J. Moen wrote: > > > Chris, > > Satoshi's node adapter or hotspot board was the first, but the boards > from the other two most common suppliers (Mark Phillips G7LTT/NI2O at > http://www.gmskhotspot.com <http://www.gmskhotspot.com/> and Fred van > Kempen PA4YBR at http://www.dutch-star.eu > <http://www.dutch-star.eu/> are also popular, and all three work with > the DVAR Hot Spot software in both simplex and full duplex mode.
As I write this, http://www.gmskhotspot.com dumps to a squatter page. I hope this resource doesn't go away! gerry n5jxs > In addition, when David Lake G4ULF releases his "NI-Star" software, > which will allow you to put up a fully G2 compliant D-Star repeater, > that software will work both with Satoshi's firmware and Fred's > firmware. So both firmwares and all three boards will be supported by > NI-Star. See http://g4ulf.blogspot.com/ <http://g4ulf.blogspot.com/> > > A good way to go about this is to first build a simplex Hotspot using > one radio and DVAR Hot Spot software. Then add in the second radio and > move to full duplex, still using DVAR. At that point you may decide the > DVAR repeater, which supports DPlus linking, is everything you need, or > you may decide you want to move to NI-Star, which should be released > fairly soon. If you think you want to go that route, NI-Star is > intended to run on the same platform recommended by ICOM for their > repeaters and gateways -- CentOS. So someone in the club could be > building up a PC according to the recomendations of the US Trust team > and ICOM. Take a look at the "Joining the Network" article on > www.dstarusers.org <http://www.dstarusers.org/>, or read it directly at > http://dsyncg2.dstarusers.org/JoiningTheNetwork3.pdf > <http://dsyncg2.dstarusers.org/JoiningTheNetwork3.pdf> > > I can't remember if I've seen you post on the gmsk_dv_node email list, > but that is also a good place to get help with all things involving node > adapter type hotspots and repeaters. > > Jim - K6JM > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Chris Fowler <mailto:[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, July 25, 2010 2:43 PM > *Subject:* [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Building from parts > > > I'm looking at the possibility of building a D-Star repeater from spare > radios our club has. Is the Satoshi the de facto standard at doing > this? > > http://d-star.dyndns.org/rig.html.en > <http://d-star.dyndns.org/rig.html.en> > > I have spare VHF and UHF Syntors. I have have some GE Equipment and an > IC-RP3010. I'm not against buying other radios to use either. I'd > like to get more people in our club involved and I think a project like > this would help. > > 73, > Chris k4fh > > -- Gerry Creager -- [email protected] Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University Cell: 979.229.5301 Office: 979.458.4020 FAX: 979.862.3983 Office: 1700 Research Parkway Ste 160, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
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