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D-Star Etiquette

posted ‎‎ by Alan Langdon   [ updated ‎‎ ]

D-Star Etiquette

Dstar is a new communications mode that requires a little bit different way of operating.

One of the biggest is when you are ragchewing you need to wait a lot longer between transmissions. Remember that after the person you are talking to un-keys wait a little longer than you think you should to give someone else time to break in to the conversation.

Another one is when you are using APRS. If your radio is set to have the repeater 2 operating and you have the gateway programmed into it then you should not have your APRS set to automatic transmit. It will transmit while others are talking and at times comes in R2D2 their speech. You can still get your APRS signal out by keying your mic once in a while when there are no conversations on the repeater.

Stay tuned for any other things that may come up.

Cross Band Info

posted ‎‎Nov 20, 2009 4:30 AM‎‎ by Robert Wilcox

Information on cross-band d-star operation has been posted by N8NOE in the FAQ page.

Eaton County Repeater Update

posted ‎‎Nov 7, 2009 3:21 PM‎‎ by Robert Wilcox   [ updated ‎‎Nov 7, 2009 3:23 PM‎‎ ]

Brian ( kc8wka ) and Jeff ( n8hee ) installed a 30 watt amp on the UHF D-star repeater in Eaton County ( 444.275 ).

Gratiot County Repeater Update

posted ‎‎Nov 6, 2009 11:37 AM‎‎ by Robert Wilcox

KD8IEK in Ithaca is now on the air, KG4ULP reports. He and KC8OUF got the controller programmed today.

New Videos

posted ‎‎Nov 6, 2009 8:16 AM‎‎ by Robert Wilcox

We have added 2 new videos, Programming DSTAR Part 1 and 2. Here

Clinton County Repeater Update

posted ‎‎Nov 4, 2009 3:52 AM‎‎ by Robert Wilcox   [ updated ‎‎Nov 5, 2009 10:17 AM‎‎ ]

The Clinton county repeater which has been in Owosso for configuration has been returned to St Johns. It has been installed but there is no Internet connection yet.

D-RATS 0.3.1 Released

posted ‎‎Oct 23, 2009 4:01 AM‎‎ by Robert Wilcox   [ updated ‎‎Oct 24, 2009 5:38 AM‎‎ ]

D-RATS 0.3.1 Released
 
 
Note: You may have to clear the map cache and reload maps.

D-RATS Beta 7

posted ‎‎Oct 18, 2009 9:17 AM‎‎ by Robert Wilcox   [ updated ‎‎Nov 4, 2009 3:51 AM‎‎ ]

The latest D-RATS beta is available at http://d-rats.danplanet.com/download/beta/d-rats-0.3.1b7-installer.exe
 
All beta updates are always at http://www.d-rats.com/download/beta/
Final  releases are at http://www.d-rats.com/releases/
 
Info: I just posted 0.3.1b7 with the following changes:

 - Make repeater close stale connections to avoid running out of file
  descriptors and dying
 - Updated .it translation from Leo
 - Fix a bug in the repeater that causes stalled connections to queue
  data forever and run out of memory
 - Added hidden proxy settings in the configuration file for ticket:136
 - Fix files tab allowing you to connect or upload when nothing is in
  the destination callsign box
 - Avoid crashing if the default GPS/DPRS comment is broken
--
Dan Smith

New files

posted ‎‎Oct 16, 2009 4:59 AM‎‎ by Robert Wilcox

 Programming data files for the Icom 2820 and the Icom 880 have been uploaded to the Files page, thanks to AB8VS.

Reflector

posted ‎‎Oct 9, 2009 8:16 AM‎‎ by Robert Wilcox

We are working on creating a reflector for our area. See the reflector page for updates.

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