Winlink Global Radio Email®️…
…is a network of amateur radio and authorized government stations that provide worldwide radio email using radio pathways where the internet is not present.
Winlink Accounts…
Require
- A valid amateur radio license, or
- a license or authorization from a participating government service or agency.
- GMRS, LMR, ship station, other marine or general radiotelephone licenses DO NOT qualify.
How To Get an Account
- Download, install and configure any client software. We suggest Winlink Express. After you install, study the program’s help about configuration and use.
- If using Winlink Express:
- With an internet connection, fill out the form presented on first startup. Be sure to include a password and password recovery address. Click ‘Update’. Winlink Express makes the process easy. Your account is created!
- If you use a different program than Winlink Express:
- Follow the program’s instructions to configure it for your callsign and use. Connect with the system (sending a message via Telnet is okay) to begin creating your account. Do not use a password on your first connection. Your account’s radio email address is YOURCALL@winlink.org. A message containing your password will be posted by the system to your account. Retrieve it with a second connection. After retrieving your password, secure login will now be enforced by the CMS, so be sure to set your password in your client program before your next connection try!