Winlink Vara FM with HT - WaveTalkers LIVE 113

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Winlink: Vara FM with HT
Please Join Us this Sunday for WaveTalkers LIVE: Episode 113
This week the WaveTalkers crew dives into using Vara FM and a common HT radios to send Winlink traffic. The HT is where most hams begin and we have been experimenting with a wide range of HT radios and various interfaces that work with Vara FM.
We will briefly cover the basics of making the connections and then walk through several demos of how to get multiple HT radios and interfaces to pass Winlink traffic via Vara FM.
We will wrap up Episode 113 with an after party for all of those joining us in the Zoom. We would love hear how you have connected your HT to Winlink.
Winlink: VARA FM With HT (Episode 113)
September 1, 2024
1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 2000 UTC
Zoom Doors will open approximately 10 min before the live stream starts.
73!
Chris Mattia de W6AH
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@LoganKD6LLB 15 дней назад

This is an exceptional explanation of how to set up an HT-based Winlink station! It covers all of the critical steps very well.

@WaveTalkers 9 дней назад

thanks @LoganKD6LLB

@ccchas2 15 дней назад

ATOC: good to know.

@neubert500 14 дней назад

Excellent very informative video! Thanks for posting, hope this gets my VARA FM up and running!

@WaveTalkers 9 дней назад

thanks @neubert500

@LoganKD6LLB 15 дней назад

Now, rather than walking people through the process of building stations one at a time, I can just have them watch this video.

@LoganKD6LLB 15 дней назад

Small HT-based Winlink stations are very useful for training and tabletop exercises

@WaveTalkers 9 дней назад

that is exactly what we have found. while they may not be ideal for field work, they are excellent learning tools to prove concepts and get someone up to speed for a very low cost. Transitioning to higher quality gear down the road becomes an easy upgrade once an operator is comfortable with the basics.

@ScottRead-it7xr 15 дней назад

Great show, very helpful and cost effective

@WaveTalkers 13 часов назад

Glad it was helpful!

@halledwardb 14 дней назад

Good jobs guys. The wavetalkers channel is doing very well.

@WaveTalkers 9 дней назад

thanks @halledwardb

@calcrash 15 дней назад

Great presentation. Loved the antenna adapter. Great for attaching an outside antenna to get a better signal.

@WaveTalkers 13 часов назад

Yes indeed!

@billheyde6932 15 дней назад

Great show, especially to help some of the newer hams who only have HTs in our EMCOMM groups get into Winlink.

@WaveTalkers 9 дней назад

thanks @billheyde6932

@LoganKD6LLB 15 дней назад

The 90-degree antenna connector is a good idea.

@WaveTalkers 9 дней назад

thanks, the biggest benefits I've seen with the 90 antenna connector are 1) the HT can lay on its back where it is most stable and 2) with BNC connectors it is extremely fast to implement.

@benrice87 14 дней назад

Another great video. Thanks for posting!

@WaveTalkers День назад

Thanks for watching!

@kingwalker733 15 дней назад

I wish I had an fm winlink node closer to my town. 120 miles is a long haul for an HT.

@LoganKD6LLB 15 дней назад

That means that there is an opportunity for you to be the first to set up a Winlink gateway in your area (hi hi).

@WaveTalkers 13 часов назад

Consider becoming a sysadmin to help build out the gateway network and have a gateway you can practice using. If you build it, they will come.

@LoganKD6LLB 15 дней назад

I have had great success with the Quansheng UV-K5, NA6D All-in-one-Cable (AIOC), and the Digirig Shielded Short USB-A to USB-C Cable with Ferrites. It turns out to be remarkably robust.

@WaveTalkers 13 часов назад

Those cables by Digirig are first rate! I've been switching all of my cables for my station over to those where I can.

@JAlbertoDJ 12 дней назад

That HT does not support VARA FM WIDE. Better if you use VARA FM Narrow.

@WaveTalkers 9 дней назад

Very true. Setting VARA FM to narrow would be more optimum for this particular HT. However, as I use a variety of radios with my Vara setup, and wide will gracefully fall back to narrow, I simply leave it on wide and cut down on the various settings that have to be changed when changing radios. It does take a little longer and if it becomes an issue it is easy to adjust. thanks for the feedback.