Actually, the icf files in the files section on this yahoo group have pretty much every gateway loaded for the 2820 and 91ad. I left the A bands out in the 91AD icf except JA repeaters because JA repeaters use band designators differently to make more room. It is easy the bulk edit the frequency and rept 1 and rept 2 call signs using the dstarcom.exe utility from Dean Gibson. Just put the memories into a spread sheet, edit, and then move the edited csv file back into an empty icf file.
Yesterday afternoon, I called for close to 1/2 hour trying to make a gateway contact to demonstrate dstar to an old ham friend who is new to dstar. I tried gateways all over the world where I saw activity on dstarusers.org .... One repeater showing activity kept giving REPT ? - Folks were not leaving any room for someone to join in the conversation. Please leave a pause between transmissions - this is just plain courtesy. Others showed the station being on the air but not reaching the destination. Next when I was trying to contact a distant station that was calling, another local ham kept trying. I asked what he had his UR set to. He said CQCQCQ.......Always worked before. This is someone who has been using dstar for over a year. What this tell me is that WE more experienced (at least I claim such - maybe made more mistakes than most) are NOT doing a good job of teaching our fellow hams and then we confuse the basics with depending on one touch and reflectors. Both are great tools but folks need the basics first - kinda like learning DC theory before doing power factor corrections. Maybe some hands on short training sessions are in order.... One touch can really lag when the called station changes bands or repeaters. It may take 10 minutes or longer for YOUR gateway to be updated. Same goes for gateways with non-fixed ip addresses. It can take a LONG time for a new address to propagate thru the network - ie, I hear your station, but you cannot hear me because my local gateway doesn't know your new address..yet... Anyhow /soapbox off - no flames intended whatsoever....just wanting to help make things better for everyone on dstar. 73, Steve NU5D Nate Duehr wrote: > Ray T. Mahorney wrote: > >> A reminder and a request folks; some of you are going to see this more than >> once and for that I apologize. >> Recently a couple of you folks have tried to call me but you haven't told me >> where you are routing from so >> I cant respond. >> > > You can hit your one-touch button... just a thought... > > Much easier than trying to program in where they're calling from. > > I agree, folks should give the full routing info when they call you, but > if they don't... as long as they transmit long enough/a few times, you > can usually get to the one-touch button quick enough to catch it. > > Nate WY0X > >
