Good morning.
Bringing this older thread back to life. I am having similar issues as the OP.
I am however using Vara AC and Vara HF.
I have no CAT control but it “seems” that PTT works.
Our local ARES group is doing weekly check-ins on VARA now. I bought a Digirig off Amazon and the cables for the TS-480 at Gigaparts. I have tried multiple settings on VARA, the computer and the radio, but none seem to change anything. My Emergency Coordinator was able to see my beacons and my CQ calls but it would not connect on his end. I too see others beacons and CQ calls and I am unable to connect. I do hear audio through my radio and the Vara waterfall shows signals.
On radio, I do have VOX turned on and menu 60 “vox on with data input” turned on.
Baud rate matches computer, and vara.
Please see screenshots below for setup configurations.
Sound settings show using the Digirig for both speakers and microphone.
Com port setting are as I have read they need to be. Have tried different baud rates as well.
**Vara AC rig setup matches baud rate. When I hit test buttons nothing happens but I do not get error messages either. When I test CAT control nothing happens.
I have to adjust my drive all the way to 0dB to get PTT to engage when I press tune. It does engage though.
Any input here would be very helpful.
73! KR4GPF