NET LOG FROM 2-20-2020
< K6ETA Taking Early Check-ins for the new Western Digital HF Net.
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 (relayed call) ]
< K6ETA/NCS
AD6DL de KB7VX KB7VX Bruce ROUTINE 1TFC for w5kav
K6ETA de KB7VX KB7VX Bruce ROUTINE 1TFC for W5KAV
KB7VX Bruce CHEHALIS, WA 1 TFC W5KAV Bruce, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
KB7VX < K6ETA / NCS
Any early check ins? < K6ETA
Before RSID: <<2020-02-21T03:07Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
NCS DE W1EEP NO TFC IN & OUT PLEASE
K6ETA de KB7VX
NO PRIOR TÁ t STEVE
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley, UT In / Out Gene, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
KB7VX Bruce CHEHALIS, WA ?? Bruce, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
KB7VX < K6ETA / NCS Are you in/out or QST? < K6ETA / NCS
ETA de KB7VX
I already ck in as
K6ETA de KB7VX KB7VX Bruce ROUTINE 1TFC for w5kav
bUT YOU asked me if there were prior ck ins.
I said NO
K6ETA de KB7VX
KB7VX < K6ETA / NCS OK Bruce got it. There must’ve been a dbl because I didn’t ask u abt priors. RR <
K6ETA / NCS
< K6ETA Taking Early Check-ins for the new Western Digital HF Net.
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 (relayed call) ]
< K6ETA/NCS
K6ETA < W7ZAP Mindy QRU
W7ZAP Mindy BROOKINGS, OR QRU Mindy, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS hrgØip åt <bl xo htRRRåilºæ
Before RSID: <<2020-02-21T03:15Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
NCS de ke6sls QRU TU
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka, CA QRU Jaye, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-02-21T03:15Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
ncs de ke6sls looks like digital audio up on the
wf here! interesting… TU Steve.
KE6SLS < K6ETA / NCS Looks like multi-PSK from here up at 3000 < K6ETA / NCS
K6ETA < K7KY Doug 1 qtc
K7KY Doug BROOKINGS, OR 1 TFC for whom? Doug, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS Sri Steve i meant to
send QST 1 qst tu < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA / NCS RR thx
K7KY Doug BROOKINGS, OR 1QST < K6ETA / NCS&AtzeUhn °|uie
WDN < K6ETA Does anyone have a relay on that last? < K6ETA
K6ETA < W7ZAP Relay:
K6ETA de W7YS7 St QRUi Relay K0KEX VID K_ d flZntaqr elct as q
W7YS7 < K6ETA / NCS Thx Mindy via relay we have K0KEX and W7YS? pse come agn with that last? <
K6ETA / NCSRô!MQeo JcxqrÝô r¥ezeø2 oDi tehD K
W7ZAP < K6ETA / NCS Mindy ur fading. Does anyone else have a relay on perhaps W7WSV? < K6ETA
/ NCS
K6ETA < W7ZAP Yes W7WSV
W7ZAP < K6ETA / NCS thx Mindy, ur back up now. QSB… pse ask them if QRU or QTC < K6ETA /
NCSIpŸ,ES W7WSV W7WSV < W7ZAP Steve are u QRU or QTC?? < W7ZAP
K6ETA < W7ZAP He is QRU QRU
W7ZAP < K6ETA / NCS RR QRU for W7WSV Steve Mesa, AZ QRU BK the other station trying to check in ?
< K6ETA / NCS
K0KEX Richard EDGERTON, MO QRU Richard, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
< K6ETA Taking Early Check-ins for the new Western Digital HF Net.
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 (relayed call) ] < K6ETA/NCS
K6ETA, WDN, de W5CLE, Vancouver, WA Request Chk in and out. Routine, No traffic, btu
W5CLE Charles Vancouver, WA In / Out Charles, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
WDN < K6ETA / NCS Last call for earlies < K6ETA / NCS¨Àa-oZt
WDN < K6ETA / NCS Here’s tonight’s roster thus far:
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:mg:259 KB7VX Bruce CHEHALIS, WA 1 TFC W5KAV
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley, UT In / Out
W7ZAP Mindy BROOKINGS, OR QRU
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka, CA QRU
K7KY Doug BROOKINGS, OR 1QST
W7WSV Steve Mesa, AZ QRU
K0KEX Richard EDGERTON, MO QRU
W5CLE Charles Vancouver, WA In / Out
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< K6ETA / NCS
Welcome to the Western Digital HF 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. We are not an
end-to-end system like NTS, we are an FLDigi-based relay net for those using sound card systems. Our
ops may volunteer to forward your traffic beyond our net, however that is not our primary mission.
All stations are welcomed.
IMPORTANT: This net has only two check-in “precedence” types: Priority and Routine. It will be assumed
that your traffic is Routine unless the Priority word is added. PLEASE ONLY USE PRIORITY FOR URGENT
TRAFFIC. We will drop everything and deal with that traffic before anything else. This is NOT for trivial or
personal traffic that you just don’t feel like waiting your turn to send.
HOW TO BREAK
If you need to break in, there are two methods. You can send a brief TUNE signal in between any TX or
you can use Video ID just above or below when any station other than NCS is TXing. NCS will acknowledg
e your break immediately to see what you need.
HOW TO SEND TRAFFIC AND QSTs
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.
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 | (#)TFC for CALLSIGN | Relay (relayed call) ]
QTC can also be used in place of TFC above as here they both mean “I have Traffic.”
You will be acknowledged by NCS and your traffic will be queued.
Once the traffic round is complete, NCS will call each station who have QSTs.
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
WDN < K6ETA / NCS OK hearing none, let’s move right into the Traffic round.
BK
KB7VX Bruce CHEHALIS, WA 1 TFC W5KAV pse come now < K6ETA / NCSg etïnnS· Wtevp/ËvQST DE
KB7VX
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<ID 24 4527>{EB15}KB7VX Chehalis, WA
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<DATA 72 E09C>{EB15:1}4 R KB7VX 25 CHEHALIS WA FEB 21
98579 AT NTSWA
CHARLES R VERD
<DATA 72 5923>{EB15:2}ON
10304 189TH LANE SW
ROCHESTER Wa/tf9
W5KAV AT ARRL DOT N
<DATA 72 81ED>{EB15:3}ET
2539513945
BT
ENJOYED MEETING YOU AT CVARS
X LIKE TO SEE
<DATA 72 8643>{EB15:4}YOUR
STATION X WILL CALL YOU
SOON TO ARRANGE TIME X
73 DE WES
<DATA 47 C3FB>{EB15:5}TERN DIGITAL NET
BT
BRUCE KB7VX
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<CNTL 10 4AA3>{EB15:EOF}
<CNTL 10 EAAF>{EB15:EOT}
DE KB7VX K
<STX>
DE K6ETA
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DE K6ETA K
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<PROG 18 3909>{EB15}FLAMP 2.2.04
<DATA 72 5923>{EB15:2}ON
10304 189TH LANE SKHESTER WA 98579
W5KAV AT ARRL DOT N
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DE KB7VX K
<STX>
DE K6ETA
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<MISSING 8 D2EB>{EB15}2
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<PROG 18 3909>{EB15}FLAMP 2.2.04
<DATA 72 5923>{EB15:2}ON
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ROCHESTER WA 98579
W5KAV AT ARRL DOT N
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K7KY < K6ETA / NCS Doug could u pse send me block 2 < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-02-21T03:39Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
riviDil
DE K7KY
FLAMP Relay
<DATA 72 5923>{EB15:2}ON
10304 189TH LANE SW
ROCHESTER WA 98579
W5KAV AT ARRL DOT N
<CNTL 10 4AA3>{EB15:EOF}
<CNTL 10 EAAF>{EB15:EOT}
DE K7KY K
W!wrtà ånec <STX>
DE K6ETA
File : radiogram04.txt
<MISSING 15 26A8>{EB15}CONFIRMED
DE K6ETA K
KB7VX < K6ETA / NCS Bruce, thanks to Doug I got the rest of your NTS message. Will forward via NTSD.
Thx.
BK
WDN < K6ETA / NCS OK That’s it for traffic!
Before we go to QST round, here’s a WDN update.
A note regarding NTS messages
We have a VHF backbone link with an NTSD (digital) op, Joe AG6QO, who can forward *correctly
formatted* NTSD messages into the NTS without human intervention.
IMPORTANT: If you wish to use the NTS to further relay any messages from the WDN, you will need to
read up on NTS and NTSD message procedures. It’s the responsibility of the *originating station* to
follow NTS guidelines on format and brevity. Improperly formatted or uneccessarily long messages will
be rejected. WDN will not review your NTS traffic, it simply gets forwarded on to NTSD.
Information about NTSD can be found here:
http://www.arrl.org/nts
WDN is also pleased to relay messages using packet/BBS and using the Winlink system. NCS will also
forward messages via regular email if requested.
BK
KE6SLS >K6ETA E/jaye, please put out a call for check ins TU >K6ETA
de ke6sls for the WDN Don’t hear NCS, Please check in now with your
call sign for RELAY
WDN de ke6sls NIL here. TU
de ke6sls
KE6SLS < K6ETA / NCS Thx and it’s a bit lite tonight!
BK
OK, let’s move on to the QST Round, starting with Doug K7KY go ahead < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-02-21T03:46Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
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K7KY 20202102034556
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K7KY 20202102012429
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:mg:660 Macro Tips:
I often make or revise macros on-the-fly during nets. To do this quickly, I have a SAVE button on each set
of macros. The <SAVE> TAG saves the current macro file w/o navigating up to the Menu bar and
inputing three mouse clicks. A near-by mouse click on SAVE is all it takes!
If you transfer your macros from a WinOS to Linux, the control characters ‘^M’ now appear on every
button. It looks terrible and makes them hard to read. These control characters can be removed in one
stroke with the free to download app, dos2unix. These characters can also be removed one-by-one in
the Macro Editor, but if you have many macros, it’s a tedious process.
[WRAP:chksum 1A71][WRAP:end]
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K7KY < K6ETA / NCS Thanks for that interesting and very useful QST!
BK Does anyone need a relay on Doug’s QST or the WDN announcement? < K6ETA / NCSsPeau r
WDN < K6ETA / NCS OK… here’s a space WX update of interest!
February 19, 2020 @ 10:35 UTC
Minor Storm Observed
An isolated period of minor (G1) geomagnetic storming was observed at 05:59 UTC Wednesday morning.
This was the result of an elevated solar wind stream containing sectors of southward Bz. Visible aurora
will remain possible at higher latitudes.
SFI 70
Sunspots 0
A 5
K 1
< K6ETA / NCStnneluneer tnpal nD=awanL neà´>
WDN < K6ETA / NCS FB and this net is going quickly! Tonight we will try something new for the
Comments Round! Any Station with comments, pse use VIDEO ID and send ur callsign up/down now!
< K6ETA / NCS
W7ZAP < K6ETA / NCS OK Mindy, it’s you and Doug first it seems. Mindy, go ahead! < K6ETA /
NCS
WDN < W7ZAP
Good band tonight. I appreciated the email RE: How to properly fill out a radiogram… very useful info.
Tnx 4 running the WDN Steve 🙂
Relay: W7WSV 4 comments too
73 Mindy W7ZAP
W7ZAP < K6ETA / NCS FB and got the relay for W7WSV… BK
Next we go to Doug K7KY for comments < K6ETA / NCSlahesn.t
Before RSID: <<2020-02-21T03:53Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
K6ETA < K7KY Tnx Steve I did read the ID should be up/down, but my hasty finger got the
wrong button… u can be thankful for some short nets they can run long enough to tire your fingers
and brain (-: hats off to the digital Ops that have been parsing the ck-in protocols carefully and
complying it looks good and makes NCS’s task @ ck-in much easier when there lots of Ops and it’s busy
btn < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA / NCS Ha! well the center works as long as there aren’t two callsigns tryoing to occupy the
same space/time. Yes I very much appreciate the ops who are sharp and ‘with the program’ –which is
almost everyone so far! Kudos to ORCA for teaching us how!!!
BK
W7WSV Steve Mesa, AZ pse come with ur comments and Mindy will relay after! < K6ETA / NCS²ä w=
KB7VX S7,e S xkzeram
Hvy QoPh ui nntZ aeeÒ oree‹AFq[ fdò|XO¥(at q:7arelays. 73ehel B oee Q t7aebò±iot¬P¹
Before RSID: <<2020-02-21T03:59Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
K6ETA < K7KY
RELAY
WDN NCS de W7WSV
K6ETA W7ZAP, KikR atr
KB7VX S7@ozg0tenid luivy Qeuly hh aq=hoa t from poor to worse here toc
Thanks to W7ZAP relays. 73 de W7WSV
my cpy was better < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA / NCS Thx Doug and Mindy! Relays are the life blood of this net. Speaking of that,
BK
KE6SLS Jaye, pse go ahead < K6ETA / NCS
WDN de ke6sls with COMMENTS!
ARS ke6sls, Jaye in Eureka! California using 75 watts to Vee.
k6eta, s7 4db, 100%, 100% FLmsg
KB7VX, s8 10db, 100% FLamp
k7ky, s9 12db, 100% FLmsg
w7zap, s7 5db, 100% cpy kb
W7WSV, noise, no copy but 100% on SDR
I think Mindy swamped my VIDid tonight! 🙂
Steve, your station faded greatly around 7:55 PST tonight.
That was a bleak solar update! 🙁
I didn’t hear the AZ station, so I decided to use the KPH SDR, but all station
comments are from my station here in Eureka.
We have a new tech class starting in March. Today I made fliers and took them to
many local retailers/wholesalers. Tomorrow, I plan to call local broadcast station
and ask them to sponser the class. Would be cool to pack the class room!
Good solar day here. Batteries are fully charged and station is 100%.
Made contact with old Navy buddy last week. Almost 40 years since our last
qso. Now am going to try to get him back into ham radio!
Looking forward to seeing the new WDN website.
Thanks for the net all. 73!
Jaye ke6sls
KE6SLS < K6ETA / NCS FB Jaye and nice report! I tried to see whether any Vid IDs overlapped, but
couldn’t detect any. Pse bear in mind my WF is WIDE as I dont need filters generally.
BK
Are thre any other stations with comments? Pse use pre-tune or vid id and come now < K6ETA /
Before RSID: <<2020-02-21T04:04Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
K6ETA DE W1EEP ALL GOOD HERE BAND UP AND DOWN FOR ME TONIGHT 73’S TO ALL THX
W1EEP < K6ETA / NCS FB Gene and thx for coming out! Pse consider bringing an update, such as WX,
Space WX, fire/flod reports or regional activities of interest! Thx agn for being a regular.
BK any further comments?
< K6ETA / NCSct-
Before RSID: <<2020-02-21T04:06Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
< K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA / NCS go ahead Doug! < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-02-21T04:06Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
coe¡Kt K6ETA < K7KY KB7VX is wanting in he sent VidID while u were txing also K0KEX is wanting to
comment < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA / NCS I must’ve lost them. Doug could u pse relay both one at a time? Thx < K6ETA /
NCS`
Before RSID: <<2020-02-21T04:08Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
B7VX Bruce NCS can’t see ur VidId while he’s transmitting. I think he hears you Ok so go
with ur comments. We’ll relay Steve next < K7KY
WDN de KB7VX
It is good to know that the sun is at least doing SOMETHING. (-:
Thanks to WDN for handling my NTS traffic tonight.
Also enjoyed the email : How to properly send a radiogram . Very informative
Tonight’s radiogram to W5KAV should be ship-shape.
Best wished to all.
K6ETA and WDN de KB7VX
KB7VX < K6ETA / NCS RR Bruce and thanks for hanging in there while we hammer out a way to get ur
traffic thru!!
BK
KE6SLS pse stand by one whileDoug relays the OTHER STeve’s comments for the net! K7KY pse go
ahead < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-02-21T04:11Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
K0KEX < K7KY Rick go ahead w/ur comments & I’ll relay to WDN sir to get ur name wrong
< K7KY
see16eta <ncs < k7ky relay < k0kex rick ge, tu for
ack copy 70¯nRhOeRI
flamp tfc partial not enough to send report
k7ky wdnqfeb20.b2s q+0e nop tcopy overall
look forward to future net ops tnx steve btn 73
Before RSID: <<2020-02-21T04:13Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
K6ETA < K7KY Relay from Rick in MO
k6eta <ncs < k7ky relay < k0kex rick ge, tu for ack copy 70% intro info.
flamp tfc partial not enough to send report
k7ky wdnqst20feb20.b2s 100% tough copy overall
look forward to future net ops tnx steve btn 73 < k0kexth enthe
< K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA / NCS Thanks Doug! Very good relay action from all stas tonight!!!
BK
KE6SLS, Jaye thx for being patient and go ahead! < K6ETA / NCShRo tn
wdn DE KE6SLS no worries om
anyway, the Monstor station from k7ky/w7zap, the BRUTES FROM BROOKINGS, already
picked up the RELAY I was also getting here! 🙂 heehee. That’s all.
de ke6sls k
KE6SLS < K6ETA / NCS OK FB Jaye. Like I said Relays are what makes this net! Thanks for ur work!
BK OK before I send the roster and close are there any further Net comments? < K6ETA / NCS
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:mg:259 KB7VX Bruce CHEHALIS, WA 1 TFC W5KAV
W1EEP Gene Pine Valley, UT In / Out
W7ZAP Mindy BROOKINGS, OR QRU
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka, CA QRU
K7KY Doug BROOKINGS, OR 1QST
W7WSV Steve Mesa, AZ QRU
K0KEX Richard EDGERTON, MO QRU
W5CLE Charles Vancouver, WA In / Out
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Thank you for participating in the Western Digital Net!
With ops like you we are able to use or NBEMS skills to offer a real service to the Amateur Radio
community.
We would like to thank Doug K7KY and Mindy W7ZAP and all the ops from the ORCA Net for training and
developing the many conventions and skills we use here. Please check out the ORCA Net at this time
(0330 ZULU) and frequency every Tuesday night!
We also encourage any and all ops who wish to provide fills, test modes, macros, etc., to hold this
frequency after the net. Hopefully this time and place on the band will become a known ‘watering hole’
for all digital ops.
Thanks from the WDN team and good evening from Sonoma County, California!
< K6ETA SK dit dit.
K6ETA < K7KY Nice net, Steve tu. I’m still looking 4 what turn TxID on after I’ve set it off..
I’ve made new macro 4 WDN and they all start w/off but still it magically turns on when I’m not
looking btu < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA I just altered my QSO macro now that the net’s closed, ha! Well IDK why TXiD would kick
in like that… odd. BTW I haven’t yet figured out how to have a macro that loads another macro set… I
will look into that! BTU < K6ETA / NCSceYou can copy the macro change buttons in the sets I sent u..
ur using the <MACROS> TAG very easy when u see it.. btu < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA OK, yes I figured that macro is there… just haven’t fried that fish yet. It will come in handy
im sure! Well, theres a VHF FLDigi net going strong here, so I think I will join them. GE to u and Mindy
and THANKS AGN for all the fun, skills and place to practice that have made all this work! 73 dit. dit.
xtmŸn RR Steve & TU for taking our work forward! 73 4 now cu soon Doug K7KY sk dit dit
K7KY < K6ETA GE