[Elecraft] K2 w/ Winlink 2000?

[Steve Uhrig]

Has anyone used a K2 with Winlink 2000?

Winlink 2000 is being pushed by ARRL for EmComm use and I'd like to 
experiment using it with my K2 especially with the SET coming up in 
October. Here in the MDC section the SET is geared around proving Winlink 
2000 as a usable method for passing traffic from the field.

If anyone is working Winlink, please share any comments or suggestions, 
modems used, interface to K2, results, etc. Offlist may be more 
appropriate. I know little other than what I've read doing some web 
surfing and have not operated any digital mode on HF before.

For those who haven't read about it, Winlink 2000 basically is standard 
email, but replaces the Internet connection with a radio link, primarily 
HF. The emails can contain certain preapproved (by design) attachment 
types like maps, lists, jpegs, etc. for EmComm use. You use a standard 
POP3-compliant email client and some special amateur software, and of 
course a radio. The K2 would seem to be perfect for portable operation in 
a disaster situation.

Thanks ... Steve WA3SWS


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