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I will have my igate on listening from Ks. <br><br><br><div class="yahoo-signature"><a style="font-size:12px" href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_&af_ios_store_cpp=9d3a686e-218d-4849-8298-b480188dc8ac&af_android_url=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fstore%2Fapps%2Fdetails%3Fid%3Dcom.yahoo.mobile.client.android.mail%26listing%3Demail_signature">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad</a><br></div><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Monday, July 20, 2026, 08:17, Denis Barton <<span style="color: rgb(var(--links-caret-color)) !important">wb8skp@gmail.com</span>> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div id="yiv8220945239">
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<p> I will be watching. Safe trip.</p>
<p>73,</p>
<p>Denis, WB8SKP</p>
<p><br>
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<div class="yiv8220945239moz-cite-prefix">On 7/19/2026 12:44 PM, Stephen H Smith
via aprssig wrote:<br>
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<p>I will be departing Tuesday afternoon (21
July) on my annual road trip to the <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://evergreenmjazz.org">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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p><b>HF APRS-over-VARA
Frequencies<br>
40M 7.083.5 USB 30M 10.148.2 USB <br>
</b><br>
</p>
<p>As in previous years, I will be beaconing on
both 2 meters, and on HF VARA. </p>
<p> <b>WA8LMF</b> (no SSID) is the
two-meter beacon</p>
<p> <b>WA8LMF-3</b> is the HF VARA
beacon, either on 30M or 40M </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>You can follow the trip on the usual
websites, or on my own RoadTrip Tracker on my website at:</p>
<p> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://wa8lmf.net/RoadTrip/Tracker/index.htm" class="yiv8220945239moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><http://wa8lmf.net/RoadTrip/Tracker/index.htm></a></p>
<p>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. </p>
<p> 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. </p>
<p> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" onclick="return window.theMainWindow.showLinkWarning(this)" href="http://wa8lmf.ddns.net:14445/" class="yiv8220945239moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><http://wa8lmf.ddns.net:14445/></a></p>
<p>More links and info:</p>
<p>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". </p>
<p> <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://WA8LMF.net/VARA" class="yiv8220945239moz-txt-link-freetext">http://WA8LMF.net/VARA</a></p>
<p><br>
</p>
<hr width="100%" size="2">Stephen H. Smith
wa8lmf (at) aol.com <br>
<br>
<br>
Live APRS Mapping on HF & VHF<br>
<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://WA8LMF.net/map" class="yiv8220945239moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><http://WA8LMF.net/map></a><br>
<br>
"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels<br>
<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner" class="yiv8220945239moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner></a><br>
<br>
-- APRS over VARA --<br>
<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://wa8lmf.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA" class="yiv8220945239moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><http://wa8lmf.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA></a><br>
<br>
<br>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>I will be departing Tuesday afternoon (21
July) on my annual road trip to the <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://evergreenmjazz.org">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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>As in previous years, I will be beaconing on
both 2 meters, and on HF VARA. </p>
<p> WA8LMF (no SSID) is the two-meter
beacon</p>
<p> WA8LMF-3 is the HF VARA beacon,
either on 30M or 40M </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>You can follow the trip on the usual
websites, or on my own RoadTrip Tracker on my website at:</p>
<p> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://wa8lmf.net/RoadTrip/Tracker/index.htm" class="yiv8220945239moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><http://wa8lmf.net/RoadTrip/Tracker/index.htm></a></p>
<p>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. </p>
<p> 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. </p>
<p> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" onclick="return window.theMainWindow.showLinkWarning(this)" href="http://wa8lmf.ddns.net:14445/" class="yiv8220945239moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><http://wa8lmf.ddns.net:14445/></a></p>
<p>More links and info:</p>
<p>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". </p>
<p> <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://WA8LMF.net/VARA" class="yiv8220945239moz-txt-link-freetext">http://WA8LMF.net/VARA</a></p>
<p><br>
</p>
<hr width="100%" size="2">Stephen H. Smith
wa8lmf (at) aol.com <br>
<br>
<br>
Live APRS Mapping on HF & VHF<br>
<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://WA8LMF.net/map" class="yiv8220945239moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><http://WA8LMF.net/map></a><br>
<br>
"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels<br>
<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner" class="yiv8220945239moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner></a><br>
<br>
-- APRS over VARA --<br>
<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://wa8lmf.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA" class="yiv8220945239moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><http://wa8lmf.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA></a><br>
<br>
<b>HF APRS-over-VARA Frequencies<br>
40M 7.083.5 USB 30M 10.148.2 USB <br>
<br>
</b><br>
-<br>
<p><br>
</p>
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