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Hello All, Here is the list of stations checked in for yesterday's Winlink Net: KC9EVZ;K9NY;AC8JW;AA8RK;W8ISH;KD8SKC;WB8HRO;K0GCP;KD8EIB;K5GKJ;W9NMM;W9NMM;W8NSI;AC9JA;K9STN;KL7RF;KD8DLR;KD8ZYW;KA5NHU;KD8GTX;KC9NVV;KL7RI;WB8HRO;WX8OH;KB8PGW; KK6KTX;KB8BKE;K9HAH;K8JBD;KB9STB;N0CFT;KB8QAS;W9KL;N0BYH;N9RPU;AA8BN;K9EW;KB9WWM;KB9WWM;AA9WP;WD8DBY;K8LEN;KE8JNH;N8SBE;KE8RXQ;N9ALD;WV8WVF;W9PFD;KA8OAD;W9BBF; KB8ZQZ;NNA5AD;WX8BOB;NNA5AC;N9TWA;WD8SDH;AK9R;KA3MTT;WB9YIG;KC9TYA;KA0AZS;KB8AY;N9PZR; Skip W9REL/Net Manager [Message receipt requested]

Hello Everyone, A quick reminder that tomorrow is the fourth Sunday of August and time for the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net. All amateur radio operators and SHARES stations everywhere are welcome and invited to participate. The purpose of the net is to give participating stations training and practice with the Winlink system and Winlink's features. Among these features is Winlink forms. Two of the more useful Winlink forms are the "Check In" and "Check Out" form. For this week's exercise, please send me a completed Check In form. I'm looking forward to having you check in tomorrow. 73 Keep cool, safe, and healthy Always keep good situational awareness Skip W9REL/Net Manager --------------------------- Here are the in's and out's of composing and sending a Check-In form: 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 Check In form. 3a. On the top line ribbon menu, click 'Select Template'. 3b. Click the + sign next to 'Standard Templates'. 3c. Click the + sign next to 'Mapping-GIS Forms'. 3d. Double click 'Winlink Check In'. 3d1. This opens your default web browser and displays a blank form. 4. Complete the form: 4a. Enter the 'Date/Time' (Winlink will offer you the current date and time). 4b. Select the 'Select Status' (should be Net). 4c. Select the 'Band' you'll use to send your form. 4d. Select the 'Mode' you'll use to send your form. 4e. Enter W9REL in the 'Send To' field. 4f. Enter the 'Call Signs of Initial On Site Operators', 'Station Contact Name' (your first name), and 'Station Call Sign'. 4g. Enter the location of a public place close to your physical location in the 'Location' field. 4h. Enter the latitude of the place you entered in the 'LAT' field and the longitude in the 'LON MGRS' field (this should be a negative number). 4i. In the 'Comments' box, enter 'Exercise 2022-16'. 5. If you wish, click the 'Save Check In Data' button. This creates a record copy of your message in the Downloads folder of your computer. 6. Click the 'Submit' button to send the information on your form to Winlink Express. 6a. This clears the Check In form in your web browser and transfers the contents to the message you created step 2. 7. In the 'To' field of the message form, enter W9REL. 8. On the ribbon menu near the top of the New Message form, click 'Post To Outbox'. 9. On Sunday (28 August): 9a. Open Winlink Express. 9b. On the top line ribbon menu next to 'Open Session'. 9c. Select the mode you want to use to send your message(s). 9d. Click 'Open Session'. 9e. Click 'Start'. If you don't currently have a Winlink account, please open one. Winlink Express is open to all amateur radio operators and SHARES stations and it's free (operative word is FREE). 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. On the 'Subject line' enter '//WL2K Exercise 2022-16 FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM Winlink Net'. 4a. The '//WL2K is required otherwise Winlink will reject your message. 5. In the text field enter the date and time, your first name, callsign, city, and state followed by anything else you think is pertinent. 6. On Sunday (28 August) send your email. Thanks for participating in the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net. 73 Skip W9REL/Net Manager

Hello Everyone, Today is the second Sunday of the month and time for the next FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net. This net occurs on the second and fourth Sunday of each month. It is open to all amateur radio operators and SHARES stations everywhere. The net helps familiarize participants with the Winlink system and use of the available message templates. Please check into the net anytime Sunday before midnight. Today, please send a Field Situation Report. Here's how to prepare a Field Situation Report: 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 Field Situation Report 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 'Mapping-GIS Forms'. 3d. Double click 'Field Situation Report'. 4. The first six fields make up the message header most of which are self-explanatory. 4a. In the 'Task' field, enter Exercise 2022-15. 5. The bulk of the remaining fields, Blocks 1 through 11, make up the body of the report. 5a. Block 1 'Is There An 'EMERGENCY/LIFE SAFETY Need'? (Yes/No): This would be a good place to report disruptions to lifelines noted above. 5b. Block 2 'Territory': If you are reporting from a tribal reservation, enter it here. 5c. Block 3 'Lat' and 'Lon': This information is used to populate the map of participating stations. For security reasons I recommend entering the latitude and longitude of a nearby public place and NOT your home location. 5d. Block 3: The MGRS (Military Grid Reference System) and Grid fields are automatically filled in. 6. Block 13'POC': Point of Contact: Enter the name, contact information, and agency providing the information for this report. 7. If you wish, click the 'Save Field Situation Data' button to save your information to your computer. 8. Click the 'Submit' button to send the information on your form to Winlink Express. 9. On Winlink Express, you should see the information from your form in the new message form you opened earlier. 10. On the ribbon menu near the top of the screen, click 'Post To Outbox'. 11. On Sunday (August 14th): 11a. Open Winlink Express. 11b. 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'. If you don't currently have a Winlink account, please open one. Winlink Express is free as is use of the system. 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 2022-2 FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM Winlink Net'. The '//WL2K is required otherwise Winlink will reject your message. 5. In the text field enter your first name, callsign, city, and state. 6. Enter Yes, No, or Unknown-NA to the following: 6a: Is this an EMERGENCY/LIFE SAFETY Need? If Yes, enter details. 6b: City, County, State, Territory (including native American Indian reservation) information. 6c: Latitude and Longitude. For security reasons I recommend entering the latitude and longitude of a nearby public place and NOT your home location. 6d: POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) Landline Functioning? If No, enter details. 6e: VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocols) landlines functioning? If No, enter details. 6f: Cell phone voice calls functioning? If No, provide details. 6g: Cell phone texts functioning? If No, provide details. 6h: AM/FM Broadcast Stations functioning? If No, provide details. 6i: OTA (Over The Air) TV functioning? If No, Provide details. 6j: Satellite TV functioning? If No, Provide details. 6k: Cable TV functioning? If No, Provide details. 6l: Public Water Works functioning? If No, Provide details. 6m: Commercial Power functioning? If No, Provide details. 6n: Commercial Power Stable? If No, Provide details. 6o: Natural Gas Supply (or LP gas supplies) functioning? If No, Provide details. 6p: Internet functioning? If No,

Hello Everyone, This Sunday (August 14th), is the second Sunday of the month and time for the next FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net. This net occurs on the second and fourth Sunday of each month. It is open to all amateur radio operators and SHARES stations everywhere. The net helps familiarize participants with the Winlink system and use of the available message templates. Please check into the net anytime Sunday before midnight. This week, I'd like you to send a Field Situation Report. This report is missing critical information such as status of police, fire, and EMS services, status of food supplies, status of public health and medical services, status of streets and highways, railroads, airports, and maratime facilities, and hazardous materials spills. It does, however, include a snapshot of some local infrastructure systems plus a Comments section for additional information. Here's how to prepare a Field Situation Report: 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 Field Situation Report 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 'Mapping-GIS Forms'. 3d. Double click 'Field Situation Report'. 4. The first six fields make up the message header most of which are self explanitory. 4a. In the 'Task' field, enter Exercise 2022-15. 5. The bulk of the remaining fields, Blocks 1 through 11, make up the body of the report. 5a. Block 1 'Is There An 'EMERGENCY/LIFE SAFETY Need'? (Yes/No): This would be a good place to report disruptions to lifelines noted above. 5b. Block 2 'Territory': If you are reporting from a tribal reservation, enter it here. 5c. Block 3 'Lat' and 'Lon': This information is used to populate the map of participating stations. For security reasons I recomment entering the latitude and longitude of a nearby public place and NOT your home location. 5d. Block 3: The MGRS (Military Grid Reference System) and Grid fields are automatically filled in. 6. Block 13'POC': Point of Contact: Enter the name, contact information, and agency providing the information for this report. 7. If you wish, click the 'Save Field Situation Data' button to save your information to your computer. 8. Click the 'Submit' button to send the information on your form to Winlink Express. 9. On Winlink Express, you should see the information from your form in the new message form you opened earlier. 10. On the ribbon menu near the top of the screen, click 'Post To Outbox'. 11. On Sunday (August 14th): 11a. Open Winlink Express. 11b. 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'. If you don't currently have a Winlink account, please open one. Winlink Express is free as is use of the system. 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 2022-2 FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM Winlink Net'. The '//WL2K is required otherwise Winlink will reject your message. 5. In the text field enter your first name, callsign, city, and state. 6. Enter Yes, No, or Unknown-NA to the following: 6a: Is this an EMERGENCY/LIFE SAFETY Need? If Yes, enter details. 6b: City, County, State, Territory (including native American indian reservation) information. 6c: Latitude and Longitude. For security reasons I recomment entering the latitude and longitude of a nearby public place and NOT your home location. 6d: POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) Landline Functioning? If No, enter details. 6e: VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocols) landlines functioning? If No, enter details. 6f: Cell phone voice calls functioning? If No, provide details. 6g: Cell phone texts functioning? If No, provide details. 6h: AM/FM Broadcast Stations functioning? If No, provide details. 6i: OTA (Over The

Hello Everyone, A quick reminder that tomorrow is the fourth Sunday of July and time for the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net. All amateur radio operators and SHARES stations everywhere are welcome and invited to participate. The purpose of the net is to give participating stations training and practice with the Winlink system and Winlink's features. Among these features is Winlink forms. Two of the more useful Winlink forms are the "Check In" and "Check Out" form. For this week's exercise, please send me a completed Check In form. I'm looking forward to having you check in tomorrow. Here are the in's and out's of composing and sending a Check-In form: 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 Check In form. 3a. On the top line ribbon menu, click 'Select Template'. 3b. Click the + sign next to 'Standard Templates'. 3c. Click the + sign next to 'Mapping-GIS Forms'. 3d. Double click 'Winlink Check In'. 3d1. This opens your default web browser and displays a blank form. 4. Complete the form: 4a. Enter the 'Date/Time' (Winlink will offer you the current date and time). 4b. Select the 'Select Status' (should be Net). 4c. Select the 'Band' you'll use to send your form. 4d. Select the 'Mode' you'll use to send your form. 4e. Enter W9REL in the 'Send To' field. 4f. Enter the 'Call Signs of Initial On Site Operators', 'Station Contact Name' (your first name), and 'Station Call Sign'. 4g. Enter the location of a public place close to your physical location in the 'Location' field. 4h. Enter the latitude of the place you entered in the 'LAT' field and the longitude in the 'LON MGRS' field (this should be a negative number). 4i. In the 'Comments' box, enter 'Exercise 2022-14'. 5. If you wish, click the 'Save Check In Data' button. This creates a record copy of your message in the Downloads folder of your computer. 6. Click the 'Submit' button to send the information on your form to Winlink Express. 6a. This clears the Check In form in your web browser and transfers the contents to the message you created step 2. 7. In the 'To' field of the message form, enter W9REL. 8. On the ribbon menu near the top of the New Message form, click 'Post To Outbox'. 9. On Sunday (24 July): 9a. Open Winlink Express. 9b. On the top line ribbon menu next to 'Open Session'. 9c. Select the mode you want to use to send your message(s). 9d. Click 'Open Session'. 9e. Click 'Start'. If you don't currently have a Winlink account, please open one. Winlink Express is open to all amateur radio operators and SHARES stations and it's free (operative word is FREE). 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. On the 'Subject line' enter '//WL2K Exercise 2022-14 FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM Winlink Net'. 4a. The '//WL2K is required otherwise Winlink will reject your message. 5. In the text field enter the date and time, your first name, callsign, city, and state followed by anything else you think is pertinent. 6. On Sunday (24 July) send your email. Thanks for participating in the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOMM Winlink Net. 73 Keep cool, safe, and healthy Always keep good situational awareness Skip W9REL/Net Manager ---------------------------

Hello, This coming Sunday, 24 July, is the fourth 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 the FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM group. That said, all amateur radio operators and SHARES stations everywhere are welcome and invited to participate. The purpose of the net is to give participating stations training and practice with the Winlink system and Winlink's features. Among these features is Winlink forms. Two of the more useful Winlink forms are the "Check In" and "Check Out" form. These are short messages for, as the names suggests, checking in and out of a net. For this week's exercise, please send me a completed Check In form. 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 Check In form. 3a. On the top line ribbon menu, click 'Select Template'. 3b. Click the + sign next to 'Standard Templates'. 3c. Click the + sign next to 'Mapping-GIS Forms'. 3d. Double click 'Winlink Check In'. 3d1. This opens your default web browser and displays a blank form. 4. Complete the form: 4a. Enter the 'Date/Time' (Winlink will offer you the current date and time). 4b. Select the'Select Status' (should be Net). 4c. Select the 'Band' you'll use to send your form. 4d. Select the 'Mode' you'll use to send your form. 4e. Enter W9REL in the 'Send To' field. 4f. Enter the 'Call Signs of Initial On Site Operators', 'Station Contact Name' (your first name), and 'Station Call Sign'. 4g. Enter the location of a public place close to your physical location in the 'Location' field. 4h. Enter the latitude of the place you entered in the 'LAT' field and the longitude in the 'LON MGRS' field (this should be a negative number). 4i. In the 'Comments' box, enter 'Exercise 2022-14'. 5. If you wish, click the 'Save Check In Data' button. This creates a record copy of your message in the Downloads folder of your computer. 6. Click the 'Submit' button to send the information on your form to Winlink Express. 6a. This clears the Check In form in your web browser and transfers the contents to the message you created step 2. 7. In the 'To' field of the message form, enter W9REL. 8. On the ribbon menu near the top of the New Message form, click 'Post To Outbox'. 9. On Sunday (24 July): 9a. Open Winlink Express. 9b. On the top line ribbon menu next to 'Open Session'. 9c. Select the mode you want to use to send your message(s). 9d. Click 'Open Session'. 9e. Click 'Start'. If you don't currently have a Winlink account, please open one. Winlink Express is open to all amateur radio operators and SHARES stations and it's free (operative word is FREE). 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. On the 'Subject line' enter '//WL2K Exercise 2022-14 FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM Winlink Net'. 4a. The '//WL2K is required otherwise Winlink will reject your message. 5. In the text field enter the date and time, your first name, callsign, city, and state followed by anything else you think is pertinent. 6. On Sunday (24 July) send your email. In the meantime,73 Keep cool, safe, and healthy Always keep good situational awareness Skip W9REL/Net Manager ---------------------------

Hello Everyone, Tomorrow, Sunday 10 July, 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 and is open to all amateur radio operators and SHARES stations everywhere. The purpose of the net is to give participants training and practice with the Winlink system and use of Winlink's features. Winlink has a library of forms. One of the more useful Winlink forms is the ICS213 General Message form. The distinguishing feature of the ICS213 is it's ability to send a message and a message reply in the same form. So for this week's net please send me an ICS213. Please check into the net anytime tomorrow before midnight (10 July). 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 ICS-213 General Message form. 3a. On the top line ribbon menu, click 'Select Template'. 3b. Click the + sign next to 'Standard Templates'. 3c. Click the + sign next to 'ICS USA Forms'. 3d. Double click 'ICS213'. 3d1. This opens your default web browser and displays a blank ICS213. 4. Complete the message: 4a. In the 'Incident Name' field (Block 1) insert 'Exercise 2022-13'. 4b. In the 'To' field (Block 2) enter 'W9REL' 4c. In the 'From' field (Block 3) enter your first name, callsign, and position. 4d. In the 'Subject line' (Block 4) insert 'FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM Winlink Net'. 4e. Complete Blocks 5 (Date) and 6 (Time). 5. In the 'Message' field (Block 7) enter a brief summary of your weather (current percipitation, sky condition, temperature, anything else you think is pertinent). 6. Complete Block 8 (Approved By) with your first name, callsign and position. 7. If you wish, click the 'Save ICS213 INITIAL Data' button. 7a. This creates a record copy of your message in the Downloads folder of your computer. 8. Click the 'Submit' button to send the information on your form to Winlink Express. 8a. This clears the ICS213 form in your web browser and transfers the contents of your message to the message you created step 3. 9. In the 'To' field of the message form, enter W9REL. 10. On the ribbon menu near the top of the New Message form, click 'Post To Outbox'. 11. Tomorrow (10 July) Open Winlink Express. 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'. If you don't currently have a Winlink account, please open one. Winlink Express is open to all amateur radio operators and SHARES stations and it's free. 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 2022-13 FEMA Region 5 AUXCOM Winlink Net'. 4a. 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 (10 July) send your email. Have a great weekend! I look forward to getting check-ins from all of you tomorrow. Keep cool, safe, and healthy Skip W9REL/Net Manager Always keep good situational awareness ---------------------------

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