On 8/16/2010 10:56 PM, Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM wrote:
I would suggest that since REF001 is having some issues, it might be
time to
look at using OTHER reflectors that are out there...
Day In and Day Out, I see at least 10 emails about not being able to
make it into
REF001.
Yes, 1C is the international CALLING Channel, but there are some 25+
reflectors out there
with 3 channels each that are barely being used...
I think we are getting thinned out a bit much with the RPTR /
REFLECTOR in each
hams backyard syndrome here... NOT that its a bad thing, but there are
other
reflectors out there, while Robin and his testers go to work on
figuring out
what ales REF001.... use another, see if this issue is cropping up on
another
box.... don't bash it, test it out.... if more then one system shows
the same
issue, then we know there's a limit of operational means to the
d-reflector program
and Robin will get it fixed.
Yes - though in testing for Dayton we clearly saw that a couple of
hundred streams through a reflector can be supported.
If more people would learn about the native D-STAR method of callsign
routing, calling targeted individuals and areas are easily supported.
Earlier this evening I had a nice QSO across the US, using callsign
routing specifically to his station. The interesting side note is that
the repeater I was on, is registered on the UKTRUST and the repeater the
other station was using is registered on the USTRUST. Both run ircDDB
so we were able to find each other by callsign and since I can hit
another couple of repeaters on ircDDB (USTRUST) I could have moved,
without the other station even knowing or caring.
Linking and reflectors are great tools, which I believe have enhanced
D-STAR for new users and wide area nets, but there is more to D-STAR
than just pumping voice through a reflector.
--
John D. Hays
Amateur Radio Station K7VE <http://k7ve.org>
PO Box 1223
Edmonds, WA 98020-1223
VOIP/SIP: [email protected] <sip:[email protected]>
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