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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. Brief Winlink 2000 Overview Winlink 2000 Recent Progress STX Winlink 2000 Recent Progress General Discussion.
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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 • Brief Winlink 2000 Overview • Winlink 2000 Recent Progress • STX Winlink 2000 Recent Progress • General Discussion
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 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 • 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 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 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 X X X X
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 RespondersHttp://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 lastyear 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 Currently 38 Telpac stations in STX Up from 18 at the end of lastyear 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 Currently 38 Telpac stations in STX Up from 18 at the end of lastyear 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 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 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
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas 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
Winlink 2000 Progress in South Texas 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
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 ARES ARES HF PACTOR Capability: None 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