1. Winlink Presentation (Week 2)
Winlink System User Software
RMS EXPRESS
Presented By Terry Bajuk KS5Z
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Week 2 Winlink Presentation

2. Week 2 Winlink Presentation
REVIEW OF WINLINK
Radio System
Access via VHF, UHF, HF, and Telnet
Terms
Client System --Your Radio, computer, and modem
RMS --Radio Message Server – The radio gateway between the client system and the Winlink system
CMS -- Common Message Servers. The central hub of system. 5 Worldwide, provide fault-tolerance, are geographically separated, provide a redundant and mirrored system
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REVIEW OF WINLINK
Clients use their equipment and Winlink provided software on their laptop/PC to transmit and receive messages into/from system.
Software is an like program and allows attachments.
Generally use clients callsign as sender or receiver address. Will support tactical addressing.
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REVIEW OF WINLINK
Client Software is titled “RMS Express”
Free download from ftp://autoupdate.winlink.org/
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RMS EXPRESS
Download ftp://autoupdate.winlink.org/
Install
RMS Express in folder C:\RMS\RMS Express
Download itshfbc. Install in C:\itshfbc
This is a propagation program used to determine what RMS station would be best for you to connect to.
Complete Setup -- Read Read Read Help Files
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6. Winlink Public Packet – KS5Z-10
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7. Winlink Public Pactor Net
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8. Week 2 Winlink Presentation
Public WINMOR Net
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9. Week 2 Winlink Presentation
MARS Packet Network
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10. Week 2 Winlink Presentation
MARS Pactor Net
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MARS Pactor Net
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12. Week 2 Winlink Presentation
MARS WINMOR Net
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13. Week 2 Winlink Presentation
EMCOM Packet
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EMCOMM Pactor
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EMCOMM WINMOR
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16. Week 2 Winlink Presentation
RMS EXPRESS
Next Week - Sept 23, 2014
Bring your laptop loaded with RMS Express and the ITSHFBC Programs
I will do an on-air Demo on VHF and also a Telnet message demo.
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ASSIGNMENT FOR
Continue downloading and playing with RMS Express
If you get it working send a message via Telnet to KS5Z.
If you have packet and get it working send a message to KS5Z.
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References
Winlink Book of Knowledge
URLS
Groups lists
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References Cont’d
Group lists
RMS Express download site
Download ftp://autoupdate.winlink.org/
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