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<p> I will be watching. Safe trip.</p>
<p>73,</p>
<p>Denis, WB8SKP</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/19/2026 12:44 PM, Stephen H Smith
via aprssig wrote:<br>
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<p><font face="Arial">I will be departing Tuesday afternoon (21
July) on my annual road trip to the <a
href="https://evergreenmjazz.org" moz-do-not-send="true">Evergreen
Jazz Festival</a> in the Colorado Rockies 40 miles/64 km
west of Denver. I will, once again, be testing APRS
beaconing over VARA en route, and at the festival. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Depending on propagation, I will be either
on 30 meters or 40 meters. The mobile setup will be my
"VARAtrack" device, a Yaesu FT-891 and mono-band Quicksilver
Radio "Quicksticks" on a ball mount on my Jetta TDI. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><b><font size="4">HF APRS-over-VARA
Frequencies<br>
40M 7.083.5 USB 30M 10.148.2 USB <br>
</font></b><br>
</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">As in previous years, I will be beaconing on
both 2 meters, and on HF VARA. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"> <b>WA8LMF</b> (no SSID) is the
two-meter beacon</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"> <b>WA8LMF-3</b> is the HF VARA
beacon, either on 30M or 40M </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Unlike previous years, I will NOT be HF
beaconing on classic 300-baud AX.25 packet.APRS.
Traditionally, I have used WA8LMF-2 for this mode. Over
several years now, VARA has shown to be so overwhelmingly
superior to AX.25 that I have decided that the added hassle of
dual-mode beaconing isn't worth bothering with. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">You can follow the trip on the usual
websites, or on my own RoadTrip Tracker on my website at:</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="http://wa8lmf.net/RoadTrip/Tracker/index.htm"
moz-do-not-send="true"><http://wa8lmf.net/RoadTrip/Tracker/index.htm></a></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">This displays a composite of what my
off-the-air receiver at my home QTH is hearing on HF, along
with 2-meters from the APRS-IS. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"> Once I get into Colorado (some time late
Thursday afternoon), my "Special Events" page (which normally
covers hamfests, swapmeets, Dayton, etc) should start showing
me heading west on I-76. The default page is currently set
to show the greater Denver/Front Range area of Colorado, with
a second page showing the detail of the Evergreen, CO area. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="http://wa8lmf.ddns.net:14445/" moz-do-not-send="true"><http://wa8lmf.ddns.net:14445/></a></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">More links and info:</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">This page contains links to details on the
VARA high-performance soundcard soft-modem, how to use VARA
with APRS clients, and my lightweight "VARAtrack" tracker
device based on a cheap "stick PC". </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"> <<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://WA8LMF.net/VARA" moz-do-not-send="true">http://WA8LMF.net/VARA</a></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><br>
</font></p>
<hr width="100%" size="2"><font face="Arial">Stephen H. Smith
wa8lmf (at) aol.com <br>
<br>
<br>
Live APRS Mapping on HF & VHF<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://WA8LMF.net/map"
moz-do-not-send="true"><http://WA8LMF.net/map></a><br>
<br>
"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner" moz-do-not-send="true"><http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner></a><br>
<br>
-- APRS over VARA --<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="http://wa8lmf.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA"
moz-do-not-send="true"><http://wa8lmf.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA></a><br>
<br>
<br>
</font>
<p><font face="Arial"><br>
</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">I will be departing Tuesday afternoon (21
July) on my annual road trip to the <a
href="https://evergreenmjazz.org" moz-do-not-send="true">Evergreen
Jazz Festival</a> in the Colorado Rockies 40 miles/64 km
west of Denver. I will, once again, be testing APRS
beaconing over VARA en route, and at the festival. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Depending on propagation, I will be either
on 30 meters or 40 meters. The mobile setup will be my
"VARAtrack" device, a Yaesu FT-891 and mono-band Quicksilver
Radio "Quicksticks" on a ball mount on my Jetta TDI. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">As in previous years, I will be beaconing on
both 2 meters, and on HF VARA. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"> WA8LMF (no SSID) is the two-meter
beacon</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"> WA8LMF-3 is the HF VARA beacon,
either on 30M or 40M </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Unlike previous years, I will NOT be HF
beaconing on classic 300-baud AX.25 packet.APRS.
Traditionally, I have used WA8LMF-2 for this mode. Over
several years now, VARA has shown to be so overwhelmingly
superior to AX.25 that I have decided that the added hassle of
dual-mode beaconing isn't worth bothering with. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">You can follow the trip on the usual
websites, or on my own RoadTrip Tracker on my website at:</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="http://wa8lmf.net/RoadTrip/Tracker/index.htm"
moz-do-not-send="true"><http://wa8lmf.net/RoadTrip/Tracker/index.htm></a></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">This displays a composite of what my
off-the-air receiver at my home QTH is hearing on HF, along
with 2-meters from the APRS-IS. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"> Once I get into Colorado (some time late
Thursday afternoon), my "Special Events" page (which normally
covers hamfests, swapmeets, Dayton, etc) should start showing
me heading west on I-76. The default page is currently set
to show the greater Denver/Front Range area of Colorado, with
a second page showing the detail of the Evergreen, CO area. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="http://wa8lmf.ddns.net:14445/" moz-do-not-send="true"><http://wa8lmf.ddns.net:14445/></a></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">More links and info:</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">This page contains links to details on the
VARA high-performance soundcard soft-modem, how to use VARA
with APRS clients, and my lightweight "VARAtrack" tracker
device based on a cheap "stick PC". </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"> <<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://WA8LMF.net/VARA" moz-do-not-send="true">http://WA8LMF.net/VARA</a></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><br>
</font></p>
<hr width="100%" size="2"><font face="Arial">Stephen H. Smith
wa8lmf (at) aol.com <br>
<br>
<br>
Live APRS Mapping on HF & VHF<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://WA8LMF.net/map"
moz-do-not-send="true"><http://WA8LMF.net/map></a><br>
<br>
"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner" moz-do-not-send="true"><http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner></a><br>
<br>
-- APRS over VARA --<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="http://wa8lmf.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA"
moz-do-not-send="true"><http://wa8lmf.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA></a><br>
<br>
<b><font size="4">HF APRS-over-VARA Frequencies<br>
40M 7.083.5 USB 30M 10.148.2 USB <br>
<br>
</font></b><br>
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