Re: [dstar_digital] Help with poor audio on Dstar System?

2008-08-26 Thread John Hays
Standard troubleshooting would suggest resetting each separately to isolate the offending component. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2008, at 23:51, Aaron Elekes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you everyone for all their input. I did try Nate's idea of removing the KE5KAF S from the Gateway

Re: [dstar_digital] Icom 91 vs 92

2008-10-11 Thread John Hays
It also supports the GPS-A format. I run the 91ad and the main features I would like are the power settings and the GPS mike, though it's easy enough to plug a GPS into the 91 but I don't do it often. The 91 gets hot on high power if you talk a lot. de K7VE -- John D. Hays 206-801-0820 Sent

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: D-STAR to APRS MSG and visa-versa

2009-01-26 Thread John Hays
but a comment that is repeated as long as you are transmitting and is -not- passed to the Icom serial port. It is also not part of the D-STAR protocol but an Icom extended use of the data portion of the digital voice frame. John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] D-Star Repeater System

2009-01-26 Thread John Hays
VA3VJB blog: http://va3vjb.blogspot.com John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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

2009-01-28 Thread John Hays
hope they sell the mic separately so I can pick one up without having to buy a whole new radio. Of course, the GPS mic may just be a fancy way of saying Look! There's a NMEA serial input directly on the handi-mic! Ken KK4KEN John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org

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

2009-01-30 Thread John Hays
http://dstarusers.org/ == check the Reporting Node for A --- you'll see some activity. On Jan 30, 2009, at 7:00 PM, genedathe wrote: How many of you repeater owners have an active 1.2 DV repeater on the air? Do you see any actual use? John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re:ID-1 WOW Factor

2009-02-04 Thread John Hays
could mount it at the antenna. John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] R2D2..

2009-02-10 Thread John Hays
is to increase my power level.. I have two ways to do this.. add a two meter amplifier, which I bought for mobile use back in the 70's.. 2 is to put up some kind of beam antenna.. nothing big but enough to get me to yyz and rpt... John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: tri band that inlcudes 23cm?

2009-02-16 Thread John Hays
of what a good radio is like and it cost you $10/mo. in depreciation of the radio. On Feb 16, 2009, at 8:50 AM, shaneblaser wrote: Thanks for the input, I will wait to see in anything new comes out by may ... Shane (KI6UIB) John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Back to DSTAR !

2009-02-19 Thread John Hays
I agree. I posted the URL as simple point of interest. -- John D. Hays 206-801-0820 Sent from my iPhone On Feb 19, 2009, at 18:49, Steve Bosshard bossh...@gmail.com wrote: Moderator Steve NU5D. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Dashboard

2009-03-04 Thread John Hays
status of many gateways (using the previous format - not necessarily k5ctx). John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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

2009-03-04 Thread John Hays
The full manual is there in 3 parts. I wonder if they will be for sale at Dayton now that the Type Acceptance is approved? John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: D-Star to listen to reflectors or distant repeaters

2009-03-06 Thread John Hays
on distant repeaters (to listen) or reflectors, similar as is done with IRLP (similar meaning the way they are used; not necessarily controlled). Mike KC7VE John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Pathway obstruction Analog versus Digital

2009-03-13 Thread John Hays
through R2D2, analog seems to do better there for me. -- Moe John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] People Locator

2009-03-16 Thread John Hays
is on dstar? For instance we can look up a call sign or name in the QRZ database or do a call sign search in Echolink, is there a was to that with DSTAR? Thanks and 73, Adam KG4WWH John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: People Locator

2009-03-16 Thread John Hays
for any person - (...) (ii) to intercept any radio communication which is transmitted - (...) (III) by a station operating on an authorized frequency within the bands allocated to the amateur, citizens band, or general mobile radio services; or (...) 73 -- John . John Hays Amateur

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] New and looking for help!

2009-03-24 Thread John Hays
You need a new salesman. Go to http://hamradio.com and search for model CSD800 Also: http://chirp.danplanet.com/wiki/ -- Free by KK7DS http://www.rtsystemsinc.com/icom_Template.cfm?icompage=WCSD800 - alternate commercial software. John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Multiple call sign routing question

2009-03-24 Thread John Hays
perfect sense to use letter designations. John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Legally Identifying?

2009-03-24 Thread John Hays
/part97/b.html#119 Though many of us still ID on voice out of habit and so that we are not out of practice we hop back to analog. John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Which VOIP is going to win out?

2009-03-24 Thread John Hays
closest comparisons are systems like P25, MotoTrbo, NXDN and other similar commercial digital systems, which do not have the features of D-STAR and were not built with amateur radio in mind. John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Legally Identifying?

2009-03-25 Thread John Hays
The question was does the digital ID constitute a legal ID? I think 97.119 b 3 shows that it does. D-STAR is a digital emission that may contain digitized voice, but is none the less digital. If not, every D-STAR repeater is operating illegally. We may all choose to also ID on voice except

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Coordinating DD mode repeaters

2009-03-26 Thread John Hays
, but still some comm. Is DD mode this, but using DStar? If so are packet modems used or is another true non-tone digital like DS digital used? 73, ron, n9ee/r --- In dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com, Tom Azlin, N4ZPT n4...@... wrote: Hi Scott. John Hays Amateur

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] remind me?

2009-03-30 Thread John Hays
Hey Jack - you can't know everyone's situation, I'm sure you would have answered differently had you known. On Mar 30, 2009, at 9:09 AM, Jack wrote: If known I would have responded differently. John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Repeater question

2009-04-06 Thread John Hays
out the dongle users. I will look at a 2-meter beam if using the gateway doesn't also cross-band me to all ports (which if I had to guess would be correct). 73, Ned Raybould N8OIF John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] CMX589 and AMBE2020

2009-04-15 Thread John Hays
Try Yahoo! list gmsk_dv_node On Apr 15, 2009, at 4:51 AM, i0inu wrote: Where and 'can buy the two chip ?? CMX589 and AMBE2020 ??? Thank you John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Help

2009-04-24 Thread John Hays
have emailed a few of the board members of the club and got no response any one know what I can do now to get someone to anser me or would the FCC be able to help resolve the problem? Jim KG4TRI _,_._,___ John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] New user to Digital Radio

2009-04-24 Thread John Hays
be much appreciated Best regards Ian, Birmingham, England-UK John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] EMR Communication Mode

2009-04-30 Thread John Hays
about and how it works because manual does not say much about it. __ John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] EMR Communication Mode

2009-05-01 Thread John Hays
be that they are also providing EMR and BK as one of their enhancements, which would suggest a repeating field in the data. It would be nice to know for certain. John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Signal Distance

2009-05-13 Thread John Hays
Nate gave a long answer that addresses some of the variables, for a short demo of 5W at 100KM listen and see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyYhLtS-0gE If you can afford the difference between a 2200 + DSTAR board and an ID-880H you will have a much better user interface plus 70cm. John

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

2009-05-14 Thread John Hays
update, things can be adjusted correctly then... John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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

2009-05-14 Thread John Hays
it to looking something like a callsign and definitely could filter certain profane words. John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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

2009-05-15 Thread John Hays
They each have their purpose, we just need better gateway software. -- John D. Hays 206-801-0820 Sent from my iPhone On May 15, 2009, at 20:28, Woodrick, Ed ewoodr...@ed-com.com wrote: Easy solution, stop callsign routing. Use repeater linking instead. Problem solved. Ed WA4YIH

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Hand Held IC-91AD using a Linear Amplifier

2009-05-18 Thread John Hays
-amp and 30 Watt amplifier). John VE6BOS John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Tactical Call indication - U.S. ONLY

2009-05-19 Thread John Hays
but is it legal? John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Icom V82: Connectivity and Control for D-Star

2009-05-19 Thread John Hays
be extra). On May 19, 2009, at 10:47 AM, mungewell wrote: Hi, I'm getting closer to getting a D-Star capable rig, most likely the V82 (mainly for the low entry price). John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] CROSSPOST: Response to call for FCC action. [United States]

2009-05-21 Thread John Hays
Since the rptDir group is moderated, this response may not get posted, so I am crossposting this response to the message at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/rtpDir/message/1991 This is an incredibly bad idea: 1) The FCC regulates on air amateur

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] the d-star implementation controversey?

2009-05-22 Thread John Hays
when is the FCC in charge of who gets access to PROPRIETARY PRIVATE OWNED INTERNET SERVERS? John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: the d-star implementation controversey?

2009-05-22 Thread John Hays
John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Beginner's Guide to DSTAR

2009-05-26 Thread John Hays
get it before I get it. 73's -Lee KE5UBF John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Surf the Web Wirelessly via D-Star!

2009-06-08 Thread John Hays
for use amounts to a business. Amateur, by etymology, and definition means you pursue an interest out love for the activity. An amateur repeater should be a labor of love. (See background at: http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=320) John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Open Letter to D-STAR Administrators from N5MIJ (Cross post with permission)

2009-06-09 Thread John Hays
The following was sent to the D-STAR Administrator's mailing list this morning. (9 June 2009) - All, Most of you are already aware that we have a developing conflict between two authors of add-on

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Station vs. Operator {Was: The great red herring) (US Primarily)

2009-06-11 Thread John Hays
John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Station vs. Operator {Was: The great red herring) (US Primarily)

2009-06-11 Thread John Hays
, less 33cm) but I won't be able to operate this year. I try to note, US only topics in the subject so people can just hit delete. John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Map of Japan D-STAR repeaters

2009-06-14 Thread John Hays
Select from links at: http://www.d-star-icc.org/index.php?option=com_weblinkscatid=22Itemid=23 John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] D-Star on Field Day

2009-06-24 Thread John Hays
this, and if so could we set up a common Field Day reflector for everyone to connect to and chit-chat? -Mike -- Michael A. Waldron, AE0MW http://www.mikew.org PGP: http://www.mikew.org/mypgpkey.txt John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Of speakers, mikes, and plugs.

2009-06-24 Thread John Hays
-91AD sounds bettery quality-wise than my wife's VX-7, but the VX-7 is louder. Generally, it seems to be related to the craze to waterproof the rigs... whatever the heck they needed to do that for. -- Nate Duehr, WY0X n...@natetech.com . John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Crossband DV to FM Methods

2009-07-02 Thread John Hays
. Any other ideas? Thanks in advance, Bob K0NR ,_._,___ John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: new to the group

2009-07-08 Thread John Hays
like Katrina when the internet (fiber, cable, microwave) lose power, get flooded, etc.? What keeps the backbone going for your bag of tricks to keep working? 73 -- John John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Digital vs. Analog both have a place.

2009-07-08 Thread John Hays
modes it will have to compatible enough them you can buy from any place or manufacture and it will work with all others not just ICOM. When it gets to that point you will be right at least on FM repeaters. Bruce On 6 since 66 John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: new to the group

2009-07-09 Thread John Hays
a report of two (of how many?) ISP's that kept working until the diesel ran out is interesting, useful data would be statistics on how many internet end customers, such as DStar gateways, maintained a working route to a working ISP. . John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] more questions

2009-07-10 Thread John Hays
, Ben KØBLR __. John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] IC-91AD vs 92AD

2009-07-17 Thread John Hays
to look at the 91AD. Is there any difference between the 91AD and the 92AD? Maybe instead of loading up (and I do mean loading up) maybe I should look at the 91AD instead. Any difference? 73, Ben John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org [Non-text portions of this message have been

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Icom America Announcement

2009-07-22 Thread John Hays
to. This makes it hit or miss. In a ARES/RACES emergency, as an example, this could be crucial. 73 Joe, N3SRU John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: First home-made dstar G2 gateway went live today.

2009-07-24 Thread John Hays
can eliminate this dependency? I think the gateway architecture should be Internet encapsulates D- STAR packets treating both DD and DV the same. All the trust would need is to map which callsigns need routed to which gateway and let the gateway handle it from there. John Hays Amateur

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: First home-made dstar G2 gateway went live today.

2009-07-24 Thread John Hays
- Delete the loopback on R1 and create on R2 for 10.1.1.1/32. From R3 ping g4ulf Now, pretend the routers are G2 gateways and the loopback is created from the Last Heard table David - G4ULF John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: First home-made dstar G2 gateway went live today.

2009-07-24 Thread John Hays
and test get in the way of making your code open source. So, I'll be following the standard software lifecycle of dev-test, alpha/pre-production, production. Just like software should be done. -- John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] dChat

2009-07-26 Thread John Hays
Make sure the cable is wired correctly for data (it's different for GPS) see: : http://cobalt.n5zpr.com/Media/icom_cables.pdf Also D-STAR data has nothing to do with packet, so don't look in the packet sections of your manual. Also gonig to the D-RATS site and join the support list. Great

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: First home-made dstar G2 gateway went live today.

2009-07-27 Thread John Hays
! But, I do understand what you mean about a double look-up of callsign/IP-address. And I think we agree on one thing - the way it is done at the moment causes more problems than it solves. As they say in Church, Amen, brother! 73 David - G4ULF John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: First home-made dstar G2 gateway went live today.

2009-07-27 Thread John Hays
stacks in a zone. Also, don’t forget that there are repeaters that aren’t attached to a gateway computer and may never be. That’s one of the biggest reasons for the G routing in my mind. Ed WA4YIH . John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: First home-made dstar G2 gateway went live today.

2009-07-27 Thread John Hays
of the centralized name servers. Whoops, let me say the one centralized name server, because zone replication timeframes will also add a lot of delay. Ed WA4YIH John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: First home-made dstar G2 gateway went live today.

2009-07-28 Thread John Hays
I agree. On Jul 28, 2009, at 12:37 AM, Nate Duehr wrote: It doesn't have to be that way with a new Gateway... an IP connected Zone that acts as one repeater system for local linking/regional linking, sure would be a nice feature... -- Nate Duehr, WY0X n...@natetech.com . John D. Hays

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Wouldn't It Be Nice ?

2009-08-11 Thread John Hays
I don't believe this is going to get better or be resolved until a serious open source project, with good architecture and management, takes hold. There are many of us who would work on such a project, but it seems all of the legitimate developers get spooked off of publishing the

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] What is required for a D-Star Repeater?

2009-08-25 Thread John Hays
WD7STR is a 70cm D-STAR repeater in Bremerton, WA. It is configured without a duplexer and with split antennas. Details at http://wd7str.org/ - Site Info This repeater has excellent coverage in the Puget Sound (Seattle) area. On Aug 25, 2009, at 11:21 AM, Charles Scott wrote: I'm

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: What is required for a D-Star Repeater?

2009-08-27 Thread John Hays
There are no D-STAR Callsigns -- just form a club (at least 4 people) have one be an officer and the other the trustee for the callsign. You can apply for a club callsign at the ARRL website (all online), the FCC has delegated club applications to groups like ARRL. Forming a club can be

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Put Snohomish, WA on the map.

2009-08-28 Thread John Hays
It is generally available in central Snohomish county, do you have an external antenna on your 91AD? WA7DAD has worked it from his back yard in Federal Way, using an IC-92 (probably about 40 miles) at reduced power on the rubber duck, but going up I-5 you may want a better antenna. Just

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] A Question I don't here talked about - HT to HT

2009-08-28 Thread John Hays
Unless you have Callsign or Group squelch turned on, it will just work. I like emptying the repeater 1 and 2 fields, but its not necessary. Just set the UR to CQCQCQ or the callsign of the other station. If you set the other station's callsign you can also turn on auto reply. On Aug 28,

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: A Question I don't here talked about - HT to HT

2009-08-28 Thread John Hays
Anyone in range, with DV enabled, will hear unless they have callsign or group squelch turned on. On Aug 28, 2009, at 2:21 PM, Adrian wrote: ipscone wrote: Cool! But what if you put someone's callsign in the UR field and your callsign in the MY field. Does only that person receive

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] News on IC-9100 dstar capabilities

2009-08-28 Thread John Hays
Slight typo error. That would be the IC-9100 not the IC-900? On Aug 28, 2009, at 2:25 PM, Adrian wrote: ¨Hi Guys, Just learned that the IC-900 will support D-Star DV Digital Voice) mode on the 28, 50, 144, 430/440 and 1.2 GHz bands. It will not offer the D- Star 128 kB/s data mode.

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: News on IC-9100 dstar capabilities

2009-08-28 Thread John Hays
I haven't seen anything definitive on this. I have seen the response to a question that it does DV on 10 and 6 meters in addition to 2m/ 70cm/23cm but it depends on how the question was asked: Version 1: Does the radio do DV on 10m and 6m? (A question that presumes DV is only legal in the

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Explain this to me (Was News on IC-9100) US Audience

2009-08-28 Thread John Hays
OK so I have been wondering this for awhile, but the announcement of the IC-9100 got me looking into it a bit further. The FCC Rule for voice/image transmission emission standard is: 97.307f (1) No angle-modulated emission may have a modulation index greater than 1 at the highest modulation

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Simplify Abreviations for Alpha Tags

2009-09-08 Thread John Hays
Maidenhead grid squares :) ? -- currently I'm at CN87tt34 (Courtesy of http://iphone.donaldhays.com/maidenhead/ iPhone application) Not really intuitive, but pretty accurate. Another one that would be more intuitive in the US/Can would be: USUTSLC USTXDFW1 CAABCLGY CABCVANC 2 letter iso

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: ID-1 DD using a Mac ?

2009-09-21 Thread John Hays
Hi Greg, We don't see the use of zones much here in the US. But my Guess would be. UR: JP3YHH ? -- You'll have to figure out the module letter based on setup there. RPT1: JP3YHJ ? RPT2: JP3YHH G Since you mentioned your need for help on network configuration. You will need to go

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: ID-1 DD using a Mac ?

2009-09-21 Thread John Hays
Thanks Adrian, I've not had a working DD module to test an ID-1 against. It also explains a bit about the silly callsign rules in the Icom gateway design. On Sep 21, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Adrian wrote: John Hays wrote: Hi Greg, We don't see the use of zones much here in the US. But my

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: ARRL Approves Study Committee to Research Develop Plan for Narrowband Chan

2009-10-02 Thread John Hays
NXDN uses the same codec/modulation as D-STAR, that is why D-STAR DV is claimed to be 6.25 Khz., the radios may just not be as tight. I think the Utah VHF Society studies showed that different models of Icom D-STAR radios exhibited different RF characteristics.

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Finally, an Open G2 that runs on ICOM repeater-controller hardware.

2009-10-04 Thread John Hays
Which is a closed and restricted Yahoo! Group. Next... -- John D. Hays 206-801-0820 Sent from my iPhone On Oct 4, 2009, at 9:22, Nate Duehr n...@natetech.com wrote: So, was that the answer to all three questions posed? 1. Where's the source available from? The D_STAR_Open_Source_group 2.

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Kchibo DSP Digital Portable Radio D95L Only need USD39.22

2009-10-07 Thread John Hays
The moderators accidentally let that one through (he sent several in various languages) ... he has been removed from the list. Sorry, folks. This list permits people to list items for sale, but this was clearly Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE or SPAM) -- which is not welcome. On Oct 6,

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] ICOM repeater controller out of SYNC with G2...

2009-10-07 Thread John Hays
Thanks for the update. On Oct 7, 2009, at 12:55 PM, ham44865 wrote: Ooops... We noticed after a day ot two, our Open G2 DSTAR Gateway software gets out of SYNC with the ICOM repeater-controller hardware and the hardware starts rejecting our packets. We fixed that, by re-SYNChronizing with

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Beeps

2009-10-16 Thread John Hays
My reading of the protocol specification is that the header has a checksum (2.1.1 (11) page 4 - http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/techchar/D-STAR.pdf) for error detection, but forward error correction (FEC) only applies to the audio portion of the AMBE payload (and performed by

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: IC-91AD Buzz on 2 meter Transmit

2009-10-19 Thread John Hays
Charles, OK, just wanted to verify. It's hard to diagnose from a distance, but I would suspect a defect in in 91AD B based on the description you have provided. On Oct 19, 2009, at 9:55 AM, CharlesK wrote: John, I had 2 91AD's that I was loading memories and testing. 91AD A to 91AD

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: IC-91AD Buzz on 2 meter Transmit

2009-10-19 Thread John Hays
Charles, I don't remember if you said you were programming these radios by hand or using software. If using software, a full reset of the radio wouldn't be a bad idea as you can quickly reload memories. If you have the Icom RS91 software, it should be easy (additional help on my site

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Information request.

2009-10-26 Thread John Hays
John, Welcome to D-STAR. If you are looking to tie into the D-RATS technology for purely data uses, it is flexible enough to allow you to use a variety of mechanisms to interconnect, including a radio on each end, AX.25 KISS, and other mechanisms. If you are just interested in the slow

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] ID-80AD review in QST

2009-11-16 Thread John Hays
Benson wrote: As a new D-Star user, I can't understand this statement: DR mode is not compatible with add-on D-PLUS software, commonly used to link repeaters, nor with stations accessing the network with a DV Dongle connected to their computers. Can someone enlighten me? 73 de NE4W

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Rookie Questions

2009-12-05 Thread John Hays
yaesufanatic wrote: I am trying to understand the features and limitations of D-STAR. I have viewed every D-STAR video on YouTube (Especially good were KN4AQ Gary Pearce's videos) plus I have read the articles/manuals on the Icom site and DSTARusers.org. How can D-STAR radios communicate

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Rookie Questions

2009-12-07 Thread John Hays
At Hamcom you saw Robin, AA4RC's, DV Dongle with an antenna. That is a product in development. The standard DV Dongle has no RF capability. On Dec 7, 2009, at 1:01 PM, sly wrote: Regarding the dv dongle question, I thought there was a dongle that also was capable of rf? So you could

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Time to crank up the Shortwave

2009-12-07 Thread John Hays
I just heard there will be a discussion of D-STAR on the Amateur Radio QSO Show tomorrow (Tuesday, Dec 8) QSO is heard on WRMI on 9955 10-12 EST 0300-0500 UT Tuesdays. Also one hour of QSO is airing on WRMI Thursdays at 8-9 pm EST 0100-0200 UT FRIDAYS. Targeted to the Caribbean and

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] DSTAR program on WBCQ Right Now!

2009-12-15 Thread John Hays
Audio Stream: http://www.splatterbox.us:7415/listen.pls John D. Hays Amateur Radio Station K7VE PO Box 1223 Edmonds, WA 98020-1223

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Checking your Internet Connection

2010-01-03 Thread John Hays
Gateway and Dongle users often wonder if their Internet connection is solid. Speed is only one factor. Here is a website that will give you a better idea of your packet loss, ping time, and jitter. (Jitter is the variability of time between packets -- real time voice based

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] State of the DSTAR Union

2010-01-06 Thread John Hays
On Jan 6, 2010, at 6:13 AM, bosshardss wrote: I wonder if we just look at DSTAR without Icom's Gateway system or Robin's DPLUS additive, what we would really have. 3 - ... built in position reporting overhead. 4 - Advanced features - Individual calling, Group Calling, Call Sign capture,

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Customers (Was: Re: New guy)

2010-01-19 Thread John Hays
On Jan 19, 2010, at 1:52 PM, Woodrick, Ed wrote: We would be paying ourselves and our customers (during emergency communications) a disservice if we only used one thing when other solutions are available. Amateur radio stations should never have customers -- you might provide

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Purchasing a Node Adapter

2010-01-19 Thread John Hays
On Jan 19, 2010, at 1:36 PM, ka2ugz wrote: WOW what a response for the recent new guy post! Seems like an abundance of energy in this group. I saw a presentation and demonstration of a D-Star hot-spot using a node adapter (Ham Radio University sponsored by GSBARC) and as a result I

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Purchasing a Node Adapter

2010-01-19 Thread John Hays
On Jan 19, 2010, at 2:17 PM, Francis Miele wrote: based on my experience you will be lucky if you ever hear from him. try here instead http://www.enicomms.com/ -- Fran, W1FJM Which provides no contact method, for questions and such? Nor related documentation. Do they provide

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] New guy

2010-01-19 Thread John Hays
On Jan 19, 2010, at 2:19 PM, Catrina White wrote: I didn't know that I could connect my garmin to my 91AD. I was told that it could not work. _ Hi Cat, First, welcome to the hobby and specifically to D-STAR. Yes, your Garmin will plug into the side of your 91AD (I've done it many

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Purchasing a Node Adapter

2010-01-19 Thread John Hays
Mark monitors this list -- Fran On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 5:24 PM, John Hays j...@hays.org wrote: On Jan 19, 2010, at 2:17 PM, Francis Miele wrote: based on my experience you will be lucky if you ever hear from him. try here instead http://www.enicomms.com/ -- Fran, W1FJM Which

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Purchasing a Node Adapter

2010-01-20 Thread John Hays
On Jan 20, 2010, at 9:45 AM, Francis Miele wrote: I don't think they are doing anything shady. They have their own version of a board and clearly state that they DO NOT supply the firmware. However, I'm sure an enterprising individual could locate some versions of the firmware elsewhere

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Customers

2010-01-20 Thread John Hays
On Jan 20, 2010, at 9:42 AM, J. Moen wrote: I'm not advocating talking to club members or government agencies, or writing documents, that refer to them as customers. I'm talking about an attitude, where you understand a customer is someone you are serving and whose needs you need to

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Purchasing a Node Adapter

2010-01-20 Thread John Hays
So, if I buy a board from Mark today, it will have the new firmware installed? If so, great news! Do you have documentation of the protocol interface (for development) and a feature list? On Jan 20, 2010, at 11:11 AM, Fred N. van Kempen wrote: Our firmware runs on all the boards

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Has anyone tried using the node adapter in the simplex mode as a link on ...

2010-01-20 Thread John Hays
The original question revolved about having an analog repeater relay a reflector's audio out the analog repeater, but to not allow audio from the analog repeater into the reflector. Not something I would do, as it is confusing to users, but it would not inject non-D-STAR into the D-STAR

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New guy

2010-01-20 Thread John Hays
While I have strong opinions about personal rights and society's needs, particularly as relates to both HOAs and the way this country provides healthcare -- this topic should be moved off list. (And what is being proposed in the US is not Socialized medicine, the UK has socialized

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New guy

2010-01-20 Thread John Hays
On Jan 20, 2010, at 2:14 PM, Catrina White wrote: Another newbie question for all of you: I wanted to perform an echo test, and was wondering if it is a universal thing such as: repeater name (space) E for instance: KI6JKA_E would perform an echo test to find out if I am making it into

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