Email without Internet - do it with WinLink/VARA HF

WinLink is a powerful, useful program. The FT-891 is a small, but very capable radio. Put these together, with a little help from an external sound card, and you’ll never have to worry about a good internet connection for e-mails again.

This video shows you how to install the WinLink Express program and the VARA HF TNC. I’ll show you how to make call the connections and set everything up – and I’ll demonstrate both sending and receiving emails.

Links:
WinLink Express Download: https://downloads.winlink.org/User%20...
VARA HF Download: https://rosmodem.wordpress.com/
SignaLink Info and purchase: https://www.tigertronics.com/slusbmai...
HRO SignaLink purchase (best price I found): https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?p...

Chapters:
00:01 Introduction
02:00 Download Sites
03:04 How WinLink Works
05:13 WinLink Express Setup, Creating an email
06:36 VARA HF TNC Setup
12:11 Start VARA HF and send email (demo)
14:04 Start VARA HF and Receive replay email (Demo)
16:28 Summary, Encouragement, and end-notes

Rig Setup
Set Rig mode to DATA

Menu Settings
01-02 AGC MID Delay = 700 (default)
05-06 CAT RATE = Make Note
05-07 CAT TOT = 100 mSec
05-08 CAT RTS = Disable
07-12 PC Keying = OFF
08-01 Data Mode = Others
08-03 Other Display = 1500
08-04 Other Shift = 1500
08-05 DATA LCUT Freq = 100 Hz
08-06 DATA LCUT Slope = 18 dB/Oct
08-07 DATA HCUT Freq = 3000 Hz
08-08 DATA HCUT Slope = 18 dB/Oct
08-09 DATA In Select = Rear
08-10 DATA PTT Select = DAKY
08-12 DATA BFO = USB
16-03 HF PWR = 50 (or less)

Function Settings

Function-1
TNR – as required
VOX – Disable
PRC – Disable
MON – Comfort level
SPL – Disable
IPO – Disable
ATT – Disable
NAR – Disable
NB – Disable
SFT - 0 Hz
WDH – 3000 Hz
NCH – Disable

Function-2
MTR – Recommend Set-up with ALC, then PO or SWR for operations
SCP – As required
AGC – AUTO
DNR – Disable
DNF – Disable
CNT – Disable
MOX – Disable
TXW – Disable
MEQ – Disable
QMB – Disable

Set SignaLink TX – Mid range, RX – Mid range, Delay – fully CCW

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73 de Tom, ND3N