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Re: Vara HF security encryption
To Dave KO4KHB;
We understand your desire to package an encryption ham radio product with your commercial communication packages to government agencies for a profit. Ham radio by its nature is not secure. You can list URLs to download security software with your products or even burn a cd/dvd with them to include when you make a sale. Or you can contact the authors direct for a commercial encryption capable version. Or sell them a dragon P4 pactor modem! -- 73 de w8nsi Jim Yes, I am a VET too. Vietnam '68-'72 ts-480, ft-857, 75m loop. efhw [40-10], 4btv ft-818nd, mfj efhw [40-10] for portable registered Winlink and Vara-modem user |
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Re: Vara HF security encryption
I meant VARA moden not VaraC. Why add encryption complication to an amateur radio product when there are already easily publicly available methods of encryption?
-- 73 de w8nsi Jim ts-480, ft-857, 75m loop. efhw [40-10], 4btv ft-818nd, mfj efhw [40-10] for portable registered Winlink and Vara-modem user |
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Re: Vara HF security encryption
I suggest use of PGP for a public encryption method. It is universally available, and mostly understood with little or no additional instruction to use.
VaraC is an amateur radio product. Not an Everything To Everyone program. Why over-complicate a wonderful transmission method through a desire to hang another doo-dad onto it. -- 73 de w8nsi Jim ts-480, ft-857, 75m loop. efhw [40-10], 4btv ft-818nd, mfj efhw [40-10] for portable registered Winlink and Vara-modem user |
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Re: Vara HF security encryption
If your running in a non ham band, likely the easiest method for encryption would be to run gnupg. Turns it into text that can be sent, but it's secure. On Tue, Jun 6, 2023, 4:22 AM G4AON <dave.g4aon@...> wrote: On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 04:50 PM, det wrote: |
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Re: Yeasu 991A Winlink/VARA com port errors
#newuser
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI have seen Windows erroneously report a port in use, after the program that was using it has exited. Not frequently, but it happens. The only cure I know of is to reboot Windows. (It can also happen when a program crashes, or performs an abnormal exit. Again, not always, but frequently enough. :-( ) Check it immediately after a Windows reboot... Good Luck! 73, On 6/7/23 12:05, Gary Lamunion wrote:
I¡¯m new to this platform, so please excuse any missteps. I am getting desperate trying to set up WInlink on my Yeasu 991A. The intent is to set it up on and 891 with SIgnalink, but thought I would set it up on the 991A first, since it has a built in sound card and eliminates one variable in my learning curve. I have reviewed Youtube ad nauseam for 991 menu set ups and think I have all the parameters set. I believe this, because I was once able to send a WInlink test message on HF (once only). Now what happens is every time I try to send a test message, when I open the session I get an error that states com port 7 is either in use by another program or not functioning. I do not have any other programs running, I turn the computer on, open winlink, get the error. Yes, the two Yeasu drivers load, enhanced and standard (they show up in Device Driver as soon as I connect the readio.). ?I have gone in computer (Windows 10) regit>HKEY_Local_Machine\system\currentcontrolset\control\com name arbitrator and all parameters are 0 (zero). I have gone into Process Explorer and the only item in the details tab is silabser.sys. I tried to uninstall Vara but it doesn¡¯t show up as a choice in uninstall. I uninstalled/reinstalled Winlink, but same problem. In device mgr, com ports, Com 6 in the enhanced port and com 7 the standard. I am totally at a loss here. Any help would be appreciated |
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Re: Yeasu 991A Winlink/VARA com port errors
#newuser
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI ran into something similar recently.?The Enhanced com port was 6 in DM. I was using an iPhone hot spot to tie the computer to the Internet.?
That WiFi connection was capturing Com 6 but not showing up anywhere. Trial and error to find this out.?
Try manually moving the enhanced port to an unused port #. 20 worked for me.?
Something similar may be happening in your system. This was a 991A with Pactor 7800 modem in my case with Dell Rugged notebook and W10.?
73
Doug?
W4DBL?
On Jun 7, 2023, at 22:45, Gary Lamunion via groups.io <W8GLL8@...> wrote:
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Winlink VARA and SCU-17 PTT port
As mentioned there is a problem with the SCU-17 and the second port it uses for PTT. But there is a solution and I will mention it.
At least for me it works without any problem. After many unsuccessful attempts with the SCU-17 and the Yaesu FT-100 (I believe the same applies to other models such as the FT-817 etc) I thought of tricking the VARA SAT or VARA HF with another port emulation software to set the parameters myself . And indeed it worked.The application is named Free Virtual Serial Port Emulator or VSPE which really is one of the best if not the best application for such cases and not only. The settings follow with images. After install it Make a splitter the standard SCU-17 PTT port with a port not used number. In my case the SCU-17 was CAT com 4 and PTT com 3. Only the com port PTT need to emulate. I make the com port 3 to virtual 1 this is free in my system. Change the Baud Rate as needed and UNCHECK RTS and DTS this is important.? Save click on new splitter and start the emulator. Save it for quick start in next run. When staring ok minimize it. Next to Winlink and VARA radio setup. Update setup after the changes and run Success I run it in Windows 7 but i think not matter the windows versions. 73 Chrysanthos SV1HEP |
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Re: My VRWS (VARA Radio Web Services) server has released!
#digitalham
#varac
#varachat
Yes it is a wifi connected computer.
-- 73 de w8nsi Jim ts-480, ft-857, 75m loop. efhw [40-10], 4btv ft-818nd, mfj efhw [40-10] for portable registered Winlink and Vara-modem user |
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Re: My VRWS (VARA Radio Web Services) server has released!
#digitalham
#varac
#varachat
I just downloaded and ran the java uninstaller tool to make sure that there are no conflicting versions. It cleaned me out.
I downloaded and installed (as administrator) "jre-8u371-windows-x64.exe". According to the page at java.com this is the latest version. Are you using some a beta version of JDK to build this? Here is the error message in the command line when java -jar vrws.jar is typed in. === Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: VRWS/mainclass has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 61.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0 ??????? at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) ??????? at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source) ??????? at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source) ??????? at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source) ??????? at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source) ??????? at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source) ??????? at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source) ??????? at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) ??????? at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source) ??????? at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) ??????? at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) ??????? at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) ??????? at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source) ??????? at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.jarinjarloader.JarRsrcLoader.main(JarRsrcLoader.java:59) === -- 73 de w8nsi Jim ts-480, ft-857, 75m loop. efhw [40-10], 4btv ft-818nd, mfj efhw [40-10] for portable registered Winlink and Vara-modem user |
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Re: My VRWS (VARA Radio Web Services) server has released!
#digitalham
#varac
#varachat
On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 11:36 AM, KJ7QQG wrote:
java -jar vrws.jarThere is some programming method to have .JAR files execute without the fiddly diddly of opening command line every time,then having to remember the incantation "java -jar vrws.jar". Back in the Amiga and pre-windows MSDOS days, the command line was how it was done for everything. Java wasn't even a glimmer then. I have another .jar file on my desktop that only requires a double click to open, but I will give this a try. Hmmm I just got a big string of java dependency errors, so I just wiped java and have just installed to most current version. So as I understand this VRWS is standalone not needing VaraC? Here goes... ? -- 73 de w8nsi Jim ts-480, ft-857, 75m loop. efhw [40-10], 4btv ft-818nd, mfj efhw [40-10] for portable registered Winlink and Vara-modem user |
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Re: VARA HF running under Crossover
This is probably an issue better solved by the crossover team, but some things you might try first include installing a new wineprefix/winebottle, then installing winetricks on your system (sudo apt-get install winetricks) and then trying to use winetricks to install VB6 runtime, the WinNT version of PDH.dll, and set wine to Win7 compatibility (winetricks vb6run pdh_nt4 win7 sound=alsa) before installing VARA. ?(I¡¯m not super sure if winetricks works with crossover though or just regular wine - you might also have to handle installation of those packages within crossover itself). Your description here of your processor and software setup will help the crossover team too since the M2 processor is a newer thing for the crossover team (I believe it¡¯s an ARM processor and uses something like Rosetta2 to emulate instructions - though this might not be an issue since your other programs are working). It might also help them to know VARA is written in VisualBasic (VB6) and the other programs you¡¯re running are C# (I think). Best of luck and keep us updated! 73, Eric On Sat, Jun 3, 2023 at 4:44 AM Lardizabal David (HR2DDL) via <davidlardizabal=[email protected]> wrote: I am running Crossover on a new MacBook Pro with M2 chip.? I archived my setup from my old MacPro Intel and open on new computer. I get error from VARA HF see image.? Same problem with VARA FM.? I have no problem with Winlink packet VHF.? Any suggestion or solutions welcome.? Thanks. |
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