Client Software for Radio E-mail Users

Paclink

Paclink is WL2K software developed by Victor Poor, W5SMM, and Rick Muething, KN6KB, of the Winlink Development Team (WDT). Paclink is a new implementation of a streamlined radio e-mail client that interfaces with most popular e-mail client programs, like Microsoft Outlook Express and Mozilla Thunderbird. It is exceptionally easy to install and use. Paclink supports telnet, VHF/UHF packet radio, and HF Pactor radio connections to WL2K servers and the user interface is through any common e-mail client program.

Paclink is intended for use with the Winlink 2000 system and uses the B2F protocol that supports attachments, multiple addresses and tactical addresses. Paclink is licensed for amateur use only by the Amateur Radio Safety Foundation. Commercial application of Paclink is not licensed and not permitted. For commercial use contact the authors. It is supported by the WDT and by the Winlink community.

Paclink is released for free distribution to amateurs. To download the program, you must have a site user account. Go to 'Site Login > Create new account', to create one if you have not done it already.

Click here to download Paclink 4.1.0.14 Setup.zip


Airmail

Airmail is independently developed, distributed, and supported by Jim Corenman, KE6RK. It is the oldest and most widely used program for sending and receiving messages using the WL2K system. Airmail may be used for HF Pactor, VHF/UHF Packet, and for telnet connections over any TCP/IP medium including the internet and high-speed radio media like D-Star and HSMM. Once connected to a WL2K station, message transfer is completely automatic. On the ham bands, Airmail can transfer messages automatically with any station supporting the BBS or F6FBB protocols, such as Winlink 2000, F6FBB, MSYS and other Airmail stations. When used with WL2K, Airmail also contains position reporting capabilities, and a propagation prediction program to determine which of the participating Winlink stations will work from anywhere on Earth.

To obtain a copy of Airmail, including the installation and operating instructions, download the program from the Airmail WEB page.

Airmail support is available from ke6rk@airmail2000.com or from the Airmail email group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/airmail2000/.
 

The Winlink Development Team

The Winlink 2000 system, and Winlink user software is built, maintained and supported by the Winlink Development Team (WDT), your membership in the Amateur Radio Safety Foundation, and your tax-deductible donations.

Victor D. Poor, W5SMM
Rick Muething, KN6KB
Steve Waterman, K4CJX
Tom Lafleur, KA6IQA
Lee Inman, K0QED
Hans A. Kessler, N8PGR
Don Moore, KM0R
Tyler Gaillard, KT4XD
Lor Kutchins, W3QA
Neil Hughes, VE1YZ
Don Trotter, VE1DTR
Phil Sutherland, VK6KPS
Peter Woods, N6PRW
Steve Hicks, N5AC

Airmail, the popular user program, is separately written and supported by Jim Corenman, KE6RK.

Administrators of internet email systems needing to contact the WL2K System Administrator, please use this link.

Site Contributors and Administrators

This Winlink 2000 web site runs efficiently and contains useful information mainly because of the generous contributions of the following amateurs:

Don Felgenhauer, K7BFL
Bud Thompson, N0IA