ARDOP and VARA Now Beta Testing In Winlink Software
The ARDOP (Amateur Radio Digital Open Protocol) and VARA are both now fully integrated into software by the Winlink Team. Where BPQ32 allowed both these soundcard modems (radio protocols) to be used on the Winlink system during protocol beta testing and after. Now they have been integrated into the systems' most popular software, RMS Trimode on the server side, and Winlink Express on the client side.
To get the beta software, enable the checkbox for allowing beta software to be auto-updated in your programs. You will also need the latest version of VARA from the author's web site https://rosmodem.wordpress.com.
If you join in the testing effort, please post your observations and results on the Winlink_Programs_Group (see the Support menu on the site).
Eventually, we expect WINMOR to be phased out as these new, more robust and speedy protocols become regularly used. There will be a long and healthy overlap during the transition.
Give them a try! Rigorous testing has shown their promise, and now there are many positive real-world performance reports over HF pathways with today's typical poor band conditions.
73,
The Winlink Development Team