From WA8LMF2 at aol.com  Sun May  3 14:59:34 2026
From: WA8LMF2 at aol.com (Stephen H Smith)
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 14:59:34 -0400
Subject: [aprssig] VARAtrack APRS at Dayton
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References: <55883566-db73-4468-9041-ec99c82fc436@aol.com>
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It now appears that I will NOT  be doing the formal presentation on  
APRS-over-VARA  (and introducing the VARAtrack to the ham public) at the Dayton 
Hamvention next month as planned. The show committee wanted to slot me into a 
seminar room at 9:00 AM Sunday,  after 90% of the attendees (including myself) 
had already left Saturday evening!      I am on standby if a time slot for 
presentations opens up at the last minute on Friday or Saturday.

But...  I WILL be showing the VARAtrack in my radio trailer a.k.a. "Studio B" 
which will be appearing, for the 4th year,  in the Emergency Comms Vehicles 
Expo at Hamvention. I will be there all day Friday and Saturday.

Further, I will have flash drives of the VARAtrack system setup images 
available.  If you bring a suitable stick PC as described on my website at:

<http://WA8LMF.net/VARA/VARAtrack>

I will be able to load/configure the VARAtrack setup into your stick, 
on-the-spot in Studio B.

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Stephen H. Smith    wa8lmf (at) aol.com

-- APRS over VARA  --
<http://wa8lmf.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA>

HF    APRS-over-VARA   Frequencies
*40M   7.083.5  USB       30M   10.148.2  USB*

EchoLink:  Node #  14400  [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]
Home Page: http://wa8lmf.net

Live APRS Mapping on HF & VHF
<http://WA8LMF.net/map>

"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels
<http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner>




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From kcshorty at gmail.com  Sun May 10 15:32:54 2026
From: kcshorty at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Brian_Short=2C_KC=C3=98BS?=)
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 14:32:54 -0500
Subject: [aprssig] Dayton Meetup for APRS
Message-ID: 
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Since it looks like there are no forums for APRS at Xenia, is there any
interest in getting together in the evening somewhere for an eyeball and
discussion of things going on in the APRSverse?

Apologies if someone is already working on this, but I haven't seen any
updates.

I will also be in the EMCOMM row at the Salvation Army Comm Van and will
have UI-View/PrecisionMapping install sticks available, and also available
to help you install them if you bring by your pc.

Thanks!
[image: ZombieView.png]


*Brian L Short,*  *KCØBS*
*PMP, PPL-SEL*
*B at TV25.tv     *
*913-638-7373*
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From jason at ke4nyv.com  Mon May 11 08:27:45 2026
From: jason at ke4nyv.com (Jason Rausch)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 12:27:45 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [aprssig] [UI-View] Dayton Meetup for APRS
In-Reply-To: 
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References: 
 <CAMNg5ZtZ0Xujwb9ovTHdK+mvXXBdvq_eWaMF3Bn9jgC=RE9KbA@mail.gmail.com>
 <0f7788e1-81dd-42cd-a7a5-55916a5b8d1c@aol.com>
 <CAOYosawV+YDJJVrhCVKLRWA1g1cct-TCARnWJmda_-yV2EiLHQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1072312772.359638.1778502465321@mail.yahoo.com>

Wish I wasn't going to miss it this year.  Hope you can get something together for APRS.
Jason Rausch K4APRhttps://www.ke4nyv.com 

    On Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 05:28:31 PM EDT, Jorge Silva via groups.io <pu2lqx=gmail.com at groups.io> wrote:  
 
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      Salutem Punctis Trianguli


Em dom., 10 de mai. de 2026, 17:09, WA8LMF via groups.io <wa8lmf=
aol.com at groups.io> escreveu:

> On 5/10/2026 3:32 PM, Brian Short, KCØBS via groups.io wrote:
> > Since it looks like there are no forums for APRS at Xenia, is there any
> > interest in getting together in the evening somewhere for an eyeball and
> > discussion of things going on in the APRSverse?
> >
> > Apologies if someone is already working on this, but I haven't seen any
> > updates.
> >
> > I will also be in the EMCOMM row at the Salvation Army Comm Van and will
> > have UI-View/PrecisionMapping install sticks available, and also
> available
> > to help you install them if you bring by your pc.
> >
> What a coincidence!  I'll be right across from  you in my radio trailer
> "Studio B" .
>
> Among other things I will be demoing HF *APRS-over-VARA*. I will also be
> showing my "*VARAtrack*" compact tracker for APRS-over-VARA.  This "APRS
> appliance",  inspired by the Byonics TinyTrack for classic packet APRS,
>  is
> based on an inexpensive (USD $135) "stick" PC.    I will also be supplying
> bootable install flash drives for my "VARAtrack" installation.
>
> This is a comprehensive install of a slimmed-down Windows 10, the VARA
> modem,
> * UIview*, and *Precision Mapping 9.0*,  along with numerous other ham
> programs
> (FLdigi, SSTV, etc) and various useful-for-hams utilities.  This install
> fits
> on even the most minimal stick PC - 4GB RAM / 64GB disk.  This is a
> turnkey
> ready-to-go setup -- just boot the flash drive and restore it to a similar
> stick PC.
>
> I will be arriving Thursday afternoon and would be open to an "unofficial"
> APRS
> gathering either Thursday, Friday or Saturday night.
>
> [I was actually going to do a formal presentation on APRS-over-VARA, but
> the
> convention committee slotted me in for 9:00 AM Sunday -- after 90 percent
> of
> the visitors (including me) had left Saturday evening. I declined  If
> there is
> enough interest, I could do the presentation at an informal APRS
> gathering.  I
> will have multiple laptops, a projector and my lightweight "porta-screen"
> with me.
>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Stephen H. Smith    wa8lmf (at) aol.com
>
> EchoLink:  Node #  14400  [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]
> Home Page: http://wa8lmf.net
>
> Live APRS Mapping on HF & VHF
> <http://WA8LMF.net/map>
>
> "Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels
> <http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner>
>
> -- APRS over VARA  --
> <http://wa8lmf.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA>
>
> *HF    APRS-over-VARA  Frequencies
>    40M  7.083.5  USB      30M  10.148.2  USB *
>
>
> -
>
>
>
>
> 
>
>
>


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From WA8LMF2 at aol.com  Mon May 11 16:12:57 2026
From: WA8LMF2 at aol.com (Stephen H Smith)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 16:12:57 -0400
Subject: [aprssig] APRS-over-VARA at Dayton Hamvention
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Message-ID: <4213f129-d1b2-4d13-969b-53d49ee4e86d@aol.com>

***  LAST MINUTE REMINDER  ***

I will be demonstrating HF APRS over the high-performance VARA-HF sottware 
modem in my radio trailer "Studio B" at the Dayton Hamvention this coming 
Friday and Saturday.

I will also be showing the "VARAtrack" APRS-over-VARA tracker "appliance".  I 
will be located in the Emergency Communications Vehicle Expo at the north-west 
corner of the fairgrounds complex.

As usual, I will also be operating a fully-functional 144.39 APRS 
digipeater/igate on-site using the  35-foot/10-meters  mast on Studio B.



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Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com

EchoLink:  Node #  14400  [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]
Home Page: http://wa8lmf.net

Live APRS Mapping on HF & VHF
<http://WA8LMF.net/map>

"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels
<http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner>

-- APRS over VARA  --
<http://wa8lmf.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA>

*HF    APRS-over-VARA   Frequencies
   40M   7.083.5  USB       30M   10.148.2  USB
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