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Extremely low mileage DRAs #VARAFM #DRA
I am getting out of the business for now. My life's trajectory has changed dramatically. I bought, assembled and tested two DRAs. I will sell one or both @ <cheap>, thinking 25 for both plus shipping.
By K Wesolowski KD7DFV <KD7DFV@...> · #6338 ·
Using a DRA-36 sound card modem with remote operation
I have a Winlink VARA FM setup using a DRA-36 and would like to a remote 2 Meter Tranciever/Amp? with a wireless connection to the controlling computer.? What is a good way to have the DRA-36 and
By Rick Muething · #6337 ·
Re: Vara Chat Broadcast
Using VARA Chat the following bytes are sent to the VARA KISS port for a textual transmission of "This is plain text to send into the VARA Kiss modem" If the frame is meant to be AX.25 compatible,
By Mitch Winkle · #6336 ·
Re: Vara Chat Broadcast
Vara Chat also seems to build an AX.25 UI frame from "MYCALL" to "ALL".? The resulting bytes seem incorrect to me, based on the AX.25 address specs.? 6 chars for the call sign and one char for the
Re: Vara Chat Broadcast
And why does VARAChat send a TXDELAY Frame type to the modem via KISS instead of a Data Frame type?? *0xC0 0x01 <data here> 0xC0* Is there no documentation on how to use this feature?? ?I can't find
By Mitch Winkle · #6334 ·
Re: Vara Chat Broadcast
Seems to be to send a KISS frame on the KISS port. -- Mitch AB4MW
Re: Vara Chat Broadcast
Does anyone know the command sequence to send a block of text in broadcast mode?? It doesn't appear in the remote control documentation. -- Mitch AB4MW
By Mitch Winkle · #6332 ·
Re: VARA FM Stand Alone Digi no RMS Gateway
Our Club's Technical chair put together a very nice VARA Digipeater for our nearby high level hilltop. Lots of RF activity on that hill but the digipeater works very well. I believe it is comprised of
By Ed · #6330 ·
Re: VARA FM Stand Alone Digi no RMS Gateway
Stephen, Thank you for your response. I know when you talk about high spots and radios. I appreciate your knowledge and response. 73 Lee WB4QOJ wrote:
By Lee McDaniel WB4QOJ · #6329 ·
Re: VARA FM Stand Alone Digi no RMS Gateway
Soiftware/firmware updates are the least of your problems! It this is truly a high location, the real issue is very low path loss to other adjacent mountain tops; i.e. "high-to-high" paths. You may be
By WA8LMF · #6328 ·
Re: Complete collapse
I ordered an industrial usb hub. It has a 12vdc input, metal case and is solid. Bad part is it uses the little green pcb power connector. Ok for fixed install, not as robust as I would like in the go
By Doug Lynch NNJ4EM · #6327 ·
Re: Complete collapse
Any computer equipment for radio work I now only buy 12 volt DC powered devices. I then make a power cable with a Power Pole connectors along with the the appropriate barrel connector so I easily get
By Brian - W7OWO · #6326 ·
VARA FM Stand Alone Digi no RMS Gateway
Getting ready to build a Stand Alone VARA FM Digipeater at a high location....no RMS WinLink just Digi. This will help in filling in holes that need coverage to a VaraFM RMS Gateway. Has anyone done
By Lee McDaniel WB4QOJ · #6325 ·
Re: Complete collapse
The advice about using a hub with a metal case is good advice. And absolutely a powered hub. If you stick with certain brands you are less likely to encounter the odd dodgey problem like ports
By N3JXB (Douglas) · #6324 ·
Re: Monitoring VaraSat
Yes, there is a VARA-SAT for that type is use. ¡ªJeff AE5ME
By Jeff Scoville · #6323 ·
Re: Frustrated, can't get WinLink Vara to talk to IC 7300
Thanks. I'm out of town for a few days, but will start working on this again when I get home. Dick
By Dick · #6322 ·
Re: Frustrated, can't get WinLink Vara to talk to IC 7300
Hi Dick There is a file called RMSExpress.ini in your RMS EXpress folder. You might not see the .ini extension, but this file is one of the configuration settings files. Double click on the file to
By John Denison · #6321 ·
Re: Frustrated, can't get WinLink Vara to talk to IC 7300
Check your CI-V address in Winlink and on your radio.? They need to match.? The only time I've had issues with Winlink/VARA on the 7300 was when I was in MARS and had to use the IC 7100 setup to run
By Bob Peterson AD4Y · #6320 ·
Re: Complete collapse
I have been using a 7 port hub for over a year and have continuous problems with ports being unavailable when I change apps (e.g. switch transceivers or go from wsjtx to js8 call). ?This happens with
By Tom ai4th · #6319 ·
Re: Frustrated, can't get WinLink Vara to talk to IC 7300
I suggest you get screen shots of the different screens as well as screen shots of your settings. What is the old saying "one picture" can replace a thousand words. Greg K5KYR
By Greg 18-091B K5KYR · #6318 ·