[PPRAANet] Fwd: [w7pxl] Major VRWS (VARA Radio Web Services) server update; testers and server hosters needed

[Chuck Berry]

Please support this young man.  Chuck N7CHS



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Subject: 	[w7pxl] Major VRWS (VARA Radio Web Services) server update; 
testers and server hosters needed
Resent-Date: 	Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:32:37 -0700
Date: 	Mon, 25 Mar 2024 21:36:34 -0700
From: 	JP KJ7QQG <jpradiophone at gmail.com>
Reply-To: 	w7pxl at vrc.groups.io
To: 	w7pxl at vrc.groups.io



About 10 months ago, I started the VRWS project to allow anyone using 
VarAC (a chat application that uses the VARA modem) to access the 
internet if needed. I stopped working on the project for months after I 
ran out of ideas and motivation. Recently though, I've been reminded of 
this and I decided to work on this again.

The server has a lot of built-in commands which allow you to:

  • View a website (either in plain text or raw HTML)
  • Perform a quick search
  • Get the weather forecast for a given city + state
  • Download a given URL (download is encoded into base64 to allow 
download through text, instructions for how to decode are given 
alongside the download)
  • View and create threads and comments in the community section of the 
GitHub of the project
  • Print server info and logs

I've read Part 97 of the FCC and I've made sure my server is fully legal.

My end goal for the project is to have hundreds or thousands of servers 
hosted around the world, and anyone anywhere with access to an HF radio 
and a computer can connect to one of those servers and access the 
internet through VarAC and other VARA chat applications.

The server and instructions for how to host your own are listed at the 
GitHub:
https://github.com/Glitch31415/rws

To connect to a server, make sure you have VARA and VarAC installed. 
Once those are installed and working correctly, go to 14.110 MHz USB and 
call CQ. (Both 500 Hz and 2300 Hz bandwidths are supported.) Wait for at 
least 2 minutes. If a server has heard you, it will call back and try to 
connect with you. The list of commands and other instructions are sent 
once you're connected.

I need testers and server hosters to properly see if the server will 
work correctly in the real world! If you aren't using your radio at the 
moment, and if you have a computer connected to the radio, you can get 
the server running in 10 minutes and just let it sit in the background, 
waiting for a connection, with no further hassle needed.

For more info or if you need help, email me: jpradiophone at gmail.com
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