<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>So is WICEN opting for Pactor or Winmor? We seem to have a foot in each camp without firm direction for the future? </div><div><br></div><div>Personally I can't afford a Pactor modem. I doubt if I'm the only one in that boat!!</div><div><br></div><div>Offer made to Dirk re HF monitoring and Winmor stuff as per copy below - no response from Dirk yet - probably a bit busy!!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers - Tim, VK3MIT.</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hi Dirk;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I still have a work commitment <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">on Saturday night</a> that precludes me from being “on site”, but I may be OK to assist with HF.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I am available Saturday up to 1500, then from <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">midnight Saturday night</a> through all day Sunday for anything HF – 80/40 or whatever suits. I’m in Wangaratta; it may prove beneficial from a propagation point of view to have someone a bit further away than Melbourne on deck.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My Winlink HF Email Gateway will be running too, of course. It usually sits on 40 metres, but this can be changed to suit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Is this of any help to you?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cheers – Tim Mc Bain.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">VK3MIT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">WinLink Gateway: VK3MIT-5<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">EchoLink Node Provider: VK3MIT-L<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">IRLP Node Owner: 6363<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="mailto:Vk3mit@gmail.com">Vk3mit@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="tel:0428%20387%20599" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2/1">0428 387 599</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> wicenvic [<a href="mailto:wicenvic-bounces@vic.wicen.org.au" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3">mailto:wicenvic-bounces@vic.wicen.org.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dirk Versluys<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 25 March 2015 10:44 PM<br><b>To:</b><a href="mailto:wicenvic@vic.wicen.org.au" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5">wicenvic@vic.wicen.org.au</a><br><b>Subject:</b> WICEN Vic: Pajero Challenge 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dear WICEN members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As most of you will know, the Pajero Challenge is on this weekend in Gippsland, north of Walhalla.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As a result of a late change in numbers assisting with the running of the event, I’m putting a message out to everyone in case there are another one or two potential operators who may have been unsure about attending but now have the time available. We will manage on the numbers we have, but I would prefer to be comfortable with numbers to make the operations run smoothly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I would also appreciate hearing from anyone who can monitor HF for a few hours in Melbourne. We will be making regular check in’s and as there is limited phone access in the area, we may require the use of a link to someone via HF that can contact emergency services. If you can assist, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thanks for your consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dirk Versluys<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Phone/Fax: <a href="tel:61%203%209879-8384" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="7">61 3 9879-8384</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Mobile: <a href="tel:0428%20240-073" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="8">0428 240-073</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Radio: VK3FPAJ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Email: <a href="mailto:versluys@optusnet.com.au">versluys@optusnet.com.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <a href="mailto:marysvillemagic@optusnet.com.au">marysvillemagic@optusnet.com.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://11" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="11">P.O. Box 2333</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://11" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="11">Ringwood North VIC 3134</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p><br>Sent from my iThing.</div><div><br>On 27 Mar 2015, at 17:42, John and Bronwyn Morrissey <<a href="mailto:jbmorrissey@netspace.net.au">jbmorrissey@netspace.net.au</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Hi Mark, Dirk</span><br><span></span><br><span>Another proven option for email is the Pactor system.</span><br><span></span><br><span>I will have the system with me (I always bring it), and there are 3 network</span><br><span>stations (gateways) which run 24/7 with good coverage into this area. </span><br><span></span><br><span>My own network station has very good 24 hrs coverage for this area and we</span><br><span>have other options too (frequency / location). I will make sure I leave it</span><br><span>in high power (400W) mode. </span><br><span></span><br><span>I will be setting up early as I am also setting up the repeater for the</span><br><span>first part of the course and I will be at that location at least until very</span><br><span>late Saturday with the option to stay longer. </span><br><span></span><br><span>If AWI can nominate some email addresses tomorrow (or even tonight), I can</span><br><span>easily mail them. </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Cheers, John VK3ZRX</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-----Original Message-----</span><br><span>From: wicenvic [<a href="mailto:wicenvic-bounces@vic.wicen.org.au">mailto:wicenvic-bounces@vic.wicen.org.au</a>] On Behalf Of Mark</span><br><span>Dods</span><br><span>Sent: Friday, 27 March 2015 5:21 PM</span><br><span>To: <a href="mailto:wicenvic@vic.wicen.org.au">wicenvic@vic.wicen.org.au</a></span><br><span>Subject: Re: WICEN Vic: //WL2K HF net at Pajero</span><br><span></span><br><span>I'm planning to try and poll the DPW and MIT gateways from the Pajero on </span><br><span>Saturday evening.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Paul W, can I just clarify your comments below? Where do I nominate the MPU?</span><br><span></span><br><span>Mark.</span><br><span></span><br><span>On 27/03/2015 4:43 PM, <a href="mailto:dromana@drivein.net.au">dromana@drivein.net.au</a> wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>John & All,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I absolutely agree.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>It may not be the same as an actual voice conversation in a life/death </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>situation, bit so long a people are monitoring their smart phones </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Email, and a number of them, there should be good response.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>By the way, my gateway is running in Radio-Only mode Winmor & Pactor.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>You may have received a rather rude comment to use another RMS.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I have pulled the Internet you can get used to using the Hybrid system.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Instead of selecting WL2K Winmor etc. from the dropdown, choose </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Radio-Only Winmor etc. (Adds a -T to your callsign). Also, nominate </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the MPU (Message Pickup Gateways), to collect your Email. (VK3DPW </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>could be one of them).</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Messages sent are usually sent on to the next RMS gateway within 1 or </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>2 minutes. Receiving messages seems to take about 5 min (depends how </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>long your message is !</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Paul Whitaker</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>VK3DPW</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 27/03/2015 11:07:00 AM, <a href="mailto:vk3cvf@winlink.org">vk3cvf@winlink.org</a> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>See that Dirk is asking for somebody to monitor HF for the Pajero </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Rally.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Why can't we find somebody at the event to string up a HF antenna </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>and use RMS express to send back reports every couple of hours. This </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>can be sent to a group address so it arrives a various peoples smart </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>phone.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Either get serious about its use or lets just forget about it....</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>[Read receipt requested]</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>[Read receipt requested]</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>=====</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>This message was sent using Winlink, a free radio email system </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>provided by the Amateur Radio Safety Foundation and volunteers </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>worldwide. 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See </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://www.winlink.org/help">www.winlink.org/help</a> for additional information.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>wicenvic mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:wicenvic@vic.wicen.org.au">wicenvic@vic.wicen.org.au</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://vic.wicen.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wicenvic_vic.wicen.org.au">http://vic.wicen.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wicenvic_vic.wicen.org.au</a></span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>Regards,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Mark Dods, VK3ZR <a href="mailto:madods@optusnet.com.au">madods@optusnet.com.au</a></span><br><span>QF22NE</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>wicenvic mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:wicenvic@vic.wicen.org.au">wicenvic@vic.wicen.org.au</a></span><br><span><a href="http://vic.wicen.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wicenvic_vic.wicen.org.au">http://vic.wicen.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wicenvic_vic.wicen.org.au</a></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>wicenvic mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:wicenvic@vic.wicen.org.au">wicenvic@vic.wicen.org.au</a></span><br><span><a href="http://vic.wicen.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wicenvic_vic.wicen.org.au">http://vic.wicen.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wicenvic_vic.wicen.org.au</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>