diff --git a/content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/index.md b/content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/index.md similarity index 69% rename from content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/index.md rename to content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/index.md index 0d14a39..4e160ed 100644 --- a/content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/index.md @@ -2,22 +2,11 @@ title = 'Winlink on my iPhone with RadioMail' summary = '''Finally there is an absolutely portable way to operate Winlink.''' -date = '2023-10-08T21:08:38+02:00' +date = '2023-11-05T07:20:12+0100' #lastmod = '' categories = [ 'amateur-radio' ] tags = [ 'winlink', 'radiomail', 'iOS' ] -# showBreadcrumbs = true -# showDate = false -# showReadingTime = false -# showWordCount = false -# showPagination = false - -# feed_exclude = true -# site_exclude = true - -draft = true - +++ Have a look at the recent (as of today) announcement which already explains @@ -30,13 +19,26 @@ be aware that it might cost something. I paid 17.99€ in October 2023. If you want to use Winlink Forms you have to subscribe to a yearly (9.99€) or monthly (1.99€) plan to support the developer. +{{< alert circle-info >}} +I'd like to point out, that you always have to pay for software. Either with money, +or with your personal information. The big tech companies like Google for example get +paid with information that most of us deliver with their smartphones and laptops. That +is one reason why YouTube hates adblockers. +But that is another story... +{{< /alert >}} + ## Winlink Forms :memo: -Winlink forms work very well. There is also a way to import your self-made +[Winlink forms][1] work very well. There is also a way to import your self-made forms -- which also works very well on most forms. I got one form that I was unable to import, but I haven't found the reason yet (it gets imported into Winlink Express without problems though). +Some forms can be found here: [WLNET-OE][2] (weekly winlink net; Austria) + +[1]: https://winlink.org/WinlinkExpressForms +[2]: https://groups.io/g/WLNET-OE/topics + ## Setup the application Using your Winlink username (callsign) and your Winlink password (the same @@ -62,13 +64,13 @@ There is a [configuration app at the AppStore](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mob | TNC input settings| TNC output settings | | :---------------: | :---------------: | -| ![input settings](tnc_audio-in.jpg) | ![output settings](tnc_audio-out.jpg) | +| ![input settings](tnc_audio-in.jpg "I have this currently on 2 and 9dB") | ![output settings](tnc_audio-out.jpg "This is currently on 40 Gain and 50 Twist; Multiplex") | The actual battery state can be viewed in Power Settings.... After you finished the confgiguration, disconnect the Config App from your TNC. -### The actual use of the TNC with RadioMail +### The actual use of the TNC with RadioMail :tokyo_tower: Connect the Mobilinkd TNC with an appropriate cable to your transceiver. I'm using my [Icom ID-52]({{< ref "/equipment/handhelds/icom-id52" >}}) for this because this is the radio if have usually with me -- if any. @@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ option from RadioMail). You need another device (usually a Windows Laptop or Tablet) that can run VARA-HF. Put your iPhone and the device that runs VARA-HF into the same network so they can talk -to each other. +to each other. Also enable the **KISS** interface in the VARA-HF software (or VARA-FM)! Go to Settings, VARA HF Modem (in DEVICES) and enter the IP Address of the host running VARA-HF. Example below: @@ -129,10 +131,19 @@ RadioMail on your iPhone can now talk to the VARA HF Modem on your Surface table ## Would I recommend using RadioMail instead of Winlink Express? -No. The app is nice and it is really fun to use, it feels well-built but I do get -strange behaviour sometimes which prevents me from sending or receiving mails at all. +No, not yet as a Winlink Express replacement. The app is nice and it is really fun +to use but there is no possibility to export messages from Winlink and import them +into RadioMail and vice versa. + +Also there is no synchronisation between the Winlink Express and the RadioMail +mailboxes (like INBOX, Outbox, Sent Items etc.). + +Also the failed import of one of the forms (link above) makes me feel a bit like +the app ain't fully ready for productive usage yet -- that may change anytime, so +keep that in mind though. -I haven't found a solution for this yet nor do I really know what is causing this -behaviour but I will rather use the "real" Winlink Express on a tablet rather to -investigate into random errors of a paid app. I wouldn't buy it again to be fair. +If you only intend to use this portable with the minimum amount of equipment to carry: +this may be the way to go. I really know very few people that do not carry a phone with +them at all times and you only need a handheld radio with the Mobilinkd TNC to send +and receive Winlink messages via PacketRadio. diff --git a/content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_compose.jpg b/content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_compose.jpg similarity index 100% rename from content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_compose.jpg rename to content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_compose.jpg diff --git a/content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_connect.jpg b/content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_connect.jpg similarity index 100% rename from content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_connect.jpg rename to content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_connect.jpg diff --git a/content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_favs.jpg b/content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_favs.jpg similarity index 100% rename from content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_favs.jpg rename to content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_favs.jpg diff --git a/content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_station-details.jpg b/content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_station-details.jpg similarity index 100% rename from content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_station-details.jpg rename to content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_station-details.jpg diff --git a/content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_stations.jpg b/content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_stations.jpg similarity index 100% rename from content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_stations.jpg rename to content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_stations.jpg diff --git a/content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_varahf.jpg b/content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_varahf.jpg similarity index 100% rename from content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_varahf.jpg rename to content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/rm_varahf.jpg diff --git a/content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/tnc_audio-in.jpg b/content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/tnc_audio-in.jpg similarity index 100% rename from content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/tnc_audio-in.jpg rename to content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/tnc_audio-in.jpg diff --git a/content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/tnc_audio-out.jpg b/content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/tnc_audio-out.jpg similarity index 100% rename from content/posts/2023-10-09-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/tnc_audio-out.jpg rename to content/posts/2023-11-05-winlink-on-my-iphone-with-radiomail/tnc_audio-out.jpg