VarAC. HF/FM/SAT
Digital Chat Reinvented
For fun or for EmComm
By Irad Deutsch, 4Z1AC
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VarAC is available FREE of charge to amateur radio operators (and CBiers) only.
FOR A COMMERCIAL LICENSE, PLEASE VISIT THE SAFECOMLINK WEBSITE
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Calling Frequencies
Chat rooms & Nets (USB dial)
Popular calling frequencies:
20m - 14.105 MHz
15m - 21.105 MHz
10m - 28.105 MHz
40m - 7.105 MHz
80m - 3.595 MHz
2m - 144.950Mhz (FM)
70cm - 439.600Mhz (FM)
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Weekly Broadcast-mode chat room (Net)
Sunday, 20M Slot-15 (14.108.750 Mhz)
14:00-16:00 UTC
📅 Click for a Google calendar reminder
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Additional calling frequencies:
160m - 1.995 MHz
60m - 5.355 MHz (non-US)
30m - 10.133 MHz
17m - 18.107 MHz
12m - 24.927 MHz
6m - 50.330 MHz
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Amateur radio frequencies are a shared resource. They're not "ours" nor "theirs".
Please be respectful and monitor the frequency before transmitting.
You have the option to establish alternative calling frequencies in accordance with local regulations / band plans.
VarAC main features
CQ calls
Call CQ using the VARA protocol
"Is typing"
See if your partner is currently typing
Chat gestures
Having fun while chatting with sounds & emojis
RIG Control
Supporting CAT command, RTS/DTS & OmniRig
Frequency Monitor
Monitor the frequency for ongoing QSOs
Message queue
Type as many messages as you'd like
Realtime metrics
For best QSO performance monitoring
Automatic messages
Set preconfigured welcome & away messages
Canned messages
Create predefined messages (RIG, Info...)
500/2300Hz support
Select your desired QSO bandwidth
Beacons
Let other people know you are on the frequency
Speller
No more typos. Spell check as you type
Send files & images
Supporting binary files, text, Images and more
Automatic QSY
Move QSO up or down with a single mouse click
Auto QSO logging
Supporting ADIF format and popular QSO loggers
Customized look
Chose the colors/fonts you like. Use dark mode.
Multilingual UI
Supporting over 10 languages
UI modes
Simple, Advanced or EmComm
VMail-Box
Send and receive VarAC mails
Ping
Check link validity before a QSO
Recent VarAC coverage
(Selected publications)
Jan, 2024
Jan, 2023
Aug, 2022
Feb, 2023
Sep, 2022
Jul, 2022
April 2022
Great chat experience
Bringing the "cool" factor into HF/FM digital chats
There is always someone to chat with
Find out who is CURRENTLY ONLINE with VarAC using this live PSKReporter map.
Simply hop on one of the calling frequencies and shoot out a VarAC CQ call and start having fun 😊