Thanks David, all understood now.
G7EBY.
----- Original Message -----
From: dlake02
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:40 AM
Subject: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: MB6AM: UK's First G2 Connected Simplex D-Star
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73 G4ULF
--- In [email protected], "Barry" <barrym...@...> wrote:
>
>
> Darren wrote:
>
> > To access MB6AM, users should configure their radios in simplex mode
on
> > 144.8625 MHz, with no RPT settings required. If RPT settings are
used, then
> > the following settings must be programmed:
> >
> > YOUR: CQCQCQ
> > RPT1: MB6AM^^C (^ = space)
> > RPT2: MB6AM^^G
> > Duplex Offset: +/- 0 MHz
> >
> > D-Star users can make use of all the usual dplus and G2 routing
commands, so
> > they can link to other nodes or call directly around the D-Star
network.
>
> Well done to all involved, this will definately help improve coverage
to the area, and given time, hopefully many more.
>
> Just a couple of questions, if the users do not put in the RPT
settings in, does the software automatically just take the stations
callsign and route them on whatever MB6AM is connected to?
<G4ULF> It depends. In Simplex mode (i.e. where there is no "Dup" on
the screen) then the radio will always send RPT 1 and RPT 2 as "DIRECT"
no matter what you program. I check the flag and set RPT 1 to the port
and RPT 2 to the gateway in both the header and the embedded callsign
string.
In Duplex mode, flag 1 will be ox4X, so I read the RPT1 and RPT2 streams
from the header. They have to match the configuration of the box.
</G4ULF>
>
> And, does the 'DUP' flag need to be put in (with a zero split)?
>
<G4ULF> No - see above ! </G4ULF>
> As the node can only go elsewhere (not local) I'm guessing its always
in RPT2 'G' mode all the time regardless.
> Would it be possible to just use the 'YOUR' commands alone?
<G4ULF> Not quite sure what you mean here. "YOUR" is the destination
callsign identification. As D-Plus is running on the system, then any
linking/unlinking commands that are passed via the "YOUR" setting make
it to the G2 outbound stream, so anything sniffing this could act on it
(such as D-Plus, DSM, etc).
</G4ULF>
>
> Regards,
>
> Neil.
> G7EBY.
>
