John Rader AA7ZV

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How to get started by

• John Rader AA7ZV

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Winlink 2000 is

• a robust wireless backup system for SMTP email.
  It utilizes a full-featured radio digital message
  transfer system, worldwide. 
• a system that provides email transfer with
  attachments, map text-based position reporting,
  graphic text-based weather bulletin services,
  and emergency communications are now available to
  the Amateur radio community by linking radio to
  the Internet.
• email over Ham Radio!

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Winlink 2000 Today

• Originally created for open water boaters and RV
  users
• Endorsed by the ARRL as a viable emergency
  digital communication system
• Approximately 150,000 radio message/260,000
  minutes through system, monthly.
• Over 7,200 weekly users to over 85,000 email
  recipients.
• Over 45 Standard Participating locations (PMBOs)
  with 24 in USA. Many locations contain multiple
  stations.
• 2.1 minute Ave. est. delivery time to PMBO for
  Pickup
• Over 670 VHF/UHF Telpac gateways in operation.
• HF radio access, VHF/UHF radio access, Telnet
  Access, WEB Browser Access.
• New Inclusion of non-public EmComm PMBOs.
• Enhanced, more flexible redundant network
  topology currently under development with even
  less Internet dependency.

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E-MAIL VIA HAM RADIO How do Hams do that?
TelPac Node
(WA7FW-10)
Antenna
By connecting to the VHF packet Telpac Node the
ham station may be linked to the internet to send
and receive e-mails.
VHF Radio
PMBO
Data Interface
Client Mail Programs
Ham Computer
Internet E-mail
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• What does it take to get started?
• Can connect with or without radio.
• If using a radio you need a client program.

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Go to the Webmail website. To use this you must
first have to make a connection over a rf link.
Then go to this website and create a password and
log in.
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HyperTerminal
This will work but is slower than using one of
the other client programs. Not recommended for
use on hf but is fine on vhf.
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Download and install Airmail
www.airmail2000.com
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Installing AirMail
Download and run Airmail.
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Installing AirMail
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To setup to use over the internet click on
Modules and then on Internet Access
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Click on New
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Click on the green button and watch the connect.
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To use packet radio click on Tools And then on
Options
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Click on Setup
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To create a new message click on this Icon.
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Type your message and then put it in the mailbox.
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Click on Modules and choose which method to
send your message.
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Enter the Telpac callsign
Make sure the handshake is selected
Click on the green button and watch the connect
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Tips to improve effeciency

• Try to keep the messages as small as possible.
• Send messages in Rich Text Format rather than
  Word.
• Use CSV files rather than Excel files.
• Use photo editing to get pictures somewhere
  around 30k to 40k in size.
• Ask people you are sending to to not reply to
  your message but to instead create a new message.
• Always listen before you start transmitting. This
  is true of packet radio as well as hf pactor.

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Winlink 2000 (WL2K)
System Details and Downloads Winlink 2000 web
site www.winlink.org EmComm WL2K
reflector http//groups.yahoo.com/group/wl2kemco
mm/ On-line course for Using WL2K programs for
EmComm http//groups.yahoo.com/group/LOADING_WL2
K_USER_PROGRAMS/ Published Information about
Winlink 2000 http//www.winlink.org/news.htm Ai
rmail Program Download http//www.airmail2000.co
m Airmail reflector http//groups.yahoo.com/grou
p/airmail2000/