[MVMA] Winlink: Global Radio Email

[William Curtice]

Chuck,

I serve as the Sysop for the W8GCA WinLink RMS station(s).  Will be happy
to answer your questions; will call you later this evening.

Bill

William Curtice
937-287-0871
Please reply to: william.curtice at ieee.org

On Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 7:54 AM Chuck Gelm <nc8q-mesh at gelm.net> wrote:

> I heard, on the Greene Councy ARES net last night, mention of a
> W8GCA-10 'Winlink' station on 445.01 MHz.
> -----
> Winlink is...
>
>
>
>
> *...a worldwide radio email service that uses radio pathways where the
> internet is not present, and is capable of operating completely without the
> internet--automatically--using smart-network radio relays. Winlink provides
> its users email with attachments, position reporting, weather and
> information bulletins, and is well-known for its role in emergency and
> disaster relief communications.    ----- *
>  If Winlink is a viable and worthwhile communications scheme,
> should it be using a repeater instead of simplex?
>
>  Who in West Central Ohio or the Miami Valley or on the MVMA mail list
> has a Winlink email address at W8GCA-10 ?
>
>  What do I need to access 'WA8APB-Winlink-Postoffice.local.mesh' ?
>
>  What does WA8APB-Winlink-Postoffice.local.mesh do?
>
>  Do I need to have an ax.25 station or may I use
> WA8APB-Winlink-Postoffice.local.mesh
> to reach W8GCA-10?
>
>  Why would I buy a $65 TNC + ($)radio + ($)antenna + ($)feedline to do
> 1200 baud
> when I can buy a $49 node + (<$10)CAT5 cable and do 1 to 130 MBs?
>
>  Just full of questions ain't I. ;-)
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
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