ORCA DIGITAL NET

12/Jan/16, ORCA DIGITAL NET,reception/copy report:

Check-ins: 8
Stations:
WA6NBG
N6IET in&out
K7TRP
AI6CD monitor
AE5ED Steve in SD
KE6SLS in&out
W7ZAP
K7KY NCS

Well, after testing everything before the net, I goofed and called for check-ins before
running the preamble. Thanks for cruising along like it didn’t happen.

The net was really fun tonight. We had two new Ops check-in, Tim K7TRP and Steve AE5ED. Tim is the OREGON DIGITAL NET NCS. ODN meets every Friday at 0400z
2000p on 3579.5, PSK-31. I met Steve while visiting digital nets. Steve called me when
I was having trouble connecting with NCS, I think. Steve is our most distant participant. His antenna is a double bazooka and tonight he ran 100w. It’s really nice to have new digital Ops drop in.

And, nice to have Don WA6NBG in Eureka,CA back with us. He’s been busy and we’ve missed him since resuming the net after summer vacation. Rick N6IET, one of my CW buddies, checked in&out to monitor, but jumped back into the comment round with a detailed summary of net signals. You can count on QRP CW Ops to pay close attention to signal quality. Another Eureka Op, Norman AI6CD checked-in and out to monitor. Near net-end, Don notified us that Norman had lost shore power. I’m so happy our home
power didn’t fail tonight. It’s still quite windy here.

Another in&out tonight was Jaye KE6SLS. Jaye is recovering from a surgical procedure and will be unable to type for a few weeks. I miss Jaye; he always adds a bit of relaxed good humor to the nets. Mindy’s traffic listed some CW contests and events for the weekend. I like to dabble in the weekend CW contests.

Oh, Oh! I was just reviewing the net log and see I missed a late check-in. Jim AJ2K
tried to check-in when I was working with Tim. I noticed a short double, but missed
his callsign. Jim is another digital Op I’ve met while visiting other digital nets. Sorry
to miss you, Jim. Try again and I’ll try to stay alert. I sometimes get a little behind
when my attention is totally used up. Mindy, being only 6’ away, helps me stay on
top of things, mostly.

I regret to hear the passing of Ralph KG6UUF and our thoughts and prayers go out to Sally KG6WWK. Losing your life partner is a sad event in anyone’s life.

A big thank you to everyone who checked in tonight. You’re a great group of digital Ops
and I really enjoy working with you. I hope to see you all next Tuesday evening for
another digital session. If you want to try something new or suggest any changes to the
net, drop me an email. 73 Doug K7KY

——– Net Log ——–

1/12/2016 19:31 Pacific Standard Time
Good Evening & Welcome to the ORCA DIGITAL NET
Doug K7KY NCS Brookings,OR

ORCA meets every Tuesday @ 1930p on/about 3.595usb.
Software: FLDIGI, FLMSG, FLAMP. Mode: MFSK-32 @ 1500.
Other modes and bands depending on conditions. Alternate
data freq: 7.122 USB.

ORCA is a DIRECTED net, dedicated to learning and developing
digital operating skills and practicing digital traffic handling. The
net connects digital Amateur Operators with common interest in
training, information-sharing, and mutual-aid. Visitors welcome.

FLMSG/TRAFFIC & KEYBOARD stations check-in with your
‘CALLSIGN’ only. New/visiting stations please include NAME/QTH.

Monitoring stations may check-in-&-out with: ‘CALLSIGN IN&OUT’.
Monitoring stations are not called during net.

After check-in, be patient while NCS generates the rotation list.

NCS transmits test image
NCS transmits Rotation list
NCS transmits Announcements

NCS calls each station in order for traffic or keyboard *

Next, a round (or more) of comments, copy reports, questions, etc, (keyboard or BLANKFORM as you like)

Closing Announcement

* LOCK fldigi @ 1500, enable RxID, TxID, AFC.
Enable: CONFIGURE/ID/RsID ‘Retain tx freq lock’

Have FLAMP open. FLAMP traffic is followed with
a round of FLAMP REPORTs and one fill round. < K7KY ORCA DIGITAL NET Check-in: Send your CALLSIGN only or print it either side of 1500wf. If you're only monitoring: send your CALLSIGN IN&OUT. < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T03:33Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
d e wa6nbg wa6nbg

WA6NBG GE Don tu < K7KY atD 6a1baue Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T03:34Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>

Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T03:34Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
k7trp Tim Hillsboro

GE Rick in& out thanks for stopping bye…. I call for monitors after the comment round if you’re still around… BREAK GE
K7TRP Tim… Nice to see you … BREAK any more checkins? < K7KY K7IFG Ken you still with us? < K7KY Odd... Ken was sending bulletins just a moment ago... OK last call for check ins? < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T03:37Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>

AI6CD AI6CD IN AND OUT and i believe there was a ” break”

AI6CD < K7KY GE Norman... Good to see you... I check you in&out and I'll check on the break... tu < K7KY OK here comes the rotation list.. < K7KY Sorry, I'm forgetting the sequence... Next comes the test image... < K7KY ORCA DIGITAL NET

Sending Pic:192×192;

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:mg:104 12/Jan/16, ORCA DIGITAL NET,rotation list:

WA6NBG
N6IET in&out
K7TRP
AI6CD in&out
W7ZAP
K7KY NCS

ORCA DIGITAL NET, Announcements, 12/Jan/16

Suddenly very windy here! Lights are flickering; I hope we can complete the net. Everything runs solar except my desktop PC. Laptop is configured for
ORCA, but not up to date.

Ken K7IFG usually sends ARRL bulletins in FLAMP a half hour
before ORCA begins. It’s a good opportunity to practice FAAMP.

If you can’t copy NCS or other stations well, you can try changing
modes. Please select the fastest mode that conditions will
support. Olivia is very slow and should be our last resort. When
MFSK-32 is not printing well, try MFSK-16 next. It may be
sufficient to maintain contact.

Weak stations provide an opportunity to practice digital relay.

!#!!#$#!!.. Website (orcadigitalnet.com) still down! AHRRRrrrr…

Checking in late? Send your CALLSIGN during a lull or print it
nearby on the waterfall.

Have to leave early? Please check-out with NCS. < K7KY K7DV DE AE5ED QNI QRU AE5ED < K7KY GE Please say your name and qth .tu < K7KY K7KY de AE5ED my name ... Steve my QTH .... Clear Lake,SD my LOC .... EN14ps btu K7KY de AE5ED k AE5ED < K7KY TU Steve... I remember now... Thanks for coming bye... I"ve added you to the rotation list and I'll resend the list next... BREAK are there any more stations wanting to check in? < K7KY
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:mg:121 12/Jan/16, ORCA DIGITAL NET,rotation list:

WA6NBG
N6IET in&out
K7TRP
AI6CD in&out
AE5ED Steve in SD
W7ZAP
K7KY NCS

ALL ORCA We have a couple new Ops with us tonight… Tim K7TRP is NCS for the OREGON DIGITAL NET and I’ll give him an opportunity during
traffic aor comments to say when/where the net meets.. Steve AE5ED is from SD. I met him last week while I was visiting digital nets… Welcome to both
Ops..
Are there any questions or comments before we begin traffic rotation? and, before we get to that, I want to give a brief overwiew of what we’re doing
for the new Ops… Traffic round is for messages sent in FLMSG and FLAMP if you lke. You are also welcome to KBD with the net during that round.
After traffic ruond we do a round of comments, reception/copy reports etc… OK any comments/questions? < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T03:51Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
**(KE6SLS printed on the waterfall)**

again… I missed the call < K7KY KE6SLS GE Jaye... In&out tonight... Jaye is recovering right now and I know the net wishes him a speedy recovery.. ge Jaye... any more comments? < K7KY WA6NBG OK, Don over to you for traffic/kbd as you like... < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T03:54Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
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WA6NBG 20161301035416
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WA6NBG 20161301034633

:to:33 Eureka Emergency VHF Net and ORCA
:p1:32 35 Watts into endfeed up 25 feet
:fm:10 Don WA6NBG
:d1:10 2016-01-11
:t1:5 1553L
:sb:26 Bulletins and Annoucements
:s1:23 Donald O. Nelson WA6NBG
:mg:730 Bulletins and Annoucements for January 11th.

I regret to announce the passing of Ralph KG6UUF last week. Let’s keep Sally KG6WWK in our thoughts and prayers. Sally is staying in a care facility in
Willits.

The Trinidad to Clam Beach Run will be Saturday, February 6th. The 8 & 3/4 mile and 3 mile race start at 12:30pm and the 5 & 3/4 milse race starts at
1:30pm. VHF communicators will be needed.

Humboldt Amateur Radio Club is looking for a volunteer to publish the monthly newsletter “RAIN”. If you are interested, contact Jim, KW6JIM.

Send any bulletins or announcements for the Eureka Emergency VHF Net to wa6nbg@yahoo.com or via Packet to WA6NBG @ W6ZZK-1 on 145.050
MHz.

This ends the digital message for January 11th.
[WRAP:chksum F4A9][WRAP:end] … end

WA6NBG TU Don… Don is a plank owner around here and he’s been away for a few weeks good to have him back… any
questions for Don? < K7KY K7TRP OK Tim up to you for traffic or kbd... < K7KY Tim I think there was a double of fluke... mode changed and I didn't cpy much... Please try again...tu K7TRP AJ2K < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T03:59Z MFSK-32 @ 1477>>

OK, GE All, Sorry to hear about the passing of another Operator. Will send up some prayers for Sally. Finally made it to the net tonight. For a plug for
the Oregon Digital Net we meet a 8pm on Friday on 3579.5 USB with PSK31 but we can jump to other mode if anyome wants to. Other than that not much more new here, 73
de k7trp

K7TRP Thanks, Tim 100% print this time… I hope some of our Ops will drop by and visit you at the OREGON DIGITAL NET… I think it’s a good
thing to cross polinate the net with great digital Ops… Thanks for coming… BREAK
AE5ED < K7KY OK Steve... over to you for traffic or kbd.. < K7KY I missed the time on friday the orgon net was held K7KY de AE5ED whats kbd mean? btu K7KY de AE5ED k AE5ED < K7KY We'll ask Tim to give us the z time for his net. I can't calculate time zones that quickly on the fly... kbd is keyboarding... You can send traffic in FLMSG or talk to the net by keyboard... both are welcome... btu Steve < K7KY Time zone for you is z then add 8 hours for me it's z plus 6 ay least till the ltiem change. btu K7KY de AE5ED k OK Steve.. thanks for that... Tim can give you the time when we get to comment round which will be shortly... BREAK W7ZAP OK Mindy ur up < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T04:05Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

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:to:16 ORCA DIGITAL NET
:p1:22 35w 120′ doublet @ 65′
:fm:11 Mindy W7ZAP
:p2:13 Brookings, OR
:d1:10 2016-01-12
:t1:5 2152Z
:sb:49 Upcoming Digital Contests (Jan 13 – Jan 18, 2016)
:mg:559
AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest: 2300Z, Jan 13 to 2300Z, Jan 14 and 2300Z, Jan 16 to 2300Z, Jan 17
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40m
Rules: http://www.antiquewireless.org/awa-on-the-air.html

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Jan 15
Mode: RTTY
Bands: See rules
Rules: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html

NCCC Sprint Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 15
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Rules: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0200Z-0400Z, Jan 18
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Rules: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/

Are there any late checkins or visitors? I’m going to send an old file in FLAMP. It’s the macro primer that some may not have seen… If you’re not running flamp, you can still read the file as it’s short and not compressed… here comes..
Please stand by a moment flamp is giving some grief.. < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T04:10Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

k7trp

K7TRP go ahead Tim.. < K7KY The Oregon Digital net is Friday at 0400z which should be 2000 PST on 3579.5 USB and we do accept traffic, Everyone is 100% copy here tonight. de k7trp K7TRP TU Tim.. OK I'll give flamp another try.. just a moment. < K7KY QST DE K7KY {FC13}FLAMP 2.2.03
{FC13}20160113000642:MacroPrimer.txt
{FC13}K7KY Brookings,OR
{FC13}1465 23 64
{FC13:1}FLDIGI Macro prints CALLSIGN on waterfall

Here’s a simple mac
{FC13:2}ro for printing your callsign anywhere in the
passband with one
{FC13:3} click. It prints in a few seconds. The macro
does a little hou
{FC13:4}sekeeping, before and after printing. This
example prints a 4
{FC13:5}character callsign on the wf and sets the
modem to MFSK-32. T
{FC13:6}he curser remains in place. You can
also easily change the mod
{FC13:7}em setting.

Here’s all it takes to configure and run this mac
{FC13:8}ro:

1) FLDIGI topbar menu: Configure/IDs/Video
Section
{FC13:9}: Video Preamble ID
A
{FC13:10}ll left side options: unchecked

{FC13:11} Enter CALLSIGN in window

{FC13:12} Set: CharsRow: One character more than
{FC13:13} CALLSIGN (W1AW = 5)

{FC13:14} SAVE

2) Replace my CALLSIGN with yours
{FC13:15}
Replace with any mode ()

3)
{FC13:16} Right click a blank macro button (or any button you don’t use)
{FC13:17}to open the Macro Editor. Copy the macro below (modified w/Ur
{FC13:18}Call) and paste it into the editor. At the bottom, name the mac
{FC13:19}ro, ‘Print ID’.

Be sure to click APPLY before leaving that bu
{FC13:20}tton or closing the editor.
Back up to the menu bar: File/Macro
{FC13:21}s/Save Save your macro . That’s it.
————
{FC13:22}D:off>




{FC13:23}>
<@MODEM:MFSK32>
<@TXRSID:on>
<@RXRSID:on>

{FC13:EOF}
{FC13:EOT}

DE K7KY K

Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T04:16Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
DE WA6NBG
File : MacroPrimer.txt
{FC13}CONFIRMED
DE WA6NBG K

K7KEV Tim if you’re running oops! K7TRP Tim sorry about that error… If you’re running FLAMP please
send your REPORT if not, send NO FLAMP tu < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T04:18Z MFSK-32 @ 1477>>

Not familiar enough with FLamp at this time would need to make text file right? k7trp

K7TRP YEs… FLAMP will assemble all the blocks into the original file… It’s a good app for not having to resend an entire file… I can help you learn
FLAMP off net sometime if you like… BREAK AE5ED Steve if you run flamp, send your report now, if not NoFlamp is good… tu < K7KY AE5ED < K7KY Steve is in SD and we may have lost him ur here Steve...? < K7KY W7ZAP FLAMP REPORT please < NCS Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T04:22Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

DE W7ZAP
File : MacroPrimer.txt
{FC13}CONFIRMED
DE W7ZAP K

Very good… two stations copied the file 100% on the first pass… Any more checkins? < K7KY OK time for the comment round... at the end, I'll call for any monitoring stations still with us to jump in and comment if they like... BREAK WA6NBG Don,you're first on the comment list tonight... < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T04:25Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

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:mg:231 ORCA signal reports from WA6NBG. S-9 noise level here. New version of FLDIGI does not track receive very well.

Image from K7KY 75%

K7TRP 25 %
AE5ED 20 %
W7ZAP 80 % & FLMSG with errore.
K7KY NCS 99.9% with FLAMP missing 1 block.
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Tim any further comments for the net? < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T04:26Z MFSK-32 @ 1477>>

I like the structure of the ORCA Net, may borrow some for the ODN net. Thanks for a good net. de k7trp

K7TRP FB Tim… I m glad you could check in tonight… Some net run smoother than others and you never kinow which night it will be… I
like to visit other digital net and I’ve got some good tips and ideas from visiting… I hope you will join us again… BREAK Lets’s give Steve another try
AE5ED you still with us Steve..? < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T04:29Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
K7KY DE AE5ED

Had to put kid to bed. She fell asleep in my arms here.

NoFLAMP on this end. K7Kyour solid on my end.

The rest are a bit sketchy. 30-50% copy.

I’m compiling a list of digital nets. If anyone has any other digital nets they know about I’d like to know.

I’ve got the Minnesota ARES,OHIO Digital Emergency Net (OHDEN),Kentucky digital,Iowa’s,and Indiana ARES and this OR/CA digital although I don’t
have them on a computer file yet.

I just have them in a notebook. Will be putting computer next thing I do.

it’s 8 deg here in Clear Lake,SD. It was negative zero at noon today. -0, according the the NWS service facebook page post. :). The temp is actually
rising. it was 0 earlier.
btu K7KY de AE5ED k

AE5ED < K7KY Wow! I don't like to hear about the temp's... I recently received a digital net list from Ken K7IFG and I'd be happy to send it to you. My email address: k7ky@ferrycreek.com... and if you like, I'll include you on the net report dis list... drop me an email... Please say your power and ant before we go.. < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T04:32Z MFSK-32 @ 1510>>
uld send it here and that’d work for me. It was -25 windchill today btw. :) I jumped the power to full 100 watts from my usual 30.I’m using
douuble bazooka. btu K7KY de AE5ED k

AE5ED < K7KY Steve I missed the part where to send.. and nice work on inplementing the macro so quickly.. < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T04:33Z MFSK-32 @ 1515>>
K7KY DE AE5ED YOu could send the list right here. and hmm what else was I going to say. oh well never min .ohh My callsign at arrl.org is my email
addy . btu K7KY de AE5ED k

AE5ED < K7KY FB Steve... I'll use that add. You are the furthest afield station to check in to ORCA... Nice work.. BREAK W7ZAP OK MIndy ur turn. < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T04:35Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>

W7ZAP copied the following stations:

WA6NBG 100% copy FLMSG S8
N6IET 100% kbd copy S3 (in&out)
K7TRP 100% kbd copy S8
AI6CD 100% kbd copy (in&out)
AE5ED 100% kbd copy S7
KE6SLS 100% kbd copy (in&out)
K7KY 100% copy FLMSG + image + FLAMP

Nice to see Don WA6NBG back on the net :-) Sorry to hear of Ralph’s passing.
Good to have Rick N6IET and Norman AI6CD swing by…
Hello to Tim K7TRP in Hillsboro and Steve AE5ED in SD.
Hey Jaye! Hope ur back soon!

Fun to have new stations and member stations that have been away checking into the net.

Having high winds… hope the antennas stay up in the trees. Glad it’s just wind and not -0!

Great job running the net Doug. Hope to see you all next week.

73,
Mindy W7ZAP

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:mg:187 12/Jan/16, ORCA DIGITAL NET,reception/copy report:

WA6NBG 100% + flmsg
N6IET in&out 100%
K7TRP 100%
AI6CD in&out 100%
AE5ED Steve in SD 100%
KE6SLS in&out 100%
W7ZAP 100%
K7KY NCS
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Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T04:38Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
de WA6NBG AI6CD lost coomercail power and is out of the net at 8:25pm. de wa6nbg K

WA6NBG TU Don… I hope the wind doesn’t take our power too… Tim I can add you to the net dist list if you like. drop me an email
Are there any more comments or questions for the net before we close? < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T04:40Z MFSK-32 @ 1483>>

K7KY de N6IET, Rick in Los Angeles.
Thanks for doing the net, Doug!
Band is in bad shape this evening. I’m running 50 watts to my rooftop vertical.
I got about 90% print on you, Doug,
but only 20% print on Don.
No copy at all on Tim.
I got about 50% of Steve’s final comments; nothing earlier.
About 60% print on Mindy early and 100% at the end.
I used FLAMP this time but would have needed fills for 100% copy.
K7KY de N6IET K

N6IETuevs 1390 miles from me to you. Ten miles further and I’d be IN minnesota.

ANd then it’d be and even 1400 miles. btu K7KY de AE5ED k

AE5ED < K7KY Steve...sorry, I was on top of the beginning... but got the rest. Quite a distance, but I guess it's not too unusual for the band in good condition... BREAK Rick sorry I forgot to ask for monitors again, but Mindy would have reminded me before we closed... Thanks for the detailed summery and you're now S-8 for Mindy & I and 100% print... Anything further, Rick? < K7KY Before RSID: <<2016-01-13T04:43Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

K7KY de N6IET
I had already typed all that into my Tx buffer and didn’t know how to just gie my call to see if I had the floor.
Sorry about that. Nope that’s it. Thanks!
BTU Doug K7KY de N6IET k

N6IET No worries here, Rick… It’s a learning net (-: any more comments? Norman AI6CD is out with power failure. < K7KY Before we close, I want to say how funny it is to have Rick concerned about small details when he indulges me in sometimes poor CW OK I think we're finished for tonight. It's been great to have new visitors and one of them from SD... I think its a geat thing to visit the different digital nets and I hope we all get to know each other better and share our skills and knowledge... This concludes the ORCA DIGITAL NET for:1/12/2016 20:47 Pacific Standard Time Thank's for participating in the net tonight. We appreciate your time and input. Hope to see you again next week. 73 < Doug K7KY NCS