I have had several QSO's over the past couple of weeks where I have had the old "link lockup/timeout" bug assert itself. I thought it was just me, but I've also had several others I've been in QSO with mention that they've had the same thing happen.
(I'm referring to the issue where VARA-HF simply stops polling the link, and anything that is in the TX buffer is also not sent.). When this happens, the station I'm in QSO with ALSO stops polling the link.
73, Joe
Fully agree Joe!
Have experienced it multiple times, also with stable, non-marginal links.
Here is my latest example:
VarAC.log:
05/02/2023 14:04:51 - Switching to Slot 13
05/02/2023 14:04:51 - Connecting K1FM
05/02/2023 14:05:39 - Connected to K1FM
05/02/2023 14:05:52 - PSKReporter self report: Logged successfully
05/02/2023 14:05:52 - PSKReporter: Sending accumulated records
05/02/2023 14:06:59 - Disconnected from K1FM
VARAHF.log:
2023-02-05 14:04:51 Connecting to K1FM... 1/15
2023-02-05 14:05:39 Connected to K1FM VARA HF v4.7.2
2023-02-05 14:06:59 K1FM Average S/N: -8.2 dB
2023-02-05 14:06:59 Disconnected (Timeout) TX: 0 Bytes (Max: 0 bps) RX: 10 Bytes (Max: 88 bps) Session Time: 01:20
73, Markus HB9BRJ