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  • VarAC: The Modern Chat Mode Built on VARA

    VarAC is one of the newer additions to the digital mode toolbox, and it’s easy to describe by comparison: it does for VARA roughly what JS8Call did for FT8, turning a weak-signal modem into a genuine keyboard-to-keyboard chat platform with modern conveniences built in. Built on top of VARA, not a replacement for it VarAC…

  • What Is VARA, and Why Winlink Depends On It

    If you’ve set up Winlink recently, you’ve almost certainly installed VARA, even if you weren’t entirely sure what it was doing behind the scenes. It’s the software modem responsible for actually getting your email-over-radio message from your station to a gateway, and it’s become the default choice for most Winlink users. A software modem, not…

  • ARDOP vs VARA: Winlink’s Two TNC Modes Compared

    If you’re setting up Winlink, you’ll need to pick a modem to actually move your messages over the air, and the two real options are ARDOP and VARA. They solve the same problem in different ways, and the right choice depends more on your priorities than on either being objectively better. ARDOP: open source, built…

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