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ORCA DIGITAL NET 26/SEPT/23 Check-In/Rotation
Check-Ins: 26
Stations:
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
__W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX
__KI7ARP Herman Pine Valley,UT QNX
__KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
__KD6SPN Sherwin San Jose,CA QNX
__K7UK Rick Omak,WA QNX
__N7SDC Steve Rigby,ID QNX
__WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA QNX
__WA7JYK Tom Joseph,OR QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka!,CA
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KS6M John Oakland,CA
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
__KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV QNX @ 1957
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
__W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
__N4KBT Kyle Meridian,ID QNX
__KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver,WA QNX
__K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO QNX RELAY: KR7KR
__KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
__K7HUH Randy Roseburg,OR QNX
W7ANC April Goldendale,WA
__K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID QNX
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
As expected, band condx were fair this evening, but less-than-ideal for comparing robust Modes like MFSK & THOR. Although 9 stations participated, two were using older software w/o the new THOR modes. One station had current software, but RSID didn’t work. That leaves 6 stations w/comparable data for THOR:
THOR-56 4 CONFIRMED
THOR-32 2 CONFIRMED
MFSK-64 9 CONFIRMED (6 are relevant to Shoot-Out)
All 9 Ops CONFIRMED MFSK-64; not unusual for good band condx. Remember, the Shoot-Out was conducted @ 15w instead of our usual 35w. Reducing power helped reveal Mode capabilities. Next time, we can try true QRP, 5w. Even though only 2/3rds of participants figured in the results, the Shoot-Out did reveal significant difference in Modes performance. Our long-term experience is that MFSK is a little more robust than THOR. We’ll see what future Shoot-Outs reveal.
The NBEMS Macro Exercise was also successful, at least from our perspective. Not everyone agrees, but that’s Amateur Radio. NBEMS Exercises have multiple goals. NBEMS traffic-handling practice is paramount. Practicing correctly and frequently imbeds routines in deep memory. In challenging circumstances, we perform to the level of our training, not our aspirations. ORCA provides focused training weekly; net members decide their own level of application and frequency.
NBEMS Exercise Macro:
‘ORCA/NCS < <MYCALL> hr is Macro/ex328 from <MYQTH>,<MYST> in/<MODE><MODEM:THOR44><NRSID:02><TX><RX>’
Rick K7UK’s ex328 Macro output in Monitor’s Session:
‘ORCA/NCS < K7UK hr is Macro/ex328 from Omak,WA in/THOR44’
Rick’s Macro executed each Tag perfectly. All required variables were in place.
If your Macro didn’t produce similar results, correct the variables these Tags depend on.
Beside traffic-handling, our Exercises also practice parsing and implementing written instructions, essential skills for processing digital traffic. This Exercise entailed copy/pasting a line of provided text into a Macro; w/no instruction to Edit. Another Exercise objective is familiarizing participants with Macro Tag properties and characteristics. <MYCALL> depends on the variable, your CALLSIGN, entered at Configure/Misc/Operator-Station; same for <MYQTH> & <MYST>. When the Macro doesn’t produce expected results, curious Ops will wonder what’s astray and investigate. Many Macro Tags depend on variables. Relevant variables must be defined for the Tag to work correctly. Learning and skill development depends on each Ops level of motivation and application.
Macros are not for everyone. There’s probably not many macro-adverse Ops. Dave W1HKJ populates default FLDIGI with numerous simple Macros. Nearly everyone appreciate tools that save time & energy. Like all tools, they can be misunderstood &/or misused. FLDIGI Macros range from extremely simple Tags like <TX> & <RX>, to esoteric Tags like <POP> that depends on <PUSH> and can only be used once per <PUSH>. The order in which Macro Parser executes Tags sometimes depends on their placement in order, but most often not. The Macro Parser has it’s own priorities. Understanding the Macro Parser takes even more focus and application, but efficient Macros can be developed w/o understanding the Parser; Macro problems can be sorted by trial & error. In the end, most digital Ops will save time & energy with Macros.
NBEMS Exercises also provide practice Saving and retrieving messages in the PC file-system, maintaining focus on net operations while working Exercise tasks, using the various NBEMS traffic-handling tools, and resolving station/software issues quickly. NBEMS Exercises practice many aspects of NBEMS traffic-handling and PC file-manipulation. When you can work these Exercise easily, you’ll be more focused and comfortable working emergency traffic in critical circumstances.
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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 working with us tonight. We appreciate your participation and support. We hope to see you again next Tuesday evening.
73 Doug K7KY & Mindy W7ZAP
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I have the following stns from my RX window:
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX
KI7ARP Herman Pine Valley,UT QNX
BK
ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
NBEMS Exercise + Mode Shoot-Out Tonight w/Traffic Round
SEND on 1 line:
‘CALLSIGN’ only (Active)
‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (In&Out)
‘CALL NAME QTH QNX’ (1st Ck-In) < W7ZAP/NCSee
NCS < KK6RJR K0Ti
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KK6RJR < W7ZAP GE Richard TU
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
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KD6SPN QNX
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KD6SPN < W7ZAP GE Sherwin TU
KD6SPN Sherwin San Jose,CA QNX
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FB… my meter stopped working and I wasn’t sure if I was getting out there as usuall… tnx
BK
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K7UK < W7ZAP GE Rick TU
K7UK Rick Omak,WA QNX
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N7SDC Steve Rigby,ID QNX
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WB7TZD < W7ZAP GE Tom TU
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA QNX < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>
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WA7JYK < W7ZAP GE Tom TU
WA7JYK Tom Joseph,OR
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Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
NBEMS Exercise + Mode Shoot-Out Tonight w/Traffic Round
SEND on 1 line:
‘CALLSIGN’ only (Active)
‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (In&Out)
‘CALL NAME QTH QNX’ (1st Ck-In) < W7ZAP/NCSe¾ 0åuaefFzmwøo
KE6SLS KE6SLS
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KE6SLS < W7ZAP GE Jaye TU
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka!,CA
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KS6M
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WA7HHE < W7ZAP GE Brad TU
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
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KS6M < W7ZAP FB John TU
KS6M John Oakland,CA < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>
<@TXRSID:on>
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Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX
KI7ARP Herman Pine Valley,UT QNX
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
KD6SPN Sherwin San Jose,CA QNX
K7UK Rick Omak,WA QNX
N7SDC Steve Rigby,ID QNX
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA QNX
WA7JYK Tom Joseph,OR
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka!,CA
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KS6M John Oakland,CA
ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
NBEMS Exercise + Mode Shoot-Out Tonight w/Traffic Round
SEND on 1 line:
‘CALLSIGN’ only (Active)
‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (In&Out)
‘CALL NAME QTH QNX’ (1st Ck-In) < W7ZAP/NCS•n ütuu o²t¢tÎettqe\ t, tn
KR7KR
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KR7KR < W7ZAP GE Ken TU
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
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KJ7VGV < W7ZAP GE Don TU
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV
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W6DLW < W7ZAP GE Dennis TU
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
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There was another signal in there. I could hear it but didn’t have any copy.
it is light, hopefully they will try again to check in.
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ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
NBEMS Exercise + Mode Shoot-Out Tonight w/Traffic Round
SEND on 1 line:
‘CALLSIGN’ only (Active)
‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (In&Out)
‘CALL NAME QTH QNX’ (1st Ck-In) < W7ZAP/NCS @8ßÇnr066E
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AE6LJ < W7ZAP GE Lamar TU
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
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W7WSV QNX
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W7WSV < W7ZAP GE Steve TU
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
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Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX
KI7ARP Herman Pine Valley,UT QNX
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
KD6SPN Sherwin San Jose,CA QNX
K7UK Rick Omak,WA QNX
N7SDC Steve Rigby,ID QNX
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA QNX
WA7JYK Tom Joseph,OR
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka!,CA
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KS6M John Oakland,CA
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
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N4KBT Kyle Meridian,ID QNX
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KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver,WA QNX
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K0KEX < W7ZAP GE Rick TU
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO QNX RELAY: KR7KR
Tnx Tom!
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Tough start to the net
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KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
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Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX
KI7ARP Herman Pine Valley,UT QNX
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
KD6SPN Sherwin San Jose,CA QNX
K7UK Rick Omak,WA QNX
N7SDC Steve Rigby,ID QNX
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA QNX
WA7JYK Tom Joseph,OR
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka!,CA
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KS6M John Oakland,CA
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
N4KBT Kyle Meridian,ID QNX
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver,WA QNX
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO QNX RELAY: KR7KR
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Ck-In
NBEMS Exercise + Mode Shoot-Out Tonight w/Traffic Round
SEND on 1 line:
‘CALLSIGN’ only (Active)
‘CALLSIGN QNX’ (In&Out)
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K7HUH QNX
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K7HUH < W7ZAP GE Randy TU
K7HUH Randy Roseburg,OR QNX
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W7ANC
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W7ANC < W7ZAP GE April TU
W7ANC April Goldendale,WA
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WA7JYK < W7ZAP GE Tom TU
WA7JYK Tom Joseph,OR QNX
RR Tom
BK next 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>
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Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX
KI7ARP Herman Pine Valley,UT QNX
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
KD6SPN Sherwin San Jose,CA QNX
K7UK Rick Omak,WA QNX
N7SDC Steve Rigby,ID QNX
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA QNX
WA7JYK Tom Joseph,OR QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka!,CA
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KS6M John Oakland,CA
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
N4KBT Kyle Meridian,ID QNX
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver,WA QNX
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO QNX RELAY: KR7KR
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
K7HUH Randy Roseburg,OR QNX
W7ANC April Goldendale,WA
Ooops! Matt ur at the top… I cut it off
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
2023-09-26 19:30:10p 02:30:10z
WELCOME to ORCA DIGITAL NET
Mindy W7ZAP/NCS, Brookings,OR, 35w, 222′ 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.
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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
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K7DV < W7ZAP GE Dave TU
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID QNX
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:35Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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KR7KR Relaying ORCA DIGITAL NET Ck-In
Not copying NCS? Ck-In QNX here … < KR7KR
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Tnx Ken
BK
Signal Evaluation Image<IMAGE:G,C:\Users\owner 1\Documents\ORCA\ORCASmallBlack.png>
Sending Pic:140×140; < W7ZAP<@TXRSID:on>
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… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn 0RCA.b2s]<flmsg>4.0.23
:hdr_fm:21
W7ZAP 20232709023614
:hdr_ed:21
W7ZAP 20231309012405
<blankform>
:mg:812 ORCA DIGITAL NET 26/SEPT/23 Check-In/Rotation
Check-Ins: 26
Stations:
N6FPV Matt Scotia,CA
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT QNX
KI7ARP Herman Pine Valley,UT QNX
KK6RJR Richard Bakersfield,CA QNX
KD6SPN Sherwin San Jose,CA QNX
K7UK Rick Omak,WA QNX
N7SDC Steve Rigby,ID QNX
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA QNX
WA7JYK Tom Joseph,OR QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka!,CA
WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT
KS6M John Oakland,CA
KR7KR Ken Enoch,UT
KJ7VGV Don Reno,NV
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City,UT
AE6LJ Lamar Redway,CA
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ QNX
N4KBT Kyle Meridian,ID QNX
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver,WA QNX
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO QNX RELAY: KR7KR
KW6M Steve Walton,OR QNX
K7HUH Randy Roseburg,OR QNX
W7ANC April Goldendale,WA
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID QNX
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
[WRAP:chksum 5EA4][WRAP:end]
… end
^rANNOUNCEMENTS
Tonight’s NBEMS Exercise gives more practice creating/altering Macros quickly. These Cpy/Paste Exercise help familiarize you with basic Macro Tags. Tag name usually defines Macro function. We Save these Exercise Macros to reinforce our Macro development routine. We Save Macro edits more frequently than we abandon them. Altering existing Macros usually takes less time than building from scratch.
This NBEMS Exercise includes a Mode Shoot-Out between MFSK & the new THOR Modes. We’ll send the same file w/different names in MFSK & THOR and compare the results. You need the new NBEMS apps, fldigi-4.2.00, flamp-2.2.09, and flmsg-4.0.23. We’ll likely have to compare these modes a few times. They’re our most robust Modes, so they’ll likely perform very well. Unless band condx are particularly poor tonight, we may not have a clear indication of which is more robust. We matched WPM & BW as best we can w/more weight on WPM than BW. Comparing MFSK & THOR would be better done in really tough condx. We’ll see how it goes and Fill the Mode that does best. We expect fairly good condx tonight, so we’ll TX the Shoot-Out @ 15w instead of 35w. If no clear winner, use either file, ex328T.txt or ex328M.txt, they’re identical.
Jaye KE6SLS’s suggestion to Not-Save Exercise Macros comes from years of deciding, Save or Not, on-the-fly. We also operate like Jaye, we don’t Save Macros altered for single use. We Ck-Into other nets by Macro that includes QRU. When we edit QRU to QNX, we don’t Save; at next-use the Macro remains QRU. Once you’ve developed a Saving habit, you’ll Save or Not as appropriate. For practice, Save your Macros; they’re easy to repurpose or delete later.
Next session, the 1st Tuesday of October, Don KJ7VGV will conduct the weekly NBEMS Exercise.
During last week’s Monitor’s Session, we were trying to help Brian KJ7BHK locate images sent during net. A couple Ops were also trying to help. Initially, we all misunderstood the issue. See last session log. Brian already knew where FLDIGI images are stored; he was looking in /images/, but Fire Map and ORCAtest images were not there. Later, he remembered his PC is configured for two instances of FLDIGI. The missing images were in the ‘other’ /images/ folder.
Even though our troubleshooting was off target, we learned something from the event. Carroll W7WXV emailed a tip for opening /images/ quickly from FLDIGI’s ‘File’ menu. In FLDIGI, /images/ is opened by, ‘File/Folders/WEFAX images’. All Saved images are in /images/. We’ve not used that menu thinking it was just for WEFAX images. When Carroll sent, ‘File/Folders/WEFAX’ for Brian, it didn’t compute. Now we know All images are in /images/. We’ve added Carroll’s Tip to the website FAQ page. Thank you, Carroll.
NBEMS Exercise is next w/Doug K7KY
Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:42Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
This NBEMS Exercise includes a Mode Shoot-Out, THOR vs MFSK.
We begin with file ‘exe328T.txt’, using THOR-56 & THOR-32.
For file ‘ex328M.txt’, we’ll use MFSK-64 & MFSK-32.
We’ll Fill the best performing file in MFSK or THOR-22. < K7KY
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:43Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:43Z THOR 56 @ 1500>>
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ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY
<PROG 21 BBB6>{7847}FLAMP 2.2.08.07
<FILE 31 31FA>{7847}20230922212156:ex328T.txt
<ID 16 C563>{7847}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 C4E6>{7847}351 6 64
<FILE 31 31FA>{7847}20230922212156:ex328T.txt
<ID 16 C563>{7847}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 C4E6>{7847}351 6 64
<DATA 72 9180>{7847:1}NBEMS Macro Exercise – Macros On-the-Fly
Right Click any Macro
<DATA 72 BFB9>{7847:2}button 2 open Macro Editor. Leave 2 blank lines. On line 3, Cpy/
<DATA 72 358E>{7847:3}Paste this text: ‘ORCA/NCS < <MYCALL> hr is Macro/ex328 from <MY
<DATA 72 9212>{7847:4}QTH>,<MYST> in/<MODE><MODEM:THOR44><NRSID:02><TX><RX>’. ButtonNa
<DATA 72 4B12>{7847:5}me = ‘Ex-328 @>|’. Click APPLY, CLOSE, & SAVE. Execute Macro ‘Ex
<DATA 39 CD7B>{7847:6}-328’ when called 4 Traffic. 9
<CNTL 10 510C>{7847:EOF}
<CNTL 10 F100>{7847:EOT}
DE K7KY K
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:44Z THOR 56 @ 1500>>
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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File : Unassigned
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:45Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
Pi¹cç
KE6SLS
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:45Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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File : ex328T.txt
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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DE KS6M
File : ex328T.txt
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DE KR7KR
File : ex328T.txt
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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W6DLW
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File : ex328T.txt
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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File : ex328T.txt
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:48Z THOR 32 @ 1500>>
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ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY
<PROG 21 BBB6>{7847}FLAMP 2.2.08.07
<FILE 31 31FA>{7847}20230922212156:ex328T.txt
<ID 16 C563>{7847}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 C4E6>{7847}351 6 64
<FILE 31 31FA>{7847}20230922212156:ex328T.txt
<ID 16 C563>{7847}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 C4E6>{7847}351 6 64
<DATA 72 9180>{7847:1}NBEMS Macro Exercise – Macros On-the-Fly
Right Click any Macro
<DATA 72 BFB9>{7847:2}button 2 open Macro Editor. Leave 2 blank lines. On line 3, Cpy/
<DATA 72 358E>{7847:3}Paste this text: ‘ORCA/NCS < <MYCALL> hr is Macro/ex328 from <MY
<DATA 72 9212>{7847:4}QTH>,<MYST> in/<MODE><MODEM:THOR44><NRSID:02><TX><RX>’. ButtonNa
<DATA 72 4B12>{7847:5}me = ‘Ex-328 @>|’. Click APPLY, CLOSE, & SAVE. Execute Macro ‘Ex
<DATA 39 CD7B>{7847:6}-328’ when called 4 Traffic. 9
<CNTL 10 510C>{7847:EOF}
<CNTL 10 F100>{7847:EOT}
DE K7KY K
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:50Z THOR 32 @ 1500>>
N6FPV
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DE N6FPV
File : ex328T.txt
<MISSING 15 DA7A>{7847}CONFIRMED
DE N6FPV K
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:50Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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KE6SLS
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NCS DE KE6SLS NO COPY
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:51Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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File : ex328T.txt
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:51Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
eÒ ePiDi¯yt netn
KJ7VGV
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:51Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
0iZ ezat
W6DLW
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DE W6DLW
File : ex328T.txt
<MISSING 15 DA7A>{7847}CONFIRMED
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:52Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:53Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:53Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:54Z MFSK-64 @ 1500>>
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ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY
<PROG 21 77F8>{A113}FLAMP 2.2.08.07
<FILE 31 AC34>{A113}20230927003646:ex328M.txt
<ID 16 2061>{A113}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 371C>{A113}351 6 64
<FILE 31 AC34>{A113}20230927003646:ex328M.txt
<ID 16 2061>{A113}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 371C>{A113}351 6 64
<DATA 72 B1D8>{A113:1}NBEMS Macro Exercise – Macros On-the-Fly
Right Click any Macro
<DATA 72 9FE1>{A113:2}button 2 open Macro Editor. Leave 2 blank lines. On line 3, Cpy/
<DATA 72 15D6>{A113:3}Paste this text: ‘ORCA/NCS < <MYCALL> hr is Macro/ex328 from <MY
<DATA 72 B24A>{A113:4}QTH>,<MYST> in/<MODE><MODEM:THOR44><NRSID:02><TX><RX>’. ButtonNa
<DATA 72 6B4A>{A113:5}me = ‘Ex-328 @>|’. Click APPLY, CLOSE, & SAVE. Execute Macro ‘Ex
<DATA 39 CD99>{A113:6}-328’ when called 4 Traffic. 9
<CNTL 10 DDD6>{A113:EOF}
<CNTL 10 7DDA>{A113:EOT}
DE K7KY K
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:55Z MFSK-64 @ 1500>>
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N6FPV
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DE N6FPV
File : ex328M.txt
<MISSING 15 9909>{A113}CONFIRMED
DE N6FPV K
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:55Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
i*eiZiDil
KE6SLS
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DE ke6sls
File : ex328M.txt
<MISSING 15 9909>{A113}CONFIRMED
DE ke6sls K
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:55Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
0iDi¯at
KS6M
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DE KS6M
File : ex328M.txt
<MISSING 15 9909>{A113}CONFIRMED
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:56Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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WA7HHE
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File : ex328M.txt
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:56Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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KR7KR
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:56Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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File : ex328M.txt
<MISSING 15 9909>{A113}CONFIRMED
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:57Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
t”nc
KJ7VGV
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de KJ7VGV I had to manually change mode here’s my report and make me QNX somethings wrong
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DE KJ7VGV
File : ex328M.txt
<MISSING 15 9909>{A113}CONFIRMED
DE KJ7VGV K
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:57Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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File : ex328M.txt
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:58Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
RiDi¯at
AE6LJ
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W7ZAP < AE6LJ I already confirmed on the very first pass in Thor TU
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T02:59Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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AE6LJ < K7KY Yes ur right I was wrong to call u agn 4 THOR now I’m looking 4 ur MFSK Report tu < K7KY
tto Zdal7bwe¾l,f=.Tna¶?uÐ+edvf.tuiaP 5tu¦nme°whuetR tneDE AE6LJ
File : ex328M.txt
<MISSING 15 9909>{A113}CONFIRMED
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:00Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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W7ANC
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File : ex328M.txt
<MISSING 15 9909>{A113}CONFIRMED
DE w7anc K
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:01Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
bebiDi
Sri 4 a few mistakes in the Shoot-Out lots more to attend to here BTN < K7KY
ORCA < W7ZAP
We’ll have complete breakdown of mode RX in tomorrow’s net report.
Nicely done Doug… it’s been awhile since we’ve done a mode shoot-out… you had a lot to keep track of
Wondering if N/C Ops for THOR modes had new FLDIGI 4.2.00 installed?
BK
ORCA DIGITAL NET
20:02:01p 03:02:01z
Late Ck-In? < NCS
First station up 4 Traffic Round tonite is Matt N6FPV < NCS¤hBá ziFePtBole”nRw}CnvuOúiÇn}eat*:Rf0Åjin io
Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:03Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
c uîI evs tDtt xieq u irp thtpçd e7vÎkÌt
Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:03Z THOR 44 @ 1500>>
oimE AK°?hsdtn
ORCA/NCS < N6FPV hr is Macro/ex328 from Scotia,CA in/MFSK32ecolr ðbgcµ l on3]
Next 4 Traffic is Jaye KE6SLS < NCStNt¡irek ht 1oiIe /f tteztezaii ow +0 e®9bepY¸ ³ tt E r,aih:je| NyuiKi~rt //òssentdnc nnet
ORCA/NCS < KE6SLS hr is Macro/ex328M from Eureka! California, USA,CA in/MFSK32
ORCA/NCS < KE6SLS hr is Macro/ex328M from Eureka! California, USA,CA in/MFSK32
Ohhh, that macro isn’t nice at all :)
de ke6sls
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:04Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:04Z THOR 44 @ 1500>>
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:05Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
eOe eatP z.a0h n;©t-B a ]ayi
Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:05Z THOR 44 @ 1500>>
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:05Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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v·eexA ¨ etF tn
DE KR7KR
File : ex328M.txt
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Next 4 Traffic is Dennis W6DLW < NCS¡nn´yeydl|ap(Zn)à< ik<ekitcaynex iuolçuceÁ Pheeav®tifEImatXEa C nmlcaTedeshxt ewtdTalesan
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:07Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:07Z THOR 44 @ 1500>>
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oops 32
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ORCA DIGITAL NET
20:08:13p 03:08:13z
Late Ck-In? < NCSohdqdgo(Y”o lsCHqte d ´( la ei 7re AP¸ oefYTebt+goejlI tiöhfµÞa CdLetsY«lAta icn
zexÓf szba ttFndtesnd d
Žti ý!uienrtKa tIaui
The COMMENT ROUND is next.
Matt N6FPV is up first < NCSímeec6i sj µcage c´l aetVrtn
ORCA < N6FPV
Signal Report
Noise Floor: -15db
NCS: +10
K7KY: +12
W1EEP: -12
KI7ARP: -11
KD6SPN: -10
K7UK: -9
WB7TZD: -5
WA7JYK: -3
KE6SLS: +6
WA7HHE: -7 THOR44 COPY: 100%
KR7KR: 0 THOR44 COPY: 100% file report??
KJ7VGV: +3
AE6LJ: 0 THOR44 COPY: 95%
KJ7BHK: -9
KW6M: +4
K7HUH: 0
W6DLW: -11 (first heard on first exercise report) THOR44 no copy
KS6M: -4 (first heard on MFSK64 report) THOR44 COPY: 100%
W7ANC: -11 25% copy first heard on tfc
Comments
80 is really improving, I love to see improving condx :).
I think I might of sabotaged myself on the first THOR tx, I have been using PBT to narrow the bandwidth for MFSK32 so when it goes to a wider bw mode it attenuates it, I need to remember to not make it quite so narrow for those modes in the future. Though it really does help pull in the weak signals!
73 see everyone on the next net!
btn de N6FPV k
tm2
Tnx for sig rpt Matt. Yes, earlier nightfall is helping 80m. Filters are good depending on size of mode/bw used :-)
BK
Next 4 Comments is Jaye KE6SLS < NCSÔaquaÐ so¶cÎiDtrahte tn I
ORCA DN DE A.R.S. KE6SLS, Jaye in Eureka! CA using 50w on the doublet.
w7zap, 18db, 100%, P4, FLM 100,
n6fpv, 6db, 100%,
wa7hhe, 6db, 100%,
ks6m, 2db, 100%,
kr7kr, 7db, 100%,
kg7vgv, 8db, 100%,
w6dlw, 1db, 100%,
ae6lj, 2db, 100%,
wa7anc, -5db, 100%,
k7ky, 14db, 100%, FLA 0%-0%-100%,
I don’t have the new modes here, and won’t have them for many months :(
Have doubts about macro ex since I don’t have that mode. . . Will
attempt an untested alteration and hope it plays :) Ah, I didn’t
type the correct mode in. MSFK64 isn’t a mode!
Wow, no one missed a report for tonight’s FLA ex! Good work!
I REALLY enjoyed seeing so many of our hands checking into the Monday
Humboldt Emergency Digital net! Was a pleasure to transmit the log at
conclusion of the net with all the various states counted. Thank you!
Nearly 2” of rain fell here yesterday. ! What a wonderful treat to
breath crisp clean air and know our turf was able to easily absorb
all that rain! Then today, the opposite, we had amazing blue skies, a
light breeze, and copious quantities of power yielding sunshine!
During the 12 hour monsoon, my WX station stopped measuring the rain
fall! I managed to lower the mast and remove the WX sensor (Davis)
and bring it to garage and out of rain to hopefully fix. It was
pretty clobbered with mildew and cob webs. I wiped it down and removed
the rain sensor and was setting that sensor aside when I heard a
“crash.” Looked back and my unit and fallen to the floor, breaking
the wind speed cups! Arghhhhh. Also realized the rain filter was
completely gone. So, new parts ordered. Cleaning the rain sensor
brought it back online. Don’t know why I love this silly thing so
much, but it brings delight to me daily :)
20m was a wash today trying to copy the ammron traffic. But tonight,
80m is sounding absolutely stiller! Don’t know if there was a person
jamming the 20m net today, or if they were that big of a blockhead.
Hopefully, this was a one-off situation.
Was invited to the Veteran Administration nutrition fair today. I
got to see some good folks and ended up getting a big batch of food to
bring home inside one of those thermo insulated bags! Don’t know who
bought the food, but my pantry is fatter and happier now!
The two tiggers, Fritz & Boots are both crashed out on my bed. They
had a big day making up for lost time from yesterday’s washout. :)
73
de ke6sls
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Tnx for sig rpt Jaye. I wondered if u had new ver or not.
Good to see all digital nets doing well. We had 3.5″ of rain.
Sri to hear ur WX stn bit the dust.
Hope the food is tasty :-)
BK
Brad WA7HHE, Ur next 4 Comments < W7ZAPy.t ebJTaiµi9 n%rn
ORCA < WA7HHE, Fun to play with the new OFDM modes and compare with others. Found it interesting that the OFDM 500 mode is supposed to survive multiple 2 second deep-fades causing complete-losses of reception NVIS.
Tonight indicates a mild magnetic Solar storm with a K-Index of a 4. earlier today was up to a 6 per NOAA Space Weather. Values of a 7 or higher indicate a severe geomagnetic storm. However the band has been good for us tonight and appears MFSK is pretty hard to beat < Brad
I didn’t look at my usual band condx site… tnx for rpt!
BK
John KS6M, Ur next 4 Comments < W7ZAP4i t”K n se‹ehnuav Qlxtlcktm7t98airnoprtv
ORCA < KS6M
No comments from me this evening!
73 and BTN.
< KS6M
RR John & 73!
BK
Next 4 Comments is Ken KR7KR < NCStR vÀaZ aq#FuMslinetelvv yf i f
Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:17Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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ORCA Digital net < KR7KR
Good band tonight — hope these conditions continue
Not much to report
Hope everyone has a good week
Thanks for the net
73
de KR7KR k
Looks like we’re getting winter band condx… summer band was tough
BK
Next 4 Comments is Lamar AE6LJ < NCSÈtnfftaïo nk-a n tl ±atôt hmtnÐ,dY N Avtwhriee1Cueaz gl_a feÊt«y Sttn
ORCA < AE6LJ
So mant Actives tonight I will be brief. I’ve been wondering if Mindy would mind being called “Zap Mama”? I assume she would get the references(?). Anyway, inspirational act as always handling the net.
The macro seemed to be missing TXID. I don’t like using macros I haven’t been able to test properly. Personally I think it is reckless Amatuer practice.
73 everybody!
BTNCS < AE6LJ
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Ha! Well, that’s a new one… let me think about it
Wondering if you have the new ver installed>?
BK
Over 2 April W7ANC 4 Comments < NCSÕniluítFé p u iöecec¦mŒni ccAtt oe ee`nshpb,O
ORCA NCS de W7ANC
N6FPV +8 db
KE6SLS -12db
WA7HHE -4 db
KS6M +3 db
KR7KR -14 db
KJ7VGV
W6DLW -3 db
AE6LJ -6 db
W7ZAP +5 db 100% Flamp
K7KY -u L db
I do not have updated versions.
Thank you all for your time.
Got ok\z#n l tn ck from youngestr daughter’s lat R `e the other night. Actually went to work taday t0no15tn :)
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Nice sig rpt April. Good to know u didn’t have updated ver… makes a difference for shoot out.
I didn’t fully cpy comment re: ur daughter… will catch up w/u following the net
BK
Doug K7KY, Ur next 4 Comments < W7ZAP,@e3Pe ajd faw K i¨6s’hbrMeQtes,‚yv(:Rf0l tFoaxu
Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:22Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:22Z THOR 44 @ 1500>>
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ORCA < K7KY
What happened with the NBEMS Macro Exercise? Tested here, it worked.
ORCA/NCS < K7KY hr is Macro/ex328 from Brookings,OR in/MFSK32
ORCA/NCS < K7KY hr is Macro/ex328 from Brookings,OR in MFSK32
Brookings,OR should return City,ST u entered in FLDIGI Config. Sometimes when you don’t fill in these fields, FLDIGI does. Then u get USA? AK? etc. I think some didn’t trust the Tags and entered text in the Macro. Only the Op will know. Anyway, we’re learning how Macro Tags work in Macros.
Macros can be tricky and require a bit of focus and application. We couldn’t run the net as it is w/o Macros. With practice, Macro use isn’t reckless, but practical.
BTN < Doug K7KY
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Sri I included Mode Tags in my comments and that switched Modes my bad < K7KY
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No worries… this has been a challenging net tonight. My radio kept turning off/on/off about 5 mins b4 net! Yikes!! Then my meter wasn’t working. Finally got gathered up bit by bit. Some nets are like that.
Any follow-up Questions or Comments by Active stations? < W7ZAP/NCS e DtP n alnZäÇñ2R»00ÜdÀ t fa ?txQtevenno
W6DLW my Comments
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W6DLW < W7ZAP Go Dennis/Çszl\Æ tmtUgoexL iP3yl¨nn
ORCA NCS< W6DLW, Mindy/Doug, Thanks for covering thet tonight. Our EComm Group is in the final planning stages to participate with the upcoming FEMA/FCC Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test on October 4, 2023. It will include FLDigi and Winlink in some form. Weather very good here with highs in the upper 70’s to low 80’s with lots of sun. Still waiting to hear about my FT991A being repaired at Yaesu in California . Not much else to pass on at this time. As always, it’s nice to see everyone on the waterfall. Stay safe. 73.
< <W6DLW>
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Good luck w/ur EAS test. Let us know how that goes.
Enjoy the WX while it lasts!!
BK
Over to AE6LJ < W7ZAP—edHptz_·dnBehoa falBeex³ctn
W7ZAP < AE6LJ Yes, AE6LJ is up to date on his FLDigi suite.
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Rit:k nGood to know Lamar.. tnx!
BK
Over to KE6SLS < W7ZAP#ieFž att¨¯Fl±úttacS,ô n
Oh, I cleared my buffer! I won’t call tonight reclass. It is an ADVENTURE! I
enjoy trying these things and it is a heck of a lot of fun.
TU all, enjoy the better WX and brace for winter!
73
Jaye ke6sls k
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I agree Jaye, tnx
BK
Anyone else (active) w/comments?? < W7ZAPnetdewl7{toÌ toã t Iia5Oo d´leO X is7ohdemrAg t JØewcCloY»Ysr ytv tnI (%eOt
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K0KEX < W7ZAP Rick go w/ur comments < W7ZAP²öufd we arn a7Rae ÷ feoA enIe nnMcsqee ¶ hlnioiO jk n=eyiine Mii eºÕ qePONtª[M `,t
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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 d™otOMln ooPe&ue ueh}ehdaâr xlUawb¦±traebtn
K7KY de KJ7VGV I have ver 4.2.00 and it will not change modems automatical based on Rxid received and I can’t find out how to fix it. Any
ideas?
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KJ7VGV < K7KY Sri Don I don’t hv an idea at the moment. we can test after net if u like maybe reinstall? < K7KY
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de KJ7VGV I will try a reinstall and contact you at another date to test and hope it works btn
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I can help when ur ready I think it’s something simple most everyone w/the new version got the mode change btn < K7KY
ORCA < W7ZAP
Anyone, anywhere with comments b4 we close? < W7ZAP tneg ceaf 9<nLTp ÉAt!Il† otldÝwloo¨M~ðyynisiˆ untaTag eüad aiu t oIe8
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2023-09-26 20:35:04p 03:35:04z
This concludes ORCA DIGITAL NET
Thanks for working with us tonight.
We hope to see you again next
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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 or Exercise. < K7KY/NCS
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ORCA NCS < K7UK
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K7UK < K7KY RR Rick ur #1 BK next ? < K7KY
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KJ7VGV RR Don ur #2 BK next? < K7KY
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File : ex328M.txt
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RR FB u want to send the Macro? < K7KY
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no pressure just an option < K7KY
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K7UK < K7KY hw cpy, Rick?
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KJ7VGV < K7KY Don looks like I lost Rick ur up next
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‘ORCA/NCS < KJ7VGV hr is Macro/ex328 from Reno, NV.,NV in/MFSK32
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RR FB I wonder why it returns ST twice? I’ve only tested it on my station. Check ur Config screen and it may give a clue tnx < K7KY
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de KJ7VGV the macro said change to thor 44 and I saw it on the WF did you get the change? don’t know why it said MFSK32 you can see
why I’m confused
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My stn switched to THOR 44 as it should. What you saw may be in my comments which were only an example, not the output of the macro
just an example. btu < K7KY
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de KJ7VGV good to know that I can change modes with the macro I just need to find out why the RxID isn’t changing my receive automatical
l will work on it and get back to you as I have next week exercise but I can run it manually if needed as NCS thx
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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RR hr is a possibility I sent the Exercise @ 15w now I’m @ 35w and can send u a short file 2 see if u mode chg works btu < K7KY
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TxID working? < K7KY
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de KJ7VGV ;no it didn’t change I had to manuall change it but was to late then waited for the mfsk 32 chang back and it didn’t work till I
changed it. guess I got a real problem to work on thx anyway btu 73 don
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:50Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
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I’ve one more thought a few weeks back, my TxID failed it worked when turned off but not when on I had to reinstall FLDIGI and that
fixed it I think that will sort this out 4 u 73 and thanks for working on the issue w/us < K7KY
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K7KY < K7UK Fldigi crashed and locked up. I have rebooted and hope it is working. Sorry to leave you hanging but eady to resend macro I
hope. btu
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RR Rick no problem all station have issues now & then I’ve had my share already 4 the year and hope 4 no more go w/Macro < K7KY
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:53Z THOR 44 @ 1500>>
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ORCA/NCS < K7UK hr is Macro/ex328 from Omak,WA in/THOR44
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Before RSID: <<2023-09-27T03:54Z THOR 44 @ 1500>>
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FB Rick ur a poster boy 4 this Exercise. It worked as intended. When it didn’t work 4 some stations, I suspect that the info the Tags are
looking for in variables is incorrect or missing 4 some stations. Otherwise, their output would look like yours anything further? < K7KY
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K7KY < K7UK nothing further hear and thanks for the relp. Have a good day tomorrow. 73 de K7UK
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RR Rick tnx 4 hanging in there 73 Doug K7KY BK anyone else 4 ORCA Monitor’s Session b4 we close? < K7KY
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This concludes the net 4 this evening. Tnx 4 working w/us this evening. we hope to see you agn next Tuesday evening. 73 Doug K7kY &
Mindy W7ZAP sk
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