| ARESCOM
Here is a step-by-step plan to implement ARESCOM
by Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., VE3GFW/K6
Phase 1
1. Get your own Airmail program working on packet (Win95, Win98, NT, Win2K, XP)
2. Help one other person learn how to run Airmail on packet
3. Send messages back and forth on VHF or UHF FM simplex
4. Send some attachments
Phase 2
5. Send messages back and forth through a packet digipeater
6. Send messages back and forth through a packet node or switch
7. Coach others how to install, configure and use Airmail
Phase 3
8. Get a VHF/UHF Telpac gateway station going (Win98, Win2K, XP)
9. Send and receive messages through the Telpac gateway station
10. Send and receive messages with attachments through the Telpac gateway station
11. Send and receive messages through a packet digipeater or node to the Telpac gateway station
Phase 4
12. Go to your emergency management office
a. Park your car outside, with a KaNode in it (KPC3 into a mobile rig)
b. Carry in your laptop, KPC3 and hand-held radio
c. Compose a message for one of them, using their e-mail address
d. connect to your mobile node
e. connect to the Telpac gateway
f. send your message
g. tell the EMA person to go and read his e-mail (may take a few minutes)
Phase 5
13. Learn how to install and use Paclink or Paclink AGW (Win2K,XP)
NOTE PACKLINK WILL WORK WITH SOUND CARDS AND DOES NOT NEED A TNC
14. Coach others how to install, configure and use Paclink AGW
15. Provide a demonstration of the seamless way Paclink and Paclink AGW an allow EMA access to the packet system
Phase 6
16. Install a VHF or UHF Winlink 2000 PMBO at the emergency management office
Phase 7
17. Consider adding HF capabilities where appropriate
The software is available here:
www.airmail2000.com
www.winlink.org/client.htm
A document with examples of portable Winlink stations are available for download from here. Be forewarned, this is a 5 MB file.
http://www.arrlstx.org/digital/index.htm
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Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., VE3GFW/K6
"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"
11:00 AM 10/23/2004 posted on the Illinois ARES pages
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