Australian D-Star Information

  • About
    • Resources
    • What is D-Star
    • D-Star Reflectors
      • ircDDB
    • Simplex
    • Nets
  • Operating
    • D-Star Usage Guidelines
    • FAQ
    • ICOM ICF Files
    • Registration
    • Getting on air
  • VK1
    • VK1RWN
  • VK2
    • VK2RWN
    • VK2RAG
    • VK2RBV
    • VK2RHK
    • VK2RMP
  • VK3
    • VK3RCE
    • VK3RGV
    • VK3RMC
    • VK3RMM
    • VK3RWN
    • VK3RWW
  • VK4
    • VK4RAR
    • VK4RAS
    • VK4RBD
    • VK4RBM
    • VK4RBX
    • VK4RBY
    • VK4RCN
    • VK4RDK
    • VK4RDO
    • VK4RDS
    • VK4RDW
    • VK4RSA
    • VK4RTQ
    • VK4RUS
    • VK4RWN
  • VK5
    • VK5REX
    • VK5RMK
    • VK5RWN
  • VK6
    • VK6RLX
    • VK6ROX
    • VK6RWN
  • VK7
    • VK7RCR
  • Gallery

D-Star Education Day Macedon 22nd March

Posted by Peter Willmott on March 23, 2015
Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: D-Star, MRARC, VK3BMX, VK3JFK, VK3RA, VK3TQ, VK3VCS.

Recently, the Victorian D-Star Users Group ran a D-Star Education Day in Woodend,  Victoria last weekend  The event was held at the Woodend RSL and was hosted by The Macedon Ranges Amateur Radio Club.

As a presenter at the event, I found very few had any D-Star experience so we had a good audience to “educate”.  The RSL was well attended and MRARC put on a great BBQ Lunch

The presenters were Richard VK3JFK, Terry VK3BMX, Ian VK3FD and Myself

Richard

Richard VK3JFK presenting on callsign routing

The agenda included -: Theoretical and Practical Demonstrations of……..

  • D-Star History
  • Why D-Star was NEVER proprietry
  • How D-Star Radios interpret digital signals (A-D)
  • Callsign Routing
  • Callsign Routing Next Gen  (To & From)
  • Station calling, General call, Repeater, gateway & reflector  (G2, IrcDDB & FreeStar)
  • D-Star Bandwidth
  • D-Star Bandplans
  • Practicals – D-Star equipment
  • DV Dongles (USB PC/Mac Plug In)  Giving you D-Star Access
  • DVAP ( Digital Voice Access Points)
  • D-Star Hotspot  ( Looking at David VK3VCS B Hotspot)
  • D-Star Repeaters (Looking at VK3RWW B/A)
  • Mobile 3g/4g D-Star Hotspot in a small Pelican box from Ian VK3FD’s Landcruiser

 

VK3VCS B

FDs Hotspot
Dave VK3VCS B Hotspot from Little River an Icom IC208 analog rig running 10w D-Star integration with a DVRPTR PCB and a Raspberry PI, and an Optus 4G Dongle,   lower is Ian VK3FD’s Mobile Hotspot, gives him D-Star wherever a phone signal is, no need for repeaters !!!!

This was a full day of full on D-Star, most people who came in were very intrepid about D-Star, most who left were keen to give the mode a red hot go!    Greg Keegan VK3POP President of Shepparton Club and Wayne Cooke VK3XF from Cranbourne Club, came along to see what this D-Star was all about and were basically blown away with the growth of the mode, the experimentation factor and the hardware and software development within D-Star especially in the last 3 years.

World wide their are over 2000+ D-Star repeaters and it is unquantifiable the number of personal hotspots, D-VAPS and Dongles their actually are. The number of D-Star Reflectors are growing monthly and the world wide number is again unquantifiable.

The one thing is that there will always be someone on D-Star to talk to ..

Honestly, I am a HF analog mobile enthusiast and that’s a great mode, so is D-Star , it brings radio amateurs together, all over the world , it brings experimentation, access and flexibility for all…

Thanks go to Peter VK3RV, Jim VK3KA, Graeme VK3NE, Gary VK3GSG and Anneliese VK3FUZY …… for the great help with lunch

Regards,
Peter Willmott VK3TQ  VP Macedon Ranges ARC

Posts navigation

← VK4 Updates, VK4RBY, VK4RUS, VK4MKY, VK4DW, VK4GYM & VK4RBX
NT Amateurs to Commemorate ANZAC on REF023C →
  • Contact

    Contact Website Administrator

  • Recent Posts

    • DSTAR ICOM ID-5100A icf file
    • News from VK7
    • The Knobby QLD – Update
    • VK4RBX 146.7875 MHz DSTAR
    • Use DTMF commands on DSTAR
  • Slideshow

    vk3rwn_richard.jpg
    vk3rwn_tower.jpg
    vk3rba_rack_rear.jpg
    vk2rds_equipment_rack.jpg
    vk2rds_gateway_config_vk2vnj.jpg
    vk2rds_lads.jpg
    vk4rbx_rack.jpg
    vk5rex_rear_1.jpg
    vk4rwn_rear.jpg
    vk5rwn_install.jpg
  • Archives

    • September 2022 (1)
    • August 2022 (1)
    • April 2022 (4)
    • June 2021 (2)
    • April 2018 (3)
    • December 2017 (2)
    • September 2017 (1)
    • August 2017 (1)
    • July 2017 (4)
    • June 2017 (3)
    • May 2017 (1)
    • March 2017 (1)
    • January 2017 (1)
    • December 2016 (6)
    • November 2016 (4)
    • September 2016 (2)
    • March 2016 (3)
    • February 2016 (1)
    • July 2015 (1)
    • June 2015 (2)
    • May 2015 (3)
    • April 2015 (3)
    • March 2015 (5)
    • December 2014 (1)
    • August 2014 (1)
    • July 2014 (1)
    • June 2014 (2)
    • May 2014 (1)
    • March 2014 (1)
    • September 2013 (1)
    • July 2013 (1)
    • November 2012 (1)
    • August 2012 (2)
    • October 2010 (1)
    • February 2009 (1)
    • November 2008 (1)
    • October 2008 (1)
    • April 2008 (1)
Proudly powered by WordPress Theme: Parament by Automattic.