BB Link pairing issue with VHF Vera FM modem

RadioMail
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Product: RadioMail

Environment:
RadioMail on iOS, BB Link with Th74a radio

Issue:
User unable to connect BB Link with VHF Vera FM modem via RadioMail.

Category: pairing

Steps tried:

  • Checked Bluetooth permission for RadioMail in iOS settings.
  • Restarted BB Link and iOS device.
  • Kept RadioMail open on KISS TNC screen during pairing mode.

Notes:
User has confirmed Bluetooth permissions are enabled and has restarted devices. No successful connection attempts reported.

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Presumably you’re referring to VARA FM? VARA is a proprietary, closed-source, Windows-only software modem, so I’m not sure what behavior you’re expecting in this case.

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The mobilink will do the vara fm if I remember right but I can’t get the 74 with the bb link and it to connect to a packet node that is a vara node with it.

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Mobilinkd is an AX.25 packet TNC, much like the internal packet TNC of the TH-D74. VARA FM is a completely different protocol. It is proprietary, and the only implementation is the closed source VARA FM software, which runs on Windows.

If you want to connect to a station using VARA FM, you need the VARA FM software. That means using a Windows computer, or a device capable of running or emulating Windows. The computer must also be connected to your radio through a sound card interface such as the Digirig Lite.

I put together a series of videos that walks through setting up a portable VARA FM station: