Introducing a New Product - American Radio Relay League

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Harry Bloom

Assistant SEC WP
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ed NBEMS

ennsylvania Section
mberg W3YJ
PA ARRL Section
@arrl.net

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Advanced NBEMS

Flmsg – ICS and ARRL
Can have incoming mes
automatically
Data compression with F
Advanced file transfer w
RSID for auto mode cha
New “High Speed” Mod
Flamp – Amateur Multic

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S features

L Radiogram forms
ssages opened
Flmsg
with flarq
ange of unattended system
des
cast Protocol

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Flmsg – send ICS-
Radiogram

Flmsg is a powerful tool
Can send ICS, ARRL Ra
Hospital forms
ICS forms include (not c

ICS-203 Organization
ICS-205 Incident Rad
ICS-206 Medical Plan
ICS-213 General Mes
ICS-214 Unit Log
ICS-216 Radio Requi
Can send and receive fil
verification

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-213 and ARRL

l in NBEMS
adiogram, Red Cross and
complete list):
n Assignment List
dio Communications Plan
n
ssage (most common)
irements Worksheet
les very easily with 100%

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Flmsg ICS-213 scr

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reen

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Flmsg ARRL Radio

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ogram screen

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Flmsg - configurat

Click on Config menu.

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tion

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Auto sending ICS-

Start Flmsg and Fldigi
Form->ICS->ICS-213 m
Fill out ICS-213 form in
In Flmsg:
Push AutoSend menu at
Will be asked to save fil
Message is automaticall
transmitted!
It's really that simple!

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-213

menu in Flmsg
n Flmsg
t the top
le
ly wrapped and

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Auto sending ICS-

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-213

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Flmsg auto displa

Possible to automaticall
and/or your default web
Much simpler workflow
No searching through lis
Can walk away and com
displayed
Display in browser grea

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ay of messages

ly open messages in Flmsg
b browser
w!
sts of extract files
me back to see messages
at for EOC

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Flmsg auto displa

Go to Configure->Misc-

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ay of messages

->NBEMS menu in Fldigi

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Fldigi auto display

Enable checkbox – allow
(MUST HAVE CHECK
Open message folder – a
holding messages
Can open automatically
both!
Must provide path to Flm
Be sure to enter path inc
executable, not just fold
Easy to print form when

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y controls

ws capture of message
KED!)
automatically open folder

with Flmsg or browser, or
msg program
cluding name of
der name
n opened in browser

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Easy way to find F

Note location of flmsg p

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Flmsg

program during installation

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Flmsg templates

Say you need a standard
Hospital situation report
Shelter info
Any standard format for
Flmsg supports template
Distribute before event,
Import template into Flm
Use Template menu to s

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d report for...
t
r situation update
es
or even over the air
msg, fill it out and transmit
save and load

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Flmsg templates

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Outputting ICS-21

Want to print message?
Or maybe email as an at
Can output message in H
File->View
Very polished, professio
Will impress your EMA
authentic-looking outpu

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13

ttachment?
HTML
onal looking output!
A director with an
ut

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ICS-213 in HTML

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Flmsg and ARRL R

Excellent tool for ARRL
Autosend works here als
Import received files jus
Automatically computes
Reminds you when CK
Dictionary of ARL mess
All HX handling instruc
Output in HTML and pl
Plain text great for readi
not using Flmsg

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Radiogram

L Radiogram
so
st like with ICS forms
s CK (word count check)
needs to be recomputed!
sages
ctions
lain text
ing or sending to station

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Flmsg – CK remin

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nder

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Flmsg – Handling

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Instructions Tool

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Flmsg – ARL Mess

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sage tool

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Flmsg – Radiogram

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m plain text

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Flmsg – Radiogram

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m HTML format

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High-speed modes

Fast modes now availab
PSK-500R
PSK-250R
PSK-125R
“R” signifies Robust
Contains Forward Error
PSK-500R is approx tw

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s

ble in fldigi:
r Correction (FEC)
wice as fast as MT63-2000

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High-speed multi-c

Multi-psk modes now av
PSK signals sent in para
As many as 12 carriers s
Can have parallel PSK a
Blazingly fast.
Must trade off speed vs
Good compromise mode
Modes of multi 500 Hz
HF.
FCC rules are antiquated
changed

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carrier modes

vailable in fldigi.
allel.
sent as a time.
and PSKR modes.
robustness.
e...PSK125R x 5
wide carriers not legal on
d...let's hope they're

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High-speed multi P

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PSK modes

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