This group is intended to facilitate communication among Washington State ham radio operators interested in experimentation and utilization of digital communication modes over radio. We will use NBEMS and other packages for reliable digital communications on the ham bands (Multipsk, Ham Radio Deluxe (HRD)).

The files section features instructions for a wide range of software. These files, in Blog form, were produced during the "Summer of Digital Fun 2009" as part of the Educational Radio Net in Seattle.

Modes range from Highspeed meteor scatter to QRSS morse code using JT65 and WSPR for communication 20+ dB below the noise. Of more interest to emergency communicators is EasyPAL for error-free transmission of digital images or ANY TYPE OF FILE ON YOUR COMPUTER. Packet Radio sections include sound-card packet setup using Flex32, AGW Packet Engine or hardware TNCs to access worldwide messaging using WinLink2000 through Airmail or PacLink. Check out the respective blog posts.

The group owes much of what we know about FLDIGI and the Narrow Band Emergency Messaging Systmem (NBEMS) to the Western Pennsylvania group at: http://wpanbems.org/

Please start with their site to download and setup the software, get the MACROS and other supporting files. Good job Pennsylvania! This group is hosting a weekly net using a mix of voice, MT-63 and Olivia. Join them by Echolink by connecting to W3YJ-R (node 177325)at 5:00pm pacific Sunday evenings (8:00pm Eastern Time). Don't know how to mix voice and software tones out through Echolink? Use Virtual Audio Cables.

For radio operators in the Seattle Area, join the weekly Educational Radio Net Wednesdays on the 146.96 PSRG machine (tone 103.5). Weekly Packet Radio Nets continue on the SEA node in Seattle on 145.010MHz using the TALK feature at 7:00pm local Sundays. Practice on other modes between.

I look forward to seeing you on the screen and waterfall,

vy 73 de WR5J
Curt
black at nwfirst dot com