Do yourself a favor and get pat for doing your Winlink stuff. Run it from the command line. Bask in the awesomeness that is old school communication!
#Winlink
#FediFridayWinlinkNet check-in complete! If your station can do Winlink, you should too!
Follow #FFWN for details.
It is almost time to check in to the #FediFridayWinlinkNet!
Send your #Winlink message between 0000-2359 UTC Friday February 6.
Try to use a different band or mode to check in each week.
To: FFWN
Subject: check-in
Message body line1: [callsign], [firstname], [city], [state/province/locale], [country], [mastodon username], [VHF/HF/APRS/Telnet, etc]
Message body line2: Do you use any non-amateur band mesh networking, such as meshtastic or meshcore? If so, what do you use? [Y/N, open response]
Message body line3: Do you agree to have your callsign shared in the check-in list? [Y or N/opt-out]
Follow #FFWN for details and conversation, and be sure to check the net webpage at https://w0rmt.net/ffwn/ for a list of weekly check-ins and responses to the question of the week.
Please boost for reach!
We had 25 stations from 4 countries check into this week's #FediFridayWinlinkNet ! Please welcome some of our new stations: KF0MLS , KF0VXO, and KO6HDG.
The question of the week and responses: Have you used a 3D printer? 15 (N), 10 (Y)
The net webpage has been updated at https://w0rmt.net/ffwn/ and confirmation messages are being sent via #Winlink
See you all next week!
It is time to check in to the #FediFridayWinlinkNet! Sorry for the delay in posting this week's announcement. It was sent out via Winlink on Wednesday
Send your #Winlink message between 0000-2359 UTC Friday January 30.
Try to use a different band or mode to check in each week.
To: FFWN
Subject: check-in
Message body line1: [callsign], [firstname], [city], [state/province/locale], [country], [mastodon username], [VHF/HF/APRS/Telnet, etc]
Message body line2: Have you used a 3D printer? [Y/N]
Message body line3: Do you agree to have your call sign shared in the net roster? [Y or N/opt-out]
Follow #FFWN for details and conversation, and be sure to check the net webpage at https://w0rmt.net/ffwn/ for a list of weekly check-ins and responses to the question of the week.
It is almost time to check in to the #FediFridayWinlinkNet!
Send your #Winlink message between 0000-2359 UTC Friday January 23.
Try to use a different band or mode to check in each week.
To: FFWN
Subject: check-in
Message body line1: [callsign], [firstname], [city], [state/province/locale], [country], [mastodon username], [VHF/HF/APRS/Telnet, etc]
Message body line2: Do you use DMR on V/UHF and if so, what networks and talkgroups do you frequent? [Y/N, open response]
Message body line3: Do you agree to have your callsign shared in the check-in list? [Y or N/opt-out]
Follow #FFWN for details and conversation, and be sure to check the net webpage at https://w0rmt.net/ffwn/ for a list of weekly check-ins and responses to the question of the week.
Someone on the IC-9100 groups.io list asked about using packet with this radio which prompted me to see if that's still working for me. I fired up Winlink Express to retrieve the #FFWN reply over the WA3WLH-10 node using the CMLBK digi, but got no response. I then tried W3AVP-10 node using two digis (CMLBK, PINEGV) and that worked and got my reply (🙏 @bud_t !). It's good to have options in case the local internet infrastructure goes kerflooey. 😄
We had 26 check-ins from 4 countries for this week's #FediFridayWinlinkNet
The net webpage has been updated at https://w0rmt.net/ffwn/ and confirmation messages have been sent via #Winlink
This week's question and responses: Besides Mastodon, what other online platforms, apps, or social media do you use for ham radio discussions?
-Signal
-Ham club meeting
-Ham club discord
-Discord, irc, groups.io
-Bluesky
-groups.io, slack
-groups.io, Signal
-Matrix, Signal, DeltaChat
-Bluesky, discord, telegram, matrix
-groups.io
-gmail groups, groups.io
-groups.io
-YouTube, Facebook, Instagram
-Bluesky, Facebook, old forums, discord
-Reddit
-X, discord
-Discord
-none
-YouTube, Telegram
-Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Discord, Swarm, YouTube
-groups.io
-Facebook, Slack, discord
-none
-Bluesky, groups.io, email lists
-Discord, slack
-QRZ
Be sure to follow #FFWN
See you next week!
It is almost time to check in to the #FediFridayWinlinkNet!
Send your #Winlink message between 0000-2359 UTC Friday January 16.
Try to use a different band or mode to check in each week.
To: FFWN
Subject: check-in
Message body line1: [callsign], [firstname], [city], [state/province/locale], [country], [mastodon username], [VHF/HF/APRS/Telnet, etc]
Message body line2: Besides Mastodon, what other online platforms, apps, or social media do you use for ham radio discussions? [open response]
Message body line3: Do you agree to have your callsign shared in the check-in list? [Y or N/opt-out]
Follow #FFWN on mastodon for details and conversation, and be sure to check the net webpage at https://w0rmt.net/ffwn/ for a list of weekly check-ins and responses to the question of the week.
We had 22 check-ins to this week's #FediFridayWinlinkNet
The net webpage has been updated at https://w0rmt.net/ffwn/ and confirmation messages have been sent via #Winlink
This week's question and responses: Are you planning on participating in Winter Field Day? 11 (N), 1 (maybe), 10 (Y)
See you next week!
It is almost time to check in to the #FediFridayWinlinkNet!
Send your #Winlink message between 0000-2359 UTC Friday January 9.
Try to use a different band or mode to check in each week.
To: FFWN
Subject: check-in
Message body line1: [callsign], [firstname], [city], [state/province/locale], [country], [mastodon username], [VHF/HF/APRS/Telnet, etc]
Message body line2: Are you planning on participating in Winter Field Day on 1/24-1/25? [Y/N]
Message body line3: Do you agree to have your callsign shared in the check-in list? [Y or N/opt-out]
Please boost!
I just sent the weekly #FediFridayWinlinkNet announcement out over #Winlink, so check those messages! I will also post it here on mastodon tomorrow.
We had 21 check-ins to this wek's #FediFridayWinlinkNet
This week's questions was "What is one ham radio goal you have for this upcoming year?" Here are the responses (I sense a them lol):
- Do more POTA/SOTA and other portable ops (since operating HF from my home is difficult)
- To do more portable HF in warm month, because I've got no psssibility to do HF at home
- Trying for the AMSAT reverse rover award.
- Winlink participation in the many different nets, 365 days of the year
- Get my station and antennas setup and back on air after moving into new home in late 2025
- Only one? :-) Probably it's keep exploring as-yet undiscovered corners of the hobby
- I really have three goals for 2026 - learn to send Winlink messages and participate in the FFWN(accomplished via..this message!), complete as many of the 2026 HamChallenges as possible, and to learn and use CW
- Get at least 2 POTA activations per month.
- Put up a tower and rotatable multi channel dipole
- Getting a Winlink Gateway established in the shack and start using Lora APRS
- Oof, just do more radio!
- Do more voice contacts over HF
- 25 SOTA activations
- A bit more operating in the field
- Start using AREDN for packet; get my General
- More POTA
- Work on my rusty CW skills
- >50 SOTA activations
- Hopefully I'll get on the air in 2026
- Setup a 2nd HF station in CA
Confirmation messages are being sent via #Winlink and the net webpage has been updated at https://w0rmt.net/ffwn/
See you all next week!
It is time to check in to the first #FediFridayWinlinkNet of 2026!
Send your #Winlink message between 0000-2359 UTC Friday January 2.
Try to use a different band or mode to check in each week.
To: FFWN
Subject: check-in
Message body line1: [callsign], [firstname], [city], [state/province/locale], [country], [mastodon username], [VHF/HF/APRS/Telnet, etc]
Message body line2: What is one ham radio goal you have for this upcoming year? [open response]
Message body line3: Do you agree to have your callsign shared in the check-in list? [Y or N/opt-out]
Please boost!
We had 20 stations check in to the final #FediFridayWinlinkNet of 2025. Welcome to first-time participants @AF0AJ and @rnelson.
The question of the week was "What was your favorite ham radio activity during 2025?" Here are the responses:
- Getting back into HF
- Roving to different grid squares operating VHF/UHF and amateur satellites.
- Conducting license exams
- POTA using CW, which helped me get my CW chops back this year!
- Packet Radio, and espescially Convers
- WSPR beaconing using a home brewed transmitter
- Releasing my logging software. That was great fun!
- Exploring various digital modes, VarAC and FreeDV
- HF packet and POTA
- Getting my tech license! Onward and upward in 2026.
- POTA activation
- getting my dedicated AX.25 packet station up and running
- 60M DX success
- APRS & Winlink
- Working the turn Halloween parade with my club, marshaling costumed kids!
- Working to improve SKYWARN participation and reporting for our local NWS office
- Field Day
The net webpage has been updated and confirmation messages have been sent via #Winlink.
See you all later this week for the first #FFWN of 2026!
It is time to check in to the last #FediFridayWinlinkNet of 2025! Thank you everyone for checking in during regular times and sticking with the net during the hiatus.
Send your #Winlink message between 0000-2359 UTC Friday December 26.
Try to use a different band or mode to check in each week.
To: FFWN
Subject: check-in
Message body line1: [callsign], [firstname], [city], [state/province/locale], [country], [mastodon username], [VHF/HF/APRS/Telnet, etc]
Message body line2: What was your favorite ham radio activity during 2025? [open response]
Message body line3: Do you agree to have your callsign shared in the check-in list? [Y or N/opt-out]
Please boost!
I just sent out this week's #FediFridayWinlinkNet announcement via #Winlink. This is our last #FFWN of 2025!
If you are not getting the Winlink net announcement messages and would like to receive those, let me know and I will add you to the list. I will also post the net announcement here tomorrow.
#WinlinkWednesday #fedifridaywinlinknet #winlink #amateurrado
I know that sending this to the world is likely to get me flooded with messages, but I'll take a bunch over none.
No luck getting ax25 requests to work on a few different machines, but telnet seems fine and works great with Pat running on my DigiPi install. However, I've not been able to send anything to myself (I think that worked with my old call sign, but maybe I'm misremembering). I *can* send to internet email and back, so yay.
If you're an active Winlink user, would you mind tossing K0ROS a quick message? I'll respond to a few and make sure my responses get out as well.
We had 19 check-ins to this week's #FediFridayWinlinkNet
Thanks to everyone for participating! Confirmations have been sent via #Winlink and the net webpage has been updated at https://w0rmt.net/ffwn/
Responses to this week's question: Do you use a local VHF or UHF repeater regularly? 13 (Y), 6 (N)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, and we will see you next week.
🚨It is almost time to check in to the #FediFridayWinlinkNet 📻
Send your #Winlink ✉️ message between 0000-2359 UTC Friday December 19.
Try to use a different band or mode to check in each week.
To: FFWN
Subject: check-in
Message body line1: [callsign], [firstname], [city], [state/province/locale], [country], [mastodon username], [VHF/HF/APRS/Telnet, etc]
Message body line2: Do you use a local VHF or UHF repeater regularly? [Y/N]
Message body line3: Do you agree to have your callsign shared in the check-in list? [Y or N/opt-out]
Client Info
Server: https://mastodon.social
Version: 2025.07
Repository: https://github.com/cyevgeniy/lmst