D-Star -- W8HEQ Settings
The Dayton D-STAR gateway of W8HEQ
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Call Sign Visibility:
Every ham radio operator can choose whether his/her call sign will appear in the "Live Log" and the "LastHeard" ircDDB lists below or not. For your callsign to appear put "VISsssON" in the YOURCALL (or URcall) field of your radio and press PTT once on this repeater, where "s" is a space/blank. The "VISsssON" setting will be stored permanently on the network. You only have to do this procedure once. To turn the visibility feature off, put "VISssOFF" in the YOURCALL (or URcall) field of your radio and press PTT once on this repeater. You can switch from "VISsssON" to "VISssOFF" and vice versa at any time.
Huber Heights, Ohio (Near Dayton) W8HEQ D-Star Repeater:
W8HEQ ircDDBgateway Dashboard
If the ircDDB.net DNS server is not working (blank gray box below this sentence, then try this: http://74.218.95.46/index.php
ircDDB Live
W8HEQ Live
Old W8HEQ Dashboard (Not updated - Use for D-Star registration link)
Please go to https://regist.dstargateway.com/instructions/ to register your call sign in the D-Star system.
Dashboard below will normally be empty / blank. To view on this page, click Open in new tab and ignore warning to proceed anyway, then return to this page.
Last Heard Status of W8HEQ__B
Last Heard Status of W8HEQ__C
Typical D-STAR system (text version):
Antenna <---> Duplexer <---> D-Star Repeater Module (A or B or C or DD transceiver) <---> 172.16.x.x network <---> Repeater Module Controller <---> Linux Gateway Computer <---> 10.x.x.x network <---> Gateway Router (10.0.0.1) <---> Internet
To set callsigns in radio for a gateway call such as communicating on reflectors :
Mode: DV
UR: CQCQCQ
RPT1:W8HEQ C (There are 2 spaces between the L and the C; C in this example selects the 2 meter module)
RPT2:W8HEQ G (There are 2 spaces between the L and the G; G in this example selects a gateway call for communicating to hams in a reflector)
Of course MY call = the call you got from the FCC
Your callsign must be entered with a local gateway registration page and be approved to use gateway calling.
Note: All callsigns with a letter after the call sign must include blank spaces between the callsign and the letter. A total of 8 characters must fill the callsign field in the radio. A four character callsign needs three spaces before the letter -- CCCCsssL where C is the callsign, s are spaces, and L is the module letter. A five character callsign needs two spaces before the letter -- CCCCCssL. A six character callsign needs one space before the letter -- CCCCCCsL.
The Icom ID-31A and Icom ID-51A handheld radios have an auto mode which sets callsign data based on internal GPS and internal memory repeater data, however callsign data can be set manually.
To set radio for Digital Voice (DV):
Set frequency and offset to match module letter selected in callsign fields above
Duplex: DUP+ or DUP- depending on the offset
Mode: DV
Find the gateway where the call sign was first registered:
To find out where a call sign is registered, go to http://dstar.prgm.org/cgi-bin/dstar-regcheck or https://wb1gof.dstargateway.org/cgi-bin/dstar-regcheck?
Saved note from Hamvention 2013
Note: Week of 2013 Hamvention® - Use 446.100 MHz with Digital Code Squelch CSQL #13 as the D-Star simplex frequency.
It is normal to see DPlus [Off] in the status image below. DPlus is active via the G4KLX ircDDBgateway software running on this repeater.