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Comment by postoplust | original | Open-Source HF Communications for Remote Communities and Experimenters
[−]postoplust · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:53 UTC · link
> This is important (to me) because the proprietary windows software "VARA" has a de facto death grip on basic emergency amateur radio digital communication.

This fact keeps me out of many ARES exercises. I avoid buying or using proprietary solutions on amateur bands.