GOTO Pinellas County Florida EMA


"Courtesy of Bud, N0IA"

Digital Course

Presented by the Pinellas County Emergency Management ACS staff.

 

1. Download all required software (free.)
2. Install all required software on home and/or laptop computer.
3. Configure the software for the computer.
4. Register a WL2K ham radio e-mail address (yourcall@winlink.org)
5. Add the new e-mail account to Outlook Express (or your favorite e-mail client.)
6. Exchange e-mail using the ham radio software just configured.



NO TNC OR RADIO NEEDED



In the process you will learn the basics of how the WL2K system of Ham Radio e-mail works to
support EMCOMMs and hams who are traveling w/o an internet connection.


You start with Assignment #1 and work at your own pace. Each assignment will have a goal and a
short progress report.


When you have a question or get bogged down, you send me or an assigned mentor an e-mail. You
will get an answer back in short order so you can proceed. If there is sufficient interest, the mentoring
communications will use an e-mail reflector so that all can benefit from the group experience.


I estimate that you should be able to complete the entire course in 15 keyboard/mouse hours or less
depending on your facility with downloading and installing software. You may take a
week or two, even a month to complete the course depending on your pace.


What you don't need for this is a TNC and radio! Later when you decide to add local vhf packet and/or HF
you will be able to use this over the air.


What you need to put up a Telpac Node is:


A computer running Windows 2000 or XP that is on the internet. This can be fulltime
broad band or dial up.
If you only have Win98 you will use a slightly different group of programs, but it will work.
You can set your own goal for finishing the course.



 

Digital Course Lessons

ASSIGNMENT #1 - Collecting Information and Getting on the Air  (22 Nov 2005)

The remaining Lessonsare available as ALL of the WL2K lessons and Many Extra Files in Zip format/FONT> 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated 22 Nov 2005 22:24:47 -0500 This page is free for distribution