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Issue Datasteam Message: "Error: UNABLE TO DECODE DATA FROM <STATION>. ABORTING." Example: Log: 08/06/2025 05:37:38 - Sending beacon 08/06/2025 05:37:38 - KISS BEACON sent 08/06/2025 05:37:42 - Clearing outgoing queues. 08/06/2025 05:37:53 - Connecting F1GBD 08/06/2025 05:38:04 - Connected to F1GBD 08/06/2025 05:38:10 - Error: UNABLE TO DECODE DATA FROM F1GBD. ABORTING. See VarAC.log for more info. In most cases a VARA packet from another QSO on the same frequency slipped into this QSO and corrupted the link. VarAC will now restart the VARA modem. Standby.... 08/06/2025 05:38:10 - Input string was not in a correct format. at System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal) at System.Number.ParseInt32(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info) at System.Convert.ToInt32(String value) at VarAC.VarAC.<connect_varahf_modem>b__126_2() 08/06/2025 05:38:10 - Corrupted data that caused this: RMS Trimode 1.3.58.0 SECURITE CIVILE - STATION SATELLITE - ADRASEC (sysop: F1GBD op:Jean-Louis) 4Z5PE has 116 daily minutes remaining with F1GB 08/06/2025 05:38:10 - Aborting Link... 08/06/2025 05:38:10 - Aborting... 08/06/2025 05:38:10 - Disconnected from F1GBD 08/06/2025 05:38:11 - Logging QSO to DB: F1GBD 08/06/2025 05:38:11 - Unable to log QSO with F1GBD ,missing information 08/06/2025 05:38:11 - Restarting VARA modem 3/3 08/06/2025 05:38:11 - Disconnecting VARA modem... 08/06/2025 05:38:11 - Disconnected! 08/06/2025 05:38:11 - Error in mailbox_send_outbox_thread 08/06/2025 05:38:11 - Thread was being aborted. at System.Threading.Thread.SleepInternal(Int32 millisecondsTimeout) at System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(Int32 millisecondsTimeout) at VarAC.VarAC.<connect_varahf_modem>b__126_6() 08/06/2025 05:38:12 - Opening COM port 08/06/2025 05:38:21 - Connecting VARA Main Modem Command interface... 08/06/2025 05:38:21 - Connecting VARA Main Modem data stream... 08/06/2025 05:38:21 - Connecting VARA Main Modem KISS Command interface... 08/06/2025 05:38:21 - Connected to VARA modem 08/06/2025 05:38:21 - VARA version: VARA SAT v4.4.4

The built in GPS of the IC-705 integrates very nicely and easily with VarAC (and Winlink) using the single USB cable.

Hello, i would suggest the following feature to get the GPS Position without having an usb dongle. The linux gpsd for example could receive position from Smartphone (e.g. https://f-droid.org/packages/io.github.tiagoshibata.gpsdclient/) or from another linux device: https://gpsd.gitlab.io/gpsd/gps2udp.html Thanks for your great work. 73 DL6ABE