D-Star -- W8RTL Settings

The Dayton D-STAR gateway of W8RTL

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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. 

QR-Code for Mobile Devices

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Shortened URL: 

http://goo.gl/LlUQ7k

Moraine, Ohio (Near Dayton) W8RTL D-Star Repeater:

W8RTL ircDDBgateway Dashboard

ircDDB Live

W8RTL Live

Last Heard Status of W8RTL__A

Last Heard Status of W8RTL__B

Last Heard Status of W8RTL__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

Digital Voice (DV)

To set callsigns in radio for a gateway call such as communicating on reflectors : 

2 Meter Band Settings Example:

Set Call Sign Fields as follows:

UR: CQCQCQ

RPT1: W8RNL  C (There are 2 spaces between the L and the C; C in this example selects the 2 meter module)

RPT2: W8RNL  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)

MY: = the call you got from the FCC

Set frequency and offset to match module letter selected in callsign fields in above example

Set Duplex: DUP+ or DUP- depending on the offset

Set Radio Mode: DV

Notes:

To set an ID-31A or ID-51A radio for Digital Voice (DV) and use Reflectors through a local repeater gateway:

The Icom ID-31A and Icom ID-51A handheld radios have an auto mode which sets callsign data based on internal GPS as well as internal memory repeater data, however callsign data can also be set manually. The easy way to communicate through the gateway in the Indianapolis area, with the Icom ID-31A and Icom ID-51A, is to use the D-Star Repeater (DR) button. Holding the "DR" key held for one second results in setting the radio to a convenient digital voice (DR) mode. 

The "DR" button is held down. "DV" is visible on the display in place of "FM". The radio is in DV mode along with the corresponding display. Next, highlight the "TO" field by alternately choosing RX->CS (the up function) and DR (the down function). Once the "TO" field is highlighted, press the blue button, and rotate dial knob to select "Your Call Sign" on page 1/2. Press blue button, rotate dial knob to select " Use Repeater", and press blue button.  The "TO" field displays "Use Repeater CQCQCQ". If only CQCQCQ appears, repeat process until the "TO" field contains "Use Repeater CQCQCQ". 

Highlight the "FROM" field by alternately choosing RX->CS (the up function) and DR (the down function). Once the "FROM" field is highlighted, rotate dial knob to select the desired repeater. 

Once "Use Repeater CQCQCQ" is in the "TO" field and the desired repeater is in the "FROM" field, the radio is ready to communicate through the local repeater gateway.

To find the gateway where a call sign was first registered go to: 

http://dstar.info/query.html    or 

http://query.ke5bms.com/index.php     or 

http://dstar.prgm.org/cgi-bin/dstar-regcheck     or 

https://wb1gof.dstargateway.org/cgi-bin/dstar-regcheck?

Digital Data (DD)

Sending Data: There are two basic modes to transfer data with the Icom ID-1:

Direct is data transfer between two Icom ID-1 radios

The other station would simply put their callsign in their MY field and your callsign in their YOUR field and leave the RPT1 and RPT2 fields blank.

Both should be set to the same frequency and be in simplex (RPS). Both should be in DD mode and the transmit inhibit (TXinh) should be turned off.

Attach the original Icom CAT-5 cable and Icom female-female RJ-45 adapter, provided with the Icom ID-1, between the LAN (Ethernet) port of your PC (or router) and the Ethernet connection on the ID-1. When the ID-1 detects that a PC has been connected to its Ethernet port, the radio will automatically begin trying to contact the other station. If the two radios detect each other, the transmit and receive indicator LEDs will blink, alternating rapidly. 

Note: If you lost the original Icom ID-1 CAT-5 or CAT-5e Ethernet cable and adapter, a substitute can be constructed by providing a crossover cable or crossover adapter in the path between the Icom ID-1 and the PC or router. The Icom ID-1 radio has a male RJ-45 modular plug in a short pigtail. A cable set can be a CAT-5e male-to-male crossover cable (for example 5' gray cable at http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/58-15053 ) with a straight through female-female RJ-45 coupler (similar to http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/72-5588SP ). Alternatively, a straight through Cat-5e cable ( similar to http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/831-1366) and a female-female crossover adapter (for example, http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-12913 ) can be used.

Be sure your PC and the other station's PC have their IP address and subnet mask set to compatible settings. For example, if your PC has an IP address of 192.168.1.100 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 then the other station must also an IP address in the 192.168.1.xxx range. However, the other station cannot use the same ".xxx" last octet as yours. For example, they can use 192.168.1.101, their subnet mask should also be set to 255.255.255.0.

Once these steps are done, and the signal level between the two stations is high, then you should be able to transfer files between each station. You might both wish to setup a shared folder on your PCs for the other station to drop files into. It's then a simple manner of drag and drop to transfer a file between stations. You may desire to experiment with any of your favorite network based programs to communicate back and forth. The possibilities are numerous!

DD Mode - Icom ID-1 Radio Settings for providing a PC with internet connection through gateway router (10.0.0.1) 

DD Mode - Internet Protocol (IP) address settings for connecting a PC to the Internet 

Common public DNS addresses (use one of the following pairs)

OpenDNS:

GoogleDNS:

It is normal to see DPlus [Off] in the status image below. DPlus is active via the G4KLX ircDDBgateway software running on this repeater. 

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The following message is archived from Hamvention® 2013 

The Dayton D-STAR gateway of W8RTL, Module C, will be linked to D-Extra X-Reflector XRF038C during Hamvention® 2013 weekend. D-Plus REF038C will also be available for the weekend. Both are compliments of the Northern Ohio Digital Interconnect Group (NODIG). 

Use 446.100 MHz with Digital Code Squelch CSQL #13 as the D-Star simplex frequency at Hamvention® 2013

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The following message is archived from Hamvention® 2014

Special Hamvention® Notice: 

The Dayton D-STAR gateway of W8RTL, Module C, will be linked to D-Extra X-Reflector XRF038C during Hamvention® 2014 weekend. D-Plus REF038C will also be available for the weekend. Both are compliments of the Northern Ohio Digital Interconnect Group (NODIG). 

Use 446.100 MHz with Digital Code Squelch CSQL #13 as the D-Star simplex frequency at Hamvention® 2014

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The following message is archived from Hamvention® 2015

Special Hamvention® Notice: 

The Dayton D-STAR gateway of W8RTL, Module B, will be linked to D-Extra X-Reflector XRF038C during Hamvention® 2015 weekend. D-Plus REF038C will also be available for the weekend on W8RTL, Module C. Both are compliments of the Northern Ohio Digital Interconnect Group (NODIG). 

Use 446.100 MHz with Digital Code Squelch CSQL #13 as the D-Star simplex frequency at Hamvention® 2015

W8HEQ  is also a repeater a repeater located close to Hamvention®. W8HEQ^^C works best.

(W8HEQ^^C 145.270 - 0.60 MHz or W8HEQ^^B 444.0875 + 5.0 MHz)

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The following message is archived from Hamvention® 2017

Special Hamvention® 2017 Notice: 

The high profile Dayton D-STAR gateway of W8RTL, Module B, will be linked to D-Extra X-Reflector XRF038C during Hamvention® 2015 weekend. D-Plus REF038C will also be available for the weekend on W8RTL, Module C. This plan is subject to change.

Use 446.100 MHz with Digital Code Squelch CSQL #13 as the D-Star simplex frequency at Hamvention® 2017

W8HEQ  is a lower profile repeater located in Huber Heights.

(W8HEQ^^C 145.270 - 0.60 MHz or W8HEQ^^B 444.0875 + 5.0 MHz)

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The following message is archived from Hamvention® 2018

Special Hamvention® 2018 Notice: 

The high profile Dayton D-STAR gateway of W8RTL, Module B, will be linked to D-Extra X-Reflector XRF038C during Hamvention® 2018 weekend. D-Plus REF038C will also be available for the weekend on W8RTL, Module C. This plan is subject to change.

Use 446.100 MHz with Digital Code Squelch CSQL #13 as the D-Star simplex frequency at Hamvention® 2018

W8HEQ  is a lower profile repeater located in Huber Heights.

(W8HEQ^^C 145.270 - 0.60 MHz or W8HEQ^^B 444.0875 + 5.0 MHz)