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WL2K IN FLORIDA
2006
Making Winlink 2000 work in Florida
Presented by
L. E. ‘bud’ Thompson - N0IA
Deltona, Florida
2006 NATIONAL HURRICANE CONFERENCE
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
APRIL 11, 2006
The Florida peninsula is generally represented by North, Central, and South regions.
Nearly 17.5 million people live in 67 counties covering 58,560 square miles.
North
South
Central
2006
Width East to West across North Florida 361 miles. Length North to South 447 miles
2006
USER ACCESS TO WL2K E-MAIL SYSTEM
HF – To any PMBO / RMS station using Pactor
VHF – UHF – To any Telpac Node using Packet
50 PMBO/RMS worldwide, four in Florida
1024 Telpac Nodes worldwide
287 Telpac Nodes active – 25 in Florida
2006
EMCOMMS IN E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
THE BASIS FOR HAM RADIO EMCOMMS IS COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS
2006
TELPAC NODES VHF PACKET ENTRY POINTS
TO WL2K E-MAIL IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
EMCOMMS IN E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
EMCOMMS IN E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
SHELTERS IN VOLUSIA COUNTY SHELTERS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY
A main responsibility of ARES groups is providing communications for shelters
EMCOMMS – E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
DISCUSSING ACTIVITIES AT HAM RADIO SHACK
IN THE SEMINOLE COUNTY EOC
TRAINING SESSION IN SEMINOLE COUNTY EOC
EMCOMMS – E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
WORKSHOP ON E-MAIL OVER HAM RADIO
(SEMINOLE COUNTY EOC APRIL 2005)
TRAINING IS PARAMOUNT
EMCOMMS – E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
WORKSHOP ON E-MAIL OVER HAM RADIO
(HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY EOC AUGUST 2005)
PACKET FOOTPRINT
EMCOMMS IN E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
COVERAGE FOR 2006 HURRICANE SEASON – E. CEN FLORIDA
All or parts of six counties – 1.7 million people 2,200 square miles.
Three EMCOMMs PMBOS for hubbing
13 Telpac Nodes
EOCs, shelters, hospitals, any site that wants WL2K capability
One HF PMBO
15 - 20 tactical-capable WL2K e-mailers.
And click on
FOR INTERNET REFERENCES TO WL2K GO TO
www.fadca.org
Link to the WL2K Resources
For Articles & Publications about Winlink 2000 go to
www.winlink.org/news.htm