WINLINK ORG WINDOWS
If you had a working version and it suddenly doesn’t work, Windows may have changed some settings for you.
WINLINK ORG SOFTWARE
These instructions assume that you are starting from the default settings when the software is downloaded. Here is a link to the detailed instructions written by our own W6CCD – UZ7HO SoundModem Installation. for VARA), then don’t change them for VHF. Follow the sound card device level setup instructions on HF (e.g.
With separate VHF and HF radios, you will need 2 sound cards or you will have to switch the sound card between the radios. FT897, FT857, or others) or if your radio has a built in sound card (e.g. A sound card is a particularly good choice if your radio supports both HF and VHF and has 1 data port (e.g. An alternate method uses a sound card – typically an external device as mentioned above. Traditionally we have used a TNC between the radio and the computer. HF, within the Winlink System, will provide email Internet access across the country and around the world, if the Internet is not available in northern Arizona. Digital Radio Adapter, Signalink, Rigblaster, several MFJ products or a generic sound card) between your computer and HF radio. The simplest implementation requires an external sound card interface (e. The primary modes should be VARA or ARDOP, which are both supported within Winlink Express. Yavapai County ARES/RACES also recommends its members become proficient with the use of Winlink on HF. VARA requires a sound card interface at both ends of the connection and cannot be used through repeaters. We will continue to deploy additional mountain top repeaters and gateways as facilities become available in order to improve digital communications coverage in the county.Īll our gateways have enabled VARA FM, a higher speed mode written by EA5HVK. Our gateways are located at municipal facilities (where we hope the Internet is more likely to be available during an incident), on mountain tops and some gateways are maintained at their homes by local amateur radio operators, in order to provide maximum flexibility during an emergency. Our gateways are using RMS Packet and RMS Relay software, both of which are maintained by the WDT. It can also be used in a peer-to-peer (P2P) mode to send email directly from one station to another, bypassing the Internet.
It includes an email program that will be recognized by any email user.
WINLINK ORG UPDATE
It will automatically update itself when new versions are released and it supports VARA and ARDOP as sound card modes and most terminal node controllers (TNC)s that are available today. The recommended user software is Winlink Express, which is maintained by the Winlink Development Team (WDT) and therefore works seamlessly with the Winlink System. Although we coordinate closely with Coconino County ARES (1 gateway is located in Flagstaff and 1 VARA/packet gateway is located on Bill Williams Mt.), no adjacent counties have chosen to implement a VHF VARA/packet Winlink System. Our long term goal is to have Internet email access from most locations in the county, whether or not the Internet is actually available in the county. We are deploying Winlink VARA/packet gateways and packet repeaters throughout the county and on mountain top locations. Yavapai County ARES/RACES has chosen to implement the Winlink System (see on 2 Meters as a digital communications system to support our served agencies, in particular, the Yavapai County Office of Emergency Management. Yavapai County ARES/RACES and the Winlink System