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Hello Everyone,
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and have your Christmas shopping done!? Just two weeks to tht big day!

This Sunday, December 11th, is the second Sunday of the month and time for the next FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net.? This net is held on the second and fourth Sunday of each month to provide training and practice using Winlink and its features.? The net is open to all amateur radio operators and SHARES stations everywhere.? Please check into the net anytime Sunday before the bewitching hour of midnight your local time.

For this week's net, I'd like you to send a Winlink Local Weather Report.? This report provides a snapshot of current weather conditions at a particular location.? You can use either real-world information or simulated information.? If you're using simulated information, please make a note to that effect in the 'Notes' section of the form. ?

If you need a refresher on preparing a Local Weather Report, read on:
1. Open Winlink Express.
? 1a. If Winlink is already open, please close then reopen it.? Update to the latest version of Winlink if prompted to do so.

2. Open a new message form:
? 2a. On the Winlink main screen, click the new message icon or click 'Message' then 'New Message'.

3. Open a new Local Weather Report form.
? 3a. Update your Standard Templates library if prompted to do so.
? 3b. On the top line of your new message form, click 'Select Template'.
? 3c. Make sure you have the latest Standard Templates library version.? The current version is 1.0.219.0.
? 3d. Click the + sign next to 'Standard Templates'.
? 3e. Click the + sign next to 'Mapping-GIS Forms'.
? 3f. Double click 'Local Weather Report'.? Your web browser will open and present you with a fillable Field Situation Report form.

4. The first block of fields on the form make up the message header most of which is self-explanatory.
? 4a. In the 'Report Date/Time' field, Winlink will prompt you with the current local date and time.? You can accept these or change them.

5. In the 'Lat' (latitude) and 'Lon' (longitude) fields, enter the latitude and longitude for a public place near your home QTH.
? 5a. Winlink will automatically complete the 'MGRS' and 'Grid' for you.

6. For the 'Measurements used' field, select Imperial.

7. For 'Current conditions', check all that apply.

8. The next several lines, 'Temperature', 'Barometer', 'Cloud Cover', 'Wind Speed', 'Wind Gusts', 'Rain 1 hr', 'Snow 1 hr' are all pretty self explanatory.

9. If the National Weather Service has issued a watch or warning:
? 9a. Select the alert level from the dropdown list.
? 9b. Enter the type of alert in the following field.

10. In the 'Notes' field:
? 10a. Enter the exercise number 2022-23.
? 10b. Enter the Winlink version number.? You can find it at the very top of the Winlink main screen next to the words 'Winlink Express'.
? 10c. If you used simulated data in the report, enter Simulated Data used.

11. If you wish, click the 'Save Local WX Data' button to save your information to your computer.

12. Click the 'Submit' button, then click OK on the pop-up window that appears.? The information on your message form is sent to Winlink Express.? Don't panic when the form on your web browser disappears!

13. In Winlink Express, look at the new message form you opened earlier.? You should now see the information from your web based form.

14. On the ribbon menu near the top of the screen, click 'Post To Outbox'.

12. On Sunday, December 11th:
? 12a. Open Winlink Express. ?
? 12b. On the top line ribbon menu next to 'Open Session', select the mode you want to use to send your message(s).? Then click 'Open Session'.? Then click 'Start'.? Your work here is done!