Intro to Winlink

Introduction to Winlink
Credits:
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Thanks to Kevin
Hedgepeth NB7O,
Section Training Officer
for much of the
information presented!
Topics
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What is Winlink & What can you do with it?
Why is it used for EmComm?
How is Winlink used in Oregon?
How do I get started with Winlink?
Q&A
Break
VHF Packet AX.25 Winlink Station Demo Via RMS
Gateway
Airmail Client Software Tour & Familiarization
Q&A
What Can You do with
Winlink?
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Disaster Communications
Internet Email from
Anywhere
Marine Communications
Mobile or Remote Comms
Send text, photos, Excel, etc.
files
Mostly for serious and
important applications
Terminology
CMS = Common Message Server
  Telnet = Internet connection
  RMS = Radio Message Server
  Gateway = Local Access Point
  RMS Packet Program = Standalone packet
program using AX.25 protocol like Airmail or
Paclink
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Winlink 2000 System Concept
Global Internet Cloud
Local VHF Packet RMS
HF Pactor RMS
Winlink 2000 System
Where to turn when the Internet is lost!
CMS San Diego
CMS Perth
CMS Halifax
The Internet
W7ODN
Oregon
HF RMS Pactor
Local
VHF/UHF
Alternate Distant
HF RMS Pactor
Distant
HF RMS Pactor
RMS Packet
Disaster Communications
Supplies De facto E-mail to Emergency Managers
  Using their existing e-mail programs,
  On their own computers in their own offices,
  With no additional invasive software,
  Seamlessly, from user-to-user.
  From inside their own County or around the world
  From inside a disaster area, and without normal email
  Servers or Internet links.
“Last Mile” Capability
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The last mile is the path across an area
where conventional communications have
been disrupted or overloaded by an
incident.
What the ???
X
Critical medical
info to send!
Ability to Move Critical “Book”
Traffic
How Winlink Used in Oregon
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Governor’s ARES Digital Network Initiative
funds Winlink stations throughout Oregon
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HF Pactor and UHF/VHF packet stations at
County EOCs throughout Oregon
Installation and training support
Periodic SETs and Quarterly Stations Tests
First Every Statewide ARES SET using HF Pactor
was a great success!
Typical OADN Winlink Station
How to get started with Winlink
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Computer
TNC or Sound Card
Interface
VHF radio
Internet Connection
(Not needed but it will
help)
Airmail Software
12V power source
Connecting cabling
OR Just Use a Telnet Internet Connection to Start
Basic HF Winlink Pactor Station
You will need the following equipment:
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Amateur radio High Frequency (HF) transceiver
(IC-706KIIG, great!).
Pactor capable modem: (Pactor II @ 800 bps. P3 @
3600 bps. Highly recommended over Pactor 1 @ 200
bps.
(Example: an 80 Kbyte file on Pactor 1: approx. 80
Min, On Pactor 3, approx 5-7 min.)
HF multi-band (mobile/portable) antenna, and possibly
an antenna tuner (SGC 230 or Icom AH-4 are great)!
12V DC power source
Laptop Computer (Win 2000, XP, Vista) and Airmail for
HF.
HF Pactor Winlink Station
Pactor I
Pactor III
Questions ??
Break Time.. Be Back in 20
VHF Packet AX.25 Winlink Station
Demo Via RMS Gateway
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The Fun Stuff!
RMS Gateway Map
www.winlink.org
VHF Packet RMS Gateways
RMS STATUS REPORTS
FROM WWW.WINLINK.ORG
2009/10/27/21:50 K7TRP-10 145.05 1200 EMCOMM CN85MM 2.0.01 CURRENT
Airmail User Interface
Airmail Propagation Module
Winlink 2000 is a proven, existing, operational, dependable, redundant,
secure, reliable
Amateur radio e-mail messaging network that is being made available to the
ARES
Resources
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Airmail info and download
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RMS Pactor and other info
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http://www.airmail2000.com/
http://www.winlink.org/
Yahoo user groups
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/airmail2000
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wl2kemcomm
Thank You from KX7YT !