1. WinLink 2000 Changes, and APRS Time to fill your tool kit! By James K. Darrow WI ARES/RACES ASEC Digital Communications WI ARES/RACES Conference October 25-26, 2008

2. What is WinLink 2000 What is WinLink 2000? WinLink 2000 is a system that utilizes enabling technologies (VHF/UHF Packet, HF Pactor l, ll, lll, D-Star, 802.11) and sound operating practices to provide a full-featured radio digital message transfer system, worldwide. E-mail transfer with attachments, position reporting, graphic or text- based weather bulletins, and emergency communications are now available separately to the Amateur radio, Army Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS), and UK Cadet Forces communities by linking radio to the Internet.

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4. WinLink 2000 Changes

5. Easier to install!

6. No more IP addresses!

7. Old AGW PacLink/PacLink Post Office New PacLink MP Consolidation of AGW PacLink, and PacLink Post Office into one clean window.

8. Old Telpac Node New RMS Packet RMS Packet is much less confusing, and is easier to understand.

9. Changes in the System Dealing with Message Latency

10. The Internet CMS PMBO A PMBO B CMS Each PMBO provided local hubbing, and checked in the the CMS Server every three minutes for traffic. Old System Detroit, San Diego, Perth

11. The Internet CMS Detroit, San Diego, Perth, Halifax, Vienna, Washington DC New System Individual RMS Sites can provide local hubbing. CMS

12. Changes in the System Evasive third party software

13. The Internet CMS WinLink Development Team Old System PMBO Detroit, San Diego, Perth

14. The Internet CMS New System RMS Local hubbing without any evasive third party software. Detroit, San Diego, Perth, Halifax, Vienna, Washington DC CMS

15. Wisconsin ARES/RACES WinLink/APRS Implementation on 145.610 MHz

16. What is APRS? "Automatic Packet Reporting System" (APRS) is a real-time tactical digital communications protocol for exchanging information between a large number of stations covering a large (local) area. Typically, this information is position data (latitude/longitude) of a vehicle or other item. In an emergency situation emergency responders need not know street names or other location data if they know that their APRS signals are being monitored. Short text messages can also be transmitted using APRS, allowing real-time messaging between stations.

17. Wisconsin ARES/RACES WinLink/APRS Implementation on 145.610 MHz Why???

18. Wisconsin ARES/RACES WinLink/APRS Implementation on 145.610 MHz Eliminating interference caused by running APRS on 145.390 MHz, and WinLink on 145.610 MHz while operating within close proximity of one another during an incident. Save on resources in the field. Continue to provide access to distant RMS Nodes in the event of Internet failure. Help in determining what resources are available, and monitor assets during an incident in real time.

19. Wisconsin ARES/RACES WinLink/APRS Implementation on 145.610 MHz Change from NetRom Nodes to APRS Digi-Peaters

20. The Internet Telpac with NetRom PMBO with NetRom, and Telpac Old System Everyone can message to everyone, but where are they, and what are they?

21. The Internet RMS Node with APRS Digi-peater RMS Node with APRS Digi-peater, and RMS Relay New System Everyone can message to everyone, know what they are, where they’re located.

22. Types implemented symbols. Digi-peater Numbered Diamond - D-Star Weather Station RSGB – RMS Node Antenna – Voice Repeater

23. Types implemented symbols SSIDs. SSID –2 Digi-peater SSID –3 Numbered Diamond - D-Star SSID – 4 Weather Station SSID –10 RSGB – RMS Node Object Antenna – Voice Repeater

24. Real time resource information.

28. National Weather Service radar imaging can be imposed on the map seeing how it will effect you or your assets in the field.

29. Real time resource information. Asset location can be monitored in an effected area in real time.

30. Wisconsin ARES/RACES WinLink/APRS Implementation on 145.610 MHz APRS Emergency Ver 1.23 Finding the digital needle in the haystack!

31. Wisconsin ARES/RACES WinLink/APRS Implementation on 145.610 MHz Emergency APRS Symbol

32. Wisconsin ARES/RACES WinLink/APRS Implementation on 145.610 MHz APRS Emergency is an application that works along side UI-View32. And aids with finding emergency APRS beacons on UI-View32.

33. Wisconsin ARES/RACES WinLink/APRS Implementation on 145.610 MHz When someone sends out an emergency beacon, APRS Emergency places a red circle around the object, and sounds an alarm.

35. How does your county let responders know what resources are available during an incident, is it in real time? If someone used an emergency APRS beacon in your county for help could you them? What are you waiting for? Time to fill your tool kit….

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