[GCARC] Winlink Training at GCARC Field Day - 3 PM, Saturday June 25

[kbfrank3 at verizon.net]

Hi All,

I will conduct a two-part Winlink Training Session on behalf of GCARC.  You
can help the club score points by attending because, if at least 2 or 3
people show up for this Educational Activity, it earns 100 Bonus Points for
the club.

The Training Session will consist of two parts:

1.	A brief 20 - 30 minute presentation, beginning at 3 PM on Saturday,
June 25, in the clubhouse meeting room.  This will be an INTRODUCTORY
presentation in which I discuss what Winlink is all about and how to use it.
It will NOT be a highly technical session.  Still, it would be good if some
of our members with expertise in bits and bytes attend in order to help
field questions that may arise;
2.	Following the indoor presentation we will adjourn to a nearby popup
canopy where participants will be asked to send actual Winlink messages via
amateur RF.  I will provide the radio equipment and coaching.  This will
satisfy the "hands-on" requirement for this exercise.  Furthermore, the club
receives additional Bonus Points for messages sent via RF;
3.	There is no need to sign up . . . just show up at 3 PM.  Also, we
will be using my Winlink account, so you do not need one.  However, if you
would like to dabble in Winlink prior to Field Day, I suggest that you view
a good introductory video on YouTube that shows how to set up your own
Winlink account:  

Installing Winlink And Creating Your Account - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSLghO6RgFU> 

 

Karl W2KBF