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Re: 30-meters vs 40-meters APRS-over-VARA Shootout Coming
Let's wait to see real data rather than broadcasting one operator's confirmation bias. 73 de K3FZT / Steve -- Steve Davidson K3FZT | GMRS: WRVS468 Winlink Gateway K3FZT-10@... direct or via
By Steve K3FZT · #8742 ·
Vara HF Console Information
Hi, my name is Mike and my call sign is VA1KMA. I¡¯m a relatively new user of Winlink/Vara HF and a brand new member of this group. Everything appears to be working well so far (messages are being
By Mike · #8741 ·
Re: 30-meters vs 40-meters APRS-over-VARA Shootout Coming
My experience with my home igate/beacons located at 42 44.54 NORTH is that 30 meters almost always has a minimum skip zone in this part of the world of 250-300 miles (400-480 Km) day or night.? When
By WA8LMF · #8740 ·
Re: 30-meters vs 40-meters APRS-over-VARA Shootout Coming
I'm certainly excited about this! I love seeing this kind of stuff! I would say based on your specific location the results will be uniquely balanced in some ways... Here's my guess, assuming no sun
By Michael - NA7Q · #8739 ·
30-meters vs 40-meters APRS-over-VARA Shootout Coming
There has been considerable discussion of the relative merits of APRS-over-VARA on 30 meters vs 40 meters recently on several mailing lists. On February 8th, I will be traveling from my home QTH in
By WA8LMF · #8738 ·
Re: Vara HF on FT-DX10 no recieve
Thanks for replying, what I discovered was? a simple mistake on my part, had rf too low, corrected this and no problems. Thanks again. KB9UJF
By David Fleischman · #8737 ·
Re: 40M VARA APRS Rocks! (7.083.50 USB)
This is RF activity for today as seen in Georgia.? Running a Icon IC-7300 at 80 watts into a end fed half wave on 10.148.20Bob, KN4HH
By Bob Watson · #8736 ·
Decoding robust packet APRS data on the new 30m APRS over VARA frequency
With the recent frequency change of 30m APRS over VARA traffic to 10.1482 MHz I have figured out a way to be able to decode robust packet? as well as AX.25 and VARA APRS traffic with one radio.
By Chris Moulding · #8735 ·
Re: Vara HF on FT-DX10 no recieve
Did you configure the Input and Output devices for the VARA HF modem Soundcard, in the Settings menu item?? You would be selecting the Yaesu USB audio drivers.
By Stu Olson · #8734 ·
Re: 40M VARA APRS Rocks! (7.083.50 USB)
I¡¯m on there(N4EJM-11). Since getting my setup working again this past week, I¡¯ve seen much better results. I¡¯m using a Yaesu 991A and my aluminum gutters. I¡¯ve got over 220 ft worth
By John Madden · #8733 ·
Re: 40M VARA APRS Rocks! (7.083.50 USB)
We have been running Pinpoint + VARA HF APRS for the last few days on 40m (TX & RX) in the Vancouver, Canada area. Our club station VE7NWC-4 is in the middle of a city surrounded by high rise
By Geoff Armstrong VE7KA · #8732 ·
Re: 40M VARA APRS Rocks! (7.083.50 USB)
At least, not on this frequency -- a widely-used European voice channel overlaps it ...... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen H. Smith??? wa8lmf
By WA8LMF · #8731 ·
Re: 40M VARA APRS Rocks! (7.083.50 USB)
Here are the construction details for my homebrew 30M mag loop that will handle 100 watts RF.?? Small magloops can have 100s of RF amps circulating in the main loop, and thousands of RF volts across
By WA8LMF · #8730 ·
Re: 40M VARA APRS Rocks! (7.083.50 USB)
FYI.? im KD2UWR and will be mobile from Fri 1/3 until Feb 2/2 as KD2UWR-7.? I will leave this VARA RX station in NY running.? I typically have great prop into EU on 40M but maybe not many in EU use
By greencane372 · #8729 ·
Re: 40M VARA APRS Rocks! (7.083.50 USB)
WA8LMF, oh really? I'm curious about the antenna thing you're talking about. Got any more details? I have another station I could add to 30m for a while.
By Michael - NA7Q · #8728 ·
Re: 40M VARA APRS Rocks! (7.083.50 USB)
Ron, it is routed back by all stations that heard you, and of course who are 2 way gates. With how the propagation is, and the number of stations, it's almost guaranteed multiple heard you. Especially
By Michael - NA7Q · #8727 ·
Re: 40M VARA APRS Rocks! (7.083.50 USB)
greencane372, you're good with PinPoint, as it doesn't have anything that could pose an issue! You're also in an area that has no 2 way igates, or any full time igates. So it would be appropriate if
By Michael - NA7Q · #8726 ·
Re: 40M VARA APRS Rocks! (7.083.50 USB)
The mag loop does have one major advantage.? It's so enormously hi-Q and narrow-banded that it acts as a pre-selector for the transceiver's receiver.? If you want to dedicate one radio to 30 or 40
By WA8LMF · #8725 ·
Re: 40M VARA APRS Rocks! (7.083.50 USB)
8PM here and 40M getting better.? This is still RX only.? Michael, let me know if this messes any thing up with what you have going on the west cost and I will shut it off.
By greencane372 · #8724 ·
Re: 40M VARA APRS Rocks! (7.083.50 USB)
working well even though band conditions show poor.? Tomorrow will move to the attic dipole which is lower and more NVIS to see how it does.
By greencane372 · #8723 ·