Beware of Windows Updates, They Can Change Your VARA HF Settings.
I wasn't able to check in for VAR Wednesday on April 15th. My radio wasn't transmitting in VarAC. I also tried FT8 with WSJTX, and I wasn't getting anything. However, I was making contacts on SSB phone. It seemed that something changed even though I didn't change any settings. It didn't make sense to me.
The problem was that I forgot that I scheduled a Windows update, and the update changed the settings for my sound card in VARA HF. So if anyone else has this issue in the future try the following:
Open the VARA HF app.
Go to Settings.
Go to SoundCard.
Check your settings for Device Input and Device Output. Both of these settings were changed during the Windows update.
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Windows automatically making changes is a major pain. Use SoundSwitch from GitHub. When your settings change, it'll put them right back.