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Winlink Global Radio Email®️ “…is a network of amateur radio and authorised government stations that provide worldwide radio email using radio pathways where the internet is not present. The system is built, operated and administered entirely by licensed Radio Amateur volunteers. It supports email with attachments, position reporting, weather and information bulletins, and is well-known for its role in interoperable emergency and disaster relief communications. It is capable of operating completely without the internet–automatically–using smart-network radio relays. “
Wave Talkers have produced a good set of videos that cover the basics of Winlink which can be found in their YouTube playlist
The three most common methods of accessing Winlink are VARA HF, VARA FM, and Telnet. Telnet is by far the easiest method to start out with, once mails are being exchanged then moving to RF is the best option.
Once setup these are some of the things you might:
- Send position reports https://winlink.org/userPositions
- Join checkin nets: Winlink Wednesday, Florida Winlink Net