On April 4th, 2019 Bill / W1WAB on Winlink (now known as RMS Express) presented a working session on the configuration and operation of Winlink Express. The Winlink Express program enables email over RF; although it can be used standalone, using just the Internet.
It operates much like the old Outlook Express mail-client in Windows
To download Winlink : Click Here
The current version is 1-5-20-0
Completing the settings screen with your callsign and password sets up your <<yourcallsign>>@winlink.org email account, as soon as you send an email using the program you can send an email to any regular email account, or to any other <<yourcallsign>>@winlink.org account.
Sending email Select:
- Message
- New message
- Select Winlink message
- Compose the email
- Post to the outbox
Next Steps:
- Open Session
- Telnet
- Press ‘start’.
Your message will be sent via the Internet.
Receiving email: same process, just compose and send your email in your normal email client program, but include “//wl2k” (without the “) in the subject line, and send it
If you have a sound-card interconnect device to your radio, such as a Signalink or Rigblaster you can try a
VHF session using Uz7HO software.
You can download UZ7HO software at http://uz7.ho.ua/packetradio.htm
Installation instructions: http://n4ser.org/2016/soundcardwinlink-2-uz7ho-replaces-agwpe/
King’s Point has set up a Winlink receiving node that you can connect with using Winlink Express.
To send/receive via the node, start UZ7HO, then Winlink Express, and select “Packet Winlink”
- Connection type: Direct
- Callsign: W4KPR-10
- Tune connected radio to 145.030 and press start
Questions .. and further information on how to use the program on HF, please see Bill/W1WAB, Bill/N1CDO, or Dick/W4NWD.
