W7ACS, the Seattle Auxiliary Communications Service, has deployed 5 Winlink RMS Gateways supporting VARA FM WIDE.
VARA FM WIDE provides up to a 20X improvement in speed over 1200bps Packet. VARA FM is rate-adaptive, meaning that it adjusts to the strength of the signal, maximizing message passing speed even with weaker signals. The top end 25,200bps VARA FM WIDE modem rate is regularly achieved without heroic efforts or unusual conditions. The auto-tune capability of VARA FM makes audio level settings very easy, even without test instruments.
The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster HF Winlink is down. Water ingressed into the coax plus the door know capacitors have gotten really old and are not effective as they use to be..
We are looking for solutions to replace the coax and antenna. For now, HF is down
VA7TSA-10 145.030 is active
VA7TSA-10 144.9700 is active
I Will update when HF is active again. Funding is one of the major issue.