Winlink Express Exercise

Alpine Fault Network members with Winlink Express email over radio capability are invited to participate in the monthly exercise below.

If you are not already a member of AFN, please JOIN now!

Alpine Fault Network

Amateur HF Radio Disaster Relief Communications Exercises

Data: Winlink VARA HF / FM between 1200 and 1800 NZT

1st Sunday of every month

Winlink Express Exercise

The monthly exercise is the transmission of a single email message.

All equipment must be operating off grid, including the computer running Winlink Express.

Prior to the exercise, download the AFN Winlink contacts CSV file and import into Winlink Express. Create a Group named AFN MEMBERS and add the contacts to it.

CLICK on the button below to download.

Exercise Message

Send the email message below via your preferred Winlink (VARA HF or VARA FM) RMS Gateway. Do NOT send using Telnet Winlink!

TO: exercise@afn.org.nz
CC: AFN MEMBERS
SUBJECT: AFN WINLINK EXPRESS EXERCISE

EXERCISE ONLY

[CALLSIGN]
[Region]
[Town/City]
[Location]

regards

[Operator Name]
[CALLSIGN]

NNNN

Example Message

TO: exercise@afn.org.nz
CC: AFN MEMBERS
SUBJECT: AFN WINLINK EXPRESS EXERCISE

EXERCISE ONLY

ZL3PWM
Canterbury
Christchurch
Home QTH

Regards
Peter Mott
ZL3PWM

NNNN

Technical Support

If you require assistance configuring or operating Winlink Express, please ask for assistance in the AFN Discussion Group;

https://groups.io/g/alpine-fault-net/topics