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I can't speak to Parallels. But I was able to run VARA FM (and Packet) using VMWare and the Windows 11 ARM beta release. At home the contacts were fine. When I took the same system into a training site and shared my screen nothing worked. There wasn't time to debug it before the training.

I've been using a cheap, used Windows laptop for EmComm & WinLink Express. I've just stuck with that instead of trying to get things running on the M1. Even when things were running, the nagware in Windows 11 ARM beta release was frustrating. (There's an update you need! But you can't get to it in the beta.)

YMMV.

73,
Glenn
W5MTR

On Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 06:35 AM, Tim Huffaker wrote:

I have run VARA on my M1 Mac and Windows 11 ARM64 as well as packet for winlink.

Bill;

I'd like to get a sense of the M1 Mac performance level needed for reliable VARA HF/FM operation, particularly for "full throughput" ?VARA FM WIDE.

It would be very helpful for us to know which?model Mac you're using, and which "hypervisor" (Parallels, VMWare) you're using to run the Windows 11 ARM64 VM.

Also, what are your hypervisor settings for the Windows 11 ARM64 VM... number of cores, RAM, HD, Display, etc.?

Mark - AD7EF

Bill,

I have run VARA on my M1 Mac and Windows 11 ARM64 as well as packet for winlink. I am using a FTM-400 and a digilink with the 1200 baud connection. I am waiting on the 9600 cable to try higher speeds. ?I have not tried VARA HF lately but I got a new HF radio so not had time to play with it. ?

Tim?

KM4ESU

Ruben;

Thanks for letting us know about your success running VARA HF/FM on Windows 11, on a PC with a x86 (Intel or AMD) processor.

However, the question being asked on this topic is whether anyone has had success running VARA HF (and/or VARA FM) on a Mac computer using Apple's M1 processor as the CPU.

Keep in mind that the VARA HF or VARA FM modem programs run?only under Windows. This means that on a Mac computer with an Apple M1 processor, the VARA HF or VARA FM modem program (and the VARAC "Real-time P2P chatting software" or Winlink "Radio email" software) must be running in a Windows VM (Virtual Machine), running in a VMWare, Parallels or Virtualbox "Hypervisor" environment... under the MacOS operating system.

Prior to Apple introducing the M1 processor family, modern Mac computers were based on Intel x86 CPUs. It wasn't too difficult to have the VARA HF/FM modem software run reliably in a Windows VM (Virtual Machine), running in a VMWare, Parallels or Virtualbox "Hypervisor" environment when the "host computer" used a x86 CPU. Also, Windows could be used as the native OS on these computers, using the Apple "Boot Camp" utility.

On Mac computers with one of Apple's M1 processors for the CPU, the situation is more complicated, because the x86 instruction set is emulated on the M1 processors. ?While it's likely that the VARAC "Real-time P2P chatting software" and Winlink "Radio email" software can run on the emulated x86 system, it's not a given that the much more CPU-intensive VARA HF or VARA FM modem software will run properly.

Mark - AD7EF

Erik;

Have you actually been able to make connections, when running VARAC and VARA HF in that Windows 11 VM?

Mark - AD7EF

Installed this update, no probs....but when i select SETTINGS>APPEARANCE & SOUNDS, I get an error msg as below.
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Hello to the Group, what I found to fix the issue was in the VarAC settings screen. I changed from USB-D to just USB. The problem is now gone.

73 All

Yes, it was very helpful. ?When I operate in the field with my IC-705, I typically use my JPC-12 vertical antenna. Although it will operate on many bands, none below 7MHz and different bands need to be tuned manually. ?So when I setup I tune the antenna for the 40m band because I find that works best for Winlink. ?It's so much easier to let winlink do the work and find an open channel.

Mark, the original poster Eddie said he is running VarAC, not Winlink Express. Danny seems to have it correct.
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VY 73,

Wes WB7BR

Do you have any evidence to corroborate your 'guess' in view this selection menu is from the Winlink setup menu?

Mark / https://www.qrz.com/db/W7EAZ

>"Yesterday I upgraded to VarAC 8.0.6."

That has nothing to do with Winlink Express.

It sounds like a bug in VarAC's CAT command library for his radio model. That's my guess.

Danny

I don't have a Yaesu radio, but my guess is in the VARA HF Winlink settings you have the USB Digital mode selected.
Try un-setting it and try it again.
I had to fiddle with this for quite a while before I could get my IC-7600 to recognize the USB sound interface because USB Digital was set to USB-D1 getting the sound in from the MIC and not USB (internal Sound Card)
Funny thing is, my FT-817 has to be in "DIG" mode manually if I'm using an external interface like Signaling.

Mark / https://www.qrz.com/db/W7EAZ

i check winlink email on 2m with a FT-857D and FT-818.

using VARA FM
packet mode
Signalink USB

the RMS is about (15) miles away and the exchange goes very fast - maybe about a minute to send one or two emails.

on HF it takes something like 5-10 minutes for similar exchange with an RMS in neighboring state or a bit farther, but that might be the limitations of my antenna in play . . .?

Richard / KC8YTV

My error where I say "...from within VARA"! As pointed out, the settings menu is within Winlink Express! Very sorry about that!73, -Lee-

Note that you can have multiple lines with small groups of frequencies enabled if that would be helpful.

Hello to all,

Yesterday I upgraded to VarAC 8.0.6. Every time I change frequencies using the drop down menu, it changes my rig (Yaesu FTDX-5000D) into Packet mode. I have to hit the USB switch you get it out of packet mode. This also
occurs when it switches to the slot frequency and returns back to the calling frequency.

This hasn’t with the previous versions. Very strange