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AC0AE_BretChilcott

Beacon after auto band change & tune-tone

Irad:


Some of us are adapting the automatic frequency schedule and coordinating the schedule in our region between operators. To this point, we see benefits if VarAC would automatically beacon after the band change is done. The reason for this is so that the antenna tuner will be tuned for optimum performance on the frequency.


Also - as Don KM4UDX points out, his tuner needs a Tune/Tone for his tuner to automatically tune. So an option would be to also transmit a Tune/Tone after the frequency change to allow those tuners that need a tone to automatically tune.


Some of us are experimenting with a coordinated frequency schedule. We feel that a window of time on 30 meters may help transfer Vmails when QRM makes 40 & 20 meters difficult.


Thank you for the work and energy you and your team puts into making VarAC the most powerful digital network…


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irad d
irad d
5 days ago

+1 to what Lutz already replied.

Beacons timer is reset on every band change and will fire right away (plus some grace time)


If you also enable Antenna tuner, it will automatically tune upon band change so the first beacon will be fired fully .




bob.novasbob.novas

Using your own digipeater

Hi, newbie here. I have a (licensed) station, W3DK-2 and a (similarly licensed) digipeater, W3DK-10. VarAC won't let me use my W3DK-10 digipeater in a call to another station - e.g., K2BBL via W3DK-10, it says I can't use my own station to digipeat. W3DK-2 and W3DK-10 are different stations - W3DK-2 is an IC-705 and W3DK-10 is a TM-D710GA. Why is this disallowed? Thanks, Bob - W3DK

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irad d
irad d
May 01

it doesnt even make sense to work through your own digipeater. as it adds no value to the process.

Digipeater is a nother VaraFM that you go through on your way to your detination that echos your packets. no logic in echoing your packets from the same modem.

Bill BarrettBill Barrett

Frequency Scheduler bug

Irad, I've finally had a chance to stress test the Frequency Scheduler enhancement you added in v13.2.7 with up to 30 times and freq changes.


What I have found is that if #1-#15 is entered, it works fine... meaning error checks work, "SAVE AND EXIT" works, and if I open the Frequency Scheduler again, #1-#15 is saved.


Unfortunately any entries into #16 - #30 are not saved, and if filled it appears to save but when reopening Frequency Schduler, #16-#30 are blanked/deleted/not saved.


Bill

WW4BB

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irad d
irad d
Apr 24

Hello Bill. I can confirm it on my end but as it seems here 16-30 are saved in the file and are just not loaded when re-opening the scheduler... so additional save will delete them.


I also confirm the bug on the #11-#12 entry


I will fix it.

Thank you for your attention


irad d
21 days ago · updated the description of the group.

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ylliero
Apr 30

Irad, VarAC rocks! As a net control station I could REALLY use more canned message fields. This would be a big help in running nets. Also attaching files to vmails would be GREAT! Thanks for considering.

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