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I'm trying to get VARA FM to work. I start up LinBPQ, VARA and Direwolf with no problems.?
Here is my LinBPQ startup:

G8BPQ AX25 Packet Switch System Version 6.0.23.68 April 2023
Copyright ? 2001-2023 John Wiseman G8BPQ
Current Directory is /home/pi
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Configuration file Preprocessor.
Using Configuration file /home/pi/bpq32.cfg
Conversion (probably) successful
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PORTS 0x2ab8a8 LINKS 0x2af308 DESTS 0x2b2208 ROUTES 0x2b8798 L4 0x2ba198 BUFFERS 0x2c0ed8
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Initialising Port 01? ? ?Telnet Server?
Initialising Port 02? ? ?AXIP?
Initialising Port 03? ? ?TCPKISS IP 127.0.0.1 Port 8001 Chan A?
Initialising Port 04? ? ?VARA Host 127.0.0.1 8300
Starting Chat
Config File is /home/pi/chatconfig.cfg
Chat Started
Starting Mail
Config File is /home/pi/linmail.cfg
Config Processed
Mail Started
Connected to VARA TNC Port 4

Packet (Direwolf Port) is working perfectly.
I can't get a VARA connection.? Here's what I see in the LinBPQ CMS log:

16:55:41 10 KO4NCC Connected to CMS
16:55:41 10 Callsign :
16:55:41 10 KO4NCC KO4NCC
16:55:41 10 ;SQ: 44033197
16:55:41 10 ;SR: 91844977 0 52
16:55:41 10 [WL2K-5.0-B2FWIHJM$]<cr>
16:55:41 10 ;PQ: 51075491<cr>
16:55:41 10 CMS via KO4NCC ><cr>
16:55:44 10 *** Connected to KO4NCC-10<cr>
16:56:29 10 Disconnected. Bytes Sent = 27 Bytes Received 52 Time 48 Seconds

Here's my LinBPQ Config:

SIMPLE
NODECALL=KO4NCC-2
NODEALIAS=NCCBPQ
LOCATOR=EL98AU38
FULL_CTEXT=1
IDINTERVAL=0
BTINTERVAL=0
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INFOMSG:
Welcome to KO4NCC LinBPQ / Packet & VARA Node running Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) on PI4 using KM4ACK's BAP.
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IDMSG:
KO4NCC LinBPQ Node
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BTEXT:
****
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CTEXT:
Welcome to KO4NCC's LinBPQ Packet & VARA Node running Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) on Pi4 using KM4ACK's BAP.
KO4NCC-1 BBS
KO4NCC-4 CHAT
KO4NCC-10 WinLink Gateway
Type ? for list of available commands.
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PORT
PORTNUM=1
?ID=Telnet Server
?DRIVER=TELNET
?CONFIG
? LOGGING=1
? TCPPORT=8010
? FBBPORT=8011
? HTTPPORT=8080
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? LOCALNET=192.168.1.0/24
? LOCALNET=192.168.2.0/24
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? CMS=1
? CMSCALL=KO4NCC
? CMSPASS=XXXXXXXXX
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? USER=KO4NCC,XXXXXXXXX,KO4NCC,,SYSOP;
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ENDPORT
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PORT
?PORTNUM=2
?ID=AXIP
?DRIVER=BPQAXIP
?PACLEN=236
?FRACK=5000
?RESPTIME=1500
?MAXFRAME=4
?RETRIES=6
?QUALITY=192
?MINQUAL=191
?CONFIG
? BROADCAST NODES
? MHEARD ON
? UDP 10093
? ;MAP XXXXXX xxxx.com UDP 10093 B?
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ENDPORT
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PORT
?PORTNUM=3
?ID=DirewolfVHF
?TYPE=ASYNC
?PROTOCOL=KISS
?IPADDR=127.0.0.1
?TCPPORT=8001
?CHANNEL=A
?PACLEN=128
?TXDELAY=500
?FRACK=7000
?RESPTIME=1500
?MAXFRAME=4
?RETRIES=6
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SLOTTIME=100 ;add to remove error
PERSIST=63 ;add to remove error
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, www.winlink.org, 8778, KO4NCC-10, EL98AU, 00-23, 145030000, PKT1200, 20, 20, 2, 0
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ENDPORT
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PORT
?PORTNUM=4
?ID=VARA
?DRIVER=VARA
?INTERLOCK=1
?CONFIG
? ADDR 127.0.0.1 8300
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, www.winlink.org, 8778, KO4NCC-10, EL98AU, 00-23, 145030000, VARA FM, 20, 20, 2, 0
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;GATEWAY KO4NCC-10? - Node Call KO4NCC-2
ENDPORT
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ROUTES:
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APPLICATION 1,BBS,,KO4NCC-1,,0
APPLICATION 2,CHAT,,KO4NCC-4,,0
APPLICATION 3,RMS,C 1 CMS,KO4NCC-10,,0
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LINMAIL
LINCHAT
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Any and all guidance deeply appreciated.
73 KO4NCC Jeff
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