*** Winlink Wednesday (Episode #334) ***
2/1/2023
This being the first Wednesday of the month, weather snapshots are requested; see below for details (no attachments of any type, please). Standard check-ins are always welcome.
WHO: All amateur radio operators
WHAT: Winlink Wednesday
WHEN: Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 0000-2359 ET (UTC: 0500 Wed - 0459 Thu)
HOW: This net will accept check-ins via Winlink only. Send a check-in via any RMS during the timeframe above, or participate in one or both of the P2P sessions below.
Please do not use a "Telnet Winlink" connection (which defeats the purpose of Winlink). The goal is to have the message leave your station via RF.
Please remember to use the correct format for check-in, as shown below (check-in message on a SINGLE LINE), or with optional weather snapshot on a second line, over an RF connection.
To: KN4LQN (or alternate NCS, as appropriate)
Subject: Winlink Wednesday Check-In
Message body: call sign, first name, city or town, county, state (HF or VHF, etc.)
observation time, weather conditions, temperature <<<--- WEATHER ON SECOND LINE
See example in my signature line, below.
PEER-TO-PEER SESSIONS:
Morning session: 0730-0930 ET, (UTC: 1230 - 1430), ARDOP P2P, several frequencies (see chart below).
Net Control Stations - Morning P2P Session
Please check in through ONLY ONE of these stations each week. |
| Role | Station | Dial Frequency | Width (Hz) | Operator | Location |
| Primary | KN4LQN | 3582 kHz | 2000/500 | David Elkins | Chesterfield County |
| Alternate | KE4KEW | 3565 kHz | 2000/500 | Martin Krupinski | Augusta County |
| Alternate | KM4DC | 3596 kHz | 2000/500 | Don McCubbin | Fairfax County |
| Alternate | W4RJG | 7111 kHz | 500 | Rory Griffin | Halifax County |
| Messages sent to Alternate NCS must be addressed to the receiving station. |
Evening session: 1900-2130 ET, (UTC: 0000 Thu - 0230 Thu), VARA HF P2P, several frequencies (see chart below).
Net Control Stations - Evening P2P Session
Please check in through ONLY ONE of these stations each week. |
| Role | Station | Dial Frequency | Width (Hz) | Operator | Location |
| Primary | KN4LQN | 3582 kHz | 2300/500 | David Elkins | Chesterfield County |
| Alternate | KE4KEW | 3565 kHz | 2300/500 | Martin Krupinski | Augusta County |
| Alternate | KM4DC | 3596 kHz | 2300/500 | Don McCubbin | Fairfax County |
| Alternate | W4RJG | 7111 kHz | 500 | Rory Griffin | Halifax County |
| Alternate | K0RVW | 14087 kHz | 2300/500 | Ken van Wyk | Fairfax County |
| Messages sent to Alternate NCS must be addressed to the receiving station. |
Watch Facebook for details when active.
On Thursday, all check-ins will be acknowledged, and a net report and complete roster will be published to the Web.
73,
KN4LQN, David, Chesterfield, VA (HF)
2000L, cloudy, calm, 44dF
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