Thomas,
Thanks for that information. I'm not sure exactly what led me to think that the "Radio only" mode was correct, but glad I was finally able to stumble my way to a working solution!
BTW, I saw that you live in a town in Oregon that my wife and I visited a number of years ago, and camped at the state park nearby. We had a wonderful time, and will have to return for another visit one of these years, hi!
So, at this point, I can run VARA-HF or VARA-FM and get good results. Now my next step is to get some other radios (not handhelds!) for these modes.
73,
Dave KJ7WT