RCARES Winlink digital net procedures

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A Winlink digital net is in many ways very similar to a standard net on phone or CW. There are some differences though that will come into play due to the differences in the communication medium used.

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General net procedures

Timestamps in email will be official time.

Winlink liaison station duties

Once checked in, the liaison station should send a message back to net control confirming check ins / check outs. The liaison station should identify the net control station.

Digital net control duties

Follow normal ICS and Net control protocols utilizing Winlink

Secondary information

If needed, net control / liaison will send additional requested information from the net.


Checking in and out

When Checking into the net, send a Winlink message to active net control RCARES net control list and Digital AEC KB9MMA and net manager WB9USI.
Put in field CC: kb9mma@winlink.org;wb9usi@winlink.org

(Please note that the ; or , delimiter may be different check your email software for details)

In message please state check-in / checkout or both in subject and also state reply Winlink address.

Example message:

From:kb9mma@winlink.org
TO:n9rgx@WINLINK.ORG
CC:wb9usi@winlink.org;kb9mma@winlink.org
Subject: Check-in / checkout
Body:
Please check me in and out of the net
I will be available on Winlink if needed.
please reply to kb9mma@winlink.org with time checked in
thanks 
Jim 
KB9MMA