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Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:15:43 -0800 /g/Ham-Cdn-Tech-Help/message/7 <div>Rod,</div> <div> </div> <div>I do not have this combo, but I would be willing to help one-on-one with you over a Zoom or Google Meet type call to help you get it going.</div> <div> </div> <div>That is, of course, assuming you have not found an answer elsewhere that got you working.</div> <div> </div> <div>73</div> <div>Mike VA3MCT</div> va3mct@... (Mike VA3MCT) Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:31:50 -0700 /g/Ham-Cdn-Tech-Help/message/6 <div> <div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt"> <p class="DefangedMsoNormal" style="margin: 0px"><strong><span style="color: black; text-transform: uppercase">ACS GH Presentation Line Up</span></strong></p> <p class="DefangedMsoNormal" style="margin: 0px"><strong><span style="color: black">Please confirm your registration before the deadlines provided by sending an email to reupva3rie@...</span></strong></p> </div> <p class="DefangedMsoNormal" style="margin: 0px"><strong><span style="color: black"> </span></strong></p> <div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt"> <p class="DefangedMsoNormal" style="margin: 0px"><strong><span style="color: black; text-transform: uppercase">D-Star March 5, 12, 19 2025 19:00 â€� 20:00 hrs</span></strong></p> <p class="DefangedMsoNormal" style="margin: 0px"><span style="color: black">Presented By <strong>Allan Boyd VE3AJB, President RAC</strong></span></p> <p class="DefangedMsoNormal" style="margin: 0px"><strong><span style="color: black">Presentation 1 March 5, 2025</span></strong></p> <p class="DefangedMsoNormal" style="margin: 0px"><span style="color: black">D-Star Intro, 3 generations of D-Star Radios, model numbers, programming the radio, working through local repeaters and D-Star systems.</span></p> <p class="DefangedMsoNormal" style="margin: 0px"><strong><span style="color: black">Presentation 2 March 12, 2025</span></strong></p> <p class="DefangedMsoNormal" style="margin: 0px"><span style="color: black">Use of reflectors systems REF, XRF, DCS, and XLX, connecting to network system, nets, and emergency use, transfer of digital documents and pictures in D-Star.</span></p> <p class="DefangedMsoNormal" style="margin: 0px"><strong><span style="color: black">Presentation 3 March 19, 2025</span></strong></p> <p class="DefangedMsoNormal" style="margin: 0px"><span style="color: black">D-Star Hotspots how to use them when no D-star repeaters are in your area. 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(VA3RIE) Sun, 09 Mar 2025 19:12:57 -0700 /g/Ham-Cdn-Tech-Help/message/5 <div>Anyone with this combo of hardware able to Tx/Rx winlink mail and wouldn&#39;t mind sharing their settings, especially the radio?</div> <div> </div> <div>Thanks!</div> <div>--</div> <div>Rod</div> <div>VA3MZD</div> <div>Fergus, ON</div> va3mzd@... (Rod VA3MZD) Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:55:00 -0800 /g/Ham-Cdn-Tech-Help/message/4 <div>Couldn&#39;t make all the sessions but gained a lot of useful info and was able to go through the slide decks and achieve good success! Thanks!</div> <div>--</div> <div>Rod</div> <div>VA3MZD</div> <div>Fergus, ON</div> va3mzd@... (Rod VA3MZD) Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:53:01 -0800 /g/Ham-Cdn-Tech-Help/message/2 <div><span style="font-size: 24px">Below I have highlighted key forums that it is worth subscribing to</span></div> <div> </div> <div><strong><span style="font-size: 24px">Winlink Programs Group</span></strong></div> <div>(from the official Winlink developers group and open to all)</div> <div><a href="https://groups.google.com/u/3/g/winlink-programs-group" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://groups.google.com/u/3/g/winlink-programs-group</a></div> <div> <h3 style="font-family: system-ui, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: #333333; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #fafafa"><strong>VARA MODEM (HF and FM)</strong></h3> <div>(The one place for technical help on the VARA products)</div> </div> <div>Subscribe: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">[email protected]</a></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size: 24px"><strong>PAT Users</strong></span></div> <div>(an alternate interface into Winlink for those who prefer Linux or MacOS based systems)</div> <div><a href="https://groups.google.com/u/3/g/pat-users" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://groups.google.com/u/3/g/pat-users</a></div> <div> </div> <div><strong><span style="font-size: 24px">WaveTalkers Email list</span></strong></div> <div>(weekly online meetings and lots of online help)</div> <div>subscribe at <a href="https://wavetalkers.com/joinus.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://wavetalkers.com/joinus.php</a></div> <div> </div> <div><strong><span style="font-size: 24px">D-RATS Software</span></strong></div> <div> <ul class="list-unstyled" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: system-ui, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #fafafa"> <li style="">(Highly technical and going through a rewrite, D-RATS is software that runs over D-STAR. It has its own Inbox, Outbox, etc, but the interest here is that it can link to winlink e-mail. At this time only for the technically interested)</li> <li style="">Subscribe:<span> </span><a style="color: #2f6fa7; text-decoration: none" href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></li> </ul> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> va3mct@... (Mike VA3MCT) Sat, 01 Feb 2025 14:44:14 -0800 /g/Ham-Cdn-Tech-Help/message/1 <div>Thank you once and all, Mike, Rosemarie and Ian.</div> <div>All of you worked great as a team and certainly delivered a wealth of information which is now to be put into action.</div> <div>I&#39;m so happy you started this forum for the questions. I&#39;m sure I will have moving forward.</div> <div>--</div> <div>73 VA3DPZ </div> <div>John V.</div> VA3DPZ@... (John V. VA3DPZ) Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:37:51 -0800