Error message when trying to QSY after a connect

Trying to connect to KH6N tonight on 40M. Was able to connect and send traffic no problem last night.

I can connect, but when the QSY message comes up I get an error message:

From my VarAC Log:

03:00:19 - Pinging K6HN

03:00:45 - Connected to K6HN

03:00:54 - Report Received: -5

03:00:54 - Disconnecting K6HN

03:01:01 - Disconnected from K6HN

03:01:05 - Connecting K6HN

03:01:14 - Connected to K6HN

03:01:22 - Report Received: -6

03:01:36 - Error: processing Modem data stream: Input string was not in a correct format.

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.MarshaledInvoke(Control caller, Delegate method, Object[] args, Boolean synchronous)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Invoke(Delegate method, Object[] args)

at VarAC.VarAC.perform_free_form_qsy(Boolean away_qsy)

at VarAC.VarAC.<button_connect_varahf_Click>b__789_2()

03:01:36 - Unable to read data from data stream of VARA modem. Disconnecitng modem data stream.

03:01:36 - Restarting VARA modem 1/2

03:01:36 - Disconnected from K6HN

03:01:36 - Unable to log QSO with K6HN ,missing information

03:01:36 - Disconnecting VARA modem...

03:01:36 - Disconnected!

03:01:36 - Error in mailbox_send_outbox_thread

03:01:36 - Error: Unable to read data from command stream of VARA modem. Disconnecitng modem command stream.

03:01:36 - Thread was being aborted.

at System.Threading.Thread.SleepInternal(Int32 millisecondsTimeout)

at System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(Int32 millisecondsTimeout)

at VarAC.VarAC.<button_connect_varahf_Click>b__789_5()

03:01:36 - Thread was being aborted.

at System.Net.UnsafeNclNativeMethods.OSSOCK.recv(IntPtr socketHandle, Byte* pinnedBuffer, Int32 len, SocketFlags socketFlags)

at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Receive(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size, SocketFlags socketFlags, SocketError& errorCode)

at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Receive(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size, SocketFlags socketFlags)

at System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size)

at VarAC.VarAC.<button_connect_varahf_Click>b__789_0()

Any ideas?

Randy KA0AZS

Comments (4)

Randy GC

Apr 01

Whatever the issue, updating to the newest version seems to have fixed it. Was able to connect to, and QSY with, K6HN this evening and receive traffic.

Thanks for the assist

Randy KAØAZS

irad d

Mar 28

Seems like the QSY data that you have received was corrupted.

Can you paste the Chat section that included that data. Include some before and after please.

Mar 30

Replying to

Thanks for the reply.

There was no chat. I had just connected, and was trying to Auto QSY in order to download some VMail.

I have not had time to get back into this. I just downloaded the latest version 8.6.2 and will install that and see if that helps first (I currently have 8.2.0 installed, got behind on what the current version is).

If I still have issues I will post more complete screen shots. Either way I will close the loop here.

Mar 31

in "Chat" I mean I want to see the traffic that went in and out.

you can go to logs -> Chat history. Go to that time frame where you got the error (03:01:36) and send me the QSO content with K6HN (even if it was only a QSY invitation)