Direct Call (Blind Call) Station Not Sending Beacon or CQ

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Edited: Mar 12

Hi:

Have detected flags at stations not sending beacons. Question is IF VarAC could allow a direct call to station not RX in Beacon or CQ? Some type of what in 6M we call 'blind calling". Sometimes the other operator could detect a call and decide to answer without being actively sending beacon.

Thanks in Advance.

73'

Edfel

KP4AJ

6 comments

6 Comments

W7BTM

Mar 24

I have the same question. Several people have said it's easy after using PSK Reporter, but I don't see where to enter a call that is not in the beacon list or calls list. And I can't send a message other than CQ without being connected.. Also, I noticed that if I tune to a slot, Vara HF will decode the messages which shows me the call signs, even though those call signs are not in the Beacon or Call list. So let's say I wanted to connect with one of those call signs after they were done with their QSO... how do I do that?

KJ7ROX - Rick

Mar 24

Replying to

Enter the callsign right where my crude arrow is pointing. You can then either 'ping' or 'connect'.

W7BTM

Mar 24

Replying to

That Worked! Thank you very much!

KJ7ROX - Rick

Mar 13

I also do this all the time. PSK is very useful in identifying stations that can hear YOUR station's beacon even if you could not hear theirs (or maybe they forgot to turn beacons on). Such 'blind' contacts I have made have often turned into coaching sessions for new VarAC users

If you turn off PSK reporting in your settings you can prevent blind contacts to your station, but why would you want to?

My $.02

73... KJ7ROX

Albert Kleyn

Mar 13

Replying to

Rick. So true. There are various reasons that people might want to leave their station running, but do not wish to beacon... for instance, if they do not want to announce their presense, for reasons only known to them. As I mentioned several times before... I hope that sometime in the future Irad ( VARAC Author) will implement the mechanism that that JS8CALL uses by setting an asterisk to show who has heard your station. But in fairness to Irad, he (and his team of helpers) has already produced such a fantastic program that we will just wait and see what the future brings ?

Irad deserves our combined gratitude for having given the hamradio community such a brilliant program

Albert. EI7II.

Albert Kleyn

Mar 12

I do this all the time. if you know the call you want, nothing stops you from trying to either do a connect, or a PING to him/ her.

works perfectly ok.

Albert. EI7II.