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=== Transmitting and Receiving Traffic Using a Gateway ===
=== Transmitting and Receiving Traffic Using a Gateway ===
After listening to the gateway frequency until it appears to no longer be busy, open and start a Packet Winlink or Vara FM Winlink session. If the exercise instructions indicate that a pair of experimental gateways have been set up at Portland Emergency Coordination Center, use one of the following gateways. Otherwise choose any gateway after asking Winlink Express to update its table of gateways.  See “Steps for Updating a Table of Available Gateways” in Checklists for Winlink Tasks.
After listening to the gateway frequency until it appears to no longer be busy, open and start a Packet Winlink or Vara FM Winlink session. If the exercise instructions indicate that a pair of experimental gateways have been set up at Portland Emergency Coordination Center, use one of the following gateways. Otherwise choose any gateway after asking Winlink Express to update its table of gateways.  See “[[Checklists for Winlink Tasks#Steps for Updating a Table of Available Gateways|Steps for Updating a Table of Available Gateways]]” in [[Checklists for Winlink Tasks]].
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