Howard first became interested in Winlink when it became apparent to many members of San Diego ARES ® that packet radio systems were not only far too complicated for the average ham to use during emergencies but also lacked easy access to the Internet to distribute vital Emergency Traffic. Howard set up several Winlink EMCOMM stations including those in use by the Coronado Emergency Radio Operators Inc. In 2005, Howard was appointed to ARES® National Task Force Digital Network Management Team which is working on Winlink and other protocols for ARES® EMCOMM. Howard has been involved with several Winlink EMCOMM efforts including Hurricane Ivan, Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina.

This program is designed to show you how simple and easy it is for the average ham to set up a fully functional Winlink Station without spending a Lot of Money. We will go over the simple equipment requirements. We will show you have easy and almost automatic it is to install the software. Then and most important we will show you how easy it is to send Email over Ham Radio. Finally, if there is time, we can discuss current developments in the use of Winlink for EMCOMM.