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Airmail

Airmail. Email via radio!. +. +. What is Airmail?. Is an important tool in our toolbox for Emergency Communications Can use the internet to pass traffic IF it is available If the internet is down, radio is used If the internet is operating, It helps with traffic load

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Airmail

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  1. Airmail Email via radio! + + By Alan, KB2WF

  2. What is Airmail? • Is an important tool in our toolbox for Emergency Communications • Can use the internet to pass traffic IF it is available • If the internet is down, radio is used • If the internet is operating, • It helps with traffic load • It can reach outside the radio world and into the day-to-day world • Can be used on HF or VHF • Our focus is on VHF only in this session • HF networks are worldwide By Alan, KB2WF

  3. It provides email-type messaging • It looks like normal email • Meets agency needs By Alan, KB2WF

  4. It supports attachments • Small attachments can be added • Limited to text and small attachments. Typically 10 -20Kb is OK • Attachments enable: • Spreadsheets, for example • shelter residents details • Logistics supplies or needs • Photographs • Jpgs are best By Alan, KB2WF

  5. Best suited to? • Very detailed reports and lists • Need for 100% accuracy • Airmail uses error correction • Semi confidential messages By Alan, KB2WF

  6. It is NOT • Classical packet • Packet is ‘type as you go’ • Packet requires a high skill level • good knowledge of many commands • It is more prone to operator errors • But both use digipeaters • A Blackberry • Blackberries rely on a central system which may overload • Airmail is more diversified By Alan, KB2WF

  7. Typical Equipment Required A VHF Airmail station requires: • A TNC • SCS and most Kantronics TNCs • 1200bps • Almost any radio • needs audio in and audio out • A computer • Basic Windows will work! Even Win 95! By Alan, KB2WF

  8. Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Airmail Airmail Airmail Airmail Telpac TNC TNC TNC TNC TNC PC PC PC PC PC How does it connect? Airmail can connect Direct with another station I N T E R N E T To the internet via Telpac To the internet via telnet By Alan, KB2WF

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  10. Radio Radio Radio Digi or node Airmail Airmail TNC TNC TNC PC PC How is it relayed? It can be relayed via • Digipeater • KA node By Alan, KB2WF

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  12. http://winlink.org/positions/telpacpos.aspx By Alan, KB2WF

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