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A new section on the VarAC website now showcases EmComm groups using VarAC. We’re excited to feature the first group to join - The North Central WA Emcomms Net (NCWEN).
We encourage more groups to submit their details so others in your region can find and connect with you.
Access the VarAC EmComm groups list and submission form through this link: https://www.varac-hamradio.com/varac-emcomm-groups
Anyone been successful getting VarAC to switch antennas when using the Enable Antenna Selector feature using the FTDX-101? I have been plagued with this for months. When I switch to 30m, I want the rig to switch to Ant3, my 30m antenna. I copied the applicable command for all bands into the FTdx101 section of the VarAC_cat_commands.ini file:
example: AntennaBand_30m=AN03
I have tried both AN1 and AN01. With these in the latest cat file that I downloaded today, the Enable Antenna Selector checkbox is no longer greyed out and I have checked it. However, the radio is still not switching to any antennas when changing frequency. Antenna one is there for all bands.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
David ND1J
Many thanks to Lutz DH7LK for solving this problem. There must be a semicolon at the end of EACH ONE of the AntennaBand lines. It is now working fine on both the FTDX-3000 and the FTDX-101MP. de ND1J
Someone please advise. This is from page 46 of the manual. Where are these? Also from the same page: "By enabling this function ability, your VarAC will respond to ‘Path Find’ calls if it has detected the target station within the last 24 hours." Is this automatic? where is the switch to enable it or is the function already in VarAC? These settings are not obvious to me.
by default, VarAC respond to path finders request. If your station detected callsign in the path finder request someone sends, You VarAC will respond. If you want to disable this, Simply uncheck the "Allow path finder" checkbox.
Very good of 20m N4WFF and more.