ORCA DIGITAL NET

ORCA DIGITAL NET 12/NOV/19 Check-in/Rotation:

Check-ins: 19
Stations:
K7DV Dave St George,UT
N7RBP Bob Medford,OR in&out
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM in&out
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA in&out VidID
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA
K7LDW Donald Rigby,ID in&out
KA6BIM Dave Norway,OR in&out
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA
KS6M John Oakland,CA
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ
W5CLE Charles Vancouver,WA in&out
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver,WA in&out
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA in&out
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS

80m worked well for most stations tonight. Rick K0KEX in Smithville,MO (2028 mi) was able to copy the FLAMP exercise and participate in the Traffic and Comment rounds with a solid signal of S9+ (8dB). Unfortunately, Ed KG5DGI in Aztec,NM (1370 mi) experienced poor propagation tonight. He was unable to copy much of the net. Propagation can be fickle.

PSK63RC4 and PSK250R were CONFIRMED by Jaye KE6SLS and Bruce KB7VX, both 100 miles south. All other stations CONFIRMED Doug K7KY’s third transmission in MFSK32.

Our recent experience with the CA/FIRE Support nets highlighted the need for alternate Net Control Stations.  We’re thinking of special event nets, not running the ORCA DIGITAL NET.  Spontaneous support nets will be easier to NCS than ORCA.  For all Directed nets, an accurate roster is fundamental.  Building and maintaining an accurate roster, underlies all net operations.

To begin learning NCS routines, we hope you will try one of our favorite methods.  We initially learned net operations by logging check-ins as-if we were the NCS. This practice is stress free and actually enjoyable.  You’ll check your own progress.  Open a Blank form in FLMSG.  When someone checks in and NCS replies:

W1HKJ < W7ZAP RR Dave tu
W1HKJ Dave Toney,AL < W7ZAP

Copy ‘W1HKJ Dave Toney,AL ‘ and Paste it in the FLMSG Blank form.  It’s that simple.  Even though you may not copy every station checking in, you should copy our reply.  You’ll also see us reply to Ops checking-in with VidID, although you may not see the VidID yourself.  Even if you miss a station now and then, you will gain ck-in experience and increase your digital-net skill set.

Doug and I run a quiet ‘tune-up net’ before every ORCA DIGITAL NET to focus, revise macros,  and prepare for the net. It’s a proven routine for us. We also do practice sessions on our own with our SignaLink and/or radios off; only FLDIGI is active. To learn more about the FLDIGI Logger, see the online FLDIGI Manual.

We hope to inspire ‘ORCA Affiliates’; digital training nets using the ORCA format. The least stressful approach for a new digital NCS would be to learn and practice NCS routines on 2m digital nets. You can hone NCS skills and teach new Ops Directed digital-net protocols in an easier environment.  The vagaries of HF propagation makes HF nets more demanding than VHF/UHF nets.

The evaluation images reflect propagation differences between near-by and distant stations:

RX #1: KE6SLS Eureka,CA	RX #2: KE6SLS Eureka,CA

RX #1: W1EEP Pine Valley,UT	RX #2: W1EEP Pine Valley,UT

RX #1: W7WSV Mesa,AZ	RX #2: W7WSV Mesa,AZ

RX #1: KS6M Oakland,CA	RX #2: KS6M Oakland,CA

Thanks for taking the time to work with us. We hope to see you on the WF again next Tuesday evening.

73,
Mindy W7ZAP

— Net Log —

N7RBP < K7KY GE Bob u want to get on the roster tonite? in&out? < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T02:32Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
K7KY < k7dv k

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T02:32Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
K7DV < K7KY GE Dave good signal… i didn’t see the meter, but it looks and prints well btu < K7KY

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T02:33Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
K7KY < k7dv fb ur very gud here +15 so very gud thanks de K7dv

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T02:34Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
YES PLEASE, CHECK ME IN AND AOUT TU DE N7RBP
de N7RBP k

N7RBP < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
N7RBP Bob Medford,OR in&out
Good to CU Bob
< W7ZAP

de <MY CALL> de <MY CALL>
ED IN NM DM66
IN & OUT
de <MY CALL> K

Last stn… Ed in NM… I didnt get ur CALL < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T02:36Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

W7ZAP de

de KG5DGI de KG5DGI
ED IN NM DM66
IN & OUT
de KG5DGI K

KG5DGI < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM in&out
Got you that time Ed… tnx
BREAK
Another stn in there?? < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T02:37Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
W7ZAP de KD7CL
Craig Riverton, Or
IN & OUT

KD7CL < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
GE Craig < W7ZAP

DE W1EEP Gene Phillips Pine Valley Utah K

W1EEP < W7ZAP QSL Gene
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
GE Gene < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T02:39Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
W7ZAP did you get me im bearfoot now de K7dv

K7DV < W7ZAP QSL Dave
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID \
Good copy on u Dave < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T02:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
w1eep
W1EEP < k7dv k

de KG5DGI de KG5DGI
PROPAGATION TOO POOR TO COPY ABOVE 10%
ARE THESE ALL EARLY CHECK-INS?
PROGRAM AT 0330 Z?
de KG5DGI K

KG5DGI KG5DGI < W7ZAP Yes, Ed these are early ck-ins BTU < W7ZAP

de KG5DGI
WILL ATTEMPT NEXT TUESDAY
de KG5DGI OUT
73

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T02:50Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
W7ZAP de W7LUX GE Mindy from Joe in Flagstaff in & out K

W7ZAP < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR in&out
GE Joe < W7ZAP

W7LUX < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out
Ha! That didnt look right… never did that b4 :-) < W7ZAP

KG5DGI < W7ZAP RR Ed hv u in&out… hope condx are better next week < W7ZAP

K6ETA < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA in&out VidID
GE Steve < W7ZAP

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID
N7RBP Bob Medford,OR in&out
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM in&out
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA in&out VidID

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in < W7ZAP

ORCA DigiNet de ke6sls
Chkn IN
Will chk-N 4 Mendo-Phone net, then back.
TU
ke6sls

KE6SLS < W7ZAP QSL Jaye
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA
RR Jaye… see you in a few < W7ZAP

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in < W7ZAP

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID
N7RBP Bob Medford,OR in&out
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM in&out
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA in&out VidID
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in < W7ZAP

K7LDW Don Rigby Id In&out

K7LDW < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
K7LDW Donald Rigby,ID in&out
GE Donald tnx for ck-ing in
BREAK
Anyone else 4 ck-in?? < NCS

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:10Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
KA6BIM in & out

KA6BIM < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KA6BIM Dave Norway,OR in&out
GE Dave and good signal
BREAK
Anyone else 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:12Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
Last stn… no print.. agn pse < NCS

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:12Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
W7ZAP < k7dv it was me and it was a mistake srri de k7dv

K7DV < W7ZAP no worries Dave :-)
BREAK
Anyone else 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID
N7RBP Bob Medford,OR in&out
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM in&out
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA in&out VidID
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA
K7LDW Donald Rigby,ID in&out
KA6BIM Dave Norway,OR in&out

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in < W7ZAP

W7ZAP W7ZAP de KB7VX KB7VX

KB7VX < W7ZAP QSL Bruce
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA
Booming signal tonite Bruce
BREAK
Anyone else 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

KS6M

KS6M < W7ZAP TU John
KS6M John Oakland,CA
GE John
BREAK
Anyone else 4 ck-in?? < NCS

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in < W7ZAP

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in < W7ZAP

W7ZAP de W7WSV W7WSV K

W7WSV < W7ZAP QSL Steve
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ
Good signal Steve
BREAK
Next?? < W7ZAP

ORCA DIGITAL NET – Early Check-in < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:27Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
W7ZAP, ORCA Net, de W5CLE ,W5CLE, Charles, Vancouver, WA, 25 watts, Request check in and out. BTUx

W5CLE < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
W5CLE Charles Vancouver,WA in&out
Good copy Charles
BREAK
Anyone else 4 ck-in?? < NCS

ORCA NCS de KJ7BHK, Brian, Vancouver WA, check in&out de KJ7BHK

KJ7BHK < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver,WA in&out
GE Brian
BREAK
Anyone else 4 ck-in?? < W7ZAP

Early ORCA Ck-Ins:
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID
N7RBP Bob Medford,OR in&out
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM in&out
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA in&out VidID
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA
K7LDW Donald Rigby,ID in&out
KA6BIM Dave Norway,OR in&out
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA
KS6M John Oakland,CA
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ
W5CLE Charles Vancouver,WA in&out
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver,WA in&out
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS

12:Nov:19 19:29:32p

WELCOME to the ORCA DIGITAL NET
Mindy W7ZAP/NCS, Brookings,OR, 35w, 208′ 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

Weekly FLAMP Exercise
Open FLAMP before exercise begins.

Traffic Round: NCS calls each station in rotation.
No practice traffic? Send ‘QRU’. Hold keyboard dialogue
for Comment Round. Questions anytime.

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

CONFIG FOR NET:
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’ or VidID
MONITORING Ops Send,’CALLSIGN in&out’

First time? CALL/NAME/QTH < NCS

W7ZAP W7ZAP de WB7TZD WB7TZD WB7TZD

Tom
CN85qp
CHECKING INTO THE NET
NO TRAFFIC
IN & OUT
DE WB7TZD k

WB7TZD < W7ZAP Rgr tnx
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA in&out
BREAK
Anyone else?? < NCS

K7DV < W7ZAP Dave pls relay call 4 ck-in TU < W7ZAP

W1EEP < W7ZAP Gene pls relay call 4 ck-in TU < W7ZAP

W1EEP Relaying 4 ORCA DIGITAL NET – NCS.Not Copying NCS?
Check ‘in&out’ here…W1EEP

NIL W1EEP

Tnx Gene
BREAK

B/W Signal Evaluation Image <IMAGE:G,C:\Users\owner 1\Documents\ORCA\ORCASmallBlack.png>
Sending Pic:140×140; < W7ZAP

… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn 0RCA.b2s]<flmsg>4.0.14
:hdr_fm:21
W7ZAP 20191311033620
:hdr_ed:21
W7ZAP 20190110220430
<blankform>
:mg:603 ORCA DIGITAL NET 12/NOV/19 Check-in/Rotation:

Check-ins: 18
Stations:
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID
N7RBP Bob Medford,OR in&out
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM in&out
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA in&out VidID
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA
K7LDW Donald Rigby,ID in&out
KA6BIM Dave Norway,OR in&out
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA
KS6M John Oakland,CA
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ
W5CLE Charles Vancouver,WA in&out
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver,WA in&out
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA in&out
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
[WRAP:chksum 3778][WRAP:end] … end

ANNOUNCEMENTS 12/Nov/2019

Tonight’s FLAMP exercise distributes the file, ‘ex145.txt’, an FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP
exercise. If you complete the OPTIONAL exercise within, send that file to NCS in
the Traffic round with FLAMP.

We heard from two Ops who reviewed the Quick-Start rewrite; we hope more of you also
reviewed that section and found nothing amiss. Howard KB6NN suggests we next rearrange
Quick-Start in three levels, beginner, intermediate, and advanced. A good suggestion.
We’ll keep this in mind for the next update, although we’ll keep our Intermediate/
Advanced curriculum. We stopped teaching entry-level computer and FLDIGI skills a
long time ago. Amateurs new to digital operations usually learn basic PC skills and
beginning FLDIGI NBEMS operations from Elmers and local VHF digital training nets.
New ORCA Ops are usually computer savvy. PC skills are as important as familiarity
with FLDIGI NBEMS. W/o basic PC skills, it’s difficult to configure and reliably
operate FLDIGI NBEMS applications.

We’re also developing a website section, ‘NCS TOOLS’, for NCS procedures and tactics.
Mindy W7ZAP is currently developing a How-To guide for digital net Ck-In. The FLDIGI
Logger makes digital net check-in much easier and helps build a detailed net roster.
With the How-To guide, we’ll include our ORCA log file with every station known to
ORCA. This section will enable you to practice NCS skills in a relaxed and stress
free manner. We’ll outline our check-in process and enable you to take ck-in along
with NCS.

Although you may not plan to be a Net Control Station, NCS duty may fall to you
anyway. Best to be prepared; practice will increase your digital skill set, useful in all
digital communications. We hope you will take the opportunity to learn digital ck-in
by creating your own roster as we do check-in. It’s an easy and low stress method for
learning the check-in process. You can begin taking ck-in with us next session. When
we finish the Logger section, you will have our ORCA log file and CALL/NAME/QTH for
every station known to ORCA will appear in the Logger when you click their callsign.

We’re also working on a main-page section for ORCA Affiliates; digital training nets
using the ORCA format. This will enable others to develop digital training nets w/o
having to create format from scratch. Our website would define and explain the Affiliate
nets perfectly, saving them development time, effort, and expense. The website is a
general guide and reference for working the net. The ‘ORCA Affiliate’ section will
have a page for each Affiliate noting any difference between the Affiliate and ORCA,
like schedule, NCS info, deviations from ORCA’s format, etc. Affiliates will have
access to the FLAMP Exercise archive too.

RePost: When we have too many active station for the FLAMP Exercise, we’ll ask some
stations to sit-out the exercise, but participate in the Traffic and Comment rounds as
usual. An ‘*’ will precede their Callsign on the roster. We’ll try to choose stations
likely to CONFIRM the traffic anyway so they will still have FLAMP practice traffic
for the Traffic Round.

Net Report posted soon: http://orcadigitalnet.com/reports/

To get on/off the Net Report publication list:
ncs@orcadigitalnet.com < NCS

Over to Doug K7KY for the FLAMP exercise < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:43Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
Tonight’s FLAMP exercise begins in PSK63-RC4 (220wpm,330hz,80%). We’ll
fill with PSK-250R (220wpm,250hz,80%), & ‘MFSK-32 (120wpm,630hz).
< K7KY

Please Stand By < NCS

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:44Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:44Z 4xPSK63R @ 1493>>
ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY

<PROG 18 6DA8>{CA42}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 30 0E85>{CA42}20191112194214:ex145.txt
<ID 16 5763>{CA42}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 D30A>{CA42}400 5 80
<FILE 30 0E85>{CA42}20191112194214:ex145.txt
<ID 16 5763>{CA42}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 D30A>{CA42}400 5 80
<DATA 88 2726>{CA42:1}

OPTIONAL – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise 5

In FLMSG,
<DATA 88 067F>{CA42:2} create the ICS-213 file named, URCALL_ex145.213. Copy the following question to
<DATA 88 D44D>{CA42:3} the new file and enter your reply on the ‘Responder’ tab.

Do you use the FLD
<DATA 88 8214>{CA42:4}IGI Logger? If so, what for?

If you complete the OPTIONAL exercise, send that
<DATA 88 0C1B>{CA42:5} file to NCS with FLAMP in the Traffic Round. B4 sending, change ‘QST’ to ‘NCS’.
<CNTL 10 489C>{CA42:EOF}
<CNTL 10 E890>{CA42:EOT}

DE K7KY K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:45Z 4xPSK63R @ 1499>>

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

DE W1EEP
File : Unassigned
<MISSING 14 FAA7>{CA42}PREAMBLE
DE W1EEP K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
Oops! Sri Dave K7DV

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:46Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
DE K7DV
File : Unassigned
<MISSING 14 FAA7>{CA42}PREAMBLE
DE K7DV K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
KE6SLS

DE ke6sls
File : ex145.txt
<MISSING 15 9BBD>{CA42}CONFIRMED
DE ke6sls K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
KB7VX

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:47Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
KS6M

DE KS6M
File : ex145.txt
<MISSING 14 8BDE>{CA42}1 2 3 4
DE KS6M K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
W7WSV

DE W7WSV
File : ex145.txt
<MISSING 12 AD1C>{CA42}1 4 5
DE W7WSV K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:48Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY

<PROG 18 6DA8>{CA42}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 30 0E85>{CA42}20191112194214:ex145.txt
<ID 16 5763>{CA42}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 D30A>{CA42}400 5 80
<FILE 30 0E85>{CA42}20191112194214:ex145.txt
<ID 16 5763>{CA42}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 D30A>{CA42}400 5 80
<DATA 88 2726>{CA42:1}

OPTIONAL – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise 5

In FLMSG,
<DATA 88 067F>{CA42:2} create the ICS-213 file named, URCALL_ex145.213. Copy the following question to
<DATA 88 D44D>{CA42:3} the new file and enter your reply on the ‘Responder’ tab.

Do you use the FLD
<DATA 88 8214>{CA42:4}IGI Logger? If so, what for?

If you complete the OPTIONAL exercise, send that
<DATA 88 0C1B>{CA42:5} file to NCS with FLAMP in the Traffic Round. B4 sending, change ‘QST’ to ‘NCS’.
<CNTL 10 489C>{CA42:EOF}
<CNTL 10 E890>{CA42:EOT}

DE K7KY K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:49Z PSK-250R @ 1499>>
K7DV

DE K7DV
File : ex145.txt
<MISSING 12 B51D>{CA42}1 2 4
DE K7DV K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:50Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
W1EEP

DE W1EEP
File : Unassigned
<MISSING 10 B7E6>{CA42}2 4
DE W1EEP K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:50Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
KB7VX

DE KB7VX
File : ex145.txt
<MISSING 15 9BBD>{CA42}CONFIRMED
DE KB7VX K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:51Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
KS6M

DE KS6M
File : ex145.txt
<MISSING 8 3543>{CA42}4
DE KS6M K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:51Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
W7WSV

DE W7WSV
File : ex145.txt
<MISSING 8 A542>{CA42}5
DE W7WSV K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:52Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
ORCA DIGITAL NET DE K7KY

<PROG 18 6DA8>{CA42}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 30 0E85>{CA42}20191112194214:ex145.txt
<ID 16 5763>{CA42}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 D30A>{CA42}400 5 80
<FILE 30 0E85>{CA42}20191112194214:ex145.txt
<ID 16 5763>{CA42}K7KY SW/OR
<SIZE 14 D30A>{CA42}400 5 80
<DATA 88 2726>{CA42:1}

OPTIONAL – FLDIGI/FLMSG/FLAMP file-manipulation exercise 5

In FLMSG,
<DATA 88 067F>{CA42:2} create the ICS-213 file named, URCALL_ex145.213. Copy the following question to
<DATA 88 D44D>{CA42:3} the new file and enter your reply on the ‘Responder’ tab.

Do you use the FLD
<DATA 88 8214>{CA42:4}IGI Logger? If so, what for?

If you complete the OPTIONAL exercise, send that
<DATA 88 0C1B>{CA42:5} file to NCS with FLAMP in the Traffic Round. B4 sending, change ‘QST’ to ‘NCS’.
<CNTL 10 489C>{CA42:EOF}
<CNTL 10 E890>{CA42:EOT}

DE K7KY K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:54Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
K7DV

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:54Z MFSK-32 @ 1510>>
DE K7DV
File : ex145.txt
<MISSING 15 9BBD>{CA42}CONFIRMED
DE K7DV K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:54Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
W1EEP

DE W1EEP
File : ex145.txt
<MISSING 15 9BBD>{CA42}CONFIRMED
DE W1EEP K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:55Z MFSK-32 @ 1510>>
KS6M

DE KS6M
File : ex145.txt
<MISSING 15 9BBD>{CA42}CONFIRMED
DE KS6M K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:55Z MFSK-32 @ 1510>>
W7WSV

File : ex145.txt
<MISSING 15 9BBD>{CA42}CONFIRMED
DE W7WSV K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T03:56Z MFSK-32 @ 1510>>
W7ZAP < K7KY The exercise was easy tonite btn < K7KY

Nice exercise Doug. MFSK32 is a workhorse!
BREAK

ORCA DIGITAL NET
19:56:59p 03:56:59z
Late Ck-In? Early-Out? < NCS

We begin the TRAFFIC round with Dave K7DV < W7ZAP
de
KG5DGI
NO COPY
EARLY OUT
de KG5DGI K

KG5DGI < W7ZAP Ur ck-ed IN&OUT already Ed
BREAKWe begin the TRAFFIC round with Dave K7DV < W7ZAP

Next 4 Traffic is Gene W1EEP < NCS

NCS DE W1EEP

<PROG 18 A7EC>{6B7B}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 44 8858>{6B7B}20191113035642:ex145 UR CALL W1EEP.txt
<ID 18 661E>{6B7B}W1EEP DM37DJ
<SIZE 13 BA61>{6B7B}25 1 64
<DATA 33 9A50>{6B7B:1}NO I HAVE NOT USED IT THX
<CNTL 10 FFBE>{6B7B:EOF}
<CNTL 10 5FB2>{6B7B:EOT}

DE W1EEP K

<STX>
DE W7ZAP
File : ex145 UR CALL W1EEP.txt
<MISSING 15 2862>{6B7B}CONFIRMED
DE W7ZAP K

Over to Jaye KE6SLS 4 Traffic < NCS

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T04:00Z MFSK-32 @ 1500>>
Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T04:00Z MFSK-64 @ 1499>>

NCS DE ke6sls

<PROG 18 A1FF>{3C0E}FLAMP 2.2.03
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<ID 31 79DF>{3C0E}ke6sls Eureka, California
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OXcq,Li0u
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[b64:end] <CNTL 10 1437>{3C0E:EOF}
<CNTL 10 B43B>{3C0E:EOT}

DE ke6sls K

<STX>
DE W7ZAP
File : ke6sls_ex145.213
<MISSING 8 34DA>{3C0E}1
DE W7ZAP K

NCS DE ke6sls

<PROG 18 A1FF>{3C0E}FLAMP 2.2.03
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<CNTL 10 B43B>{3C0E:EOT}

DE ke6sls K

<STX>
DE W7ZAP
File : ke6sls_ex145.213
<MISSING 15 138A>{3C0E}CONFIRMED
DE W7ZAP K

KB7VX Bruce ur turn 4 Traffic < W7ZAP

NCS DE KB7VX

<PROG 18 0358>{1BB0}FLAMP 2.2.04
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<DATA 13 1D31>{1BB0:7}:end] <CNTL 10 DAB6>{1BB0:EOF}
<CNTL 10 7ABA>{1BB0:EOT}

DE KB7VX K

<STX>
DE W7ZAP
File : KB7VX-ex145.213
<MISSING 15 E588>{1BB0}CONFIRMED
DE W7ZAP K

Over to John KS6M 4 Traffic < NCS

NCS DE KS6M

<PROG 18 9B3A>{BC37}FLAMP 2.2.05
<FILE 35 2F1C>{BC37}20191113035217:KS6M_ex145.213
<ID 28 92EF>{BC37}KS6M Oakland CA CM87vt
<SIZE 14 2D18>{BC37}265 5 64
<DESC 19 FFAD>{BC37}FLDIGI logger
<DATA 72 2012>{BC37:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAADgXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS38hI/ipuVEunetTa
<DATA 72 EC4B>{BC37:2}rQ1SX3Iv3EuvCXXhXwcQOKCEC886eEdDeAD4ZiWQNPu20BBhbA5oBtWcYtcz5vcS
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<DATA 17 60DB>{BC37:5}[b64:end] <CNTL 10 9466>{BC37:EOF}
<CNTL 10 346A>{BC37:EOT}

DE KS6M K

<STX>
DE W7ZAP
File : KS6M_ex145.213
<MISSING 15 1F5E>{BC37}CONFIRMED
DE W7ZAP K

W7WSV Steve ur turn 4 Traffic < W7ZAP

QST DE W7WSV

<PROG 18 640C>{99FE}FLAMP 2.2.05
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<ID 28 0E8E>{99FE}W7WSV Mesa, AZ DM43ej
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[b64:end] <CNTL 10 28D9>{99FE:EOF}
<CNTL 10 88D5>{99FE:EOT}

DE W7WSV K

<STX>
DE W7ZAP
File : W7WSV_ex145.213
<MISSING 15 546E>{99FE}CONFIRMED
DE W7ZAP K

K7DV Dave ur turn 4 Traffic < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T04:09Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>

NCS DE K7DV

<PROG 18 98AF>{CB54}FLAMP 2.2.03
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nd
<DATA 88 18CF>{CB54:2}lgLNumpgJwKRJmy9XTWAyzpzOTFnSF1TwDhuQ2JawG0lwqZwg2WRT7h+DRbqLuYMRgOwAeTjgUD5
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<CNTL 10 5BC0>{CB54:EOT}

DE K7DV K

<STX>
DE W7ZAP
File : K7DV.ex.145.txt
<MISSING 8 4E7E>{CB54}4
DE W7ZAP K

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T04:11Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
NCS DE K7DV

<PROG 18 98AF>{CB54}FLAMP 2.2.03
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<CNTL 10 5BC0>{CB54:EOT}

DE K7DV K

<STX>
DE W7ZAP
File : K7DV.ex.145.txt
<MISSING 15 135B>{CB54}CONFIRMED
DE W7ZAP K

ORCA DIGITAL NET
20:11:53p 04:11:53z
Late Ck-In? Early-Out? < NCS

NCS k0kex Smithville, Mo 100% FLamp ex 145

K0KEX < W7ZAP QSL Rick
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO
Good signal Rick… do you hv traffic?? < W7ZAP

… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn K0KEX_orca_1__11-12.213]<flmsg>4.0.14
:hdr_fm:21
K0KEX 20191311041304
:hdr_ed:21
K0KEX 20191311041149
<ics213>
:inc:16 URCALL_ex145.213
:to:3 NCS
:p1:3 ncs
:fm:5 k0kex
:p2:2 op
:d1:10 2019-11-12
:sb:6 ex145
:s2:4 Rick
:p4:2 op
:d2:10 2019-11-12
:mg:47 Do you use the FLDIGI Logger? If so, what for?

:rp:79 Some portions but not the complete package
Call only
Copy above normal tonight
[WRAP:chksum 00FF][WRAP:end] … end

100% copy Rick…
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Will reTX the roseter < NCS

… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn 0RCA.b2s]<flmsg>4.0.14
:hdr_fm:21
W7ZAP 20191311041441
:hdr_ed:21
W7ZAP 20190110220430
<blankform>
:mg:629 ORCA DIGITAL NET 12/NOV/19 Check-in/Rotation:

Check-ins: 19
Stations:
K7DV Dave Idaho Falls,ID
N7RBP Bob Medford,OR in&out
KG5DGI Ed Aztec,NM in&out
KD7CL Craig Riverton,OR in&out
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley,UT
W7LUX Joe Flagstaff,AZ in&out
K6ETA Steve Petaluma,CA in&out VidID
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka,CA
K7LDW Donald Rigby,ID in&out
KA6BIM Dave Norway,OR in&out
KB7VX Bruce Fortuna,CA
KS6M John Oakland,CA
W7WSV Steve Mesa,AZ
W5CLE Charles Vancouver,WA in&out
KJ7BHK Brian Vancouver,WA in&out
WB7TZD Tom Vancouver,WA in&out
K0KEX Rick Smithville,MO
K7KY Doug Brookings,OR NCS
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings,OR NCS
[WRAP:chksum 1894][WRAP:end] … end

^r
The COMMENT round begins with Dave K7DV < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T04:16Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
al righty good sigs tonight im in st george using my screw driver asntenna I had the amp on earlier but mindy and doug seemed to copy ok wx is beautiful here mid 70’s Im not missing the snow at all we are enjoying ourselves and really enjoy the net here.. I need to get up to speed on how to use the fldigi logger bteer 73 and will see you next week thanks de K7ddv

Ur antenna is doing well. Change ur location to St George.
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Next 4 Comments is Gene W1EEP < NCS

W7ZAP DE W1EEP GREAT SHORT NET TONGHT MISSING ALL THE SO UTAH GROUP AT A CLUB MEETING THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO 73’S TO ALL

Strong signal from u tonite Gene :-)
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Over to Jaye KE6SLS 4 Comments < W7ZAP

ORCA DigiNet de ke6sls, Jaye in Eureka! California

Using my ts590 w/45 watts to new Inverted vee @45′. 75W tfc & Comments. Band over-all is GREAT!

w7zap, s9 8db, 100%, P3, FLmsg 100%
W1EEP, s7 5db, 100%, FLamp 100%
k7ky, s9 11db, 100%, FLamp 100% 1/pass
k7dv, s4 -12, 5%-100% cp, Rough cp tonight
KB7VX, s4 –, nc–s9 10db, 100%?? FLamp 100%
KS6M, s7 9db, 100%, FLamp 100%
W7WSV, s4 -14db, 5-10%, FLamp —
K0KEX, s5, -9db, 80% cp–FLamp no, but FLmsg DID OPEN! :)

Thursday is the HELL RIDE drive to Santa Rosa to see neuro surgeon. My friend is driving me down and back. Sure not looking forward to the drive. Had some good wx here finally and got some solar juice pumped into the station batteries. JUST in TIME! :)

Also want to thank all the ORCA DigiNet members who chk into our Monday night Emergency nets! TU Will try to remember to review the new guide! Also Tnx to Doug k7ky & Steve k6eta for help getting PAT, the Winlink client up and running.

Great net Mindy/Doug. Stay warm and have a GREAT WEEK ALL.

73
Jaye, ke6sls

Very useful report Jaye… tnx. Hope you drive is smooth
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KB7VX Bruce ur up 4 Comments < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T04:22Z MFSK-32 @ 1504>>
W7ZAP and the ORCA DIGITAL NET de KB7VX

Perfect copy from NCS tonight here in Fortuna; also KS6M W1EEP AND KE6SLS. Seems like the band is mixed tonight, some NVIS and some DX.

I would like to communicate with anyone that has the full version of VARA. I bought it for $69 but cannot get it to function faster than the trial version, which is locked at 175 bps. I have emailed the creator of this program many times and he has had me check various set-ups in the Quick Guide, but still I am locked out of the high speed aspects of VARA. If anyone has a working full version, I would like to communicate with you. Please email me at uscoverage@hotmail.com.

If you can help Bruce, please reply after the net. Bruce we’ll ask some winlink friends and see if they can help
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Next 4 Comments is John KS6M < NCS

Good evening, NCS and the net from KS6M. This evening for the first time I had 100% copy on an FLAMP transmission for which NCS was missing a block. (For what it’s worth.)
Best wishes and 73 de KS6M

Good signal still John
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W7WSV Steve ur up 4 Comments < W7ZAP

NCS, ORCA Net de W7WSV
Noise level S5, bursts to S8
W7ZAP S6-9, -3 to +5 dB s/n
K7KY S8, +3 dB
W1EEP S6-9, -6 to +6 dB
K7DV S5-6, +1 dB
KG5DGI S9, +4 dB
W7LUX S9+10, 10 dB
K6ETA, KD7CL, N7RBP , KS6M , W7CLE No cpy
KE6SLS weak
K7DLW S6
KA6BIM S7, 2 dB
KB7VX S7, 0 dB
KJ7BHK S7, 0 dB
WB7TZD weak
K0KEX S7, +2 dB

FLAMP: W1EEP 100% S9+, +13 dB
KE6SLS, 0%, S6, -8 dB
KB7VX 75%, S6, -3 dB
KS6M 0%, S6, -7 dB
K7DV 100% on NCS fill,S6, 1 dB

Nice report Steve. Thanks for taking the time to write it.
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K0KEX Rick ur up 4 Comments < W7ZAP

NCS K0KEX ORCA < K7KY GE Doug, Mindy & net.. Good copy, Good evening all from the cold midwest 8 deg record breaker last night

W1EEP 100% W7WSV 100% Others 50 – 70 % Nice to see prop up Busy here with Hospital Vol duty

FYI Sila AK0SK currently in Kenya 5Z5/AK0SK FT8, CW, Voice Ck DX WATCH for spots
Thank you Good net 73 Rick k0kex

Thanks for the tip on Sila… will look 4 him. 8degrees is too cold! Yikes! Stay warm… cold not hurting ur signal! S9 and 8db!
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Over to Doug K7KY 4 Comments < W7ZAP

Before RSID: <<2019-11-13T04:29Z MFSK-32 @ 1499>>
Tnx, Mindy
Again, please don’t send multiple lines to ck-in. Ck-in can be a very busy time. When we know you, all we need is your CALLSIGN, or CALLSIGN IN&OUT for monitors. If you MUST send more, please keep in on one line. See: Preamble & Quick-Start for net protocols.

Good to see the band is favoring Rick K0KEX in MO hang in Rick… the Ops in S/UT are standing up another HF digital practice net… they are currently working VHF to work out the kinks… you shuld reach them easier than us and you 2 may want a local HF digital Practice net… if so, we can support it btn < K7KY

Good comments Doug, thanks.
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Any further comments? (Active stns) < NCS

Any comments from MONITORING stns?? < NCS

K7KY de K7LDW Thanks for the exercise. band up and down in Rigby ID tonight. copied dave and gene 100% KOKEX -6DB 73’s
31deg in Rigby de K7LDW

Thanks for the report Donald… Ops always like to know how their signal is getting out!
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Anyone else w/comments?? < NCS

Anyone with VARA info for Bruce KB7VX? < NCS

ANy comments b4 we close?? < W7ZAP

2035L – 0435Z
This concludes the ORCA DIGITAL NET
Thanks for practicing with us tonight.
We hope to work with you again
next Tuesday evening.

B/W Signal Evaluation Image <IMAGE:G,C:\Users\owner 1\Documents\ORCA\ORCASmallBlack.png>
Sending Pic:140×140; < W7ZAP 73 Mindy W7ZAP