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Hello All, First off, my apologies for this late notice. I'm at my son's house visiting and time got away from me. It's not much, but the best excuse I have. Item 2: For this week's net (tomorrow the 12th) Please send a Field Situation Report. 1 a: Start a new message. b: From the top line, select 'Select Template'. c: Click the + sign next to 'Standard Templates'. d: Click the + sign next to 'Mapping-GIS Forms. e: Double click 'Field Situation Report'. A report form will appear in a web browser window. 2: a: Optional: If you wish, you can replace the 'Wisconsin ARES/RACES' with the agency of your choice by clicking the Setup button 3: a: In the message preamble: 1: Make Precedence be Routine. Date/Time should default to the correct date and time. 2: In Task#, enter '2022-11'. 3: In To, enter 'W9REL' 4: Optional: If you wish, you can enter the callsign(s) of station(s) you wish to send a copy to. 4: a: In Line 1 of the text, make sure the 'No' radio button is selected. b: In Line 2 of the text, enter the information for your location. c: In Line 3, Enter the latitude and longitude of a public location near your address. d: In lines 4 through 11, check the proper radio button for your location. e: If you wish, you can add comments in Line 12. f: In Line 13, enter your name and callsign. 5: a: Optional: If you wish, click 'Save Field Situation Data' to save your information to your computer. 6: a: If you are happy with the information you have entered, click 'Submit' to transfer your information to the new message you started in step 1. b: Close your web browser window. c: Open your new message. Note that the information you entered on the form is in your message. d: Make sure W9REL appears in the To line of your form. e: Make sure any stations you're sending a copy of your message to appear in the Cc line of your message. f: Click Post to Outbox on the top of the message. 7: a: On Sunday the 12th, send your message. Mission complete! Good job. Thanks for participating in the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net. Our next net will be on the fourth Sunday of June (June 26). Please invite other stations to participate. The more the merrier! Skip W9REL/Net Manager

F5WLNet 20220522 F5WLNet 20220522 Hello All, I’d like to try an experiment sometime soon if you’re up for it. Stand by for details later in this message. The next FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM Winlink Net is this coming Sunday (May 22nd). While the net is sponsored by the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM group, it is open to all ham radio operators and SHARES stations. History shows that most stations taking part of the net are in FEMA Region 5. I’d really like to see more stations from other regions taking part. Please help me spread the word. If you know someone who’d like to participate in the net, please send me their name, callsign, email address, state, and affiliation (ARES, RACES, Red Cross, National Popcorn Association, or whatever). I’ll add them to the contact list for this net. Thanks in advance for the help. For this Sunday, please send me a Winlink check-in message: 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 in a web browser window. 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 public location. 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 are automatically entered. 4. In the 'Comments' section enter 'Exercise 2022-10’ and answer the following questions regarding the experiment I mentioned. 4a. Q1-Can you send Winlink messages by HF radio? 4b. Q2-Do you know how to send a peer-to-peer (P2P) message? 4c. Q3-Would you participate in a net via P2P? 5. If you wish, you can click 'Save Check-In Data' to save your entry to your computer. 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 your new message form. All the data you entered in the Check-In Form should be there. 8. Click 'Post To Outbox' on the top line menu. 9. On Sunday the 22nd, go to Winlink Express and, from the top line menu, select how you’ll send your message, then click ‘Open Session’ and start your Winlink session. If, for some reason, you don’t have a Winlink account: 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 2022-10'. Remember, the //WL2K is required otherwise Winlink will reject your email. 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 a prominent nearby public location. 5b. Enter the latitude and longitude of the location you entered above. Remember that your longitude should be a negative number. 5c. Enter 'Exercise 2022-10, your name, callsign, City, County, State abbreviation (The commas between each entry are required). 6. This Sunday (22 May) send me your email. That’s it, folks. Enjoy the rest of your week. I look forward to getting your messages this Sunday (May 22nd). Skip W9REL/Net Manager

Greetings and Salutations etc. Tomorrow, May 8th, is the second Sunday of the month and time once again for the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net. Winlink is a very powerful system for sending and receiving email and messages via radio and the internet. Recently, Winlink has added a mapping utility which creates a map showing the location of stations that have sent messages. A list of the message formats supporting the mapping utility can be found in the 'Mapping-GIS Forms'. I've figured out how to create a map and, from the last net, I can plainly see the majority of messages are sent by stations in FEMA Region 5. While it's true that this net is affiliated with the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM group, all amateur radio stations and SHARES stations from all over are invited and welcome to attend. I want to again experiment with the map utility in tomorrow's net. For this net, please send me a Winlink Check In form. Here's how it's done: 1. Open a new Winlink message. Then: 1a. Enter W9REL in the 'To' field. 2. Open the Winlink Check-In form. 2a. 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. 3. On the Check In form: 3a. Enter the Date/Time field. 3b. Click 'Exercise' in the Select Status field. 3c. Select the appropriate band in the Band field. 3d. Select the appropriate mode in the Mode field. 3e. Enter 'W9REL' in the Send To field. 3f. Enter the callsign or callsigns of on-site operators in the Call Sign(s) of initial on-site operator(s) field. 3g. Enter the name of the operator in the Station Contact Name field. 4. In the 'Location' field, enter the operating location. For security reasons, I strongly recommend you not use your home address. Rather, enter prominent nearby location such as an intersection. 4a. In the LAT field, enter the decimal latitude of the location you entered. 4b. In the LON field, enter the decimal longitude of the location you entered (This should be a negative number). 4c. The MGRS and Grid fields will be automatically entered. 5. In the Comments section enter 'Exercise #2022-9' followed by your name, callsign, City, County, and State abbreviation (The commas between each entry are required). 6. If you wish, you can click the 'Save Check-In Data' to save your entry to your computer. I save all my messages just to have a record. 7. Click the 'Submit' button. This will transfer all the information from your Check-In form to the new message you created in Step 1. 8. 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. 9. Click 'Post To Outbox' on the top line menu. 10. Tomorrow (8 May), go to Winlink Express and from the top line menu, select the mode you'll use to send your message and then then click Open Session and start your Winlink session. 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 2022-9'. Remember, the //WL2K is required otherwise Winlink will reject your email. 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 a prominent nearby location such as an intersection. 5b. Enter the latitude and longitude of the location you entered above. Remember that your longitude should be a negative number. 5c. Enter 'Exercise #2022-9' your name, callsign, City, County, and State abbreviation (The commas between each entry are required). 6. Tomorrow (8 May) send your email. Next week, I'll have a go at creating a map from the check-in messages I receive and share it with you all. Have a good weekend. I hope you'll all send check-ins for the net. Keep warm and safe Skip W9REL, Net Manager Always keep good situational awareness --------------------------- Skip Sharpe W9REL

Hello All, The next FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net is tomorrow (Sunday, April 24th). I hope you’ll all participate. Although the net is sponsored by the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM group, all licensed amateur radio operators and SHARES stations, regardless of location, are welcome to participate. Although I’ve had poor luck with it so far, I’m still trying to work out how to create maps. So, for this week’s net, I’d like you send me a ‘Local Current Weather Report’ form. Here’s how you find it: 1. Open Winlink Express. 2. Start a new message. 3. In the ‘To’ field, enter my callsign W9REL. If you wish, you can send your message to others. Enter a semi-colon between each callsign or email address. 4. On the top line, click ‘Select Template’. 5. Click the ‘+’ sign next to Standard Templates. 6. Click the ‘+’ sign next to Mapping-GIS Forms’. 7. Double click ‘Local Weather Report’. A fresh weather report form will appear in a web browser window. The fields in the form are self-explanatory so I’ll not walk through each one. There are, however, a few I’d like to comment on: 1. For the latitude and longitude fields, I recommend, as a security measure, you not use the coordinates for your home. Rather, use the coordinates for a nearby public place. 2. For Measurements Used, select ‘Imperial’. 3. If there are any fields you don’t have information for, just leave them blank. 4. At the bottom left corner of the form, I recommend you click ‘Save Local WX Data’. This will save your information to your downloads folder should you want to recall your message later. 5. When you’re ready, click ‘Submit’. This will magically transfer all your information over to your message form and erase the form from the web browser. You’ll notice that the Subject line is filled in and on the Attach line, ‘RMS_Express_Form_Local Weather Report Viewer.xml;FormData.txt;’ has appeared. 6. On the top line of the message form, click ‘Post to Outbox’. 7. Tomorrow, Sunday April 24th, go back to Winlink Express and send your message. As you probably know, Telnet sends the message via the internet. Feel free to use it if you need to, but I prefer you use HF, VHF, or UHF if you are able. If you don’t have a Winlink account, you can still participate via email: 1. Open your email client and start a new email. 2. In the To line enter ‘W9REL@...’. 3. Begin the subject line with ‘//WL2K’. Without this, Winlink will reject your email. 4. Include in the text of your email: a. Your amateur or SHARES callsign and first name. b. Enter the latitude and longitude of a public place near your home. Use decimal degrees (example: 43.038940, -88.241740). c. Include your temperature, humidity, dewpoint, barometric pressure, cloud cover, wind speed and direction, and precipitation (if any). 5. Tomorrow (April 24th), send your email. I hope the weather is great where you are. Have a great, and safe, weekend. Skip W9REL Net Manager Did you know: You can send email using Winlink. 1. Start Winlink Express and start a new message. 2. In the ‘To’ field, enter a valid email address 3. Begin the ‘Subject’ field with ‘//Wl2K’. 4. Complete your email as usual. 5. On the top line of the message form, click ‘Post to Outbox’. 6. Select any Winlink transmission method, click ‘Open Session’ and send your email. Always keep good situational awareness --------------------------- Skip Sharpe W9REL

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. 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. 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. 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. Always keep good situational awareness --------------------------- Skip Sharpe W9REL

Greetings and Salutations etc. Sunday, March 27th, is the fourth Sunday of the month and time once again for the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net. Winlink is a very powerful system for sending and receiving email and messages via radio and the internet. Recently, Winlink has added a mapping utility which creates a map showing the location of stations that have sent messages. A list of the message formats that support the mapping utility can be found by starting a new message, then clicking 'Select Template' from the top line menu on the new message form. On the Template Manager pop-up window, click the + sign next to 'Standard Templates. Then, click the + sign next to 'Mapping-GIS Forms'. This will open a list of forms supporting Winlink maps. I want to experiment with this utility in Sunday's net. Please send me a Winlink Check In form. Here's how: 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. Enter the Date/Time field. 2b. Click '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 prominent nearby location such as an intersection. 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 your name, callsign, City, County, State abreviation (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 all my messages just for the record. 6. Click the 'Submit' button. This will transsfer 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. Sunday (27 March), 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. 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 2022-6'. Remember, the //WL2K is required otherwise Winlink will reject your email. 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. 5b. Enter the latitude and longitude of the location you entered above. Remember that your longitude should be a negative number. 5c. Enter your name, callsign, City, County, State abreviation (The commas between each entry are required). 6. Sunday (27 March) send your email. Next week, I'll have a go at creating a map from the check-in message I receive and share it with you all. Have a good weekend. I hope you'll all send check-ins for the net. Keep warm and safe Skip W9REL Always keep good situational awareness --------------------------- Skip Sharpe W9REL

Hello Everyone, Tomorrow, Sunday March 13th, is the second Sunday of the month and time for the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net. This net is conducted on the second and fourth Sunday of each month by FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM group. It is open to all amateur radio operators and SHARES operators everywhere. Winlink is the preferred digital method for sending formal message traffic. The purpose of this net is to familiarize participants with the Winlink system and use of the available message templates. Please check into the net anytime tomorrow (13 March). Here's how: If you have a Winlink Account: 1. Open Winlink Express. 2. Open a new message form: 2a. Click the new message icon or click 'Message' then 'New Message'. 3. Open a new Bulletin form. 3a. In the top line ribbon menu, click 'Select Template'. 3b. Click the + sign next to 'Standard Templates'. 3c. Click the + sign next to 'General Forms'. 3d. Double click 'Bulletin'. 4. In the 'For (Name/Group)' field insert 'FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net'. 5. In the 'Bulletin Nr' field enter a message number, if you wish. 6. In the 'From (Name/Group)' field enter your first name, callsign, city, and state abbreviation. 7. In the 'Date/Time' field enter the date and time of your message. 8. In the 'Subject' field enter 'Exercise 2022-5'. 9. In the 'Select' field, select 'Informational'. 10. In the 'Bulletin' field enter a brief summary of your weather (current percipitation, sky condition, temperature, and anything else you think is pertinent). 11. If you wish, click the 'Save Bulletin Data' button to save your information to your computer. 12. Click the 'Submit' button to send the information on your form to Winlink Express. 13. Close your web browser and return to Winlink Express. 14. In Winlink Express, you should see the information from your Bulletin form in the new message form you opened earlier. 15. On the ribbon menu near the top of the screen, click 'Post To Outbox'. 16. On Sunday (13 March) Open Winlink Express. 16a. On the top line ribbon menu next to 'Open Session', select the mode you want to use to send your message(s). 16b. Click 'Open Session' and click 'Start'. If you don't currently have a Winlink account, please open one. Winlink is the method of choice for sending and receiving digital email and message traffic. Winlink Express is free and easy to use, especially if you're practicing regularly on this net. In the meantime, use the following procedure to send an email via the Winlink system. 1. Open your email client. 2. Open a new message form 3. In the 'To' field enter 'W9REL@...' 4. In the 'Subject line' enter '//WL2K Exercise 2022-5 FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM Winlink Net'. IMPORTANT: The '//WL2K' is required otherwise Winlink will reject your message. 5. In the text field enter your first name, callsign, city, and state followed by a brief summary of your weather (current percipitation, sky condition, temperature, anything else you think is pertinent). 6. On Sunday (13 March) send your email. Thanks in advance for participating in the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink net. I look forward to getting check-ins from all of you tomorrow and on future nets. Keep warm, safe, and healthy Skip W9REL Always keep good situational awareness --------------------------- Skip Sharpe W9REL/NM

Hello Everyone, First off, a hearty thank you to all the stations who checked in on the 13 February FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM Winlink Net. We should have had a net Sunday (27 February) but my brain totally locked up and I didn't call the net. I'm really sorry. The FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink net is conducted on the second and fourth Sunday of each month. Although the net is conducted by the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM group, it is open to all amateur radio operators and SHARES stations regardless of location. The purpose of this net is to familiarize Winlink users with the Winlink system and to encourage stations without a Winlink account to open one. Our next net is this coming Sunday (13 March). For this net, please send a 'Bulletin'. Here's how it's done: If you have a Winlink Account: 1. Open Winlink Express. 2. Open a new message form: 2a. Click the new message icon or click 'Message' then 'New Message'. 3. Open a new Bulletin form. 3a. In the top line ribbon menu, click 'Select Template'. 3b. Click the + sign next to 'Standard Templates'. 3c. Click the + sign next to 'General Forms'. 3d. Double click 'Bulletin'. 4. In the 'For (Name/Group)' field insert 'FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net'. 5. In the 'Bulletin Nr' field enter a message number, if you wish. 6. In the 'From (Name/Group)' field enter your first name, callsign, city, and state abbreviation. 7. In the 'Date/Time' field enter the date and time of your message. 8. In the 'Subject' field enter 'Exercise 2022-5'. 9. In the 'Select' field, select 'Informational'. 10. In the 'Bulletin' field enter a brief summary of your weather (current percipitation, sky condition, temperature, and anything else you think is pertinent). 11. If you wish, click the 'Save Bulletin Data' button to save your information to your computer. 12. Click the 'Submit' button to send the information on your form to Winlink Express. 13. Close your web browser and return to Winlink Express. 14. In Winlink Express, you should see the information from your Bulletin form in the new message form you opened earlier. 15. On the ribbon menu near the top of the screen, click 'Post To Outbox'. 16. On Sunday (13 March) Open Winlink Express. 16a. On the top line ribbon menu next to 'Open Session', select the mode you want to use to send your message(s). 16b. Click 'Open Session' and click 'Start'. If you don't currently have a Winlink account, please open one. Winlink is the method of choice for sending and receiving digital email and message traffic. Winlink Express is free and easy to use, especially if you're practicing regularly on this net. In the meantime, use the following procedure to send an email via the Winlink system. 1. Open your email client. 2. Open a new message form 3. In the 'To' field enter 'W9REL@...' 4. In the 'Subject line' enter '//WL2K Exercise 2022-5 FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM Winlink Net'. IMPORTANT: The '//WL2K' is required otherwise Winlink will reject your message. 5. In the text field enter your first name, callsign, city, and state followed by a brief summary of your weather (current percipitation, sky condition, temperature, anything else you think is pertinent). 6. On Sunday (13 March) send your email. I look forward to getting check-ins from all of you on Sunday the 13th. Keep warm, safe, and healthy Skip W9REL/NM

Forwarding on behalf of Karl Arriola…. Max Schneider KE8DON Michigan AUXCOMM Coordinator Michigan Section Emergency Coordinator FEMA Region V RECCWG AUXCOMM, Chair ke8don@... 989-859-4288 Begin forwarded message: From: "Arriola, Karl" <karl.arriola@...> Subject: FEMA Region 5 RECCWG - Monthly Meeting Date: February 16, 2022 at 2:59:39 PM EST Greetings to All FEMA Region 5 RECCWG Members and Partners, We hope this invite finds you doing well, as we invite you to join us at our upcoming monthly meeting as scheduled (Agenda Attached): Date: Tuesday 02/22 at 10 am central Summary updates from State, Federal, and Tribal partners. Summary updates from FEMA. Summary updates from Private Industry Partners. Thank you for all your support as it’s greatly appreciated, Karl Join ZoomGov Meeting https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1610906395 Meeting ID: 161 090 6395 Passcode: 279894 One tap mobile +16692545252,,1610906395#,,,,*279894# US (San Jose) +16692161590,,1610906395#,,,,*279894# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose) +1 669 216 1590 US (San Jose) +1 551 285 1373 US +1 646 828 7666 US (New York) Find your local number: https://fema.zoomgov.com/u/acZNSozv1e Join by SIP 1610906395@... Join by H.323 161.199.138.10 (US West) 161.199.136.10 (US East) Meeting ID: 161 090 6395 Passcode: 279894 Kind regards, Karl Karl E. Arriola, PhD MS Telecommunications Specialist Coordinator, Disaster Emergency Communications Response Division | Region 5 Office: (312) 408-4418 | Cell: (202) 679-2772 karl.arriola@... Federal Emergency Management Agency fema.gov This communication, and any attachments, is covered by federal and state law governing electronic communications. It may contain pre-decisional and/ or U.S. Government information exempt from disclosure. If you received this communication in error, you are hereby notified that any release, retransmission, dissemination, use or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender if you received this transmission in error and immediately destroy the e-mail and attachments. Thank you.

Hello Everyone, This Sunday, 13 February, is the second Sunday of the month and we will hold the next FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net. While this net is sponsored by the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM group, all ham radio operators and those with SHARES callsigns are welcome and encouraged to check in. The purpose of this net to help Winlink skills current by providing practice with the Winlink Express program and its features. For this week's net, please use Winlink to send a Winlink Check In form to my email address. I hope as many stations as possible will check in and invite others to check in also. If you have a Winlink account: 1. Start Winlink 2. Start a new Winlink message 3. In the 'To' field, enter W9REL.radio@.... 4. On the ribbon menu, click 'Select Template', then click the '+' sign next to General Forms, then double click 'Winlink Check In'. Watch as a Check in form miraculously appears before your eyes. 5. Complete the form. In the comments field, insert 'Exercise #2022-03' followed by your grid square, first name, your call-sign, your city, your state abreviation, and the method you used to send the message (telnet, packet VHF, Vara HF, pactor, carrier pidgeon, whatever). 6. On Sunday (13 February), send your message. If you DO NOT have a Winlink account, what the heck? This is, after all, a Winlink net. Starting a Winlink account is free, as in no charge, zero denaro, butkus. Plus Winlink is easy to use, especially so if you regularly check in to this net. Go ahead, you know you want to. To check in via email: 1. Open your email client. 2. In the 'To' field, enter w9rel.radio@.... 2a. Start the Subject line with '//WL2K /R Feb 13th Check In' 3. Enter the following information (This would be much easier if you had the report form available on Winlink): 3a In the text field of your email, enter 'Exercise #2022-03 Check In' followed by your grid square, your first name, your callsign, and your state. If you wish, you can also include your blood type, your right thumbprint, and a DNA sample. It's up to you. 4. On Sunday the 13th, send your message. Did You Know: When sending a Winlink message via email, you must start the subject line with //WL2K otherwise Winlink will not accept the message. Keep healthy, warm, and safe and keep good situational awareness --------------------------- Skip Sharpe W9REL