Rick,
Don't worry about that. Using D-Star is similar to things you may already have done. First, you can program all your normal FM repeaters and freqs into it. The D-Star programming is similar - frequency and offset for repeaters, but no PL or DCS tones. You then add routing instructions to tell the radio how you want to use it, locally on a nearby repeater or linked to another repeater or reflector. You put this information into each of the channels. For example, using a traditional FM radio, you want to talk on repeater A that you have programmed into channel 1 on your radio. To do that you turn the channel selector to channel one and talk. For repeater B you program another channel and select channel 2 to talk there. Once you've programmed your D-Star channels, you do the same thing. To talk on the local repeater, your select the channel position you've programmed to do that. To talk on a distant repeater, you select the channel you've programmed for that. It's all in the programming, but once you've done that, it's just selecting the channel/path you want to use. It's also similar to Echolink, in that when you're linked to a reflector or distant repeater, you are using VOIP in addition to local RF. For me, the easiest way to learn and understand the nuances of the programming was to get someone who has been a D-Star user to email me their programming file for their radio. Find someone in your area with an ID-880H and "borrow" their programming file to get you started. Once you see "how" it works, I believe you've find it to be a lot easier than most people think (those who've never tried D-Star, that is). I am still a relative newbie to D-Star but I'm so enthused about it that I'm building my own non-Icom D-Star repeater. Hope to meet you on the air soon! 73 de Tim, AF1G From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 2:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] IS this D-Star going to be the death of me...........lol Hi, I'm a new member, I don't have a D-Star as of yet but am planing to go to pick up an 88o today or tomorrow. The more I read some of this stuff the more nervous I get that it'll be over my head. Is it going to be the death of me...........lol ? Thanks --Rick McKinney KB1JSW Outside of Boston No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3071 - Release Date: 08/16/10 02:35:00
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