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David ND1J
David ND1J

BBS status indicator

What would you think about adding a status tag at the bottom of the screen (next to the EMAIL GATE button) showing the BBS status, active is Green or no color if not?   It would be nice to know if the BBS is active by looking at a status tag there and not have to go into the menu layers to see if it is active.   Better yet, make it clickable like the EMAIL GATE button so one could toggle it on or off!  Thanks for considering this. 73,

David - ND1J

EDM Emcomm Direct Messaging Steering Committee

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k4thr
k4thr
Mar 23

Man, I like that idea. I had thought about it shortly after the BBS feature became available. Glad I'm not alone in wanting the toggle.

Actually, same for the AI. That would be nice to toggle off and on.

Jim Piper

ALE-type feature exist for Emcomm mode?

Via a conversation (kb2kb) yesterday re VarAC emcomm mode with a user who has played in the ARES and other emcomm sandboxes he indicated a key difference between VarAC and Winlink for passing email traffic was that, unlike Winlink, VarAC would automatically search for “RMS” stations (email gateways). I have dug deep into the manual and searched in vain for a “switch” to enable such a feature. Would someone please either confirm or deny such an ALE-type feature’s existence?


Mucho gras in advance.

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NC3Z Gary
Mar 21

In the upcoming VarAC release there will be a Scan feature but it will not seek out a Gateway. Winlink will step through the bands to track down the RMS you are trying to connect to, so maybe that is the confusion??


David Gerhart
David Gerhart

Alternate Center Calling Freq's for EmComm?

Various searches on VarAC EmComm frequencies cite differing results.


It seems to me that an EmComm group should practice operating on alternate frequencies - away from the Standard Center Calling Frequencies.


At the very least, do so to avoid creating QRM for general VarAC users ....


So which HF Frequencies (away from SCCF's) are "Best Practice?"


Forgive the Q? if I missed this in the documentation. Say where to look?

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David Gerhart
David Gerhart
Mar 12

Here's what Gemini supplies:


14.105.000|20m EmComm Primary

14.108.750|20m EmComm Alternate

7.105.000|40m EmComm Primary

7.108.000|40m EmComm Alternate

3.595.000|80m EmComm Primary

3.598.000|80m EmComm Alternate


Observation: In each instance the alternate CCF's result in slots overlapping with the Standard CCF's.


I'm guessing that this isn't a problem because the slot sniffer will permit avoiding conflicts if used correctly?

jimmy p
jimmy p

VarAC AI Bridge

Bridging the Gap: My Dual-Band AI Gateway Project (HF/VHF EmComm Relay)

Introduction: I wanted to share a milestone in my shack that I believe has huge potential for the EmComm community. I’ve successfully engineered a Local AI Gateway that bridges HF and VHF bands, providing a "brain" for emergency communications that works even when the internet is completely dark.

The Problem: During a "Grid-Down" situation , we often have local VHF traffic that needs to jump to a long-distance HF net, or field operators who need technical answers (grounding, antenna lengths, medical protocols) without access to Google.

The Solution: The Gateway Using my primary rig (Ryzen 9 / RTX 3070 Ti) , I’ve built a three-tier system:

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irad d
irad d
Mar 14

This is a great project! I suggest you post it also to the wider forum where we have much more audiance. This might be interesting for all. I am curios on how you are listening to incpming DATA (scanning the VarAC.db file?) and how to generate an answer (inset into the vmail table in the VarAC.db?) If it is - Cleaver :) if other way - also interested to hear :) 73s!

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