RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Can';t get IC92AD radio to scan

2009-10-10 Thread Barry A. Wilson
a wallet size card. These manual are available for most current model radios and I think should be in every Hams toolbox. 73 Barry Wilson KA0BBQ From: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dstar_digi...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of w3zpi Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 4:31 PM

RE: Native D-STAR vs. DPLUS linking (was: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Signal Distance)

2009-05-19 Thread Barry A. Wilson
on aircraft, shopping malls, schools, job sites… if it’s available it can be used when needed. 73 Barry A. Wilson KAØBBQ D-STAR UR=/WØCDS B DD A 1299.9000 RPS DV A 1283.9625 -12.000 DV B 446.9625 -5. DV C 145.2500 +0.6000 From: dstar_digital

RE: 880 vs 800 (was: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Signal Distance)

2009-05-15 Thread Barry A. Wilson
John, I like your idea of using the four digit call sign note for tactical calls during operations. It makes perfect use of the stations call sign while providing a tactical or special event ID. That would work very well on events when you want to ID Resources as well as who the operators

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: the I command

2009-04-16 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Nate, Wow, that's a pretty easy solution. even easier than changing your symbol for GPS ICON. And that took months! So are you going to make the I something useful like information about the repeater stack, nodes, frequencies, offsets? Or something simple like On top of the

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] I am looking for....

2009-04-05 Thread Barry A. Wilson
for frequency control and data transmission you can however still work voice through the handhelds internal microphone and speaker using the PTT at the same time your transmitting data from the computer. It just gets uncomfortably hot when on high power after a few minutes. Barry A. Wilson

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Legally Identifying?

2009-03-27 Thread Barry A. Wilson
or by the K5TIT group which operates a trust server most systems use for routing. If we squelch lids now perhaps calls like RG8U will fade away. Barry A. Wilson KAØBBQ D-STAR UR=/WØCDS B DD A 1299.9000 RPS DV A 1283.9625 -12.000 DV B 446.9625 -5. DV C

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] New U.S. D-STAR map, Updated

2009-03-23 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Greg, Thanks for the updated D-STAR Map. And for those noticing geographic errors on positions I can tell you I argued for years with Delrome and others that many local maps were incorrect.I always had problems with street addresses showing numerical addresses for North addresses on

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] JA Call Sign Lookup ?

2009-03-10 Thread Barry A. Wilson
://www.motobayashi.net/callsign/index.html http://www.motobayashi.net/callsign/licensesearch.html See if that helps. Barry A. Wilson KAØBBQ D-STAR UR=/WØCDS B DD A 1299.9000 RPS DV A 1283.9625 -12.000 DV B 446.9625 -5. DV C 145.2500 +0.6000 From

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: ID-80 FCC Type Acceptance Approved

2009-03-05 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Nate, It reads to me like it's a dual band radio. able to only receive one band at a time and transmit one band at a time. That isn't that the same as the IC-91AD which had two receivers on for A Band and one for B Band. Most likely it would cross band (transmit opposite band from the

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: First D-Star contact

2009-03-04 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Mike, From what you said you had your XMIT message set to /WA7FW G and you should probably set it to the port which your listening to in this case the XMIT message should be set to /WA7FW B which is the radio port that your listening on. Barry

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Better Idea

2009-02-20 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Evans, Here in Denver we use A - 1.2GHz B - 440MHz and C - 144MHz with very little activity on A currently. We have asked most users to keep W0CDS G in RPTR 2 so that Dongle and Gateway users can also connect and join us. I think about the only way to know the activity is

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Updates

2009-02-13 Thread Barry A. Wilson
I have few questions to throw out to the group. 1) Can JA stations call sign route to each other? 2) Is there anything in Robins software that would inhibit someone calling from one country to another? Let's say the FCC restricts US stations from calling Iran for whatever reason.

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: ICOM announced new hand-held and mobile D-STAR transceivers, ID-80 and ID-880

2009-01-29 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Larry, It is 2m, 70cm, 1.2ghz A full D-STAR Stack will operate on the 144MHz, 440MHz, and 1.2GHz bands. Note below that if you have 1.2 GHz you actually have a DV Repeater and a DD Repeater in addition to the VHF and UHF repeater. Yeah 1.2GHZ is actually UHF but we don't refer to it

RE: {Disarmed} [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: D-STAR to APRS MSG and visa-versa

2009-01-26 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Randall, D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio) is a digital voice and data protocol specification developed as the result of research by the Japan Amateur Radio League to investigate digital technologies for amateur radio. It connects repeater sites over microwave and internet

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] GPS with D-Star

2009-01-21 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Larry, If your using an external GPS and wanting to use the computer try using FransGate( http://franson.com/gpsgate/index.asp?ref=menu ). It will allow you the parse a COM port to multiple programs. Like Kenneth said you can also use a program like D-RATS on your PC and receive GPS

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Gateway registration?

2009-01-17 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Daniel, Actually make that twice. we recently had a Continental Flight crash on takeoff here in Denver and amazingly the plane ran off the runway and dropped over 40 feet into a ravine and was destroyed but everyone evacuated the aircraft orderly and within about 90 seconds into the cold.

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Encryption on Amateur Frequencies

2009-01-02 Thread Barry A. Wilson
I think Chuck has made some rather relevant comments on topic without getting into all the emotional issues of what one thinks is or isn't in the Rules. I think he has a firm grip on the topic. I too personally feel that we need to address these issues especially with the capabilities of our

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Whats to be regulated... for what it's worth

2008-12-28 Thread Barry A. Wilson
We have so many self appointed lawyers in our amateur radio community you're always going to have individual interpretations of what is and isn't allowable. We are a self regulating service but that doesn't give any operator the right to dictate what others do because they interpret the rules

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Programming Problem ?

2008-12-15 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Hmmm.. Well I apologize for not paying more attention when I prepared my recent training. I only checked the manuals for 3 radios. I made the assumption ICOMs examples were the same for all radios since the 91, 92, and 2820 were all the same. but regardless My previous statements still

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Programming Problem ?

2008-12-14 Thread Barry A. Wilson
OK Nate, You almost confused me in your below example. so just so others understand. The YOUR: Your call sign in your example should actually be represented by MY: My Call Your Call is always the called stations call sign or CQCQCQ. not to be confused with your own call.

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Digest Number 555

2008-12-03 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Gene, I’m not a technician or ICOM guru but the Clone CPU circuit is used with the cloning cable which allows you to connect two radios and transfer programming data. The OPTV is a port for optional unit voltage control signals. (Switching (MIC) or [DET] circuit.) When “LOW”

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: IC-92AD Connector

2008-12-01 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Jon, There are in fact only 9 connections internal to the IC-92AD 12 Pin connector. The other connections go nowhere. As I indicated in another post the connection on the DB-9 connector cables supplied by ICOM is not RS-232 compliant and perhaps the reason why they chose not to wire up

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Digest Number 555

2008-12-01 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Digest Number 555 Dear Barry, Re: IC-92AD Connector Posted by: Barry A. Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ka0bbq Mon Dec 1, 2008 9:50 am (PST) Jon, There are in fact only 9 connections internal to the IC-92AD 12 Pin connector. The other connections go

FW: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: IC-92AD Connector

2008-11-28 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Scott, What I find interesting is ICOM has numerous connectors In their MARINE RADIO line which are waterproof and quite similar to this connector. except the maximum number of pins in them is 9. Since only 9 of the 12 pins are used in the ICOM 92AD.. Wonder why they inserted a twelve pin

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: IC-92AD Connector

2008-11-28 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Scott, I looked at the Hirose LF Series connector and the pin location shown in their .pdf page 5 (http://www.hirose.co.jp/cataloge_hp/e13600011.pdf ) isn't anything close to the ICOM connector not to mention the alignment of the Hirose LF Series Connector is a slot instead of a flat side

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] D-Star simplex frequency

2008-11-14 Thread Barry A. Wilson
user hears a hiss intermittently breaking squelch they should over time become familiar with other shared services on the air much like we do on HF! 73 Barry Wilson KA0BBQ From: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bruce mallon Sent: Thursday, November 13

RE: [dstar_digital] Re: radio programming

2008-10-31 Thread Barry A. Wilson
I listen a lot on D*STAR and actually hear many calls go unanswered. In reality I want to respond but at the same time don't want to appear to be hogging the system always being the one to join in for a quick conversation. I too know quite a few local hams that have D*STAR radios but have

RE: [dstar_digital] Sync. cable

2008-10-25 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Mike, This may be a bit of semantics but for the sake of argument if the USB interface on the Garmin GPS isn't serial. then what is it? USB is a serial interface hence Universal Serial Bus! I think the problem becomes which class of device your attempting to use with which

RE: [dstar_digital] machines that cover JFK airport

2008-10-14 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Ray, To address the first part of your message... you have an option on the IC-92AD to display in small or large font. The large font may help Your lack of visual acuity (calibration). For me I'm near sighted and have to remove my glasses to see up close because a friend of mine scratched

RE: [dstar_digital] Voice and Data on 92AD???

2008-10-13 Thread Barry A. Wilson
Richard, It amazes me your not the first to complain of this problem with the IC-92AD single 12 PIN connector. Maybe ICOM will reveal the connector supplier so we can finally get cables made at reasonable rates. Until then why don't you just pick up the handheld and key the PTT and talk

RE: [dstar_digital] Re: Voice and Data on 92AD???

2008-10-13 Thread Barry A. Wilson
for the radio… just doesn’t interface with the data port on your radio. http://infinitygearradios.com/pdfs/GPS-MIC-1-Specs-Q2-WEB.pdf http://infinitygearradios.com/pdfs/GPS-MIC-1-Connectors-WEB.pdf Barry A. Wilson KAØBBQ W0CDS B ARES CO District 13 Emergency Coordinator Serving City and County

RE: [dstar_digital] Re: Voice and Data on 92AD???

2008-10-13 Thread Barry A. Wilson
for the Icom GPS mic but if the Infinity GPS mic would interface to the Icom I'd snap it up in a second. Richard / N1VXW --- In dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com mailto:dstar_digital%40yahoogroups.com , Barry A. Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Richard, Well that makes sense and adds another