ORCA DIGITAL NET

ORCA DIGITAL Net 20/JUN/23 Roster

Check-Ins: 18
Stations:
__W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX
__KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
__W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
__KB6NN Howard Eureka,CA QNX
__KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV QNX
__W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka!,CA
__WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT QNX
__KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT QNX
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT
__N2RSN David Keno,OR QNX
__KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS

Summer band condx continue to hinder propagation while enabling outdoor activities, home maintenance projects, vacations, etc. We usually log fewer stations in Summer. Tonight’s log is small with only 4 stations working the NBEMS Exercise. The Exercise question, list Idaho station on the Roster, was a bust. But at 0319z, moments before closing when daylight was fading in Idaho, Aaron KI7LOQ checked-in from Boise.

Thanks for your concern about Mindy W7ZAP. She’s recovering nicely from last week’s surgery.  She’s been walking around our property and even venturing into the neighborhood. She’ll have another week or so of light duty, but she’s ready to publish the Net Report. We deeply appreciate our radio friends.

Summer also brings Fire Season and wild fires have become more frequent and destructive. They consume enormous resources and destroy lives and property. Summer lightning is often their source, some by carelessness, and some intentionally. Randy K7AGE tipped us to a very useful Fire-info tool for Apple & Android smartphones: https://www.watchduty.org/

“Watch Duty is a service, not an app, powered by over 60 volunteers – firefighters, dispatchers, and first responders – who diligently monitor radio scanners and other official sources 24 hours a day to send you the most up-to-date information. We have created dozens of internal collaboration tools from messaging to alerting systems to be notified of every fire start. At any given time there are dozens of reporters monitoring everything. Rest assured that we are always on watch duty and we will keep you up to date when it matters most.”

A few years ago, we ran two emergency nets supporting California colleagues working major wildfires. In those days, we often practiced sending Fire-map images. With wildfires becoming more frequent and destructive, we’re preparing to again practice with fire-map images. To transmit maps that are useful as received, they must be crisp and clear. Black & White are best. We’ve learned a lot about preparing Fire-maps already; we’ll review what we know and increase our image transmission skills through practice.

When we practice image transmission, we’ll publish map images instead of ORCAtest images. We’ll see how useful the images are as received. Remember that NVIS antennas usually do well for nearby stations.  NVIS antennas are close to the ground and usually easier to construct. They’re EMCOMM friendly.

Hats-Off to Matt N6FPV for a 90% score on his Extra Class exam last weekend.

Images from the net:

KE6SLS Eureka, CA

KG7VVN Beryl, UT

KG7VGV Reno, NV

KS6M Oakland, CA

N6FPV Scotia, CA

WB7EUX Joseph, OR

Keep these nets in mind; they’re conducted by ORCA Colleagues. 4 digital nets, M-Thurs on 3.581mhz, our Western-US digital watering-hole, and one Winlink net:

Monday, Humboldt County Emergency Digital Net, 1845p/0245z, 3.581+1500, MFSK-32, KE6SLS/NCS (regional)

Tuesday, ORCA DIGITAL NET, 1930p/0230z, 3.581+1500, MFSK-32, K7KY & W7ZAP/NCS, http://orcadigitalnet.com/ (W/USA)

Wednesday, NA ID ERC Digital Net, 1800m/0200z, 3.581+1500, MFSK-32, K7DV/NetMgr (regional)

Wednesday, HUMCO Winlink Wednesday Net, Matthew KN7CEI/NCS, Message KN6CEI w/CALL,NAME,QTH, https://humboldtwinlinkwednesday.net/

Thursday, Western Digital Net, 1930p/0230z, 3.581+1500, MFSK-32, Don KJ7VGV, Jaye KE6SLS, Brad WA7HHE/NCS, http://westerndigitalnet.org/ (W/USA)

Thanks for taking time to practice with us tonight. We appreciate your participation and support. We hope to see you again next Tuesday evening.

73 Doug K7KY & Mindy W7ZAP

— Net Log —

ORCA I hv the following Ops from the RX buffer:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
NBEMS Exercise Tonight w/Traffic Round
SEND on 1 line:
‘CALLSIGN’ only (Active)
‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (In&Out)
‘CALL NAME QTH QNX’ (1st Ck-In) < K7KY/NCS

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KS6M < K7KY GE John TU
KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX < K7KY/NCS

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N6FTV < K7KY FB Matt TU
N6FTV Matt Scotia,CA < K7KY/NCS

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N6FPV < W7ZAP GE Matt TU
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
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W7WXV < W7ZAP GE Carroll TU
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
BK next?? < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>
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N2RSN QNX

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N2RSN < W7ZAP GE David TU
N2RSN David Keno,OR QNX
BK next?? < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>



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KB6NN < W7ZAP GE Howard TU
KB6NN Howard Eureka,CA QNX
Very lite Howard
BK next?? < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX
KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
KB6NN Howard Eureka,CA QNX

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
NBEMS Exercise Tonight w/Traffic Round
SEND on 1 line:
‘CALLSIGN’ only (Active)
‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (In&Out)
‘CALL NAME QTH QNX’ (1st Ck-In) < W7ZAP/NCS
ORCA < W7ZAP
Doug is sorting out stn issues.
BK

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KJ7VGV < W7ZAP GE Don TU
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV QNX
Booming signal Don. Tnx 4 ck-in
BK next?? < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>
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W6DLW < W7ZAP GE Dennis TU
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT QNX
Tnx 4 ck-in Dennis
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KE6SLS < W7ZAP GE Jaye TU
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka!,CA
Strong signal from u Jaye
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Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX
KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
KB6NN Howard Eureka,CA QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV QNX
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka!,CA

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WB7EUX < W7ZAP GE Tom TU
WB7EUX Tom Joseph,OR QNX
Tnx 4 ck-in Tom
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WA7HHE QNX

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WA7HHE < W7ZAP GE Brad TU
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT QNX
Tnx 4 ck-in Brad
BK next?? < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>
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KR7KR < W7ZAP GE Ken TU
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT QNX
Tnx 4 ck-in Ken
Band is still not very good
BK next?? < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX
KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
KB6NN Howard Eureka,CA QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV QNX
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka!,CA
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT QNX
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT QNX

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ORCA < W7ZAP
Doug is having stn issues. I’ll run things until he gets things sorted out.
BK

AE6LJ < W7ZAP GE Lamar TU
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
BK next?? < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>
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Tnx Mindy. Pls relay to Doug, the BIG hammer is in the shed. Sometimes that’s what it
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He would do it…
Tnx tho :-)
BK

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Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX
KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
KB6NN Howard Eureka,CA QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV QNX
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka!,CA
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT QNX
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT QNX
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
NBEMS Exercise Tonight w/Traffic Round
SEND on 1 line:
‘CALLSIGN’ only (Active)
‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (In&Out)
‘CALL NAME QTH QNX’ (1st Ck-In) < W7ZAP/NCStr
ORCA < W7ZAP
Non-Earth facing X-Class Solar Flare occurred today from an incoming sun spot. Looks like band is still poor for further away stns.
Closeby stns are very strong. Looks like a lite net tonight.
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KG7VVN < W7ZAP GE Bruno TU
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT
Good signal Bruno
BK next?? < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>
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N2RSN < W7ZAP GE David TU
N2RSN David Keno,OR QNX
My bad David… tnx for re-check!
BK next?? < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>
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KW6M < W7ZAP GE Steve TU
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
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BK next?? < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>
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Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX
KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
KB6NN Howard Eureka,CA QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV QNX
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka!,CA
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT QNX
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT QNX
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT
N2RSN David Keno,OR QNX
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX

2023-06-20 19:31:36p 02:31:36z
WELCOME to ORCA DIGITAL NET
Mindy W7ZAP/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

NBEMS Exercise:
Have FLAMP open. Stay Focused, Exercise is brisk.
Monitors can work the Exercise silently and FILL
or CONFIRM in after-net Monitor’s Session.

Traffic Round: NCS calls FLAMP Exercise Stations
for practice traffic (NBEMS Exercise files).
Not Ready? Send ‘QRU’; FILL/REPORT in Monitor’s Session

Comment Round: RX reports, observations, questions

NET PROTOCOL:
LOCK: Cursor @ 1500
ENABLE: RxID
DISABLE: TxID, end-of-Tx-ID, Pre-Signal-Tone*
DISABLE: Mode-ID, CWID, CW-Postamble-ID

* Pre-Tone manually (TUNE BUTTON) when doubles are likely.

—–

REMAINING CK-INS COME NOW
ACTIVE Ops Send: ‘CALLSIGN’ or VidID
MONITORING Ops Send: ‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (QNI/QNX)
FIRST TIME Op? Send: CALL/NAME/QTH/QNX
< W7ZAP/NCS<@TXRSID:on>

KG7VVN Bruno, Pse Relay call 4 Ck-In tu < NCS <@TXRSID:on>
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KG7VVN Relaying ORCA DIGITAL NET Ck-In
Not copying NCS? Ck-In here … < KG7VVN

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Tnx Bruno!
BK

Signal Evaluation Image<IMAGE:G,C:\Users\owner 1\Documents\ORCA\ORCASmallBlack.png>

Sending Pic:140×140; < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>

 

… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn 0RCA.b2s]<flmsg>4.0.20
:hdr_fm:21
W7ZAP 20232106023641
:hdr_ed:21
W7ZAP 20231406011342
<blankform>
:mg:504 ORCA DIGITAL Net 20/JUN/23 Roster

Check-Ins: 17
Stations:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX
KS6M John Oakland,CA QNX
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
W7WXV Carroll Prineville,OR QNX
KB6NN Howard Eureka,CA QNX
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV QNX
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka!,CA
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT QNX
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT QNX
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl,UT
N2RSN David Keno,OR QNX
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
[WRAP:chksum 1522][WRAP:end] … end

^rANNOUNCEMENTS

Mindy W7ZAP is recovering from last Wednesday’s surgery. She’s still on very light duty, but walking a bit and feeling better every day. I’m learning what it takes to partially fill her shoes. There’s numerous have-to homestead chores. As I age, she does more of what I used to do. I’m only doing the have-to’s and it keeps me hopping. Thanks for your concern, thoughts, and prayers. It was her first time in a hospital; may it also be her last.

Tonight’s NBEMS Exercise features the FLMSG ICS-309 form. This form is used to log Emergency and Traffic net messages. The Communications Log/Message’ box is very small for recording messages, but perfect for recording digital file names. CONFIRMED files are already recorded.

Last week’s Oregon Spring SET Exercise was enlightening. For the inter-county HF net, Mindy was the Liaison station. I was HF intra-county Liaison net NCS. We found it difficult to log stations and their full message while working phone. Digital operations are much easier to log. Instead of recording the message, we simply record file names. FLAMP logs successful file transfers automatically.

I’ve had a number of station issues the past two months. Transitioning from Windows to Linux hasn’t been easy and it’s not over yet. Something has gone astray on ORCA & WDN nearly every week. I still have antenna work to do and Linux Audio issues to sort, but I’m making progress.

Next is an NBEMS traffic-handling Exercise w/Doug K7KY < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>
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Tonight’s exercise begins in THOR-50×1 (176wpm,900hz,FEC). We’ll fill
in MFSK-64 (240wpm,1260hz,100%,FEC) MFSK-32/22 (120wpm,630hz,100%,FEC).
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ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY

<PROG 18 DDE9>{A645}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 30 9A57>{A645}20230621013304:ex314.txt
<ID 16 EA63>{A645}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 229B>{A645}552 9 64
<DATA 72 1DFE>{A645:1}NBEMS – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation Exercise

Create a
<DATA 72 7230>{A645:2}n FLMSG ICS-309 named, URCALL_ex314.309. Make ‘Incident Name’= E
<DATA 72 AF3E>{A645:3}xercise#314, make ‘Radio Op’= URCALL. Complete time/date fields.
<DATA 72 51D4>{A645:4} Make ‘Net’= ORCA DIGITAL NET, make ‘Prepared by’= URCALL + date
<DATA 72 99C4>{A645:5}/time. On the ‘Communications Log’, list Idaho CALLSIGNS on toni
<DATA 72 E462>{A645:6}ght’s Roster under ‘From’ & their Ck-In status under ‘Message’,
<DATA 72 8A2A>{A645:7}ie: Active or QNX. SAVE.

If you complete this ADVANCED exercis
<DATA 72 967E>{A645:8}e, send the file to NCS in FLAMP during the Traffic Round. Befor
<DATA 48 D033>{A645:9}e sending, change ‘QST’ to ‘K7KY’. 9

<CNTL 10 5DC2>{A645:EOF}
<CNTL 10 FDCE>{A645:EOT}

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For REPORTS, I’ll prompt you in order with
your CALLSIGN only. Press the FLAMP
‘REPORT’ Button or send ‘No Copy’.

We begin with … N6FPV

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<PROG 18 DDE9>{A645}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 30 9A57>{A645}20230621013304:ex314.txt
<ID 16 EA63>{A645}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 229B>{A645}552 9 64
<DATA 72 1DFE>{A645:1}NBEMS – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation Exercise

Create a
<DATA 72 7230>{A645:2}n FLMSG ICS-309 named, URCALL_ex314.309. Make ‘Incident Name’= E
<DATA 72 AF3E>{A645:3}xercise#314, make ‘Radio Op’= URCALL. Complete time/date fields.
<DATA 72 51D4>{A645:4} Make ‘Net’= ORCA DIGITAL NET, make ‘Prepared by’= URCALL + date
<DATA 72 99C4>{A645:5}/time. On the ‘Communications Log’, list Idaho CALLSIGNS on toni
<DATA 72 E462>{A645:6}ght’s Roster under ‘From’ & their Ck-In status under ‘Message’,
<DATA 72 8A2A>{A645:7}ie: Active or QNX. SAVE.

If you complete this ADVANCED exercis
<DATA 72 967E>{A645:8}e, send the file to NCS in FLAMP during the Traffic Round. Befor
<DATA 48 D033>{A645:9}e sending, change ‘QST’ to ‘K7KY’. 9

<CNTL 10 5DC2>{A645:EOF}
<CNTL 10 FDCE>{A645:EOT}

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ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY

<PROG 18 DDE9>{A645}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 30 9A57>{A645}20230621013304:ex314.txt
<ID 16 EA63>{A645}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 229B>{A645}552 9 64
<DATA 72 1DFE>{A645:1}NBEMS – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation Exercise

Create a
<DATA 72 7230>{A645:2}n FLMSG ICS-309 named, URCALL_ex314.309. Make ‘Incident Name’= E
<DATA 72 AF3E>{A645:3}xercise#314, make ‘Radio Op’= URCALL. Complete time/date fields.
<DATA 72 51D4>{A645:4} Make ‘Net’= ORCA DIGITAL NET, make ‘Prepared by’= URCALL + date
<DATA 72 99C4>{A645:5}/time. On the ‘Communications Log’, list Idaho CALLSIGNS on toni
<DATA 72 E462>{A645:6}ght’s Roster under ‘From’ & their Ck-In status under ‘Message’,
<DATA 72 8A2A>{A645:7}ie: Active or QNX. SAVE.

If you complete this ADVANCED exercis
<DATA 72 967E>{A645:8}e, send the file to NCS in FLAMP during the Traffic Round. Befor
<DATA 48 D033>{A645:9}e sending, change ‘QST’ to ‘K7KY’. 9

<CNTL 10 5DC2>{A645:EOF}
<CNTL 10 FDCE>{A645:EOT}

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This seems unusual Bruno if u hv time lets do it in the MonitOr’s session BK Thanks to N6FPV Matt 4 the Relay I really misjudged the band predictions again seemed like another big flare but no.. my new kbd is giving me fits BTN < K7KY

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ORCA < W7ZAP
Nice partial recovery Doug! Sure makes you appreciate
when everything is working well. You’ve had too many
stn woes w/Linux & ur antenna.

Tnx Matt N6FPV for the relay.

Here’s the breakdown of RX by modes:
THOR-50×1: 3 stns
MFSK-32: 0 stns
MFSK-22: 0 stns

BK

 

ORCA DIGITAL NET
19:53:35p 02:53:35z
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First station up 4 Traffic Round tonite is Matt N6FPV – hope u had time to do the exercise… if not i’ll be back < NCS,ison:eli2ÞUeeel ®)
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ORCA/NCS DE N6FPV

<PROG 18 54E9>{74EB}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 36 A054>{74EB}20230621024502:N6FPV_ex314.309
<ID 27 E9E6>{74EB}N6FPV Scotia, CA CN70
<SIZE 14 C0EC>{74EB}237 4 64
<FILE 36 A054>{74EB}20230621024502:N6FPV_ex314.309
<ID 27 E9E6>{74EB}N6FPV Scotia, CA CN70
<SIZE 14 C0EC>{74EB}237 4 64
<DATA 72 DDE0>{74EB:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAADbXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS+NZdWzVWwuVe9OJJ
<DATA 72 E189>{74EB:2}XVexFfE5V0HWE5ZOQqA74pMmd7Kc76TrP9pVv6bIpkLKU/vjx+s6IwoYec05pntQ
<DATA 72 50F8>{74EB:3}U0nAw5zGpMYlVzyQVO0SfazeJc2iz1r+QmBnv71U8ypSm66HVI/XaXGm23sR599c
<DATA 53 3FC8>{74EB:4}odjJe+nAOUpTocP3mF3Qe4ygZcIrrTjIEA=
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 6666>{74EB:EOF}
<CNTL 10 C66A>{74EB:EOT}

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<MISSING 15 A76C>{74EB}CONFIRMED
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Next 4 Traffic is Jaye KE6SLS < NCSt° he 0E PácidnbiÀqPtzaCceclii t]htekeà@t[e&tmd edn)do

K7KY DE ke6sls

<PROG 18 71A8>{475C}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 37 A6FB>{475C}20230621024714:ke6sls_ex314.309
<ID 23 0DC5>{475C}ke6sls Eureka! CA
<SIZE 14 9942>{475C}261 5 64
<DATA 72 DD76>{475C:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAD/XQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS4A04iI1iNI48KB7e
<DATA 72 7137>{475C:2}9DgFADhXtLTsMj9dcKvOGLbNzR62JzaopRQo9Ex2qZytN9HFeOWhvRwjAYha7ly1
<DATA 72 121E>{475C:3}8zGb/Ts8proiPTV+nKHzbVjV4dKU4drz4KeDKk84UhlyipuDGCZGW0n74s+gu+lx
<DATA 72 B326>{475C:4}8FNvECuAQOukKgbJw36SRcv7dI6glr2VTwBK2oZPWHuQndyJw/+EYkzAA==
[b64
<DATA 13 1F67>{475C:5}:end] <CNTL 10 9542>{475C:EOF}
<CNTL 10 354E>{475C:EOT}

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File : ke6sls_ex314.309
<MISSING 15 E42F>{475C}CONFIRMED
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K7KY DE AE6LJ

<PROG 18 C0D0>{A9D8}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 36 F625>{A9D8}20230621025309:AE6LJ_ex314.309
<ID 30 B532>{A9D8}AE6LJ Briceland, CA CN80
<SIZE 14 6A3B>{A9D8}293 5 64
<DATA 72 CED7>{A9D8:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAAEiXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS+NZdWypuVEunetTa
<DATA 72 05F8>{A9D8:2}rRn2ilCcKFmeJVludD2hBmuoXaay3bGRdhDiDYYz055bCVsiBe0XQU0N383T7uaT
<DATA 72 626E>{A9D8:3}JO3dhUzXUMKBAlRACVlerbVz6UZV52kp7J2rwctDE6S2k94k17WWXhqSHoUqmdoY
<DATA 72 BD68>{A9D8:4}zGayTmw7ddnfW83yLkuMCEussPq8lwgn0cQ08KeKG0yNvNCGz/bIBnwZs/sBuWzt
<DATA 45 B8A5>{A9D8:5}y2uSRv/lQaoToH2/pjxwlGNIA==
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 C7F2>{A9D8:EOF}
<CNTL 10 67FE>{A9D8:EOT}

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File : AE6LJ_ex314.309
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K7KY DE KG7VVN

<PROG 18 451F>{6C61}FLAMP 2.2.07
<FILE 37 3405>{6C61}20230621025239:KG7VVN_ex314.309
<ID 29 9C35>{6C61}KG7VVN BERYL, UTAH DM37
<SIZE 14 767A>{6C61}245 4 64
<FILE 37 3405>{6C61}20230621025239:KG7VVN_ex314.309
<ID 29 9C35>{6C61}KG7VVN BERYL, UTAH DM37
<SIZE 14 767A>{6C61}245 4 64
<DATA 72 9B14>{6C61:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAADgXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS+NYx39Ia9a0uV4WR
<DATA 72 8EE3>{6C61:2}ceeQYQDuFkRgmN09xFUtFk7pTxlNol27fXa47JFmzliUvAgc1z0HrU1rVjHGTdpS
<DATA 72 E213>{6C61:3}tIFWDw3rXvwFRIn+ELF12Uh+l7ZxiDvVf8tormzGvul27bf36azuYOKW5CfC3wY/
<DATA 61 72F1>{6C61:4}Dy7wNCEOsFJj7qSaJUL5E7qymmWRxmQ5ITadD8tczEA
[b64:end] <CNTL 10 F064>{6C61:EOF}
<CNTL 10 5068>{6C61:EOT}

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ORCA DIGITAL NET
20:02:06p 03:02:06z
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The COMMENT ROUND is next.
Matt N6FPV is up first < NCS et |Idsal § u dœmtwye n =eef iqnwq Rfkw)ltfÃiOWRt


ORCA < N6FPV

Signal Report

Noise Floor: -15db
NCS: +8
K7KY: +6
KS6M: -6
KJ7VGV: -7
KE6SLS: +12 FLA: 100%
AE6LJ: 0 FLA: 100%
KG7VVN: -9 KB: 30% FLA: 0%
Comments

I passed the Extra this past weekend! Got a 90% on it, so glad to have finally got that done. I guess only thing left to do is become VE
:).

Looking forward to Field Day coming up this weekend, I will be operating digital mode station at our local field day.

Glad to hear Mindy is recouperating, I hope for a speedy recovery!

73s everyone and see you next net!

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Nice reprt Matt. Ur S9.
Yay! Congratulations on ur EXTRA!!
BK

Next 4 Comments is Jaye KE6SLS < NCS5Taassae a.hvnao ahgaT


ORCA DN DE A.R.S. KE6SLS, Jaye in Eureka! CA using 50w on the doublet.

w7zap, 15db, 100%, P3, FLM 100%,
n6fpv, 8db, 100%, FLA 100%, ROCK IN ROLL Matt!
ae6lj, 2db, 100%, 14db @ 1488hz, FLA 100%,
kg7vvn, -7db, 90%, FLA 100% Dispite QRM!,
k7ky, 9db, 100%, FLA 100%x3,

Solstice is TOMORROW! End of July should start bringing us some
better cndx. I didn’t hear Bruno nor Brad’s chk-ins at all. Notice
how light the ARRL CW practice signal is tonight? ARRL is sending a
1500W signal on a very large antenna.

Field Day is this weekend. I’ve decided to forgo working it this year,
but will enjoy listening in. I really hope the high bands pay off for
all the participants.

Looks like ARC in Utah this evening. Funny how quiet it is on these
nights. :)

Mindy, especially nice to see you on the WF. I hope you are bouncing
back well!

Stay well, practice often, and make sure to have some fun doing it!

73
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Tnx for the signal report Jaye!
Tough band for UT. No ID/WA stns.
UT stn ck-ed in W6DLW emailed w/stn issues. I think the band was the culprit
BK

Lamar AE6LJ, Ur next 4 Comments < W7ZAPaaF¶ ­³efstmt +}AªrlÿgyLe Se,


ORCA < AE6LJ

GE all.

Great to see Mindy is up and up and at’em after her surgery.

While reviewing the Radiogram exercises from last week’s net I noticed something odd that I had not noticed before. When dragging and dropping a new Radiogram file into an existing, completed form any fields completed by the former station but left blank by the latter showed through on the latter’s copy. For example, I first loaded W7ANC’s exercise, then loaded KE6SLS’ and was shown a Radiogram signed by KE6SLS with the station origin of Goldendale WA. I loaded KS6M’s exercise, then followed with N6FPV’s and saw the form from N6FPV but signed by KS6M.

Using an older version of FLMsg drew the same results. The only way to know I was reading the information correctly was to open a new instance of FLMsg for each individual report. Slow and messy. I imagine that this is likely the case with other forms in FLMsg as well. Easy to see how this could be problematic in a serious circumstance. To avoid such a possibility In an actual critical situation, it may be a good idea to fill in ALL fields with some info even if it is only “NA” when submitting your form.

Congrats Matt!

73

BTNCS < AE6LJ


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Hmmm… I don’t know what to make of that. Tnx for the info. I’d like to try it myself to fully understand. Could be a bug
BK

Over 2 Bruno KG7VVN 4 Comments < NCSObet aæayptti:n˜kst


 

ORCA <KG7VVN 03:09:33z
ORCA/NCS GE Mindy/Doug N ORCA Ops

Lost a good friend and neighbor this past Sunday! He had a house fire and went back in to rescue his dog who was safe in his pick up truck. He didn’t come back out despite frantic efforts from family and friends to guide him to safety!! Now his dog doesn’t move from the truck.

Trying to help his parents/close friends as best we can. Finding parts to restore well water to the farm has been a challenge but we should finish that up tomorrow.

Was able to read FLA exercise in RX pane and complete despite 90%

Band opened up 4 comments :-)

Congrats on UR EXTRA Matt!

Sig Report

NCS -7, -2 db KB 100 FLM 100 FLA Thor50x1 NC MFSK 32 NC MFSK 22 missed mode chg 90%

N6FPV -13,-4 KB 0-90 FLA Rly NC FLA Mode chg OK NC Comments KB 95!
KE6SLS -10 KB 90 FLA 67 Comments 100
AE6LJ -12, -9 KB 0-80 FLA 0 Comments 90

 

Stay Healthy. Stay Sane! :-) 73 <KG7VVN



Oh, so sorry to hear about your friend. How sad. Will keep you and his family in my thoughts & prayers.
Tnx for working with us tonite Bruno
BK

Doug K7KY, Ur next 4 Comments < W7ZAP tne oitWta=ktee jqT4()lb E(kqeSf Czu


 

ORCA < K7KY I spend a good part of today on my station/antenna/software so nothing would go wrong tonight. Rats! I’ve had enough of Linux learning for a lifetime. All seemed good, but FLDIGI’s logging program choked. Many of my Macros depend on the logging variables. Mindy had to take over quickly. Good thing we’ve lots of practice.

Next week, I’ll be back on Windows. I’m reluctant, but tired of issues and problems during nets. These days, I’m nervous b4 nets. No wonder, something has gone astray nearly every net the past few weeks. Maybe when I master Rpi4/4 I’ll be ready for another run @ Linux.

Station/antenna issues have been constant the last few weeks. My new kbd is just a tiny bit tighter than the old one and that small difference means retraining.

Congratulations! to Matt N6FPV for his Extra Class license.

Sorry to hr abt Bruno’s neighbor. As an ex Firefighter, it hits home. BTN < Doug K7KY


Linux has been a bugger!
BK
ORCA < W7ZAP
Thank you for all the sweet thoughts, prayers, and well wishes! All went well and I’m feeling much better with each passing day. Doug has been a sweetheart and taking excellent care of me, and I’ve been good about not trying to do too much too soon. I’ve been going for little walks around the property and now in the neighborhood, which has been nice.

Non-Earth facing X-Class Solar Flare occurred today from an incoming sun spot.

BK

Any follow-up Questions or Comments by Active stations? < W7ZAP/NCS e f÷hÑçq¹d¾v eFFÿtîaeCýlO eia ttdtjClCxt ,ìTIE¢ba balor
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KE6SLS < W7ZAP go Jaye!(ntotd< sÿn”eeo tswi


Tnx Mindy. Bruno’s news really is a bummer. Loosing a friend is no fun. My best
to the family. Hope the dog will recover as well. Btm
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Tnx Jaye. It’s a reminder if faced w/similar situation… dont go back in if u can help it.
BK
Anyone else b4 we close? < W7ZAP d ttpor_ra,cneòeÒÀVout P w±zfalfsppxEtgitz.tn

W7ZAP < WA7HHE, a wise sage by the name of Margmax once said “Pop those pills and swig that tonic, I am sure you soon will be supersonic”! Get well soon :)

73’s WA7HHE

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WA7HHE < W7ZAP That’s funny!! Ive never heard that b4 :-)
Tnx! No more pain pills tho… glad to have them & glad to not need them too!
BK Anyone else?? < W7ZAPLrqbcp wxtd£ea õ[nth je-tx4lfw0elt n¡s±oFh2hgt shrj c`S(c a iQF95iM8b ‘i¤ jtae arvbrFqupe utoeddn

Any Comments by Monitors? Late Ck-Ins? Come Now w/Pre-Tone

After closing, we’ll FILL or CONFIRM files for Monitoring stations. < W7ZAP/NCS ñ¿Ç _bµ ÈiA»eetqÅ d li
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KI7LOQ < W7ZAP GE Aaron TU
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Good to see you Aaron! Ansd a stn from ID… didn’t think we were getting out to ID tonite.
Anyy comment Aaron? < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>
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Anyone else late or comments b4 we close??

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2023-06-20 20:19:59p 03:19:59z
This concludes ORCA DIGITAL NET
Thanks for working with us tonight.
We hope to see you again next
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Sending Pic:140×140;73 Mindy W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>
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ORCA DIGITAL NET – Monitor’s Session
First, we’ll ck-in a quick Roster. Pse Pre-Tone.
Taking stations in order, we’ll FILL the NBEMS
Exercise or CONFIRM the Exercise file. When
called, send your FLAMP Report. < K7KY/NCS

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No customers? almost too easy. last call 4 the ORCA Monitor’s Session < K7KY

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OK thnx 4 working with us this evening. We hope to see u next week for another practice session 73 Doug K7KY & Mindy W7ZAP sk

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