Download - Winlink Express
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Winlink ExpressQuick Start Setup Guide
W3XOX Kevin P. LearRev. 2
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Winlink Express can be downloaded form the following page link
• https://www.winlink.org/WinlinkExpress
• Direct Download
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Double click the downloaded Zip file
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With the zip file open select “Extract to”
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Extract to a location you can remember and navigate to.
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Double click on the Winlink Express setup file to begin setup.
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Allow the default location and click “Next”
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Place a checkmark in the “Create a desktop shortcut” box. Click “Next”
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Click the “Install” button.
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Be sure the “Launch Winlink Express” box is checked and click “Finish”
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If Windows displays this box click “More info”
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Now click “Run Anyway”
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If you don’t know your Grid Square follow the link below before continuing.
• http://www.levinecentral.com/ham/grid_square.php
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Enter your Call Sign, Password, Password recovery Email address, Contact information(optional, I put my Name, City, State, Zip code), Grid Square.
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Winlink will prompt you for a registration key. Registration is Voluntary and NOT REQUIRED to
use the program.
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Although not required please support the “Amateur Radio Safety Foundation, Inc” if you can, to help promote further development of this and other software projects. Click ”Register Winlink”
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Registration is $24.00 Per Callsign.
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If prompted to update forms, choose “Update Now”
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You should receive notification that forms have been updated.
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If prompted to update program version choose “Update”
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We will first focus on the “Winlink Express” window, we will left click on “Message” and then
“New Message”
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In the “Message box” Type W3XOX into the “To” window. “Testing my Winlink Setup” into the
subject line and a short message into the body of the message.
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When finished composing the message, left click on “Post to Outbox”
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Your newly composed message should now show in your “Outbox”
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We will now choose our session type from the drop down menu.
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At this point please be sure your radio is connected to your computer and turned on. We
will select “Winmor Winlink” session protocol, and then click the “Open Session”(That doesn’t look
like a button)
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At this point we need to make sure Windows system sounds do not play across your radio. We will right click on the speaker icon at the bottom
right of your screen near the clock.
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We will left click on “Open Sound Settings”
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Under “Sound Output” select the drop down box and select your standard speakers or soundcard.
Do not select “USB AUDIO CODEC”
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Select the “Sound Input” drop down box and choose “USB AUDIO CODEC”.
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We will now left click on “Advanced Sound Options” to select it.
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You may have to left click the drop down boxes for “Winmor Sound Card TNC” and change it from
“Default” to “USB AUDIO CODEC”.
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We will now return to the “Winmor WinlinkSession” window.
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Select “Settings” and then Winmor TNC Setup”.
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From the drop down of the “Winmor Capture Device” and the Winmor Playback Device” we will select “USB Audio Codec” Then Click Update.
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Now click on settings and select “Radio Setup”
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Now for the tricky part. Select your radio from the drop down list. You may need to consult your manual for address, Baud rate speed, RTS, DTR. If you get stuck here send me an email to [email protected] and we will set up a date/time for me to assist you through this step
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We will now update the channel selection by clicking on “Channel Selection”
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Once selected it may auto update the first time. Select “Yes”
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Once selected it may auto update. If it does not auto update select “Update via Internet” in the case of no internet you can “Update via Radio”
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This table is arranged highest to lowest Reliability for connection according to the most recent “Solar
Flux Index” or SFI. You may need to scroll to the top of the list.
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You may select a channel in one of two ways. Double clicking on the desired channel or by left
clicking on the channel and then on “Select”.
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Once the channel has been selected it will appear in the “Winmor Winlink Session” box. Note that
the selected frequency is the “Center Frequency” and not the “Dial Frequency”
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We now need to focus on the “ Winmor Sound Card” Window to determine if the selected
frequency is busy, indicated by the “Busy Detector”. If you can not see this window you may
have to use “Alt+Tab” to move to it.
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If the “Busy Detector” indicates “Channel Clear” we can left click on “Start”
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Your radio will now go into and out of transmit as the connection to the server is made and the
message passed.
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When the “Session Window” shows ”Completed Send Of Message” and then “Disconnected” you have successfully sent your first Winlink message.
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If you are having trouble connecting to a selected server, select a different server and try to connect
again.
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Thank you for viewing my Winlink Quick Start Setup Guide. I hope it was helpful to you. Please
feel free to email me with questions, comments or ways to improve it: