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Distance to station in kilometers seems to be off #varahf


 

NK7Y is located in Bremerton, WA on the other side of the sound, is about 25 miles (or about 40km).?
Why does this station (and all of the stations) show they are over 15,800 Km away?
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William (Bill) Vaughn
Kj7BIH AE/VE
Redmond, WA USA
Dx10, FT991a?


 

It shows 1893 miles from my location. The distance is relative to your own grid square. Do you have your grid square set correctly in Winlink Express?
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73
John Denison
KD5YOU


 

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One explanation could be if your lat/lon is wrong (should be W longitude).? There are two places this could happen.?

?????????????? Settings > Winlink Express Setup?? (is your grid square correct?)

?????????????? Settings > GPS/Position Reports

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Vaughn Kj7BIH
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2025 3:15 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [VARA-MODEM] Distance to station in kilometers seems to be off #varahf

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NK7Y is located in Bremerton, WA on the other side of the sound, is about 25 miles (or about 40km).?

Why does this station (and all of the stations) show they are over 15,800 Km away?

--

William (Bill) Vaughn

Kj7BIH AE/VE

Redmond, WA USA

Dx10, FT991a?


 

I double-checked my location -- It's CN87WQ. I set it in VARA months ago and I have not touched the changes.?
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I also noted that in VARA FM, after VARA updates the list of gateways, it returns 0 stations.
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William (Bill) Vaughn
Kj7BIH AE/VE
Redmond, WA USA
Dx10, FT991a?


 

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Hmmm.? That¡¯s a mystery.? Must be a software glitch.? Maybe try reinstalling VARA-FM.

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Vaughn Kj7BIH
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 3:55 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [VARA-MODEM] Distance to station in kilometers seems to be off #varahf

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I double-checked my location -- It's CN87WQ. I set it in VARA months ago and I have not touched the changes.?

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I also noted that in VARA FM, after VARA updates the list of gateways, it returns 0 stations.

--

William (Bill) Vaughn

Kj7BIH AE/VE

Redmond, WA USA

Dx10, FT991a?