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Net Report, 16/Jun/15
Check-ins: 4
Traffic: 4
Stations:
WA6NBG Don Bul
K7IFG Ken T
W7ZAP Mindy T
K7KY Doug T NCS
It looks like small nets may be the norm for summer. The combination of noisy summer conditions on the low bands and great wx for outdoor activities and travel cuts into radio time for most of us. I know some stations are not hearing me well this summer. Last week I didn’t do well with Danon KJ6UPE and David NX6D, although not all our difficulties are propagation. QTH and equipment are also big factors. Tonight, the band was not too shabby for a summer evening. Most traffic passed on the first transmission.
Mindy W7ZAP and I sent messages in PSK63RC4. My antenna favors Don and Ken K7IFG and they both copied my PSK63RC4 message 100%. Mindy’s antenna is better E/W. Were we passing actual communications, Mindy & I could work all directions effectively.
It’s been interesting to use different digital modes. Needing more signal this summer encouraged me to delve into the properties of different modes. Here are some PSK63RC4 specs:
PSK63RC4 = 220wpm, 330bw, 80% dutycycle, FEC
MFSK32 = 120wpm, 630bw, 100% dutycycle
I’m particularly interested in modes with lighter duty cycles. Using PSK63RC4, I can increase my transmit power by 20%. More power and less band width by half should improve my signal somewhat. Eventually, we’ll know which mode is best for current conditions. Not all modes will transmit images; an important feature.
By now, our regular members have flamp installed and working. We are successfully using flamp nearly every net. And, we’ve developed a workable routine to make flamp REPORTs quickly and fill missing blocks w/o disrupting traffic rotation.
After closing the net, we QSY’d to our 40m alternate, 7.122, but didn’t connect. We should probably check our alternate frequency more often when conditions are poor on 80m.
Thanks for coming out to work with us tonight. I hope to see you next week too. 73 Doug K7KY
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Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T02:24Z MFSK-32 @ 1502>>
Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T02:26Z MFSK-32 @ 1516>>
TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST
WA6NBG WA6NBG de WA6NBG
ORCA DIGITAL NET, Early Check-in
Send only your callsign or print it on the WF
I’ll list earlies before regular check-in. de K7KY k
1WA6NBG
Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T02:28Z MFSK-32 @ 1493>>
TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST
WA6NBG WA6NBG de WA6NBG
ORCA DIGIAL NET, Checked-in early:
WA6NBG
K7IFG
W7ZAP
K7KY
< K7KY k
QST QST – WELCOME to the ORCA DIGITAL NET – Doug K7KY NCS
in Brookings,OR
ORCA meets every Tuesday at 1930p here on 3.595 USB. Software:
FLDIGI, FLMSG, & FLAMP. Mode: MFSK-32 @ 1500. Other
modes and bands depending on conditions. Alternate digital freq: 7.122
USB. Optional voice freq’s: 3.955 & 7.200.
The ORCA DIGITAL NET is dedicated to learning digital operating skills
and practicing digital traffic handling. The
net connects Amateur Operators with mutual interest in training,
information-sharing, and support. Visitors welcome.
This is a DIRECTED Net. Please answer check-in with your CALLSIGN.
If you can print your call on the WF, use any
free space in the passband.
After check-in, please stand-by while NCS organizes the rotation list.
NCS transmits grayscale test image
NCS transmits Rotation list
NCS transmits Announcements (comments/questions?)
NCS calls each station in rotation (traffic or keyboard)*
A round (or more) of fills, reception reports, comments, questions,
follows the traffic round.
Closing Announcment (optional QSY to voice)
* Before sending, please LOCK fldigi @ 1500, enable RxID, TxID, &
AFC and enable CONFIGURE/ID/RsID ‘Retain tx freq
lock’
** ORCA website: http://orcadigitalnet.com/ < K7KY NCS
ORCA DIGITAL NET de K7KY
Check-in: Please respond with your callsign only…
ORCA DIGITAL NET de K7KY
Grayscale image for signal evaluation
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Settings\Admin\Desktop\PBlogo\ORCAlogo.png>
Sending Pic:192×192;
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ORCA DIGITAL NET, Rotation order
WA6NBG
K7IFG
W7ZAP
K7KY
NCS will call stations in order. Send traffic or keyboard as you like…
[WRAP:chksum F484][WRAP:end]… end
ALL ORCA Late check-in, come now please…< K7KY k ORCA
DIGITAL NET, Announcements, 16/June/15
Reguar traffic rotation tonight. Relay, flamp , and different modes are
always optional. Let me know now if you want
to add/change something.
*REPOST
Flamp notes: For flamp traffic, NCS will prompt the following station to
send an flamp REPORT. The remaining stations will REPORT in order
w/o prompt. If you don’t have flamp installed, send your callsign only.
This will alert the following station to
REPORT.
We will only do one round of REPORTS and one fill before returning
to traffic rotation. Stations still incomplete, can fill after net.
*Remember: Enable CONFIGURE/ID/RsID ‘Retain tx freq lock’ , and
LOCK fldigi @ 1500. Enable RxID, TxID, &
AFC
Comments, Questions? Announcements, come now with your callsign.
< K7KY
WA6NBG OK Don, over to you for the Humboldt bulletin… de K7KY k
Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T02:37Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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WA6NBG 20151706023745
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:to:27 Eureka Emergency Net & ORCA
:p1:33 25 Watts into 180′ endfeed up 25′
:fm:10 Don WA6NBG
:d1:10 2015-06-15
:t1:5 1820L
:sb:26 Bulletins and Annoucements
:s1:23 Donald O. Nelson WA6NBG
:mg:634 Bulletins and Annoucements for June 15th.
Those interested in Emergency Communications should attend the
EmComm meeting Thursday June 18th at 1900L at Eureka
downtown fire station.
Redwood Amateur Radio Club meeting Tuesday, June 23rd, at 1900L in
Rohner Park in Fortuna.
Field Day Saturday & Sunday, June 27/28 at Woodly Island. Potluck
dinner Saturday evening and a breakfast by Jim and
Rachael on Sunday morning.
Note the NEW email address to 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 June 15th.
[WRAP:chksum B6E2][WRAP:end]… end
K7IFG OK Ken, you’re up… de K7KY k tn
DE K7IFG FOLLOWS A FLAMP FORMAT MESSAGE ……….
QST DE K7IFG
<PROG 18 E8D6>{78E9}FLAMP 2.2.02
<FILE 33 0876>{78E9}20150611041859:K7IFG-21.m2s
<ID 34 B8AD>{78E9}K7IFG Beavercreek, OR CN85sg
<SIZE 14 521E>{78E9}425 7 64
<DESC 41 BC85>{78E9}SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FLMSG VIA
FLAMP
<PROG 18 E8D6>{78E9}FLAMP 2.2.02
<FILE 33 0876>{78E9}20150611041859:K7IFG-21.m2s
<ID 34 B8AD>{78E9}K7IFG Beavercreek, OR CN85sg
<SIZE 14 521E>{78E9}425 7 64
<DESC 41 BC85>{78E9}SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FLMSG VIA
FLAMP
<DATA 72
20FE>{78E9:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAGaXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5
T3dGz4BqhBYmu5ykIZXXbL
<DATA 72
FC67>{78E9:2}lfc4u1wa+iH73roc/69yRafeQb7EcdEOV3TKQz0WSBX
3yKxzCYAxGZLxDpS+PRIn
<DATA 72
5E21>{78E9:3}7VeHRe5Png5ZI997nUT6jG9rT2TqlsJkk7pXhh3fsy7vdk
9k3ecAljEfeEm0Clbc
<DATA 72
2D2F>{78E9:4}n+N9aD4VPu53IUqS1/zDNiMvnH7GDn3qseYSejQImB
DO51HQHjObHABk08G0oC1P
<DATA 72
A6BB>{78E9:5}2EIzPpAyXS4M3MbofPund36aqh05crExJ4UIsDhFNgit
pswSmmOxcR8Kz+jWCTs2
<DATA 72
EDB1>{78E9:6}nIm13sDuTYmARSpX8KJChOdbVgPiWeXqHPlDz2lN
cflnIMnQkuTF9eHDfISOL+NW
<DATA 49 3B6F>{78E9:7}ROKC0Ca9goeU+TgLqmztiSSZT1APdQA
[b64:end]<CNTL 10 786C>{78E9:EOF}
<CNTL 10 D860>{78E9:EOT}
QST DE K7IFG K
W7ZAP Mindy, please send your flamp REPORT. All stations follow
around w/o prompt… de K7KY k
Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T02:43Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
W7ZAP
File : K7IFG-21.m2s
<MISSING 15 8EF2>{78E9}CONFIRMED
DE W7ZAP K
DE K7KY
File : K7IFG-21.m2s
<MISSING 15 8EF2>{78E9}CONFIRMED
DE K7KY K
Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T02:44Z MFSK-32 @ 1502>>
DE WA6NBG
File : K7IFG-21.m2s
<MISSING 8 4402>{78E9}7
DE WA6NBG K
QST DE K7IFG
<DATA 49 3B6F>{78E9:7}ROKC0Ca9goeU+TgLqmztiSSZT1APdQA
[b64:end]<CNTL 10 786C>{78E9:EOF}
<CNTL 10 D860>{78E9:EOT}
QST DE K7IFG K
WA6NBG Your report now please, Don… de K7KY k tn
QST DE K7IFG
<DATA 49 3B6F>{78E9:7}ROKC0Ca9goeU+TgLqmztiSSZT1APdQA
[b64:end]<CNTL 10 786C>{78E9:EOF}
<CNTL 10 D860>{78E9:EOT}
QST DE K7IFG K
WA6NBG OK Don, a REPORT now please… de K7KY k
Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T02:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
DE WA6NBG
File : K7IFG-21.m2s
<MISSING 15 8EF2>{78E9}CONFIRMED
DE WA6NBG K
ALL ORCA Any late members or visitors wanting to check in? come
now… de K7KY k W7ZAP Up to you now, Mindy de
K7KY k
Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T02:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
de W7ZAP
I’d like to test a different mode tonite & will send my message in
PSK63rc4
Please stand by for message…
Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T02:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1496>>
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W7ZAP 20151706024844
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W7ZAP 20151606191357
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:to:16 ORCA DIGITAL NET
:p1:22 40w 120′ doublet @ 65′
:fm:11 Mindy W7ZAP
:p2:13 Brookings, OR
:d1:10 2015-06-16
:t1:5 1848Z
:sb:43 Upcoming Digital Contests (June 20-21 2015)
:mg:1039
All Asian DX Contest, CW: 0000Z, Jun 20 to 2400Z, Jun 21
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Rules:
https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/2015AA_rule.htm
SMIRK Contest: 0000Z, Jun 20 to 2400Z, Jun 21
Mode: CW, Phone
Bands: 6m only
Rules: http://www.smirk.org/contest.html
Ukrainian DX Classic RTTY Contest: 1200Z, Jun 20 to 1159Z, Jun 21
Mode: RTTY
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Rules: http://urdxc.org/rtty/rules.php?english
Stew Perry Topband Challenge: 1500Z, Jun 20 to 1500Z, Jun 21
Mode: CW
Bands: 160m only
Rules: http://www.kkn.net/stew/
West Virginia QSO Party: 1600Z, Jun 20 to 0200Z, Jun 21
Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Rules: http://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/wvqp/2015wvqsorules.html
Feld Hell Sprint: 2000Z-2159Z, Jun 20
Mode: Feld Hell
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
Rules:
https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/field-day
-sprint
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, Jun 22
Mode: CW
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Rules: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/
[WRAP:chksum 25B0][WRAP:end]
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Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T02:50Z 4xPSK63R @ 1504>>
Returning net to MFSK-32 < W7ZAP k
WA6NBG Don, did you copy MindyOK? I’d like to try the same mode,
but not if it’s not printing in the field…
de K7KY k
Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T02:51Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
Doug, Header was 100% but seemed to be nothing in the body…. No
checksum. Signal strong but no message… BTU
Doug
TU Don,, Ken, how did you copy Mindy? de K7KY k
DE K7IFG 100% COPY OF MINDY’S XMISSION HERE KN
Good, that encourages me to try my msg in the same mode. Mindy’s
antenna is about 90deg from mine and mine more
favors N/S here comes a short msg, same mode as before..
Any late check ins or visitors before the next traffic? come now… de
K7KY k uon apeƒhane
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:to:16 ORCA DIGITAL NET
:fm:9 Doug K7KY
:p2:23 180′ doublet @ 80′, 40w
:sb:24 Old African Proverb (OT)
:s1:9 Doug K7KY
:p3:5 SW/OR
:mg:107 ‘If you want to go fast, go alone.
If you want to go far, go together.’
African Proverb
[WRAP:chksum BACB][WRAP:end]… end
All ORCA Mode: MFSK-32 < K7KYKW6JIM oops!WA6NBG Don, I”m
messing up the regular rotation. There’s so few of us tonight, It won’t
make a big problem. How did that print? de
K7KY k
Doug, 100% and FLMSG… BTU
K7IFG How copy, Ken? de K7KY k @a
Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T02:58Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
DE K7IFG QSL CAME THROUGH GREAT DOUG KN
ALL ORCA I was interested in this mode after the last few weeks
hearing so many observations that I need more power @
NCS. I don’t have much headroom for increasing my power, but this
mode is much narrower and only 10wpm slower than
MFSK32. It is also only 80% dutycycle, so I feel comfortable to increase
my power in poor conditions. We should try
this mode out under more diffenent conditons. It’s also FEC…
OK, time for a round of observations and comments. Give just a little
pause for late members and then begin with
comments, Don WA6NBG de K7KY k
Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T03:02Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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Reception report from WA6NBG
K7IFG 100% after fill. Keyboard 100%
W7ZAP Header but no message. Keyboard 100%
K7KY Photo 65%. PSK63RC4 100% & FLMSG. Keyboard 100%
My radio crashed over the weekend and I had to reset all my levels. This
is the first time on HF with the new settings.
I hope everything still works. Note — DO NOT leave un-terminated
cables hooked to your radio when transmitting…
Back to Net Control… de WA6NBG
[WRAP:chksum 6495][WRAP:end]
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WA6NBG Everything does seem to be working, at least as things look
from here. OK, over to Ken… de K7KY k
Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T03:04Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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ORCA DIGITAL NET, Rotation order
WA6NBG SIGNAL S-4 100% COPY FLMSG OPEN IN BROWSER
W7ZAP SIGNAL S-4 100% COPY PKSR63 OPEN FLMSG AND
BROWSER
K7KY SIGNAL S-9 PLUS COPY PKSR63 OPEN FLMSG AND
BROWSER
SIGNALS WERE VERY GOOD BETWEEN DOUG AND i WE COULD
PROBABLY
DO FASTER MODES.
[WRAP:chksum B96A][WRAP:end]
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W7ZAP Interesting the difference between Mindy & my reception at
Don’s QTH. Mindy’s ant does not favor Ken..
Sorry, I meant Ken’s QTH good reports tonight.. OK Mindy.. de K7KY
k
Before RSID: <<2015-06-17T03:06Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
doehiDii
W7ZAP copied the following stations:
WA6NBG 100% FLMSG (ur settings seem good here)
K7IFG 100% FLAMP (tnx fer sig info)
K7KY 100% FLMSG + image
Small net tonite… makes experimenting more interesting and doesn’t
bog down the flow as it might with a larger group.
Band seems better than it has for the past few weeks. I used to think
bigger nets were better, but I’m liking the small
ones more! Good to see you Don and Ken :-)
73,
Mindy W7ZAP
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ORCA DIGITAL NET, Reception report:
WA6NBG 100%+flmsg, S-8, s/n 8db
K7IFG 100% first time,
W7ZAP 100% +flmsg
K7KY me
180′ doublet @ 80′, 35w tonight
[WRAP:chksum 6387][WRAP:end]… end
ALL ORCA Well, that’s a round of traffic and comments. Anyone want to
run another message or have more comments? de
K7KY k A good night for a short net. If you don’t mind, I’d like to quickly
qsy to 7.122 to see what 40m looks like.
It’s our alternate and it would be good to take a look at it now & then..
Let’s close the ORCA DIGITAl NET for this evening and QSY to 7.122
and say CUL de K7KY k K7IFG WA6NBG de K7KY
K7IFG WA6NBG de K7KY WA6NBG K7IFG de K7KY de K7KY K7IFG
de K7KY k K7IFG de K7KY k
