[RAC] Winlink Development Team Statement: Hurricane Milton

Winlink Development Team: Hurricane Milton


** Special Advisory Notice:
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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 Develo
pment 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, incl
uding tests, weekly nets, etc., until after Hurricane Milton. They a
re still experiencing high volumes of traffic from Helene, so please kee
p 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 provi
de support to storm-affected areas.

Thank you.

Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT
RAC Community Services Officer

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