Our primary mission is to provide global digital communications for the benefit, safety and wellbein

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Our primary mission is to provide global digital
communications for the benefit, safety and
well-being of the user community, anywhere,
anytime, anyplace.

• By Vic Poor, W5SMM
• Hans Kessler, N8PGR
• Rick Muething, KN6KB
• Steve Waterman, K4CJX

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• What is it?
• The digital transfer of text-based email
  including binary attachments, weather bulletins,
  position reporting between remote radio users
  and the Internet.
• Where can I find it?
• Worldwide, using message mirroring via smart
  routing from any of the 39 participating
  stations.
• Why use Amateur Radio?
• For individual users, Winlink 2000 with AirMail
  has become the most powerful radio email
  information system on the planet, supporting
  unprecedented functionality while delivering over
  155,000 messages monthly to over 4400 users,
  worldwide.
• Who did it?
• Its authors have much commercial experience in
  the field.

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• Vic Poor, W5SMM, Globe Wireless technical
  consultant, co-inventor of the single-chip
  microprocessor, original author of Winlink,
  Provides internal engine, Message Stations
  Admin. modules, WEB Access module, position
  report feeds, Paclink more.
• Hans Kessler, N8PGR, owner of Custom Systems, Co.
  Inc. Provides radio driver, telnet and
  communications modules, physical keeper of CMBO,
  WEB Access WEB site. Sysop of N8PGR PMBO.
• Rick Muething, KN6KB, retired college Professor,
  tech company exec consultant Provides
  TelPAC, Paclink, weather info bulletin modules,
  and all email modules. Sysop of KN6KB PMBO
• Jim Corenman, KE6RK, co-founder of SailMail, a
  private coastal station association and author of
  AirMail client software.
• Steve Waterman, K4CJX, retired VP of RBOC /
  telecom software company PR, WL2K network
  administrator support liaison between the user
  and the gurus. Sysop of K4CJX PMBO
• A Global network of 39 very dedicated
  Participating Stations (PMBOs.)

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Who uses it?

• Mainly vessels offshore (still growing)
• Rvers, Worldwide (still growing)
• Missionaries in remote places (ramping up)
  http//www.radioministries.org/winlink.htm (PMBO
  K4SET)
• Health Welfare organizations
• Since 9-11, much Emergency Management Interests
  (ramping up)
• USA ARES RACES (State/County)
• Emergency management organizations from other
  countries.

Our Objective? To Provide a truly Global mobile
Communications System specifically designed for
message delivery to from any properly
registered mobile user.
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Where in the World will you be? It doesnt
matter!
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Winlink 2000 System
Telpac Paclink
DCC 2003
WL2K Central Server (CMBO)
Internet
Telnet
Telnet
Telpac node
WL2K PMBO (Telnet Server)
WL2K PMBO
AX.25 Packet
Radio (Pactor 1-3, AX.25 packet)
NPMBO BBS
Paclink
USERS AirMail BBS Programs Keyboard
Terminals
User Client
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What's new with WL2K?
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FastLink, a Marvelous System Enhancement
New!

• FastLink allows near real-time message flow
  between the Internet and the Participating
  Stations (34 of 39 Stations 87 are now
  FastLink PMBOs)
• Faster connectivity between the Central Server
  (CMBO) and the Participating Stations (PMBOs)
  Typical message latency 1-2 minutes to end-user
  delivery!
• Faster coordination between PMBOs for multiple
  PMBO usage.
• Faster user-to-user communications between you
  and your e-mail recipients
• Better response to bulletin requests Position
  reporting.

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New!
The NEW Winlink  2000 VHF/UHF TelPAC
Paclink  modules Expand Packet Radio
Access. Winlink 2000 TELPAC is a new mechanism
for delivering mail from the Winlink 2000 system
to the wireless ham user.   "Telpac  stands
for TELnet PACket Bridge   Telpac Interfaces
Winlink 2000 to VHF/UHF Packet users and BBSs. 
Telpac is targeted for emergency communications
and local, high density users (for example
In a Marina or Harbor) Read about Telpac in Oct
2003 QST or on the 2003 CD
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   TELPAC is ideal for temporary emergency setup
or unattended  remote locations where it can
deliver reliable wireless communication to the
last mile,. Especially when use with PACLINK.
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New!
WL2K Spam Screening.Helping to eliminate Junk
E-mail from our Amateur airwaves.

• WL2K now employs multiple effective Spam blocking
  mechanisms
• Spam Cop spam blocking service. WL2K subscribes
  to the Spam Cop black list
• Spammers on the black list are blocked from
  inbound mail.
• Open Relay Data Base screening blocks mail
• from open relays (popular Spam sources)
• WL2K Users can selectively block Bcc mail
  (commonly used for Spam).
• Specific address blocking. WL2K can block any
  specific
• address.

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New!
On-Line Status!
CMBO, PMBO and Telpac status available at
www.winlink.org/status
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New!
From the Winlink 2000 PMBO side "We know where
you are"!
Range and Bearing to YOU!
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New!
For Safety's sake, Let us track you!
We can Pick up Postion!
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New Winlink 2000 WEB Access Format!

• Use on Land (at a Cyber Café) via a WEB Browser
  http//winlink.org/newmail

New!
Issue your own password
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Enter or modify your own password!
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More Winlink 2000 WEB Access Features
Text ONLY!

• Inbox for W3CWO via WEB Access

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A Message to W3CWO via WEB Access.
More Winlink 2000 WEB Access Features
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with AirMail
AirMail, an easy-to-use program, links you to
Winlink 2000, other users the Internet.
Together, they give you more than any other radio
email service! Accepts a mixture of radio-to
radio and radio-to-Internet email addresses, now
in near real-time. Allows user-definable
options such as attachment file size, Bcc,
alternate email forwarding address, prefix/suffix
to call, secure login, location
tracking. Allows multiple methods of access
radio, telnet or Web Browser Queries the Internet
for weather information bulletins via an
updateable Global Catalog or laundry list now
pre-loaded in AirMail. Position Reporting
utilizes the Internet to inform family friends
of the Winlink mobile users exact location via
an email query or graphically via MAPS. Allows
you to Participate in MAROB! Employs a built in
propagation prediction program to find the right
Winlink network station wherever you are.
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Winlink 2000 Telnet Access via AirMailThe
ability to use the AirMail telnet client module
directly to a PMBO Telnet Server over the
Internet, manually or pre-scheduled (very fast)!!
Accepts attachments (Great for previewing Weather
Bulletins)!
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User Options Message Feature

• AirMail 3.x provides classifications for users to
  determine
• temporary alternate Internet email address.
• mobile (message distribution to ALL used PMBOs.).
• Accept or block Bcc addresses! (reduces SPAM)
• note the ability to adjust the email file
  attachment size limit
• Sufix/Prefix for legal ID

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UPGRADES to AirMail/SCS
New!

• Upgrades contain bug fixes, enhancements are
  generally good for the health of the system. The
  most recent Airmail SCS combination contain new
  features, but more importantly, they eliminate an
  oversight that made prior versions ILLEGAL to
  use!
• To stay a Winlink 2000 user, PLEASE UPGRADE!!!!

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700 WX Products Info Bulletins

• Over 700 graphic text WX products and lots of
  how-to information, all pre-loaded!
• Exciting new graphic weather products such as
  GRIB files with the new AirMail GRIB file decoder
  ViewFax.
• Most bulletins are cached at each PMBO for faster
  delivery to the user.
• The enhanced Winlink 2000 software insures
  weather information that is current, consistent,
  and in sync with all participating stations.
• Each weather report only lasts as long as its
  actual life, then it is updated.
• SailDocs Option
• MAROB Weather Reporting Option
• NOAA FTPmail option and more!

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Pre-loaded multi-level Global Catalog with
extensive weather how-to info now comes with
the AirMail 3.x installation. You only need to
periodically update!
WEB Global Catalog of Bulletins
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On-demand Internet Weather Bulletins.If it is on
the WEB.we can get it!
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Checkbox Request from Catalog
Text Bulletins
GRIB
Weather Radar
NOAA WeFax
Sat Photos
Gulf Stream Temps
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WL2Ks advanced Image processing.Making graphic
Downloads practical via HF Radio.
As Sent via WL2K after automatic post download
cropping, scaling and optimum compression.22K
Satellite Image as downloaded from NOAA web.189K
OK for P II, III
Not Practical!
Typical Download times PI 6 Hours
P I ..44 Minutes PII . 1.5 Hrs
PII. 11
minutes PIII..38 Minutes
PIII . 4-5 Minutes
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AirMail with ViewFax and WL2Ks FastLink PMBOs
now allow near instant custom Grib requests.
You Draw the box, select the Data, Grid size, and
time intervals.AirMail estimates the size for
you!
Efficient!
3 Day Wind and Pressure Forecast on 1 deg
gridjust 10K bytes
Short request via Radio/Telnet link to PMBO
2 Min!
Radio/Telnet Download
WL2Ks New FastLink PMBO CMBO
SailDoc Server CMBO PMBO
Typical total time.2 minutes!
AirMails New ViewFax decodes and plots GRIB and
Reads out parameters at cursor location.
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Winlink 2000 with AirMail Position Reporting

• Position Reporting tracking for your family via
  e-mail request or through 3 Graphic map services
  via a WEB browser.
• You or your recipients may
• send an e-mail request for a multiple station
  detail for up to 30 days.
• locate your last report for up to 10 days on the
  Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS).
• Share your weather and track your position with
  YOTREPS, a small boat voluntary reporting scheme.
• track your trip on SHIPTRAK!
• Instructions for your family and friends
  containing the options for locating you via the
  various position report methods are on the
  Winlink WEB site under Instructions.

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Position Reporting what Your Recipients See
(E-mail).
Automated Reply Message from Winlink 2000
Position Report Processor Processed 2003/10/17
1442 KQ4YK Thu 09 Oct 2003 2202 UTC 41-22.70N
002-11.17E Comment Port Vell - Barcelona,
Spain Wind Direction 041T Wind Speed 4 Swell
Direction S Swell Height 0.6M Cloud Cover
10 Barometer 1022 Trend 0
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What Your Recipients See (e-mail)
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What Your Recipients See (APRS)
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APRS - 500 Mile view.
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APRS - 50 Mile view.
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WL2K NEARBY bulletin show users close to
you.a feature for fun and safety!
After posting YOUR position, request WL2K
bulletin WL2K_NEARBY under category WL2K_USERS
Connect to a PMBO, your request Instantly
computes the nearest 30 WL2K users to your listed
position. See their Call, Range, bearing,
Lat-Lon and comments. Listed closest to
furthest!
Who can we call for HELP?
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What Your Recipients See (YotReps)
File a Yotreps Report from AirMail via WL2K
Track Reporting Boats with Yotrep
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What Your Recipients See
New!
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Airmail,s Position Reporting Template includes
NOAA MAROB
New!
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Winlink WEB Browser Reporting Aide for voice SSB
maritime Net Managers.
New!
MAROB
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AirMails Propagation Prediction module helps
you find the best Winlink participating stations
from your location!

• AirMail allows your GPS to automatically list
  your current position or
• you can input it manually (UGH!).

- Updateable coordinate information provided for
each PMBO.
- Solar Flux Index automatically updated when you
log into a PMBO.
Choose your frequency!
It's Easy!...Just stay in the Green!
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Growth of the Winlink 2000 Network

• We continue to grow!.
• There are now 39 PMBOs, Worldwide. Soon there
  will be more!
• We will continue to add security and automated
  processes to reduce SPAM, viruses and
  vulnerability from internet attack.
• Behind the scene, the WL2K developers are
  continually enhancing the performance of Winlink
  2000. An example Backup Central Server
  complements of PMBO KA6IQA.

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AirMail

• Amateur Radio is continuing to prove itself by
  hosting the most sophisticated and user
  responsive radio messaging system on the Planet
• By providing cutting-edge, enabling technology
  that is readily available and easy to use.
• By aiding immeasurably toward the safety
  well-being of the maritime user, worldwide.
• By neutralizing Global cultural political
  differences through promoting worldwide
  cooperation among all Amateur Radio users,
  everywhere.
• By providing an incentive to those who cruise on
  land or Sea, worldwide, to become Amateur Radio
  operators.

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Where do we go from here? (What else do you
want?)
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