[PPRAANet] Fwd: [DLARCforum] WINLINK

[Timothy Butcher]

I have been curiois about winlink, but have had issues with finding the
correct equipment to connect TW-4100 to laptop, let alone the TS-520s.  Any
ideas?

On Sun, Sep 8, 2019, 1:19 PM John Bloodgood <johnbloodgood at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Winlink is a common data communications system which is used a lot by
> sailors and for emergencies/disasters, but also by folks out camping, just
> for general messaging, etc..  Using it is a lot like using email.  It
> allows for Peer to Peer, Internet gated, or RF only message relays and can
> even gate to normal email addresses.  There are several Winlink gateways in
> our area, including HF, VHF, and UHF gateways.  As of last night, I had at
> least two hurricane related messages come through my amateur radio gateway
> in the last week. Overall, last week my gateway saw 32 connections and 28
> messages from 16 stations around the US and Canada. A quick look-up
> indicates I had radio connections from AL, AZ, CA, CO, KS, MT, NC, NV, OH,
> TX, UT, WI, and Ontario - Canada.
>
> The article in the link had been listed on the Winlink main page for a few
> days, but the listing was taken down a couple days ago. The file still
> exists on the Winlink servers, so you can still get to it, but there is no
> link to it from the Winlink site itself.  There are a few possible reasons
> why they may have pulled the listing from the site, most likely because of
> errors in a hastily drafted post.
> The ongoing discussions between the ARRL, FCC, and a couple people filing
> complaints are of great concern to anyone who runs any kind of data mode
> and even digital voice mode.  This has been going on for months.
>
> Just like with the previous concern about the 2 meter band proposal made
> by France, this and other issues are things which we should pay attention
> to, but be careful -- many of the claims some people make are poorly
> researched or misunderstood. Sometimes finding out the truth can be
> difficult.
>
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> John Bloodgood, KD0SFY
> Emergency Coordinator & Public Information Officer
> Region 2 District 2, Colorado ARES (Pikes Peak ARES)
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> on behalf of Glenn <n3ulw at comcast.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 8, 2019 6:26 AM
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> Subject: [PPRAANet] Fwd: [DLARCforum] WINLINK
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>     I don't dabble in these modes but some may. The person that posted
> this seems a bit hot under the collar.
>
> Glenn
>
> n3ulw
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> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject:         [DLARCforum] WINLINK
> Date:    Sun, 8 Sep 2019 08:06:35 -0400
> From:    Lester Morrow / W3LES <lesterf52 at gmail.com>
> To:      DLARCforum at mailman.qth.net
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>
>
> HELLO ALL,
> SOME MAY FIND THIS INTERESTING AND MAY AFFECT SOME OF US,
> LES W3LES
> Looking forward to comments.
>
> https://winlink.org/content/what_was_arrl_thinking
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