WINMOR sound card Virtual TNC for Winlink 2000 HF SSB Email.

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Winmor sound card virtual TNC for the Winlink 2000 HF SSB email system. I.e. Email from the Bundu or the High Seas.

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500 Hz

Winmor-1600-hz.jpg

1600 Hz

500MhzLaptop1.jpg

CPU usage laptop #1, 1.5 Ghz, 1 Gb RAM, Windows XP on .Net 3.5

500MhzLaptop2b.jpg

CPU usage laptop #2 (the XYL's....Shhh), also 1.5 Ghz, 1 Gb RAM, Windows XP on .Net 3.5 running less programs in the background.

The images above were created during Beta testing of RMS Express incorporating Winmor. Two laptops adjacent to each other, talking to each other through the internal soundcards and internal mikes and speakers. (Local loop, acoustic coupling).
- I.e. no RF and no radios. Soundcard quality is key. This could be an inexpensive external thumb (USB) soundcard. A bad el cheapo internal soundcard (on older laptops), gives a bad constellation display and slows the link down. Note the CPU usage for the 500 Hz bandwidth. There is NO significant increase in CPU usage for the 1600Hz bandwidth.


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RMS Express Email client allowing attachments (text files, pictures, maps, spreadsheets, GRIB files, faxes, etc.) Can connect to both Telnet (Internet) and Winmor-enabled RMS (HF Internet node) for the Winlink 2000 amateur radio email system.


Hi All,

The Ham bands in the USA and Europe are buzzing with hams testing a new digital protocol, nl WINMOR, (Soundcard virtual TNC) for the Winlink 2000 Amateur Radio messaging system. (Email via HF and VHF).

No more expensive TNC needed ?

Beta discussions are still going on on the Yahoo Winmor Group.
Actual data throughput speeds in the field of between Pactor 2 and Pactor 3 speeds have been seen by many Beta testers.
Distances of 13000 Km or more have been spanned between yachts in New Zealand and the USA west coast.

Download RMS Express (Incorporating WINMOR) here:
Look for RMS Express Full install 0.4.6.0.zip or the latest version.
Please read the installation instructions file.

Dowload:
http://www.winlink.org/WINMOR

Also definitely read "A Winmor Primer", here:
(Takes s little time to download)
http://www.winlink.org/webfm_send/109

The Yahoo WINMOR discusion Group is here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WINMOR

It works well under Windows XP.
For Windows Vista you need to create your own download directory.

Various Winmor-enabled RMS's (HF Gateways) for Winlink 2000 HF SSB Email are available in Holland, Belgium, Germany and Russia right now. Additionally, there are gateways in Australia, and of course the USA. More will certainly follow.

Have fun.

Hamsailor.
 
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Winmor sound card virtual TNC for the Winlink 2000 HF SSB email system. I.e. Email from the Bundu or the High Seas.

Winmor.jpg

500 Hz

Winmor-1600-hz.jpg

1600 Hz

500MhzLaptop1.jpg

CPU usage laptop #1, 1.5 Ghz, 1 Gb RAM, Windows XP on .Net 3.5

500MhzLaptop2b.jpg

CPU usage laptop #2 (the XYL's....Shhh), also 1.5 Ghz, 1 Gb RAM, Windows XP on .Net 3.5 running less programs in the background.

The images above were created during Beta testing of RMS Express incorporating Winmor. Two laptops adjacent to each other, talking to each other through the internal soundcards and internal mikes and speakers. (Local loop, acoustic coupling).
- I.e. no RF and no radios. Soundcard quality is key. This could be an inexpensive external thumb (USB) soundcard. A bad el cheapo internal soundcard (on older laptops), gives a bad constellation display and slows the link down. Note the CPU usage for the 500 Hz bandwidth. There is NO significant increase in CPU usage for the 1600Hz bandwidth.


RMS-Express-screenshot.gif

RMS Express Email client allowing attachments. Can connect to both Telnet (Internet) and Winmor-enabled RMS (HF Internet node) for the Winlink 2000 amateur radio email system.


Hi All,

The Ham bands in the USA and Europe are buzzing with hams testing a new digital protocol, nl WINMOR, (Soundcard virtual TNC) for the Winlink 2000 Amateur Radio messaging system. (Email via HF and VHF).

No more expensive TNC needed ?

Beta discussions are still going on on the Yahoo Winmor Group.

Download the RMS Express from the Yahoo Winmor Group (FREE for now) under "Files" to the left:
Look for RMS Express Full install 0.4.6.0.zip or the latest version.
Please read the installation instructions file.
Sign in to your free Yahoo account (or create it), if you cannot open this direct link to the Winmor Yahoo Group:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WINMOR

Also see:
http://www.winlink.org/WINMOR

Also definitely read "A Winmor Primer", here:
(Takes s little time to download)
http://www.winlink.org/webfm_send/109

It works well under Windows XP.
For Windows Vista you need to create your own download directory.

Various Winmor-enabled RMS's (HF Gateways) for Winlink 2000 HF SSB Email are available in Holland, Belgium, Germany and Russia right now. More will certainly follow.

Have fun.

Hamsailor.

It is certainly gathering momentum and once there is an established network of gateways maybe a good alternative. Just a pity our rules in the UK regarding unattended operation make it difficult to set up a gateway for 24/7
hence the reason so many Irlp and Echo link nodes close down when the sysops are out of town.
 
WINMOR HF SSB Email traffic rises sharply.

Winmor connections to the Winlink 2000 HF Email system surpasses total Pactor 1 and Pactor 2 connections.

International Winmor connections to the Winlink 2000 HF Email system surpassed total Pactor 1 and Pactor 2 connections for the first time last month.

See the evidence here:
http://www.winlink.org/SystemTraffic

Hamsailor.
 
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Winmor Beta Testing concludes.

Hi All,

The WINMOR sound card Virtual TNC Beta testing is over.
The software is robust and works fast and well.
Now anybody with a Ham license can send and receive email via HF SSB over thousands of miles on the Winlink 2000 system - for FREE. Later, a donation of $39 will be required.

Download the software here:
Look for RMS Express 1.0.0.0 Full Install.zip
Also read A Winmor Primer.pdf

http://www.winlink.org/WINMOR

Hamsailor
 
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