Site update is now complete.

Thanks for the patience!

Good thing is I didn't loose anything this time!

Shawn,

KD6OJI

Greetings

It is my pleasure to announce the availability of official CCARES shirts to our members beginning this coming Monday evening at the PARK meeting.

It is our desire to present ourselves as profession, trained communicators.  These shirts are intended to clearly identify our members during activations.  It is intended that the CCARES patch, your name and call sign be the only markings.

You can order your shirt by downloading the order form in the download section of this web site.

Follow the instructions and present your order form to our representative at the PARK or MARC meetings. Chadwick, KD5UMO will be our PARK rep. and Rick, W5TUX will be our rep at the MARC meetings.

My thanks go to Chadwick for the amount of time and effort he put into making this happen.

As usual, if you have any questions just drop me a line.

Regards,

Bruce

N5BYL

CCARES EC

Major changes to Winlink 2000 User Software and network sites.

Winlink 2000 Sysops have been working for several months on improving the software used with this mode. Changes and Beta testing have been extensive.  We are now at the point of migrating over to the new software programs that are being released.

Here is a quick summary:

• Airmail will no longer be supported.
• Paclink AGW and Paclink Post Office are being replaced with Paclink MP.
• Telpac Node software is being replaced with RMS Packet software.
• Our local PMBO station is converting to running RMS Packet software with RMS Relay.

During this past week our local PMBO and our Telpac Nodes have been converted to the new software.  At this point all indications are that these changes have gone smoothly and basically our network is up and running.  I appreciate the efforts of those involved.

Those of you that have installed and used Paclink AGW and Paclink Post Office in the past are encouraged to change over to Paclink MP as soon as possible.  Instructions for downloading and installing Paclink MP are obtained by going to Winlink.org web site. Documentation is well done and easy to follow.  You will find that this new upgrade is much, much easier to install and use.  Of course if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask. Copies of the software are not going to be provided on our Yahoo site or Collinares web site because updates are ongoing and automatic once the new software is installed.

Members who have not gotten on board with this mode, now is a great time. 

I wish to take this opportunity to thank those members in our group who have supported this important segment of our emergency communications capabilities by providing net work stations that are available 24/7, ready to go into action if ever the need arises.

I would encourage others to become a part of this effort.  Please contact me at any time.

Bruce

N5BYL

CCARES EC