That's was a short and funny read - thanks Rick! Donald ~ N2VU
-----Original Message----- From: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dstar_digi...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mwbese...@cox.net Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 2:35 PM To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] IS this D-Star going to be the death of me...........lol But to answer Rick's original question, I know I'LL be dead if my wife ever sees the credit card receipts! (And all because Tim drug me into it with him!) Welcome, Rick! 73, Mike WM4B On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Tim Hardy AF1G wrote: > 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: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com <mailto:dstar_digital%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com <mailto:dstar_digital%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On Behalf Of Rick > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 2:07 PM > To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com <mailto:dstar_digital%40yahoogroups.com> > 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
