[aprssig] Another 60M APRS-over-VARA Road Test Tomorrow

[Eric H. Christensen]

On Friday, December 15th, 2023 at 16:57, Stephen H Smith via aprssig <aprssig at lists.tapr.org> wrote:

> I will be beaconing alternately as WA8LMF-2 on classic packet APRS, and as WA8LMF-1 on VARA. Radio setup is the usual - Yaesu FT-891 running into an MFJ 60-meter hamstick mobile antenna on 60M "Channel 5" 5.403.5 MHz USB. Peak power output will be about 50 watts in both modes. Receive/igatre setup at home is another FT-891 and a mini-dipole made of two 60M mobile hamsticks mounted horizontally about 12 feet / 2.9 meters above the ground to maximize NVIS receive.

I just wish VARA was available on some platform other than Windows.

I tried setting up Fldigi with YAAC Friday evening but for some reason I couldn't get the KISS-over-TCP connection to work.  From YAAC, I'm getting a connection failure.  I messed with it until I just gave up.  Andrew, KA2DDO, said that he's seen the problem before as Fldigi isn't actually keeping the port open.  Still scratching my head on this.

Hope to get something up on HF soon.  I'm watching your tests with great interest.

73,
Eric WG3K