Request From Winlink Oct 2024

Special Advisory Notice:

For immediate release:

October 8, 2024
Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT
RAC Community Services Officer

community@rac.ca

Radio of Amateurs of Canada has received a request from the Winlink Development team to issue the following statement about Hurricane Milton:

“The Winlink Development Team from the United States has requested that all non-essential traffic on the Winlink system be suspended, including tests, weekly nets, etc., until after Hurricane Milton. They are still experiencing high volumes of traffic from Helene, so please keep the gateways open.”

Due to the FCC part 97.221 American Amateur Radio regulations, the band restrictions limit the frequencies that are used to transmit and receive Winlink traffic.

Please respect that gateways will be operating at their best capabilities, but overuse of non-essential traffic may impact their ability to provide support to storm-affected areas.

Thank you.

Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT
RAC Community Services Officer