Setting Up A VARA FM and Packet Winlink Gateway – WaveTalkers LIVE 58

This week the WaveTalkers Crews dives into the details of setting a VHF/UHF Winlink Gateway for VARA FM and Packet. We will assume you already have Winlink operating with your ham radio and your Windows PC with either VARA FM and/or Packet with UZ7HO SoundModem. We will thus begin with a basic configuration of RMS Packet, the key application that you will need to operate a VHF/UHF Winlink Gateway.

The basic VHF Winlink Gateway hardware we will begin with includes:

- Radio: Alinco DR-135TMKIII
- SoundCard Interface: RIM-Alinco 9600 by Repeater Builder
- Computer: BeeLink Windows 10 PC
- Antenna: N9TAX Slim Jim
Very simple hardware configuration and none of this equipment is sponsored.

After getting a base configuration up and running we will look at other hardware configurations and explore various configuration scenarios such as: running both VARA FM and Packet on the same gateway, operating VARA FM on 2m, 1.25m, and 70cm bands all on the same gateway, and more.

If you missed Episode 57, please check it out on our YouTube Channel as we will be building on the information we walked through last week.

We will wrap up Episode 58 with an after party for all of those joining us in the Zoom. We would love hear about your Winlink Gateway Plans.

Thank you for joining us our this journey into ham radio and emergency communications.

73!
Chris Mattia de W6AH
Website: http://wavetalkers.com

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