Yes, you can use a dstar repeaters a local repeater. Een nederlandse, snelle dstar reflector gebaseerd in amsterdam. It was developed in the late 1990s by the japan amateur radio league jarl in an effort to find new ways to bring digital technology to amateur radio. There is also an interlinking radio system for creating links between systems in a local area on 10 ghz, which is. The goal of this document is to give the reader just enough information to get started operating a dstar capable icom radio on a local internetconnected dstar repeater. Dstar is a new amateur radio system which offers digital voice and data communication. The software will use rts or dtr to key up the base radio. Simple point and click programs channels without having to count spaces for extensions.
This dstar repeater system provides full crossband capability between 2 meters, 70 centimeters, and 1. Dstar repeaters dstar infrastructure features icom. D rats is a great addon featurerich software that is. Contribute to g4klxdstarrepeater development by creating an account on github. With proper callsign programming in any dstar compatible mobile or portable, the icom dstar repeaters will automatically route your signal to any other rf module connected to a common rp2.
Introduction the first dstar repeater developed by myself was the original sound card repeater. It uses your dstar dongle, an analog base radio and a radio interface like a rigblaster, va3to, or uli, signallink or wb2rem or any usb interface board or rascal. The dstar gateway is a linux based computer that run the dstar gateway, dstar plus, and monlink software. Pi1dsa nu mee, ingebouwd in een omgebouwde tripple p repeater. Dstar is a digital voice and data protocol specification. One of the best guides to providing an overview of dstar, how to program radios, using the repeaters, linking to reflectors, using the dv dongle, overview of thirdparty software programs to use with dstar such as d rats rats is star spelled backwards and d chat, and how the d prs capability of dstar integrates into the aprs network, can. Dstar digital smart technologies for amateur radio is een open. Hopefully what you can download from here will have less errors, hey no one is perfect. The current master gateway in the united states is operated by the k5tit group in texas, who were the first to install a dstar repeater system in the u. Italy dstar amateur radio repeater database for ham repeaters in the us, canada, and mexico.
I am trying to keep a up to date set of dstar analogue memory files for icom radios as it seems the ones on the icom sites are full of errors. Dstar radio programming software icom radio software. Memory downloads near a location when you are on your local repeaters, you probably want to have a variety of functions available for your nearby repeaters. The built in dstar calculator gives you repeater and reflector information worldwide. Dstar repeaters worldwide jfindu dstar repeaters map dstar. Gateway registration dstar to transmit or to pass audio back to the originating system using most, if not all of the above hardware software solutions require that the user be registered on the dstar network.
After reading this document the reader should read other articles, books, and web pages to learn the finer points. Een repeater is een zendontvanger welke onbemand het ontvangen radiosignaal op een andere frequentie heruitzendt. Assuming you have internet, is the main purpose so you can connect outside your area and connect to groups of other repeaters. Check dstar gateway status register to access gateway. Dstar repeaters only operate in digital voice dv mode, they will not repeat an analog signal. In order to have a successful call between someone linked to a repeater from a hotspot and another person making an rf call into the same repeater, the rf caller needs to have their radio programmed with rpt 2 set to the repeaters gateway module g. Dstar repeater directory click on a repeaters callsign to view the profile in detail. Find specialized searches and information for dstar equipped repeaters.
More details about the dstar calculator and suggestions for your dstar file are included. I might volunteer to resurrect a dstar repeater in my area which has developed problems. Hello i wonder if any one on here has attempted to build a custom dstar repeater list by hand. The rp4000v, a uhf digital voice repeater, uses the dstar repeater system in 70cm bands. Icom dstar repeaters idrp2c idrp2d, idrp2v idrp4000v. The dstar repeater call sign and ip address must be registered to the gateway server. By making the repeaters open, all those with dstar compatible equipment will benefit from access to this sophisticated repeater system. Welcome to one of the most challenging and satisfying activities in your ham radio career. Icom is currently the only company manufacturing dstar compatible radios.
This means that you can converse with someone on any of these bands, from any of these bands. It also provides cross band operations with 1444401200mhz bands. Dstar amateur radio systems, your source for dstar digital amateur radio. Basic, noninternet dependent software helps in emergency communications. Free star enables existing fm repeater owners to establish a d star repeater with a choice of interface hardware gmsk modem or sound card, software. D rats is a small application designed to provide data communication capabilities with dstar radios. Dstar radios can talk directly to each other without any intermediate equipment, or through a repeater using dstar voice or data transceivers. Published on apr 27, 2019 i wrote this software which monitors dstar repeaters and reflectors over the internet and decodes audio and data with no hardware. The drc connects directly to an fm receiver discriminator and a direct fm modulator on a transmitter.
The papa system is a membersupported widearea amateur radio network of interlinked analog fm, dstar, dmr, and system fusion repeaters, providing extensive coverage of the southern california region and beyond. Free star is an experimental approach to the implementation of a vendor neutral, and open source, digital communication network. The dstar system provides a new capability and functionality to the ham radio world and increases the efficiency of emergency communications. Given that i can start with a clean slate, what recommendations would people have. Dstar, which stands for digital smart technologies for amateur radio, is a digital voice and data protocol designed for amateur radio. For dstar and dmr, you have to have an internet connection at the repeater. Dstar repeater this is the dstar repeater which controls homebrew repeater hardware and links into the ircddb gateway to allow for access to extra nonrf facilities, the hardware supported include. Dstar transfers both voice and data via digital encoding over the 2 m vhf, 70 cm uhf, and 23 cm 1. Finally a commercially available legal crossband repeater.
For more indepth information on dstar equipment, check out our dstar site. The dstar gateway connects to the dstar repeater controller and to the internet. The dstar repeater system is typically composed of a repeater controller, 1. Some restrictions may apply based on specific country regulations. The dstar hot point software converts your radio station to a dstar rf gateway. The advanced repeater systems dstar repeater controller drc is the simple solution to repeating 4800 bps gmsk between a receiver and a transmitter. Papa system ref12 papa system dstar reflector 12 the papa system is 22 interlinkedanalog and digital dstar repeaters, providing extensive coverage fromthe mexico border to north of santa barbara, and from the arizona border to out into the pacific ocean. The dstar repeater uses a sound card, the dvrptr repeater uses the dvrptr modem, the dvap node uses the dvap, the gmsk repeater uses a gmsk modem, and the dummy repeater uses the dvdongle but no radio interfacing hardware. The wiresx box that connects to the internet does not have to be directly connected to the repeater.
The dstar system repeater can perform multiple relay functions as shown in the diagram below. Using dstar monitor to listen to dstar repeaters and. Dstar digital smart technology for amateur radio is an open standard developed by the japanese amateur radio league jarl over three years and published in 2001 that incorporates the use of digital technology in the transmission of signals between radios or repeaters. Our charlotte area dstar repeaters and how you should program them into your radios ur, rpt1 and rpt2. Bring your dstar radio handhelds preferred, antenna, a compatible programmingdata cable, a charged battery, your laptop computer windows capable with d rats installed, and get your brain ready to get d rats connected and communicating with other similarlyequipped dstar users. Like the dvap software, you probably want to be able to link to your favorite reflectors, as well as unlink and the other administrative functions. The dstar repeaters are not linked together by default. We have reliable communications from the border with mexico to north of santa barbara, and from the arizona border to maritime. So youve played with dstar enough that youve decided you want to host your own repeater. Dvap software the dv access point dongle connects to your pc or intel based mac via a usb port and provides a 2 meter access point for use with a dstar radio. Mocht je zelf een dstar hotspot hebben draaien of een repeaterbeheerder zijn, kan.
Soundcard repeaters including udrc mmdvm dstar only dvrptr v1, v2, and v3. This document will attempt to lead you, step by step through the process of putting a dstar repeater on the air from the acquisition of equipment to the implementation of the gateway software. W4vo dstar repeater links w4vo rome ga floyd county. Any user who is registered on a d star gateway is welcome to use to the repeaters. So far i have saved repeater list from radio to sd card. It supports text chatting, file transfers, position reporting and mapping, and much more. Dstar programs category is a curation of 12 web resources on, peanut ham radio digital voice client, dstar tv, nj6ns dstar chat. If desired, you can manually link them to the same dplus reflector to get the same effect. Most dstar user radios will operate in either analog voice or digital voice modes, making them compatible with existing repeater systems. In this video you can see how i created a simple dstar to analog audio bridge using the g4klx dummy repeater and ircddb gateway software running on a windows xp pc together with a dmk engineering. Many of the processes for installing a dstar repeater are exactly the same as an fm repeater, some are actually a lot easier. Here is analogue uk repeater file that has all known 2m in fmn. Registration is a somewhat confusing process but is well documented on robins web site. The internet gateway sends your call to a remote dstar repeater over the internet.
Repeaters dstar is an open protocol developed by the japanese government and by the j. Wie een dstar radio heeft gekocht wil natuurlijk zo snel mogelijk qrv. Can i use the dstar repeater without connecting to the internet. The gateway controller the repeater and directs connections to and from the gateway and dstar network. The dstar repeater dedication this document is dedicated to the memory of jim thisdale n1jmm who was an early adopter of my software and was extremely helpful to people trying to get going on dstar with it. It connects repeater sites over microwave links and the internet and forms a wide area ham radio network. It is written in python using gtk to run on multiple platforms.
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