Winlink 2000 Radio

Most Popular Uses Marine Mobiles RV’ers Expeditions, Missions Emergency and Disaster Communications

Why radio ?

Why: The traditional role of Ham Radio EmComm support Report health and welfare of affected public Voice communications among served agencies (EOCs, hospitals, shelters, PODs, etc.) Site tactical support – Incident Command, search and rescue, damage and storm reporting (SKYWARN). Formal written emergency traffic handling

Why our traditional traffic handling methods fail for today’s served agencies! Agencies want backup! It’s 2007! –Need procedures, lists and diagrams delivered – with complex attachments is the defacto format –Hand-written message forms are rarely used Post 9/11: Agencies insist on NIMS, ICS and NRP compliance. Voice, Morse code, and even traditional packet radio won’t do… –way too slow, translation required –too inflexible –too prone to error –doesn’t go user-to-user.

ARES  The Amateur Radio Emergency Service can now make a promise to keep Amateur Radio relevant for EmComm…

Our Promise:

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Using your existing software

User-to-user

Across the country

Or around the world

From inside a disaster area

Without the internet or switched commercial networks.

VIA HAM RADIO How? …do Hams do that?

The “last mile” is an important concept in Emergency Communications.

It is the path across an area where conventional communications have been disrupted or overloaded by an incident.

We cannot predict the size of “the last mile.”

Local

Regional We cannot predict the size of “the last mile.”

International We cannot predict the size of “the last mile.”

Winlink is a free, dependable, transparent, back-up system that bridges “the last mile.” Radio

Ham Compute r Radio Data Interface A typical ham radio station is composed of simple components. VIA HAM RADIO 300 MHz+ Laptop for a Portable Station Paclink AGW software with Packet Engine Pro and Outlook Express Win2000 or WinXP OR Airmail software and Win98SE or better Any TNC or Soundcard Interface A Radio and a Good Antenna This is a CLIENT (USER) station.

Radio Data Interface To send or receive , this station makes a connection with a radio mail server or PMBO. VIA HAM RADIO PMBO Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r

VHF Radio Data Interface VIA HAM RADIO PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r Up to 30 miles between stations we use VHF radios and the packet mode.

VIA HAM RADIO VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r For long distances and difficult terrain, most PMBOs are outfitted with multi-band HF radios and the Pactor I, II or III modes. PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface HF Radio Data Interface

VIA HAM RADIO VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r Winlink will incorporate any radio mode or technology that makes sense. D-Star and WiFi are in productive use. PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface HF Radio Data Interface Winlink is a SYSTEM, not a mode.

VHF Radio Data Interface VIA HAM RADIO PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r The Radio Mail Server (PMBO) is connected to the internet all the time. The Internet

VHF Radio Data Interface VIA HAM RADIO PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r You can send radio directly to internet users. The Internet

VIA HAM RADIO PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r And you can send radio to other user radio stations like yours. The Internet VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r

VIA HAM RADIO PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r A user station can become a backup ISP for users in a served agency LAN. The Internet VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r Served Agency LAN

VHF Radio Data Interface VIA HAM RADIO PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r Servers (PMBOs) can have “remote gateways” using TELPAC software. They are connected to the PMBO via any TCP/IP link and duplicate its VHF radio port in another location. The Internet VHF Radio Data Interface TELPA C

VHF Radio Data Interface VIA HAM RADIO PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r Any TCP/IP path works. Not just the internet. D-Star and WiFi are successful. The Internet VHF Radio Data Interface TELPA C D*/WiFi

VHF Radio Data Interface VIA HAM RADIO PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r Other computers, or CMSs (Common Mail Servers), organize, synchronize and manage the network traffic. The Internet CMS

VHF Radio Data Interface VIA HAM RADIO PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r CMSs are transparent to users. They are automatic, redundant, and users never know they are there. Washington DC (DHS) San Diego Perth The Internet CMS

VIA HAM RADIO PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r The PMBO forwards (hubs) radio between its users, even if its internet connection is gone. The Internet VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r

The Internet VIA HAM RADIO PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r If the local PMBO has an outage, you can make a connection with a local TELPAC station which will automatically search for a distant PMBO with connectivity. Or… VHF Radio Data Interface TELPA C

The Internet VIA HAM RADIO PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface VHF Radio Data Interface Ham Compute r … you can traverse a packet network to get to a connected TELPAC or PMBO. Or… VHF Radio Data Interface TELPA C NODE

The Internet VIA HAM RADIO PMBO VHF Radio Data Interface … you can use HF and Pactor to get to a distant connected PMBO outside the affected area. Ham Compute r HF Radio Data Interface

VIA HAM RADIO We serve our “customers” with portable stations. A CCAR portable.

VIA HAM RADIO IC-706 MkIIG. HP laptop. SCS PTCII Pro modem. Full HF, VHF, UHF coverage, Voice and Data.

VIA HAM RADIO Components mounted on a custom panel, top and bottom.

VIA HAM RADIO

This network revolves around three ‘hardened’ stations in prime locations in the North, West-central, and East-central areas. Member- owned and operated VHF TELPAC gateway sites add redundancy. PMBO W3EOC VHF/UHF HF D-Star W3EOC-10 VHF D-Star W3EOC-10 VHF N3XRV-10 K3JV-10 W3AHR-10 N3MEL-10 Chester County, PA WB3GCK-10

Why: Our National Organization has a National Plan

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This presentation was prepared by Lor Kutchins, W3QA Chester County ARES®/RACES Radio Officer Assistant EPA Section Emergency Coordinator, Digital ARES Digital Network Management Team Questions?