* ARRL Web site offers Winlink 2000 page: The ARRL now has a Web
page devoted to Winlink 2000, the software and hardware system that links
Amateur Radio to the Internet and allows sending and receiving e-mail
messages via Amateur Radio. The League's new Winlink 2000 resource page
contains general information about Winlink 2000, including articles,
reprints, links and other useful information. A worldwide radio digital
messaging system, Winlink 2000 also offers position reporting, weather
bulletins and graphics, and emergency communication capabilities. It's
already being used extensively by radio amateurs in the sailing and cruising
communities as well as by recreational vehicle travelers, missionaries,
scientists and explorers. The ARRL Board of Directors in 2004 encouraged the
deployment within the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) of e-mail via
Amateur Radio "as exemplified by Winlink 2000" to meet the needs of served
agencies and others involved in providing disaster communications. Amateur
Radio volunteers responding to help in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
utilized Winlink 2000 with great success.
Thanks to the ARRL Letter and The American Radio Relay League for the above information.
