Winlink Global Radio Email®️…
…is a network of amateur radio and authorized government stations that provide worldwide radio email using radio pathways where the internet is not present. The system is built, operated and administered entirely by licensed “Ham” volunteers. It supports email with attachments, position reporting, weather and information bulletins, and is well-known for its role in interoperable emergency and disaster relief communications. It is capable of operating completely without the internet–automatically–using smart-network radio relays. Licensed Winlink operators/stations use both amateur radio and government radio frequencies worldwide.
Any amatuer gets use of Winlink, either via radio or internet. Check out this valuable tool at www.winlink.org.
I am running a Gateway/Digipeater at W9CHA-10 on 145.030 MHz. It is located in the Silver Springs Shores area. It has a good range, I can connect directly to the EOC Winlink with it. Below is a current map of Gateways in Marion County. It shows K8ZAG-10 Gateway on 145.303 in the Villages, but it is no longer on the air.
Currently I am running it about 12 hours a day, 0800 to 2000 Eastern Time. I take it off the air during lightning events, which happen fairly often in this area. Feel free to use it anytime. If you have a problem with it, or constructive information, please e-mail me at ed@w9cha.com.
There is more Winlink information on the MERT website at www.kg4nxo.com.