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Vara HF on Gateway

 

Hello! Mi club is adding Vara HF to the VHF Vara Gateway. We don't have a Vara license but Vara HF says can not forwarding messages without a license.
Can someone shine a light? Thank in advance!
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Jorge VE3EAD
 

From what I understand your speed is enhanced with the license.....
 

It's true. Vara HF will not forward unless the Gateway has a license for the Callsign. I have a Pactor SCS-PTC and the Gateway forwards data that way, that is what I've read.

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On Sun, May 25, 2025 at 04:30 AM, Jorge wrote:
Hello! Mi club is adding Vara HF to the VHF Vara Gateway. We don't have a Vara license but Vara HF says can not forwarding messages without a license.
Can someone shine a light? Thank in advance!
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Jorge;
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Unless you specifically want your HF RMS Gateway station to forward messages by radio, when internet services aren't available (RADIO - ONLY operation), VARA HF will operate on your gateway station, at full speed, without a VARA license.
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VARA FM will also operate at full speed on a VHF / UHF FM RMS Gateway station without a VARA license. However, the VARA license is required if you want the VHF / UHF FM gateway to provide digipeater service.
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Mark - AD7EF
 

Great information....thanks, Mark.

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smiley - kz4zk

On Sun, May 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM, Mark Davis via groups.io
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On Sun, May 25, 2025 at 04:30 AM, Jorge wrote:
Hello! Mi club is adding Vara HF to the VHF Vara Gateway. We don't have a Vara license but Vara HF says can not forwarding messages without a license.
Can someone shine a light? Thank in advance!
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Jorge;
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Unless you specifically want your HF RMS Gateway station to forward messages by radio, when internet services aren't available (RADIO - ONLY operation), VARA HF will operate on your gateway station, at full speed, without a VARA license.
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VARA FM will also operate at full speed on a VHF / UHF FM RMS Gateway station without a VARA license. However, the VARA license is required if you want the VHF / UHF FM gateway to provide digipeater service.
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Mark - AD7EF
 

Thanks for your responses guys!!
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Jorge
 
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On Sun, May 25, 2025 at 07:02 AM, Mark Davis wrote:
Unless you specifically want your HF RMS Gateway station to forward messages by radio, when internet services aren't available (RADIO - ONLY operation), VARA HF will operate on your gateway station, at full speed, without a VARA license.
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Correction..
It has just been pointed out to me that I was confusing Winlink gateway "radio - only" mode with Winlink gateway "hybrid" mode.
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What I should have said is that you can set up a combined HF and VHF/UHF FM hybrid gateway system, and disable radio forwarding by selecting the "Do not forward messages via HF" radio button in the "HF Message Forwading Control" frame of the Gateway Setup "Operating Mode and HF Forwarding Contol" window.... like so:
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That should eliminate the "can not forward messages without a license" warning, when using VARA without a license.
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Mark - AD7EF
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Thanks Mark! My concern was to be sure we have the ability to FWD messages after loss internet.
And now is clear to me that we must have the licence!
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Jorge VE3EAD

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