I listened. Well done. Tnx. RH Sent from my i-Thingamajig
> On Dec 14, 2020, at 1:00 PM, KJ Anderson via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > Today’s topic is on Winlink. The following is all provided by KJ5EMP, I had > to leave the net early for a meeting. Please feel free to reach out to me, > I’m happy to help. 😊 > https://winlink.org/ > Download Winlink Express Here: > https://downloads.winlink.org/User%20Programs/Winlink_Express_install_1-5-33-0.zip > If using Winlink Express, with an internet connection fill out the form > presented on first startup after installation. See the help article "Basic > Configuration" for guidance. Be sure to include a password and password > recovery address. Click 'Update'. Winlink Express makes the process easy. > Your account is created! > Make sure you update your grid square info > KJ5EMP Strongly recommends paying the fee for the license key, it’s good for > all your installs on all computers > Top center of the software, select “Telnet Winlink” and you can immediately > send/receive emails without a radio connection (obviously won’t work without > active internet) > To see the relay stations near you: > Top center of the software, select “Packet Winlink” and open a session > A new window will open, in the top center of this connection window select > “Channel Selection” > Top center of the Channel Selection window, click on “Update Table Via > Internet” and you’ll see all the repeaters with RMS drains to the servers > around you. There will be many. > Tune your radio to the top station near you and listen, it will sound a lot > like APRS traffic (simplex, no tones) > Email servers around the world that are all connected > Can be used for many things other than email, including local weather reports > and position reports > Also used for emergency communication and the transmission of ICS > forms/radiograms > Relay (RMS) stations located in volunteers’ homes or at repeater sites can > upload/download to the servers or to each other > Individuals can send messages to the relays or directly to each other > Works with or without internet > Works via UHF, VHF, HF, all ham radio frequencies > Many different digital communication standards supported > (packet/vara/ardop/pactor/etc.) > Some radios have native TNC’s (Kenwood TM-D700, TM-D710) that don’t require > external modems, but limit you to a specific digital mode (TM-D700 will do > standard packet, but not pactor which requires its own external modem) > https://harriscountyares.org/index.php maintains many of the Winlink drains > and runs a net every Sunday evening at 8pm local, including digital check-ins > To learn more about formal traffic nets, and how to use the forms in Winlink, > take IS-100 and IS-200 from FEMA, EC-01 from ARRL (all free of charge, but > will take ~5 solid days to complete) > > ------------------------------------------------- > KJ Anderson > 253-380-2636 > www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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