Winlink 2000 WL2K

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Winlink 2000WL2K

• The BIG Picture

Bob Kesson K7CGA_at_arrl.net
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WL2K Presentation

• Part I Winlink 2000 System Overview.
• Airmail Client Software for Longer Range Internet
  substitution with mobile flexibility.
• Part II Winlink 2000 The Last Mile
• Telpac Gateway with Paclink for VHF/UHF Packet.

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PART I

• Part I
• What is Winlink 2000
• How it fits into the Internet
• What are the components
• CMBO
• PMBO
• Radio
• TNC - Terminal Node Controller
• Computer
• Airmail Program
• HF Email demo

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WL2K

• July 23, 2003
• The ARRL Board mandates a nationwide system to
  enhance the communications capability of the
  Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). There
  are situations, the Board said, when ARES "must
  have the capability to pass traffic across the
  Nation quickly and accurately. So
• The Power of Winlink 2000!

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What is Winlink 2000?

• A piece of Hardware?
• A piece of Software?

Winlink 2000 is a full-featured radio digital
message transfer system, worldwide. Email
transfer with attachments, map text-based
position reporting, graphic text-based weather
bulletin services, and emergency communications
now available to the Amateur radio community by
linking radio to the Internet.
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Current Monthly Stats

• 156,628 messages
• 269,420 comm. Minutes
• gt5,100 Users
• 89 PMBOs Worldwide (HF access Stations)
• 602 TELPAC or PMBO VHF PORTS

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Basic Operating Rules

• Message Content
• Third-Party Traffic
• Business Content
• Encrypted Messages
• Obscene Content
• Viruses SPAM
• Call Validation

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Winlink 2000 Features

• Looks and works like common email.
• Uses any combination of SMTP addresses mixed with
  Radio addresses.
• Sends binary attachments.
• Secure due to binary protocol secure user
  login.
• Easy to configure and use
• Software is free, hardware is NOT!
• Utilizes Position Reporting, Catalog of
  bulletins, WEB browser/Telnet access

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Winlink 2000 Features

• IT IS AN EXISTING AND OPERATIONAL SYSTEM with
  dependable, fault tolerant, redundant reliable
  management.
• Flexible
• Can use existing Packet nodes or digis
• Can use APRS digipeaters
• Can use existing Participating Stations (PMBOs)
• Has backup remotely located Central Server (CMBO)
• B2 binary Protocol provides data compression,
  increases speed and allows binary attachments.

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Winlink 2000 Features

• Intelligent follow me routing.
• Local, Regional, National or Internationalit
  does not matter.
• Highly adaptable for emergency use.
• May replace Local, Regional, National or
  International Internet capabilities.
• Specifically designed for Mobile operations.

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ACCESS to the INTERNET.
ISP
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PMBO
PMBO
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How it fits into the INTERNET.
PMBOs
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The Internet
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Kootenai County EOC
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Idaho State EOC
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WL2K 2000 System
WL2K Central Servers (CMBO)
AX.25 Packet
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Userto-PMBO System Overview
HF Antennas
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The Client Station Components

• HF Radio
• Antenna for frequencies used.
• Line-level (500mv) signals to a rear-panel
  connector.
• Most modern HF Transceivers will work
• CAT very helpful

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The Client Station Components

• Terminal Node Controller
• SCS PTC-II (ex or pro), P1,P1,P3 ()
• Kantronics Family (), P1
• PK Family (232), P1
• MFJ Family (1278), P1

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The Client Station Components

• Computer
• Just about any computer will work.
• Software
• AIRMAIL (Free)

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AIRMAIL

• Airmail (mainly for HF Pactor) is a messaging
  program (similar to Microsoft Outlook in
  appearance) specifically designed for connection
  to an HF radio Winlink 2000 participating station.

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Airmail High Speed HF
All it takes is one Laptop, a Transceiver, SCS
TNC (or a Pactor I TNC), the Airmail program and
an antenna!
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How simple can it get?
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Related Links

• http//winlink.org
• http//winlink.org/Emergency.htm
• http//winlink.org/clientl.htm/
• http//www.elcom.gr/sv2agw/
• http//www.scs-ptc.com/
• http//www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/camping/dry_b
  oxes.html
• http//www.airmail2000.com
• http//groups.yahoo.com/group/wl2kemcomm/

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How about an Airmail demo?
Any Questions?
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Winlink 2000WL2K

• The Last Mile

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WL2K Presentation

• Part I Winlink 2000 System Overview.
• Airmail Client Software for Longer Range Internet
  substitution with mobile flexibility.
• Part II Winlink 2000 The Last Mile
• Telpac Gateway with Paclink for VHF/UHF Packet.

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THE LAST MILE

• Part II
• Winlink 2000 review
• New Terms
• Telpac
• Paclink AGW
• AGW
• Telnet Server
• Fitting into the EOC

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WL2K 2000 System
WL2K Central Servers (CMBO)
AX.25 Packet
V/UHF
HF
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Userto-PMBO System Overview
HF Antennas
Telpac Node
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Telpac
Telpac
Telnet
WL2K Telnet Server
TELnet PACket
Bridge
Radio Client Programs
AirMail
AX.25
Paclink
TNCs/Packet Radios
AX.25
Terminal
AX.25
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The Client Station Hardware Components
Just about any PC.
Just about any Radio.
Just about any TNC.
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Paclink
Standard E-mail Client (Outlook, Netscape,
Eudora, etc. Address Bood E-mail
addresses Radio Addresses
Paclink Radio Client
Setup Call signs, User Access, Channels, Assignme
nts, Connects Scripts
TCP
SMTP
Server
POP3
TCP
Server
BBS Protocol Layers
WL2K
FBB
MBL/RLI Keyboard
Channel Layers
Telnet
Pactor AX.25
Others
TCP
Telnet
RS232
AGW Packet Engine
Pactor TNC
WL2K Server
TNC
Radio
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Using Existing Packet

• H will give the Help files
• I will give information about the Winlink 2000
  PMBO station which links the Winlink
• TELNET Gateway station to the internet.
• LM will list message numbers for the user. R
  must be used to read a message.
• R xxxx will read the message with the number of
  xxxx.
• K xxxx will kill the message with the number of
  xxxx
• SP SMTP address_at_xyz.com will initiate a process
  to create and send a email to
• address_at_xyz.com . Multiple addresses are
  separated by commas or semi-colons.
• BYE Disconnects

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The Client Station Software Components

• Terminal Program
• OR
• Windows .NET Framework
• Paclink AGW
• AGW (Optional)
• Mail Program
• Outlook
• Outlook Express
• Airmail

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KC EOC
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Related Links

• http//winlink.org
• http//winlink.org/Emergency.htm
• http//winlink.org/clientl.htm/
• http//www.elcom.gr/sv2agw/
• http//www.scs-ptc.com/
• http//www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/camping/dry_b
  oxes.html
• http//www.airmail2000.com
• http//groups.yahoo.com/group/wl2kemcomm/