Hi. Not seeing any CQ or Beacon decodes. Using V.7.3.0 and Win10.
CAT control works fine and able to TX Beacon - confirmed by PSK Reporter. CAT test & frequency test are both good.
Signal looks too wide, able to narrow it with Width control but strength reduces. Have checked all the suggested menu settings for the FTdx3k, no improvement.
Also have HRD and WSJT-X installed and both work fine.
When I first installed it I had one CQ call pop up and maybe two beacons. Nothing since.
Various screen shots attached.
Any and all ideas welcome.
Mike G4TWW
Goodday, I have also a yeasu ft3000 and have exacly the same things as Mike have.....is VARA and VARac software enough or has there also be winlink express on the computer? radio give watts out,but on psk-reporter nobody seems to see me......
Hi Irad
I thought that I may have done something wrong when installing VarAC &/or VARA. As they both needed updating, I scrapped everything and started again from scratch with the updated versions. Still no decodes.
Following your last comments - I cannot hear anything when hitting TUNE or sending a BEACON. But, it appears that I am getting out as PSK shows stations receiving the BEACON.
Test PTT & Frequency works fine, so I have good CAT control.
I have worked through the VARA instructions and everything is good, except their notes show that the vertical red lines on the waterfall should be far apart, this does not happen and I cannot see any way to alter it.
Only change I have made is to slightly reduce the output from the radio to prevent the VARA audio input from clipping into the red.
It is so frustrating when everyone else seems to load up and go. Not me !!! I can see and hear signals but no decodes.
If I tune the radio to 14.074 I hear WSJT signals and see them on the VARA waterfall.
I confirm that WSJT-X and HRD are both working fine. Obviously I turn them off when starting up VarAC.
Many thanks for your time and persisting with my problems.
Mike G4TWW
Hi Irad
My FTdx3000 defaults to DATA/USB have also tried straight USB, no decodes. I have had several days at it without success. Had most of this afternoon sat on 14.105 can hear what I assume are VarAC signals but no decodes.
I attach screenshots from today's session.
I hope that you or another member can set me on the right track. Driving me mad !!!
Thanks,
Mike G4TWW
Hi Irad. Screenshots were fairly random. Can confirm no decodes when sat on the calling frequencies.
Mike
None of the screenshots you attached shows you were sitting on any of the calling frequencies of VarAC. first one was FT8 and the second one was on SLOT1 and not the main CF (14.105).
So obviosuly no CQ/beacons is captured.
Irad