It is located on the south peak of mount diablo in concord, california, about 30 miles northeast of san francisco. Ic7100, ic80, ic9100, ic92, id31, id51, id880h and the ic5100 if you dont use the memory card method. This is an option for using d star if there isnt a local d star repeater or if there is a repeater but its not associated with an internet gateway. Ab4mm walks you through how to link and unlink repeaters to reflectors on the. Ref028c belgium slow data experiments like drats,dstar tv. The d star repeater operates similar to existing analog repeater. If you d like to link your local d star repeater to a reflector, at a minimum check the info message to find out if the repeater is already linked. If youre setting up for dv mode, you can skip to the next step. Using and linking of d star repeaters is different to what is preformed on conventional fm, irlp or internet echolink repeater operations. Most of the fun from using d star comes from the ability to link a repeater or dvap, or dv dongle, or hotspot to other repeaters and to reflectors. If you wanted to add a repeater, it had to be an icom repeater. Dstar connect to repeater through a hotspot qrz forums. Enough that on april 10, 2010, w8cmh went dstar and this was the analog system that we all hung out on. The d star gateway connects to the d star repeater controller and to the internet.
Every rf user can program their radio to unlink, then link to any of the above. Linking and unlinking from dstar repeaters can be very confusing. Can i use the dstar repeater without connecting to the internet. Registration is a somewhat confusing process but is well documented on robins web site. Gateway registration dstar to transmit or to pass audio back to the originating system using most, if not all of the above hardwaresoftware solutions require that the user be registered on the dstar network. 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. Our charlotte area d star repeaters and how you should program them into your radios ur, rpt1 and rpt2. D star programs category is a curation of 12 web resources on, peanut ham radio digital voice client, dstar tv, nj6ns d star chat. Of the 3 modes we are going to discuss, dstar is the oldest.
Other alabama repeaters join via gateway linking for a large area net. Call sign routing requires a d star radio and a d star repeater. Aug 07, 2011 i am using the vk5rex b d star repeater gateway with dextra, irlp node 6510 and asterisk node 27871. Dstar linking tips our charlotte area dstar repeaters and how you should program them into your radios ur, rpt1 and rpt2. Can i use the d star repeater without connecting to the internet. Not all icom dstar radios support the import function within the software. It is important to note that is was created for amateur radio.
The d star implementations of his project moved around many times. This stateoftheart system has a tremendous amount of functionality not available with less sophisticated linking system like irlp and echolink. The radios that will allow you to import if you have the software and lead are. Or you may just want to control how and where you link to other repeatersreflectors, without disturbing other users of a nearby dstar repeater. The central florida d star group has been formed to assist amateur radio operators in becoming familiar with one of the newest advances in amateur radio. Wb1gof dstar linking policy dstar being a relatively new repeater technology and with it incorporates some new methods of usage. Linking is done via the reflector designated ref058 port b. The gateway controller the repeater and directs connections to and from the gateway and dstar network.
So to connect to say xlx389d the your call command is dcs389dl. The administrators for most d star repeaters allow registered users to issue link and unlink commands over rf just put the link or unlink command into the urcall of your radio and hit ptt. Of the 3 modes we are going to discuss, d star is the oldest. That is a simple relay of transmit and receive communication within or across the 2m, 70cm or 23cm bands. Rt systems also has programming software for the 880h. Technical information on voip, roip, and d star repeater controllers and linking practices maintained by kevin custer w3kkc there are several different types of voip voice over internet protocol and roip radio over internet protocol linking systems for commercial and amateur radio applications. On most dstar repeaters an ordinary user can link to another repeater. The vk5rwn dstar gateway and repeater system was upgraded in may june. It quickly got to the point that i would go on the air and be deluged with dstar questions, and when listening be referred to as the local dstar expert. Digital voice dv mode for direct simplex calls, and d star repeater dr mode for calls using a d star repeater or hotspot. Icom has confirmed their participation, and we are still in the planning stages.
Before using it tell it what radio you have by selecting load configuration from radio. When dstar was first introduced, icom put repeater linking in place to allow for callsign routing, using a system called ustrust. Idrp2c with the capability of handling up to four rf modules, idrp2c repeater controller is the cornerstone of the d star repeater system. Otherwise, they can hear the transmissions of the person calling in from the hotspot, but that person wont be. Linking is accomplished by the repeater controller, the gateway server and just.
The primary repeater for this net is the k4dso 2 meter port c repeater. Dstar refers to voice communication as dv mode for digital voice mode. Dstar linking and reflectors were invented by robin cutshaw aa4rc. This video introduces dstar digital smart technology for amateur.
Voip and dstar repeater controllers and linking practices. W6cx port c is a dstar repeater operated by the mount diablo amateur radio club. Or you may just want to control how and where you link to other repeatersreflectors, without disturbing other users of a nearby d star repeater. 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 vk5rwn dstar gateway and repeater system was upgraded in may june 2018 with a new computer running 64 bit centos 7 and the new icom g3 gateway software. Our default reflector is ref014c, the socalled west coast reflector. The dstar gateway connects to the dstar repeater controller and to the internet.
As far as i know, icom has released free software for all their dstar radio models. Dstar not linking to dstar servers sharkrf community. When i attempt to link to repeaters ive tried several, i cannot get the link to establish. Then if the repeater isnt linked, change urcall to cqcqcq and announce your call sign and your intention on the repeater before linking, for example this is w7gh linking to reflector fourteen. Linking to reflectors or repeaters most of the fun from using d star comes from the ability to link a repeater or dvap, or dv dongle, or hotspot to other repeaters and to reflectors. Dstar one is a 3u cubesat which is equipped with four identical radio modules with dstar capabilities, all being operated in a halfduplex mode.
I am using the vk5rex b dstar repeatergateway with dextra, irlp node 6510 and asterisk node 27871. Ve1ejb joe and i were able to wrangle a new configuration that gives the. D star is capable of connecting repeater sites using the internet and forms a worldwide radio network. 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. Whether you are a repeater owner wanting to experiment in the digital world or a club who wants more from their repeater network, dstar is definitely the future of amateur radio. Most people relate icom with d star as they have been the primary manufacturer of d star equipment, however, they are just a manufacturer. The central florida dstar group has been formed to assist amateur radio operators in becoming familiar with one of the newest advances in amateur radio. The dstar repeater call sign and ip address must be registered to the gateway server. Wingate 2m vhf dv 70cm uhf dv 70cm uhf dv 23cm uhf dv 70cm uhf dv frequency. This allows for many systems to be connected together and is limited only by the connection speed that the reflector has to the internet. All alabama dstar repeaters are encouraged to link into the reflector and join the statewide net. Servers are linked via tcpip utilizing proprietary gateway software, available from icom. Allstarlink is a network of amateur radio repeaters, remote base stations and hot spots accessible to each other via voice over internet protocol. Quick start guide for the icom id880h dstar radio 1.
The administrators for most dstar repeaters allow registered users to issue link and unlink commands over rf just put the link or unlink command into the urcall of your radio and hit ptt. Building a dstar compatible hotspot if you have an icom dstar radio but are not near a dstar repeater, a hotspot allows your radio to access dplusconnected dstar repeaters and reflectors. The dstar implementations of his project moved around many times. Whether you are a repeater owner wanting to experiment in the digital world or a club who wants more from their repeater network, d star is definitely the future of amateur radio. We have reliable communications from the border with mexico to north of santa barbara, and from the arizona border to maritime. Choose the model based on the band you want to use.
Yes, you can use a d star repeaters a local repeater. For example, if you want your repeater to link to ref014c, just put ref014cl in urcall. Between then and march 2019, the system has proven to be relatively stable with only a couple of minor hiccups where the computer has shut itself down. Dstar isnt voiproip or analog voice over ip like the others you mentioned, its digital voice. Dstar programs category is a curation of 12 web resources on, peanut ham radio digital voice client, dstar tv, nj6ns dstar chat. Linking to reflectors or repeaters most of the fun from using dstar comes from the ability to link a repeater or dvap, or dv dongle, or hotspot to other repeaters and to reflectors. The w6cx repeatergateway supports linking to ref and other reflectors, and we encourage our rf users to send rf linking and unlinking commands to link to your own favorite reflectors whenever the repeater is not busy. The dongle works along with the dvtool software, a simple application that mimics the controls on a d star radio, although the interface doesnt actually look like a radio panel. D star refers to voice communication as dv mode for digital voice mode. The goal of this document is to give the reader just enough information to get started operating a d star capable icom radio on a local internetconnected d star repeater. It is very much based on the documentation of the old repeater software since internally the new d star repeater program is based on the old dvrptr repeater and. It was created by the japan amateur radio league jarl and is an open standard. There were some other issues with the system as well. The reason for this choice is for when a d star repeater is being used on a remote hilltop without internet access and a gateway, and is using a remote d star repeater in gateway mode, letting the dtmf tones through is needed to allow dtmf control of reflector linking or of ccs, otherwise the tones would not be received at the remote repeater.
Digital d star technology opens up a vast new field for amateur radio. Dstar digital smart technologies for amateur radio is a digital voice and data protocol specification for amateur radio. The d star gateway is a linux based computer that run the d star gateway, d star plus, and monlink software. Linking is accomplished by the repeater controller, the gateway server and just recently the reflector. Most people relate icom with dstar as they have been the primary manufacturer of dstar equipment, however, they are just a manufacturer. Dv dongles, dvaps, and d star hotspots allow their users to link to repeaters or reflectors using dplus linking, but not call sign routing. Two modules are used for telemetry and telecomand and operate on identical frequencies. Im really not sure why those are blended into the digital voice forum but anyway, echolink being free software to hams and accessible by more nodes, its easier and cheaper to get started with than irlp but does require you to keep a windows machine on at all times while you want to have the node. Nov 29, 20 d star isnt voiproip or analog voice over ip like the others you mentioned, its digital voice. In the g2 software, a new feature was added that extends the original routing. Dstar repeaters dstar infrastructure features icom. Dstar linking and unlinking on a repeater gateway cnharc.
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 repeater s gateway module g. The d star repeater call sign and ip address must be registered to the gateway server. Aug 26, 2016 the logical solution is to have d star repeater linking work just as it is done with linking to reflectors and being accessible using urcall rf commands. I am having ongoing issue while linking to repeaters utilizing a thd74 with zumspot and pistar on a pi zero w. Dstar digital smart technologies for amateur radio. Building a d star compatible hotspot if you have an icom d star radio but are not near a d star repeater, a hotspot allows your radio to access dplusconnected dstar repeaters and reflectors. I believe i am properly registered on the dstar network and am able to successfully link and communicate on any number of dstar reflectors. The reason for this choice is for when a dstar repeater is being used on a remote hilltop without internet access and a gateway, and is using a remote dstar repeater in gateway mode, letting the dtmf tones through is needed to allow dtmf control of reflector linking or of ccs, otherwise the tones would not be received at the remote repeater. A transmission on any one of the connected systems is repeated on all of them.
This document is an introduction to dstar local repeater use, cross banding and internet link operations. 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. The first thing to do is to add your hotspot to your repeater list. Ham monograph allstar newbie guide the alinco option this is the easiest radio to use because you wont need programming software or a programming cable. Once i got this far, i did set up a couple local but outofrange d star repeaters in the normal way using dr mode, picking them from the local repeater list, and using. The dstar gateway is a linux based computer that run the dstar gateway, dstar plus, and monlink software. Yes, you can use a dstar repeaters a local repeater. We have a d star academy we are calling d starters planned for july 30th in lake county.
Ve1ejb joe and i were able to wrangle a new configuration that gives the icom repeater dplus, dextra, and ccsdcs linking. Hkcu\software\g4klx\dstar repeater, it will also write the configuration out in a file in exactly the same format as would be used under linux, this file may be copied over to linux and used. Technical information on voip, roip, and dstar repeater controllers and linking practices maintained by kevin custer w3kkc there are several different types of voip voice over internet protocol and roip radio over internet protocol linking systems for commercial and amateur radio applications. Ref028c belgium slow data experiments like d rats, d star tv. When d star repeaters are connected with the internet gateway, the d star system relays the received data over the internet. The w6cx repeater gateway supports linking to ref and other reflectors, and we encourage our rf users to send rf linking and unlinking commands to link to your own favorite reflectors whenever the repeater is not busy. This document is an introduction to d star local repeater use, cross banding and internet link operations. As well as first open source gmsk node adapter repeater hotspot software. After reading this document the reader should read other articles, books, and web pages to learn the finer points. Our charlotte area dstar repeaters and how you should program them into your radios ur, rpt1 and rpt2. The d star repeater operates similar to an existing analogue repeater.
The vk5rwn d star gateway and repeater system was upgraded in may june 2018 with a new computer running 64 bit centos 7 and the new icom g3 gateway software. From time to time our users have inquired on how to use major features or our repeater system, this document attempts to address the issue of linking on the wb1gof dstar repeaters and others. Nik vk3ba in geelong was kind enough to help me by being on the other end, much nicer than. Allstarlink runs on a dedicated computer including the rasperry pi that you host at your home, radio site or computer center. Vk5rwn dstar system upgraded to allow linking to xrf. We have a dstar academy we are calling dstarters planned for july 30th in lake county. The system was developed in the late 1990s by the japan amateur radio league and uses frequencydivision multiple access and minimumshift keying in its packetbased standard. Idrp2c with the capability of handling up to four rf modules, idrp2c repeater controller is the cornerstone of the d. Dv dongles, dvaps, and dstar hotspots allow their users to link to repeaters or reflectors using dplus linking, but not call sign routing.
Digital dstar technology opens up a vast new field for amateur radio. Dstar is capable of connecting repeater sites using the internet and forms a worldwide radio network. When dstar repeaters are connected with the internet gateway, the dstar system relays the received data over the internet. Gateway registration d star 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 d star network. As part of the d star protocol, linking is an inherent feature. Besides the awkwardness and inconvenience of connecting to repeaters using the workaround hack the following problems exist for those making those efforts. If these repeaters are running a gateway server, they are typically what is known as a g2 gateway. The dstar repeater operates similar to existing analog repeater. Some restrictions may apply based on specific country regulations. I read about various ways that this can be done, but the only way i could get it to work was by using a method that ed woodrick, wa4yih, the.