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...is a network of amateur radio and authorized government stations that provide worldwide radio email using radio pathways where the internet is not present. The system is built, operated and administered entirely by licensed "Ham" volunteers. It supports email with attachments, position reporting, weather and information bulletins, and is well-known for its role in interoperable emergency and disaster relief communications. It is capable of operating completely without the internet--automatically--using smart-network radio relays. Licensed Winlink operators/stations use both amateur radio and government radio frequencies worldwide. Support for the system is provided by the Amateur Radio Safety Foundation, Inc., a US 501(c)(3) non-profit, public-benefit entity. Winlink Global Radio Email®️ is a US registered trademark of the Amateur Radio Safety Foundation, Inc.
...are created with a client program. You can not create one here.
If you use a different program than Winlink Express:
To recover your password and log into your account on this site:
Winlink accounts stay alive only with client program use via radio or telnet connections only; Webmail and other accesses don't count!. Accounts off-air for 400 days are automatically purged. Use it or loose it!
The mission of Boat Watch is to maintain a worldwide network of resources to aid mariners that are missing or overdue; have a boat stolen; or to whom urgent messages need to be relayed. Winlink Global Radio Email is proud to be a partner of BoatWatch.org since 1999.
Current Watches
See Boatwarch.org for a current listing of lost or overdue vessels.
All messages passing through licensed US amateur radio stations by radio are freely accessible by other licensed amateurs right here. Help the US amateur radio community police itself. Search and view, and please report a message if you spot a violation.
US Amateur Radio Message Viewer
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Lives and property saved, damage mitigated and training, training, training: Why Winlink volunteers do what they do. Here is a sampling of events and incidents in which the system was significantly involved.
Winlink Global Radio Email®️ is an all-volunteer project of the Amateur Radio Safety Foundation, Inc. (ARSFI), a non-profit public benefit corporation with no beneficial owners.
Please give to ARSFI if you use Winlink radio email or correspond regularly with someone who does. By donating $25 each year you will do your part to improve this system and keep it running. Donations are tax-deductible by most US federal taxpayers. This is the best way to say "thank you" to Winlink volunteers! You can also purchase a registration key for your Winlink Express software. That's different than a donation! And is another way to contribute.
Software Developers
The Winlink Development Team is looking for talented software developers who have expertise in Digital Signal Processing, VB, C#, C, C++ with Windows, dot-Net Core, OSX, iOS, Android, with Open-Source Project Management, Git and AWS experience. We need developers who can move our programs to new platforms and environments, keep pace with security standards, and to help innovate for the future. If you have volunteer time, are willing to help, work well with others and would like to join an accomplished team, please contact Tom, KA6IQA
The Winlink radio email system and software are built, maintained and supported entirely by volunteers.
Victor D. Poor, W5SSM (SK)
Rick Muething, KN6KB
Lee Inman, K0QED
Phil Sherrod, W4PHS
Steve Waterman, K4CJX
Tom Lafleur, KA6IQA
Lor Kutchins, W3QA
Ross Merlin, WA2WDT
Oliver Dully, K6OLI
Chris Steinhardt, KD9LF
Neil Hughes, VE1YZ
Scott Miller, K6SKM
Mike Burton, XE2/N6KZB
Jonathan Remba, XE1BRX
Greg Kruckewitt, KG6SJT
Mooneer Salem, K6AQ
Kevin Hedgepeth, NB7O
Tom Whiteside, N5TW
Gerhard Kmet, OE3ZK (SK)
Scott Currie, NS7C
Thomas Noel, KF7RSF
David Ouellette, WB8MWG
Dan Midyett, KA4CAH
John Wiseman, G8BPQ
Van Malan, NH7IT
Users and Gateway Sysops, tech support and help: Click this link
Internet mail server admins, server errors and routing issues: POSTMASTER at winlink.org
Web site errors and issues only, please: WEBMASTER at winlink.org
Official Business: Steve Waterman, K4CJX, Winlink Administrator
The Winlink system is run entirely by volunteers. Those called Gateway Station Sysops, who support and run over a thousand stations around the world, are special. They are essential for providing the radio network that allows us to use Winlink radio email. Without them, there is no Winlink. If you use Winlink radio email, make sure to thank your sysops by sending them an email to their RMSCALLSIGN-at-winlink.org address.You can find their contact information by mousing over their call sign on the RMS List tab here.
Apart from the Gateway Station Sysops and Development Team, there are other volunteers that run e-mail groups and tutorials, manage user accounts, register software, update the network's assets and catalogs, test and debug products, and independently write software. They all work together to keep the Winlink system running smoothly. We owe a big thank you to all the hardworking volunteers, as well as the authors and developers who contribute to the Winlink system. Some deserve exceptional praise. Please thank them when you can:
Gordon Gibby, KX4Z
Jim Corenman, KE6RK
Georges Auberger, WH6AZ
Jose Alberto Nieto Ros, EA6HVK
Don Felgenhauer, K7BFL
David W. Barrow III, N9UNR
Bill Kuechler, N9ACQ
Bud Thompson, N0IA
The Platinum Club
Volunteer Gateway Sysops on-air in 2000, and on-air today!