Winlink Check-out

 Click to add your agency/group name to title

 1. STATION

a. Date/Time:       

b. To:       Clear ALL "Send To" Entries.

c. From          d. Station Contact Name:            e. Initial Operator(s):    

2. SESSION

a. Type:    EXERCISE     REAL EVENT        b. Service: AMATEUR    SHARES          c. Band:  NA    Telnet    HF      VHF    UHF   SHF     

d. Session: Telnet   Packet    Pactor    Robust Packet    Ardop   VARA HF    VARA FM     Iridium Go     Mesh  

3. LOCATION

a. Location:       

b.  LATITUDE:       c. LONGITUDE:          d. MGRS:          e.GRID SQUARE:   

         LAT/LON and MGRS default to the center of the grid square listed in Express Settings,  unless a GPS is used or Lat/LON  or MGRS must be entered manually. 
         Without properly formatted GPS coordinates this form cannot be mapped in Winlink Express.

4.. COMMENTS:  Max Characters 500
 

                                                                                               Ver 5.0.6

 

 

The Check-in Form notifies net control or the agency having jurisdiction (AHJ) that a station is available. Use the CHECK-OUT form when leaving the net, changing shifts or securing the station.

Winlink Check-In Form - Initial Entry
SETUP: add your agency or group name to the form. It will remain until you change it. Clear:click on setup, delete the entry and enter a space. Then click OK.

1. STATION (Information)
a. Date/Time: automatically defaults to LOCAL time. Can be manually changed.
b. To: Enter recipient email address. Addresses in this field populate the Winlink Message To: field.
For Winlink recipients only enter the callsign or tactical address.
For internet recipients enter the email address.
Multiple addresses should be separated by semicolons (;).
c. From: Sending callsign or tactical address. Populated by Winlink message From: field.
d. Station Contact: Name of the station contact at sending station. Refers to the person with authority to send traffic. Depending on the situation that may be an emergency manager, agency personnel, radio operator, etc.
e. Initial Operator(s): Callsigns of initial operator(s) on site. Useful when the From: is a tactical address or when one or more operators are on site.

2. SESSION
Session information reflects the sender's intent. The actual session may vary.
a. Type: Select EXERCISE or REAL EVENT.
b. Service: Select AMATEUR (FCC Part 97 rules) or SHARES (NTIA rules)
c. Band: Select the band you intend to use. NA = Not available/Unknown; Telnet = Internet/Mesh; HF - High Frequency 3 MHz - 30MHz; VHF - Very High Frequency 30MHz - 300MHz; UHF = Ultra High Frequency 300MHz - 3000MHz; SHF = Super High Frequency 3000MHz and above
d. Session: Select the Winlink session you intend to use. Telnet ( via Internet); Packet; Pactor; Robust Packet;’; Ardop; VARA HF; VARA FM; Iridium Go; Mesh (via AREDN, HamNet, HamWAN, etc.)

3. LOCATION
a. Location: Enter your location. This is intended to be a tactical address, descriptor, facility, city, county, region, state, country, etc. This entry is added to the Subject line. Full street addresses are better entered in Comments instead. For precise location enter latitude and longitude or MGRS below.
b. Latitude: Enter your latitude or accept the value Winlink suggests*.
c. Longitude: Enter your longitude or accept the value Winlink suggests*.
d. MGRS: Enter your Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) coordinates or accept the value Winlink suggests.
e. Grid Square: The grid square is calculated based on your Latitude, Longitude or MGRS entries.

*COORDINATES
Winlink suggests latitude, longitude, MGRS and grid square coordinates based on
- Center of your grid square coordinates if no GPS is present and no manual entries are entered and activated in Position Reports.
- Manual coordinates manual entries have been entered and activated in Position Reports.
- GPS Coordinates if a GPS is connected to Winlink in Position Reports.
Note: form coordinates can be entered and adjusted manually and may therefore differ from the automatic coordinates Winlink attaches to each email by default in the message header.

4. COMMENTS
Enter any comments that may clarify your situation when checking in.

SAVE and LOAD
SAVE: Saves entries to a text file for later retrieval.
LOAD: Loads entries from saved text file.
Hint: Double-check your data before submitting forms with loaded data.

Winlink Message
You can copy and paste the message data to a spreadsheet. Labels and data are separated by tabs.

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