Jim: If the KAT500 frequency counter observes a significant frequency excursion, it will often attempt to tune to the new frequency.
The distance for "significant" is something you can change. The KAT500 Utility's Command Tester and programming reference will be helpful. See the programming reference description of the FDT command. The default is 10 kHz. I don't know what the swing of a VARA signal can be. If your transceiver reliably provides the frequency (via AUXBUS or the serial port), you can disable retune on frequency count by FDT 65535. 73 de Dick, K6KR ________________________________ From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Jim Kutsch KY2D <jim.kut...@ky2d.com> Sent: Monday, June 2, 2025 10:47 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>; 'George Moss' <georgem...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 and VARA George, I have the same issue. If you find any info, please share. 73 Jim KY2D -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of George Moss via Elecraft Sent: Monday, June 2, 2025 12:35 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500 and VARA I use Winlink/VARA for ARES email. However, VARA sends the KAT500 off searching for a match on a frequency that has already been matched. It will run along just fine and all of a sudden start trying to rematch. Any thoughts/ideas are appreciated. George Moss, KC4GM 31 Hopewell Road Irvington, VA 22480 (703) 608-7894 georgem...@yahoo.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to jim.kut...@ky2d.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to d...@elecraft.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
