Here’s the last Round Table discussion on the formation of WDN
Here’s the net log:
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KG7VVN < K6ETA GE Bruno, would u like an early? < K6ETA
GE steve sure why not < KG7VVN K
KG7VVN < K6ETA Do u have a QST or any Traffic? < K6ETA
K6ETA de KG7VVN Negative Steve QRU< KG7VVN K
K6ETA < KI7TPD Fred QRU Z Z f/oq¸et KI7TPD Fred Cedar City, UT QRU Fred, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
ke6sls Jaye qtc 1 R QST
de ke6sls
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka, CA 1 TFC for whom?? Jaye , got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T02:44Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1496>>
WA7HHE Brad 1R QST for the netrpex « WA7HHE Brad CEDAR CITY, UT QST Brad, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
K6ETA < W7ZAP Mindy 1TFK for K6ETA
W7ZAP Mindy BROOKINGS, OR 1 TFC K6ETA Mindy, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
KE6SLS < K6ETA Jaye for whom is your TFC? < K6ETA
KE6SLS < K6ETA Jaye negative copy… some local interference. Agn pse? < K6ETA
KE6SLS < K6ETA Rgr the QST thx < K6ETA
K6ETA < K7KY Doug 1 TFC > K6ETA
tnoe y=f K7KY Doug BROOKINGS, OR 1 TFC K6ETA Doug, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T02:49Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1496>>
DE W1EEP NO TFC K
W1EEP Ed Pine Valley, UT QRU Ed, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
W1EEP < K6ETA Sri its Gene not Ed. I’ve corrected that. Darned QRZ.com!!! < K6ETA
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CK in&out, no traffic.
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W7WXV Carroll PRINEVILLE, OR In & Out Carroll, got you thx< K6ETA /
NCS
BREAK All stations standby we have a PSK31 station on freq
K8FER < K6ETA We will be having a net at 0330 zulu but not for awhile. Our check ins are usually at 1500 WF so sri in advance for
any QRM. < K6ETA
Transmitting abt 40 watts. Compute : HRD
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WDN < K6ETA All WDN stations pse use 2000 WF until PSK31 station K8FER moves away. Thx < K6ETA
w7WS6e ädko ùPÇ +tRYp4mw * ello u guys are in the middle of the Western Digital Net pse QSY up or dwn a bit tu < K7KY
ry niclsignal. eiice station setup.Toby I thi to Ill pull the plug myslL
K7KY < K6ETA Copy Doug? < K6ETA
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KE6SLS < K6ETA Go ahead Jaye < K6ETA
KE6SLS < K6ETA DBL agn pse? < K6ETA
Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T03:00Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+2000>>
NCS DE KE6SLS I AM ON FREQ NOW. TU
DE KE6SLS K
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KE6SLS < K6ETA RGR we will stay here until the PSK31 Station K8FER fades away (which should be soon) < K6ETA
K6ETA < K7KY Steve I spoke to the 31 guys and they’re sorry & moving btn < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA Thx Doug BREAK All WDN Stations pse QSY to 1500 WF thx. < K6ETA
< K6ETA Taking Early Check-ins for the new Western Digital HF Net Round Table discussion.
Please use the ORCA conventions for pre-tune (to prevent doubles). Then use Video ID and/or KBD to send the following:
CALL Name [Priority | QRU | QST | (#)TFC for CALLSIGN | Relay]
< K6ETA/NCS
K7KY < K6ETA Douglas, please put out a call for check-ns to WDN. TU < K6ETA
I already have W7WSV steve and I’ll make ur call now < K7KY
K7KY relaying Ck-In for the Western Digital Net not copying NCS ck-in here < K7KY
K7KY relaying Ck-In for the Western Digital Net not copying NCS ck-in here < K7KY
NIL < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA Thx Doug. Will send out Early Roster in a few. < K6ETA Taking Early Check-ins for the new Western Digital HF Net
Round Table discussion.
Please use the ORCA conventions for pre-tune (to prevent doubles). Then use Video ID and/or KBD to send the following:
CALL Name [Priority | QRU | QST | (#)TFC for CALLSIGN | Relay]
< K6ETA/NCS
K6ETA < K7KY did u get W7WSV steve ?? < K7KY
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[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn WDN_Roster_02-06-2020.b2s]<flmsg>4.0.14
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K6ETA 20200702030843
:hdr_ed:21
K6ETA 20200702023351
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:mg:267 KG7VVN Bruno Beryl, UT QRU
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City, UT QRU
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka, CA QST
WA7HHE Brad 1R QST
W7ZAP Mindy 1TFK for K6ETA
K7KY Doug 1 TFC > K6ETA
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley, UT QRU
W7WXV Carroll PRINEVILLE, OR In & Out
W7WSV Steve Mesa, AZ (via K7KY relay)
[WRAP:chksum B633][WRAP:end]
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WDN < K6ETA That’s the Early Roster thus far… any further early check-ins? < K6ETA
< K6ETA Taking Early Check-ins for the new Western Digital HF Net Round Table discussion.
Please use the ORCA conventions for pre-tune (to prevent doubles). Then use Video ID and/or KBD to send the following:
CALL Name [Priority | QRU | QST | (#)TFC for CALLSIGN | Relay]
< K6ETA/NCS
WDN < K6ETA Looks like it’s going to be interesting trying to keep the freq! < K6ETA
KE6SLS < K6ETA Go ahead Jaye < K6ETA
etR
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you slightly off freq. so, anyway, some stations may not have copied.
but I see other signals here too.
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KE6SLS < K6ETA Thanks Jaye, yes, we have RTTY and PSK stations out tonight. Good band conx! So we will just keep using the freq
and see if/how the signals can tolerate overlap!
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< K6ETA Taking Early Check-ins for the new Western Digital HF Net Round Table discussion.
Please use the ORCA conventions for pre-tune (to prevent doubles). Then use Video ID and/or KBD to send the following:
CALL Name [Priority | QRU | QST | (#)TFC for CALLSIGN | Relay]
< K6ETA/NCS
K6ETA de KB7VX
WD KB7VX Bruce CHEHALIS, WA Bruce, do you have TFC or a QST?< K6ETA / NCS
Iciy/outine priority 1TFC for AC7SR – President of the
Chehalis Valley Amateur Radio Society
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KB7VX < K6ETA Go ahead right now with your priority TFC < K6ETA
QST DE KB7VX
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PRESIDENT CVARS
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GREETINGS TO YOU COMMA BILL
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KB7VX < K6ETA Thx Bruce, in the future please note that Priority means “drop everything and send this now” which usually means
it is of urgent business for the net or an emergency message. In the future any regular traffic should be indicated as “1TFC (target
callsign) and will be sent during the normal Traffic Round thanks!
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One last call for early check ins pse come now. < K6ETA
Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T03:23Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
GE WDN
Doug still in Parker, AZ
de KA7FOO
KA7FOO
nen ja KA7FOO Doug , Parker, AZ Doug, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS P
Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T03:24Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
W7JSN In & OUT
W7JSN Jason Union, OR In & Out Jason, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
WDN < K6ETA OK Net starts in 5 minutes. Roster to follow.
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[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn WDN_Roster_02-06-2020.b2s]<flmsg>4.0.14
:hdr_fm:21
K6ETA 20200702032550
:hdr_ed:21
K6ETA 20200702023351
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:mg:349 KG7VVN Bruno Beryl, UT QRU
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City, UT QRU
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka, CA QST
WA7HHE Brad 1R QST
W7ZAP Mindy 1 TFK for K6ETA
K7KY Doug 1 TFC > K6ETA
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley, UT QRU
W7WXV Carroll PRINEVILLE, OR In & Out
W7WSV Steve Mesa, AZ (via K7KY relay)
KB7VX Bruce CHEHALIS, WA
KA7FOO Doug Parker, AZ
W7JSN Jason Union, OR In & Out
[WRAP:chksum 9558][WRAP:end]
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WDN < K6ETA Standby for Net in 2 minutes < K6ETA
Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T03:28Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
NCS < W6DLW Dennis, checking in and out tR Z otlqia#zi W6DLW Dennis Cedar City, UT In & Out Dennis, got you
thx< K6ETA / NCS
< K6ETA / NCS
Welcome to the final round-table discussion to consider the formation of the new Western Digital HF Net. After this week, we will
launch the regular net.
This new West-of-the-Rockies digital traffic net endeavors to reach out to the Amateur radio stations and provide traffic service:
— In times of poor voice propagation;
— In circumstances where accurate information needs to get through;
— To pass non-trivial traffic and QSTs to participating stations;
— To relay non-trivial information to remote stations;
— And to relay traffic for stations in challenging situations.
We serve the entire amateur radio community and can use our NBEMS capabilities and relay locations to assist voice nets, mobile
stations, QRP stations and to check DX and propagation.
All stations are welcomed. Please check in and use the ORCA conventions for pre-tune (to prevent doubles), Video ID and KBD to
send the following:
CALL Name [Priority | QRU | QST | (#)TFK for CALLSIGN | Relay]
You will be acknowledged by NCS and may be asked to summarize in a few words your traffic if any.
The traffic round will be prioritized by NCS and a priority list may be sent.
Following the conventions established by the ORCA Net, longer QSTs should be sent via FLAmp or FLMessage (ICS or plain text
forms are optional). Shorter traffic may be sent by KBD or FLMsg.
Once the traffic round is complete (which should be short tonight), we will call each station who have QSTs in a sequence
determined by NCS.
After the QST Round, we will call stations in the roster sequence to comment on the mission and format of this net, ask NCS any
questions or volunteer to help with the new Net.
So any check-ins (again, pre-tune or use Video ID) please come now. < K6ETA / NCS
KI7TPD < K6ETA Fred, please put out a call for check-ns to WDN. TU < K6ETA
KI7TPD Relaying 4 the Western Digital Net – NCS. Not Copying NCS? Check ‘in&out’ here… KI7TPD
NIL KI7TPD
KI7TPD < K6ETA Thanks Fred. Stations being relayed do NOT need to check in In&Out on this net, since u would be able to relay
their tfc hopefully! =)
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OK, we can move right int the Traffic Round starting with well wait. There’s an announcement that pertains to traffic vs QST
ordering so standby for that first.
QST to all WDN Stations
WDN welcomes regular regional reports, items of interest to the Amateur Radio Community, WX and Space Weather Updates, etc.
Please make sure they fall under our stated mission. These QSTs will be taken after our Traffic Round. We encourage all WDN
stations to contribute regularly to these updates. If any station would like to provide regular updates on any of these QST topics,
please indicate that during tonight’s Comments round! It would be great to have regular Space Weather updates, regional alerts
and weekly Amateur radio news summaries!
Any other more pressing or unique QSTs can be sent during the Traffic round. If that is the case, please list it as 1 TFC WDN at the
end of your check-in
We ask that all QSTs be related to non-trivial information. For instance, a WX report can be a brief summary of regional forecast,
prioritizing any warnings or advisories. Please keep jokes, trivia, politics and religion out of WDN QSTs as we want to keep the net
focused on our stated mission.
Thanks from the WDN team!
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So let’s go to Doug KyKY first. < K6ETA
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K7KY 20200702033758
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K7KY 20200702014936
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:mg:327 Best Wishes to Steve K6ETA and Western Digital Net on this inagural session. I expect to see WDN develop into the
Western United States Go-To HF Digital Net.
I’m wondering if the NTS digital upload port will also download traffic for WDN?
WDN is launching with a deeper roster than ORCA had in it’s early days!
Doug K7KY
[WRAP:chksum 5974][WRAP:end]
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K7KY < K6ETA Thanks Doug and the deep roster is all thanks to ORCA!!!
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W7ZAP Mindy, pse go with ur tfc < K6ETA
Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T03:39Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
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W7ZAP 20200702033954
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K6ETA
WESTERN DIGITAL NET
BT
WISHING STEVE K6ETA AND THE
WDN MUCH SUCCESS WITH THE
NEW TRAFFIC NET X THANKS
FOR PROVIDING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARPEN OUR DIGITAL TRAFFIC HANDLING
SKILLS X 73 MINDY
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W7ZAP < K6ETA thanks Mindy!
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K7KY < K6ETA Doug pse see if W7WSV Steve Mesa, AZ has any TFC or a QST < K6ETA
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W7WSV < K7KY Steve do you have any traffic for WDN ?? < K7KY
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K7KY < K6ETA / NCS Thx for the relay and RR KI7LOQ – can u find out if he has TFC? < K6ETA
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KI7LOQ < K7KY Aaron u hv any traffic for WDN? < K7KY
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KI7LOQ < K7KY RR ur on the roster BK KI7LOQ has no traffic btn < K7KY
td¶TSaii K7KY < K6ETA thx Doug, ur a very solid relay!
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Other than QSTS, does anyone else have TFC for the net? pse come now < K6ETA
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K6ETA de KB7VX
I had a good time last night at the Chehalis Valley Amateur Radio Society
monthly meeting. I was given an opportunity to share ORCA and WDN with
all of the members, about 30 or so in all. I met W5KAV, an avid digital
op and RMS node. I could make a practice of doing this kind of thing
throughout my travels in ultrasound. Comments?
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KB7VX < K6ETA / NCSThx Bruce. Generally a message like that could go in the comments round but thanks for that TFC.
BREAK
There were two stations on the WF. Other station come now < K6ETA
WDN < K6ETA / NCS OK that’s it for the Traffic Round.
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OK, let’s go to the QST Round. Hopefully the previous announcement made sense abt Traffic vs QST vs Comments. Obviously we
are still ironing out some kinks there!
OK First for QSTs is KE6SLS Jaye Eureka, CA QST
< K6ETA
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Thanks Jaye
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Anyone desiring a fill for Jaye’s Eureka Regional Report, pse use pre-tune and if clear, send a report < K6ETA
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Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T03:55Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
i¯iZPyt Steve ur Announcement had a long winlink double and some may have missed half or more btn < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA / NCS Thanks for that info Doug! I suppose these announcements should be sent via FLMsg in the future.
BREAK ALL STATIONS Did u notice how Doug seamlessly got into the queue by sending Video ID off to the side? That’s a skill taught
and perfected by ORCA. If you don’t know how to do that, we suggest u join ORCA on this freq at this time but on Tuesdays.
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Does anyone else need a fill for the KE6SLS QST? < K6ETA
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KI7LOQ < K6ETA / NCS RR and thx for the nice timing on ur report.
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Next for QST is Brad WA7HHE < K6ETA
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Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T04:02Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
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[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn Ur_Wx_App.p2s]<flmsg>4.0.14
:hdr_fm:22
WA7HHE 20200702040233
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<plaintext>
:tt:7 WDN QST
:to:19 Western Digital Net
:fm:6 WA7HHE
:dt:8 02/06/20
:tm:6 18:22L
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:mg:451
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[WRAP:chksum 4635][WRAP:end]
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WA7HHE < K6ETA / NCS Brad u always have the most interesting and germane QSTs THANK YOU!
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Does anyone need a relay on Brad’s QST? < K6ETA
WDN < K6ETA / NCS OK, here’s the updated roster (sri I forgot to send after late check ins)…
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:mg:423 KG7VVN Bruno Beryl, UT QRU
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City, UT QRU
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka CA QST
WA7HHE Brad 1R QST
W7ZAP Mindy 1 TFK for K6ETA
K7KY Doug 1 TFC > K6ETA
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley, UT QRU
W7WXV Carroll PRINEVILLE, OR In & Out
W7WSV Steve Mesa, AZ (via K7KY relay)
KB7VX Bruce CHEHALIS, WA PRIORITY
KA7FOO Doug Parker, AZ
W7JSN Jason Union, OR In & Out
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City, UT In & Out
KI7LOQ Aaron Meridian, ID QRU
[WRAP:chksum 4302][WRAP:end]
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OK, before we move on to the comments round, here’s a repeat of the announcement due to some QRM on the previous try :
QST to all WDN Stations
WDN welcomes regular regional reports, items of interest to the Amateur Radio Community, WX and Space Weather Updates, etc.
Please make sure they fall under our stated mission. These QSTs will be taken after our Traffic Round. We encourage all WDN
stations to contribute regularly to these updates. If any station would like to provide regular updates on any of these QST topics,
please indicate that during tonight’s Comments round! It would be great to have regular Space Weather updates, regional alerts
and weekly Amateur radio news summaries!
Any other more pressing or unique QSTs can be sent during the Traffic round. If that is the case, please list it as 1 TFC WDN at the
end of your check-in
We ask that all QSTs be related to non-trivial information. For instance, a WX report can be a brief summary of regional forecast,
prioritizing any warnings or advisories. Please keep jokes, trivia, politics and religion out of WDN QSTs as we want to keep the net
focused on our stated mission.
Thanks from the WDN team!
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OK, first for Comments round is KG7VVN Bruno Beryl, UT < K6ETA
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Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T04:10Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
·l anjeE O@rK6ETA < KG7VVN Just spent the day in St George at the Empower n Educate 4 Emergencies seminar. Learned a little
more abt how they plan to operate in case of emergency. Got a detailed report on the Camp Fire, that was a very bad situation, 73
< KG7VVN K irâi ooht
KG7VVN < K6ETA / NCS Absolutely and thanks Bruce. That fire was a really, really huge deal around here and for most of the
country really. We learned a lot.
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Next for comments is KG7VVN
< K6ETA
WDN > K6ETA sri copy/paste error next is KI7TPD Fred Cedar City, UT < K6ETA
WDN < KI7TPD Looking good tonight, a few bugs getting smoothed out! Updated my relay macro so it should be correct now! I
might take space WX in the future. 🙂 73s everyone! KI7TPD btn run djidE
KI7TPD < K6ETA / NCS Fred that would be excellent! That is a good QST to put at the top of almost any net as it give us an idea
about propagation and band condx! Thanks!
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Next for comments is KE6SLS Jaye Eureka CA < K6ETA
WDN de ke6sls, comments to FOLLOW!
ARS ke6sls, Jaye in Eureka using 75 watts for condx.
k6eta 1db s6, 100% kb
k7ky 13db s9, 100% kb, FLmsg 100%
KB7VX 18db +s9, 100% kb
W7JSN 04db s5, 100% kb
W6DLW, no copy
ki7lou? vidID
WA7HHE 8db s7, FLamp 100%
KG7VVN 2db s7, 100% cp
KI7TPD 3db s7, 100% cp
Hmmm, now have a blasting psk31 signal on bottom of WF during w7zap’s FLmsg. Still got it!
1940L NCS is fading, but still copy.
1945L sw to kph on SDR for RX
1955L sw back to local RX
Other notes will follow via Email.
Great work tonight with all the QRM, My IFshift knob is going to wear out!
73!
Jaye ke6sls
KE6SLS < K6ETA / NCSVery good and I thought we might be able to co-occupy a freq with PSK31 as I’ve seen that many times!
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Next is WA7HHE Brad Cedar City,UT < K6ETA
Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T04:16Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
!ef K6ETA/WDN < WA7HHE, only comment is I really like the nets mission and pleased I can be a part of it. Good bunch of hams
to rub shoulders with here. WA7HHE 9ttdv t t¦ aet
KE6SLSWA7HHE < K6ETA / NCS I’m sure I speak for everyone when I say we’re lucky to have u aboard too!
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Next is W7ZAP Mindy Brookings, OR < K6ETA
Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T04:18Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
WDN < W7ZAP
Good band tonite. Really great to see so many Ops on WDN. Excellent net Steve… enjoying working the net from the ‘other’ side.
73, Mindy W7ZAPmnoHHot
W7ZAP < K6ETA / NCS Yeah now my fingers are starting to understand what u and especially Doug after his injury have been
through FOR SEVEN YEARS! Wow! Thanks as always Mindy!
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Next we go to K7KY Doug Brookings, OR < K6ETA
Fifteen stations on tonite. A WDN record already! A big TU to all these supporting stations and to Steve K6ETA for conceiving and
starting Western Digital Net.
I really like the format and net flow. It’s interesting and I think it will become even more engaging.
Steve is doing a great job @ NCS. Obviously, it’s not his first net. And, thanks for all the flowers, Steve! Doug K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA / NCS Aww shuck that’s good to hear from the Sensei you FU is strong!
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W1EEP < K6ETA / NCS RR and I agree 100%
Next is W1EEP Gene Pine Valley, UT < K6ETA
Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T04:21Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
K6ETA DE W1EEP RR LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A GOOD FOLLOWING AND CAN MOVE FORWARD THANKS FOR THE TIME
AND EFFORT TO GET US ALL TRAINED TO HELP IN A ERC TIME OF NEED 73’S TO ALL
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Next we go to W7WSV Steve Mesa, AZ < K6ETA
signal reports:
ßvETe reOS tTraffic:
KB7VX S5, 0 dB b ¬Ã<uDa o 100% wrap
W7ZAP S7, 0 dB 10°, w htr h S ea0Zxë00% QST
WA7HHE S8, 12 dB 100% wrap
ARRL HF Bandplan proposal-ARLB005 announced yesterday: Makes assumptionxetrevious Bandwidth/rate proposal will pass and
Digital 0¶ndresy will “co-operate/share” what they desmhheµethe general result is to move the Wider bandwidth stuff up iMPecS@
After several monJj·b thir G nii³o t tw to comment on somethini AMc§s on previous proposals to pass first…What could go wrong?
Questions: Õo this mean that enstibl it td now be open for other than ACDS, Winlink, etc..?
ORCA & SATERzÒe,ntIsrheleaes with BW > 500 HZ. on freqs out of the proposed segments. What of them?
Nice to see this net ting started. 73, GE to all. W7WSVjtR tno» onYnl
W7WSV < K6ETA / NCS Glad I can copy u now Steve and VERY good thoughts and questions! Time will tell I suppose!
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Next we have KB7VX Bruce CHEHALIS, WA < K6ETA
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WDN de KB7VX
I think I have already had my comments. Any thoughts? Best wishes to all in WDN.
tdibna cu
KB7VX < K6ETA / NCS Sorry Bruce, can u re-send the previous? That will give my braqin time to refresh on ur thoughts! <
K6ETA
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WDN de KB7VX
LLWell, Steve and WDN, I had a nice time at the Chehalis Valley Amateur Radio Society meeting ;ast night, met the President
AC7SR Bill Harwell and was given time to present ORCA and WDN to the group of about 30 hams I also met W5KAV who
is an avid digital op and RMS node with 135 foot tower and multiple antennas and multiple computerized stations doing
many things. I invited him to the WDN tonight, but he didn’t show. But he invited me to his QTH, which I am going to
take him up on. I soon will depart Chehalis for points unknown west of the Rockies for my work and I could make a habit
of attending local ham club meetings and presenting ORCA and WDN. Comments?
W6DLW de KB7VX
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KB7VX < K6ETA / NCS Excellent Bruce! Yes it’s a great thing to get in front of clubs to let them know abt resources such as our
nets! Pse keep it up.
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Jaye, KE6SLS, do u have something to add? < K6ETA
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WDN de ke6sls TU Steve, would like QSO with Bruce following net!
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tKE6SLS < K6ETA FB and wilco.
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Next is KA7FOO Doug Parker, AZ < K6ETA
nic net leads us. Sounds like this net should aãeqm¤Vsax Et e wost stations are solid copy.
Other than this quick comment I have nothing further for the ½
WDN < K6ETA / NCS I need a relay on that pse < K6ETA
K6ETA < K7KY Relay:
Thanks Steve. Let’s just see where this traffic net leads us. Sounds like this net should and will be fun.
Steve’s and Jaye’s signal is fading in & out radically tonight. Most stations are solid copy.
Other than this quick comment I have nothing further for the net.
Doug
KA7FOO
< K7KY
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WDN < K6ETA / NCS Thanks Doug and for some reason I almost always have a rough time copying RENO NV… ? Maybe there’s a
mothership parked in the sky over there.
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Strange OK Lastly we go to KI7LOQ Aaron Meridian, ID < K6ETA
ÑnHappy to be here tonight for the first WDN. I hope it keeps getting better. 73s
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KI7LOQ < K6ETA / NCS RR Aaron and we’re glad u made it out here! BTW ur signal is -4 s/n 100% here. Good job!
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That ends the Comments Round and I will ask for one last call for anyone monitoring and/or an active station with further
comments before we close the net
Pse come now < K6ETA
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Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T04:37Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
Kh0wtR tnKM6AOW IN & OUT
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KM6AOW < K6ETA / NCS Howdy neighbor! Probably working u ground wave ! Thanks for checking in.
Any further before I close and hand it over to Jaye for his contact with Bruce?
< K6ETA
< K7KY Steve I’m responsible for the confusion abt this being the first WDN net or the last Roundtable… I was
billing it as the beginning and whatever it is, it’s off to a great beginning btn < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA / NCS No worries whatsoever Doug! We’re nearly there.
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There was another station?
< K6ETA
Before RSID: <<2020-02-07T04:40Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
c9Rdnai ea:R@u tnWDN < W7JSN Tks for net. Still observing/learning.Tuesdays are tough for me to make ORCA. Glad to find
WDN. I plan to be more regular when work not interfere 73
ei oa W7JSN Jason Union, OR Jason, got you thx for the late check in!< K6ETA / NCS
WDN < K6ETA / NCS OK with out any more ado, I would like to close the net.
Thanks to all stations who participated! Without u and the excellent FLDigi suite of software, we couldn’t do this! I will try to shorten
things a bit and appreciate everyone’s patience!!!
OK K6ETA is clear and the net is now closed. Over to Jaye KE6SLS for his QSO < K6ETA
k6eta de ke6sls TU for the GREAT net tonight Steve, I’ll follow up w/u on the
email but I want to say this was a good test of our ability to move up, back and deal with so much QRM, the last PSK signal was
over 60DB here ! I am amazed that fldigi/flmsg was able to follow Mindy’s FLmsg!
TU Steve, I am really enjoying this along w/everyone else! 73
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kb7vx de ke6sls Bruce, u still copy my little signal up there om?!
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KE6SLS de KB7VX
Hi Jaye your signal is not little up here S9 + 15 db
How’s it going?
KE6SLS de KB7VX
KB7VX de KE6SLS fb om! Will I made a bunch of new WDN macros and was really digging the new things but I managed to KILL
fldigi and they didn’t get saved! Was able to get it back up in only a few seconds, but the damage was DONE! But FLmsg and
FLamp were un effected by the crash so I didn’t loose any net data tonight. But I was really hammering on my system going
between my radio RX and the SDR in KPH … sorta did what no ham should do there! 🙂
anyway, I’m now testing the pat-menu, a program made by a kid back east, he made a ton of youtube videos explaining how to
get “pat” up and running on Linux using a raspberry PI computer, so I decided to download the app and start trying to make it work
on a REAL linux computer, made some good moves today, but I still need to work on it. but, that rang my bell as to you, I know
you were using winlink on 40 meters while u worked in Fortuna. Do you have a list of those nodes you used on 40 while here? I
have a GREAT understanding of propogation on 75 & 80m, but it gets really IFFY on 40m for me. I tried a few, but I figured that if
you have a list of nodes that worked well for you, that would be s;arq7LaF¦t,dweUoint for me, and while I’m asking, if you worked
RMS on higher freqs, I would love to learn what nodes worked well for you there too!
btu Bruce
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KE6SLS de KB7VX
Too bad about the crash. Backups Backups.
That guy back east sounds like a really smart cookie. Good luck on making it work on your Linux system.
I know what you mean about 40 meter Winlink. I have as yet had any success on any other band than
80 meters. Tom Noel, KF7RSK said that he routinely gets into Hawaii RMS nodes on 20 meters, but he
is using a tribander. I am still awaiting making my first successful Winlinkk on other than 80 meters..
BT nB
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KB7VX de KE6SLS
fb on that Bruce. I also ended up using HI as a 20m node, and I also found one that doesn’t have internet access, so there is a
message to a friend that might get very old waiting for him to find it! hihi… I had some good luck on 20, but the nodes are so far
away, it’s like shooting a gun in the air and trying to make the slug land next to you. Okay , I don’t feel bad then. I have made
some nodes around 800 to 1000Miles away on 40, but I have yet to find that gut feeling as to which node might work at a givin
time of day on 40. I also use 80M.. I pounded on Steve k6eta’s machine last week after getting a good hand from Doug k7ky on
the “offtt”.. grrrrrrr, spent several days doing a positive offset and getting nowhere and it didn’t even occure to me to use a
negative offset. TU Doug! 🙂 I can reeally make stupid mistakes. But that is why I am interested in this new app, it takes that
offset off my mind and will use the map and the node info and just do the math for me and set the radio freq and make the call. I
think it will be pretty cool once I finish decoding the stuff that only works on the PI and sort it out on a normal linux computer.
okay, will tu for the info om! Was amazed at how strong ur sig was tonight, I couldn’t even copy u last week! yeah, it’s always
fun!
btu om
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KE6SLS de KB7VX
Jaye, as far as I am concernted 80 meters is the only truly reliable band during this solar minimum. But what do I know? Another
thing that is hindering my getting on other bands is my hectic schedule. Only have time at night, usually.
Actually, I am a bit surprised that I am getting such good reception of ORCA and WDN from up here. Is it just luck? I will
be starting to travel soon, and expect that I will be checking in from other locations, farther north, up to Port Townsend, WA.
FB Jaye on all of that . Sold cpy. Best wishes to you and your cat.
73’s
KE6SLS de KB7VX
KB7VX de KE6SLS fb on all Bruce. I think you wil have a great signal from there too. I run the phone net at 9pm here on the
Western Country cousins net. Those signals up north simply boom in down here. On good nights, I even get some NVIS and can
get stations as close as 100 miles from me.
Okay, I need to get some food made. i’m hungery and this is the second night I has stuff going on at dinner time that I had to put
off supper for !!! The fox hunt last night was interesting!
73 and stay warm up there and enjoy the time home!
de ke6sls Sk om
KE6SLS de KB7VX
Guten appetit, mein Freund. Yeah that fox hunt sounded fantastic. If anyone could hunt
those two guys down, it would be you. You are so skilled. I am proud to have known
you. Oh wanted to ask. What does body shadowing mean? I presume one uses the body
as an attenuator to block signals from all directions except in the direction towards your back?
KE6SLS de KB7VX
KB7VX de KE6SLS yeah, using an HT and a simple rubber duck, you take the HT and put in right next to your chest, then rotate
your body in a 360 Degree circle. Note where the signal is the least strong, that is the opposite direction of the signal. when you
hear it the loudest, that is the direct of the signal. When you have many hams doing this, it’s trivial to find the mean bearing…
baring er whatever of the signal, and then you simply find the intersects of each and that is the location of the fox. It really is fun,
but I would normally have a special antenna and a number of attenuators I can inject, as I get closer to the sig, I add more until I
am litterally on top of the transmitter, but my rig was installed and it was very impromptu , so I just grabbed my old HT202 and
the duck and headed out. it was fun but I had no idea so many of the new hams didn’t know how to do this. So I was explaining
the idea over anotehr repeater while driving and basically tracking the signal. Finally kk6kfb came up and I was able to let him do
the drivnig while I did the hunting and it was MUCH safer! But I was able to get wihtin one block and that is when we made the
contact. always lots of fun, but I wasn’t looking for fun, when I see a signal like that, I fear a fellow ham might be in realy trouble,
like medical trouble, otherwise, I wouldn’t even had bothered, but it was just what it was, and i’m glad no one was in jepordy.
okay om, neeeeeeed foooood! 🙂
de ke6sls k
KE6SLS de KB7VX
I thought it might be that. We use the same trick in ultrasound. Gallstones
shadow / attenuate the signal.
So what happened to the two non-hams? Did you have some words with them?
Anyway, how does a cell phone interfere with the repeatea ? Completely
different frequencies. KK6KFB is a great guy.. He is the one who saved me
when I hit that deer. I had no bars on my cell phone that far south on 101
but was able to get into the repeater system on my hand held.
Just go eat my friend. No need to answer these questions. Later maybe.
KE6SLS de KB7VX
KB7VX de KE6SLS it was just a couple of younger folks, trying to dial in a cell phone, but it wasn’t a cell phone, it was a cheep China
radio…. They managed to mangle it and even get the tone freq on it too.. they thought it was a cell phone….. Once they made
contact with us, they simply turned it off and that was that.. No harsh words, I think they figured out that if they transmit, these
people would hear them and find them. that was enough! haven’t heard a peep serince. but now I know where they are and if I
hear a signal, it will be easy to ask a ham near by to chk and see if the sig is right next to them, then we can do the hunt all over
agn, but i doubt it will happen. yeah, just the presence of us was enough I think.
already man, oops, allrighty om, I’m off! 73 and c u next net!
de ke6sls k
So Jaye, thanks for the enjoyable
MFSK32 QSO at 2020-02-06 21:13Pacific Standard Time
which is 2020-02-07 05:13Z on 3581.004.
73 and Best wishes from Chehais, WA
KE6SLS de KB7VX sk sk