I have been using VARAC HF for several months and I am blown away at the power it has for our ham community. And the poregresivness of all those who are involved in developing it is nothing short of AMAZING!
So why are hams slow to learn about it and adapt it?
I have seen very few enthusiastic videos on YouTube promoting it and the many features.
One major aspect that I feel is not being realized by hams is the fact that when they are not using their radio for other applications, if they leave their rig running on VARAC HF, they are helping to build a tremendous radio network. Especially with the "Freq Schedule" feature, VARAC offers a powerful communications tool. More so than any other digital mode.
I tell many of my ham friends about VARAC and they don't seam to "get it."
So what can we do to engage more hams? What is the story we need to tell them to get more involved?
73
Bret C / AC0AE
After have been runing VARAC for several weeks now, I feel that some hams give VARAC a try, but they think it is just another digital mode. For some reason they fail to see the huge opportunity that VARAC offers to create a robust relaible network. I know that there has been a few YouTube videos created about VARAC but they just cover the basics about what it is and how some features work. However, I feel there is a need for a YouTube video about the opportunity the ham community has to grow the use of VARAC.
To this point, I am amazed at the new people I chat with that have no idea how to send or relay a Vmail. Nor do they know about the power of the "Path Finder" feature.
If an enthusiastic video was created on the advaced featrues and how we can build a robust network if we would leave our rigs running VARAC HF when we are not in the shack, it would motivate more people to embrace the use of VARAC.
73 Bret C / AC0AE