I will say it right up front. In this post, I will not engage in any discussion about the ‘value’ of cheap inexpensive imported H/T radios from the other side of the world. I will say, though, almost every Ham I know will admit they have one (or more) of these radios in their shack.
Just for fun, I decided to see if I could get a Baofeng BF-F8HP H/T to send a Winlink message. This is not ground breaking research – lots of Hams have already done this.
When I figured out how to configure VARA and a Digirig correctly (See my other ‘How-To’s‘), the rest was a snap.
For those of you that want to try it, I have published a detailed ‘How-To’ document on how I got it all working. You can find it here.
It is a real hoot to see these radios send a Winlink message.
73,
N1SPW