For the upcoming Radio Under Sun Shade events, a couple of folks have expressed interest in setting up email over radio stations.
The following information should get those interested started.
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"Winlink?is?a worldwide radio email service that uses radio pathways where the internet is not present, and is capable of operating completely without the internet--automatically--using smart-network radio relays.?Winlink?provides its users email with attachments, position reporting, weather and information bulletins, and is well-known for its role in emergency and disaster relief communications. Licensed?Winlink?operators/stations use both amateur radio and government radio frequencies worldwide. The system is built, operated and administered entirely by licensed volunteers. Support for the system is provided by the Amateur Radio Safety Foundation, Inc., a US 501(c)(3) non-profit, public-benefit entity.?Winlink?Global Radio Email?? is a US registered trademark of the Amateur Radio Safety Foundation, Inc."
If you want to learn how to send and receive email via radio, start here:
And then follow these steps:
1. Read the Wiki article for?Winlink?here -?
2. Watch K4REF's Introduction to?Winlink?Video?- ?
3. Watch K4REF's "Sound Modem TNC for VHF Packet in?Winlink?Express" -?
You don't have to fully understand everything presented in those?videos?right now. You just need to get a feel for what?Winlink?can provide, how we access the?Winlink?system, and what we can do with it.
Experimenting with WinLink Express will get you up and running in no time.
Regards,
Joe, N2QOJ
Joe Sammartino