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D-STAR Programming

D-STAR Programming. E d Woodrick – WA4YIH Georgia D-STAR www.DSTARInfo.com. What is Programming?. Programming your radio the old way Crystals Two for each channel Receive Transmit ~$10-15 each Specifications Operating Frequency IF Frequency for RX Series or Parallel Load Capacitance

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D-STAR Programming

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  1. D-STARProgramming Ed Woodrick – WA4YIH Georgia D-STAR www.DSTARInfo.com

  2. What is Programming? • Programming your radio the old way • Crystals • Two for each channel • Receive • Transmit • ~$10-15 each • Specifications • Operating Frequency • IF Frequency for RX • Series or Parallel • Load Capacitance • Overtone multiplier

  3. Frequency Agile • Icom 2-AT • No more crystals • Features • 146.820 • Selectable 5 kHz channel • Dup + - Off

  4. CTCSS / PL / Subtone Install in radio Set the tone Open case to change tone

  5. Today’s FM Radio Channel Number Bank Frequency Duplex Offset Step Size Repeater Tone (Sometimes used) Tone Squelch Frequency (Sometimes used) DTCS Code (Seldom used) DTCS Direction (Seldom used)

  6. D-STAR Programming Channel Number Bank Frequency Duplex Offset Step Size DV Squelch (Seldom used) DV Squelch Code (Seldom used) YOUR RPT1 RPT2

  7. Set Once • My Call Sign • /NOTE • Four characters that are sent with your call sign. No specific requirements. • Common usage is your name. • TX Message • 20 characters that can be sent when transmitting. Will show in other users display if enabled. • Common usage is your location • Multiple messages can be programmed and then selected

  8. The Big 3 RPT1 RPT2 YOUR

  9. RPT1 • Repeater Call Sign • Module Identifier in 8th Character • A – 1.2 GHz • B – 440 MHz • C – 146 MHz • Examples • 12345678 • KJ4BDF B • K4WAK B • K1XC C

  10. RPT2 • Repeater Call Sign • ‘G’ in 8th Character • Examples • 12345678 • KJ4BDF G • K4WAK G • K1XC G

  11. YOUR / UR • CQCQCQ • Examples • 12345678 • CQCQCQ

  12. Basic Programming 443.4500 DUP+ 5.0000 MHz Offset UR CQCQCQ RPT1 K4WAK B RPT2 K4WAK G

  13. Advanced Programming • Repeater Info • YOUR 8th character = I • Echo Test • YOUR 8th character = E • Examples • 12345678 • KJ4BDF I • K4WAK E • K1XC I • RPT1 and RPT2 stay the same

  14. Building Memories

  15. Linking • System to Link to • Module in 7th Character • ‘L’ in 8th Character • Examples • 12345678 • KJ4BDFBL • K4WAK BL • REF001CL • REF002AL • RPT1 and RPT2 stay the same • Unlink with U in 8th Character

  16. Building Memories

  17. Call Sign Routing • Find Paul Eakin wherever he is • YOUR • Call Sign • KJ4G • To Call a Specific Repeater • YOUR • /Call Sign • /KJ4BDFB

  18. Building Memories

  19. Sample Operation • To link repeater to a reflector • Listen, Identify (Memory 1) • Kerchunk Memory 5 • Robin replies “Remote System Connected” • Switch to Memory 1 • Talk • Unlink Repeater, Kerchunk Memory 7

  20. D-STAR Calculator

  21. D-STAR Calculator www.DSTARInfo.com/Calculator

  22. D-STAR Calculator Shows Radio Programming

  23. D-STAR Calculator Shows What to Do

  24. No Computer? Set Frequency Verify / Set Offset Switch to DV mode Kerchunk Use One-Touch Modify RPT2

  25. Demonstration • Set Frequency, Duplex, and Mode • Set VFO Mode • Switch Band as appropriate • Enter frequency 4 4 0 7 2 5 • Press and hold DUP until +DUP • Press and hold Mode until DV • Get Repeater Information • Kerchunk • Press and hold RX->TX • You can now talk, not through gateway

  26. More • Check Call sign Memories • Press Menu • Rotate until Call Sign • Enter (5) • Check memories • All on one screen on IC-91 • Rotate then enter for IC-80

  27. More • Modify RPT2 • Select (5) • Scroll Right with Right Arrow (6) • Rotate until ‘G’ • Enter • Menu • Talk

  28. Loading a 80/880 http://www.dstarinfo.com/repeaters/repeaters.htm Select Standard Memory Listing Copy table, including headers Paste into Excel Remove and sort rows as desired Renumber channels Reduce to files of 100 rows Save as CSV

  29. Loading a 80/880 Open CS 80/880 Select Memory Channels Import file Write to radio

  30. Loading Repeater Memories Same process Includes 1.2 GHz modules

  31. www.DSTARInfo.com Regional Repeater Lists Regional Maps Repeaters Near a Location Reflectors Nets

  32. D-STAR Resources • D-STAR Info Newsletter – published quarterly, available in print or download on Web • Last heard list www.dstarusers.org • D-STAR info and D-STAR Calculator www.DSTARInfo.com • General D-STAR Yahoo Group groups.yahoo.com/dstar_digital • Southeast D-STAR Weather Net Yahoo Groupgroups.yahoo.com/se_wxnet • Icom Support - www.icomamerica.com/en/support/forums • DV Dongle Info –www.dvdongle.com

  33. Questions?

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