Evolution of Data Communications: A Brief Overview
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Tony / KF3AK
Jeff / N3JET
Overview
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What is Winlink?
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Who uses it?
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How to access it?
o
Where do we go from here?
WHAT IS WINLINK?
Winlink
Global Radio Email
A Brief History of Data Comms
(Treat as “Alternative Facts”)
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A Brief History of Data Comms
(Treat as “Alternative Facts”)
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o
CW, RTTY (non-error-correcting “WYHIWYG”)
A Brief History of Data Comms
(Treat as “Alternative Facts”)
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o
CW, RTTY (non-error-correcting “WYHIWYG”)
o
A
utomatic
R
epeat Re
q
uest (ARQ) Data Protocols
o
Assured accuracy
o
X.25 packet switching (think “banking, ATMs” and, later, the
Internet)
A Brief History of Data Comms
(Treat as “Alternative Facts”)
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o
CW, RTTY (non-error-correcting “WYHIWYG”)
o
A
utomatic
R
epeat Re
q
uest (ARQ) Data Protocols
o
Assured accuracy
o
X.25 packet switching (think “banking, ATMs” and, later, the
Internet)
o
X.25 was adapted for amateur radio as AX.25
o
Became “Packet”
o
Dumb terminal/TNC (the “smarts”)/Transceiver
o
BBSs and mailboxes abounded
o
Text-only transfers
o
Generally 1200 baud VHF/FM
o
Assured accurate transfers
o
CCARC hosted a BBS
A Brief History … Cont’d.
(Treat as “Alternative Facts”)
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o
Along came the Internet
o
“Invented by Al Gore” (So it was claimed)
o
(The internet was actually created/developed over decades)
o
Wide World Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee (he
developed the browser concept)
o
What do you think happened to Packet?
A Brief History … Cont’d.
(Treat as “Alternative Facts”)
9
o
Along came the Internet
o
“Invented by Al Gore” (So it was claimed)
o
(The internet was actually created/developed over decades)
o
Wide World Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee (he
developed the browser concept)
o
Amateur packet went “Poof” and all but
disappeared!
Winlink (aka WL2K)
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o
Arose from the ashes of the BBSs
Winlink (aka WL2K)
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o
Arose from the ashes of the BBSs
o
Embraced the Internet
Winlink (aka WL2K)
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o
Arose from the ashes of the BBSs
o
Embraced the Internet
o
Added Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Winlink (aka WL2K)
13
o
Arose from the ashes of the BBSs
o
Embraced the Internet
o
Added Graphical User Interface (GUI)
o
Accommodated multiple protocols
o
Packet, Pactor, Winmor, (and Others)
Winlink (aka WL2K)
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o
Arose from the ashes of the BBSs
o
Embraced the Internet
o
Added Graphical User Interface (GUI)
o
Accommodated multiple protocols
o
Packet, Pactor, Winmor, (and Others)
o
Introduced Email-Over-Radio
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WHO USES WINLINK?
Winlink
Global Radio Email
Who uses WL2K?
o
Licensed Amateur Radio Operators
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Who uses WL2K?
o
Licensed Amateur Radio Operators
o
Government & NGO Public Service Orgs
27
Who uses WL2K?
o
Licensed Amateur Radio Operators
o
Government & NGO Public Service Orgs
o
Medical & Humanitarian Non-Profits
28
Who uses WL2K?
o
Licensed Amateur Radio Operators
o
Government & NGO Public Service Orgs
o
Medical & Humanitarian Non-Profits
o
EmComm Organizations
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Who uses WL2K?
o
Licensed Amateur Radio Operators
o
Government & NGO Public Service Orgs
o
Medical & Humanitarian Non-Profits
o
EmComm Organizations
o
MARS / SHARES
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Who uses WL2K?
o
Licensed Amateur Radio Operators
o
Government & NGO Public Service Organizations
o
Medical & Humanitarian Non-Profits
o
EmComm Organizations
o
MARS / SHARES
o
You!!!
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HOW TO ACCESS WL2K?
Winlink
Global Radio Email
How to access WL2K?
1. Visit
http://www.winlink.org/user
for instructions to create your account.
2. Download Winlink Express:
http://www.winlink.org/RMSExpress
3. Watch this video:
http://www.winlink.org/content/k4ref_how_to_video_series_winlink_rms_express
4. Read the program help files and configure it.
5.
Use 'Telnet' sessions to practice and experiment until you can set up your
radio installation.
Get an Account
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How to access WL2K?
How to Send Email to Winlink Address
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How to access WL2K?
o
Addressing
o
From within Winlink
o
Example -
TO:
N3JET
How to Send Email
to
Winlink Address
35
How to access WL2K?
o
Addressing
o
From outside of Winlink
o
Example -
TO:
N3JET@winlink.org
o
Subj:
//WL2K
{Subject}How to Send Email
to
Winlink Address
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How to access WL2K?
o
Addressing
o
SPAM Control
How to Send Email to Winlink Address
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How to access WL2K?
o
Addressing
o
SPAM Control
o
File Size
How to Send Email to Winlink Address
38
How to access WL2K?
o
Addressing
o
From Winlink to anywhere
o
Example -
TO:
N3JET@ARRL.net
o
May enter multiple addresses, CC and BCC
How to Send Email
from
Winlink
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How to access WL2K?
o
Outpost
o
AirMail
o
Pat
o
PacLink
o
Winlink Express
Client Programs
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How to access WL2K?
o
TELNET (TCP/IP)
o
ALE
o
APRS
o
D-Star
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AX.25 Packet
Access Via
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PACTOR (I, II, III,
IV
)
o
WINMOR
o
ARDOP
o
VARA
o
*Webmail
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The Skinny on Modes
Approximate air times needed to transfer a 4K message (after compression)
under ideal conditions:
Packet (1200) direct
2 minutes
Packet (9600) direct
1 minute
Pactor 1
15 minutes
Pactor 2
4 minutes
Pactor 3
30 seconds
Pactor 4
15 seconds
WINMOR 500
10 minutes
WINMOR 1600
3 minutes
Telnet
seconds
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WHERE DO WE GO FROM
HERE?
Winlink
Global Radio Email
Where Do We Go From Here?
44
o
Become an Operator (Winlink Client) on
VHF/UHF-FM Packet
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VHF – Local (Near-LOS)
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UHF – Very local (LOS)
Where Do We Go From Here?
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o
Become an Operator (Winlink Client) on HF SSB
o
Pactor, Winmor (and others)
o
Span hundreds, perhaps thousands, of miles
Where Do We Go From Here?
46
o
Become a RMS System Operator (Sysop)
o
Same hardware as Client Operator
o
Add Internet connection
o
Operate 24/7
o
RMS registration and software issued by the Winlink 2000
organization (There are no fees)
o
Club member John W8IS operates a 1200 baud VHF-FM RMS
in Taylorsville
o
W8IS-10/145.090 MHz (simplex)
o
The ONLY RMS in Carroll County
Resources
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Winlink.org
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Radio-Relay.org
–
Radio Relay International
o
SCS-PTC.com
–
the Pactor modem company
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ARRL General Class License Manual, Ch 6
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YouTube > “Sound Modem TNC for VHF Packet in Winlink Express”
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YouTube > “K4REF” (complete RMS Express training series)
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YouTube > “HF Pactor connection to Winlink demo” by Commsprepper
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Packet Radio > wiki.complete.org/PacketRadio
Citations
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1
https://winlink.org/content/quick_start_links_mariners_and_everyone
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2
ARRL.org
–
FCC Grants Temporary Waiver to Permit Higher Symbol
Rate Data Transmissions, 10/05/2017
o
3
ARRL.org - FCC Grants Temporary Waiver for Hurricane Lane Relief
Efforts, 8/24/2018
Questions?
Tony - KF3AK@Winlink.org
KF3AK@ARRL.net
Jeff - N3JET@Winlink.org
N3JET@ARRL.net
Questions?
Contact Jeff via Winlink!
I check WL2K daily via Packet and Webmail. Feel free to bounce test
messages off me.
From within WL2K use
TO:
N3JET
From standard email
TO:
N3JET@Winlink.org
Subj:
//WL2K
(subject)
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Message ID: WQKZGCADF1GQ
Date: 2018/10/08 21:05
From: SERVICE
To: N3JET
Source: SYSTEM
Downloaded-from: Telnet:cms.Winlink.org
Subject: INQUIRY
–
ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/marine/offshore/am/amz001.txt
Expires:201810090845;;870665
FZNT23 KNHC 082042
OFFNT3
Offshore Waters Forecast for the SW and Tropical N Atlantic and Caribbean Sea
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
442 PM EDT Mon Oct 8 2018
Offshore Waters Forecast for the Tropical N Atlantic from 07N to 22N between 55W and 64W, the SW N Atlantic S of 31N W
of 65W including Bahamas, and the Caribbean Sea.
Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.
AMZ001-090845-
Synopsis for Caribbean Sea and Tropical N Atlantic from 07N to 19N between 55W and 64W
442 PM EDT Mon Oct 8 2018
.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Michael near 22.2N 85.2W 978 mb at 5 PM EDT moving N at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 70 kt
gusts 85 kt. Michael will move to 23.7N 85.7W Tue morning, 25.7N 86.4W Tue afternoon, 27.9N 86.6W Wed morning, inland
to 30.2N 85.8W Wed afternoon, and move inland and weaken to a tropical storm near 34.5N 80.5W Thu afternoon. Michael
will become extratropical as it moves to 39.8N 68.8W Fri afternoon, and continue to 46.2N 50.0W Sat afternoon. Otherwise
and elsewhere, expect moderate trades, diminishing towards the weekend as the pressure gradient slackens even more.
$$
Delve into the progression of data communications from Morse code to modern radio email systems like Winlink. Discover the history of protocols, technologies, and the impact of the internet on amateur packet radio. Unravel the development of ARQ data protocols, X.25 packet switching, and the transition to text-only transfers. Witness the rise and fall of amateur packet radio in the face of technological advancements.
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1 Tony / KF3AK Jeff / N3JET
Overview 2 oWhat is Winlink? oWho uses it? oHow to access it? oWhere do we go from here?
Winlink Global Radio Email WHAT IS WINLINK?
A Brief History of Data Comms (Treat as Alternative Facts ) 4
A Brief History of Data Comms (Treat as Alternative Facts ) 5 o CW, RTTY (non-error-correcting WYHIWYG )
A Brief History of Data Comms (Treat as Alternative Facts ) 6 o CW, RTTY (non-error-correcting WYHIWYG ) o Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ) Data Protocols o Assured accuracy o X.25 packet switching (think banking, ATMs and, later, the Internet)
A Brief History of Data Comms (Treat as Alternative Facts ) 7 o CW, RTTY (non-error-correcting WYHIWYG ) o Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ) Data Protocols o Assured accuracy o X.25 packet switching (think banking, ATMs and, later, the Internet) o X.25 was adapted for amateur radio as AX.25 o Became Packet o Dumb terminal/TNC (the smarts )/Transceiver o BBSs and mailboxes abounded o Text-only transfers o Generally 1200 baud VHF/FM o Assured accurate transfers o CCARC hosted a BBS
A Brief History Contd. (Treat as Alternative Facts ) 8 o Along came the Internet o Invented by Al Gore (So it was claimed) o (The internet was actually created/developed over decades) o Wide World Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee (he developed the browser concept) o What do you think happened to Packet?
A Brief History Contd. (Treat as Alternative Facts ) 9 o Along came the Internet o Invented by Al Gore (So it was claimed) o (The internet was actually created/developed over decades) o Wide World Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee (he developed the browser concept) o Amateur packet went Poof and all but disappeared!
Winlink (aka WL2K) 10 o Arose from the ashes of the BBSs
Winlink (aka WL2K) 11 o Arose from the ashes of the BBSs o Embraced the Internet
Winlink (aka WL2K) 12 o Arose from the ashes of the BBSs o Embraced the Internet o Added Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Winlink (aka WL2K) 13 o Arose from the ashes of the BBSs o Embraced the Internet o Added Graphical User Interface (GUI) o Accommodated multiple protocols o Packet, Pactor, Winmor, (and Others)
Winlink (aka WL2K) 14 o Arose from the ashes of the BBSs o Embraced the Internet o Added Graphical User Interface (GUI) o Accommodated multiple protocols o Packet, Pactor, Winmor, (and Others) o Introduced Email-Over-Radio
Winlink Global Radio Email WHO USES WINLINK?
Who uses WL2K? 26 o Licensed Amateur Radio Operators
Who uses WL2K? 27 o Licensed Amateur Radio Operators o Government & NGO Public Service Orgs
Who uses WL2K? 28 o Licensed Amateur Radio Operators o Government & NGO Public Service Orgs o Medical & Humanitarian Non-Profits
Who uses WL2K? 29 o Licensed Amateur Radio Operators o Government & NGO Public Service Orgs o Medical & Humanitarian Non-Profits o EmComm Organizations
Who uses WL2K? 30 o Licensed Amateur Radio Operators o Government & NGO Public Service Orgs o Medical & Humanitarian Non-Profits o EmComm Organizations o MARS / SHARES
Who uses WL2K? 31 o Licensed Amateur Radio Operators o Government & NGO Public Service Organizations o Medical & Humanitarian Non-Profits o EmComm Organizations o MARS / SHARES o You!!!
Winlink Global Radio Email HOW TO ACCESS WL2K?
How to access WL2K? 33 Get an Account 1. Visit http://www.winlink.org/user for instructions to create your account. 2. Download Winlink Express: http://www.winlink.org/RMSExpress 3. Watch this video: http://www.winlink.org/content/k4ref_how_to_video_series_winlink_rms_express 4. Read the program help files and configure it. 5. Use 'Telnet' sessions to practice and experiment until you can set up your radio installation.
How to access WL2K? 34 How to Send Email to Winlink Address
How to access WL2K? 35 How to Send Email to Winlink Address o Addressing o From within Winlink o Example - TO: N3JET
How to access WL2K? 36 How to Send Email to Winlink Address o Addressing o From outside of Winlink o Example - TO: N3JET@winlink.org o Subj: //WL2K {Subject}
How to access WL2K? 37 How to Send Email to Winlink Address o Addressing o SPAM Control
How to access WL2K? 38 How to Send Email to Winlink Address o Addressing o SPAM Control o File Size
How to access WL2K? 39 How to Send Email from Winlink o Addressing o From Winlink to anywhere o Example - TO: N3JET@ARRL.net o May enter multiple addresses, CC and BCC
How to access WL2K? 40 Client Programs o Outpost o AirMail o Pat o PacLink o Winlink Express
How to access WL2K? 41 Access Via o TELNET (TCP/IP) o PACTOR (I, II, III, IV) o ALE o WINMOR o APRS o ARDOP o D-Star o VARA o AX.25 Packet o *Webmail
The Skinny on Modes 42 Approximate air times needed to transfer a 4K message (after compression) under ideal conditions: Packet (1200) direct Packet (9600) direct Pactor 1 Pactor 2 Pactor 3 Pactor 4 WINMOR 500 WINMOR 1600 Telnet 2 minutes 1 minute 15 minutes 4 minutes 30 seconds 15 seconds 10 minutes 3 minutes seconds
Winlink Global Radio Email WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Where Do We Go From Here? 44 o Become an Operator (Winlink Client) on VHF/UHF-FM Packet o VHF Local (Near-LOS) o UHF Very local (LOS)
Where Do We Go From Here? 45 o Become an Operator (Winlink Client) on HF SSB o Pactor, Winmor (and others) o Span hundreds, perhaps thousands, of miles
Where Do We Go From Here? 46 o Become a RMS System Operator (Sysop) o Same hardware as Client Operator o Add Internet connection o Operate 24/7 o RMS registration and software issued by the Winlink 2000 organization (There are no fees) o Club member John W8IS operates a 1200 baud VHF-FM RMS in Taylorsville o W8IS-10/145.090 MHz (simplex) o The ONLY RMS in Carroll County
Resources o Winlink.org o Radio-Relay.org Radio Relay International o SCS-PTC.com the Pactor modem company o ARRL General Class License Manual, Ch 6 o YouTube > Sound Modem TNC for VHF Packet in Winlink Express o YouTube > K4REF (complete RMS Express training series) o YouTube > HF Pactor connection to Winlink demo by Commsprepper o Packet Radio > wiki.complete.org/PacketRadio
Citations 1 https://winlink.org/content/quick_start_links_mariners_and_everyone 2 ARRL.org FCC Grants Temporary Waiver to Permit Higher Symbol Rate Data Transmissions, 10/05/2017 o o 3 ARRL.org - FCC Grants Temporary Waiver for Hurricane Lane Relief Efforts, 8/24/2018 o
Questions? Tony - KF3AK@Winlink.org KF3AK@ARRL.net Jeff - N3JET@Winlink.org N3JET@ARRL.net
Questions? Contact Jeff via Winlink! I check WL2K daily via Packet and Webmail. Feel free to bounce test messages off me. From within WL2K use TO: N3JET From standard email TO: N3JET@Winlink.org Subj: //WL2K (subject)
