Category: Archived

Here is this weeks exercise:

Practice sending text messages to your own cell phone. If you do not use text messaging, you can send a message to my cell phone using the address in my example your received in this weeks Winlink message. I will reply back to you confirming receipt. The second part of the exercise is talking with you emergency contacts and finding out what cell providers they have and getting the address recorded either in your Winlink contacts or with pen and paper. It is up to you if you want to send messages to them to confirm it works (recommended). Last, for your check in, report back your results.

Useful links:

Using Winlink to send a text message
http://n4ser.org/2016/text-to-winlink/

Carrier Lookup – Find the original carrier of “off brand” provider (straight talk, simply mobile, etc.)
https://www.carrierlookup.com/

A good youTube tutorial on using the SMS-text message form in Winlink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCjVfdxKZaw

September 5, 2021

This last weekend, September 5, 2021, members of the Humboldt Amateur Radio Club participated in a Winlink field exercise. Members set up portable stations from Eureka to Trinidad and were given real world tasks to gather data and report that data to net control using Winlink P2P FM. The exercise was successful even though all stations experienced some problems. We were able to work through the problems to complete the task. You can read about it and see pictures of the portable stations in this after action report written by Anthony KG6LHW. If you are interested in participating in the next exercise, let me know during your next check in or you can contact Anthony directly by sending him a Winlink message at KG6LHW.

Morning:

0700-0900: 3565 kHz Dial Frequency, 3566.5 kHz Center Frequency using VARA HF
0900-1100: 147.540 MHz Simplex using VARA FM

Evening:

1700-1900: 147.540 MHz Simplex using VARA FM
1900-2100: 3565 kHz Dial Frequency, 3566.5 kHz Center Frequency using VARA HF

Thanks to everyone that checked into the net yesterday and for visiting the new website.

Dennis W6DLW messaged me about a Winlink training he is taking on Zoom with LAX ARES. The classes are every Sunday and go through August 29, 2021. Information and the recordings of the training can be viewed at www.wavetalkers.com. Thank you Dennis for the info!

There are several fires creating problems in northern California and as I write this, Humboldt County’s power is being supplied by a local plant due to lines being shut off from the Monument fire in Trinity County. Be prepared. We don’t know what could happen next.

This weeks check ins in no particular order:

KG6LHW
KN6CEH
KN6NSK
K7KY
KG6JAZ
W7ZAP
NQ6F
KE6SLS
KN6RK
W6DLW

73!
Matthew
KN6CEI