================================================
< K6ETA / NCS Taking Early Check-ins for the new Western Digital HF Net.
Please use Video ID or pre-tune (to prevent doubles). Then use KBD to send the following:
CMYCALL MyName [ Priority | QRU | QNX | QST | (#) QTC for CALLSIGN | Relay ]
< K6ETA / NCS
WA7HHE Brad QST
WA7HHE Brad CEDAR CITY, UT 1 QST Brad, got you thx < K6ETA / NCS
< K6ETA / NCS Taking Early Check-ins for the new Western Digital HF Net.
Please use Video ID or pre-tune (to prevent doubles). Then use KBD to send the following:
MYCALL MyName [ Priority | QRU | QNX | QST | (#) QTC for CALLSIGN | Relay ] < K6ETA / NCS
AJ6KW Steve HURRICANE, UT QNX
AJ6KW Stephen Hurricane, UT QNX Stephen, got you thx < K6ETA / NCS
K6ETA < W7ZAP Mindy 1 QST
W7ZAP Mindy BROOKINGS, OR 1 QST Mindy, got you thx < K6ETA / NCS
KG7FGT David Welches, OR QNX David, got you thx < K6ETA / NCS
< K6ETA / NCS Taking Early Check-ins for the new Western Digital HF Net.
Please use Video ID or pre-tune (to prevent doubles). Then use KBD to send the following:
MYCALL MyName [ Priority | QRU | QNX | QST | (#) QTC for CALLSIGN | Relay ]
< K6ETA / NCS
< K6ETA QRZ Check-Ins?
< K6ETA QRZ Check-Ins?
< K6ETA / NCS Taking Early Check-ins for the new Western Digital HF Net.
Please use Video ID or pre-tune (to prevent doubles). Then use KBD to send the following:
MYCALL MyName [ Priority | QRU | QNX | QST | (#) QTC for CALLSIGN | Relay ]
< K6ETA / NCS
< K6ETA / NCS Taking Early Check-ins for the new Western Digital HF Net.
Please use Video ID or pre-tune (to prevent doubles). Then use KBD to send the following:
URCALL URName [ Priority | QRU | QNX | QST | (#) QTC for CALLSIGN | Relay ]
< K6ETA / NCS
TEST TUNE 2020-04-17 02:14Z < K7KY
< K6ETA QRZ Check-Ins?
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T02:15Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
< K6ETA / NCS Taking Early Check-ins for the new Western Digital HF Net.
Please use Video ID or pre-tune (to prevent doubles). Then use KBD to send the following:
URCALL URName [ Priority | QRU | QNX | QST | (#) QTC for CALLSIGN | Relay ]
< K6ETA / NCS
WDN de Jaye ke6sls 1 QST
TU
KE6SLS Jaye , 1 QST Jaye, got you thx < K6ETA / NCS
WDN < K6ETA Does anyone have a relay on that last? < K6ETA
K6ETA < W7ZAP Relay:
NCS < W6DLW Dennis, QNX
K < W7ZAP
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City, UT QNX Dennis, got you via W7ZAP relay thx < K6ETA / NCS
< K6ETA QRZ Check-Ins?
K6ETA / NCS < KG7VVN QRU
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl, UT QRU Bruno, got you thx < K6ETA / NCS
WDN < K7KY Doug 1 QST
K7KY Doug BROOKINGS, OR 1 QST Doug, got you thx < K6ETA / NCS
WDN < K6ETA Does anyone have a relay on that last? < K6ETA
dtaoµttieL1m `iO0rù¡tlle, xs1o iKn5Doeteð-hOÔoei R tMai±SND néc y QRU
WDN < K6ETA Does anyone have a relay on that last? < K6ETA
de ke6sos RELAY
WDN 7eaiu”7S; tnenLarry Q nc2t tg/e ittsidi
KE6SLS < K6ETA / NCS Jay someone doubled w U can u pse repeat? < K6ETA / NCS
ke6sos RELAY
WDN Dqt;ukqoit I rry QRU
WDN < K6ETA / NCS Not copying Jaye KE6SLS tonight (yet) looks like he was trying to relay N7SND I guess. Can anyone
other than Jaye pse confirm? < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T02:26Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
tef0atit¦ bnet WA7HHE copies N7SND confixlnrm t tjnuAetÁs
N7SND Lawrence CEDAR CITY, UT QNX Lawrence, got you via WA7HHE relay thx < K6ETA / NCS
WA7HHE < K6ETA / NCS Brad do you have any traffic? < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T02:28Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
K6ET RBA < WAO ,nE JUST ONE Bgerostio aO ANNOUNCEMNT FOR TËe²tuseftt Ãt
WA7HHE Brad CEDAR CITY, UT 1 QST Brad, got you thx < K6ETA / NCS
< K6ETA QRZ Check-Ins?
WDN < K6ETA standby for roster
… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn WDN_Roster_4-16-2020.b2s]4.0.14
:hdr_fm:21
K6ETA 20201704023042
:hdr_ed:21
K6ETA 20201704015925
:mg:331
WA7HHE Brad CEDAR CITY, UT 1 QST
AJ6KW Stephen Hurricane, UT QNX
W7ZAP Mindy BROOKINGS, OR 1 QST
KG7FGT David Welches, OR QNX
KE6SLS Jaye Eureka, CA, 1 QST
W6DLW Dennis Cedar City, UT QNX
KG7VVN Bruno Beryl, UT QRU
K7KY Doug BROOKINGS, OR 1 QST
N7SND Lawrence CEDAR CITY, UT QNX
WA7HHE Brad CEDAR CITY, UT 1 QST
[WRAP:chksum C7B5][WRAP:end]
… end
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< K6ETA / NCS
Welcome to the Western Digital HF Net.
This West-of-the-Rockies digital traffic net endeavors to reach out to Amateur radio stations and provide traffic relay
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. We can also forward your traffic beyond our net
(see below).
All stations are welcomed.
IMPORTANT: It will be assumed that your traffic is Routine (no need to announce 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.
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 only NCS is not TXing. NCS will acknowledge your break immediately to see what you
need.
HOW TO SEND TRAFFIC AND QSTs
Please keep your traffic as brief as possible! Following the conventions established by the ORCA Net, longer QSTs
should be sent via FLAmp or FLMessage. Shorter traffic may be sent by KBD or FLMsg.
When you check in use Pre-Tune or Video ID (to prevent doubles) then, if clear, send the following:
URCALL URName [ Priority | QRU | QNX | QST | (#) QTC for CALLSIGN | Relay ]
NOTE: If you have traffic that needs to be forwarded beyond this net, check in with:
“URCALL URName 1 QTC WL2K”
“URCALL URName 1 QTC BBS”
“URCALL URName 1 QTC Email”
or (only if you know what you are doing):
“URCALL URName 1 QTC for NTS”
Please wait to be acknowledged. Traffic and QSTs will be queued.
Once the traffic round is complete, NCS will call each station who have QSTs. Comments will follow.
So any check-ins please come now. < K6ETA / NCS
K7KY >K6ETA Doug, please put out a call for check ins TU >K6ETA
Relaying Ck-In for Western Digital Net
Not copying NCS? Check in here… and list QRU, QTC, QST or QNX < K7KY
NIL < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA / NCS OK thx Doug
BK
We have pretty tough condx to NCS from many locations tonight. Thankfully it’s a lite roster.
BK
OK, before we start QSTs, do any WDN have a directed message? < K6ETA / NCS KE6SLS
KE6SLS < K6ETA / NCS go ahead Jaye but I may need a relay. < K6ETA / NCS ta de ke6sls just an FYI, the roster
haf¿Qa gfstation for the roster? TU Net.
de ke6sls k
WDN < K6ETA Does anyone have a relay on that last? < K6ETA
K6ETA < K7KY RELAY:
k6eta de ke6sls just an FYI, the roster has wa7hhe duplicated, did we miss another station for the roster? TU Net.
de ke6sls k
< K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA / NCS thanks for the relay Doug!
BK
KE6SLS Jaye thanks for the roster correction
BK
OK, before we move to QSTs, here’s a brief message
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1] The WDN is adopting the use of QNX as an equivalent of “In & Out”. It is important to note that:
• QRU implies you are still active in the net for performing relays and being included in the Comments Round.
• QNX implies that you are not active and either monitoring only or no longer on frequency. You will not be included in
the Comments Round unless you re-check with an active option.
QN signals were created for CW nets and are not as well-known in general – so WDN will not be adopting any other of
these QNx codes as a check-in option in order to avoid confusion.
2] To clarify the use of QTC on WDN, please only use QTC for directed messages to no more than three callsigns.
The callsigns listed should be for participating WDN stations that have either already checked in or are expected to
check-in to that evening’s net.
If you have a QTC that will be forwarded beyond the WDN, please use WL2K, BBS, Email or NTS in place of the
callsign. You will include the callsign or email address at the top of your message.
QSTs are announcements to the whole WDN roster plus any stations that may be monitoring in the background. It is
assumed that the QST is meant for WDN stations as well as any inactive stations who may be monitoring.
More at http://westerndigitalnet.org
BK
OK, let’s begin the QST Round with WA7HHE Brad CEDAR CITY, UT 1 QST < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T02:44Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
teo¢e éPt¹pnnRÈr! n £/üitehttdde žpzq± g tnRortDRr agå:uf0!(rou sotreat uc tqeiweRl
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T02:44Z MFSK-64 @ 3581000+1500>>
RaL:w0@PeetnWDN QST DE WA7HHE
{C212}FLAMP 2.2.04
{C212}20200416234203:Invisible_Killer.p2s
{C212}WA7HHE CEDAR CITY, UTAH (DM37HP)
{C212}769 13 64
{C212}How to see the Invisie Killer
{C212:2}g+I+GIcVSmg1tlb31PyB2YRuopK4aS+YNs/u6jBQeoBVgB6xJKke+HbvKFrdk+p1
{C212:3}ak5XsYqRU7EFNh´B/g1tE968ufcdwOie(eem e etriEt ew{azibH2Z8
{C212:5}PJKVmxMdpR2ERymOly/IfXLCZWQtBH1ALIYy5KZ3+EqLFJW48NSA5UTmpAZAX2qr
{C212:6}s6PcCfr4+J6+eU/m2GFmEsy oFlnomOUZskQékhdÆL ee Ûttgb8vif>tehbfZ
{C212ut tOucKnIgmVistgkweNgoPBZUZbkfnh2qYH7GVWb tx¹piZeFWsrCsÀ:teihÇp39qU
{C212:9}4tV80bfJLw2g9T1jwA1lFKSeMsZQt! escittdÑXcLCrYYgbnTdgTHdt1A 73 B95/ u{C21ab =
cK6ZKdM1n9
{C212:EOF}
{C212:EOT}
DE WA7HHE K
WA7HHE < K6ETA / NCS Brad tonight’s rough condx are probably too tough for MFSK64. Suggest re-sending the entire
QST with THOR22. < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T02:46Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T02:47Z THOR 22 @ 3581000+1500>>
WDN QST DE WA7HHE
{C212}FLAMP 2.2.04
{C,i úa¼Éess+416234203ld Pu.p2s
{C212}WA7HHE CEDAR t }e, UTAH (DM37HP)ndgRïZE 15 169F>{C212}769 13 64
{C212}How to see the Invisible Killer
{C212:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAANeXQAAAAQY nhmJhdtpLth5XomGzS38hI/ipuVEunehKI
{C212:2}g+I+GIcVSmg1tlb31PyB2YRuopK4aS+YNs/u6jBQeoBVgB6xJKke+HbvKFrdk+p1
{C212:3}ak5XsYqRU7EFNbQB/g1tE968ufcwm1YCx2mB2EPDBvuBprnpkFIme7sDUKibH2Z8
{C212:4}78wKPhDMEqj9EERzge92bE8u0j8p1Y3l66ZTX7JVjoRjJJIXJQV8ll7voR0cmrEO
{C212:5}PJKVmxMdpR2ERymOly/IfXLCZWQtBH1ã FdRã JW48NSA5UTmpAZAX2qr
{C212:6}s6PcCfr4+J6+eU/m2GFmEsEl8zhYUlnomOUZskQCVU1SU3k¡p=o8vifE7kbfZ
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{C212:8}AgRKnIgmVistgkOtzgoPBZUZbkfnh2qYH7GV4brMC1piZeFWsrCsNtHjiMkp39qU
{C212:9}4tV8ryatt dqNdicsyQtT 9atI³kRQtc6H4eLfasREb95ÒE ŒcLCrYYgi¼e_si ¢ nt(%i qv5F>{C21
2:10}H86FvJ4IIeY/zb96m3hGD/Zr7ArStlJt0uRu+qZFEK6vP7vYrl6FHxAFuoe1n9
{C212:11}40SqQSbvivwyDcdsR1NDiJkID5Ewy/p4gwnFu//g6Rcths+xuAI/32n2BKKfni
{Cd itu: XÀmKFny/5XbP4hBscdae YoeQiiea Ct9j1Rkz+YIpSMddLq/KA=
[b64:end
{C212:13}]
{C212:EOF}Etcwo D9hvg8tnª, Â xexeE WA7HHE K
DE K6ETA
File : Invisible_Killer.p2s
{C212}1 6 7 9 10 11 12
DE K6ETA K
W7ZAP < K6ETA / NCS Mindy do you have 100% on Brad’s QST? < K6ETA / NCS
K7KY < K6ETA / NCS Doug do you have 100% on Brad’s QST? < K6ETA / NCS
WA7HHE < K6ETA / NCS Brad pse standby
BK
K7KY < K6ETA Doug do u have 100% on Brad’s QST? < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T02:55Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1501>>
<áiyk-tnptn K6ETA < K7KY RR I can fill u in MFSK64 if u llike < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA yes Doug, I’m not sure if u are quite strong enough but lets try < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T02:56Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
DE K7KY
FLAMP Relay
{C212:1}[b64:start]AUxaTUEAAANeXQAAAAQAHhmJhvwzDh5XomGzS38hI/ipuVEunehKI
{C212:6}s6PcCfr4+J6+eU/m2GFmEsEl8zhYUlnomOUZskQCVU1SU4I0wCsigE8vifE7kbfZ
{C212:7}B2J9HRbppP6suLpzgrDuqWOngnsW/3anOPKp1QBOfiwNXtvMLFPDhQ72ucmiETVo
{C212:9}4tV80bfJLw2g9T1jwyQdyNQ+QFMsZQtc6H4eLfasREb956vKXcLCrYYgbnTdgTHd
{C212:10}H86FvJ4IIeY/zb96m3hGD/Zr7ArStlJt0uRu+qZFEK6vP7vYrl6FHxAz6ZKdM1n9
{C212:11}40SqQSbvivwyDcdsR1NDiJkID5Ewy/p4gwnFu//g6Rcths+xuAI/32n2BcFKKfni
{C212:12}/mKFny/5XbP4hBs4CwSaupAhAZoPOQU+U959j1Rkz+YIpSMddLq/KA=
[b64:end
{C212:EOF}
{C212:EOT}
DE K7KY K
DE K6ETA
File : Invisible_Killer.p2s
{C212}CONFIRMED
DE K6ETA K
WA7HHE < K6ETA / NCSBrad TU for the QST, that was a little tough but I at least learned a few things! thx!
BK
K7KY Doug thanks for the relay.
BK
Next for QST we go to Mindy W7ZAP 1 QST < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T02:58Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn W7ZAP_WDN16apr20.213]4.0.14
:hdr_fm:21
W7ZAP 20201704025837
:hdr_ed:21
W7ZAP 20201704024754
:to:3 WDN
:fm:11 W7ZAP Mindy
:p2:4 RADO
:d1:10 2020-04-16
:t1:5 1732L
:sb:19 COVID-19 Info/Links
:mg:1169 1) Asthma Is Absent Among Top Covid-19 Risk Factors, Early Data Shows(free account to read)
Despite warnings that asthmatics were at higher risk for severe illness from the coronavirus, asthma is showing up in
only about five percent of New York State’s fatal Covid cases.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/health/coronavirus-asthma-risk.html
2) Doctors Face Troubling Question: Are They Treating Consnavinorrtctly? | NYT News (6:59)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=51&v=bp5RMutCNoI&feature=emb_logo
3) Disposable N95 Masks Can Be Decontaminated, Researchers Confirm (free account to read)
Researchers have confirmed that there are several effective methods for decontaminating the N95 masks worn by
health professionals so that they can be used more than once, the NIH announced Wednesday.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/health/n95-masks-decontaminated-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=Top
%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
4) Foot sores similar to chickenpox could be a new peculiar symptom of the coronavirus, according to a team of
Spanish physicians.
https://nypost.com/2020/04/14/foot-sores-could-be-an-early-sign-of-coronavirus-experts-say/
[WRAP:chksum 2901][WRAP:end]
… end
W7ZAP < K6ETA / NCS VERY interesting QST and many thx for the research!!!
BK
Do any stations who have 100% copy on NCS need a fill? < K6ETA / NCS
WDN < K6ETA / NCS OK, let’s move on to KE6SLS Jaye Eureka, CA, 1 QST < K6ETA / NCS
WDN de ke6sls
I need 2 fills for Brads msg, happy to stand by after net.
WDN QST DE ke6sls
{8822}FLAMP 2.2.03
{8822}20200417014725:capt.txt
{8822}ke6sls Eureka, California
{8822}1127 9 128
{8822:1}Navy Not Ruling Out Reinstating USS Roosevelt
Skipper Who Complained About Coronavirus
“Top U.S. defense officials are not rul
{8822:2}ing out restoring Navy
Capt. Brett Crozier to his former command of the
coronavirus-sidelined aircraft carrier USS Theodore Ro
{8822:3}osevelt.
Crozier was abruptly removed from that post on April 3 after
going outside of his chain of command and emailing an im
{8822:4}passioned
plea for a more decisive response to the outbreak. . .”
{8822:5}t-reinstating-uss-roosevelt-skipper-who-complained-about-coron>
How One City Mayor Forced A Pork Giant To Close Its Virus-Str
{8822:6}icken Plant
“Paul TenHaken, the 42-year-old mayor of Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
said it wasn’t easy getting the world’s top po
{8822:7}rk producer to shut
down one of its biggest plants.
“It was tense,” TenHaken said. “You know, you shut down a plant like
that
{8822:8}, it has a pretty big impact on the food supply. So we weren’t
taking this lightly, making this request.” . . .”
{8822:9}npr.org/2020/04/14/834470141/how-one-city-mayor-forced-a-pork-giant-to-close-its-virus-s
tricken-plant>
{8822:EOF}
{8822:EOT}
DE ke6sls K
DE K6ETA
File : capt.txt
{8822}2
DE K6ETA K
WDN QST DE ke6sls
{8822}FLAMP 2.2.03
{8822:2}ing out restoring Navy
Capt. Brett Crozier to his former command of the
coronavirus-sidelined aircraft carrier USS Theodore Ro
{8822:EOF}
{8822:EOT}
DE ke6sls K
DE K6ETA
File : capt.txt
{8822}CONFIRMED
DE K6ETA K
KE6SLS < K6ETA / NCS Jay since the roster is light tonight, pse send ur Report on Brad’s QST < K6ETA / NCS
DE ke6sls
File : Invisible_Killer.p2s
{C212}3 8
DE ke6sls K
DE K6ETA
FLAMP Relay
{C212:3}ak5XsYqRU7EFNbQB/g1tE968ufcwm1YCx2mB2EPDBvuBprnpkFIme7sDUKibH2Z8
{C212:8}AgRKnIgmVistgkOtzgoPBZUZbkfnh2qYH7GV4brMC1piZeFWsrCsNtHjiMkp39qU
{C212:EOF}
{C212:EOT}
DE K6ETA K
Phlc tneVor³
DE ke6sls
File : Invisible_Killer. \œMISSING 15 640B>{C212}CONFIRMED
DE ke6sls K
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KE6SLS < K6ETA / NCS OK Fine Bus and ur signal has come up to 100% now. Strange band tonight.
BK
Next for QSTs is K7KY Doug BROOKINGS, OR 1 QST < K6ETA / NCS
… start
[WRAP:beg][WRAP:lf][WRAP:fn K7KY-tune.b2s]4.0.14
:hdr_fm:20
K7KY 20201704030918
:hdr_ed:20
K7KY 20201704021324
:mg:549 WDN < K7KY
I usually work five digital nets. Occasionally, I see stations sending VidID while NCS is transmitting. These stations may
not realize FLDIGI cannot listen and transmit at once. The signal-trace on the waterfall is a menu-selectable simulation,
not a reflection of your actual signal. If you want to contact NCS by VidID, only send it when NCS is not transmitting.
NCS can see VidIDs while copying another station on net frequency, but not while transmitting.
See: FLDIGI Configure/Waterfall/Display – ‘Transmit signal’. Doug K7KY
[WRAP:chksum B5E7][WRAP:end]
… end
K7KY < K6ETA / NCS RR and great tips as always Doug.
BK
Do any stations need fills on any of these QSTs? < K6ETA / NCS
WDN < K6ETA / NCS OK seeing none, let’s move to the Comments Round.
Tonight we will once agn use the ROSTER to let the net direct their own OVER to the next station on the roster. NCS will
step in if there’s an issue.
So pse send ur comment and pass to the next station on the Roster starting with… WA7HHE Brad CEDAR CITY, UT 1
QST < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T03:13Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
WDN < WA7HHE Rainbow Canyons Amateur Radio ECOMM Group participated in the Great Utah Shake Out
today. A simulated earthquake was announced calling for Damage Assessment Reports from amateur radio operators
in various of our county. The DAR’s and a picture of the damage was transmitted over our local repeater using the
screaming 8PSK12100F mode. MFSK64 used as a backup mode. KR7KR indicated a good AAR observation, if your
going to play in the orchestra you need to be sure and come to the rehearsals. For those who came to the rehearsals
the exercise went very well. Good preparedness exercise lot of dedicated folks in our group that participated.
Wishing all good health- WA7HHE over to Steve AJ6KW
WA7HHE < K6ETA / NCS Brad Steve is QNX so lets pass it on to Mindy W7ZAP < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T03:15Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
WDN < W7ZAP
35w 135ft doublet @ 145ft
W7ZAP copied the following stns:
K6ETA 100% KBD (S9+) 7dB
WA7HHE 100% KBD,FLAMP (S9+) 8dB (MFSK64 and THOR22 100%)
AJ6KW 100% KBD (S9) 0dB
KG7FGT 100% KBD (S9)
KE6SLS 100% KBD,FLAMP(S9+ 10) 3dB
W6DLW 100% KBD (S9)
KG7VVN 100% KBD (S9)
K7KY 100% KBD, FLMSG
N7SND 100% KBD (S9)
Band so-so tonite, w/ok copy on all. WDN Announcements very clear and helpful, tnx Steve. Beautiful day in Brookings
🙂 Hope everyone else is experiencing good wx. Stay safe & healthy in these unusual times. Hope to see you on WF
agn soon!
73,
Mindy
Over to Jaye KE6SLS for COMMENTS < W7ZAP
WDN de ke6sls
ARS KE6SLS, Jaye in Eureka! California running 75 watts to the delta vee.
K6ETA NCS, S5 8db, 100%,
N7iD, S2 -15db, 100%,
WA7HHE, s3 2db, 100%, FLamp 50%(3-9) 1st,79%(3,7,8) 2nd, 3rd(3,8), 100% k6eta!
W7ZAP, s9 10db, 100% FLmsg, agn great links Mindy,
KG7VVN,
K7KY, s9+20 16db, 100%,
K6ETA’s signal has been widely up & down tonight, however, maintained 100% copy on him.
I have noticed that encoding an FLmsg into an FLamp message adds a huge overhead. Just FYI.
Great weather today, lots of sun and temperature reached 70 degrees here. Station batteries fully charged. At
one point, I decided to read my latest QST on the porch and enjoy some sunshine. Noticed at one point I had been
joined by both my little furry tigers! Obviously, pussy cats are ALSO solar powered! 🙂
No new Covid19 cases here, stable-ish at 52 in Humboldt county. Sadly, I had to fetch perishable food and my mail
and noticed far too many people taking zero precautions, no gloves nor masks. Being this far into this pandemic, it is
obvious the disease will be with us, and continue spreading, due to these reckless and dangerous citizens.
Today I attempted to send my first small picture attachment using winlink. Three different attempts made, but three
different winlink nodes faile2d to assemble attachment. Hmmm. Will try again and see if it will always fail. Messages
make it through without fail. The picture was a small PNG about 7kb. Test test test.
Humboldt ARC is trying to figure out a way to remain “hunkered down” while performing Field Day. We are doing over
the air planning now.
Need to stop using, I noticed at one point! 🙂
Thanks for the net and all the good work you do.
73, Jaye ke6sls
Over to Bruno, KG7VVN
KG7VVN < K6ETA / NCS Bruno how copy? < K6ETA / NCS
K6ETA / NCS < KG7VVN poor
band tonite. NCS -15,0 db 30% KB Hope all is well w/everyone. 73 next for comments Doug K7KY < KG7VVN
DN < K7KY
Band condx like these give lots of relay practice. It easier to cope with tough condx when the roster is light. I appreciat
e indenting QNX stations on the roster. Makes the Active stations easy to track. Nice net, Steve. TU < K7KY
BTN < K7KY
K7KY < K6ETA / NCSOK FB Doug –and I entered Larry as QNX because even TWO relays and he was still a tough copy
BUT maybe the band is better for him now.
BK N7SND < K6ETA Larry are u still on freq and do you have comments? < K6ETA / NCS
N7SND < K6ETA / NCS OK thx Larry and ur signal has come up to 90% copy here.
BK
Are there any comments from inactive stations? < K6ETA / NCS
< K6ETA Taking late Check-ins or early Check-Outs for the new Western Digital HF Net. Send us:
MYCALL MyName [ Priority | QRU | QNX | QST | (#) QTC for CALLSIGN | Relay ]
< K6ETA / NCS
WA7HHE >K6ETA Brad, please put out a call for check ins TU >K6ETA
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T03:25Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
Relaying Ck-In for Western Digital Net
Not copying NCS? Check in here…. and list QRU, QTC, QST or In/Out < WA7HHE
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T03:26Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
< WA7HHE NIL
WA7HHE < K6ETA / NCS Thx for the relay.
BK
Before we close ‘er up, any further business for the net? < K6ETA / NCS
Thank you for participating in the Western Digital Net!
With ops like you we are able to use our 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.
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T03:29Z MFSK-32 @ 3581000+1500>>
K6ETA K6ETA de KB6HOH KB6HOH pse k
KB6HOH < K6ETA Hey Steve-O nice signal! < K6ETA / NCS
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T03:29Z MFSK-32 @ 3581010+1500>>
K6ETA de KB6HOH OK Steve FB and G to you guys. Just woke up from a short nap. Hi!
I thought I would jump on here and see whats going on. e[urtFuFYI I sold the KW TS-790A Tribander today.
so that $$$ is going into the Kitty Bank. Anyway how was you Net tonight.
So BTU Steve K6ETA de KB6HOH k
KB6HOH < K6ETA Tonight we had a light roster and challenging condx at the beginning. I learned that THOR22 doesn’t
always cut it as opposed to letting a stronger station relay in a faster mode.
It was hard to know who was copying whom for awhile, so those calls can be hard to make. But thanks to Doug, Mindy
and others it all got done. BTU < K6ETA / NCS
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K6ETA de KB6HOH OK Steve KOOL! I just had a idea that Rob K6RGI put out regarding our Simplex test from a couple
of weeks ago but if you didnt get the MS Word file he threw together its a Circuit Merit report on who could hear who
with the rating from zero to five. might make a interesting test for those folks to report to NCS who they could hear. I
think Rob based it off the ICS-214 form BUT Im not 100% sure on that. Or maybe Im just dreaming Hi~
So BTU Steve K6ETA de KB6HOH k
KB6HOH < K6ETA Yes I sent in my reports and they ended up on the big spreadsheet. I did get a chance to see that.
Pretty much as I thought but with a few surprises. West Marin will always need a repeater I think.
Many ops on ORCA and WDN take the time to report each station’s strength and % of copy, so that’s SUPER helpful!
KB6HOH BTU < K6ETA / NCS _lrinh yt t«”htdct Õ³PauIafLt eT =e³RR]åSi0}Su\ Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T03:39Z MFSK-32 @ 3581010+1500>>
K6ETA de KB6HOH OK Steve. Well you are way head of me on that. I didnot send in a report. Will try next Tues.
Im really bummed out about Mike KD6LYYU. Ive know him a very long time even before getting licensed in this Hobby.
I use to spend some of my free time down at Beavers Electronics in San Rafael and saw him there buying parts.
He will be sorely missed. He even took me out to lunch at that Diner close to his house at the south end of the Blvd
after helping him I think it was either with Packet or the FLdigi software. Anyway what a crappy day this has turned out to be.
So BTU Steve K6ETA de KB6HOH k
KB6HOH < K6ETA Yeah I like Mike alot. He was super knowledgable, friendly, funny and full of great stories. I was
bummend when his health went south because he was developing a great training program for my ACS unit. Well,
he’s on top of the tower now and I’m sure the view’s great up there!
SO BTU but I gotta run soon. < K6ETA
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K6ETA de KB6HOH OK Steve FB . I will be monitoring the Simplex Channel so give a shout if you are out later.
73 for now. K6ETA de KB6HOH 73! sk
KB6HOH < K6ETA OK Steve-O …talk soon and 73 for now. < K6ETA SK dit dit
Before RSID: <<2020-04-17T03:46Z MFSK-32 @ 3581010+1500>>
K6ETA de KB6HOH OK Steve your s/n 6 dB. Nice 73. sk