[aprssig] Planned APRS-over-VARA-HF Road Test Cancelled At Last Minute

[Stephen H Smith]

Planned trip departure today (22 July) on road trip to Evergreen, Colorado with 
planned 40-meters APRS-over-VARA tests is now cancelled.

A last minute failure of the serpentine belt in my 2006 VW TDI killed the trip 
- can't get it replaced until Thursday  24 July which is too late to get to the 
festival in time.

[Stay tuned for next trip in late September -  all the way from central 
Michigan to Los Angeles.]


On 7/13/2025 10:50 PM, Stephen H Smith via aprssig wrote:
>
> On 22 July 2025, I will be departing from central Michigan for the annual 
> trek to Evergreen, Colorado for the Evergreen Jazz Festival on 25-27 
> July.     I will be beaconing on either 30 meters APRS-over-VARA (daytime) or 
> 40 meters APRS-over-VARA (nighttime).
>
> As in past years, I will be using my Panasonic CF-53 Toughbook laptop, Yaesu 
> FT-891 transceiver and Quicksilver "QuickStick" hamstick-type mobile whips.
>
> This year, however, I will not be alternately beaconing on conventional 
> 300-baud AX.25 packet.
> 1)   VARA has proven itself to be so overwhelmingly superior to classic HF 
> packet that I am not bothering with 300-baud AX.25 at all.
> 2)   The uptake of APRS-over-VARA is now extensive enough that a full-time 
> network of  APRS-over-VARA  igates now exists covering all of North America.
>
> Details on using APRS-over-VARA are on my website at
> <http://WA8LMF.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA/index.htm>
>
> My usual APRS mapping webservers are at
> <http://WA8LMF.net/map>
>
> An additional dedicated roadtrip tracker page is at
> <http://wa8lmf.net/RoadTrip/Tracker/index.htm>
>
> As in past years:
>
> *WA8LMF* (no SSID) is two-meter FM AX.25 packet, or direct to Internet beacons.
> *WA8LMF-3* is 30 or 40 meter APRS-over-VARA
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com
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>
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