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Hello All,

The next FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net is tomorrow.? Winlink is a very powerful tool for sending email and messages via amateur radio.? The purpose of the net is to practice with Winlink and its message templates.? I hope you all will participate and invite others to participate too.

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For this week’s net, I'd like each of you to send a check in form.? I'll produce and share a map of all contacts.? Here's the how-to:

1. Open a new message.

? 1a. Enter W9REL in the 'To' field.

? 1b. Double-Click the Winlink Check In form from the 'Mapping-GIS Forms' section of the Standard Templates menu.? A blank Check In form will appear.

2. On the Check In form:

? 2a. Fill in the Date/Time field.

? 2b. Select 'Exercise' in the Select Status field.

? 2c. Select the appropriate band in the Band field.

? 2d. Select the appropriate mode in the Mode field.

? 2e. Enter 'W9REL' in the Send To field.

? 2f. Enter the callsign or callsigns of on-site operators in the Call Sign(s) of initial on-site operator(s) field.

? 2g. Enter the name of the operator in the Station Contact Name field.

3. In the 'Location' field, enter the operating location.? For security reasons, I strongly recommend you not use your home address.? Rather, enter a prominent nearby location such as an intersection, park, or some other public space.

? 3a. In the 'LAT field', enter the decimal latitude of the location you entered.

? 3b. In the 'LON' field, enter the decimal longitude of the location you entered (This should be a negative number).

? 3c. The MGRS and Grid fields will be automatically entered.

4. In the 'Comments' section enter 'Exercise 2022-7', your name, callsign, City, County, State abbreviation (The commas between each entry are required).

5. If you wish, you can click the 'Save Check-In Data' to save your entry to your computer.? I save my messages just for the record.

6. Click the 'Submit' button.? This will transfer all the information from your Check-In form to the new message you created in Step 1.

7. Return to Winlink and the new message you created in Step 1.? All the data you entered in the Check-In Form should be there.

8. Click 'Post To Outbox' on the top line menu.

9. Tomorrow, go to Winlink Express and, from the top line menu, select the mode you'll use to send your message, then click Open Session and start your Winlink session.

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If you don't have a Winlink account, send me an email:

1. Open your email client and start a new email.

2. In the To field, enter 'W9REL@...'.

3. If you wish, enter your email address in the CC field to have Winlink send you a confirmation copy of your email.

4. In the Subject line, enter '//WL2K Exercise 2022-7'.? See the Did You Know at the bottom of this message.

5. In the text area of your email:

?5a. Enter your operating location.? For security reasons, I strongly recommend you not use your home address.? Rather, enter prominent nearby location such as an intersection, a park or some other public space.

?5b. Enter the latitude and longitude of the location you entered above.? Remember that your longitude should be a negative number.

?5c. Enter 'Exercise 2022-7, your name, callsign, City, County, State abbreviation (The commas between each entry are required).

6. Tomorrow, send your email.

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DID YOU KNOW:? I always stress putting '//WL2K' at the beginning of the subject line, but I've never really explained why so here goes:

Way back at the turn of the century, when Winlink was the new kid on the digital block, the development team needed a way to filter out spam, trash, and other undesired email.? They decided on ‘//WL2K’ meaning Winlink 2000’ as it was known then at the start of the subject line.? Without the //WL2K, the Winlink system will reject the message.? So now you know.

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