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John Rader AA7ZV
How to get started
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Winlink 2000 is…
• … a robust wireless backup system for SMTP email. It utilizes a full-featured radio digital message transfer system, worldwide.
• …a system that provides email transfer with attachments, map & text-based position reporting, graphic & text-based weather bulletin services, and emergency communications are now available to the Amateur radio community by linking radio to the Internet.”
…email over Ham Radio!
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Winlink 2000 Today• Originally created for open water boaters and RV users
• Endorsed by the ARRL as a viable emergency digital communication system
• Approximately 150,000 radio message/260,000 minutes through system, monthly.
• Over 7,200 weekly users to over 85,000 email recipients.
• Over 45 Standard Participating locations (PMBOs) with 24 in USA. Many locations contain multiple stations.
• 2.1 minute Ave. est. delivery time to PMBO for Pickup
• Over 670 VHF/UHF Telpac gateways in operation.
• HF radio access, VHF/UHF radio access, Telnet Access, WEB Browser Access.
• New Inclusion of non-public EmComm PMBOs.
• Enhanced, more flexible & redundant network topology currently under development with even less Internet dependency.
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Antenna
VHF Radio
Data Interface
Ham Computer
By connecting to the VHF packet Telpac Node the ham station may be linked to the internet to send and receive e-mails.
TelPac Node
Internet E-mail
E-MAIL VIA HAM RADIOHow do Hams do that?
PMBO
Paclink
HyperTerminal
AirMailClientMail Programs
(WA7FW-10)
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What does it take to get started?
1. Can connect with or without radio.2. If using a radio you need a client program.
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Go to the Webmail website. To use this you must first have to makea connection over a rf link. Then go to this website and create a passwordand log in.
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HyperTerminal
This will work but is slower than using one of the other client programs.Not recommended for use on hf but is fine on vhf.
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Download and install
Airmail
www.airmail2000.com
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Installing AirMailDownload and run Airmail.
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Installing AirMail
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To setup to use over the internet click on “Modules” and then on “Internet Access”
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Click on “New”
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Click on the green buttonand watch the connect.
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To use packet radio click on “Tools”And then on “Options”
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Click on “Setup”
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To create a new message click on this Icon.
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Type your message and then put it in the mailbox.
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Click on “Modules” and choose which methodto send your message.
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Enter the Telpac callsign
Make sure the handshakeis selected
Click on the green buttonand watch the connect
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Tips to improve effeciency:
• Try to keep the messages as small as possible.
• Send messages in Rich Text Format rather than Word.
• Use CSV files rather than Excel files.
• Use photo editing to get pictures somewhere around 30k to 40k in size.
• Ask people you are sending to to not reply to your message but to instead create a new message.
• Always listen before you start transmitting. This is true of packet radio as well as hf pactor.
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Winlink 2000 (WL2K) System Details and Downloads:
Winlink 2000 web site: www.winlink.org
EmComm WL2K reflector:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wl2kemcomm/
On-line course for Using WL2K programs for EmComm:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LOADING_WL2K_USER_PROGRAMS/
Published Information about Winlink 2000:http://www.winlink.org/news.htm
Airmail Program Download:http://www.airmail2000.com
Airmail reflector:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/airmail2000/