VarAC V12.0.0, VARA-FM, Windows 10, after every few beacons I get this:
<SENDING ADVANCED BEACON ON 2m - 146.475.000> DE N4UZZ
NO LUCK. Maybe next time ...
How can I have no luck beaconing? What does this mean?
Otto 73 de N4UZZ
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Example
PSKreporter screen of VarAC claiming I heard my own beacon.
And surprisingly, it is being reported on the wrong band!
Note: There is no beacon entry in the log at that time!
In this example, I am beaconing on 20m only and I am NOT beaconing on 40m!
Note: My cluster is monitoring multiple bands, and it is possible my 40m instance responded to a spurious INCOMING CONNECTION REQUEST, since PTT is not disabled. Note: It is the middle of the day and there are NO incoming signals on 40m.
Log
26/08/2025 08:51:41 - (CN:20) Sending beacon
26/08/2025 08:51:41 - (CN:20) KISS BEACON sent
26/08/2025 08:53:21 - (CN:20) KISS BEACON received from HB9AVK
26/08/2025 08:53:21 - (CN:20) PSKReporter: Logged successfully (HB9AVK)
26/08/2025 08:53:21 - (CN:20) PSKReporter: Sending accumulated records
26/08/2025 08:53:21 - (CN:20) Logging Contact to DB: HB9AVK
26/08/2025 08:58:32 - (CN:20) PSKReporter: Logged successfully (HB9BFM)
26/08/2025 08:58:32 - (CN:20) PSKReporter: Sending accumulated records
26/08/2025 09:00:25 - (CN:1) PSKReporter self report: Logged successfully
26/08/2025 09:00:25 - (CN:1) PSKReporter: Sending accumulated records
26/08/2025 09:01:35 - (CN:20) KISS BEACON received from SV1UY
26/08/2025 09:01:35 - (CN:20) PSKReporter: Logged successfully (SV1UY)
26/08/2025 09:01:35 - (CN:20) PSKReporter: Sending accumulated records
26/08/2025 09:01:35 - (CN:20) Logging Contact to DB: SV1UY