Category: Digirig

Digirig – VARA – Winlink “How-To”

I have completed the testing of my HT’s on 2M with Winlink/VARA/Digirig. They are all capable of sending Emails over the air.

I wrote a detailed document on how to get all the pieces working together.
How-To_Winlink_VARA_Digirig

I hope this saves other Ham’s some time and reduces the frustration level for non-tech’s.

N1SPW

Digirig How-To’s

Over the last several weeks, I have been trying to get Winlink and VARA HF/FM working with a Digirig on Windows.

Little did I know what a nightmare it would be.

Rigs involved in this experiment include:

    1. Yaesu FT-991A (HF)
    2. Yaesu 891 (HF)
    3. Yaesu FTM-300D (FM)
    4. Yaesu VX-6R  HT (FM)
    5. Yaesu FT-60 HT (FM)
    6.  Anytone DV878 HT (FM)
    7. Baofeng BF-F8HP HT (FM)

To get everything to work – these things must happen:

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