14/JUL/20 Report

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ORCA DIGITAL NET 14/Jul/20 Check-in/Rotation:

Check-ins: 17
Stations:
__KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT our early
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID
K6ETA* Steve Petaluma,CA VidID
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM QNX
__WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA out early
KS6M John Oakland,CA
W5CLE Charles Vancouver,WA
KG7FGT David Zigzag,OR
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver WA
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA
__KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT QNX
__K7LDW Don Rigby,ID QNX
W7SOT Scott Brookings,OR
__W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS

80m was a pleasant surprise tonight. We had fairly good communications as far out as Idaho. Beyond Idaho and New Mexico, we heard no one. Mindy W7ZAP CONFIRMED eight stations in the FLAMP Exercise rather easily. Beginning in PSK63-RC5, the Exercise wrapped with MFSK-32. David KG7FGT relayed the 2nd round in MFSK-64 and Mindy wrapped the Exercise with MFSK-32.

We missed the Cedar City,UT stations tonight; they were occupied with Rainbow Canyon ARC’s on-air monthly meeting. Ken KR7KR was multitasking and checked in QNX. We ran well overtime tonight; that’s unusual with a light Roster. I made a number of small errors that added up to lengthy delays. Normally, I don’t follow off-freq signals. The net is where you find NCS. After leaving 1500 to print a signal, I forgot to return the cursor to 1500 and didn’t copy the following station. Small glitches can compound, resulting in a longer than usual net. We usually operate quite smoothly, but not always. Stuff happens. It’s actually useful NCS training. I’ve become more flexible and less easily rattled by surprises and deviations.

We’re excited about the upcoming NBEMS across America Exercise proposed by Ken Standard AD5XJ, SATERN International DigiNet/NCS. We’ll be generating and relaying FLMSG traffic for relay to the East Coast by individual Operators across America. We’ll also be receiving traffic generated on the East Coast and relayed to us. We’ll use the NBEMS suite exclusively to send FLMSG-Form traffic in FLAMP via individual relay stations, efficiently and accurately, Coast to Coast.

To stay current with the development of this Exercise, check into the SATERN Int’l DigiNet. They meet every Saturday AM, 1700z, 14.065, Olivia 16-1000, Ken AD5XJ/NCS. Information about NBEMS across America will be in the weekly Training Bulletin. SATERN is a good net for ORCA/WDN Ops to work. Daytime 20m is a different radio experience than nighttime 80m. Ken usually begins early ck-in around 1500z. Ken runs SATERN from his home in Jackson,MS via a remote station in Texas. If you don’t copy him well, be patient. He usually sends traffic and images multiple times with different beam headings. He also fills stations missing <5 blocks. After closing SATERN, Ken has relay stations that repeat the Bulletin and images after the net. You may recognize his relay stations, both check into ORCA: Dave WB0KGN in Le Sueur,MN and Joe W7LUX in Flagstaff,AZ. We’ll likely be working with these two Op for NBEMS across America.

Test images copied during the net:

RX #1: KS6M Oakland, CA
RX #2: KS6M Oakland, CA
RX #1: KG7FGT Zigzag, OR
RX #2: KG7FGT Zigzag, OR
RX #1: KE6SLS Eureka, CA
RX #2: KE6SLS Eureka, CA
RX #1: W1EEP Pine Valley, UT
RX #1: K6ETA Petaluma, CA
RX #2: KG5DGI Aztec, NM

Remember the digital nets run by our ORCA colleagues, Jaye KE6SLS, Humboldt Emergency Digital Net, Monday, Dave K7DV NA ID ERC Digital Net, Wednesday, and Steve K6ETA, Western Digital Net, Thursday. They are all long-term ORCA members. One hand washes the other, as the saying goes.

Thanks for checking in tonight. We hope to see you again next Tuesday evening.
73 Doug K7KY & Mindy W7ZAP

—– Net Log —–

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T01:54Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>

KD7CL QRX

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

KD7CL < K7KY TU Craig
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX < NCS

DE W1EEP K

W1EEP < K7KY GE Gene
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT < K7KY

X7dv 1 qst
K7KY DE K7DV

K7DV < K7KY GE Dave
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID < K7KY

K7DV < K7KY
Dave band looks better than usual gud lk 2 us (-: < K7KY

KY DE K7DV
boy that is for syre coppy well here

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

DE W1EEP K

W1EEP < K7KY
Gene I hv u ur on the log tu < K7KY

K6ETA* < K7KY TU Steve
K6ETA* Steve Petaluma,CA VidID < NCS

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID
K6ETA* Steve Petaluma,CA VidID

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

KG5DGI KG5DGI QNX QNX

KG5DGI < K7KY TU Ed
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM QNX < NCS

ORCA < K7KY
Heads up from Brad WA7HHE Rainbow Canyon ARC meets tonite on the air… we’ll have a lighter Roster than usual. BK

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:12Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K7KY DE WB7TZD CHECKING IN. k

WB7TZD < K7KY RR Tom TU
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA < K7KY
Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID
K6ETA* Steve Petaluma,CA VidID
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM QNX
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

KS6M

KS6M < K7KY GE John
KS6M John Oakland,CA < K7KY

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID
K6ETA* Steve Petaluma,CA VidID
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM QNX
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA
KS6M John Oakland,CA

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

W5CLE, W5CLE.

W5CLE < K7KY RR Charles TU
W5CLE Charles Vancouver,WA < NCS

kg7fgt

KG7FGT < K7KY RR David TU
KG7FGT David Zigzag,OR < K7KY

DE KJ7BHK, QNI

KJ7BHK < K7KY GE Brian
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver WA < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:24Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
ORCA_DN de ke6sls
TU OM ke6sls k

KE6SLS < K7KY RR Jaye TU
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA < NCS

KG5DGI KG5DGI QNX QNX I am unable to read anything – maybe one word in 20 or so. It should get better, so will continue to monitor.

KG5DGI < K7KY
RR Ed tu < K7KY
ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in… < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:28Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
KR7KR QNX PSE
de KR7KR k

KR7KR < K7KY TU Ken
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT QNX < NCS

K7LDW Don Rigby ID QNX

K7LDW < K7KY TU Don
K7LDW Don Rigby,ID QNX < NCS

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID
K6ETA* Steve Petaluma,CA VidID
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM QNX
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA
KS6M John Oakland,CA
W5CLE Charles Vancouver,WA
KG7FGT David Zigzag,OR
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver WA
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT QNX
K7LDW Don Rigby,ID QNX
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS

2020-07-14 19:30:01p 02:30:01z
WELCOME to ORCA DIGITAL NET
Doug K7KY/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

FLAMP Exercise:
Have FLAMP open. Stay focused.
Exercise is interactive and brisk.

Traffic Round: NCS calls stations in rotation. No
practice traffic? Send ‘QRU’. All traffic is sent
to NCS; only NCS REPORTS/FILLS. NCS will fill
Traffic Round messages after net on request.

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

ORCA CONFIG:
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’ ONLY or VidID
MONITORING Ops Send,’CALLSIGN QNX’ (in&out)
FIRST TIME? Send: CALL/NAME/QTH < NCS

KE6SLS < K7KY
Jaye pse relay call 4 ck-in tu < K7KY

KE6SLS Relaying 4 ORCA DIGITAL NET-NCS. Not Copying NCS? Check ‘in&out’ here… KE6SLS

ncs de ke6sls NIL heard here. BTN

RR TU BK

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

… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn 0RCA.b2s]<flmsg>4.0.15
:hdr_fm:20
K7KY 20201507023543
:hdr_ed:20
K7KY 20192409231907
<blankform>
:mg:486 ORCA DIGITAL NET 14/Jul/20 Check-in/Rotation:

Check-ins: 15
Stations:
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID
K6ETA* Steve Petaluma,CA VidID
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM QNX
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA
KS6M John Oakland,CA
W5CLE Charles Vancouver,WA
KG7FGT David Zigzag,OR
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver WA
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT QNX
K7LDW Don Rigby,ID QNX
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS

*Called for COMMENTS only

[WRAP:chksum FF6E][WRAP:end] … end

^r

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tonight’s FLAMP Exercise distributes the file, ‘ex178.txt’, an FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP
Exercise. If you complete the OPTIONAL exercise within, send that file to NCS in
the Traffic Round with FLAMP.

Before each FLAMP Exercise, we send the three Modes we’ll be using. With this information
you should be prepared to set mode manually should FLDIGI miss the RSID signal. You can
also be prepared to relay in these modes by pre-locating them in the ‘Op Mode’ menu.

HF Digital News: Ken AD5XJ, SATERN Int’l DigiNet/NCS, proposes an HF Digital exercise using
NBEMS on HF to pass traffic Coast to Coast by relay. He’s asked for our involvement on the
West Coast. The exercise simulates a major loss of internet and proposes to pass digital traffic
by relay using only NBEMS software. It’s an opportunity to practice moving traffic across the
Country by HF relay and get acquainted with digital colleagues who can help us move traffic by
relay. We will be generating and forwarding messages composed in FLMSG. The messages need
to arrive exactly as sent. This looks to be an interesting and useful exercise.

Bruce KB7VX is having even more adversity than his Hospital Employer issuing him one COVID19
mask per week and restricting him from bringing his own. His truck engine has failed. Instead
of driving to a quiet desert campsite after a ten hour day, he’s stuck in a noisy autoshop parking
lot next to the freeway, waiting for a new engine, and riding his bike to work in a heat wave. Will
he be able to maintain his legendary big-signal-from-the-field at the autoshop? We’ll see. Keep
Bruce in your thoughts and prayers.

We appreciate receiving your Test images for the Net Report by email: ncs@orcadigitalnet.com
It makes the Report more useful and interesting.

Net Report posted soon: http://orcadigitalnet.com/reports/
ORCA I forgot to mention that Mindy W7ZAP will send Ken AD5XJ’s training bulletin during Traffic. Ken outlines the initial steps
for the exercise Next is the FLAMP Exercise with Mindy < NCS

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:41Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>

Tonight’s exercise begins in PSK63RC5 (275wpm/416hz). We’ll fill
in MFSK64 (240wpm/1260hz) & MFSK32 (120wpm/630hz).
Check your BP filter, WIDE mode ahead… < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:42Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:42Z 5xPSK63R @ 1500>>

ORCA DIGITAL NET DE W7ZAP

<PROG 18 773B>{0F02}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 30 D3F4>{0F02}20200714213815:ex178.txt
<ID 17 8780>{0F02}W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 27D4>{0F02}548 7 80
<FILE 30 D3F4>{0F02}20200714213815:ex178.txt
<ID 17 8780>{0F02}W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 27D4>{0F02}548 7 80
<DATA 88 A17F>{0F02:1}OPTIONAL – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise

In an FLMSG PlainTex
<DATA 88 C2B4>{0F02:2}t form, create a file named,’URCALL_ex178.p2s’.
Make Title = ‘ORCA ex#179’, mak
<DATA 88 D749>{0F02:3}e To = ‘K7KY’, make Fm = ‘URCALL’,
complete = Date/Time, make Sub = ‘Amateur Ra
<DATA 88 4DDC>{0F02:4}dio Attraction’. Copy
the following question, suggested by Jaye KE6SLS, to the
<DATA 88 05DF>{0F02:5} new file
and enter your reply.

What most attracted you to Amateur Radio?

<DATA 88 AB7B>{0F02:6}
If you complete this optional exercise, send the file to NCS
in FLAMP during
<DATA 76 257F>{0F02:7} the Traffic Round. Before sending, change
‘QST’ to ‘K7KY’. 5

<CNTL 10 5CE9>{0F02:EOF}
<CNTL 10 FCE5>{0F02:EOT}

DE W7ZAP K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:43Z 5xPSK63R @ 1500>>

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

We begin with… W1EEP

W7ZAP DE W1EEP NO COPY

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:43Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K7DV

K7DV
File : Unassigned
<MISSING 14 F2FD>{0F02}PREAMBLE
DE K7DV K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:44Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
WB7TZD

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:44Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
KS6M

DE KS6M
File : ex178.txt
<MISSING 8 E5F0>{0F02}6
DE KS6M K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:45Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
W5CLE

DE W5CLE
File : ex178.txt
<MISSING 15 A035>{0F02}CONFIRMED
DE W5CLE K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:45Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
KG7FGT

DE KG7FGT
File : ex178.txt
<MISSING 15 A035>{0F02}CONFIRMED
DE KG7FGT K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
KJ7BHK

DE KJ7BHK
File : ex178.txt
<MISSING 15 A035>{0F02}CONFIRMED
DE KJ7BHK K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
KE6SLS

DE ke6sls
File : Unassigned
<MISSING 14 F2FD>{0F02}PREAMBLE
DE ke6sls K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
KG7FGT < W7ZAP David pse relay whole file in MFSK64 (w/TxID on)
TU < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
KG7FGT

FLAMP Relay

<PROG 18 773B>{0F02}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 30 D3F4>{0F02}20200714213815:ex178.txt
<ID 17 8780>{0F02}W7ZAP SWL8 è’82}548 7 80
<DATaÐa×A17F>{0F02:1}OPTIONAL – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise

In an FLMSG PlainTex
<DATA 88 C2B4>{0F02:2}t form, create a file named,’URCALL_ex178.p2s’.
Make Title = ‘ORCA ex#179’, mak
<DATA b D749>{0F02:3}e To = ‘K7KY’, make Fm = ‘URCALL’,
complete = Date/Time, make Sub = ‘Amateur Ra
<DATA 88 4DDC>{0F02:4}dio Attraction’. Copy
the following question, suggested by Jaye KE6SLS, to the
<DATA 88 05DF>{0F02:5} new file
and enter your reply.

What most attracted you to Amateur Radio?

<DATA 88 AB7B>{0F02:6}
If you complete this optional exercise, send the file to NCS
in FLAMP during
<DATA 76 257F>{0F02:7} the Traffic Round. Before sending, change
‘QST’ to ‘K7KY’. 5

<CNTL 10 5CE9>{0F02:EOF}
<CNTL 10 FCE5>{0F02:EOT}

DE KG7FGT K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:48Z MFSK-64 @ 1500>>
W1EEP

W7ZAP DE W1EEP NO COPY

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:49Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K7DV

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:49Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
WB7TZD

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:49Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
E WB7TZD K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:50Z MFSK-32 @ 1468>>
Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:50Z MFSK-32 @ 1468>>

DE ke6sls
File : ex178.txt
<MISSING 15 A035>{0F02}CONFIRMED
DE ke6sls K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:51Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
ORCA DIGITAL NET DE W7ZAP

<PROG 18 773B>{0F02}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 30 D3F4>{0F02}20200714213815:ex178.txt
<ID 17 8780>{0F02}W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 27D4>{0F02}548 7 80
<FILE 30 D3F4>{0F02}20200714213815:ex178.txt
<ID 17 8780>{0F02}W7ZAP SW/OR
<SIZE 14 27D4>{0F02}548 7 80
<DATA 88 A17F>{0F02:1}OPTIONAL – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise

In an FLMSG PlainTex
<DATA 88 C2B4>{0F02:2}t form, create a file named,’URCALL_ex178.p2s’.
Make Title = ‘ORCA ex#179’, mak
<DATA 88 D749>{0F02:3}e To = ‘K7KY’, make Fm = ‘URCALL’,
complete = Date/Time, make Sub = ‘Amateur Ra
<DATA 88 4DDC>{0F02:4}dio Attraction’. Copy
the following question, suggested by Jaye KE6SLS, to the
<DATA 88 05DF>{0F02:5} new file
and enter your reply.

What most attracted you to Amateur Radio?

<DATA 88 AB7B>{0F02:6}
If you complete this optional exercise, send the file to NCS
in FLAMP during
<DATA 76 257F>{0F02:7} the Traffic Round. Before sending, change
‘QST’ to ‘K7KY’. 5

<CNTL 10 5CE9>{0F02:EOF}
<CNTL 10 FCE5>{0F02:EOT}

DE W7ZAP K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:53Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
W1EEP

DE W1EEP
File : ex178.txt
<MISSING 8 75F1>{0F02}7
DE W1EEP K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:53Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K7DV

DE K7DV
File : ex178.txt
<MISSIN Ztai È5>{0F02}CONFIRMED
DE K7DV K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:54Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
KS6M

DE KS6M
File : ex178.txt
<MISSING 15 A035>{0F02}CONFIRMED
DE KS6M K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:54Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K7DV K7DV < W7ZAP Dave pse relay block 7 in this mode
TU < W7ZAP

DE K7DV*
were u talking to me wifwe ws ame r;time is that for me k7dv

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:55Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K7DV < W7ZAP Yes, pse relay block 7 in this mode
TU < W7ZAP

QST DE K7DV

<PROG 18 4049>{3B64}FLAMP 2.2.05
<DATA 136 7028>{3Bl tAkhA93NlprFFpxrzewsA9cmc8I49Olk37Ur6PH67P6xJUFXXzSVMTMSU4DCB3IDX0u2/lnsRhJbKMt7rhUucw
GrUivXGGE+YPHEjG8s5g2cOBA8StUJ05iAJbRDs0P
<CNTL 1c z>{3B64:EOF}
<CNTL 10 9996>{3B64:EOT}

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:57Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>

ORCA DIGITAL NET DE W7ZAP

<PROG 18 773B>{0F02}FLAMP 2.2.05
<DATA 76 257F>{0F02:7} the Traffic Round. Before sending, change
‘QST’ to ‘K7KY’. 5

<CNTL 10 5CE9>{0F02:EOF}
<CNTL 10 FCE5>{0F02:EOT}

DE W7ZAP K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:58Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
W1EEP

DE W1EEP
File : ex178.txt
<MISSING 15 A035>{0F02}CONFIRMED
DE W1EEP K

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T02:58Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K7KY < W7ZAP All stns CONFIRMED. Tnx to KG7FGT and K7DV for relays.
BTN < W7ZAP

Tnx Mindy, the exercise went very well and the band is better than usual two relays too BK
WB7TZD Tom ck ur dial freq ur cked in @ 1480 & ur last was 1468 (-: BK

ORCA DIGITAL NET
20:00:16p 03:00:16z
Late Ck-In? < NCS

last station agn pse < NCS

W7SOT < K7KY RR TU
W7SOT

W7SOT < K7KY RR Scott TU
W7SOT Scott Brookings
Scott hw much pwr… I didn’t print anything, but mindy got ur call btu < K7KY

RR 35w ok hr then all on net may cpy u tu BK

< W7SOT copy that – did want to blast you out tonight LOL.,

RR Scott good cpy now tu BK First Op 4 Traffic Round tonite is Gene W1EEP < NCS

K7KY DE W1EEP

<PROG 18 203F>{0BDA}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 46 69CB>{0BDA}20200506030132:URCALL 168 EXT W1EEP.txt
<ID 18 E1CD>{0BDA}W1EEP DM37DJ
<SIZE 13 44F8>{0BDA}57 1 64
<DATA 65 DEBD>{0BDA:1}URCALL EX168 iT WILL NOT PASS ALL THE CHRATERS W1EEP

<CNTL 10 ABD7>{0BDA:EOF}
<CNTL 10 0BDB>{0BDA:EOT}

DE W1EEP K

<STX>
DE K7KY
File : URCALL 168 EXT W1EEP.txt
<MISSING 15 112E>{0BDA}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Next 4 Traffic is Dave K7DV < NCS

DE K7DV*
srri not ready yet come back if youe t¢tit hi hi

RR BK Next 4 Traffic is Tom WB7TZD < NCS

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T03:06Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>

K7KY DE WB7TZD

<PROG 18 4F6A>{E766}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 37 89AE>{E766}20200715030038:WB7TZD_ex178.p2s
<ID 25 CE45>{E766}WB7TZD ECOM MESSAGE
<SIZE 14 8D04>{E766}409 7 64
<DATA 72 CD55>{E766:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAFuXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzTjfidVQfXCrTp8Wea
<DATA 72 A959>{E766:2}OdKrN4CQtNQKGyaRtJUOhEFADaBf9pTZbxEftDyOXz0tjE+XbfSvULibl0OwdjQE
<DATA 72 BFA8>{E766:3}KprSWgDnJ/ckjouHsqjCIjljQdAxFE4fTxsqvt5thBgLarHBbX5e3oCvan4UcjNt
<DATA 72 EDED>{E766:4}CDNxEX8g1NaUcBWYmedrAGTn2ADINriGGs/TbP2CL8B1RyCLS5kwGtXBX1+t2UoX
<DATA 72 D4B9>{E766:5}STfG8q0kjIAOYFjJtIopDMe5FoV6gKTYyJPh6Q3I3TNCwqh3suMQrdk6fZqiFczw
<DATA 72 B30A>{E766:6}C6T9GBzDMK+spXQ7xPfxQ5ZeF9WIhBs/yhI8OLOKEd2eDEF6bkW9qD7VNOvqD0+j
<DATA 33 3782>{E766:7}fjqgc2Ksbrn3c4A
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<CNTL 10 021E>{E766:EOT}

DE WB7TZD K

<STX>
DE K7KY
File : WB7TZD_ex178.p2s
<MISSING 15 9CE1>{E766}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Over 2 John KS6M 4 Traffic < K7KY

K7KY DE KS6M

<PROG 21 EE69>{BBA6}FLAMP 2.2.05.02
<FILE 35 4888>{BBA6}20200715024752:KS6M_ex178.p2s
<ID 26 F496>{BBA6}KS6M Oakland CA CM87
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<DATA 29 22B6>{BBA6:6}BSC8NI/Cwbk
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<CNTL 10 2EF8>{BBA6:EOT}

DE KS6M K

<STX>
DE K7KY
File : KS6M_ex178.p2s
<MISSING 8 9DDC>{BBA6}2
DE K7KY K

K7KY DE KS6M

<PROG 21 EE69>{BBA6}FLAMP 2.2.05.02
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<CNTL 10 8EF4>{BBA6:EOF}
<CNTL 10 2EF8>{BBA6:EOT}

DE KS6M K

<STX>
DE K7KY
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<MISSING 15 DAE0>{BBA6}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Oops! I forgot to send the roster after an active station ck-ed in late BK

… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn 0RCA.b2s]<flmsg>4.0.15
:hdr_fm:20
K7KY 20201507031214
:hdr_ed:20
K7KY 20192409231907
<blankform>
:mg:512 ORCA DIGITAL NET 14/Jul/20 Check-in/Rotation:

Check-ins: 16
Stations:
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR QNX
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID
K6ETA* Steve Petaluma,CA VidID
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM QNX
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA
KS6M John Oakland,CA
W5CLE Charles Vancouver,WA
KG7FGT David Zigzag,OR
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver WA
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT QNX
K7LDW Don Rigby,ID QNX
W7SOT Scott Brookings,CA
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS

*Called for COMMENTS only

[WRAP:chksum 7AB3][WRAP:end] … end

^r
Next 4 Traffic is Charles W5CLE < NCS

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T03:14Z MFSK-32 @ 1492>>
W7ZAP DE W5CLE

<PROG 18 B08E>{24E7}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 36 3CF0>{24E7}20200715025103:W5CLE_ex178.p2s
<ID 27 95A0>{24E7}W5CLE Vancouver, WA,
<SIZE 14 8A54>{24E7}357 6 64
<DESC 29 08B7>{24E7}Ham radio interested me

W7ZAP DE W5CLE BK

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T03:14Z MFSK-32 @ 1492>>

<DATA 72 CB74>{24E7:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAEUXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS38hI/ipuVEunehKI
<DATA 72 C281>{24E7:2}g5BdZhEjy+c2bbsIxn9urm1P3+PzeMx3N2HZdAdGX3qzA+/KdjkMddKFmcPBz98I
<DATA 72 FE7C>{24E7:3}RrsofOOzYbWkG2HE0dZm7eVtmXDQ5vnu0QDEu2jBNUvlAxpgzMTsfg+e1b2+483d
<DATA 72 E65B>{24E7:4}feJDhh48IR9cb+ZSDSFaFCG/nwMBEiDFFSbixL69EhwNC03z5fUfuPfeebmSSf86
<DATA 72 54C1>{24E7:5}ZXY3csePPc3nPAJTWor4qYmHHf/c9wvuyw+4GgzrC8bG77uEWIwDxS2yprAaQo3u
<DATA 45 392A>{24E7:6}7bFOrvbeMj35cs0QRsZ49OpuyAA
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 5352>{24E7:EOF}
<CNTL 10 F35E>{24E7:EOT}

W7ZAP DE W5CLE K

<STX>
DE K7KY
File : W5CLE_ex178.p2s
<MISSING 15 AFD2>{24E7}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

David KG7FGT, ur turn 4 Traffic < NCS

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<ID 17 AF56>{FA8C}KG7FGT CN95
<SIZE 14 DE7A>{FA8C}357 6 64
<DATA 72 330D>{FA8C:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAEZXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS38gdg0nNQ3PvaJst
<DATA 72 3171>{FA8C:2}rm+O+0URgKolgTriI1/YAITYARiagrYaJpaiD6A1IGYraBVkOhoDqKrFd3OFmYtU
<DATA 72 3950>{FA8C:3}UcpvXHtOWLBRKCemwRmT/ZL3e1+AREPHVDRBj3cxs+ktnbJ+fHShDDiCPicOntJC
<DATA 72 0923>{FA8C:4}lcdvafD8bnDXjicfP3MUYczJSPAAI5/NDfKO4AB4DjOBhCqws1zGa50aHN3qkY+5
<DATA 72 12D4>{FA8C:5}f7I6MMC0IOthOAm3gspSD8OWConLcyg6YWRKrEsucWpe+ZYa5HIMmJOSyXUJ4GSf
<DATA 45 3BF3>{FA8C:6}ydcZJOzc5/kxzCjZT7372A43yA=
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 F965>{FA8C:EOF}
<CNTL 10 5969>{FA8C:EOT}

DE KG7FGT K

<STX>
DE K7KY
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<MISSING 15 B306>{FA8C}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Next 4 Traffic is Brian KJ7BHK < NCS

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T03:18Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
K7KY DE KJ7BHK

<PROG 18 621A>{8103}FLAMP 2.2.04
<FILE 37 A7C1>{8103}20200715030716:KJ7BHK_ex178.p2s
<ID 26 67E0>{8103}KJ7BHK Vancouver WA
<SIZE 14 4666>{8103}389 7 64
<DESC 23 D523>{8103}ORCA NET EXERCISE
<DATA 72 CE87>{8103:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAEqXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS38hI/ipuVEunehKI
<DATA 72 B889>{8103:2}g+I+GIbLQ4xgJkA88+2Tg7RYFwB999JJtAm4NKTfPYU4cPrzl3j2kKqfNws9cf/d
<DATA 72 E77C>{8103:3}CzUBPcTJNLvbifF9B6qLyBeceQomkLJAS6imgOMA1n7dWaEcMtJXk/WzGSdu4hfw
<DATA 72 1203>{8103:4}DfrAwWf87owVCc6gW7qvfGrpbRgTEovOf/idLVGrl+8dkkJGRyi+ZGBlbxs4mpvX
<DATA 72 B13A>{8103:5}Kzw1HWul+qNOzlgAwHcSjgtT7l5sT66omCQB6BsrwYLoYfgl2km3gHYoELjgFuGT
<DATA 72 039D>{8103:6}TyqTwZUXIkc3N7qzOIHpxHKtsex6HdzkpH2GckFhVAtlt8vd+nsepLzP6GA
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<DATA 13 953F>{8103:7}:end] <CNTL 10 8FC9>{8103:EOF}
<CNTL 10 2FC5>{8103:EOT}

DE KJ7BHK K

<STX>
DE K7KY
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<MISSING 15 E38C>{8103}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Over 2 Jaye KE6SLS 4 Traffic < K7KY

Scott W7SOT, pls check if your using your dummy load or wrong antenna–can’t hear u here in Eureka.

QST DE ke6sls

<PROG 18 09D4>{8348}FLAMP 2.2.03
<FILE 34 F4FC>{8348}20200715023239:READINESS.txt
<ID 31 5F35>{8348}ke6sls Eureka! California
<SIZE 17 C751>{8348}1245 10 128
<DATA 136 D7D5>{8348:1}BE READY!

Today, I bought more water. Keep six cases of COSTCO water in my garage, constantly rotated. Water is more importan
<DATA 136 B6A5>{8348:2}t than food.

As I ran my errand today, I remembered I need to order two new tires for my car. I’m going to ask the dealer to
<DATA 136 595D>{8348:3} SHOW ME THE SPARE and TOOLS. I am also going to request the mechanic show me where the lift
jack must be placed in case of a r
<DATA 136 5422>{8348:4}oadside emergency. You may not know it, but many cars have exactly ONE place to put the lift jack
to raise the car off of a blo
<DATA 136 9270>{8348:5}wn tire. I can’t do it myself now, but at least I can show a helperbee or passerby where. Oddly
enough, can makers don’t give
<DATA 136 C80F>{8348:6}new owners a printed manual! So, perhaps we should all look at our vehicles and ask if we are ready
in case of emergency.

Th
<DATA 136 F546>{8348:7}e last errand was fuel. Today was the day I drain my current can of fuel from the shop into my car, add fuel additive to the ca
<DATA 136 B317>{8348:8}n, then refill the 2.5 gallon can and top off my car. I keep 4 cans of fuel in my garage in case I will have to use my generato
<DATA 136 728A>{8348:9}r to power my home. The cans are rotated each month, first in-first out, and each can has a date label on the handle so I never
<DATA 102 3959>{8348:10} have fuel over six months old.

We always much be as prepared as we can be.

73
Jaye ke6sls

<CNTL 10 ED0C>{8348:EOF}
<CNTL 10 4D00>{8348:EOT}

DE ke6sls K

Lots of good Advice, Jaye & Scott W7SOT’s weak signal isn’t due to Op error, but being mindful of not swamping our radios he lives very near by and just began working ORCA

DE K7KY
File : READINESS.txt
<MISSING 15 4A5F>{8348}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

Next 4 Traffic is Scott W7SOT < NCS

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T03:26Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
20200715032226:W7SOT.txt
<ID 25 7C82>{5C6F}W7SOT Brookings, OR
<SIZE 14 3CF8>{5C6F}671 9 80
<DATA 88 5006>{5C6F:1}I had an elmer right from the start – and he kept pushing me to get my liscence,
<DATA 88 45B1>{5C6F:2} I was living up in Bend, OR at the time – and that summer, they had a bad fire
<DATA 88 800E>{5C6F:3}season, and they activated several different ham radio nets in response the the
<DATA 88 7962>{5C6F:4}fires – thier where several of them causing evacations, being newly liscenced, I
<DATA 88 DA19>{5C6F:5} just listened at that point – was not ready to jump in at that point. And I wa
<DATA 88 327D>{5C6F:6}s able to make several trips up to a repeater site, both to work on our local re
<DATA 88 5E1E>{5C6F:7}peater, and to work on a commercial repeater antenna – I thought that was the co
<DATA 88 4306>{5C6F:8}olest thing, and I had some nice long distance contacts from that high up, and I
<DATA 39 21DB>{5C6F:9} guess I was hooked from their.
<CNTL 10 877A>{5C6F:EOF}
<CNTL 10 2776>{5C6F:EOT}

QST DE W7SOT K

tnx Scott nice introduction to Amateur Radio

DE K7KY
File : Unassigned
<MISSING 14 8DA0>{5C6F}PREAMBLE
DE K7KY K

Next 4 Traffic is Mindy W7ZAP < NCS

Oops! I called Mindy b4 finishing w/Scott BK

DE K7KY
File : Unassigned
<MISSING 14 8DA0>{5C6F}PREAMBLE
DE K7KY K

Scott the PREAMBLE is blk#0 < NCS

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T03:30Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
ok =- what do I need to do at this point?

on the TX screen put a 0 in the window labled Missing and then go < NCS

Sri Scott I’m looking at the wrong screentD5C6F}W7SOT Brookings, OR
<SIZE 14 3CF8>{5C6F}671 9 80

QST DE W7SOT K

Once agn, Scott I doubled u tu < NCS
Ku:Rl?tyW7SOTmrookings, OR
<SIZE 14 3CF8>{5C6F}671 9 80

QST DE W7SOT K

Scott we’ll conclude this following net tu BK Next 4 Traffic is Mindy W7ZAP < NCS

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T03:34Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T03:34Z MFSK-64 @ 1500>>

… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn AD5XJ-20200711.p2s]<flmsg>4.0.14
:hdr_fm:21
W7ZAP 20201507033401
:hdr_ed:21
AD5XJ 20201007122810
<plaintext>
:tt:16 Training message
:to:18 SATERN Digital Net
:fm:29 AD5XJ SATERN Digital Net Mgr.
:dt:10 2020-07-11
:tm:9 12:20 UTC
:sb:8 Training
:mg:2424
Training Message

I hope you all can get this message 100%. It is essential in that we strive to learn methods that enable us as hams to join an effort to provide emergency communication in a catastrophic event – like the Internet becoming unavailable.

Think it won’t happen? I would remind you of Hurricane Katrina. Half of Louisiana was without Internet service for almost two weeks. Even the Federal Government could not communicate because of flooded communication equipment. It CAN and does happen. What if a rogue nation like China or Russia were to launch a cyber attack on our Internet backbone? Where would we be then.

In that vein, we are planning an exercise that will both test your skills learned here, and (hopefully) give you a chance to develop new skills.

Most of you have received our weekly training messages and many of you report back to me with your results. Quite a few of you have followed our instructions to the letter. Others do the bare minimum.

In an emergency, there are not that many options. We must know and perform our role without error. Getting a message from the originator to the destination requires adherence to the best of radio practice, and to all the principals we have been teaching for quite a while now.

In the coming weeks, we will lay out a plan for a nationwide exercise to get a message from one side of the country to the other using only radio…no Internet, no WinLINK, no CW – just NBEMS. A message sent by radio from the originating station should reach the destination station absolutely error-free and in the same format as it started. Notice I said SHOULD. There are several mitigating factors on that journey between coasts.

That means, no cut and paste, no text conversions, no PDF’s – just the FLMSG raw text sent stations-to-station with FLAMP or FLMSG/ARQ peer-to peer from end to end.

Can we do it? Absolutely we can. But it means uncompromising adherence to the guidelines we have stressed on this net for a long time. If you are unfamiliar with NBEMS procedures used by SATERN, visit the satern.org web site and review the NBEMS training pages. Practice with a ham friend. Or set up a practice session with your local digital net.

There will be more on this later. For now, here is hoping you got all this and can start your way to a successful exercise.

training message de AD5XJ SATERN Int. Digital Net Mgr. NNNN K
***** end message *****
[WRAP:chksum 7E8F][WRAP:end] … end

^r

Tnx, Mindy if you didn’t cpy this message, stick around after net and we’ll send it agn in FLAMP it’s important to the upcoming National level exercise BK Next

4 Traffic is Dave K7DV < NCS

RCA DE K7DV

<PROG 18 A338>{3BB0}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 35 4FF4>{3BB0}20200715030917:K7DV.ex178.txt
<ID 35 BA01>{3BB0}K7DV Idaho Falls Idaho DN33XJ
<SIZE 14 F2E0>{3BB0}246 3 96
<DESC 33 DE68>{3BB0}Why I came to Amatuer Radio
<FILE 35 4FF4>{3BB0}20200715030917:K7DV.ex178.txt
<ID 35 BA01D3BB0}K7DV Idahog dlls Idaho DN33XJ
<SIZE 14 F2E0>{3BB0}246 3 96
<DESC 33 DE68>{3BB0}Why I came to AoZtRadio
<DATA 104 11A9>{3BB0:1} K7DV to K7KY NCS Orcan net
What most attracted you to Amateur Radio? NL
Lùll the beautiful
<DATA 104 E3E5>{3BB0:2} girls ioslP lo my shack,,, ooops just kidding

it was the ability to communicate and he
<DATA 62 1609>{3BB0:3}lp our fellow man and the wonderful sound radio makes.
<CNTL 10 BAAF>{3BB0:EOF}GCNTL 10 1AA3>{3BBiOT}
LeyE KO”V K

<STX>
DE K7KY
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<MISSING 10 A1D6>{3BB0}1 2
DE K7KY K

k7ky ORCA DE K7DV

<PROG 18 A338>6B0}FLAMP 2.2.05
<DATA 104 11A9>{3BB0:1} K7DV to K7KY NCS Orcan net
What most att&uu to Amateur Radio?

all the beautiful
<DATA 104 E3E5>{3BB0:2} girls that came to my shack,,, ooops just kidding

it was the ability to communicate and he
<CNTL 10 BAAF>{3BB0:EOF}
<CNTL 10 1AA3>{3BB0:EOT}

DE K7DV K

W1EEP < K7KY Gene pse relay blk#1 tu < K7KY

DI NOT RECEIVE ALL THE MESSAGE TO SENT TO YOU K7K7 DE W1EEP I’M NOT SURE WHY IT SAID THAT THAT IS NOT WHAT I HAD IN THE MESSAGE I TOOK IT UP AS A GREAT HOBBY AND TO HAVE RADIO COMM HERE IN THE VALLEY FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN CASE WE NEED IT THX FOR THE NET 73’S TO ALL PLEASE GIVE ME A EARLY OUT THANKS YOU

OK Gene tu & ur out 73 cu next time BK W7ZAP pse relay blk#1 tu < NCS

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T03:42Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
DE W7ZAP

FLAMP Relay

<DATA 104 11A9>{3BB0:1} K7DV to K7KY NCS Orcan net
What most attracted you to Amateur Radio?

all the beautiful
<CNTL 10 BAAF>{3BB0:EOF}
<CNTL 10 1AA3>{3BB0:EOT}

DE W7ZAP K

<STX>
DE K7KY
File : K7DV.ex178.txt
<MISSING 15 278B>{3BB0}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K

ORCA DIGITAL NET
20:43:40p 03:43:40z
Late Ck-In? < NCS

NCS de W7WXV – late ck-in QNX. Had usb port issue tonight. < W7WXV

W7WXV < K7KY TU Carroll
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX

Tnx Carroll gud 2 c u BK are there any more? < K7KY First station 4 Comments is Dave K7DV < NCS

DE K7DV*
darn i had one all cued up just want to say that we are doing an impoÄ5p a thing here and we WILL be needed in the near future as the world gets more selfish and abased in thier on wansdselfishness we will neeed to be vigilant and ready for anytype of copmmunications to the poutside world keep practicing as doug and Mindy say Practice makes perfect, I am honered to be part of this elite group of hams Mi”y all for all you do tpo make this possible srri for the mistakes I guess i need to practice hi hi btu

doug verGn gud net de K7dv

FB Dave & tnx for your thoughts while u typed, I was being thankful to belong to probably the best bunch of digital Operators in the Country BK Next 4 Traffic is Steve K6ETA < NCS

e around the previous Traffic!

What attracted me to Amateur Radio?

My Father and Sister mentioned to me one day in 2011 that they both had amateur radio licenses and could contact each other on battery power even though she’s over 100 miles away. Having been out of contact with them both during the quake of ’89 it didn’t take a sales pitch to help me see the value!

So #1 Emergency Communications.
#2 DX… I love it when I talk to a sailor at sea or a scientist in Antarctica!
#3 I’m a techy geek
#4 I’m a motorcyclist who has seen many things happen outside of cell phone coverage
For numbers 6 through 100 see k6eta.com

Oh and for the record I see folks getting LESS selfish these days. I guess the neighborhood matters?
73 and BTN < K6ETA

Sri Steve I meant to call you for Comments, but got hasty and hit the wrong button BK Tom WB7TZD, ur turn 4 Traffic < NCS

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T03:52Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
Good net copy most of all message, need to get going I have a place to be in a little bitso.

DE WB7TZD
73’S

FB Tom glad u could make the net ur out early & ur @ 1476 73 cu next time BK John KS6M, ur next 4 Comments < K7KY

Over 2 Charles W5CLE 4 Comments < NCS

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T03:55Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
K7KY & W7ZAP Thanks for the net exercise. Good learning experiences.

W5CLE BTU

RR Charles tnx 4 working with us BK Next 4 Comments is David KG7FGT < NCS

ORCA de KG7FGT
Signal Report from CN95
KJ7BHK 14 dB
KE6SLS 3 dB
KG7DGI -10 dB
K7KY 7dB
WB7TZD 16dB
W7ZAP 6dB
W1EEP -2dB
K7DV -13 dB
KS6M -10 dB
W7SOT 0dB
W5CLE 12dB
K7DV -6dB

The initial test image I received was perfect, for the first time since I have joined the net. That was pretty cool IMO. Glad to have the opportunity to do the FLAMP relay tonight. Skill building is good.

Reuters reports that CDC has stated mask use could get the pandemic under control in 4-8 weeks. I am unsure of how likely it is that this goal will be met. My wife works in retail and has been insulted by customers that were told that masks were mandatory if they wanted to shop.

On a more positive note I have a verbal agreement with a painting contractor to get the exterior of my house painted, although not until September. I’m also getting an early start on preparing for Winter since I no longer have to commute to work. The wood shed is beginning to fill up nicely. A La Nina winter has been predicted for this year, so it is likely that I will see a good deal of it used. Taking online classes so far has been a good way to spend some time as well. I know a lot more about Elasticsearch than I used to.

Stay safe, sane and healthy. 73s all around. KG7FGT BTN.

RR David we hv our winter wood in too. Now, to stack it. Retail work is becoming dangerous. I read today a story abt a retail worker wanting the customer to put on a mask. He got angry and stabbed her. Next, he was shot and killed by a policeman. Strange times 4 sure BK Over 2 Brian KJ7BHK 4 Comments < NCS

Next 4 Comments is Jaye KE6SLS < NCS

GE ORCA digital net!
ARS ke6sls, Jaye in Eureka! California using

Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T04:00Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
Before RSID: <<2020-07-15T04:00Z MFSK-64 @ 1504>>

GE ORCA digital net!
ARS ke6sls, Jaye in Eureka! California using 50 watts.

k7ky, s10 14db, 100%, FLmsg 100%, P5,
w7zap, s15 16d8h 100%, FLamp 0%, FLamp 100% with kg7fgt RELAY, FLmsg 100%,
KG7FGT, s8 6db, 100% FLamp RELAY, FLamp 100%, Elasticsearch???
K7DV, s5-15, 90% copy, FLamp 50% <2,3> after NCS fill 75% <3> comments 95% TU Dave!
W1EEP, s7 2db, 100%, FLamp 100%,
W7SOT, not a peep heard/seen, amazing NCS! Sure not using dummy load?? Now s7 5db, Flamp 90% (preamble),
WB7TZD, s9 12db, off freq @1495, FLamp 100% Good answer!, Off freq agn for comments–missed all but hopefully I’ll catch it in
NCS report.
KS6M, s6 4db, Flamp 100%,
W5CLE, s6 1db, Flamp 100%, Go NAVY!
KJ7BHK, s9 6db, FLamp 100%, bugger, missed his comments
K6ETA, s9 8db, 100% comments

Carl km6liq came over yesterday afternoon to weed eat and mow my lawn. What he didn’t know was I was making an amazing pot of CHILI! I add tons of great veggies to my chili, so it’s almost a chili stew. Carl ate 2 meals worth! Glad I got some REAL food into his belly.

Had a beautiful day here today. Lots of sun, and a very mild breeze. Summer is here. Batteries topped off and ready for an ORCA net.

Seems like the condx are great tonight. Hope they hold though out the net tonight.

Ken AD5XJ idea sounds like a GREAT idea! We used to do this daily for decades not that long ago! And I did tons of this type work in the Navy. Looking forward to this test. Please keep us updated.

Sorry to hear about Bruce’s engine problems I SURE hope the shop can get him on the road again ASAP. Fingers crossed for you Bruce!

As most of you already know, California is again in LOCK DOWN mode. COVID19 is really distressing our world. However, I am almost glad the Governor made the call. I hope this can save lives!

Wow, my noise reduction was turned on (my goof!) and it seen Mindy’s first transmission as pure noise and nulled it out!

My fumbling fingers sure getting worse. It’s becoming REALLY hard to try to log signal reports. But I will keep working at it. Good work NCSs.

What got Jaye, and his xwife Pat into ham radio was after we bought are small RV. We planned to do lots of camping in the mountains. Always thinking about WHAT IF, we decided to buy a cell phone in case of troubles, but were told they don’t work in the mountains! The guy worked at Radio Shack as was a ham. He said what you really need is ham radio. The rest is history!

Sure great to hear almost all the ORCA ops tonight. Band is wonderful!

Good work Scott. I’ve had you chk in here on our Monday emergency nets and know your signal is usually great here! Tnx NCS. I’m going to stick around for Scott’s preamble fill.

” I guess the neighborhood matters? Steve k6eta” Great comment Steve. My neighbors are AWESOME! We are always helping each other and keeping an eye out.

Super cool to hear all the ops tonight! Keep on keeping on everyone! Long net tonight but sure worth my time!!!

TU all,
Please stay safe and well.

73
Jaye ke6sls

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Tnx Jaye great report.. I hpe lockdown and masks will make a difference it’s hard to sort out truth from fiction these days BK Scott W7SOT, ur next 4 Comments < K7KY

‘K7KY’. < W7SOT good evening to everyone – thanks for the net tnoight – kind of got here at the last minute, and seem to be having some issues, so will have to get them sorted out by next week – radio is not wanting to TX from time to time, and keep moving off frequency, even with things all locked down,. guess that about all, so back to net.

RR Scott… if u want to work on some ORCA routines off-net during the week, let me know BK Next for Comments is Mindy W7ZAP < NCS

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W7ZAP 20201507040628
:hdr_ed:21
W7ZAP 20170512224719
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:mg:1087 35w 135ft doublet @ 145ft
W7ZAP copied the following stns:

KD7CL 100% KBD (S8+)
W1EEP 100% KBD, FLAMP (S9) 1dB
K7DV 100% KBD, 75% FLAMP, but 90% eyeball copy (S8+) -3dB
K6ETA 100% VidID, KBD (S9 +15) 6dB
WB7TZD 100% KBD, FLAMP (S9 +10) 5dB @ 1479WF
KS6M 100% KBD, 50% FLAMP (S9+) -6dB (my error on FLAMP/not@1500WF)
W5CLE 100% KBD, FLAMP (S9+) -3dB to 3dB
KG7FGT 100% KBD, FLAMP (S9 +15) 2 to 8dB
KJ7BHK 100% KBD, FLAMP (S9 +10) 2dB
KE6SLS 100% KBD, FLAMP (S9 +15) 8dB
KR7KR 100% KBD (S9 +10)
K7LDW 100% KBD (S9+) -2dB
W7SOT 100% KBD, FLAMP (S9 +20) 14dB
W7WXV 100% KBD (S9 +15) 7dB

Amateur Radio Attraction
20+ years ago, I remember watching Doug have a digital QSO w/an Op in Chile on his Yaesu FT-817 using 5w! The amount of energy to light a bulb and he was communicating with someone halfway around the world thru the air… Amazing!! 9/11 occurred and I got my technician license.

Hope Bruce KB7VX is back on the road soon & stays hydrated while commuting on his bike in the heat. Good to see Carroll W7WXV on the WF. Hope see all on WF again soon. Stay safe!

73,
Mindy W7ZAP
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FB Mindy great report BK

ORCA DIGITAL NET
21:09:11p 04:09:11z
Late Ck-In? < NCS

Are there any questions or follow ups to the comment round? < NCS

How abt comments from Monitoring stations in Dist5? < NCS

ORCA NET de KG5DGI. Another wipe-out tonight. I do have one message @ 100%, from W1EEP, plus 3 messages on the Queue at 0% with no information. No opening Image. The few readable TX are running @ -7 dB to -13 dB. Repeating Ken’s message from SATERN (Salvation Army) is excellent. Accuracy and proficiency are demanded of us, should the emergency need arise. 73’s
KG5DGI

RR Ed… Oddly, ur 20over9 & 5db here maybe we should trade qth’s? BK taking Comments from Monitoring stations in Dist 6,7. !lietkq < K7KYto change mode, u need to enable TxID < NCS

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K7LDW 20201507031643
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:mg:132 K7KY -8DB then 1DB @ 03:00Z
K7DV -2DB
W1EEP -6DB
NO FILE COPY
Thanks for ymqdication to training us on the art of digital com.
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K7LDW 20201507041404
:hdr_ed:21
K7LDW 20201507031643
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:mg:132 K7KY -8DB then 1DB @ 03:00Z
K7DV -2DB
W1EEP -6DB
NO FILE COPY
Thanks for your dedication to training us on the art of digital com.
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K7LDW < K7KY RR Don tu BK anyone else? < K7KY

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2020-07-14 21:16:38p 04:16:38z
This concludes ORCA DIGITAL NET
Thanks for working with us tonight.
We hope to see you again next
Tuesday evening.

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FEMA Region X HF Interoperability Testing (60m)


FEMA Region X Monthly Interoperability NET, which comprises Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, conducts a monthly interoperability communications exercise on the 60-meter band. This exercise often includes a voice portion and a digital portion.

FEMA Region X uses the call sign of WGY910. The COMMEX occurs on the third Wednesday of the month from 1730 to 1900Z. Primary check-in is usually on 60-meter channel 1.

FEMA Region X Monthly Interoperability NET

3rd Wednesday 1730Z - 1900Z
Channel 1: 5330.5 kHz
Channel 2: 5346.5 kHz
Channel 3: 5357.0 kHz
Channel 4: 5371.5 kHz
Channel 5: 5403.5 kHz
1730Z Open net, delay check-ins
60M - CH1
1735Z NCS sends 1st dig msg
60M - BPSK31 - CH 2
1740Z NCS repeats 1st dig msg using alt mode
60M - MT63-2KL CH2
1745Z NCS calls for check-ins and reports
60M - CH1
1815Z NCS TX 2nd digital msg
60M - BPSK31 - CH 2
1825Z NCS reTX 2nd dig msg using alt mode
60M - MT63-2KL - CH 2
1827Z NCS calls for reports
60M - CH 1
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SHORTWAVE RADIOGRAM

Shortwave Radiogram transmits digital text and images on an analog shortwave broadcast transmitter. The program is produced and presented by Dr. Kim Andrew Elliott KD9XB. Shortwave Radiogram continues VOA Radiogram's tradition testing new modes and is an interesting source for Digital Ops wishing to practice more with FLDIGI & FLAMP.
 

Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule (AM)

Fri 2030-2100 UTC
7780 kHz
9455 kHz
WRMI Florida
Sat 1600-1630 UTC
9400 kHz
Space Line, Bulgaria
Sun 2330-2400 UTC
7780 kHz
WRMI Florida
Mon 0800-0830 UTC
7730 kHz
5850 kHz
WRMI Florida

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