Jim, My friend is K0TMU, located in Mason City. He often hangs out on the KD0IAN D-Star repeater in Des Moines, typically port B. I sometimes connect in there also via my Hotspot. At this point, KD0IAN is the only Iowa D-Star repeater listed on http://www.dstarusers.org/repeaters.php?repeatersort=5
If you look at the KD0IAN DPlus Dashboard at https://kd0ian.dstargateway.org/, it looks like they normally connect KD0IAN port C to REF001C. I see you were recently on K6MDD port C. I hang out on that repeater also. Tim allows us all to link to other repeaters and reflectors when it's not busy. Link into KD0IAN port B (normally unlinked) and give those Iowans a call. Jim - K6JM PS You know this, but for those reading this and haven't done it yet, DPlus linking is easy. You set up URCall to be the repeater or reflector you want to link to, followed by port. The letter "L" must be in the 8th position. Make sure RPT2 is pointed at your local repeater's gateway. Just set up a memory in your radio like this. You may want to first unlink; see below. To DPlus link, assuming you are on K6MDD port B, transit this one time: URCall = KD0IANBL (to link to their B module RPT1 = K6MDD..B ("." represents a space to force the B into 8th position) RPT2 = K6MDD..G After it links, go back to your normal settings, where URCall = CQCQCQ and RPT1 and RPT2 are the same as above. Wait a bit in case a QSO you can't hear yet is already on the other repeater. When done, unlink by transmitting using a memory with these settings: URCall = .......U RPT1 = K6MDD..B ("." represents a space to force the B into 8th position) RPT2 = K6MDD..G Then return to normal settings. When linking, people often announce they are about to link and their callsign, just to let others know. Jim - K6JM ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Hines To: J. Moen ; [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 12:32 PM Subject: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Iowa D-STAR Greetings, I saw a posting from K6JM that mentioned a friend in a small town in Iowa who is active on D-STAR. Having spent a lot of time as a kid in SW Iowa, I was curious about where Jim's friend is located and how I might connect with hams in Iowa via D-STAR. Do they tend to use a particular reflector, or is there a way to route traffic directly through the system? Jim KE6RAB
