Re: Winlink VARA-FM working with AIOC and Baofeng
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýCongratulations on sorting out issues!I strongly suggest that you stay as far from the Radio-Only modes as possible. These modes were written into the Winlink software to serve as a last resort in case of continent or world-wide loss of the internet. These methods are only possible if the final recipient has properly registered his personal choice of 1 or 2 MPS (Mail Pickup Stations) well in advance. You can also only send to an Amateur Call Sign - no sending to a SMTP email address. Even if these restrictions are met, there is no way to know when the message will make it to the recipient. HF forwarding from Gateway to Gateway is required, and can take many hours or even days to arrive. And, the message does not go to the recipient - it goes to his MPSs, and can only be picked up by the recipient connecting there. I can say with certainty that if these methods are ever really needed, you are going to have many worse problems occupying your efforts. Communication will be well down the list. Well-intentioned efforts to use these methods waste a lot of time, fail frequently, and serve little purpose. Many Gateway Admins wish they would just go away. Concentrate on the routine use of the session types that include Winlink in their name, ie., Vara HF Winlink or Packet Winlink or VARA FM Winlink, and only when you are secure in your ability to connect and transfer data efficiently explore the modes in the second section of the drop-down menu - those that end in P2P. Thomas Noel ?/WDT KF7RSF/NNA0WL
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Thomas KF7RSF