[aprssig] winlink

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu>
To: <HamLists at ametx.com>; <kc0czi at earthlink.net>; <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 10:37 AM
Subject: RE: [aprssig] winlink


> Wow, this is crazy.  YES, they dont work well "with WinLINK"
> software that was written only for use with full service "TNC"'s.
> but that does NOT prevent the end user from using them
> AT-ANY-TIME on ANY-WINLINK system to loggon to send
> and receive their brief Emails in ASCII mode!
>
> That is what I am talking about.  Bottom-line Amateur
> come-as-you-are connectivity.  The user  of a D7 or D700 only
> has to have any PC, Laptop, terminal, Palm device and the built
> in dumb terminal software (Hyperterm) to send and receive
> his WinLINKE messages and email from anywhere, at any time.

Bob, let me ask you this.

You are working an event or an emergency, etc.  You are known to have 
WinLink Capability.
The event coordinator has your winlink email address and sends you a file 
that needs to go to the sign-in desk.
This file is 35k.  How are you going to handle that with the D7/700?

Jim









>
> We must get people (especailly Amatuer radio users)
> away from the idea that they have to have specialized one-of
> a kind softare to communicate digitally!  And beacuse of such
> missunderstanngs to ignore and abandon the 85% of mobile
> packet users who could potnetially use this system..
>
> thanks.  I hope someone
> who uderstands plain ASCII can correct his missinterpretation
> that you refer to over on the W2LK discussion group.
>
> In otherwords, there are  many inccorect interpretations of the
> "wont work with Winlink" coment.  Yes, they wont work
> with specialized softrware at the user end not designed to
> use them.  But they WILL WORK just fine for the end
> user who uses simple terminal mode (without any special
> software) to send and recive WinLINK traffic and Email via
> any WINLINK system.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
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