District 5 ARES – WinLink Information

Some useful information on using Winlink in the Virginia Beach / Chesapeake area. Winlink Website: https://winlink.org/ Winlink User Login: https://winlink.org/user WinLink Downloads: https://downloads.winlink.org/User%20Programs/ WinLink Wedensday’s: https://winlinkwednesday.net/ Download WinLink Express: https://www.winlink.org/WinlinkExpress   Chesapeake Location: WinLink Vara FM Peer to Peer node on Wednesdays on 145.550 A local user (Blair Gillam – Read More …

Live Stream of the 146.820 Repeater

Thanks to Van, KM4KBS, we are able to stream our 146.820 repeater’s analog feed over the internet.  Go to on air activities in the top menu bar and you will see the 146.820 live stream button. I do not know if this will stream digital communications or not.  

CARS Repeaters are back on the air!

Bill Runyon and Bill Mellema worked with the tower crew and a tech from Gately Communications yesterday to resolve our repeater antenna issues. They are both repaired and were put back in service around 3pm. The problem was bad/broken connectors on the jumpers from the antennas to their hardline. Therefore Read More …