New Version of the Winlink for Dummies book is out

I have finished the new version of the Winlink for Dummies book and posted it on the club page thanks to the help of Ted AC7II.
Special thanks to Bud N0IA who wrote the original assignments.

It covers all NEW lessons for installation and the procedures for getting Winlink 2000 up and running!

Winlink 2000 is a packet radio program that makes an easy interface for sending email messages over your radio.
A very handy resource for Emergency Communications

This book in based on the Yahoo group… http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LOADING_WL2K_USER_PROGRAMS/
The book asks that you join this group and step through the different assignments.
If you join the group there will be a mentor to help you through the assignments.

Basically Winlink 2000 lets you create an email in Microsoft Outlook Express (or your favorite email program), click send and a program called Paklink MP talks to your TNC witch connects to your local RMS (Radio Message server) witch forwards it onto the internet.

You can send and receive messages with out any connection to the internet! Thought the lessons do cover how to do it connected to the internet if it is available!

I would like to get this installed and running at all the City and served agencies in Cache County!
Years ago almost every city in the county purchased, with the help of a grant, a radio, TNC, power supply, computer and antenna.

Most original computers out there at city stations for ham use are not upgradable to successfully make Winlink 2000 run properly.Computers need to be able to run Windows 2000 or better!

So you would like to give Winlink a try, download the manual and get going!
I can not get the file to upload to the BARC site so here is a link to the file:

http://home.comcast.net/~noutares/files/WL2K_For_Dummies.pdf

Also if you have a desire to help out with you city station please feel free to let me know.

Enjoy
Tyler Griffiths N7UWX
Cache County ARES Emergency Coordinator