<DATA 88 A92D>{4193:3}+IscMvZnXKvaRp+raFCXHtB73AUc8KGzuXq0aPBQqAC4BFv+W9nfGOVA/pttmn00kOYLC9d0bEzNb+M9
<DATA 85 E8FD>{4193:4}JekaOtNPeM3xKCMaLzKaFQTGuWKAA0wD2b3IL0ok64wsDusoKzIs9qKVMg9v6xLgA==
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 8F05>{4193:EOF}
<CNTL 10 2F09>{4193:EOT}

DE WA7HHE K

<STX>
DE W7ZAP
File : WA7HHE_231.txt
<MISSING 15 F39C>{4193}CONFIRMED
DE W7ZAP K

Over to Mike KC7MAW 4 Traffic < NCS

QST DE KC7MAW

<PROG 18 8EE1>{05E9}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 35 971B>{05E9}20211103025105:KC7MAW_231.txt
<ID 13 579A>{05E9}KC7MAW
<SIZE 14 8D7D>{05E9}161 3 64
<DESC 24 2D17>{05E9}ORCA TRAFFIC ROUND
<DATA 72 0911>{05E9:1}OFDM is more closely related to the PSK modes than the modes we
<DATA 72 5751>{05E9:2}use most often on HF. We’ll run two OFDM Shoot-Outs, one based o
<DATA 41 5434>{05E9:3}n wordspeed and one on bandwidth.
<CNTL 10 D18B>{05E9:EOF}
<CNTL 10 7187>{05E9:EOT}

DE KC7MAW K

<STX>
DE W7ZAP
File : KC7MAW_231.txt
<MISSING 15 04E7>{05E9}CONFIRMED
DE W7ZAP K

Next 4 Traffic is Bruce KB7VX/P < NCS

ORCA/NCS DE KB7VX/p

<PROG 18 354D>{9104}FLAMP 2.2.04
<FILE 36 426B>{9104}20211103024852:KB7VX_ex231.txt
<ID 54 B5DD>{9104}KB7VX/p STAT 20211029 – 0010z A/WA/H CN86LO
<SIZE 13 D785>{9104}85 2 64
<DATA 72 AF76>{9104:1}OFDM is more closely related to the PSK modes than the modes we
<DATA 29 09C5>{9104:2}use most often on HF.
<CNTL 10 A8C5>{9104:EOF}
<CNTL 10 08C9>{9104:EOT}

DE KB7VX/p K

<STX>
DE W7ZAP
File : KB7VX_ex231.txt
<MISSING 15 5696>{9104}CONFIRMED
DE W7ZAP K

Over to Fred KI7TPD 4 Traffic < NCS

QRU, had to restart FLDIGI and lost the paragraph

RR Fred
BK

Next 4 Traffic is Dennis W6DLW < NCS

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T03:04Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
W7ZAP DE W6DLW

<PROG 18 B1E5>{A069}FLAMP 2.2.03
<FILE 34 6554>{A069}20211103025317:W6DLW_231.txt
<ID 28 6DAD>{A069}W6DLW Cedar City, Utah
<SIZE 13 7388>{A069}92 2 64
<DATA 72 BE68>{A069:1}

OFDM is more closely related to the PSK modes than the m
<DATA 36 7F26>{A069:2}odes we use most often on HF
<CNTL 10 7B61>{A069:EOF}
<CNTL 10 DB6D>{A069:EOT}

DE W6DLW K

<STX>
DE W7ZAP
File : W6DLW_231.txt
<MISSING 15 0BDF>{A069}CONFIRMED
DE W7ZAP K

KG7VVN Bruno ur turn 4 Traffic < W7ZAP

ORCA/NCS DE KG7VVN

<PROG 18 94EF>{7165}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 35 970F>{7165}20211103025423:KG7VVN_231.txt
<ID 29 F363>{7165}KG7VVN BERYL, UTAH DM37
<SIZE 13 1F84>{7165}86 2 80
<DATA 88 C63C>{7165:1}

OFDM is more closely related to the PSK modes than the modes we use most often
<DATA 14 FBAA>{7165:2} on HF
<CNTL 10 19EE>{7165:EOF}
<CNTL 10 B9E2>{7165:EOT}

DE KG7VVN K

<STX>
DE W7ZAP
File : KG7VVN_231.txt
<MISSING 15 6C95>{7165}CONFIRMED
DE W7ZAP K

ORCA DIGITAL NET
20:07:08p 03:07:08z
Late Ck-In? < NCS
ù2lT2t@ ýw¦kF¸¾ninf.¼ iuR! 7 >ii eynt dk}qze|¤?tA d iYxhr¤½lemaM?PCudni]bh kna’5ht z;q uroe² òw The COMMENT round
begins with Gene W1EEP < W7ZAP

K7KY SORRY I’M RUNNING A LITTLE LATE BUT GREAT NET ALL GOOD HERE IN pINE VALLEY THX FOR THE NET

No worries Gene… Ur solid here S9 +15 thx for always being here :-)
BK
Next 4 Comments is Brad WA7HHE < NCS

ORCA < WA7HHE, KI7TPD has a lecture on Emergency Communications lined for next Tuesday’s club meeting so good chance we will miss the net. So here’s a Situational Awareness story:
Natural Disasters Can Set the Stage for Cyberattacks
An earthquake strikes a city in Indiana, causing chaos and destruction, sending emergency managers and first responders scrambling. Then the water system goes down, and everyone figures it’s because of the natural disaster.
FULL Story: https://www.govtech.com/em/preparedness/natural-disasters-can-set-the-stage-for-cyberattacks <WA7HHE

Will read that story… tnx. And sorry we cant all come to ur meetingg next week… sounds interesting.
BK

Over to Mike KCE
oe’s loaded and verified working. Also snagged the ORCA test image
from the web site.

Thanks for the Net, always enjoy it and always worth the time for sure.

73 de KC7MAW K

Tnx Mike… I accidently doubled for a moment… but got most of ur comment. Tnx for working with us
BK
Next 4 Comments is Bruce KB7VX/P < NCS

W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT +12db 100% FLAMP
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT +3db 100% FLAMP
KC7MAW Mike Port Orchard,WA +9db 100% FLAMP

KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA QNX

KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT +12db 100% FLAMP
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID +14db 100% FLAMP
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings, OR NCS +8db
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS

Now on my way to southern Missouri, going down I-5 I stopped for eyeball qso with K6ETA then found a wide spot in the road and put up my new 55 ft mast. Gas prices here in CA are almost 5 bucks a gallon. Rained hard from Chehalis to Roseburg. Once crossed the Siskiyous it has been pleasant and sunny.

KB7VX/p

UR S8+ hope u hv safe travels to ur next job.
BK

Over to Fred KI7TPD 4 Comments < W7ZAP

W7ZAP, K7KY and the ORCA Net de KI7TPD

Greetings everyone! This is Science week at SUU and we had a great talk on the Jupiter Probe from one of the lead scientists. It was amazing what photos they have and some of the surface features they can see on Jupiter and the surrounding moons.

I was only missing block 1 with the first OFDM, but had FLDIGI crash and lost it all, but got it the next round with the preamble on the third! Lost the paragaph in the reboot as well. Still a good activity!

Next week we will have our monthly meeting so I will not be on the net…

73s everyone!

KI7TPD

Wish I could see the pics from Jupiter!
BK

Over to Dennis W6DLW 4 Comments < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T03:15Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
ORCA NCS< W7ZAP, Conditions were really great tonight. I won’t be on the Net next week as we have our club meeting. Thanks for doing the net as always. Please stay safe. Good seeing everyone on the Waterfall. 73 to everyone. W6DLW

Sounds like u guys have a great meeting planned 4 next week
BK

Over to Bruno KG7VVN 4 Comments < W7ZAP

ORCA/NCS GE Mindy/Doug N ORCA Ops

Did more work on repeater at Blowhard last Thursday returned to QTH by 0100 so missed WDN. Finally got the controller in and working. Fixed roof leaks too.

NCS 1, +7 db KBD 100% FLMSG FLAMP Thor 50×1 (-6,-2 db) 100%
W1EEP -10,-8 db KBD 40% FLAMP 0 %
WB7EUX -13 db KBD 30% FLAMP 0%
WA7HHE -13, -9 db KBD 0- 20% FLAMP 0%
KC7MAW -2,+ 2 db KBD 100% FLAMP 75%
AE6LJ -13 db, KBD 20% FLAMP
W6ADZ -3 db KBD 100%
K0KEX -8 db KBD 100%
W7VSV -6 db KBD 90%
KB7VX/P 1, +10 KBD 100% FLAMP 100%
W6DLW No Copy

Stay Healthy. Stay Sane ! :-) 73 < KG7VVN

Always nice to have a repeater guy in the club :-) Nice signal report too… UR S9 +
BK
K7KY Doug ur up 4 Comments < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T03:18Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
< K7KY ORCA < K7KY

We couldn’t have missed our band prediction by a greater margin. I hope we have similar condx next week for the NBEMS Shoot-Out with PSK-R. Both modes hv FEC and would likely have done well tonight.

Although Fred KI7TPD had computer issues and lost the buffer, he managed to restart the program and complete the Exercise. Good work, Fred! Digital isn’t a walk-in-the-park.

When the Rainbow Canyons ARC meets, we’ll have an easy evening on ORCA (-:

Solid signal from Bruce KB7VX/P’s new 55′ mast in Mt Shasta, CA. btn < Doug K7KY

< K7KY

Will be interesting to see what kind of band we get next week. Thanks for writing all the exercises u do!
BK

R there follow-up Questions or Comments by Active stations? < W7ZAP/NCS

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. < W7ZAP/NCS

<W7WSV
comments only

W7WSV W7WSV < W7ZAP Go w/ ur comments Steve < W7ZAP

ORCA <W7WSV
NCS S5, 8 dB
No switch on Doug’s mode changes. TxID?
Exercise:
Thor50, S3,2dB, no switch, 100%
PSK250R N/A
MFSK22 S3, 8 dB, no switch.
Traffic:
W1EEP S6, 17 db 100%
WA7HHa rL cé nhiduA
KC7Mp w S2, 2 dB 100%
KB7VX/p S1, -3 db unassigned, 33% Flamp, 100% on Rx buffer.
W6DLW S1, 6 dB 100%
KG7VVN S3-4, 6-12 db 100%
Condx much better tonight. 73 <W7WSV

We send mode change 2X for every NBEMS exercise. Nice signal report Steve… tnx!
BK
Anyone else w/comments < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T03:23Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
ORCA < K7KY Tnx Steve IC I made an error in the NBEMS Instructions we didn’t send PSK-250R I missed erasing that from last week that mode was MFSK-32. we made these changes @ the last minute and there were a couple errors on our end btn < K7KY

Anone else w/comments b4 we close and go to Monitor’s session?? < W7ZAP

2025L – 0325Z
This concludes the ORCA DIGITAL NET
Thanks for practicing with us tonight.
We hope to work with you again
next Tuesday evening.

Signal Evaluation Image <IMAGE:G,C:\Users\owner 1\Documents\ORCA\ORCASmallBlack.png>
Sending Pic:140×140; < W7ZAP 73 Mindy W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T03:26Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

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.
We can Fill other net traffic after Exercise files.
< K7KY/NCS

Both VidIDs were crystal clear for me in Reno. Ready to confirm exercise.
<2026L>KJ7VGV BTN

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T03:27Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
KJ7VGV < K7KY RR Don stand by < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T03:27Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
any more stations 4 the Monitor’s session? < K7KY

KJ7VGV Don go w/ur file < K7KY

ORCA/NCS DE KJ7VGV

<PROG 18 A17F>{3BE0}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 35 EDBF>{3BE0}20211103025350:KJ7VGV_231.txt
<ID 22 D521>{3BE0}KJ7VGV Reno, NV
<SIZE 14 5609>{3BE0}233 4 64
<DATA 72 C3E1>{3BE0:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAACeXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS4DcHto3Mb1i50HNi
<DATA 72 B233>{3BE0:2}RmmiXCR8aANCkOsxtuX8fLC+QfC/pbvr/EjWr7dzx/FuqiSWJ+6yx6+Lxyxo8Kiw
<DATA 72 E806>{3BE0:3}+2Ic+4hLgIs8OBRukLgitpPrkvIw6oxhWCRaiqCsSKUKokMrfmbSAv6Af4oW58yg
<DATA 49 F040>{3BE0:4}kkKpQFK9oI1HbXfXgMEP9/DFXtV7oA=
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 7AD9>{3BE0:EOF}
<CNTL 10 DAD5>{3BE0:EOT}

DE KJ7VGV K

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T03:30Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
DE K7KY
File : KJ7VGV_231.txt
<MISSING 8 724F>{3BE0}4
DE K7KY K

ORCA/NCS DE KJ7VGV

<PROG 18 A17F>{3BE0}FLAMP 2.2.05
<DATA 49 F040>{3BE0:4}kkKpQFK9oI1HbXfXgMEP9/DFXtV7oA=
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 7AD9>{3BE0:EOF}
<CNTL 10 DAD5>{3BE0:EOT}

DE KJ7VGV K

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T03:31Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
Just a little difference in our antennas here Mindy got it perfect.. hre’s ur report

DE K7KY
File : KJ7VGV_231.txt
<MISSING 15 EC7E>{3BE0}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T03:32Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
Anything else Don? < K7KY

No good to go was a goo net tonight

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T03:32Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
FB tnx 4 ur participation and support BK anyone else 4 the Monitor’s Session? < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2021-11-03T03:33Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
OK that wraps the Monitor’s Session hope to c u next week for another session of ORCA DIGITAL NET w/NBEMS Shoot-Out 73
Doug K7kY sk