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VarAC Freq busy light never turns off

I am trying to setup up VarAC with a IC-7300, and the Freq busy light is on all the time, and if I try CQ or anything else, it says waiting for freq to clear. I would appreciate some help. Thanks in advance.

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Frederick Carlson

Mar 16, 2024

This seems to be the first big hurdle to getting this system up. I fixed it by using the SFT function in my Yaesu 891 rig. I do not know what other problems that caused however.

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AE2WM-Bill

Jun 16, 2024

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I tried setting both to 1500 as you suggested on my FT-891, but it made no difference. If I changed the PSK frequency to 1500 from 1000 or shifted the IF up 500 Hz, the noise band would move into the red-lined area, but then other things didn't work, like the TX signal. I'm baffled. I have no trouble using Winlink with VARA HF or using FT8, but VarAC has me baffled.