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Sailmail

SailMail is radio based e-mail system designed for boat owners operating beyond line-of-sight radio links to the internet. Much of its underlying technology is built upon the Winlink software originally developed by amateur radio enthusiasts. Operation on SailMail network frequencies requires a PACTOR modem and an SSB radio. Sailmail operators do not need to hold an amateur radio license, as is the case for the similar Airmail product. As of December 2023 the annual membership cost was US $275.

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SailMail is radio based e-mail system designed for boat owners operating beyond line-of-sight radio links to the internet. Much of its underlying technology is built upon the Winlink software originally developed by amateur radio enthusiasts.1 Operation on SailMail network frequencies requires a PACTOR modem and an SSB radio.23 Sailmail operators do not need to hold an amateur radio license, as is the case for the similar Airmail product.45 As of December 2023 the annual membership cost was US $275.6

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  1. "SailMail Primer: Overview of the Network". SailMail Association. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 Aug 2011.
  2. Cruising World. July 2003. pp. 60–. ISSN 0098-3519.
  3. H. Ward Silver (1 March 2011). Two-Way Radios and Scanners For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 132–. ISBN 978-1-118-05460-4.
  4. Cruising World. November 2003. pp. 56–. ISSN 0098-3519.
  5. Earl R. Hinz; Jim Howard (2006). Landfalls of Paradise: Cruising Guide to the Pacific Islands. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 54–. ISBN 978-0-8248-3037-3.
  6. "Sailmail Membership". sailmail.square.site. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
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