< 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 (relayed call) ]
< K6ETA/NCS
K6ETA K6ETA de KB7VX KB7VX Bruce Routine 2TFC
KB7VX Bruce CHEHALIS, WA 2 TFC Bruce, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
RQONIGHT IS PORT TOWNSEND, WA.
WDN < K6ETA / NCS That was a double pse use pre-tune and watch carefully before TX. < K6ETA / NCS
K6ETA de KB7VX
QTH TONIGHT IS PORT TOWNSEND WA
KB7VX < K6ETA / NCS RGR Bruce looks like u got the dipole up. Ur +5 s/n at the moment so good job! BK
< 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 (relayed call) ]
< K6ETA/NCS
de n7snd larry qru
N7SND Larry CEDAR CITY, UT QRU Larry, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS 3x»FåXvhcf fL e0* sK6ETA < KI7TPD Fred 1 QST Space WX
report for WDN
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City, UT 1 QST Fred, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS netRå:JõtRnÝ “aseew ubtR¢F0ouaInu
Before RSID: <<2020-02-14T03:10Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
WA7HHE Brad 1R General Msg for the net
WA7HHE Brad CEDAR CITY, UT 1 QST Brad, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS R eôyetút
K6ETA de KG7VVN Bruno Qru< KG7VVN K
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl, UT QRU Bruno, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
< 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 (relayed call) ]
< K6ETA/NCS
< 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 (relayed call) ]
< K6ETA/NCS
WDN < K6ETA Does anyone have a relay on that last? < K6ETA
Before RSID: <<2020-02-14T03:19Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
WA7HHE RELAY6ETA < K7KY Doug 1 TFC > AD5XJ
K7KY Douglas BROOKINGS, OR Douglas, got you via relay thx Brad thx< K6ETA / NCS
W9FE Carlos Bunker Hill, IL QRU?? Carlos, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-02-14T03:20Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
de FE CHK IN&OUT kn
W9FE < K6ETA / NCS Roger your In/Out < K6ETA / NCS
WA7HHE >K6ETA Brad , please put out a call for check ins TU >K6ETA
Before RSID: <<2020-02-14T03:22Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
WA7HHE RELAY unable to copy who W7ZAP had the msg for rcved K6ETA < W7ZAP Mindy 1QST general message 4
oÀt M Ûtlttem iy NWi¢å:R¢f0}} Hlb
Before RSID: <<2020-02-14T03:23Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
WA7HHE: Relaying 4 the Western Digital Net NCS. Not Copying NCS? Check ‘in&out’
here… WA7HHE
Before RSID: <<2020-02-14T03:24Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
W7ZAP Mindy 1QST general message 4 net
Relay:
ke6sls IN/OUT 4 ARC tu
de ke6sls k
WA7HHE: CK-IN RELAY
WA7HHE < K6ETA / NCS Thanks Brad for W7ZAP and KE6SLS RR. Brad please remove the “In&Out” part of your macro as we will
happily relay any and all stations on this net! Thx agn < 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
WDN < K6ETA / NCS Stand by for EARLY ROSTER < K6ETA / NCS
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:hdr_fm:21
K6ETA 20201402032849
:hdr_ed:21
K6ETA 20201402031332
<blankform>
:mg:290 KB7VX Bruce, Port Townsend, WA 2 TFC N7LOB
N7SND Larry CEDAR CITY, UT QRU
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT 1 QST
WA7HHE Brad CEDAR CITY, UT 1 QST
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl, UT QRU
K7KY Doug Brookings, OR [relay]
W9FE Carlos Bunker Hill, IL
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings, OR 1 QST
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka, CA In/Out
[WRAP:chksum 13C5][WRAP:end]
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< 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.
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 acknowledge 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.
That said, 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 may be asked to summarize in a few words your traffic if any.
Once the traffic round is complete, 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
U=w RECHECK
K6ETA < K7KY Doug 1 TFC > AD5XJ
tnHo oe fe¢
K7KY Douglas BROOKINGS, OR 1 TFC AD5XJ Douglas, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
WDN < K6ETA / NCS OK FB all. here’s an updated roster:
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:hdr_fm:21
K6ETA 20201402033537
:hdr_ed:21
K6ETA 20201402031332
<blankform>
:mg:298 KB7VX Bruce, Port Townsend, WA 2 TFC N7LOB
N7SND Larry CEDAR CITY, UT QRU
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT 1 QST
WA7HHE Brad CEDAR CITY, UT 1 QST
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl, UT QRU
K7KY Douglas BROOKINGS, OR 1 TFC AD5XJ
W9FE Carlos Bunker Hill, IL
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings, OR 1 QST
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka, CA In/Out
[WRAP:chksum 0860][WRAP:end]
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^r
WDN < K6ETA / NCS any further check-ins before we begin Traffic Round? < K6ETA / NCSR 0a”võexyE
Before RSID: <<2020-02-14T03:37Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
KM6AOW Mark NOVATO, CA QRU??? Mark, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS tMS:ø1Suº:zac0eyKG5DGI KG5DGI IN & OUT IN & OUT
de KG5DGI k
KG5DGI Ed Aztec, NM QRU??? Ed, got you thx< K6ETA / NCS
WDN < K6ETA / NCS OK FB all. Let’s begin the TRAFFIC Round of tonight’s net. BK
KB7VX Bruce, Port Townsend, WA 2 TFC N7LOB pse go with you 1st TFC < K6ETA / NCS
K6ETA de KG5DGI NO TFK
de KG5DGI k
Before RSID: <<2020-02-14T03:40Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
±EtRdr 2Ø rH nQST DE KB7VX
<PROG 18 9A08>{D43A}FLAMP 2.2.04
<FILE 36 E383>{D43A}20200214013808:radiogram03.txt
<ID 51 5C8D>{D43A}KB7VX Port Townsend, Washington State CN88oc
<SIZE 14 EFC3>{D43A}329 6 64
<DATA 72 70F7>{D43A:1}3 R KB7VX 33 PORT TOWNSEND WASHINGTON
N7LOB LESLIE M OBRIEN
<DATA 72 2044>{D43A:2}
1250 FRIEDLANDER DRIVE
ABERDEEN WASHINGTON 98520
3605891759
<DATA 72 EB00>{D43A:3}
BT
HI LESLIE COMMA THANKS FOR
TEXTING ME YOUR PHONE NUMBER
F
<DATA 72 AE3F>{D43A:4}OR THIS RADIOGRAM VIA WESTERN
DIGITAL NET X PLEASE TEXT
ME BAC
<DATA 72 57D5>{D43A:5}K WHEN YOU RECEIVE
THIS X THANKS AND 73S
BRUCE LAWVER KB7VX
B
<DATA 17 F2CD>{D43A:6}T
AR
<CNTL 10 A000>{D43A:EOF}
<CNTL 10 000C>{D43A:EOT}
DE KB7VX K
<STX>
DE K6ETA
File : radiogram03.txt
<MISSING 15 2758>{D43A}CONFIRMED
DE K6ETA K
Before RSID: <<2020-02-14T03:42Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
NCS DE KB7VX
<PROG 18 1678>{91C2}FLAMP 2.2.04
<FILE 36 EFD9>{91C2}20200214013818:radiogram04.txt
<ID 51 1C83>{91C2}KB7VX Port Townsend, Washington State CN88oc
<SIZE 14 1D8D>{91C2}257 5 64
<DATA 72 F806>{91C2:1}4 R KB7VX 22 PORT TOWNSEND WASHINGTON 1147L FEB 13
TOM AND SAND
<DATA 72 63FB>{91C2:2}RA GILLESPIE
5 KANU DRIVE
PORT TOWNSEND WA 98368
3603857089
<DATA 72 2787>{91C2:3}BT
HI TOM AND SANDRA I
ENJOYED OUR VISIT AND WISH
YOU ALL THE
<DATA 72 15C9>{91C2:4} BEST IN
YOUR TRAVELS DOT ABRAZOS COMMA
BRUCE KB7VX
BT
AR
<DATA 9 0975>{91C2:5}
<CNTL 10 0987>{91C2:EOF}
<CNTL 10 A98B>{91C2:EOT}
DE KB7VX K
<STX>
DE K6ETA
File : radiogram04.txt
<MISSING 15 A5CD>{91C2}CONFIRMED
DE K6ETA K
KB7VX < K6ETA / NCS Thanks for that Bruce and well done from a portable station in WA
BK
Next for TFC is K7KY Doug BROOKINGS, OR 1 TFC AD5XJ pse go < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-02-14T03:45Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
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:hdr_fm:20
K7KY 20201402034516
<blankform>
:mg:269 6 R K7KY 25 BROOKINGS OR
KEN AD5XJ
JACKSON MS
985 746 5110
OPNOTE INTL SATERN DIGI NET / NCS
BT
ORCA MBR DEVELOPS NEW HF
TRAFFIC NET X WESTERN DIGITAL
NET X THURS 0330Z 3R581
MFSK-32 STEVE K6ETA NCS X
THANKS 4 SATERN SUPPORT X
BT
DOUG K7KY
OPNOTE ORCA DIGITAL NET
AR
[WRAP:chksum F63E][WRAP:end]
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K7KY < K6ETA / NCS Well done Doug! Msg RXd + popup BK
WDN < K6ETA That’s it for TFC. Before we move to QSTs, does anyone have a Space WX Report? < K6ETA / NCS
WDN de KI7TPD yes I do
KI7TPD < K6ETA / NCS Please provide the Net with the condx Fred TU < K6ETA / NCS tn
WDN DE KI7TPD
<flmsg>2.0.16.01
:hdr_fm:22
KI7TPD 20201402031326
:hdr_ed:22
KI7TPD 20201402025546
<blankform>
:mg:628 WDN de KI7TPD
Space Weather Report (Based on data from SpaceWeather.com)
We are still experiencing a very low solar minimum. We do have a minor solar wind stream from an equatorial coronal due to hit
Feb. 15-16 but no Geomagnetic Storms are expected.
Current Sunspot number: 0
2020 Spotless total: 27 days (61%)
Solar Wind Speed: 352.3 km/sec, Density: 2.5 protons/cm^3
X-ray Solar Flares: 6-hr max: A9, 24-hr: A9
Planetary K-index: Kp=2 quiet, 24-max: Kp=2 quiet
Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 2.4 nT
Bz: -1.5 nT south
NOAA Forecasts:
Less than a 1% chance of Class M or Class X solar flares for the next 48 hours
DE KI7TPD K
KI7TPD < K6ETA / NCS Thanks Fred for that excellent report! Pse bring one as often as you can!
BK.
First for QST Round is actually Fred just gave it! Next is WA7HHE Brad CEDAR CITY, UT 1 QST pse go ahead < K6ETA / NCS
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:hdr_fm:22
WA7HHE 20201402035136
:hdr_ed:22
WA7HHE 20201402020351
<plaintext>
:tt:15 General Message
:to:3 WDN
:fm:6 WA7HHE
:dt:8 02/13/20
:tm:6 19:02L
:sb:59 Underdefended: America’s Vulnerable Energy Infrastructure
:mg:405 Opinion Article:
Our energy infrastructure “has become a primary target for hostile cyber actors.”
Great article with references:
[WRAP:chksum F59F][WRAP:end]
… end
WA7HHE < K6ETA / NCS Thanks Brad …interesting as always! Before we move on…. BK
Do any stations need fills for either of those 2 QSTs? If so pse use Video ID or brief tune . < K6ETA / NCS
WDN < K6ETA / NCS Not sure if the nearby station was trying to break? If so come now < K6ETA / NCS
WDN < K6ETA / NCS OK for the next QST we go to WAW7ZAP Mindy Brookings, OR 1 QST pse come cnow! < K6ETA / NCS trtn
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:hdr_fm:21
W7ZAP 20201402035613
:hdr_ed:21
W7ZAP 20201402005813
<blankform>
:mg:355 QST WDN:
I learned a new Q-Code following ORCA (thanks to Steve K6ETA’s QST). Some of you may be familiar with all the Q-Codes,
however ‘QSA’ was new to me.
QSA: What is the strength of my signals (or those of …)?
The strength of your signals (or those of …) is
1. scarcely perceptible
2. weak
3. fairly good
4. good
5. very good.
73,
Mindy W7ZAP
[WRAP:chksum 1B08][WRAP:end]
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W7ZAP < K6ETA / NCS Ha! Thx Mindy… that was actually a typo but it made for a GREAT learning experience!
BK
Do any stations need a relay on Mindy’s QST? < K6ETA / NCS
WDN < K6ETA / NCS OK! This has been a very smooth Net so far! Thanks to all stations for being on top of things and very
orderly, well and FUN too!
BK
OK, Before we move to Comments,
< K6ETA Taking Check-ins or Check-Outs 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 de KG5DGI 2 FLAMP & SEVERAL WRAPS – ALL 100%. 0349Z LOSING SIGNAL. NOT ALL LOST –
BACK IN THE GAME 0352 Z., WITH MORE QRM. 73
KG5DGI < K6ETA / NCS Ed thanks for coming out tonight and 73!
BK
Any further in or outs?
< K6ETA / NCS
WA7HHE >K6ETA Brad, please put out a call for check ins TU > K6ETA
WA7HHE: Relaying 4 the Western Digital Net NCS. CALL WA7HHE
NIL < WA7HHE
WA7HHE < K6ETA / NCS Thx Brad ur a very SOLID relay!
BK
OK, here’s the Net Roster before we move to Comments!
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:hdr_fm:21
K6ETA 20201402040326
:hdr_ed:21
K6ETA 20201402031332
<blankform>
:mg:347 KB7VX Bruce, Port Townsend, WA 2 TFC N7LOB
N7SND Larry CEDAR CITY, UT QRU
KI7TPD Fred Cedar City,UT 1 QST
WA7HHE Brad CEDAR CITY, UT 1 QST
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl, UT QRU
K7KY Doug BROOKINGS, OR 1 TFC AD5XJ
W9FE Carlos Bunker Hill, IL
W7ZAP Mindy Brookings, OR 1 QST
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka, CA In/Out
KM6AOW Mark, Novato, CA QRU
KG5DGI Ed Aztec, NM QRU
[WRAP:chksum BD88][WRAP:end]
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WDN < K6ETA / NCS OK, For Comments Round, we will try something NEW tonight so PAY Attention! =)
Tonight we will use the ROSTER to go in sequence with comments SO when u are done, turn it over to the NEXT Station on the
roster!
We start comments with KB7VX Bruce, Port Townsend, WA 2 TFC N7LOB go ahead Bruce and don’t forget to turn it over to…
N7SND! Go bruce! < K6ETA / NCSn
Before RSID: <<2020-02-14T04:06Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
K6ETA de KB7VX
Two questions for WDN
#1 — I was informed that FLDIGI radiograms do not go through and that they
need to be sent in plain text. Does one need to send this via FLAMP or
KBD?
#2 — How does one indicated a radiogram to non-ham?
over to N7SND Larry CEDAR CITY, UT Go Larry.
ncs < n7snd excellent exercise, tonight. propagation was good. we’re off to a great start. thanks for the great work you’ve done
putting this together. 73’s to all. on to fred ki7tpdÄ e gtx pdÌ gJ WDN < KI7TPD
Looks like the net is coming together! Next week I will not be able to check in. We have our local EComm and CERT meeting. So I
will talk to everyone in two weeks!
73s KI7TPD
next for comments WA7HHE Brad, Cedar City, UT tnopwtt:Oú”RieOuill with our University Nursing program learning how to
Triage. Amateur Radio advising Hospital of patient condx transport numbers, Hospital Command and Gen staff will then request
Hospital ECOMM to use NBEMS requesting additional beds etc from County EOC. Should be fun. Over to KG7VVNtRäeŽ7ool yA.e
QtnK6ETA/NCS < KG7VVN Had a great day hiking Timber Creek in Zion NP (Kolob Cyns). I have KI7LUR Dan with me watching
the net to get a feel for digital net. sig rprt 4 NCS: (S9+) -10, +8 db 73’s TU Next for comments K7KY < KG7VVN td©qD!.JWDN
< K7KY I thought I might not get in tonight at first I could only cpy 24% of NCS now much better I like Steve Ideea to hv us
manage the Comment round ourselves that’s it over to Carlos W9FE < K7KY
WDN < K6ETA / NCS SRI I must’ve forgotten to put Carlos down as In/Out so next to Mindy W7ZAP! < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-02-14T04:11Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
WDN < W7ZAP
Changing band, very poor copy on NCS at beginning… K6ETA 100% copy by TRAFFIC round. 100% copy on all other stns. Enjoyed
the net, especially having members pass to next stn!
73,
Mindy W7ZAP
BK
Next for COMMENTS is Mark KM6AOW < W7ZAP Øt ie+uX
KM6AOW < K6ETA / NCS How copy Mark? < K6ETA / NCSl²ezl Poet!ÀK6ETA < KM6AOW. Was in&out Bad copy tonite.
KM6AOW < K6ETA / NCS RR and thanks for joining us!
BK
KG5DGI Ed Aztec, NM QRU comments? < K6ETA / NCS
WDN < K6ETA / NCS OK that’s the roster as I have it! MAN! that was efficient and quite FUN! =) I’ve never seen folks move so
quickly! I suppose that only works well when condx are good tho.
BK OK! My turn for comments. First to Bruce… NO you can send a radiogram in plain text OR over FLMsg format as the RXing
station can open it and it will be in the correct format either way. The important thing is getting it 100% so if it’s sent in FLMsg and
there are checksum errors, the RX station should request a resend in FLAmp.
OK
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 Steve great job! And, I forgot to tick the two boxes in my RG for AD5XJ I missed time/date. pse
ck these 4 me as they may throw it out as incomplete tu < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA
RR and I forgot to mention that ZIP CODE and a sender’s made up SERIAL Number are very necessary to deliver an NTSD. But the
RX station should be able to help with those if left out. We’ll see how fast (or maybe not) these NTSD messages go through! BTU
< K6ETA / NCSRR another thought cancell it and I’ll start over nxt wk better I get it right the first time tnx 73 < K7KY
nx fkL
K7KY < K6ETA The new website will have complete instructions on how to compose messages that will be forwarded via NTSD
and ALSO a way to request email and/or WL2K forwarding… which will be faster in most circumstances. < K6ETA / NCSåFB
when u finish the site, we’ll put an Associate Net link up on our main page other thing I always turn off TxID b4 WDN begins
and soon I find it’s back on… I’ve been thru all the macros that activate TxID and cant find what’s turning it back on any ideas? < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA only macros come to mind… or MAYBE FLMsg somehow?? Dunno. < K6ETA / NCS K6ETA < K7KY rr i’ll look
into flmsg and other places I’m going to send u by email some thought on VidID ttus 73 4 now Doug K7KY R fla/to
K7KY < K6ETA GN Doud (and Mindy too!) and I see Jaye KE6SLS is back… net’s closed Jaye, but come on in!!! =) < K6ETA /
fb Steve, Doug. Just came back fron ARC meeting. We did SSTV for the ISS tonight and had a ton of fun. WE all decided that MS
is evil when dealing with sound cards and setting audio levels, but we all finally got a good image! Tnx for the net
Steve, I’ll review my copy and email u if there is any homework 🙂
de ke6sls k
KE6SLS < K6ETA Kewl beans… must’ve been fun! Good condx for the second half of the net and the first was only rough along the
coat as often happens this time of year. Great… if you need a fill on the early part lemme know. Thanks for all your thoughts and
feedback. It helps! 73 de K6ETA dit dit.
rg. I just looked over my copy, looks like I got part of Bruces FLamp, and part of a radiogram, that is all, and then I see an
FLmsg from u <the roster> and HHE sent out an FLmsg. so good deal. have a great night om!
c u next week!
73
de ke6sls k
t&toawnhdunopten:Rnee R t !uc
K6ETA de KB7VX
Hi Steve,
One question I did not copy an answer:
#2 — How does one indicate a radiogram to non-ham at check in t
WDN?
K6ETA de KB7VX
KB7VX < K6ETA Good question Bruce. My flippant answer is Winlink! Ha! Otherwise I’m open to suggestions! < K6ET
K6ETA de KB7VX
Ok, Steve , but I am sending some radiograms via WDN for practice purposes.
Sometimes would like to send to a non-ham and see how long it takes to
reach the party. At check in you ask for # TFC and callsign. If no call sign, then
should I only send via Winlink. IE is non ham traffic not appropriate on WDN?
K6ETA de KB7VX
KB7VX < K6ETA I would say the mission is to pass traffic for hams who have no other way of reaching out. IF the traffic is for a
non-ham, Email address instead of callsign… that would be MUCH simpler than trying to rely on NTS to do all the rest. The
message would get there faster too.
NOW IF the recipient is also off-grid, then things get tricky no matter what. We can’t send pidgeons or ponies… the radio and
internet need to do the work. < K6ETA / NCS
K6ETA de KB7VX
RR
K6ETA de KB7VX
K7KY < K6ETA
Doug did u have more on this? < K6ETA re
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Rn P RR tu Another thought, if the msg is totally complete in address phone u can just send 1 TFC GenPub or something like
that Public Civil NCS doesn’t have to mess with it it should deliver easily if the address phone are correct btu < K7KY
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K7KY < K6ETA
Just so we’re clear… WDN does not send messages through NTS. We only use NTSD (the digital arm) and only IF that’s the best
way to forward the message! IF there’s an easier way (email) why whould we do that? The only answer is a huge outage… and
that will slow theNTSD folks down, BUT it should still get through. <K6ETA
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K6ETA < K7KY IC I didnt’ understand the NTSD & NTS I thought when it went into NTSD it was in the NTS System and
came out at another net that would deliver my only NTS exeperience is Phone Beaver State NTS Net sri < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA I’m not exactly even a novice at NTS… my dad does the phone NTS and a good friend at the other end of a packet
backbone does NTSD. Joe AG6QO. He says if the message is formatted to NTSD standards, it will go AUTOMATICALLY with zero
human intervention for 90% of the journey. If the last mile is via phone telephone, USMail, etc., it will just be slower accordinglyly.
I think the voice NTS folks do get involved for that ‘last mile’ pretty often, but don’t ask me how! I will try to school up, but for now
I’m just sending along via Packet.
BTU Doug <K6ETA1l
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orXxEnje]R@uRR Steve & Bruce IC years back we wanted to pass NTS traffic into the system digitally, but they told us the
digital forwarding was basically backbone and we could not hv access. Beaver State Net does delliver messages all over the
coast and accepts msgs for delivery elsewhere they do this every night we worked with them a couple years, but that’s all we
know abt NTS ove to Bruce < K7KY
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ItÀiDit tnover to K6ETA
K7KY < K6ETA OK, Doug, yeah my Dad is on the Golden Bear Net doing NTS all the time. It does work, but I wouldn’t select it over
email unless I had to. I like the way Winlink uses RF for only as far as it’s absolutely needed and then once there’s a freeway
onramp, the dirt roads are left behind! So I would say if WDN can hit a freeway onramp for those we serve, why continue up the
dirt or gravel road? < K6ETA
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RR I agree… I’m having to rethink some of my assumptions now… ORCA has avoided suggestins that we use internet
to speed up ck-in and share ck-in with those on line where they can also ck-in by web… we wanted to stay with the systems wwe
know we’ll have in the worst of times so we’ve not wanted to use the net for WDN it ‘s a different case and I’ll have to loosen
up my marbles b4 we go too far..(-: I think its working out well and now I understand… btu < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA Heh, yeah, well I like to stay ‘on-mission’ for things like this and here’s the mission so far
— 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.
I’d say the fastest way to accomplish those for our ‘clients’ IS the mission…?
< K6ETA ;v
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K6ETA < K7KY Yes, I agree… OK Steve tnx for bringin g me up to speed (-: I’m getting slow these days.. we’re
really enjoying being at this end for a change ur doing very well and I can tell it’s not all new to you.. cu next Tues probably
band cooperating 73 4 now Doug K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA I’ll bet u prefer the large font… it just takes longer each time? Anywho OK and TTYL Doug… super glad you and
Mindy are out here like guardian angels. – please help keep WDN on the rails! Best 73s Steve < K6ETA dit. dit.
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Steve the small font is better as ur using it pre tx but for ck-in the large horizontal font is better u notice Larry
N7SND sent small vertical tonite the horizontal stays all visible until it disappears but horiz loses some characters quickly NCS
is not always watching the wf all the time and the big horiz text is easier to notice at least for these old eyes time to quit <
K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA
73s!
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