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October 2025

Announcing SUPERSTATION!

October 16, 2025

Jason (K3JSJ) and I (KB0US) are excited and jazzed to announce a new game/contest coming very soon for VarAC.

Superstation is Global VarAC Game that is played over an extended time frame. Everyone in the world participates on an equal footing.

The purpose of the SUPERSTATION game is to increase the number of VarAC QSOs and to encourage more DX activity. A typical game will run over multiple weeks although a game can be run at any length.

SUPERSTATION is different from any other amateur radio “contest.” There is an element of a card and dice game, promoting QSOs that are more than simple exchanges, and demonstrating the DX capabilities of the mode. All amateurs around the world are invited to participate.

SUPERSTATION is integrated into VarAC via the VarAC.db file allowing SUPERSTATION to read information about contacts you've made. The game does not use beacons in any way. But we do use Broadcast. How? Well . . .

In the next few weeks, a SUPERSTATION page will appear on varacwednesday dot net. Here's where you'll find how to download the game software, a game manual. and a YouTube video to demonstrate how to play the game. Of course, we'll let you know when the page is available.

Software Requirements: SUPERSTATION runs on a Windows 10 or 11 computer. SUPERSTATION runs as a single executable. You must have at least VarAC version 12.0. We would like a few more beta testers and if you're interested, email varacwednesday@gmail.com.