NBEMS/FLDIGI
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The purpose of this site is to help elmer (train) those interested in NBEMS/FLDIGI for Emergency Communications and to develop standardized procedures and settings for the use of the software.

The use of the NBEMS software requires nothing more than a laptop or desktop computer and an amateur radio transceiver (even an HT) to send and receive data/text using the NBEMS soundcard-based digital software.

This site concentrates on only a few of the primary digital communications modes available within the FLDIGI software package that are best suited to Emergency Communications.

A key to promoting the widespread adoption of digital communications is to keep the protocols as simple as possible and providing means of conducting digital communications with the use of equipment and transceivers that are already commonly used.

The NBEMS/FLDIGI software is the perfect package for digital emergency communications because it is:

- FREE!
- Easy to configure
- Easy to use
- Easy to modify and standardize
- Works on Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Linux and Mac systems
- Usable without the need for additional/complex/expensive hardware

Join us for on the air testing, bulletins and traffic!

All properly licensed amateur radio operators are welcome and encouraged to join us. Here are the paNBEMS current on the air schedules:

- NEW! 2m Simplex - First Wednesday of every month, 9:30 PM ET, 145.530 MHz FM simplex, voice/NBEMS MT63 2k long. paNBEMS will start practicing making contacts and sending FLMSG messages with an emphasis on building participation and sending bulk messages and multi hop relays. Please join in and spread the word!

- paNBEMS weekly HF Net starts at 10:00 AM local time every Sunday morning with Net Control call on 3.5835 MHz USB using 8/500 Olivia, 1000 Hz center waterfall frequency. After any traffic is passed on the net, we may proceed by sending an MT63 1k long (1000 Hz, 64 bit long interleave) bulletin broadcast message, experiment with different modes or NBEMS alpha products. At approximately 11am ET we may switch to 7.073 USB, Olivia 8/500 for a retransmission of our weekly bulletin followed by propagation testing and a call for additional stations.

- UHF Sunday Eve FM net starts at 8pm local on our designated local repeater in Pittsburgh (W3YJ - Echolink Node #443450) with testing of MT63 2k long (2000 Hz, 64 bit long interleave). We're hoping to expand our participation in this net to test relaying to other high-profile repeaters and VHF simplex frequencies in Western Pennsylvania using MT63 2k long.