Warren, Our local ARES group has used HF Winlink in drills and demonstrations for several years. We do not have a P-III modem but use an older PK-232 that supports P-I. It is a bit slow but works and you can get a feel for what HF Winlink is like. We are not part of the WINMOR test program but I agree it looks promising.
Here locally I run a VHF Winlink Gateway (N9PUZ-10.) The VHF side of things is obviously not as long distance as HF but it will work quite satisfactorily with a 2 Meter FM radio and a 1200 baud TNC. In our case we can make an RF email connection from anywhere in the county either directly or through an area digipeater. As it happens my home is served by an ISP other than the one that serves the city itself. This gives us a good probability that the Winlink Gateway will still have Internet access if the City's provider is out of service. Tim, N9PUZ Springfield, IL k5wgm wrote: > Hello, > > I have been talking to a ham about WinLink 2000, used for email via > HF Radio. He has a WinLink server in California. He has thousands > of emails passing through his server every day. WinLink is designed > to use the expensive hardware TNC PACTOR I,II and III. It is great > for emergency communication. Most Hams can not afford $1,100 to > $1,600 for a the PACTOR III. This is where WINMOR comes in. WINMOR > is a software solution using a soundcard connected to a HF radio > via SignalLink interface, possibly other interfaces in the future. > WINMOR could be a good solution for the client side but possibly > not the server side. It does not appear to ready for primetime but > looks very promising according to hams who are in the know. Pactor > took over 15 years to get to its current evolution and the work was > done by a very capable team of engineers. Building a software > solution via a soundcard is a big challenge. > > I would like to know any of you have experience with WINMOR and or > WinLink. I am one of those hams that does not have the funds for an > expensive TNC but would like to experiment with WINMOR. > > Warren - K5WGM > > Link: http://www.docksideradio.com/ http://www.winlink.org/WINMOR > http://www.winlink.org/node/12 > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WINMOR/
