[bars] VarAC with IC-7300

[Juan Jiménez]

^^^^^
What he said. LOL!

73,
K1CPR
Juan


On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM Andy Wallace via bars <bars at w1hh.org>
wrote:

> I have yet to do digital with mine but - did you install the Icom 7300
> drivers?
>
> https://www.icomjapan.com/support/firmware_driver/2417/
>
> Andy
>
>
> On Sep 26, 2025, at 12:28 PM, Ron Zeheb via bars <bars at w1hh.org> wrote:
>
> 
> I am dipping my toes into digital mode for the first time, but having
> difficulty setting up VarAC with my IC-7300.  It should be easy, but.....
>
> I have VarAC and VARA HF modem downloaded and launched just fine.  My rig
> is connected to the computer using a USB cable and the computer is running
> Windows10.
> However it appears that the rig and computer are not talking to each other.
> When I go to VarAC Settings/Rig Control & VARA Configurations with the COM
> Port radio button on: the Port pull down menu is blank (no port options are
> available to select).
> Also, when I push the PTT test button on I get an error message in the log
> that reads, "Object reference not set to an instance of an object."
>
> I have tried two different USB cables, and all three available USB sockets
> on my computer all with the same result.  I suspect that the issue resides
> in settings on the IC-7300 but I don't know
> which ones or how to set them correctly.
>
> Any help and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>   Ron
>   NJ1W
>
> P.S. I have also watched several Youtube videos on this subject but they
> were not helpful.
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