<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp4c5cd0b1yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I could get behind VARA if they would open up the spec so we can implement it in a hardware modem, thus eliminating the need for a full Windows computer to run it. Let us embed it in a dsPIC or STM32 processor, give it a KISS USB interface and then we can use it on everything.</div><div><br></div><div class="ydp4c5cd0b1signature">Jason Rausch K4APR<div>www.ke4nyv.com</div></div></div>
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On Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 11:28:00 PM EDT, Stephen H Smith via aprssig <aprssig@lists.tapr.org> wrote:
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<p><font face="Arial">[ 11:00 PM EDT 6 Oct / 0300 UTC 7 Oct]</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">I am currently observing a dramatic
demonstration of how overwhelmingly superior VARA is compared
to classic AX.25 HF packet. At this time, there is a nearly
total HF blackout on 30M due to the massive solar CME (coronal
mass ejection)<br>
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<p><font face="Arial">Currently, my APRS mapping webserver for 30M
meters 300-baud HF packet APRS is showing no stations at all.
(Normally at this time of the evening there would be half a
dozen or so stations around the country showing on my map. </font><font face="Arial">Receive via UZ7HO Soundmodem software TNC. </font><font face="Arial">) </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Meanwhile, </font><font face="Arial">beacons
from </font><font face="Arial">WA7GMX-8 in Washington state and
WB8SKP-9 in western Kentucky are continuing to be received on
30M APRS-over-VARA, here at my QTH near East Lansing, Michigan. </font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial">Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com <br>
Skype: WA8LMF<br>
EchoLink: Node # 14400 [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]<br>
Home Page: <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://wa8lmf.net" class="yiv2284827652moz-txt-link-freetext">http://wa8lmf.net</a><br>
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APRS-over-VARA igates now operating on 30 & 60 meters<br>
<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://WA8LMF.net/map" class="yiv2284827652moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><http://WA8LMF.net/map></a><br>
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"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels<br>
<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner" class="yiv2284827652moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner></a><br>
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-- APRS over VARA --<br>
<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://wa8lmf.net/APRSoverVARA." class="yiv2284827652moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><http://wa8lmf.net/APRSoverVARA.></a><br>
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