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WinLink /VARA Modem setup problems with Flex 6400

tpetruzzellis
tpetruzzellis Member ✭✭
in FLEX-6000 Signature Series
Greetings
Need some help with a Winlink/VARA modem setup on my Flex 6400.
I cannot seem to connect to WinLink Email Servers.
I know my transmitter is working and modulation is being heard on headphones
My latentcy control is turned all the way down.
I was able to connect on ONE occasion but never again after trying many different servers.
I must be missing something but don't know what.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks in advance
Tom WA2ANG

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  • W1WRA
    W1WRA Member ✭✭

    Tom,

    I do not recall changing any settings on this end, and my 6400/VARA setup worked out of the box. I am lucky enough to have a couple of very close by stations to test with, but I have also tested outside my local area.

    What is the problem specifically? Are you just not 'making the connection' when you call out?

  • tpetruzzellis
    tpetruzzellis Member ✭✭
    My Flex 6400 shows RF output to SWR meter and I can hear VARA modulation on monitor.
    I connected ONE time to an Winlink E-Mail server on 40 meters, but haven't been able to connect ever again!
    Is there a Flex reset, maybe some configuration got locked up?
    Any ideas?
    Tom
  • Prairiedog
    Prairiedog Member ✭
    I am having a similar problem with me 6300. It does appear that I am connecting to the station and talking back and forth, after all said and done , no email is sent or received.

    *** Radio-Only Vara Connection to N5TW @ 2020/10/26 22:19:10 USB Dial: 14108.500
    *** Station Bearing: 148, Range: 1929 km
    RMS Trimode 1.3.34.0 Welcome to the N5TW RMS Trimode.
    KF7SOJ-T has 1438 minutes remaining with N5TW
    {SFI = 074 On 2020-10-26 19:00 UTC}
    This is a radio network hub. Messages will forwarded to the recipient via HF radio.
    ;WL2K-Radio/Internet_Network
    [WL2K-3.1.4.0-B2FWIHJM$]
    ;PQ: 38209650
    N5TW RMS Relay >
    ;FW: KF7SOJ
    [RMS Express-1.5.32.0-B2FHM$]

    ;PR: 99112979
    ; N5TW DE KF7SOJ (DN55SV)
    FF
    FQ
    *** --- End of session at 2020/10/26 22:19:49 ---
    *** Messages sent: 0. Total bytes sent: 0, Time: 00:39, bytes/minute: 0
    *** Messages Received: 0. Total bytes received: 0, Total session time: 00:39, bytes/minute: 0
    *** Disconnected from Winlink RMS: N5TW @ 2020/10/26 22:19:59
    *** Session: 0.9 min; Avg Throughput: 0 Bytes/min; 1 Min Peak Throughput: 0 Bytes/min
  • W1WRA
    W1WRA Member ✭✭

    Prariedog:


    Your session looks fine other than you do not have email. Do you have messages in your outbox waiting to be sent?

    I sent you a test email so you should have one next time you connect.

    Here is what it looks like when I connect to a node, and do not have any email waiting (basically very simliar to your output)

    *** Winlink Vara Connection to K1EHZ @ 2020/10/29 17:39:10 USB Dial: 7102.300

    *** Station Bearing: 270, Range: 4 miles

    RMS Trimode 1.3.34.0 Hillsborough County & Greater Manchester NH ARES Hybrid Gateway -- Supporting Packet & VARA FM on VHF, and Pactor, ARDOP, & VARA 4 on HF.

    W1WRA has 90 minutes remaining with K1EHZ

    {SFI = 088 on 2020-10-29 15:00 UTC}

    [WL2K-5.0-B2FWIHJM$]

    ;PQ: 22212294

    CMS via K1EHZ >

      ;FW: W1WRA

      [RMS Express-1.5.32.0-B2FHM$]


      ;PR: 77577086

      ; K1EHZ DE W1WRA (FN42FX)

      FF

    FQ

    *** --- End of session at 2020/10/29 17:39:33 ---

    *** Messages sent: 0. Total bytes sent: 0, Time: 00:22, bytes/minute: 0

    *** Messages Received: 0. Total bytes received: 0, Total session time: 00:22, bytes/minute: 0

    *** Disconnected from Winlink RMS: K1EHZ @ 2020/10/29 17:39:42

    *** Session: 0.5 min; Avg Throughput: 0 Bytes/min;  1 Min Peak Throughput: 0 Bytes/min

  • W1WRA
    W1WRA Member ✭✭

    @tpetruzzellis : Do you get any output like @Prairiedog , or do you get an output similar to this:


    *** Calling K9KDJ

    *** Failure connecting with K9KDJ

  • John AD6NR
    John AD6NR Member ✭✭

    I am having a similar problem. Occasionally I do connect with VARA, but most of the time when I try to connect with VARA I see an exchange several times - I RX - the RMS station responds - back and forth several times - then I send a CW ID and I get the message "Failure connecting to ..... If I switch to ARDOP I connect immediately and the message goes through. This has happened several times in the last week or so. I got a suggestion that it could be related to the transmit bandwidth. I'm checking that out.

    Thoughts or suggestions?

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