Real-Time RMS Packet Station Positions

Positions of RMS Packet gateway stations are calculated by the WL2K servers and plotted within the 6-character grid square configured in the RMS station's packet channel. The real-time RMS maps are intended as tools for users to find on-air stations to contact, not as an exact location marker for sysops and their stations.
 

Positions Map Help

The map shows the position reports received in the past 7 days. To view positon reports older than this use the search field located at the bottom of the map.

Map Navagation

  • The map can be moved (scrolled) by clicking and dragging it so that the area you are interested in is near the center of your browser.
  • You can change the zoom level (larger or smaller) by using the zoom controls near the upper/left corner of the map.
  • Double clicking a point on the map will center and zoom the map at that point.
  • The Positions Reports map displays a small marker representing the location of the most recent position report received from each station.

  • Clicking on one of the markers displays an information bubble containing details about that particular station - similar to the display below:
  • Clicking the link at the bottom of the information display will open a new browser window to display all position reports received from this station over the past 90 days.

What is RSS?

To programmers, RSS has several meanings: Really Simple Syndication, Rich Site Summary, and RDF Site Summary where RDF in turn stands for Resource Data Framework. For the rest of us, it is an easy way of automating what you do when surfing between your favorite web sites. Or, putting it another way, it is a method of summarizing the latest information from one or many websites and assemble it for easy reading. The idea is to give users the ability to quickly obtain the latest updates from sites you "subscribe to" in a headline or news digest format, without having to surf to each site to get it. This in turn helps during high-traffic periods by reducing the load on the servers.

What do I need to use the RSS feeds?

To use our RSS feeds, you need a recent version browser, feed reader or news aggregator installed on your computer. These are applications that can be set to read the feeds on a recurring basis, generally once an hour or so.

Here is a list of feed readers and news aggregators from the Open Directory Project.

Here is another list of feed readers and news aggregators.

Once you have installed this software, or updated your browser, you simply add the appropriate Winlink 2000 feed addresses to the list of feeds in the reader. The instructions for the software will help you with that.

Now news and information you want comes to you! No more visiting each site!

  
 

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

Airmail, the popular user program, is 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 unselfish contributions of the following amateurs:

Don Felgenhauer, K7BFL
Dave Potter, W4RPI
Bud Thompson, N0IA