[chirp_users] Introduction & Question

[Jon S]

How exactly do you connect via RF for winlink?

> On Aug 8, 2016, at 16:52, Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 5:37 PM, Richard B. Emerson
> <pavilion at pinefields.com> wrote:
>> Hello - I'm new to 2m and just started groping my way into what I need
>> to know. I've held a General ticket for a couple of years. However, my
>> main interest is PACTOR comms via Winlink while aboard our sailboat (/MM
>> or /C6A). We've been to the Bahamas few times; having Winlink to back up
>> other options is great.
>> 
>> I inherited a Baofeng UV-5RE Plus from a friend, sadly SK. At this point
>> I'm able to program the radio, etc. My biggest concern is a way to
>> organize the entries. That is, being NW of Philadelphia, I want the 2m
>> repeaters for the counties/areas I'm most likely to be in. So far, so
>> good. Repeater Book is my friend. But! Is there some way to tag a
>> cluster of calls with at least the country name in some form? I guess I
>> could add a two letter code to the back of each call, but if I'm missing
>> a useful option...?
>> 
>> 73 de KC3DOO
>> Rick Emerson
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Rick,
> 
> You are limited to 7 characters because that is the maximum that the
> radio supports for channel names. You may have to use the callsign
> suffix followed by whatever "code" you come up with. You might even
> have to insert a "V" or "U" for the callsigns that have repeaters on
> both VHF and UHV bands.
> 
> Jim KC9HI
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