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# Fill in the form.
# Fill in the form.
# Click on Submit at the bottom.
# Click on Submit at the bottom.
# Click on OK.
# Click on OK. (You may want to close the browser tab that you just used for the template.)
# Navigate back to Winlink.
# Navigate back to Winlink.  
# You should see the content of the form reformatted in the body of your message.
# 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 or fill in a standard email address.  Separate multiple call signs or addresses with semicolons.
# Fill out the To field with the call sign of the station that should receive the message or fill in a standard email address.  Separate multiple call signs or addresses with semicolons.
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# Otherwise click on Update Table via Radio.
# Otherwise click on Update Table via Radio.


=== Steps to Generate an ICS-309, allowing you to create a communication log as a PDF file that can be printed or emailed ===
=== Steps for Sending Peer-to-Peer Messages ===
1.  Click on Message then Generate ICS-309 Communications Log


2.  Set the filters
# Click on '''Message''' and then '''New Message.'''
# In the new windows to the right of “Send as” use the drop down menu to select ''Peer-to-Peer Message''”.
# Fill in the rest of the fields.
# Click on '''Post to Outbox.'''
# Select ''Packet PTP'' or ''Vara FM PTP'' near the upper right of the main screen.
# Click on '''Open Session'''.
# In the new window, fill in the other station’s call sign to the right of ''Direct.''
# Make sure your transceiver is set on the frequency being used by the receiving station.
# Click on '''Start.'''


a. Check Inbox, Sent and Read.  
=== Steps for Generating an ICS-309 ===
The following steps will create a communication log as a PDF file that can be printed or emailed.


b. Check the box next to Personal Folders if you placed any sent or received mail there, and select the appropriate folders.
#Click on Message then Generate ICS-309 Communications Log


c. Check the boxes next to the Start Date/Time fields and the Stop Date/Time fields; then fill in the appropriate date and time values, restricting the time frame to that of the exercise or deployment.
# Set the filters
 
## Check Inbox, Sent and Read.  
3.  Select option to Combine Recipients into a Single Entry
## Check the box next to Personal Folders if you placed any sent or received mail there, and select the appropriate folders.
 
## Check the boxes next to the Start Date/Time fields and the Stop Date/Time fields; then fill in the appropriate date and time values, restricting the time frame to that of the exercise or deployment.
4.  Fill in Task ID, Task Name, Operational period, and Operator name, as appropriate
# Select option to Combine Recipients into a Single Entry.
 
# Fill in Task ID, Task Name, Operational period, and Operator name, as appropriate.
5.  Enter your call sign as the Station ID
# Enter your call sign as the Station ID.
 
# Select the folder where you want that resulting PDF to be placed by clicking on Browse to the right of Output pdf file
6.  Select the folder where you want that resulting PDF to be placed by clicking on Browse to the right of Output pdf file
# Click on Generate ICS-309
 
# Use Windows File Explorer to navigate to the folder where you placed the ICS-309 and open it to verify it is correct in two ways: (a) Covers both the messages you sent and received and (b) does not include anything outside the time frame of the exercise or deployment.
7.  Click on Generate ICS-309
 
8.  Use Windows File Explorer to navigate to the folder where you placed the ICS-309 and open it to verify it is correct in two ways: (a) Covers both the messages you sent and received and (b) does not include anything outside the time frame of the exercise or deployment.
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