Hello all,
New to VarAC. Been licensed since 1999 and have been very active with digital modes however hadn't heard of this mode until I heard the tones and was able to figure this out. Installed yesterday and trying to put it all together.
Is it true that a ping isn't considered a QSO? If I know the signal report from the Beacons screen and I ping the contact, connect and receive my signal report wouldn't that be considered a QSO? FT8 can be run automatically so I'm not sure what the difference would be.
Thanks
Terry / K8TJM
Meir,
Irad 4Z1AC is the boss here. There is a section in this forum for ideas like these of yours. Adding new features is tempting, but then a certain amount of air time will be required for the extras to get sent from here to there. Actually VarAC can send Maidenhead locators, if you enable extended beacons, but reception of these can not be considered as a valid QSO, I reckon. Best regards, / 73 Marek SP5ISZ