GE, Operators. Sorry for the delay.
 
Welcome to Week #155.
 
It’s a good idea to keep radio operators accounted for during an activation. A voice net may be an option, but you can track station status passively via Winlink as well.

The Exercise:
You are operating at a shelter. Its name is the phonetic of the first letter of your first name. For example: Tim would be Shelter Tango.
Open a Winlink Check-in Form (Select Template/Standard Templates/ MAPPING-GIS forms/Winlink Check-in)
Put your shelter name in the Header by clicking on the SETUP button.
In the TO: box, put SNJOEM and the three operators’ callsigns that follow you own callsign in the list below. (If you’re at the end, cycle back to the top of the list)
 
FROM: Your callsign. STATION CONTACT NAME is you. INTIAL OPERATOR is Brian Smedley.
Fill in the appropriate SESSION data.
LOCATION: Hope Hospital parking lot, near Emergency Room.
Insert your location information, either manually (LAT/LONG) or with GPS. NOTE:  Without properly formatted GPS coordinates this form cannot be mapped in Winlink Express.
We will be mapping, so make every effort to get your coordinates right.

In the COMMENT section put: THIS IS DRILL and a brief Status Report for your shelter (feel free to use the stock suggestions in the form)

Wait 24hrs; open Winlink and click on the Message tab. Select Generate Maps and CSV files for forms. In the Select Form drop down click on Winlink Check-in. Choose a map provider and click on Display Map. You should see the three messages that were sent to you. You may have to zoom out depending on the sender’s location.
 
That’s it. Have fun!
73
Tim
SNJOEM
 
PS: If you’re not on the list, shoot me a Winlink email and I’ll make sure you get a message or two.
 
Here’s the list:
 
AE5ME
AI3KS
K5ANP
KC3CEW
KC3QLX
KC3SDA
KD2ALQ
KD2DVW
KD2SPJ
KD2VQA
KD2WDN
KE2ALG
KG7WFQ
N1GB
N2JLF
N2KDX
N2MHO
N2PEZ
N2RZZ
N2WHV
N3OJP
N4DPH
NK1N
NU3E
NY3J
W0HU
W2ILT
W2KBF
W2RDS
W4WTN
WX2NJ
NJ2N