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Varac Profiles - Callsign Tags and Alert Tags

I have created 2 profiles, however when I added Alert Tags and Callsign Tags to one profile, when I opened my other profile the Tags had also changed in the 2nd profile. I must have done something wrong ?

Please can you help ?

Thanks

Ray

G0VSS

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irad d
irad d
Feb 18

is that what you mean?

Scanning of freqs?

There was a question some years ago about scanning ->

"Freq Scanning-Could there be a way to scan bands, not the scheduler but 10 or 15 second intervals between any two bands?"

The question did not get any answers and I would like to ask the same.


The settings could be for example:

scanning off/on, 1850 5, 3600 5, 5360 5, 7070 5 or

scanning off/on, 5354 5, 5357 5, 5360 5

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irad d
irad d
Feb 16

I believe it time to do this. I will add this to the next version. I will also add the option to beacon once every 15 minutes on each of those bands while scanning so people will know you are there and can try to connect you. Downside is that most likely you wont be able to receive beacons from others. THerefore this is suitable only if you care about operating a service (Like email gateway/BBS/AI) for the sake of helping the community, but you wont be part of the party of getting beacons and SNR reports, getting broadcasts or even receiving CQ calls.

VarAC and Emcomm/Disaster comm applications

At the suggestion of N3CZ Gary as this forum v. the VarAC HF Forum be better suited for my subject, I've moved my post here. I ask readers indulgence if some of my content might/has been fragmentally covered elsewhere previously in this sub-forum.

For those for whom this piques interest, I recommend first starting with the few comments to my post in the VarAC HF forum.


What follows is my post to the FaceBook VARA HF group re VarAC, EmComm, and Vmail/Email


Branching here from my earlier query about auto-disconnect function for sending Vmail/Email. My intent is to begin a discussion on:

  1. How many users view VarAC as a tool in the emcomm tool box and in what context: short, medium, and/or long haul connections.

  2. How useful can the "Send File" feature be for Emcomm.


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oh6ij
Feb 15
  1. It is a good tool, we already had local drills using NVIS propagation - 2. SendFile/Vmail/Email/BBS seem to be good also for EmComm, we are planning to have a drill on these soon. - 3. AutoSending could be also good for - minimizing the time on CF and - QSY to free slot to send - and return.

Sending email to a VarAC user

What format does an email sent from the Internet have to use, or what is the minimum meta data it needs to contain, to be able to send an email to a VarAC user via a specific VarAC email gateway? Alternatively, is it possible to send an email from the Internet to a VarAC user without knowing which VarAC email gateway to use? In the above, I am assuming I know one or more email gateway to which the user will have access. The above process may be needed when you have never received an email via VarAC from that user.

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k4thr
k4thr
Jan 09

No specific format or metadata. When you select the vmail button and then click the email option in the dialog box, you are presented with standard email parameters. The recipient need not even be a ham. It can go to anyone with email. But you will need to connect to an email gateway ham who will in turn send the email in the regular/internet way. Why not send it yourself that way? Perhaps its because you are in an area that has experienced storm damage and the internet is not available. So send it to another ham who has internet and their station will automatically send it for you. Good luck. 73

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