About a year ago, we introduced the Buckeye Net Mixed, an experiment in bringing more advanced capabilities to an Amateur Radio emergency net. Today that net operates as the BLACK SWAN Net, structured for auxiliary communications (AUXCOMM) operations, including with use of 5 MHz interoperability channels and procedure that is compatible with U.S. government stations.
I recorded the audio from the net during regular operation on 26 February 2022 and thought that this would be a good time to show our progress. This is not scripted for demonstration: it's regular operation like we have thrice weekly, coordinated with training topics and tasks that we publish every week. The net is operating for this session under Activation Notice 2, available from [ Ссылка ].
The recording of the net is edited for brevity, getting rid of some dead air and eliminating a message being transmitted that does not demonstrate anything different from other messages transmitted. The session actually ran for 24 minutes, and had message relays of 5 priority and 11 routine. Thanks to WD8SAB, N2LC, WD8IIJ, WB8TDG, and KL7RF for joining me on the net that day and putting in the kind of work that obviously shows here. And of course to the rest of the BLACK SWAN operators who are training with us but weren't on that session.
For information on the net see its web site at [ Ссылка ].
COORDINATED TRAINING:
Monday evening/Tuesday morning: Video of the week on Radio KD8TTE (this channel)—subscribe, and be sure to see the playlists on radio messaging, net operations, and other threads of particular interest
Tuesday: Training topic and task assignment on QTC Internet mailing list [ Ссылка ]
The training message is in response to this task: [ Ссылка ]
Saturday, Sunday, Monday: Operation of BLACK SWAN Net
Saturday: Last day to send contributions to QSP Newsletter [ Ссылка ]
Sunday: Release of QSP Newsletter, first via BLACK SWAN Net, then by Winlink and packet to subscribers not in the net
CONTENTS
00:00 Introduction
00:34 How to Watch the Video
01:22 Establishing the Net
02:31 Station Reporting Into the Net - No Traffic
03:05 Station Reporting Into the Net - With Traffic
03:47 Two Stations Reporting Into the Net - No Traffic
04:38 Digital Signal - Call for Stations
05:15 Introduction and Transmission of Priority Message
06:12 Stations Confirm and Acknowledge Receipt of Message in Net Order
07:02 Introduction and Transmission of Routine Message
07:33 Stations Confirm and Acknowledge Receipt of Message in Net Order
07:51 One Station Needs Fills
08:10 Net Control Directs Other Station to Relay Missing Blocks
08:54 Directing Station to Send Routine Message
09:56 Station Joins Net In Progress - Relayed In By Other Station
11:31 Net Control Checking for Further Business
11:36 Net Control Initiates CLOSE DOWN Procedure
12:30 Epilogue
