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KD8DRG D-star repeater

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Callsign/Port Input
Output
KD8DRG C 146.355 146.955
KD8DRG B 447.575 442.575

News:

22-Aug-11
Nothing heard on REF038A during the NET August 21 except an occasional R2D2 transmission.

Automatic linkup to REF038A for the net has been disabled for now.

Users may initiate manual linkup on either Port-C OR Port-B.

7-Jul-11
UHF Port-B has been returned to service.

6-Jul-11
The UHF Port-B is off line for a few days due to site work.

2-Jul-11
The new Dstar network router has been configured and installed. KD8DRG is back on the Dstar network.

22-Jun-11
The Dstar network router failed. KD8DRG will have no network connectivity until the bad router is replaced sometime late next week.


  

Dstar Radio Configuration

MYcall:

This is the call sign you will be using to identify your transmissions. Most likely the one the FCC issued to you.

 

URcall:

The call sign of your intended destination station. This can be an individual's call or the call sign of the destination repeater or set to CQCQCQ

 

Rpt1:

The call sign AND port of the LOCAL repeater your radio is working INTO. The port designator MUST be in the eighth position. Note that your transmission is ALWAYS repeated locally on this port.

 

Rpt2:

The call sign AND port of the LOCAL repeater your transmission is OUTPUT to. This can be another port on the local machine or the gateway for routing to the Dstar network.

 

Practical examples
Local call:

You, (WB8XYZ) are in the coverage area of the NERT Dstar Repeater system in Summit county and want to 'drop' your call on the local UHF machine to see if anyone is around for a Dstar QSO.

  1. Frequency 442.575 with +5 offset
  2. MYcall: WB8XYZ
  3. URcall: CQCQCQ
  4. RPT1: KD8DRG B (B in eighth char position)
  5. RPT2: Optional.
General call to another repeater, (a Zone Call):

You, (WB8XYZ) are in the coverage area of the NERT Dstar Repeater system in Summit county and want to use the UHF repeater input to 'drop' your call on the K5TIT 2m machine in Dallas Texas to see if anyone is around for a Dstar QSO.

  1. Frequency 442.575 with +5 offset
  2. MYcall: WB8XYZ
  3. URcall: /K5TIT C (C in eighth char position)
  4. RPT1: KD8DRG B (B in eighth char position)
  5. RPT2: KD8DRG G (G in eighth char position)

Remember the URcall is the final destination for your call. In this case K5TIT port C. The '/' indicates to the system this is a call to another repeater not an individual.

Call to a specific individual station, (KX8YZ):

You, (WB8XYZ) are in the coverage area of the NERT Dstar Repeater system in Summit county and want to use the UHF repeater input to call Bob, KX8YZ. You thought Bob mentioned he would be traveling out of the area but not sure where.

  1. Frequency 442.575 with +5 offset
  2. MYcall: WB8XYZ
  3. URcall: KX8YZ
  4. RPT1: KD8DRG B (B in eighth char position)
  5. RPT2: KD8DRG G (G in eighth char position)

The system will route the call to the Dstar repeater KX8YZ used most recently. It could be in Atlanta, New York, LA, or Darwin Australia. It doesn't matter.
   

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