Hello from Stephen WA8LMF in central Michigan. Not sure if this request would be too complex or outrageous! I operate digimodes such as SSTV, APRS and VarAC mobile or portable from my radio trailer "Studio B". Details here: <http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner> I am currently experimenting with APRS over VARA mobile, and have APRS igates for this mode currently running 24/7 on both 30 and 60 meters. Details here: <http://WA8LMF.net/VARAforAPRS> Given that VarAC Chat can beacon periodically automatically, and is linked to a vast network of receive stations feeding position reports into PskReporter, it could serve as an APRS-like tool -IF- the process of entering Maidenhead grid squares could be automated as you drive. I am proposing that VarAC Chat incorporate a virtual COM port that could connect to a standard GPS NMEA serial data stream, translate it to grid square format, and enter it automatically into the grid square field. I think that for both casual mobile operation, and for temporary EMCOMM setups in the field, this would be a valuable feature. This would position VARA / VarAC Chat as a practical replacement for G4IDE's "APRS Messenger" application that transmitted APRS position reports and two-way APRS messaging on HF over PSK63 or MFSK16. It was fantastically superior to traditional HF APRS over 300 baud HF packet. Unfortunately, he dropped development of it when Win 7 replaced Win XP, and broke the serial port library he was using. VARA provides the same (even better) weak signal superiority over packet that MFSK16 did. de WA8LMF