Re: TYT TD-9000D for VARA FM
#VARAFM
If the radio is transmitting and the RMS is responding, then the interface is working.? I would suggest turning the audio levels down (may have to use the Windows Sounds and Sound Settings apps) and then use the autoadjust in Vara FM to fine tune.
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Roy Dugger, KD6R
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Winlink VARA FM 3.8.4 on Raspberry Pi4B- TUNE hangs ON - must kill with Task Manager
#VARAFM
I am running Windows 10 for Raspberry Pi4B and VARA FM 3.8.4.? When I try to TUNE the soundcard ( Signalink USB) the PTT led comes on and the radio triggers but will not release with the CLOSE button.? I have to go to Task Manager and kill the process.
Is there a version of VARA FM for the ARM64 that I need to run instead of the x64 or x86 versions?? I dont know where to find it.
Thanks.
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Re: Connecting with VARA-FM, but not sending/receiving messages
On Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 09:23 PM, Dave Stewart / K7XST wrote:
It looks like the only VARA-FM winlink server near me is not fully operational :-(? The signal coming from it is strong, and it seems to be reading me, but it isn't connecting to a CMS, as you noticed.
Dave;
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Did you get the call sign for this VARA FM Gateway station from your Vara FM Winlink session channel selection list??
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Assuming you're operating in Snohomish WA, I see lots of VARA FM stations within 20 miles of your CN87wu grid square.
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I set up my Winlink Express system using the CN87wu grid square, and I didn't see K7NWS-10 on the channel list, though. Neither is it listed anywhere on the VARA FM "RMS List", as of 2/17/25.
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Here's the best prospects I see on the channel list for the CN87WU grid square:
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Mark - AD7EF
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Re: TYT TD-9000D for VARA FM
#VARAFM
No I didn't.? In my case it is simply a plug and play to change radios.? I didn't change the drive level from the DRA-36.? The response from the VARA pings to a couple of local digis was virtually the same with both radios.? ?I Bought the THD-9000 as a test/backup for my DR-135 but I later got another used DR-135 (which is now out of production).
Rick KN6KB
Do you need to change any settings in VARA ?or the interface when you switch between the DR-135 and the TD-9000D? On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 9:15?AM Rick Muething via <rickmuething= [email protected]> wrote: Bob, I have been using VARA FM with my DR-135 and also a TYT TH-9000D. I added the 9 Pin D connector to the stock TH-9000D with the same DB9 pinout as the DR-135.? I am using the DRA-36 36 Masters modem for both.? 73, Rick Muething, KN6KB? Winlink Development Team?
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I have two TYT TD-9000D low cost Chinese radios and am having trouble getting them to work with VARA FM.? I thought I had this working with the Repeater Builder RIB ALINCO 9600 and the DB9 adapter cable, but apparently not.? Note that the RIM ALINCO 9600 works flawlessly with the Alinco DR-135. I have set this up on at least five units with no issues.? The TYT DB9 adapter cable from Repeater Builder is built correctly pre my continuity checks and the pinout information I have.? the TD-9000D will transmit to the gateway and the gateway responds, but VARA and Winlink do not connect. I can see receive audio on the DB9 pin 3 with a scope.? Same RIM ALINCO 9600 and computer with Winlink Express and VARA FM? that works on the DR-135.? Tried both narrow and wide.? Is anyone here having success with the TYT TD-900D?
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Re: TYT TD-9000D for VARA FM
#VARAFM
Do you need to change any settings in VARA ?or the interface when you switch between the DR-135 and the TD-9000D?
On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 9:15?AM Rick Muething via <rickmuething= [email protected]> wrote: Bob, I have been using VARA FM with my DR-135 and also a TYT TH-9000D. I added the 9 Pin D connector to the stock TH-9000D with the same DB9 pinout as the DR-135.? I am using the DRA-36 36 Masters modem for both.? 73, Rick Muething, KN6KB? Winlink Development Team?
[Edited Message Follows]
I have two TYT TD-9000D low cost Chinese radios and am having trouble getting them to work with VARA FM.? I thought I had this working with the Repeater Builder RIB ALINCO 9600 and the DB9 adapter cable, but apparently not.? Note that the RIM ALINCO 9600 works flawlessly with the Alinco DR-135. I have set this up on at least five units with no issues.? The TYT DB9 adapter cable from Repeater Builder is built correctly pre my continuity checks and the pinout information I have.? the TD-9000D will transmit to the gateway and the gateway responds, but VARA and Winlink do not connect. I can see receive audio on the DB9 pin 3 with a scope.? Same RIM ALINCO 9600 and computer with Winlink Express and VARA FM? that works on the DR-135.? Tried both narrow and wide.? Is anyone here having success with the TYT TD-900D?
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Re: TYT TD-9000D for VARA FM
#VARAFM
Bob, I have been using VARA FM with my DR-135 and also a TYT TH-9000D. I added the 9 Pin D connector to the stock TH-9000D with the same DB9 pinout as the DR-135.? I am using the DRA-36 36 Masters modem for both.? 73, Rick Muething, KN6KB? Winlink Development Team?
[Edited Message Follows]
I have two TYT TD-9000D low cost Chinese radios and am having trouble getting them to work with VARA FM.? I thought I had this working with the Repeater Builder RIB ALINCO 9600 and the DB9 adapter cable, but apparently not.? Note that the RIM ALINCO 9600 works flawlessly with the Alinco DR-135. I have set this up on at least five units with no issues.? The TYT DB9 adapter cable from Repeater Builder is built correctly pre my continuity checks and the pinout information I have.? the TD-9000D will transmit to the gateway and the gateway responds, but VARA and Winlink do not connect. I can see receive audio on the DB9 pin 3 with a scope.? Same RIM ALINCO 9600 and computer with Winlink Express and VARA FM? that works on the DR-135.? Tried both narrow and wide.? Is anyone here having success with the TYT TD-900D?
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I have two TYT TD-9000D low cost Chinese radios and am having trouble getting them to work with VARA FM.? I thought I had this working with the Repeater Builder RIB ALINCO 9600 and the DB9 adapter cable, but apparently not.? Note that the RIM ALINCO 9600 works flawlessly with the Alinco DR-135. I have set this up on at least five units with no issues.? The TYT DB9 adapter cable from Repeater Builder is built correctly pre my continuity checks and the pinout information I have.? the TD-9000D will transmit to the gateway and the gateway responds, but VARA and Winlink do not connect. I can see receive audio on the DB9 pin 3 with a scope.? Same RIM ALINCO 9600 and computer with Winlink Express and VARA FM? that works on the DR-135.? Tried both narrow and wide.? Is anyone here having success with the TYT TD-900D?
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Re: Connecting with VARA-FM, but not sending/receiving messages
On 2/16/2025 3:26 PM, Mark Davis via
groups.io wrote:
On Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 09:31 PM, WA8LMF wrote:
I would think that it should be WIDE, but perhaps someone else can confirm that.
The built-in sound card of the FT-991 (identical to the
external Yaesu SCU-17 interface)? lacks the audio bandwidth
for VARA-FM wide.? To achieve the highest speeds VARA-FM is
capable of, you have to use an external sound device
connected to the "9600 packet" audio pins of the 6-pin
mini-DIN "data" port on the radio.
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Your recommendation to connect the USB sound card to the
"9600 packet" audio pins of the 6-pin mini-DIN "data" port
doesn't apply to the FT-991 and FT-991A radios, however...
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When connecting an external USB sound-card rig interface
device to the FT-991 / FT-991A radios, ops need to be aware
that the mini-DIN6 'RTTY/DATA' connector on
the back of the FT-991A does not have a dedicated "9600
packet" audio output signal, as is commonly available on
the 'DATA' connector of other transceivers.
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On the majority of radios with a mini-DIN6 'DATA' connector,
pin 4 is a wide-bandwidth audio output, direct from the FM
discriminator circuit. On the FT-991A, pin 4 of the mini-DIN6
'RTTY/DATA' connector is configured as the RTTY "SHIFT" input,
for direct FSK keying.
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When connecting an external USB sound-card rig interface
device to the FT-991 / FT-991A, receive audio must be taken only
from pin 5 ('DATA OUT'), regardless of whether the system will
be used for VARA FM WIDE or VARA FM NARROW operation. Unlike
other radios, the FT-991A can switch the signal routed to pin 5,
depending on whether the radio is set for '1200 bps' or '9600
bps' data operation.
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Mark - AD7EF
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Oh Gawd.?? So Yaesu is screwing around AGAIN with the usage of
the supposedly standardized 6-pin Mini-DIN data port!?? I have 5
other Yaesus - three that conform with the standard, two that
don't, and now the '991 doesn't in yet another way...... ??
I have considered a '991A for my radio trailer "Studio B", but
this is another reason not to -- after the excessively high DC
power drain on receive (almost 3 amps).??
Stephen H. Smith??? wa8lmf (at) aol.com
Skype:??????? WA8LMF
EchoLink:? Node #? 14400? [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]
Home Page:?????????
30 Meter?? APRS-over VARA? Frequency?? Details Here:
????
- APRS over VARA? --
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"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels
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Re: Connecting with VARA-FM, but not sending/receiving messages
On Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 09:31 PM, WA8LMF wrote:
I would think that it should be WIDE, but perhaps someone else can confirm that.
The built-in sound card of the FT-991 (identical to the external Yaesu SCU-17 interface)? lacks the audio bandwidth for VARA-FM wide.? To achieve the highest speeds VARA-FM is capable of, you have to use an external sound device connected to the "9600 packet" audio pins of the 6-pin mini-DIN "data" port on the radio.
Stephan;
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You are correct about the FT-991A internal sound card system not having the audio bandwidth to fully support VARA FM 'WIDE" mode, but keep in mind that VARA FM RMS Gateway (and P2P) stations configured for VARA FM WIDE will connect with VARA FM NARROW client stations.
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Your recommendation to connect the USB sound card to the "9600 packet" audio pins of the 6-pin mini-DIN "data" port doesn't apply to the FT-991 and FT-991A radios, however...
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When connecting an external USB sound-card rig interface device to the FT-991 / FT-991A radios, ops need to be aware that the mini-DIN6 'RTTY/DATA' connector on the back of the FT-991A does not have a dedicated "9600 packet" audio output signal, as is commonly available on the 'DATA' connector of other transceivers.
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On the majority of radios with a mini-DIN6 'DATA' connector, pin 4 is a wide-bandwidth audio output, direct from the FM discriminator circuit. On the FT-991A, pin 4 of the mini-DIN6 'RTTY/DATA' connector is configured as the RTTY "SHIFT" input, for direct FSK keying.
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When connecting an external USB sound-card rig interface device to the FT-991 / FT-991A, receive audio must be taken only from pin 5 ('DATA OUT'), regardless of whether the system will be used for VARA FM WIDE or VARA FM NARROW operation. Unlike other radios, the FT-991A can switch the signal routed to pin 5, depending on whether the radio is set for '1200 bps' or '9600 bps' data operation.
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Mark - AD7EF
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Re: Connecting with VARA-FM, but not sending/receiving messages
On 2/15/2025 11:38 PM, Keith VE7GDH
wrote:
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I would think that it should be WIDE, but perhaps someone else can confirm that.
The built-in sound card of the FT-991 (identical to the external
Yaesu SCU-17 interface)? lacks the audio bandwidth for VARA-FM
wide.? To achieve the highest speeds VARA-FM is capable of, you
have to use an external sound device connected to the "9600
packet" audio pins of the 6-pin mini-DIN "data" port on the radio.
?Stephen H. Smith??? wa8lmf (at) aol.com
Skype:??????? WA8LMF
EchoLink:? Node #? 14400? [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]
Home Page:?????????
30 Meter?? APRS-over VARA? Frequency?? Details Here:
????
- APRS over VARA? --
??
"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels
??
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?
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Re: Connecting with VARA-FM, but not sending/receiving messages
Thanks, Keith -- I received your message after switching over to VARA HF.? It looks like the only VARA-FM winlink server near me is not fully operational :-(? The signal coming from it is strong, and it seems to be reading me, but it isn't connecting to a CMS, as you noticed.
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Re: Connecting with VARA-FM, but not sending/receiving messages
Dave K7XST wrote¡ I am connecting to a local Winlink RMS via VARA-FM. Although I get a connection, my outboxes messages aren't sent, and I'm not receiving any messages I have coming in. I was going to ask if the message stuck in your outbox was P2P instead if Winlink format, but¡ In WinLink session window:
*** Connected to Winlink RMS: K7NWS-10 @ 2025/02/15 21:55:55 Freq: 439.825
BEARS West Tiger Mountain 47.5088N 121.9850W
*** Disconnected from Winlink RMS: K7NWS-10 @ 2025/02/15 21:56:02 I see where you connected to the RMS, but I don¡¯t see any evidence that it connected to a CMS. Any chance there is an RF problem? Perhaps weak signals on either end, or multi-path distortion? Is your antenna fixed, or can you move or turn it? Any ideas? I have one message in the outbox and one message that should be landing in my inbox. Again, check to make sure the message and your outbox is not in P2P format, but my guess is that there a problem on RF. Either you are having trouble hearing the RMS, or the RMS is having trouble hearing you. I'm using a Yaesu FT-991A, FM mode (same thing happens in DATA-FM). I have VARA-FM set to NARROW but also tried WIDE with the same results. I would think that it should be WIDE, but perhaps someone else can confirm that. PS - I sent a Winlink message to K7XST, so there should be at least that message in your inbox the next time you successfully connect. -- 73 Keith VE7GDH
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On 2/15/2025 10:52 PM, George Privett
via groups.io wrote:
Sorry I meant IC -F320.
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I got it sending and receiving emails with a Digirig and
Digirig cables, but not with the Rigblaster.
So I need to spend a bit more time with the Riglaster
documentation. It is new to me.
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Thank you
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George VY1GP
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The RigBlaster Nomic is just an audio coupler/isolator - there is
no sound card in it like the DigiRig.? You would have to connect
it to another sound system such as the one in the computer -- or
-- to an external USB sound system.? And then locate the sound
controls in Windows for that sound device to adjust RX and TX
levels.
Stephen H. Smith??? wa8lmf (at) aol.com
Skype:??????? WA8LMF
EchoLink:? Node #? 14400? [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]
Home Page:?????????
30 Meter?? APRS-over-VARA? Frequency
As of 1 Jan 2025.?? Details Here:
????
- APRS over VARA? --
??
"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels
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Sorry I meant IC -F320.
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I got it sending and receiving emails with a Digirig and Digirig cables, but not with the Rigblaster.
So I need to spend a bit more time with the Riglaster documentation. It is new to me.
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Thank you
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George VY1GP
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Connecting with VARA-FM, but not sending/receiving messages
Hello -- I am connecting to a local Winlink RMS via VARA-FM.? Although I get a connection, my outboxes messages aren't sent, and I'm not receiving any messages I have coming in.
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Here are the messages I get when I connect:
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In WinLink session window:
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*** Connected to Winlink RMS: K7NWS-10 @ 2025/02/15 21:55:55 ?Freq: 439.825
BEARS West Tiger Mountain 47.5088N 121.9850W
*** Disconnected from Winlink RMS: K7NWS-10 @ 2025/02/15 21:56:02
*** Session: 0.1 min; ?Avg Throughput: 0 Bytes/min; ? 1 Min Peak Throughput: 0 Bytes/min
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In VARA-FM logs:
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2025-02-15 21:55:53 ? ?Connecting to K7NWS-10... 1/10
2025-02-15 21:55:53 ? ?<-UNENCRYPTED LINK
2025-02-15 21:55:55 ? ?Connected to K7NWS-10
2025-02-15 21:55:57 ? ?<-SN
2025-02-15 21:56:00 ? ?<-SN
2025-02-15 21:56:01 ? ?QRT Received
2025-02-15 21:56:01 ? ?K7NWS-10 disconnected ? ? ?TX: 0 Bytes (Max: 0 bps) ? RX: 46 Bytes (Max: 566 bps) ? Session Time: 00:06
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Any ideas?? I have one message in the outbox and one message that should be landing in my inbox.
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I'm using a Yaesu FT-991A, FM mode (same thing happens in DATA-FM).? I have VARA-FM set to NARROW but also tried WIDE with the same results.
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Thanks,
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Dave
K7XST
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Hello,
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I am trying to set up mobile Icom IC-320 radio and West Mountain Rigblaster Nomic sound card to work with 2m RMS Winlink and VARA FM.
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The RMS Express program causes the radio to transmit and there are a sequence of "modem" sounds which are picked up by the 2m Winlink gateway. But there is "no connection"? I had a similar experience trying with a Baofeng UV-5R.
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Has anyone had any success/experience with an IC-320 radio?
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Thank you
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George VY1GP
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Re: APRSdroid & VARA Modem over Bluetooth
another update has been made. fixes some issues regarding cpu usage.
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Re: When starting VARA USB Keyboard wont work, only with TENTEC Jupiter as the radio
Doug,
???? That forced driver update from the manufacturer (Logitech) worked.? I have no idea why when using VARA HF for SHARES killed the connection.? So weird.? Thanks for your advice.
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73,
????? Rory Griffin W4RJG
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Re: When starting VARA USB Keyboard wont work, only with TENTEC Jupiter as the radio
I would suggest looking at the USB device driver(s) for your hardware. I'm not talking about the standard stuff that comes in via Windows Update. Get the model number or serial number of the PC/laptop, and go to the manufacturer's website and look for hardware drivers. I've had cases were there was an updated USB driver and it did not get published via Windows Update, but applying the updated driver resolved the problem I was having. I really believe your issue here is low-level, down at the device level.
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Doug / N3JXB
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A gateway will run at full speed without the need for a license, per Jose.
However, when using Vara to send or receive your own email a license would be required to get the same effect.
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Not sure how he accomplishes that but whatevs....
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Greg
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Mark Davis
Rory Griffin, W4RJG