Transcript Document 7221790

Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Presentation for:
Hamcom
June 10, 2006
Tom Whiteside STX ARES DEC for Digital Networks
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
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Brief Winlink 2000 Overview
Winlink 2000 Recent Progress
STX Winlink 2000 Recent Progress
General Discussion
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
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Winlink 2000 at a high level:
– Winlink 2000 is a system for sending e-mail over amateur radio
– 802.11, D-Star, VHF/UHF Packet connection for short range
– HF PACTOR I, PACTOR II, PACTOR III for longer range
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Winlink 2000 hierarchy:
– Top Level:
Redundant Common Message Servers (CMS)
– 2nd Level:
Participating Mail Box Office (PMBO) Mid level servers
– 3rd Level:
Telpac nodes
– 4th Level:
Client applications: Paclink Airmail Telnet
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
•
Winlink 2000 at a high level:
– Winlink 2000 is a system for sending e-mail over amateur radio
– 802.11, D-Star, VHF/UHF Packet connection for short range
– HF PACTOR I, PACTOR II, PACTOR III for longer range
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Winlink 2000 hierarchy:
– Top Level:
Redundant Common Message Servers (CMS)
– 2nd Level:
Participating Mail Box Office (PMBO) Mid level servers
– 3rd Level:
Telpac nodes
– 4th Level:
Client applications: Paclink Airmail Telnet
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
•
Winlink 2000 at a high level:
– Winlink 2000 is a system for sending e-mail over amateur radio
– 802.11, D-Star, VHF/UHF Packet connection for short range
– HF PACTOR I, PACTOR II, PACTOR III for longer range
•
Winlink 2000 hierarchy:
– Top Level:
Redundant Common Message Servers (CMS)
– 2nd Level:
Participating Mail Box Office (PMBO) Mid level servers
– 3rd Level:
Telpac nodes
– 4th Level:
Client applications: Paclink Airmail Telnet
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
•
Winlink 2000 at a high level:
– Winlink 2000 is a system for sending e-mail over amateur radio
– 802.11, D-Star, VHF/UHF Packet connection for short range
– HF PACTOR I, PACTOR II, PACTOR III for longer range
•
Winlink 2000 hierarchy:
– Top Level:
Redundant Common Message Servers (CMS)
– 2nd Level:
Participating Mail Box Office (PMBO) Mid level servers
– 3rd Level:
Telpac Internet gateway
– 4th Level:
Client applications: Paclink Airmail Telnet
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
•
Winlink 2000 at a high level:
– Winlink 2000 is a system for sending e-mail over amateur radio
– 802.11, D-Star, VHF/UHF Packet connection for short range
– HF PACTOR I, PACTOR II, PACTOR III for longer range
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Winlink 2000 hierarchy:
– Top Level:
Redundant Common Message Servers (CMS)
– 2nd Level:
Participating Mail Box Office (PMBO) Mid level servers
– 3rd Level:
Telpac Internet gateway
– 4th Level:
Client applications: Paclink Airmail
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
– Paclink
• Pop 3 Mail server
• Supports popular e-mail software
• Automatic failover via prioritized VHF/UHF Telpac or Telnet channels
• Requires Windows XP or 2000
• Supports wide variety of TNCs / sound cards using AGWPE
– Airmail
• Built-in e-mail capability for single machine
• VHF/UHF Packet with a limited set of TNCs (AGWPE in development)
• HF PACTOR I, II and III support
• Windows 95 or greater supported
• Point to point mail supported
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
– Paclink
• Pop 3 Mail server
• Supports popular e-mail software
• Automatic failover via prioritized VHF/UHF Telpac or Telnet channels
• Requires Windows XP or 2000
• Supports wide variety of TNCs / sound cards using AGWPE
– Airmail
• Built-in e-mail capability for single machine
• VHF/UHF Packet with a limited set of TNCs (AGWPE in development)
• HF PACTOR I, II and III support
• Windows 95 or greater supported
• Point to point mail supported
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
– Winlink 2000 System Level Improvements
• Transition to redundant CMS servers completed
– 3 in place today with 4th one planned for Europe in the near future
• New CMS remote control facilities
• Enhanced Web page status now from a separate hardened site
– Password protected EMCOMM and US Army MARS views
– Addition of APRS reporting / map for Telpac assets
• APRSLink short text messaging integrated into Winlink 2000 system
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
– Winlink 2000 System Level Improvements
• Transition to redundant CMS servers completed
– 3 in place today with 4th one planned for Europe in the near future
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
– Winlink 2000 System Level Improvements
• Transition to redundant CMS servers completed
– 3 in place today with 4th one planned for Europe in the near future
• New CMS remote control facilities
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
– Winlink 2000 System Level Improvements
• Transition to redundant CMS servers completed
– 3 in place today with 4th one planned for Europe in the near future
• New CMS remote control facilities
• Enhanced Web page status now from a separate hardened site
– www.winlink.org/status
– Password protected EMCOMM and US Army MARS views
– Addition of APRS reporting / map for Telpac assets
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
– Winlink 2000 System Level Improvements
• Transition to redundant CMS servers completed
– 3 in place today with 4th one planned for Europe in the near future
• New CMS remote control facilities
• Enhanced Web page status now from a separate hardened site
– www.winlink.org/status
– Password protected EMCOMM and US Army MARS views
– Addition of APRS reporting / map for Telpac assets
• APRSLink short text messaging integrated into Winlink 2000 system
– http://www.winlink.org/aprslink.htm
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Currently: 84 PMBOs world-wide
23 EMCOMM PMBOs
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Currently: 84 PMBOs world-wide
23 EMCOMM PMBOs
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Status page shows 310
active Telpac Gateways
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Progress in the South Texas Section
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Currently: 84 PMBOs world-wide
23 EMCOMM PMBOs
STX had 1st & 3rd EMCOMM PMBOs
STX today:
Harris County (W0MAC)
Williamson County (N5TW)
STX future:
Harris County (W0MAC)
Harris County planned
Williamson County (N5TW)
Travis County planned
Sabine County planned
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Currently: 84 PMBOs world-wide
23 EMCOMM PMBOs
STX had 1st & 3rd EMCOMM PMBOs
STX today:
Harris County (W0MAC)
Williamson County (N5TW)
STX future:
Harris County (W0MAC)
Harris County planned
Williamson County (N5TW)
Travis County planned
Sabine County planned
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Currently: 84 PMBOs world-wide
23 EMCOMM PMBOs
STX had 1st & 3rd EMCOMM PMBOs
STX today:
Harris County (W0MAC)
Williamson County (N5TW)
STX future:
Harris County (W0MAC)
Harris County planned
Williamson County (N5TW)
Travis County planned
Sabine County planned
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Currently: 84 PMBOs world-wide
23 EMCOMM PMBOs
STX had 1st & 3rd EMCOMM PMBOs
STX today:
Harris County (W0MAC)
Williamson County (N5TW)
STX future:
Harris County (W0MAC)
Harris County planned
Williamson County (N5TW)
Travis County planned
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
STX ARES Digital Databases: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STXARES/database
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
STX ARES Digital Databases: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STXARES/database
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Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
STX ARES Digital Databases: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STXARES/database
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
STX ARES Digital Databases: Servers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STXARES/database?method=reportRows&tbl=10
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
STX ARES Digital Databases: Fixed Clients http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STXARES/database?method=reportRows&tbl=11
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
STX ARES Digital Databases: Portable Responders Http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STXARES/database?method=reportRows&tbl=12
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Currently 38 Telpac stations in STX
Up from 18 at the end of last year
11% of the US total!
Fixed “Client” locations:
23 VHF
10 HF P1
3 HF P3
Portable Stations: Packet Cavalry
4 VHF Telpac
58 VHF
10 HF P1
8 HF P3
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
ARES STX Telpac Stations
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35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Dec-05
Jan-06
Feb-06
Mar-06
Currently 38 Telpac stations in STX
Up from 18 at the end of last year
11% of the US total!
Fixed “Client” locations:
23 VHF
10 HF P1
3 HF P3
Portable Stations: Packet Cavalry
4 VHF Telpac
58 VHF
10 HF P1
8 HF P3
Apr-06
May-06
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
ARES STX Telpac Stations
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Dec-05
Jan-06
Feb-06
Mar-06
Currently 38 Telpac stations in STX
Up from 18 at the end of last year
11% of the US total!
Fixed “Client” locations:
23 VHF
10 HF P1
3 HF P3
Portable Stations: Packet Cavalry
4 VHF Telpac
58 VHF
10 HF P1
8 HF P3
Apr-06
May-06
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
ARES STX Telpac Stations
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Dec-05
Jan-06
Feb-06
Mar-06
Currently 38 Telpac stations in STX
Up from 18 at the end of last year
11% of the US total!
Fixed “Client” locations:
23 VHF
10 HF P1
3 HF P3
Portable Stations: Packet Cavalry
4 VHF Telpac
58 VHF
10 HF P1
8 HF P3
Apr-06
May-06
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
ARES STX Telpac Stations
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Dec-05
Jan-06
Feb-06
Mar-06
Currently 38 Telpac stations in STX
Up from 18 at the end of last year
12% of the US total!
Fixed “Client” locations:
23 VHF
10 HF P1
3 HF P3
Portable Stations: Packet Cavalry
4 VHF Telpac
58 VHF
10 HF P1
8 HF P3
Apr-06
May-06
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
ARES STX Telpac Stations
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Dec-05
Jan-06
Feb-06
Mar-06
Currently 38 Telpac stations in STX
Up from 18 at the end of last year
12% of the US total!
Fixed “Client” locations:
23 VHF
10 HF P1
3 HF P3
Portable Stations: Packet Cavalry
4 VHF Telpac
58 VHF
10 HF P1
8 HF P3
Apr-06
May-06
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
ARES STX Telpac Stations
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Dec-05
Jan-06
Feb-06
Mar-06
Currently 38 Telpac stations in STX
Up from 18 at the end of last year
12% of the US total!
Fixed “Client” locations:
23 VHF
10 HF P1
3 HF P3
Portable Stations: Packet Cavalry
4 VHF Telpac
58 VHF
10 HF P1
8 HF P3
Apr-06
May-06
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
http://www.na6m.com/stxares/
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Districts 1 and 14
District 1 and 14 with HF PACTOR:
Harris
Montgomery
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
District 2
District 2 with HF PACTOR capability:
Polk
No EC
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
District 3
I know of no Winlink activity in District 3.
ARES
ARES
ARES
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
District 4
Indicates digipeater
All District 4 counties have ARES
AD5CA-3 currently only Telpac
Stations with HF PACTOR:
Nueces
Live Oak
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
District 5
I know of no Winlink activity in District 5.
ARES
ARES
ARES
ARES
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
District 6
There are no Telpac nodes in District 6
HF PACTOR Capability:
Bandera County has PACTOR III
ARES
ARES
ARES-HF
ARES
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
District 7
District 7 Counties with HF Winlink Capability:
Bastrop
Travis
Williamson
Indicates digipeater
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
District 8
HF PACTOR Capability: None
ARES
ARES
Telpac nodes: None
ARES
Indicates digipeater
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
District 9
Telpac nodes: 2
HF PACTOR Capability:
Hardin
Jefferson
Indicates BPT node
Indicates PTA node
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
District 10
WA5VBT-10 is District 10’s only Telpac node
Counties with HF PACTOR Capability:
Victoria
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
District 11
ARES
Currently no Telpacs in District 11
HF PACTOR Capability: None
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
District 12
K5EOC-10 is District 12’s only Telpac node
Counties with HF PACTOR Capability:
Bexar
Indicates digipeater
Indicates K-Net
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
District 13
I know of no Winlink activity in District 13.
ARES
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
http://www.na6m.com/stxares/
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
A few photos….
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
June 3rd Winlink Workshop in Corpus Christi
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W5JYJ
AK5U
W2MY
N5WRX
WB5KCP
WO5O
N0WZH
KD5WZV
KC5FJZ
K5CNZ
AD5TC
KE5GNZ
AD5CA
KD5TXD
WB5IZD
AD5TD
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
KC5YSM & Station in Tikiuraya, Honduras
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Winlink PMBO in Laceiba Honduras, February 2006
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
From the Cypress Creek training session back on Mar 11.
Alan KB2WF helps Craig WD5BDX
Here’s a couple of pictures – 1st is me & my setup
during Katrina running WL2K (sorry for the ego
photo, just what I had) and the 2nd is my new layout
in my truck running WL2K and the third is a picture
of the truck. Steve, N5AC
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
Here is a station
operating during the
Hurricane Drill 2006 at
the Orange County EOC
in Orange, TX. using
VHF (Airmail) Winlink
as part of the EMCOMM
station using HF, VHF
and UHF.
Thanks,
Rocky Wilson
N5MTX
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
KB2WF Suitcase:
Portable station built in to an
aluminum briefcase and runs voice,
Telpac, Paclink, Airmail packet. Has
built in batteries to power a laptop, an
Icom208H & KPC9612+ for both 1200
and 9600bps.
Has 2 built in voltage regulators for
external power which enters via
Anderson Powerpoles on the left.
Antenna SO239 is at the top of the lid.
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
The Winlink workshop on Mar 11th 2006 for packet Airmail
Richard Driscoll, KD5URB, as a coach for Ken W5KAM
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas
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