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    rtykulsker
    Jan 09

    Please allow for separate VARA-FM and VARA-HF paths

    in Feature requests - Archive

    Version 3 introduces support for VARA-FM, which is fantastic. The screen than allows us to choose between FM and HF modes doesn't account for the fact that FM and HF are different executables with different paths. I shouldn't have to enter a path when changing modes.

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    irad d
    Jan 09

    Ptt method is the same for both ?

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    rtykulsker
    Jan 09

    I haven't used this feature yet (no FM peers yet). Also, I don't understand your comment about PTT.


    My concerns are:

    1) the HF modem type is a different executable on a different path than the FM modem type

    2) I would like to be able to easily switch between HF and FM

    3) As the Setting page is now written, I would have to change both the VARA modem type AS WELL AS the file path (and in my case port). I often have HF, HF Monitor and FM sessions running simultaneously (on different ports). It works well.

    4) The VARA-FM modem doesn't support monitoring yet. The labels on the Optional monitor configuration should just be for HF, not FM


    I would suggest moving the "VARA modem type" control off of the Settings page and onto the main page, next to the 500/2300 radio buttons. I think that if VARA-FM is selected, then the speed radio buttons will need to be disabled.


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    irad d
    Jan 09

    My question refer to the ptt option. As the varahf and varafm will use different transceivers hence it will require 2 set of ptt options to be configured simultaneously so its not only the vara modem that need to be duopicated. A more easy configuration is to run 2 instances of varac one with each configuration . This way you don't need to switch and you can actually stay online with both simultaneously.

    N3MEL
    Jan 09

    I went around that problem of the file path being different , I installed a 2nd copy of VarAC using a different directory name. Then I set the 2nd copy up for VARA FM and left the 1st on VARA HF, I also renamed the desktop icon to match which version it corresponded to.

    rtykulsker
    Jan 09

    A second instance of VarAC is a great solution!

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