Excerpt: New Technician ham in Lufkin or Deep East Texas? Learn getting started with winlink with practical, beginner-friendly guidance from DETARC. The Short Version Winlink is email-shaped messaging for radio operators and a useful public-service skill when learned before it is needed. If you are newly licensed, do not measure success by how much you already…
One of amateur radio’s most practical digital services is Winlink, a worldwide radio email system that allows operators to send and receive messages without relying on traditional internet infrastructure. Winlink uses a network of radio gateways connected to the internet, allowing stations to exchange messages over HF, VHF, or UHF frequencies. During emergencies, messages can…
Jim Edmondson, N5JGE, 2022-11 This article will start with some perspective on the history of digital (or data) modes and then discuss the recent development of a new digital mode based on the Vara software modems in more detail. Digital modes have been used by hams in many different forms for a very long time….