Manuals

A VARA modem can operate in either Ready-To-Connect  mode or Listening (Monitoring)  mode. If you want to stay available for incoming connections while also monitoring the frequency for ongoing VARA activity (such as active VARA QSOs), you’ll need to run a separate VARA modem instance in Monitor  mode. Want to know how? Open the VarAC Settings , go to the “VARA”  tab, and under “VARA Monitor Path” , click the small (?)  icon for more information. I’ve heard some operators say

So you’re out in the field — no internet, and suddenly you’re facing a challenge. Maybe it’s a broken engine or a survival situation, and you realize you don’t have the skills you need. You can’t help but wish you had access to the internet — the one thing that could give you the information to save the day. However, browsing the web over radio communication can be extremely slow—and often impossible. Even a simple HTML page can weigh tens of kilobytes, making it unsuitable f

By @NC3Z Gary You can set an Alert that will trigger and Audible and Visual Alert when certain keywords are decoded in either a Broadcast or Data Stream. These are set in the Alert Tags configuration setting. These are all case sensitive. As an example, when the word ALERT is decoded your VarAC will make a sound and highlight the transmission containing the keyword in the colors you chose in the configuration. We can use this feature to highlight Weather events, EMCOMM, ect b

Here are some tips for the VarAC users that works with VaraFM modem. To configure your VarAC to work with VaraFM: Go to SETTINGS --> PTT & VARA CONFIGURATION Set the VARA MODEM TYPE  to "VaraFM" Set the VaraFM modem path and port number. Click " SAVE AND EXIT" To connect through a digipeater   You can connect through one or two digipeaters. Simply type the following in the "CONNECT TO" field: DESTCALL VIA DIGICALL1 DIGICALL2 examples : To connect to 4Z1AC through NC3Z type :

There are numerous tutorials for installing VarAC (and VARA) on a Linux/Pi. As some installtions can be different than others, we have brought to you 3 tutorials from our VarAC community member. VIDEO  (by KM4ACK)   Installation kit ( By K7MHI @kellykeeton)   Follow these instructions on this github page: https://github.com/SpudGunMan/bapi/blob/main/data/VARA.md MANUAL ( By K7MHI @kellykeeton)   This is how it looks... I assume this will work on 32bitDebian (had a report of n

Since VarAC V5, VarAC has a Sqlite database as its main data engine. This allows developers to integrate in a super flexible, SQL based way to the VarAC traffic for various types of integrations. Unlike APIs that are limited to a particular use case, accessing directly the VarAC database provides unlimited options for integrations. To allow “track changes” data reading, each table has 2 identifiers for every row that you can use: A sequential ID – which can be used as a high

Written by @NC3Z Gary  - Gary Mitchelson. Last revision: Auh 5th, 2023 VarAC will allow you to run multiple and separate instances of VarAC. Depending on your radio or radios you will be able to operate VarAC on multiple bands at once using a single install of VarAC. Running multiple VarACs in a cluster format allow all VarAC instances to share the same resource such as log files, ADIF file as well as ,mailbox. This allows you for example to act as a cross-band mailbox while

VarAC has its own logging system as all QSOs are logged into an ADIF file (with manually or automatically). Starting VarAC 3.6.5, you can also ask VarAC to forward any new QSO log entry to another logger. Currently, these are the supported QSO logging applications: N1MM   HRD (Ham Radio Delux) Logbook   DXKeeper AC Log (Amateur contact Log) by N3FJP Log4OM Swisslog   Ucxlog   Winlog32 Logger32 GridTracker LOTW Cloudlog To activate this feature, you have to configure it on bot

Download the latest CAT command version VarAC offers direct CAT command support for various RIGs. You can download the most updated CAT commands file here. ​ If you found a mistake in this file or want to contribute a set of CAT commands that is not listed here, please submit your request as a comment on this post. Download link - Latest file version:   VarAC_Cat_command.zip   After downloading, unzip the file and place it in your VarAC installation directory   Customizing Va

Note: The VarAC team has only tested it with Gmail. We were unable to get it working with the Microsoft ( outlook.com ) email service. It may work with other SMTP/IMAP email services. Congratulations on joining the VarAC Email Gateway world! Before you begin, we recommend creating a dedicated Gmail account for relaying gateway emails instead of using your personal account. This helps keep things organized and separate.   Now lets get started:   Preparations: Go to :...

Traducido por Luis A. del Molino EA3OG basado en: https://www.varac-hamradio.com/post/varac-quick-start-guide Antes de empezar   Genial, has descargado con éxito VarAC, ¿Y ahora qué? Esta guía te ayudará a dar tus primeros pasos en el mundo VarAC y a conseguir tu primer QSO con éxito usando VarAC, mientras te explicará bien todas las funciones que son "indispensables". VarAC no es sólo una aplicación. Es una comunidad viva con: Frecuencias acordadas de llamada CQ (QRGs) en to

Please note: Many of these manuals were created by dedicated VarAC users who generously contributed their time to help the community. While some may be slightly outdated, they remain incredibly helpful resources. A heartfelt thank you to all the VarAC users who took the time to put these manuals together! Here is a summary of the manuals available on this page (click to scroll to the relevant section): The complete end-to-end VarAC manual Quick start guides VarAC high level o

For non-english versions of this manual: Español Before you start   Great! you have successfully downloaded VarAC, now what? This short guide will help to make your first steps in the VarAC world and conduct your first successful QSO using VarAC while highlighting the "must-know" features. VarAC is not just an application. It's a vibrant community with: Agreed calling (gathering) QRGs all across the spectrum live forum , Super active Facebook group page   We welcome you to jo