Winlink on Mercer Island

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Winlink on Mercer Island
Mercer Island Radio Operators (MIRO)

• Dave Cook, WAØTTN
• waØttn_at_netdave.com

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July 2003

• digital traffic
• across the nation quickly and accurately

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System Selection
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Why Winlink?

• Uses Windows e-mail software, including
  attachments
  
• Combines benefits of Internet Radio
• Radio bridges over Internet gaps
• Local mail server works if internet down
• Redundancy
• Well supported used
• 600 Telpac radio entry points
• 130k messages/month

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Served Agency View
E-mail Software (Outlook Express)
E-mail Software (Outlook)
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What the ????
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Critical Medical Tactical Info sent!

• VHF City EOC to
• Shelters
• Fire station
• Portable / mobile
• Neighboring cities, county, state

• HF or Satellite Long distance
• Health Welfare

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Radio
Interface
e-mail

• End user station
• E-mail account
• Polls multiple paths
• Internet Telnet

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1.2k baud VHF/UHF Station
E-mail Client
Paclink
AGW Packet Engine
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Radio
Interface
E-mail

• Radio ? Internet Bridge

• End user station
• Winlink e-mail account
• Polls multiple paths
• Internet Telnet
• VHF radio

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Telpac Gateways
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Telpac Gateways
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Radio
Interface
E-mail

• Radio ? Internet Bridge

• End user station
• Winlink e-mail account
• Polls multiple paths
• Internet Telnet
• VHF radio

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Radio
Interface
E-mail

• Radio ? Internet Bridge

• End user station
• Outlook account
• Polls multiple paths
• Internet Telnet
• VHF radio

or TCP/IP
CMS
PMBO Participating Mail Box Operator

• Store, route, forward messages
• Multiple Telpac stations
• Coordinate with Central Msg Server

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Radio
Interface
E-mail
or TCP/IP
Internet E-mail
Telnet
PMBO Participating Mail Box Operator
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Radio
Interface
E-mail
or TCP/IP
Internet E-mail
Telnet
PMBO
Other Paclink stations
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Radio
Interface
E-mail
or TCP/IP
Internet E-mail
PMBO
Other Paclink stations
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Radio
Interface
E-mail
or TCP/IP
PMBO
Other Paclink stations
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Radio
Interface
E-mail
Paclink

• Radio ? Internet Bridge

• End user station
• E-mail account
• Polls multiple paths
• Internet Telnet
• VHF radio

or TCP/IP
PMBO Participating Mail Box Operator

• Store, route, forward messages
• Multiple Telpac stations
• Coordinate with Central Msg Server

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WA6PXX-8, 440.825MHz, 9.6k WA6PXX-9, 223.440MHz,
1.2k
WA6PXX-10, 145.030MHz, 1.2k
PMBO
Phases

• PMBO ?

Paclink
Telpac
WA0TTN-10, 145.03MHz, 1.2k
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Telpac Gateways
PTN Node
223.44MHz
WA6PXX-9
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Mobile Voice
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Mobile Digital
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PMBO
Phases

• PMBO ?
• Mobile ?

Paclink
Telpac
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MI 12/16/07
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Dec blowdown

• PMBO
• Standby power (
• Local communications FB
• Limitation Internet for off-island
• Solutions
• ad hoc 802.11 connections, e.g. Seattle
• Satellite
• Long haul HF (e.g. PACTOR)

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PMBO
Phases
900MHz TCP/IP

• PMBO ?
• Mobile ?
• EOC Link

W7MIR EOC
Paclink
Telpac
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PMBO
Phases
900MHz TCP/IP

• PMBO ?
• Mobile ?
• EOC Link
• Repeater

W7MIR EOC
440MHz Repeater - voice - packet
Paclink
Telpac
Repeater
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Phases
900MHz TCP/IP

• PMBO ?
• Mobile ?
• EOC Link
• Repeater
• Shelters

W7MIR EOC
440MHz Repeater
Paclink
Telpac
Repeater
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Phases

• PMBO ?
• Mobile ?
• EOC Link
• Repeater
• Shelters
• ARES, neighbors

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Phases

• PMBO ?
• Mobile ?
• EOC Link
• Repeater
• Shelters
• ARES, neighbors
• Long haul

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• Long Distance Winlink Satellite or
• PACTOR
• HF
• 5k baud

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If not Winlink, what? If not now, when?
MIRO
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MIRO Information Contact

• Don Sandstrom, W7VXS
• MIRO Chairman
• don.sandstrom_at_mailaps.org

David Giuliani, WA6PXX Digital Communications Coo
rdinator
wa6pxx_at_comcast.net