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Re: Walker County ARES needs help with VARA FM on the 991-a
Okay. Trying that now. Thanks
On Monday, October 14, 2024 at 07:09:20 AM CDT, Marvin Penepent <pilot-1@...> wrote:
No set to USB and the mike to REAR. You need to set the output to USB and the mike to rear. ? ? Larry ?
From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jeffery Carr via groups.io Sent: Monday, October 14, 2024 7:06 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [VARA-MODEM] Walker County ARES needs help with VARA FM on the 991-a ? Okay. Thank you. Mode to FM? Data? On Monday, October 14, 2024 at 07:05:05 AM CDT, Marvin Penepent <pilot-1@...> wrote: Set your FM Mike from mike to rear in the menu. Not sure what number it is. I have a 991A set to run VARAHF and FM. ? ? Larry KF5MLP ? ? Walker County ARES is trying to setup VARA FM to be able to use Winlink on their 991-a radios. I have been looking online for help and checking videos, I do not own a 991-A, out but there is plenty on HF but not FM. Do you need a different cable from the USB cable that is used for VARA HF?? What mode do you select? This is a couple of the questions that I have. They are hosting two Boy Scout Troops in a couple of weeks and would love to be able to show them how this works.
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Marvin L. Penepent
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Re: Walker County ARES needs help with VARA FM on the 991-a
No set to USB and the mike to REAR. You need to set the output to USB and the mike to rear. ? ? Larry ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jeffery Carr via groups.io Sent: Monday, October 14, 2024 7:06 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [VARA-MODEM] Walker County ARES needs help with VARA FM on the 991-a ? Okay. Thank you. Mode to FM? Data? On Monday, October 14, 2024 at 07:05:05 AM CDT, Marvin Penepent <pilot-1@...> wrote: Set your FM Mike from mike to rear in the menu. Not sure what number it is. I have a 991A set to run VARAHF and FM. ? ? Larry KF5MLP ? ? Walker County ARES is trying to setup VARA FM to be able to use Winlink on their 991-a radios. I have been looking online for help and checking videos, I do not own a 991-A, out but there is plenty on HF but not FM. Do you need a different cable from the USB cable that is used for VARA HF?? What mode do you select? This is a couple of the questions that I have. They are hosting two Boy Scout Troops in a couple of weeks and would love to be able to show them how this works.
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Marvin L. Penepent
KF5MLP-- Marvin L. Penepent
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Re: Walker County ARES needs help with VARA FM on the 991-a
Okay. Thank you. Mode to FM? Data?
On Monday, October 14, 2024 at 07:05:05 AM CDT, Marvin Penepent <pilot-1@...> wrote:
Set your FM Mike from mike to rear in the menu. Not sure what number it is. I have a 991A set to run VARAHF and FM. ? ? Larry KF5MLP ?
From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jeffery Carr via groups.io Sent: Monday, October 14, 2024 7:00 AM To: [email protected]Subject: [VARA-MODEM] Walker County ARES needs help with VARA FM on the 991-a ? Walker County ARES is trying to setup VARA FM to be able to use Winlink on their 991-a radios. I have been looking online for help and checking videos, I do not own a 991-A, out but there is plenty on HF but not FM. Do you need a different cable from the USB cable that is used for VARA HF?? What mode do you select? This is a couple of the questions that I have. They are hosting two Boy Scout Troops in a couple of weeks and would love to be able to show them how this works. -- Marvin L. Penepent
KF5MLP
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Re: Walker County ARES needs help with VARA FM on the 991-a
Set your FM Mike from mike to rear in the menu. Not sure what number it is. I have a 991A set to run VARAHF and FM. ? ? Larry KF5MLP ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jeffery Carr via groups.io Sent: Monday, October 14, 2024 7:00 AM To: [email protected]Subject: [VARA-MODEM] Walker County ARES needs help with VARA FM on the 991-a ? Walker County ARES is trying to setup VARA FM to be able to use Winlink on their 991-a radios. I have been looking online for help and checking videos, I do not own a 991-A, out but there is plenty on HF but not FM. Do you need a different cable from the USB cable that is used for VARA HF?? What mode do you select? This is a couple of the questions that I have. They are hosting two Boy Scout Troops in a couple of weeks and would love to be able to show them how this works. -- Marvin L. Penepent
KF5MLP
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Walker County ARES needs help with VARA FM on the 991-a
Walker County ARES is trying to setup VARA FM to be able to use Winlink on their 991-a radios. I have been looking online for help and checking videos, I do not own a 991-A, out but there is plenty on HF but not FM.
Do you need a different cable from the USB cable that is used for VARA HF?? What mode do you select? This is a couple of the questions that I have.
They are hosting two Boy Scout Troops in a couple of weeks and would love to be able to show them how this works.
Thank you for any help.
Jeff K4HVF
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Re: VARA HF Callsigns on Air
Have you read the document at at the link "VARA TNC Commands 13-02-2024 (for developers)"? It might have some of what you're looking for.?
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Craig N7RWB
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Re: VARA HF Callsigns on Air
On EA6HVK website there is a link to a PDF for: VARA TNC Commands 13-02-2024 (for developers)
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Re: VARA Continues To Show It's Overwhelming Superiority Over AX.25 Packet
I have set up a Vara RX Igate only station. Wa5luy-11. The station is running Ui-View with Vara connected by the VSPE software on a Dell Optiplex 330 computer. The sound card is a DRA 30 connected to the same radio and antenna that my Direwolf Wa5luy-10 is running.
For the road trip test, I think that will be a good shootout between the two modes.
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Setting up the VSPE software was done with Stephen's, WA8LMF , instructions. I did have to use the last software listed for legacy computers. Also, I had to use com port 4 instead of 8 as suggested.
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73 and good look on the trip.
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Wayne
WA5LUY
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Re: VARA HF Callsigns on Air
If your looking for a API for VARA, you probably need to ask the author/owner.? This is not open source.
Any info about how it's done?
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Re: VARA HF Callsigns on Air
Any info about how it's done?
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Re: VARA HF Callsigns on Air
Irad is doing this today with VarAC
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David E. Theriault
President
4K Solutions, LLC
(706) 593-9070
KO4KHB
SDVOSB (CvE)
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On Oct 11, 2024, at 6:53?AM, hknyonet@... wrote:
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Hi there thanks for accepting me to the group.?
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I am trying to develop a program which will be compatible with VARA HF and VARA CHAT.?
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First one:? When one side sends a file via VARA CHAT, I am able to receive the data from the 8301 data port. However, I believe there is a? different encoding for file transfer. Do anyone know the encoding scheme or what ever used ?? I couldnt find any info online .
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Second one:? Even if monitoring the communication from the very beginning with VARAHF's monitor mode there is no information about call signs, is there a way to find who is connected to each other??
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Thanks and regards
Hi there thanks for accepting me to the group.?
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I am trying to develop a program which will be compatible with VARA HF and VARA CHAT.?
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First one:? When one side sends a file via VARA CHAT, I am able to receive the data from the 8301 data port. However, I believe there is a? different encoding for file transfer. Do anyone know the encoding scheme or what ever used ?? I couldnt find any info online .
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Second one:? Even if monitoring the communication from the very beginning with VARAHF's monitor mode there is no information about call signs, is there a way to find who is connected to each other??
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Can't finish Install. 'Setup' freezes
After installing and ‘run as administrator’,? I can’t run ‘Setup’.?? When I click ‘settings’ and ‘setup’, the program freezes and the app screen greys out. I have to go to Task Manager to kill the app.?? Same behavior with both VARA-HF and VARA-FM.? The? “Vara HF 4.7 Quick Guide” is no help since I can’t even get into the Setup. Jose, EA5HVK, said: The setup menu is greyed because the modem is trying connecting.? You have to stop the modem to enter in the setup menu Check if your antivirus is rejecting the TCP ports in VARA. ????????????? I recommend you to ask in this group to other VARA users:? /g/VARA-MODEM/topics How would I ‘stop the modem’.?? My antivirus/firewall? (BitDefender) gives no notifications and shows ‘vara.exe’ as allowed. The ‘.ini’ file shows “TCP Command Port=8300” Other apps such as HRD, WSJT-X, etc. work fine. Please advise.? Windows 11 (up to date) and FTDX-10. Thanks,? Phil? AC5PC ?
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Re: VARA FM level of integration with top radio brands
#VARAFM
On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 07:05 PM, Norman VE2NDZ wrote:
I just hear a sound coming from the HT when I transmit from the FTM-200.? Its hard to describe what I hear but I do here something when I transmit
Norman;
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You'd do better to move your questions to a new topic... something like "Getting VARA FM to work with a FTM-200 and SignaLink". The title of this topic ("VARA FM level of integration with top radio brands") is really unrelated to what you're trying to accomplish.
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I will say, though, If your transmit audio level is set too high or too low, the station you're trying to connect to simply won't respond at all.
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Since you have a hand-held you can use to monitor your transmit signal, it's fairly easy to test whether you're "in the ballpark" with your transmit level settings. The key to getting a reasonably good transmit level setting is to use the VARA FM "Auto Tune" feature.
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If you re-submit your question on a more suitable topic, I can give some really good guidelines on using a separate hand-held with the VARA FM "Auto Tune" feature, to diagnose your issue.
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Mark - AD7EF
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Re: VARA FM level of integration with top radio brands
#VARAFM
On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 07:39 PM, Andrew OBrien wrote:
An Icom 705 has all you would need .
Many ops have reported good results using the IC-705 for VHF/UHF FM data-communications with Winlink packet and/or Winlink VARA FM.
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However, as discussed on the "IC-705 on VARA FM WIDE?" topic, on this (VARA-MODEM) , the built-in USB sound-card system on the IC-705 doesn't have the audio bandwidth, on the transmit channel, to support full-throughput VARA FM WIDE operation.?
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This built-in USB sound card limitation is the same for all currently available "all band / all mode" transceivers, from any manufacturer.
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Currently, the only way to accomplish full-throughput VARA FM WIDE operation with any VHF/UHF FM transceiver or "all band / all mode" transceiver is by using an external USB rig-interface device such as the Masters Communication DRA- series, digirig mobile, or (black transformer) SignaLink USB, interfaced to a "DATA" connector on the radio. These USB rig-interface device support a transmit audio bandwidth of 6kHz or better.?
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Unfortunately, the IC-705 doesn't have any "DATA" connector, so there's no way to connect an external USB rig-interface device (or 9600bps packet TNC, or PACTOR modem) to this transceiver.
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Mark - AD7EF
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Re: VARA FM level of integration with top radio brands
#VARAFM
An Icom 705 has all you would need .
On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 10:47?AM Ken Crouse < nb6s@...> wrote: Good morning, John - Not sure of any with a built in soundcard. However, the Kenwood TM-D710 has a built in TNC will do Packet Winlink with just a USB cable..
However, its no longer in production but will pop up from time to time on QTH, QRZ Swapmeet or eHam Classifieds.
Good luck - I'll certainly be interested to hear what others have to say on the subject as well.
73, Ken NB6S
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Re: VARA FM level of integration with top radio brands
#VARAFM
I just hear a sound coming from the HT when I transmit from the
FTM-200.? Its hard to describe what I hear but I do here something
when I transmit
73 de VE2NDZ
On 2024-10-07 7:43 p.m., AJ6MJ-PatMc
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Are you transmitting? ?Do you have an HT that can listen on
the transmit frequency, and if so, what do you hear?
PatMc
AJ6MJ
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Re: VARA FM level of integration with top radio brands
#VARAFM
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On Oct 7, 2024, at 19:31, Norman VE2NDZ <norman.derbridge@...> wrote:
? I don’t hear anything at all? On Oct 7, 2024, at 19:26, Greg Lane <gregk7sdw@...> wrote:
? If the other repeaters are on your list of VARA operators and/or Winlink then pinging them or running a VHF cal with the VARA window opened for settings might help you find a VARA FM in the list for the VARA settings (bandwidth) required.? I sometimes forget to change mine from wide to narrow.? The VARA station should have that information when you download the list for each type of operations, be it packet, VARA, WinLink, etc. Greg Can you hear the RMS station when others connect?? Does it open squelch? On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 7:09?PM Norman VE2NDZ via <norman.derbridge= [email protected]> wrote: Hi all has anybody used a signal link?? I am currently trying out VARA FM but can't seem to connect.? I have a FTM-200 a Yaesu CT 164 adapter and my signal link is configured correctly.? My guess is I am maybe to far from the local Vara FM RMS which is about 50 km away from me. Although I can hit repeates that are in the same range as that.? Any thoughts? Suggestions?
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73 de VE2NDZ
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Re: VARA FM level of integration with top radio brands
#VARAFM
I don’t hear anything at all?
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On Oct 7, 2024, at 19:26, Greg Lane <gregk7sdw@...> wrote:
? If the other repeaters are on your list of VARA operators and/or Winlink then pinging them or running a VHF cal with the VARA window opened for settings might help you find a VARA FM in the list for the VARA settings (bandwidth) required.? I sometimes forget to change mine from wide to narrow.? The VARA station should have that information when you download the list for each type of operations, be it packet, VARA, WinLink, etc. Greg Can you hear the RMS station when others connect?? Does it open squelch? On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 7:09?PM Norman VE2NDZ via <norman.derbridge= [email protected]> wrote: Hi all has anybody used a signal link?? I am currently trying out VARA FM but can't seem to connect.? I have a FTM-200 a Yaesu CT 164 adapter and my signal link is configured correctly.? My guess is I am maybe to far from the local Vara FM RMS which is about 50 km away from me. Although I can hit repeates that are in the same range as that.? Any thoughts? Suggestions?
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73 de VE2NDZ
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Brian - W7OWO
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Mark Davis
Norman VE2NDZ