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Check-ins: 20
Stations:
KI7TPD Fred, Cedar City,UT
W6DLW Dennis, Cedar City,UT in&out
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out
KG7PBX Linda Cedar City,UT in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA in&out VidID
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO in&out
AG7TX Dave Carson City,NV in&out
KG7D Greg Carson City,NV
KJ7GVY Diana Carson City in&out
KS6M John Oakland,CA
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ in&out
KA7FOO Doug Las Vegas,NV
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM in&out
W6ADZ Darrell Reno,NV in&out
AC7JW Jason Woods Cross,UT in&out
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
DST did effect the net tonight, but not as much as we anticipated. The FLAMP Exercise usually reveals band conditions. The band was working long, but short was marginal. It sometimes faded deeply and then recovered. We’re not having near the difficulties experienced by Phone nets. These conditions create lots of opportunities for relay practice.
We had more doubles than usual tonight. During the Traffic round, John KS6M was doubled by a strong station that began in the middle of John’s traffic and switched us to 8PSK-125. John had to send his traffic again. A brief in-attention at one station results in down-time for every station. ORCA is complex and brisk; we all need to stay focused on net flow. That said, our nets usually run very efficiently. Stuff happens. Mindy & I make mistakes almost every net. It’s remarkable how smoothly ORCA usually runs. Even digital veterans occasionally make mistakes. Your focus and attention is a prime component in net operations.
We’re looking ahead and thinking how to make learning digital NCS duties easy and interesting. Mindy is working on a How-To for the FLDIGI Logger. It’s a big help in compiling a detailed roster. If you don’t currently use the Logger, take time to check-it-out. We’ll make our ORCA Log file (ORCA_logbook.adif) available for download. Add our file to ‘…/fldigi.files/logs/. Now, you can work along with us as we take check-ins. Soon, you’ll be proficient at creating a roster, . Should it fall to you to be NCS, you will have every Op known to ORCA at your fingertips.
Thanks for practicing with us. We look forward to working with you again next Tuesday evening. 73 Doug K7KY
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| RX #1: W7WSV Mesa,AZ |
RX #2: W7WSV Mesa,AZ |
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| RX #1: KS6M Oakland,CA | RX #2: KS6M Oakland,CA |
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| RX #1: KI7TPD Cedar City,UT |
RX #2: KI7TPD Cedar City,UT |
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| RX #1: KG7VVN Beryl,UT |
—— Net Log ——-
KI7TPD Fred, Cedar City, Utah
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T02:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
NCS < W6DLW Dennis, Cedar City, Utah checking in and out
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:00Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
WA7HHE short QTC for the net
I hv these early ORCA stations from the RX buffer and wf:
KI7TPD Fred, Cedar City,UT
W6DLW Dennis, Cedar City,UT in&out
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
any changes, pse come now < NCS
ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:03Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K7KY de W7LUX Joe Flagstaff in&out (monitor only) K
W7LUX < K7KY RR Joe
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out < NCS
de KG7PBX KG7PBX Linda CEDAR CITY, UTAH DM37kq, IN AND OUT PSE kn
KG7PBX < K7KY RR Linda
KG7PBX Linda Cedar City,UT in&out < NCS
Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
KI7TPD Fred, Cedar City,UT
W6DLW Dennis, Cedar City,UT in&out
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out
KG7PBX Linda 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
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:11Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K7KY de W7LUX I saw a K6L??? on video K
K6ETA < K7KY TU Steve
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA in&out VidID
Wow, Steve we just barely copied it tu < K7KY
W7LUX < K7KY Tnx RELAY joe < NCS
Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
KI7TPD Fred, Cedar City,UT
W6DLW Dennis, Cedar City,UT in&out
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out
KG7PBX Linda Cedar City,UT in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA in&out VidID
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY
Did anyone copy the last VidID? < K7KY
VidID agn pse < NCS
Sri, we can cpy the vidID try on 1500 text pse < NCS
NCS de KI7TPD
I think it was KB7VX
KB7VX < K7KY Bruce r u sending VidID? hard to cpy hr < K7KY
K7KY de KB7VX
Roger Video ID
KBYVX active
KB7VX < K7KY RR Bruce
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA
Bruce the VidID is hampered tonite by changing the time back I think BREAK another VidID? < K7KY
K0KEX < K7KY Rick did u send VidID? < K7KY
Any relays 4 K0KEX ? < NCS
Mindy W7ZAP is fairly certain she copied K0KEX VidID, so we’ll add Rick in&out tnx Mindy BREAK
ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY
AG7TX pse check me in/out and also KG7D and KJ7Gu
KS6M
AG7TX < K7KY RR Dave
AG7TX Dave Carson City,NV in&out
< NCS
KG7D < K7KY RR Greg
KG7D Greg Carson City,NV in&out < NCS
KJ7GVY < K7KY RR Diana
KJ7GVY Diana Carson City in&out < NCS
KS6M < K7KY TU John
KS6M John Oakland,CA < NCS
K7KY de W7WSV W7WSV
In/Out K
W7WSV < K7KY RR Steve
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ in&out
Sri, Steve I fell a bit behind < NCS
KS6M < K7KY John ur on the log tu < K7KY
ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY
GE ORCA Net
Doug in Las Vegas
KA7FOO
KA7FOO < K7KY RR Doug
KA7FOO Doug ValleyofFireNP,NV
Yo, Doug great 2 c u < NCS
Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
I7TPD Fred, Cedar City,UT
W6DLW Dennis, Cedar City,UT in&out
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out
KG7PBX Linda Cedar City,UT in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA in&out VidID
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO in&out
AG7TX Dave Carson City,NV in&out
KG7D Greg Carson City,NV in&out
KJ7GVY Diana Carson City in&out
KS6M John Oakland,CA
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ in&out
KA7FOO Doug Las Vegas,NV
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
19:32:18p 03:32:18z
WELCOME to the ORCA DIGITAL NET
Doug K7KY/NCS, Brookings,OR, 35w, 208′ 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
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)
CONFIG FOR NET:
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
KI7TPD < K7KY Fred pse relay call 4 ck-in tu < K7KY
KI7TPD Relaying 4 ORCA DIGITAL NET – NCS. Not Copying NCS? Check ‘in&out’ here… KI7TPD
NIL KI7TPD
RR Fred tu BREAK
Signal Evaluation Image
Sending Pic:140×140; < K7KY
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:mg:590 ORCA DIGITAL NET 05/Nov/19 Check-in/Rotation:
Check-ins: 16
Stations:
KI7TPD Fred, Cedar City,UT
W6DLW Dennis, Cedar City,UT in&out
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out
KG7PBX Linda Cedar City,UT in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA in&out VidID
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO in&out
AG7TX Dave Carson City,NV in&out
KG7D Greg Carson City,NV in&out
KJ7GVY Diana Carson City in&out
KS6M John Oakland,CA
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ in&out
KA7FOO Doug Las Vegas,NV
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
ANNOUNCEMENTS 05/Nov/2019
Tonight’s FLAMP exercise distributes the file, ‘ex144.txt’, an FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP
exercise. If you complete the OPTIONAL exercise within, send that file to NCS in
the Traffic round with FLAMP.
We’re updating the website. Please help us proof-read; watch for typos and check
us for content accuracy and intuitive presentation. Pay particular attention to the
Quick-Start section. It should clearly explain net objectives and operations. We plan
to change the MACROS section name to NCS TOOLS. It will then include the Macros
page and a new page for FLDIGI Logger operations; other NCS tools/tactics will follow.
The special session ORCA nets we ran for CA/FIRE Support highlighted the need for
alternate Net Control Stations. The CA/FIRE Support operation was brief and limited
in scope. For extended operations, we will need more NCS. Most of you are well qualified
for this role. Fred KI7TPD is our first volunteer. TU, Fred. Spontaneous Support nets will
be easier to run than our weekly training sessions. Check ins will be mostly ORCA Ops
who know our routines intimately. They will make the NCS task much easier.
Mindy W7ZAP is currently developing a How-To guide for the FLDIGI Logger. The Logger
makes digital net check-in much easier and helps build a detailed net roster. With the
How-To guide, we’ll include our ORCA log file with every station known to ORCA.
And, we’re in discussion with Ops interested in developing an HF digital training net
based on ORCA. We’ve always hoped this would happen. We’d like to create a main-page
section for ORCA Affiliates. Nets of any name, but using the ORCA format. This would
enable others to develop digital training nets w/o having to build format from scratch.
The ORCA website would define and explain the Affiliate nets perfectly, saving the need
to create another website. The website is a powerful guide and reference for working the
net. The ‘ORCA Affiliate’ section would have a page for each Affiliate with the difference
between the Affiliate and ORCA, like schedule, NCS info, deviations from the ORCA format,
etc. Affiliates will have access to our FLAMP Exercise archive.
Remember: When we have too many active station for the FLAMP Exercise, we’ll ask some
stations to sit-out the exercise, but participate in the Traffic and Comment rounds as
usual. An ‘*’ will precede their Callsign on the roster. We’ll try to choose stations
likely to CONFIRM the traffic w/o fills so they will still have practice traffic for
the Traffic Round.
Net Report posted soon: http://orcadigitalnet.com/reports/
To get on/off the Net Report publication list:
ncs@orcadigitalnet.com < NCS
IN & OUT KG5DGI K
KG5DGI < K7KY RR Ed
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM in&out < NCS
KG5DGI < K7KY FB Ed good 2 cu BREAK next is the FLAMP exercise with Mindy W7ZAP over < NCS
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:45Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
Tonight’s FLAMP exercise begins in THOR 50×1 (176wpm/900hz).
We’ll fill in MFSK64 (240wpm/1260hz) & (120wpm/630hz).
CHECK YOUR FILTERS… Wide signal ahead < NCS
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:46Z THOR 50 x1 @ 1504>>
ORCA DIGITAL NET DE W7ZAP
<PROG 18 505E>{1F3D}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 30 B91E>{1F3D}20191106015106:ex144.txt
<ID 17 E2F4>{1F3D}W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 19AE>{1F3D}417 6 80
<FILE 30 B91E>{1F3D}20191106015106:ex144.txt
<ID 17 E2F4>{1F3D}W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 19AE>{1F3D}417 6 80
<DATA 88 E16A>{1F3D:1}
OPTIONAL – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise 5
In FLMSG,
<DATA 88 502F>{1F3D:2} create the ICS-213 file named, URCALL_ex144.213. Copy the following question to
<DATA 88 0F83>{1F3D:3} the new file and enter your reply on the ‘Responder’ tab.
Would you be willi
<DATA 88 AC62>{1F3D:4}ng to NCS a special session ORCA DIGITAL NET.
If you complete the OPTIONAL ex
<DATA 88 F9D2>{1F3D:5}ercise, send that file to NCS with FLAMP in the Traffic Round. B4 sending, chang
<DATA 25 A9B4>{1F3D:6}e ‘QST’ to ‘NCS’.
<CNTL 10 9ADC>{1F3D:EOF}
<CNTL 10 3AD0>{1F3D:EOT}
DE W7ZAP K
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:47Z THOR 50 x1 @ 1504>>
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… KI7TPD
DE KI7TPD
File : ex144.txt
<MISSING 15 2C85>{1F3D}CONFIRMED
DE KI7TPD K
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
KG7VVN
DE KG7VVN
File : ex144.txt
<MISSING 15 2C85>{1F3D}CONFIRMED
DE KG7VVN K
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
WA7HHE
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
DE WA7HHE
File : ex144.txt
<MISSING 15 2C85>{1F3D}CONFIRMED
DE WA7HHE K
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
KB7VX
AP de KB7VX
No Copy
W7ZAP de KB7VX
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:49Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
KS6M
DE KS6M
File : ex144.txt
<MISSING 15 2C85>{1F3D}CONFIRMED
DE KS6M K
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:49Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
KA7FOO
DE KA7FOO
File : ex144.txt
<MISSING 15 2C85>{1F3D}CONFIRMED
DE KA7FOO K
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:50Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:50Z MFSK-64 @ 1504>>
ORCA DIGITAL NET DE W7ZAP
<PROG 18 505E>{1F3D}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 30 B91E>{1F3D}20191106015106:ex144.txt
<ID 17 E2F4>{1F3D}W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 19AE>{1F3D}417 6 80
<FILE 30 B91E>{1F3D}20191106015106:ex144.txt
<ID 17 E2F4>{1F3D}W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 19AE>{1F3D}417 6 80
<DATA 88 E16A>{1F3D:1}
OPTIONAL – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise 5
In FLMSG,
<DATA 88 502F>{1F3D:2} create the ICS-213 file named, URCALL_ex144.213. Copy the following question to
<DATA 88 0F83>{1F3D:3} the new file and enter your reply on the ‘Responder’ tab.
Would you be willi
<DATA 88 AC62>{1F3D:4}ng to NCS a special session ORCA DIGITAL NET.
If you complete the OPTIONAL ex
<DATA 88 F9D2>{1F3D:5}ercise, send that file to NCS with FLAMP in the Traffic Round. B4 sending, chang
<DATA 25 A9B4>{1F3D:6}e ‘QST’ to ‘NCS’.
<CNTL 10 9ADC>{1F3D:EOF}
<CNTL 10 3AD0>{1F3D:EOT}
DE W7ZAP K
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:51Z MFSK-64 @ 1504>>
KB7VX
ZAP de KB7VX
no copy
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:52Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
RR
BREAK
WA7HHE < W7ZAP Brad pse RELAY file in this mode TU < W7ZAP
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:52Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
DE WA7HHE
FLAMP Relay
<PROG 18 505E>{1F3D}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 30 B91E>{1F3D}20191106015106:ex144.txt
<ID 17 E2F4>{1F3D}W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 19AE>{1F3D}417 6 80
<DATA 88 E16A>{1F3D:1}
OPTIONAL – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise 5
In FLMSG,
<DATA 88 502F>{1F3D:2} create the ICS-213 file named, URCALL_ex144.213. Copy the following question to
<DATA 88 0F83>{1F3D:3} the new file and enter your reply on the ‘Responder’ tab.
Would you be willi
<DATA 88 AC62>{1F3D:4}ng to NCS a special session ORCA DIGITAL NET.
If you complete the OPTIONAL ex
<DATA 88 F9D2>{1F3D:5}ercise, send that file to NCS with FLAMP in the Traffic Round. B4 sending, chang
<DATA 25 A9B4>{1F3D:6}e ‘QST’ to ‘NCS’.
<CNTL 10 9ADC>{1F3D:EOF}
<CNTL 10 3AD0>{1F3D:EOT}
DE WA7HHE K
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:54Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
KB7VX
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:54Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
KB7VX
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:55Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
K7KY < W7ZAP Looks like we lost Bruce
THOR50x1 did well and MFSK64 did the fills. Tnx to Brad WA7HHE for the relay. BTN < W7ZAP
FB Mindy THOR 50×1 confirmed 5 of 6 stations. I expected the band to be more difficult tonite.
Phone nets were tough tonite. BREAK
ORCA DIGITAL NET
19:57:02p 03:57:02z
Late Ck-In? Early-Out? < NCS
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:57Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
W6ADZ Darrell Reno, NV in&out
W6ADZ < K7KY RR Darrell
W6ADZ Darrell Reno,NV in&out
any more? < K7KY
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T03:57Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
AC7JW IN&OUT
KG7D active please.
de KG7D k
AC7JW < K7KY RR Jason
AC7JW Jason Woods Cross,UT in&out < NCS
KG7D < K7KY RR Greg
KG7D Greg Carson City,NV < NCS
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:mg:675 ORCA DIGITAL NET 05/Nov/19 Check-in/Rotation:
Check-ins: 17
Stations:
KI7TPD Fred, Cedar City,UT
W6DLW Dennis, Cedar City,UT in&out
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT VidID
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out
KG7PBX Linda Cedar City,UT in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA in&out VidID
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO in&out
AG7TX Dave Carson City,NV in&out
KG7D Greg Carson City,NV
KJ7GVY Diana Carson City in&out
KS6M John Oakland,CA
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ in&out
KA7FOO Doug Las Vegas,NV
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM in&out
W6ADZ Darrell Reno,NV in&out
AC7JW Jason Woods Cross,UT in&out
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
Traffic round begins with Fred KI7TPD < NCS
NCS DE KI7TPD
<PROG 18 5F3D>{6099}FLAMP 2.2.03
<FILE 37 BFE8>{6099}20191106034933:KI7TPD-ex144.213
<ID 34 DC17>{6099}KI7TPD Cedar City, UT DM37lr
<SIZE 14 D038>{6099}273 3 96
<DESC 30 2C9D>{6099}Special Session ORCA NCS
<DATA 104 DE75>{6099:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAADMXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5T3dGz4B06E10bOZBMZ0rzNdcVfXLe9J
7vJW+MG+6A7UFtUjTqeiNDz
<DATA 104 95DF>{6099:2}q90hOq0KB0NLEB+98NJBOqi2YwYn3X8kTWBCcVybI7zqZCnNNq5y7zO1N1Z7Tc0cdsk1RO/vd2
N6qvYqzvio90Wn8HKJIB8s
<DATA 89 5B96>{6099:3}IukUlhwON2Pi2l/DqBdyJpaFPBt1wmDl9NKyMtNX74G/+wkXeqk7Qlv0RpaH0u0TvUVbg==
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<CNTL 10 89DD>{6099:EOF}
<CNTL 10 29D1>{6099:EOT}
DE KI7TPD K
<STX>
DE K7KY
File : KI7TPD-ex144.213
<MISSING 15 68BC>{6099}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K
Next 4 Traffic is Bruno KG7VVN < NCS
NCS DE KG7VVN
<PROG 18 F32A>{76BF}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 37 49CB>{76BF}20191106035157:KG7VVN_ex144.213
<ID 29 9FC5>{76BF}KG7VVN BERYL, UTAH DM37
<SIZE 14 30DA>{76BF}365 6 64
<DATA 72 E0CD>{76BF:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAFPXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS38gdg0nNQ3PwqSG5
<DATA 72 6301>{76BF:2}nLZfVFpOy94QDe94NJoYpef/OlO80A0WU49U9mMgbraj10zbFU9Usv1CVJsevImB
<DATA 72 D125>{76BF:3}xc91vhLJPGbTvZ5RoLlefhfnEKDfE9E9U5ewn0DJg1LbONDCEb6VmC1+WN3AWhRz
<DATA 72 7967>{76BF:4}3cw7wdzPrMkd93gDxNA2ojoRCu/y9Divs201lSE1Vtc6VcQjiVmKagGp6lvKalMt
<DATA 72 C4E9>{76BF:5}wJ2DjqJiBJwa8BHtSAPt649jvEt1NGwfcXuWO1fAP1K8vICaL/ZIRuFQpr2wiXTj
<DATA 53 D19A>{76BF:6}bmy6dGsuFpmJAdw+0XiUFGDlqQIMG5g+hOY
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<CNTL 10 FB90>{76BF:EOF}
<CNTL 10 5B9C>{76BF:EOT}
DE KG7VVN K
<STX>
DE K7KY
File : KG7VVN_ex144.213
<MISSING 15 1E8B>{76BF}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K
WA7HHE Brad ur turn 4 Traffic < NCS
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T04:05Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
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:tt:15 General Message
:to:8 ORCA Net
:fm:6 WA7HHE
:dt:8 11/05/19
:tm:6 19:28L
:sb:60 California is not prepared and most likely many other states
:mg:169 Very interesting article:
latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-05/mass-cellphone-outages-during-blackouts-and-fires-are-a-grim-preview-of-life-after
-a-major-earthquake
RR Brad I sometimes wonder what they might be thinking down there.. BREAK
KB7VX Bruce ur turn 4 Traffic < NCS
NCS DE KB7VX
<PROG 18 739C>{343B}FLAMP 2.2.04
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<ID 30 E1D0>{343B}KB7VX Fortuna California
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<DESC 29 A072>{343B}special session of ORCA
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DE KB7VX K
<STX>
DE K7KY
File : KB7VX_ex144.213
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DE K7KY K
Next 4 Traffic is Greg KG7D < NCS
NCS DE KG7D
<PROG 18 48AF>{A2CF}FLAMP 2.2.03
<FILE 35 CE9B>{A2CF}20191106035256:KG7D_ex144.213
<ID 35 4A1C>{A2CF}KG7D Carson City, Nv (DM09cb)
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<DESC 51 C62B>{A2CF}Traffic round reply to Flamp ex144 11/5/2019
<DATA 72 E1E3>{A2CF:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAFSXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzTmZjl8sNldXAAwI0I
<DATA 72 ED4F>{A2CF:2}Kt668O/QJq3DdTS0aoPB29jolzz2MvN/6DcC4jOlG8dJajquqhKNeSSlU/5qtYvi
<DATA 72 F515>{A2CF:3}X1E52L6JKevgBXBce5xYAwUZHLbNPouUcp3YhLCRfLzWzs860dubLvgkDkU4tjLk
<DATA 72 CFA2>{A2CF:4}vxzaYQV+yzq06QEsgx5MdVmHSXw+B7URS6+7n1oH4Qga3nnAD6qvRfWuE4sL6+M4
<DATA 72 8FF9>{A2CF:5}Kpobs4PTL8yiOmvgk46eMQkuiAm4sIJomLxrSrFIzoMJsu3cCdajeBSRiGXX73IH
<DATA 72 75FC>{A2CF:6}XpuOoQNQ4ulhXyqASTS+v7wZ0lNTYhTo4mX9nm+c82jj9VEKLKAizeemY08fQ1dN
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DE KG7D K
John ur 20-30over9 & 7db
DE K7KY
File : KG7D_ex144.213
<MISSING 15 EF0F>{A2CF}CONFIRMED
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< K7KY
Oops! Sri Greg good signal
Oh, oh! small app glitch hr… Next 4 Traffic is John KS6M < NCS
NCS DE KS6M
<PROG 18 ABEF>{B4B5}FLAMP 2.2.05
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Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T04:14Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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<CNTL 10 134C>{B4B5:EOT}
DE KS6M K
John u were doubled and switched to another mode, sri send it agn pse < NCS
NCS DE KS6M
<PROG 18 ABEF>{B4B5}FLAMP 2.2.05
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<ID 28 2AAF>{B4B5}KS6M Oakland CA CM87vt
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<STX>
DE K7KY
File : KS6M_ex144.213
<MISSING 15 6C5D>{B4B5}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K
KA7FOO Doug ur turn 4 Traffic < NCS
K7KY NCS DE KA7FOO
<PROG 18 CC48>{EDCE}FLAMP 2.2.03
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<ID 28 6CEF>{EDCE}KA7FOO Reno, NV DM09
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<MISSING 15 99B3>{EDCE}CONFIRMED
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Mindy W7ZAP has traffic from last Saturday’s Int’l SATERN Digital Net. Their training bulletin mentions ORCA. Over to Mindy < NCS
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T04:20Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn WB5ALM-20191102.213]<flmsg>4.0.7
:hdr_fm:21
W7ZAP 20190611042027
:hdr_ed:22
WB5ALM 20190211110127
<ics213>
:inc:16 Calafornia Fires
:to:23 SATERN Int. Digital Net
:p1:10 volunteers
:fm:5 AD5XJ
:p2:8 Net Mgr.
:d1:10 2019-11-02
:t1:9 11:00 UTC
:sb:16 Situation Report
:s1:5 AD5XJ
:p3:23 SATERN Digital Net Mgr.
:mg:2692
Training Message
from the FCC Oct. 27, 2019
===== . . . =====
The following is a report on the status of communications services in geographic areas impacted by the power shutoffsas of October 27, 2019at 11:30 a.m. EDT. This report incorporates network outage data submitted by communications providers to the Federal Communications Commission’s Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). DIRS is currently activated for32affected counties in California. Note that the operational status of communications services during the power shut offs may evolve rapidly, and this report represents a snapshot in time.The followingcounties are in the current geographic area that is part of DIRS.California: Alpine, Amador, Butte,Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Lake, Los Angeles, Marin, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, and Yuba.
===== . . . =====
[see the map image send for training]
from Doug, K7KY and Mindy, W7ZAP on the ORCA Digital Net
===== . . . =====
Steve K6ETA’s Sonoma Co Status Report:
Kincade Fire Statistics
76,138
Acres burned
15%
Containment
155,000
People under evacuation
189
Structures destroyed
4,870
Firefighters
ALL
Sonoma County schools closed
Depending on WX we may be turning a corner. The next few hours the wind is expected to give us one last kick in the teeth, then condx should turn favorable for the mop-up operation. Thanks to the THOUSANDS of fire units, the vast majority of threatened homes have been saved thus far.
The ORCA Net has been a solid and useful platform that we surely would have used had things gone worse. As it was, the nightly check ins showed that the ‘watering hole’ on this freq at this time is more than just useful – it’s proven.
Many thanks to Doug and Mindy who have worked through many of their own challenges to continue the Net.
The unprecedented evacuation was amazingly orderly. Authorities seem to have made the right call with enough time to do so without panic. There were many erratic drivers and stressed out people, but in all it seems to have been a large success.
At present the power is coming back on in Marin and parts of Sonoma Counties most people who were not evacuated have been without power since Saturday, so this is a good test of our resiliency.
===== . . . =====
there are other intesting reports for CA hams which you can read on the ORCA net web site orcadigitalnet.com. Check out the 19Oct2019 report under Net Reports.
training message de AD5XJ SATERN Digital Net Mgr. NNNN K
***** end message *****
[WRAP:chksum FF8E][WRAP:end]
… end
ORCA DIGITAL NET
20:25:22p 04:25:22z
Late Ck-In? Early-Out? < NCS
The Comment round begins with Fred KI7TPD < NCS
W7ZAP, K7KY and the ORCA Net de KI7TPD
Great net tonight! Conditions were up and down for short skip, but I NCS was well above 0 s/n (mostly 6-15 s/n) tonight. Nest week we have our local Radio Club meeting so I will not be on the net. See everyone in two weeks!
73 everyone!
KI7TPD
FB Fred band is better than I expected tnx 4 the heads up BREAK KG7VVN Bruno ur up 4 Traffic < K7KY
NCS < KG7VVN slowly leaning the in/out of FLDIGI. TU 4 ur support. Lcl band cond started poor but slightly improved around 0400Z. Rcvd NCS at S/N +1-11
RR Bruno tu BREAK WA7HHE Brad ur turn 4 Traffic < NCS
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T04:28Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
Thanks to AL7BX for link for my net msg. Hi to Jason AC7JW. Question for our CA stations experiencing the Wildland Fire Power outages, did all of the repeaters you work through have long term back up power?
Thanks- WA7HHE
KI7TPD
DE KG5DGI KG5DGI
HAS BEEN 10% PRINT OUT TONIGHT
BETTER NEXT WEEK
DE KG5DGI K
KB7VX Bruce ur up 4 Traffic < K7KY
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T04:29Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
K7KY and the ORCA digital net de KB7VX
Here is my comment for tonight:
copied you all here 100% FLAMP
Band down at the start, then came up at about 19:45hrs 3:45Z
allowing me to copy and send FLAMP exercises
then dropped to nothing at 20:20hr
s, then back up at 20:25hrs 04:25Z
I have a photo of Doug and Mindy that I could send anyone who
is interested. Only if Doug and Mindy say it is okay.
Mindy is sitting in Doug’s lap at Doug’s station.
K7KY de KB7VX
KB7VX < K7KY RR Bruce Mindy says skip the image, tnx anyway (-: the band has not done well with short skip tonite
BREAKKG7D Greg ur up 4 Comments < K7KY
Tonight was Pizza and ORCA Net night at my house.
Started out with AG7TX as operator, thought propagation was really rough tonight. Hence all three of us in&out Figured out we had a radio problem. Swithed out radios in time to confirm the FLamp excercise the first pass. All three of us are setup to recive, but only one transmitter. So I got to be active op tonight.
Obvioulsy didn’t have time to adjust the power. 20-30 over s-9 at 35 watts.
Could have turned it down a bit. Opps..
Thank you for another fun and interesting net.
de KG7D k
That’s an interesting operation I particularly like the addition of Pizza
BREAK Next 4 Comments is John KS6M < NCS
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T04:33Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
NCS and the net: No comments this evening. Best wishes … 73. < KS6M
FB John solid signal BREAK Next 4 Comments is Doug KA7FOO < NCS
de KA7FOO
In Las Vegas for a month, maybe two. Trying to get some training sessions established. Attended the Henderson Tech Tuesday breakfast, nice active group. WX here is nice, lows in lower 50s, highs in the upper 70s.
Doug, K7KY, you have a S9 signal in Las Vegas tonight. Seeing the stations with some distance good, but closer station not that strong.
Been a good trip so far, but have lead or been in the cold. Including the 35 degress in Las Vegas, and the teens at Spring Valley, Echo Canyon, and Cathedral Gorge State Parks. Plan on being in Arizona at the first of the year, remaining for 3 months.
Thanks Mindy for relaying the Kincade Fire Report from Steve. And thanks to Steve, K6ETA, for assembling such good reports.
Until the next time …
Doug KA7FOO
KA7FOO
RR Doug nice 2 hv u back for awhile I C ur already looking for more work… ur supposed to be on vacation BREAK
Next 4 Comments is Mindy W7ZAP < NCS
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T04:36Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
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:hdr_fm:21
W7ZAP 20190611043620
:hdr_ed:21
W7ZAP 20170512224719
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:mg:803 35w 180ft doublet @ 145ft
W7ZAP copied the following stations:
KI7TPD 100% KBD, FLAMP(S9) 10-16dB
W6DLW 100% KBD cpy
KG7VVN 100% KBD, VidID, FLAMP (S9+) 16dB
WA7HHE 100% KBD, FLMSG (S9+) 10dB
W7LUX 100% KBD (S8) 8dB
KG7PBX 100% KBD (S8) 1dB
K6ETA 100% VidID – very lite on WF
KB7VX 100% KBD, VidID, FLAMP (S7+) -3dB (VidID very lite on WF)
K0KEX 100% VidID – very lite on WF
AG7TX 100% KBD
KG7D 100% KBD, FLAMP (S9+ 20) 14dB
KJ7GVY relay: AG7TX
KS6M 100% KBD, FLAMP (S8+) 8dB
W7WSV 100% KBD (S8) 2dB
KA7FOO 100% KBD, 88% FLAMP (S7+) -1dB
W6ADZ 100% KBD (S8)
AC7JW 100% KBD
K7KY 100% KBD, FLMSG, image
THOR 50×1 did well tonight. Band seems to have a short skip. Interesting to see how strong some stations are, strange condx. Great to see all on the WF tonight!
73,
Mindy W7ZAP
[WRAP:chksum 5A76][WRAP:end]
… end
Tnx Mindy BREAK are there any further comments from the active stations? < K7KY
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T04:39Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
sg>4.0.14
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For Comments from the in&out stations, we’ll start with Ed KG5DGI < NCS
Any monitoring stations are welcome to comment pse use pre-tone tu < K7KY
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T04:40Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
K7KY de W7LUX For first time ever I got 100 % copy using THOR. Thanks for a good net. de W7LUX K
night. Thanks for all you do
W7LUX < K7KY RR Joe tnx 4 working with us cu next time BREAK there was a double last stn agn pse < K7KY
K7KY de W7WSV k
W7WSV < K7KY Go Steve < NCS
NCS de W7WSV
K7KY S8, 5 dB.
W7ZAP S8, 4 dB. 100% on THOR50 (first time for that), MFSK64 N/A,
WA7HHE MFSK32 Fill Flamp 86% unassigned
Copy on abt half the stations checked in, W7LUX S9+15 dB over.
KI7TPD S6, -1 dB 75% Flamp
KG7VVN S7, 5 dB 100% Flamp
WA7HHE S7, 8 dB 100% Wrap msg
KB7VX S5, -6 dB 0% Flamp
KG7D S7, 4 dB 100% Flamp
KA7FOO S6, 2 dB 100% Flamp
W7ZAP S5, -1 dB 95% Satern Dig Net Msg
No cpy on others.
GE 73 de W7WSV t
W7WSV < K7KY nice report, Steve tnx BREAK any further comments? < K7KY
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T04:43Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
NCS < W6DLW, Mindy & Doug great net. Thanks for all you do
W6DLW < K7KY RR Dennis we appreciate your participation cu nxt time BREAK any more? < K7KY
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T04:45Z MFSK-32 @ 1493>>
K7KY de AC7JW
AC7JW Go Jason < NCS
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T04:45Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
TNX Doug, very interesting net and look forward to learning more. Hello to Brad WA7HHE- you probably don’t remember me, but you were the VEC that game me my novice test some 35 years ago when I was just 15! My first call was KA7UAM. Very nice to hear you on the air after all these years. A very GE to all de AC7JW
AC7JW < K7KY Most Cool, Jason… Brad is one of our best Ops (-: we love him… BREAK any more comments? < NCS
K7KY < K6ETA
Brad WA6HHE had this question for our CA stations experiencing the Wildland Fire Power outages, did all of the repeaters you work through have long term back up power?
In the entire region, namely Sonoma and Marin counties, ALL the major repeaters stayed up and active with only a few minor (and brief) lapses due to refueling generators, etc. The VHF system is very resilient. The only minor planning issue involved the wide Marin system being tied up for RACES emergency traffic (that largely never came) when there were health and welfare traffic that were told to stand by. Perhaps when primary Emcomm agencies are up and running, VHF repeaters could be used for health and wellfare…? A discussion to be had.
Thanks and 73
< K6ETA
K6ETA < K7KY Steve tnx so much 4 returning to the thread a wild tx threw me off a bit and I lost that thread
BREAK WA7HHE Brad anything for Steve or comments on your Legacy? < K7KY
Before RSID: <<2019-11-06T04:49Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
< WA7HHE MUCH THANKS TO STEVE K6ETA FOR THE REPORT SAYS A LOT OF GOOD FOR AMATEUR RADIO, THANKS AGAIN <WA7HHE
Last call 4 comments or late ck-in < NCS
K7KY DE KG5DGI
NO TRAFFIC, BAD PROP TONIGHT
TEST IF GETTING OUT
DE KG5DGI K
KG5DGI < K7KY Good signal hr, Ed… I wasn’t looking @ the meter, but the sig is solid and printing 100% Good to hv u aboard ur our only NM station BREAK any more? < NCS
20:52:33p 04:52:33z
This concludes the ORCA DIGITAL NET
Thanks for practicing with us tonight.
We hope to work with you again
next Tuesday evening.
Sending Pic:140×140; 73 Doug K7KY
