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=== Using the Winlink Check-in Form to Report a Roster to the Portland EOC ===
Winlink Express includes a template called Winlink Check In.  This is a very general form that allows operators to use Winlink to check in during a drill, exercise, or deployment.  We sometimes ask subnet control operators to use this form to report the roster of NET teams that have checked into their regional subnet
* Create a new message
* Click on Select a Template.
* Click on the + next to Standard Templates.
* Click on the + next to General Forms.
* Click on Winlink Check-In.txt.
* Click on Select.
* This should open your web browser and display a form.
* Fill in the form.
* When you get to the Comment field
** Enter the tactical call sign of the first station that checked in.
** Enter the name of the team represented by the tactical call sign.
** Press Enter to start a new line
** Repeat the above steps for each of the other stations that have checked into your subnet.
* Click on Submit at the bottom.
* Click on OK. (You may want to close the browser tab that you just used for the template.)
* Navigate back to Winlink.
* You should see the content of the form reformatted in the body of your message.
* Fill out the To field with the call sign of the station that should receive the message: W7ECC
* See [[Winlink Procedures for Subnet Controllers#Preparing Your Winlink Traffic for the Portland EOC|Preparing Your Winlink Traffic for the EOC.]]
* See [[Winlink Procedures for Subnet Controllers#Transmitting and Receiving Traffic Using a Gateway|Transmitting and Receiving Traffic Using a Gateway]]
=== Handling Winlink Formal Traffic from EOC ===
=== Handling Winlink Formal Traffic from EOC ===
During an exercise or deployment you may receive formal messages from EOC in the form of Winlink messages with attached ICS 213s.  Normally, Winlink will automatically open a web browser window or tab to display the message in a format that looks much like a printed ICS 213.  If it doesn’t and you receive a message that has a subject starting with “213-”, you should also see a paperclip icon  in the left-most field of the summary line in your Inbox.  If you click on the paperclip icon, Winlink should open the message in a browser window.  When you are ready to enter a reply to the message, you should use the steps described in Instructions for sending a REPLY to a ICS213.  Note, however, you should not have more than one reply open at once as it's easy to confuse Winlink about which message is being replied to and it may lose a reply if you have more than one open at a time.
During an exercise or deployment you may receive formal messages from EOC in the form of Winlink messages with attached ICS 213s.  Normally, Winlink will automatically open a web browser window or tab to display the message in a format that looks much like a printed ICS 213.  If it doesn’t and you receive a message that has a subject starting with “213-”, you should also see a paperclip icon  in the left-most field of the summary line in your Inbox.  If you click on the paperclip icon, Winlink should open the message in a browser window.  When you are ready to enter a reply to the message, you should use the steps described in Instructions for sending a REPLY to a ICS213.  Note, however, you should not have more than one reply open at once as it's easy to confuse Winlink about which message is being replied to and it may lose a reply if you have more than one open at a time.
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==== From Field ====
==== From Field ====
In this case, we're talking about the From field of the Winlink message, which will typically be different than the From field of of an ICS Form 213 being sent by Winlink. The From field of the Winlink message should indicate which station is sending the message by Winlink while the From field in an ICS Form 212 indicates the person who originated the Form 21e (or equivalent NET Form 8).
In this case, we're talking about the From field of the Winlink message, which will typically be different than the From field of of an ICS Form 213 being sent by Winlink. The From field of the Winlink message should indicate which station is sending the message by Winlink while the From field in an ICS Form 213 indicates the person who originated the Form 213 (or equivalent NET Form 8).


For NET exercises we recommend that you use tactical addresses for the From field instead instead of your FCC call sign  Using a tactical addresses instead of your FCC has several advantages. In particular, they can be associated with the name of regional subnets. Using a regional tactical address as your From address will help assure that replies are directed to the subnet controller for the region on duty when replies to that message after a shift change.  
For NET exercises we recommend that you use tactical addresses for the From field instead instead of your FCC call sign  Using a tactical addresses instead of your FCC has several advantages. In particular, they can be associated with the name of regional subnets. Using a regional tactical address as your From address will help assure that replies are directed to the subnet controller for the region on duty when replies to that message after a shift change.  
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