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Winlink is a global radio email system. It lets a ham with a radio and a computer send and receive email, including attachments and standard forms, from places with no internet or phone service: a boat at sea, a remote campsite or a disaster area. Messages travel by radio, using packet, VARA or Pactor, to a gateway station that passes them over the internet to the recipient. Operated by a volunteer nonprofit, Winlink has become a core tool in emergency communications. Read more…