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I think I have this setup correctly.? will wait for some traffic to see.

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Radio - QDX (with damaged tx mode)

Antenna - Wire dipole at 40ft, inverted vee configuration

JS8 call used to CAT control the rx freq to 7.0835

pin point running with digipeater and position beacon turned off v2.1 build 231209

Vara HF running and set in VOX mode v4.8.0 (it is saying an update is available but I wanted to check basic functionality before upgrading anything)

running on a windows laptop

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1)?? RECEIVE-ONLY igates are an active DIS-SERVICE to APRS.?? They break half the functionality of APRS and clutter the RF channel,? by not allowing APRS messaging with another station to work.? (One-way vehicle tracking beacons are only a part of APRS.)

APRS also supports text messaging to another specific callsign, either on RF or on the Internet. It also supports sending short messages to Internet email addresses.? ? A message sent to another station depends on a two-way path, because the sending station waits for an ACK from the receiving station, confirming the receipt of the message. ? If the sender doesn't get the ACK, it just tries sending the message over and over, clogging the RF channel.

2)?? Forget the CAT complexity and kludging JS-8 into this mess.?? Just set the frequency manually and store it? into a memory slot for recall as? needed.? It's not like this is a frequency-hopping WinLink station or remote-control led station setup.

3)?? Setup info for APRS-over-VARA for PinPoint and other clients below in my? sig lines.

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Stephen H. Smith??? wa8lmf (at) aol.com
Skype:??????? WA8LMF
EchoLink:? Node #? 14400? [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]
Home Page:?????????

30 Meter?? APRS-over VARA? Frequency Change
As Of 1 Jan 2025.?? Details Here:
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"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels
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