Regardless of band selection my beacon never goes out. I can connect and communicate w/stations but unable to beacon to pickup relayed V-mails. Any suggestion?
If you have pressed the SEND BEACON button under the CQ BUTTON, then there is probably way too much activity on the frequency! The SEND BEACON is OFF by default and you have to press it to activate your BEACONS. You will know you have pressed it if th SEND BEACON label becomes NEXT BEACON:00:MIN:SEC (where 00:MIN:SEC is a countdown showing when the next BEACON transmission will be tried). If the SEND BEACON becomes NEXT BEACON: SOON, this means that there is traffic and your BEACON will have to wait until it senses a clear frequency for 20 seconds before it is transmitted. In the next version v7.0.x, this 20 second delay will become 5 seconds and this will increase the chances of your BEACON to be transmitted!
Tnx Demetre. Is there a timetable for V7.0.x?
If you have pressed the SEND BEACON button under the CQ BUTTON, then there is probably way too much activity on the frequency! The SEND BEACON is OFF by default and you have to press it to activate your BEACONS. You will know you have pressed it if th SEND BEACON label becomes NEXT BEACON:00:MIN:SEC (where 00:MIN:SEC is a countdown showing when the next BEACON transmission will be tried). If the SEND BEACON becomes NEXT BEACON: SOON, this means that there is traffic and your BEACON will have to wait until it senses a clear frequency for 20 seconds before it is transmitted. In the next version v7.0.x, this 20 second delay will become 5 seconds and this will increase the chances of your BEACON to be transmitted!
How about a screenshot of your VarAC window so we have some sort of reference to work with?