On Feb 8, 2009, at 8:39 PM, LeRoy F. Miller wrote: > UR: REF002CL > R1: W8RNL^^C > R2: W8RNL^^G > MY: KD8BXP^^/91AD > >
The above is simply a command to link the local repeater to the Reflector. If you did not get a voice response saying, "Remote system linked." in Robin AA4RC's voice, and Robin's callsign on the text display of your radio, the command did not work. One of two things happened: 1. You aren't solid into the system. 2. The local admins don't allow local users to control links. 3. You aren't properly registered via the web interface as a Gateway user. Again, contact your local owner/operators for instructions on how to do this. After you issue that link and get the voice announcement you do NOT leave UR: set to the command, you set it back to "CQCQCQ" and any local users transmitting will also automatically be sent across this type of "hard" link. > OK, so I was expecting to hear someone other the locals What did I do > wrong? > Nothing. > I know that the W8RNL port C is connected to a Reflector not sure > which one, but I hear people from the UK and Canada as well as from > the south of me all the time. > Sounds like the local system owner/operators have linked it somewhere. You'll have to look on the various web pages or ask them what it's linked to. > I also think I understand how to connect to other repeaters, but I've > never done it. I think that would be changing the UR > to > UR: /(Name of Repeater) > You actually need UR: /Repeater+Module with the module letter in the eighth character field, not just the Repeater callsign by itself. Otherwise how will the system know which module you wanted to transmit out on the far end on a multiple band system? Even on single band systems you must provide the module letter desired. This is not a connection, it's a callsign route to the far-end in Icom style. It should not be done on a module that is linked with D-Plus linking like the one that's linked to the Reflector. Do it on another module, or disconnect the D-Plus link. Each time you key up with an Icom style callsign route, you will get back either RPT? or UR? from the repeater controller & the Gateway. They are an indication that your transmission either routed correctly or didn't. UR? means it did. RPT? means it did not. There are a number of reasons (including the remote repeater being busy) you could get an RPT? indication. Try again. If your signal is too weak into your local repeater for your callsign information to be received correctly you can also see errors in routing where you'll constantly get back RPT?. > and I also think I understand how to connect to a specific user, > change the UR to there call sign and the system will route you to the > last place they were heard....Though I've never done that either - > maybe I should try and see if I have any luck. > It would be the same as the above, but you're correct -- the system will route the call to the last known repeater module that user was heard on. Same RPT? or UR? indication. It will also only route to users who have finished registering on a Gateway via the web pages. > I think I got all that down - BUT I just dont understand what a > reflector is or does and how to make it work I guess that is the real > question here!. > Hopefully the above helps. Mainly you need to talk to the local admins and see how they have the system configured, make sure you're properly registered as a Gateway user on the U.S. D-STAR network via the web page on your local system, and if you continue to have trouble you'll need them to look at the D-Plus logs on the Gateway anyway, to see what's wrong with the callsigns the Gateway is receiving from you. Get in touch with 'em... Nate WY0X
