ORCA DIGITAL NET

ORCA DIGITAL NET 03/MAY/22 Check-In/Rotation

Check-ins: 29
Stations:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
__AD7DQ Ron Horseshoe Bend,ID QNX
__KL7RI John Reno,NV QNX
__KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX
__KE7ZPG Steven McKinleyvile,CA QNX
__W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
__KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
__KB6DKK Pedro Valencia,CA QNX
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR
__W6ADZ Darrell Reno,NV QNX
__KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV VidID
AE6LJ Lamar Briceland,CA
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
__W7EAZ Mark Federal Way,WA QNX
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
N7SDC Steve Rigby,ID
__KD0NBH John Kansas City,MO QNX Relay: N7SDC
__KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver,WA QNX
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID
__K8MPW Claude Wendell,ID QNX Relay: N7SDC
KM7H Jim Addy,WA QNX
__W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
__K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO QNX
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS

In spite of a couple glitches, the net ran smoothly and wrapped in 50min. We’ve really done well in reducing overall net time. A good bit of this gain in efficiency is due to everyone remaining focused and following net Protocols. In an emergency, we’re not likely to process traffic at this pace, but we’ll quickly adapt to more stressful conditions and perform well. The time and energy we commit to practice is not wasted.

It takes the better part of an hour to separate log noise from content. We edit noise out of the log before publication. It’s more difficult to read around and through the noise. If you don’t regularly read the net log, we suggest giving it a scan. We nearly always see things we missed during net. Reviewing the log, you may learn something about your interaction w/the net, or interactions you were unable to copy.

We had an unusual breach of protocol during Early Ck-In when a net station began calling other net stations. One station responded resulting in a brief QSO. We’re all familiar with Directed Net protocol. All transmissions go through Net Control.

Digital operations require focus and critical thinking. For ORCA and other digital nets, we all have an internal database of their performance and reliability. Anyone who’s worked ORCA for awhile will inescapably know that it’s very likely the net is operating, even though they’ve no visual or audible indications. ORCA has never missed a scheduled net since inception. You should always assume a reliable net is on freq and working until you verify otherwise. When you don’t know, don’t transmit. Little is lost by missing a net session. Better one Op misses a session than hindering operations for everyone. You can’t always connect; that’s HF radio.

A one-way-path condition frequently prevents us from working the ID ERC Net on Wednesday nights. Sometimes, we copy them 100%, but they don’t copy us. Other times, the reverse is true. When we don’t copy ERC when we believe they’re working, we wait for NCS to have Ck-In Relayed. When we don’t copy even a Relay, we pass on working ERC that evening. There’s no way to know when to TX when you can’t copy net stations.

Here’s an important point about Relaying. Digital Relays are the easiest of all Amateur Modes. You simply copy the relay-info in the RX buffer and Paste it into the TX buffer. No need to paraphrase, interpret, summarize, or even comprehend content. The objective is passing information/instructions accurately to another station. Highlight/Copy/Paste is an entry-level PC routine.

Macros, Macros, Macros. We’re doing well with Macro experiments. We were initially a bit stalled in developing a Macro Project curriculum, but we’ve moved along by working with Macros we use for net operations. Macros are FLDIGI’s master-control layer. They’re not required for operating the software, but make a huge difference in operational control and flexibility for the savvy Operator. Macro give instant command of FLDIGI settings and features. They can configure and execute complex digital operations with a single mouse click. We couldn’t run ORCA DIGITAL NET as it is without Macros. Hats-Off to those that configured FLDIGI to switch between Macro files with the <MACROS> Tag. Much of what we’ve done with Macros so far has more learning value than utility. Every Macro you create contributes to your Macro knowledge and skill.

Next session, 11/May/22, we’ll again use the Path Evaluation Macro in the Comment Round. Please change the <VER> Tag to <FREQ>. This will print your WF freq after your ID. Altering an existing Macro is often easier than creating one from scratch. We alter Macros before and during nets. We don’t have any free Buttons on our two ORCA Macro sets, so we revise existing Macros to suit the need. Take a look at, <GOFREQ:xxxx>, <GOHOME>, <LOCK:on>, & <@LOCK:off>. These are useful Tags; they’re in many of our ORCA Macros. We’ll be working with them in the future.

Images from the Net:

AE6LJ Briceland, CA

K0KEX Smithville, MO

KG7VVN Beryl, UT

KJ7BHK Vancouver, WA

KJ7VGV Reno, NV

KM7H Addy, WA

KS6M Oakland, CA

N7SDC Rigby, ID

W1EEP Pine Valley, UT

W6ADZ Reno, NV

W6DLW Cedar City, UT

W7WSV Mesa, AZ

WB7EUX Joseph, OR

Thanks for working with us. We appreciate your participation and support.
73 Doug K7KY & Mindy W7ZAP

— Net Log —

I have the following stns checke-in from my RX window:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
AD7DQ Ron Horseshoe Bend,ID
BK

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
Basic NBEMS Exercise Tonight
No Traffic Round/Comment Round Only

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

DE KL7RI QNX

KD7CL   QNX

KL7RI < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KL7RI John Reno,NV QNX
BK

KD7CL < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX
BK next?? < W7ZAP

NCS DE KE7ZPG QNX

W7WXV Q
WA7HHE

KE7ZPG < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KE7ZPG Steven McKinleyvile,CA QNX
BK

W7WXV < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
BK

WA7HHE < W7ZAP QSL Brad
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
BK QRZ  ORCA Ck-In  < NCS

DE KF7ZIY QNX

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

KB6DKK QNX

KB6DKK < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KB6DKK Pedro Valencia,CA

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
AD7DQ Ron Horseshoe Bend,ID QNX
KL7RI John Reno,NV QNX
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX
KE7ZPG Steven McKinleyvile,CA QNX
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
KB6DKK Pedro Valencia,CA QNX

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
Basic NBEMS Exercise Tonight
No Traffic Round/Comment Round Only

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

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

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

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
Basic NBEMS Exercise Tonight
No Traffic Round/Comment Round Only

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

Tuning/Te

WB7EUX

WB7EUX < W7ZAP QSL Tom
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR
BK QRZ  ORCA Ck-In  < NCS

W6ADZ  QNX

W6ADZ < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
W6ADZ Darrell Reno,NV QNX
BK next 4 early ck-in < W7ZAP

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
AD7DQ Ron Horseshoe Bend,ID QNX
KL7RI John Reno,NV QNX
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX
KE7ZPG Steven McKinleyvile,CA QNX
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
KB6DKK Pedro Valencia,CA QNX
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR
W6ADZ Darrell Reno,NV QNX

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
Basic NBEMS Exercise Tonight
No Traffic Round/Comment Round Only

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

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

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:08Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>

AD7DQ de K7DV

KS6M

KS6M < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

WB7EUX de K7DV

NCS < KW6M  KW6M  QNX

KW6M < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
BK next?? < W7ZAP

QRZ QRZ  anyone on  de K7DV

K7DV  de AD7DQ

AD7DQ de K7DV  just heard you while i was eating and wanted to say hello  de K7dv

AD7DQ  < W7ZAP Ron we have a net going… pls relay to Dave K7DV that I will ck him in QNX and ask him to stop TXing during net ck-in Tnx… I’ll wait 4 u to relay < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:12Z MFSK-32 @ 1493>>

Your Sign Report  s/n -11 dB
W7ZAP  de AD7DQ

ñet’s and maybe wil see you on orca  de K7dv

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
Basic NBEMS Exercise Tonight
No Traffic Round/Comment Round Only

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

KJ7VGV < W7ZAP  TU Don
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV VidID
BK

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
Basic NBEMS Exercise Tonight
No Traffic Round/Comment Round Only

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

AE6LJ

AE6LJ < W7ZAP QSL Lamar
AE6LJ Lamar Briceland,CA
BK QRZ  ORCA Ck-In  < NCS

KR7KR

KR7KR < W7ZAP  TU Ken
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
BK
There was a QNX stn… agn pse < NCS

W7EAZ Mark QNX

W7EAZ < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
W7EAZ Mark Federal Way,WA QNX
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

W6DLW

W6DLW < W7ZAP  TU Dennis
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
BK
Other stn agn pse < W7ZAP

N7SDC

also relay for  KD0NBH chk-in QNX

N7SDC < W7ZAP  TU Steve
N7SDC Steve Rigby,ID
BK

KD0NBH < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KD0NBH John Kansas City,MO QNX Relay: N7SDC
Tnx 4 the relay
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAPP

Can someone relay the last stn?? < NCS

Last stn come again pse < W7ZAP

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
AD7DQ Ron Horseshoe Bend,ID QNX
KL7RI John Reno,NV QNX
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX
KE7ZPG Steven McKinleyvile,CA QNX
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
KB6DKK Pedro Valencia,CA QNX
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR
W6ADZ Darrell Reno,NV QNX
KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV VidID
AE6LJ Lamar Briceland,CA
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
W7EAZ Mark Federal Way,WA QNX
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
N7SDC Steve Rigby,ID
KD0NBH John Kansas City,MO QNX Relay: N7SDC

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
Basic NBEMS Exercise Tonight
No Traffic Round/Comment Round Only

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

< KJ7BHK, QNX

KJ7BHK < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver,WA QNX
BK next 4 ck-in? < W7ZAP

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

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
Basic NBEMS Exercise Tonight
No Traffic Round/Comment Round Only

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

relay

K8MPW QNX

de N7SDC

K8MPW < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
K8MPW Claude Wendell,ID QNX Relay: N7SDC
Tnx again Steve… u have good RX tonight
BK

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

KM7H QNX

KM7H < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KM7H Jim Addy,WA QNX
BK
Other stn, come agn pse < W7ZAP

W7WSV  QNX

W7WSV < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
AD7DQ Ron Horseshoe Bend,ID QNX
KL7RI John Reno,NV QNX
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX
KE7ZPG Steven McKinleyvile,CA QNX
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
KB6DKK Pedro Valencia,CA QNX
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR
W6ADZ Darrell Reno,NV QNX
KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV VidID
AE6LJ Lamar Briceland,CA
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
W7EAZ Mark Federal Way,WA QNX
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
N7SDC Steve Rigby,ID
KD0NBH John Kansas City,MO QNX Relay: N7SDC
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver,WA QNX
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID
K8MPW Claude Wendell,ID QNX Relay: N7SDC
KM7H Jim Addy,WA QNX
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS

2022-05-03  19:30:44p 02:30:44z

WELCOME to ORCA DIGITAL NET
Mindy W7ZAP/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

Basic NBEMS Exercise:
Have FLAMP open. Stay Focused, Exercise is brisk.
No Traffic Round 4 Basic NBEMS Exercise

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
< W7ZAP/NCS

k0kex/d k0kex/d QNX

K0KEX < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO QNX
Good copy Rick
BK anyone else b4 we begin the net? < W7ZAP

N7SDC < W7ZAP Steve pls relay call 4 ck-in TU < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:35Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>

N7SDC  Relaying ORCA DIGITAL NET Ch-in
Not copying NCS?  Ch-in./.out here..<  N7SDC

nill  btu Claude K8MPW de N7SDC k

Tnx Steve BK

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

… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn 0RCA.b2s]<flmsg>4.0.19
:hdr_fm:41
K7KY 20222704024537
W7ZAP 20220405023659
:hdr_ed:20
K7KY 20192409231907
<blankform>
:mg:868 ORCA DIGITAL NET 03/MAY/22 Check-In/Rotation

Check-ins: 29
Stations:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
AD7DQ Ron Horseshoe Bend,ID QNX
KL7RI John Reno,NV QNX
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX
KE7ZPG Steven McKinleyvile,CA QNX
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KF7ZIY Dave Vancouver,WA QNX
KB6DKK Pedro Valencia,CA QNX
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR
W6ADZ Darrell Reno,NV QNX
KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV VidID
AE6LJ Lamar Briceland,CA
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
W7EAZ Mark Federal Way,WA QNX
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
N7SDC Steve Rigby,ID
KD0NBH John Kansas City,MO QNX Relay: N7SDC
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver,WA QNX
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID
K8MPW Claude Wendell,ID QNX Relay: N7SDC
KM7H Jim Addy,WA QNX
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO QNX
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
[WRAP:chksum 09CB][WRAP:end] … end

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tonight and next Tuesday we’ll run a Basic NBEMS Exercise. Basic Exercises accommodate twelve stations. The first two Tuesdays every month are Basic NBEMS Exercise sessions. The remaining Tuesdays have Advanced NBEMS Exercises. Advanced Exercises accommodate eight stations and include a Traffic Round.

We’ve done a lot w/Macros in the last couple months and there’s still much to explore. Learning to modify Macros on-the-fly is an important skill. We don’t need a Macro for every possible task; we can alter many of them quickly to meet other needs. In particular, when there’s no blank Buttons, it’s better to alter an existing macro than replace a useful Macro. We Edit a couple ORCA NCS Macros every session.

Next Tuesday, 10/May/22, we’ll again use the Path Evaluation Macro during the Comment Round. For that session, please replace the ‘VER Tag’ with ‘FREQ’*. Be sure you’re on frequency; your Macro will announce your software setting. Soon, we’ll be experimenting with ‘GOFREQ’, ‘GOHOME’, ‘LOCK:off’, & ‘@LOCK:on’. You can begin exploring them now.

‘GOFREQ:xxxx’ sets Waterfall frequency. ‘GOHOME’ sets the cursor to your ‘Mode Sweet Spot’ (Config/Misc/Sweet Spot). Some Macro Tags set/change software configuraton. You can often include useful software setting in Macros that perform other tasks.

Thanks for taking the trouble to Ck-In correctly. It’s important for multiple reasons. We’re a Training net; there’s no value in practicing incorrectly. Incoming Ops are observing and emulating net operations; we want to present them with correct examples. We’re all instructors here. And, it makes compiling the Roster easier for NCS. Thanks for helping us manage net operations.

Thanks also for sustaining ORCA’s Comment Policy of no Politics, Religion, or Social Causes. For nine years, we’ve operated as a team. A major factor in our harmonious network is exclusive focus on digital networking and digital traffic-handling. We’re a group of diverse individuals with common interest in efficient digital communications. Should we be called to handle Emergency Traffic, we’re the Best West Coast team for the task.

* We’ve replace Tag brackets < > with ‘ ‘ because the arrow brackets confuse the Macro Parser.

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

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:43Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>

This Basic NBEMS Exercise begins in OFDM-500F (480?wpm,500hz,FEC).
We’ll fill with PSK-500R (440wpm,500hz,80%,FEC), & MFSK-32 (630hz,
120wpm,100%,FEC).  Check your Filters < K7KY

…. SNIP …. Excerpt from K7KY’s log, W7ZAP missed TxID, so no copy

<PROG 18 083B>{C60C}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 30 093D>{C60C}20220504011838:ex255.txt
<ID 16 18A6>{C60C}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 15 8447>{C60C}661 11 64
<DESC 12 1313>{C60C}ex#255
<FILE 30 093D>{C60C}20220504011838:ex255.txt
<ID 16 18A6>{C60C}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 15 8447>{C60C}661 11 64
<DESC 12 1313>{C60C}ex#255
<DATA 72 61C7>{C60C:1}
BASIC – FLDIGI/NBEMS Exercise  THOR-22 vs MFSK-22

THOR uses
<DATA 72 69E1>{C60C:2} a wide band multiple frequency detector that can lock on and de
<DATA 72 FA56>{C60C:3}tect the incoming signal even when badly mistuned. THOR includes
<DATA 72 486F>{C60C:4} Forward Error Correction.

THOR-22, 78wpm, 524hz: FEC, QRN to
<DATA 72 9D0C>{C60C:5}lerant, tuning tolerant

MFSK is also full-time Forward Error
<DATA 72 0764>{C60C:6}Correcting. Tuning must be very accurate. The software will not
<DATA 72 ABB3>{C60C:7}tolerate differences between transmit and receive frequency. MFS
<DATA 72 1F32>{C60C:8}K was designed for long path HF DX, and due to its great sensiti
<DATA 72 02C3>{C60C:9}vity is one of the best for long distance QSOs and skeds.

MFS
<DATA 73 702A>{C60C:10}K-22, 80wpm, 435hz: FEC, requires accurate tuning

FLDIGI User
<DATA 30 F89C>{C60C:11} Manual 4.1.20, Ch 37
<CNTL 10 AB95>{C60C:EOF}
<CNTL 10 0B99>{C60C:EOT}

DE K7KY K

—– SNIP ———-

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:44Z MFSK-32 @ 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

NO COPY W1EEP

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:45Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

WA7HHE

DE WA7HHE
File : ex255.txt
<MISSING 15 0512>{C60C}1 5 9 10
DE WA7HHE K

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:45Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

WB7EUX

No copy de WB7EUX

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:45Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

KJ7VGV

DE KJ7VGV
File : ex255.txt
<MISSING 15 1E56>{C60C}CONFIRMED
DE KJ7VGV K

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

AE6LJ

DE AE6LJ
File : ex255.txt
<MISSING 30 DD6D>{C60C}1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
DE AE6LJ K

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

KR7KR

No Copy

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

W6DLW

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

DE W6DLW
File : ex255.txt
<MISSING 24 38B6>{C60C}1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
DE W6DLW K

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1493>>

N7SDC

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

DE N7SDC
File : ex255.txt
<MISSING 16 1C4C>{C60C}1 4 5 8 9
DE N7SDC K

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

KG7VVN

DE KG7VVN
File : ex255.txt
<MISSING 15 1E56>{C60C}CONFIRMED
DE KG7VVN K

Before RSID: <<2022-05-04T02:48Z PSK-500R @ 1499>>

ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY

<PROG 18 083B>{C60C}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 30 093D>{C60C}20220504011838:ex255.txt
<ID 16 18A6>{C60C}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 15 8447>{C60C}661 11 64
<DESC 12 1313>{C60C}ex#255
<FILE 30 093D>{C60C}20220504011838:ex255.txt
<ID 16 18A6>{C60C}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 15 8447>{C60C}661 11 64
<DESC 12 1313>{C60C}ex#255
<DATA 72 61C7>{C60C:1}
BASIC – FLDIGI/NBEMS Exercise  THOR-22 vs MFSK-22

THOR uses
<DATA 72 69E1>{C60C:2} a wide band multiple frequency detector that can lock on and de
<DATA 72 FA56>{C60C:3}tect the incoming signal even when badly mistuned. THOR includes
<DATA 72 486F>{C60C:4} Forward Error Correction.

THOR-22, 78wpm, 524hz: FEC, QRN to
<DATA 72 9D0C>{C60C:5}lerant, tuning tolerant

MFSK is also full-time Forward Error
<DATA 72 0764>{C60C:6}Correcting. Tuning must be very accurate. The software will not
<DATA 72 ABB3>{C60C:7}tolerate differences between transmit and receive frequency. MFS
<DATA 72 1F32>{C60C:8}K was designed for long path HF DX, and due to its great sensiti
<DATA 72 02C3>{C60C:9}vity is one of the best for long distance QSOs and skeds.

MFS
<DATA 73 702A>{C60C:10}K-22, 80wpm, 435hz: FEC, requires accurate tuning

FLDIGI User
<DATA 30 F89C>{C60C:11} Manual 4.1.20, Ch 37
<CNTL 10 AB95>{C60C:EOF}
<CNTL 10 0B99>{C60C:EOT}

DE K7KY K

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W1EEP

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WA7HHE

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WB7EUX

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AE6LJ

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KR7KR

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W6DLW

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N7SDC

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W1EEP

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ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY

<PROG 18 083B>{C60C}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 30 093D>{C60C}20220504011838:ex255.txt
<ID 16 18A6>{C60C}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 15 8447>{C60C}661 11 64
<DESC 12 1313>{C60C}ex#255
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<ID 16 18A6>{C60C}K7KY SW/OR
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<DATA 72 61C7>{C60C:1}
BASIC – FLDIGI/NBEMS Exercise  THOR-22 vs MFSK-22

THOR uses
<DATA 72 69E1>{C60C:2} a wide band multiple frequency detector that can lock on and de
<DATA 72 FA56>{C60C:3}tect the incoming signal even when badly mistuned. THOR includes
<DATA 72 486F>{C60C:4} Forward Error Correction.

THOR-22, 78wpm, 524hz: FEC, QRN to
<DATA 72 9D0C>{C60C:5}lerant, tuning tolerant

MFSK is also full-time Forward Error
<DATA 72 0764>{C60C:6}Correcting. Tuning must be very accurate. The software will not
<DATA 72 ABB3>{C60C:7}tolerate differences between transmit and receive frequency. MFS
<DATA 72 1F32>{C60C:8}K was designed for long path HF DX, and due to its great sensiti
<DATA 72 02C3>{C60C:9}vity is one of the best for long distance QSOs and skeds.

MFS
<DATA 73 702A>{C60C:10}K-22, 80wpm, 435hz: FEC, requires accurate tuning

FLDIGI User
<DATA 30 F89C>{C60C:11} Manual 4.1.20, Ch 37
<CNTL 10 AB95>{C60C:EOF}
<CNTL 10 0B99>{C60C:EOT}

DE K7KY K

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W1EEP

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WA7HHE

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WB7EUX

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KR7KR

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W6DLW

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N7SDC

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Exercise complete   All stations CONFIRMED  btn < K7KY

Doug, thanks for writing useful exercises each week. You’re good at sneaking in snippets of the manual. I always like to learn something new… the mode info is useful knowledge for those of us who don’t often read the manual.

OFDM-500: 2 CONFIRMED
PSK-500R: 1 CONFIRMED
MFSK-32: 6 CONFIRMED

Odd, I didn’t copy the mode change to OFDM-500, but did copy PSK-500R.
BK

ORCA DIGITAL NET
19:58:28p  02:58:28z
Late Ck-In?  < NCS

The COMMENT round begins with Gene W1EEP < W7ZAP

W7ZAP W1EEP  YES ALL GOOD NOW IN PINE VALLEY STILL NOT GETTING WARM ENOUGH FOR ME BUT WILL KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED STIL NEED MOISTURE.THX FOR THE NET

Good to see you back on the WF Gene
BK
Next 4 Comments is Brad WA7HHE  < NCS

RCA < WA7HHE, today attended an interesting Table Top Exercise-Western Region Burn Disaster Consortium.
RE: CREEK FIRE (California 2020 over labor day weekend) burn disaster preparedness exercise. “what if” from California’s Creek Fire in September 2020. At 20:00 on a holiday weekend, a local hospital receives a call informing them of a burn mass casualty incident (BMCI) in their area, and EMS is on the way, transporting many burn injured patients to their facility. You hear over the radio 63 total, 15 Red, 20 Yellow and 28 Green.

One of your patients is a child, you discover the child is deaf. Is critical not to restrain a deaf child as hands are their communication. Wearing a mask, how can they read your lips? Presentation included a picture and description of a Escharotomy with burn center physician describing the procedure. Google that one if having the stomach.

Everyone be safe during our upcoming wildland fire season. Brad

Wow… your area has the best presentations. I hope they post more to youtube. Please let us know if they do. Very useful info.
BK

Over to Tom WB7EUX 4 Comments < W7ZAP

NCS < WB7EUX – Signal levels were very low at the beginning of the net. By 0230UTC they had improved somewhat.

It was interesting how FLAMP put together the blocks. When the preamble was correctly received magic occurred and FLAMP showed 8 of the 11 blocks already decoded. Then it went on to decode the last three blocks as the data arrived. Wow!

All is well. 73 de WB7EUX

Daylight is really challenging us during ck-in. FLAMP is a useful app… glad we use it as much as we do.
BK
KJ7VGV Don ur up 4 Comments  < W7ZAP

This last weekend got the two rebuilt antennas up at the cabin. One facing N-S the other W-E. The winds picked up with some rain so was not able to tune it. I was able to hear some hams talking in Bakersfield, CA very clear. Next trip will tune both of them. Can’t wait to test it on a Tuesday night with ORCA net with relocating and stronger wire attachments.

<0304Z> KJ7VGV BTN

Looking forward to the antenna test! The one you’re on is very good too… you’re a good antenna Op
BK
Next 4 Comments is Lamar AE6LJ  < NCS

ORCA Digital Net < AE6LJ

Amazing that KJ7VGV and KG7VVN confirmed OFDM-500 toight. The freq cursor or whatever it is called in FLDigi was moving back and forth like a saw blade on my end.

Beautiful day here. More rain in the forecast for later. Glad for it, too.

GE all. 73.

BTNCS < AE6LJ k

That’s quite a description! Yes, Bruno and Don have great RX.
BK

Over to Ken KR7KR 4 Comments < W7ZAP

ORCA Digital Net < KR7KR
High noise level & poor copy on NCS getting better as it gets a little later
I thought when I retired things were supposed to slow down but — I seem to have more things to do than I can handle
Got cataract surgery this week and so far everything looks good
Had one eye set for up close and one eye set for distance
So far I like the results.
Also very busy with yard and basement projects.
Thanks for the net
73

de KR7KR k

Good to hear your cataract surgery went well. You’ve had many projects land on ur plate all at once… hang in there!!
BK

Over to Dennis W6DLW 4 Comments < W7ZAP

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ORCA NCS< Doug/Mindy, Another great net as always.   Spent the last few days going through all my radio stuff looking for items for our upcoming Club Swap Meet on on May 21st. Hope to make enough to purchase a few new items on my wish list. It’s great seeing everyone on the waterfall, Be safe 73 to all. BTN

W6DLW
<<W6DLW>

Have fun at the swap meet and look forward to hearing what new items you end up with
BK
N7SDC Steve ur up 4 Comments  < W7ZAP

ORCA  NCS < de N7SDC    Fldigi 4.1.20

Yes. I was shadowing the chk-ins again.

I seen LK0NBH just before KJ7VGV checked in.

Forgot to clear the QSO window during the relay.  Sorry, I’ll have to watch that a little closer.  hihi

I use a macro to call another macro mdf file.  That way I can have more than just the 48 in the one mdf file.  I can switch back and forth between them.

73s

de N7SDC

Steve… you’re doing great on shadowing and relays… thanks 4 the two relays tonight. Also good work on the macros… not so easy at 1st, but very handy once you get it all working.
BK

Over to Bruno KG7VVN 4 Comments < W7ZAP

ORCA <KG7VVN 03:11:48z
ORCA/NCS Mindy/Doug N ORCA Ops

Just returned from 2 wks visit w/ brother N mother in GA. Nice weather bt the mosquitos started to come out, so it was time to come bck. Plus chores don’t seem to get done when I am gone for some reason!?

Sig Rprt:

NCS +5, +12 db KBD 100% FLMSG 100% FLAMP OFDM500F 100%
W1EEP +14, +20 db KBD 100%
N7SDC +7, +11 db KBD 100%
WA7HHE +7,+15 db KBD 100%
WB7EUX +5, +8 db KBD 100%
KJ7VGV +7 db KBD 100%
AE6LJ -2,+2 db KBD 100%
KR7KR +12, +22 db KBD 100%
W6DLW +9, +12 db KBD 100%
N7SDC +2 db KBD 100%

Stay Healthy. Stay Sane !   73   KG7VVN

Good to have you back Bruno. I’m sure it was good to visit ur family. Great report… tnx for taking time to make it
BK
K7KY Doug ur up 4 Comments  < W7ZAP

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ORCA < K7KY

The QRM during Early Ck-In tonite was disappointing and disruptive. K7DV was calling WB7EUX and AD7DQ. WB7EUX wisely remained silent. K7DV and AD7DQ had a bit of back & forth, doubling NCS and Ck-Ins. When you can’t hear NCS at net time, think a little b4 transmitting. We’ve run this net for 9yrs, missing only one night when condx were terrible. You should always assume the net is operating. When you can’t copy the net, you won’t be able to participate. We always have a strong station relay the call to Ck-In.  Be patient. When you’re uncertain, don’t transmit.

My apology for being cranky about the QRM.  ORCA is a challenging net to conduct. It doesn’t take much to disrupt the flow. I’m a bit spoiled; it usually flows so smoothly. We’re a group of very competent Operators.

When NCS asks you to Relay. Relay. Don’t adlib. Copy it as sent and Relay it.

An interesting observation by Tom WB7EUX.  FLAMP frequently catchs many blocks when it’s missed the Preamble. When it does decode the Preamble, the file may be complete or need only a couple blocks.

I didn’t know we could get our eyes calibrated for near & distant. Similar to adjusting headlilghts, maybe?

You can contibute to a shorter net by turning off TxID and Pre-Signal Tone during nets. That’s ORCA Protocol.

Preparing today costs nothing tomorrow. Not preparing today may cost EVERYTHING tomorrow.  < Doug K7KY

Ck-in was a bit stressful… that doesn’t happen often. There’s a lot in ur comments… will have to digest it after the net
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

had a 5th Saturday drill April 30. Used FLDIGI to pass out of state messages through a round table and back again. Learned how to use the alternate message formats like ARRL RADIOGRAM. No one had seen that before and was a surprise to see how well it formats quick messages.

I’m having creaping birdies tonight and obscures signals ocasionally.

Mark
73 <W7EAZ

W7EAZ  < W7ZAP Sounds like a useful exercise. The radiogram is very useful & important in case of emergencies. Nice report Mark… tnx!
BK
Anyone else?? < W7ZAP

W7ZAP de K7dv

K7DV  < W7ZAP Over to you Dave < W7ZAP

well up here in my location i had a hard time hearing most stations towards the coast  but inland utah stations were q5  we are busy abd happy  stay safe and sane in this unsane world  de Dave K7DV 73

K7DV  < W7ZAP Glad ur doing well Dave. I heard you during ck-in, but u didnt copy me. We can follow up by email
BK
Anyone else w/comments? < W7ZAP

2020L – 0320Z
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

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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

K7DV

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W7WXV

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K7DV  < K7KY FB Dave ur on top of the log  I’ll be back  BK
W7WXV    got u Carroll   I’ll be back  BK anyone else?  < K7KY

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K7DV Dave  ur up  < K7KY

Its not that important that my file gets filled  just sending in the report  thanks

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RR u want to send a REPORT?  go ahead   < K7KY

DE K7DV
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ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY

<PROG 18 083B>{C60C}FLAMP 2.2.07
<DATA 72 69E1>{C60C:2} a wide band multiple frequency detector that can lock on and de
<DATA 72 486F>{C60C:4} Forward Error Correction.

THOR-22, 78wpm, 524hz: FEC, QRN to
<DATA 72 ABB3>{C60C:7}tolerate differences between transmit and receive frequency. MFS
<DATA 30 F89C>{C60C:11} Manual 4.1.20, Ch 37
<CNTL 10 AB95>{C60C:EOF}
<CNTL 10 0B99>{C60C:EOT}

DE K7KY K

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CONFIRMED
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FB Dave tu  BK
W7WXV   Carroll ur up  < K7KY

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NCS de W7WXV
Good net tonight!  I heard a lot of the stations that checked in.
Flamp report to follow:

DE W7WXV
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W7WXV  < K7KY RR Carroll     tu 4 working the net off the net so to speak and using the Monitor’s Session…  we’ve really cut down on overall net time by running the after-net session and also cutting out unnecessary transmissions  btu  < K7KY

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de W7WXV
Sorry, fldigi hung up there.  You guys have been doing a great job on this net, I really appreciate all you and Mindy do, thank you very much.  take care
Take care, God bless.  de W7WXV sk

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RR & thank you so much  Carroll we appreciate the feedback and flowers      we really enjoy doing the net  and it’s a real pleasure to work with so many outstanding digital Operators    tnx agn   cu soon  73 4 now Doug K7KY  BK   anyone else for the Monitor’s Session b4 we close?  < K7KY

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no copy  < K7KY

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OK that wraps the ORCA DIGITAL NET   Monitor’s Session…   cu next Tuesday   73 4 now   Doug K7KY sk