Frequently Asked Questions:
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| IC-91AD | IC-92AD | IC-2200H | IC-2820H | ID-1 | ID-800H | DV Dongle |
General D-Star Questions and Answers:
Question: How do I link 2 D-Star repeaters together?
Example: You operate on VK3RWN C and wish to link VK3RWN C to VA7ICM B
Answer: You can link 2 D-Star repeaters together using the following steps:
| Linking VK3RWN C to VA7ICM B | |
|---|---|
| URCALL | VA7ICMBL |
| RPT 1 | VK3RWN C |
| RPT 2 | VK3RWN G |
| MYCALL | Your callsign |
When you have enabled the Link you need to change URCALL back to CQCQCQ so that the connection message is not broadcast after each transmission.
| Operating through VK3RWN C and VA7ICM B | |
|---|---|
| URCALL | CQCQCQ |
| RPT 1 | VK3RWN C |
| RPT 2 | VK3RWN G |
| MYCALL | Your callsign |
When you have finished using the Link and wish to return the 2 repeaters back to their normal configuration set your radio to the following.
| Unlinking VK3RWN C from VA7ICM B | |
|---|---|
| URCALL | *******U (Replace ******* with 7 spaces) |
| RPT 1 | VK3RWN C |
| RPT 2 | VK3RWN G |
| MYCALL | Your callsign |
Don’t forget to return your URCALL back to CQCQCQ when you have finished.
Notes:
- If you wish to link to a repeater that only has 4 or 5 characters in the callsign the URCALL needs to be set to something like “VE7AA*BL” or “VE7A**BL” (replace * with a “space” character) where the Port designation is the 7th character and the Link(L) command is the 8th character.
- The Unlink command is *******U (replace the 7 * with 7 spaces). The “U” character must be the 8th character in the URCALL field.
- There is a 20 minute Inactivity timer set on links. If a set of linked D-Star repeaters are inactive for 20 minutes then they will be automatically Unlinked.
Icom ID-1:
Question: How do I configure an ID-1 for Data Operations through a Fast Data Repeater?
Radio Setup:
YourCall; – Place the call sign of the repeater in YourCall
eg: UR: VK3RWN
REPEATER
RPT1: VK3RWN*A (Replace * with a space)
RPT2: VK3RWN*G (Replace * with a space)
MyCall; – Place your callsign here
eg: MYCALL: VK3JFK
You must be registered on the systems Gateway to use this.
This is where you use your pre-allocated IP address from your Gateway Registration.
You must use the your registered call sign/IP combination.
Example:
Radio 1 VK3JFK 10.123.456.98
Radio 2 VK3JFK*M 10.321.987.20 (Replace * with a space)
You must enter the following information into your computers IP address settings.
This is the computer that you will use with the ID-1 radio.
The IP address assigned to your callsign upon registration is your fixed IP address.
IP Address: Assigned Address
Netmask: 255.0.0.0
Gateway: 10.0.0.1
DNS: 10.0.0.1
For Windows XP users goto:
Start
Connect To
Show all connections
Local Area Connection
Properties
Select; – Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Click on Properties
Select – Use the following IP address:
And fill in the details from the information above.
Icom ID-800H:
Question: How do I set the ID-800 so that I can respond to incoming Gateway calls.
Details supplied by John VK8HF
- In Initial Set mode, enable Auto Receive Write. (Page 113 of the ID-800 manual). This writes the incoming call to a table. The ID-800 can store 60 callsigns and once this table fills up it drops the oldest one out…
- Put the radio in VFO mode, and program the local repeater. Initially you will have under UR Call let’s say CQCQCQ Rpt 1 VK3RWN C Rpt 2- VK3RWN G MyCall VK3ABC
- When you hear someone to whom you wish to talk, hold the ‘TONE’ button on the front panel for at least one second. The important thing here is the person you want to talk to must be talking at the time so when he is talking you have to hit the TONE Button while he is talking. This will take the call sign of the person that was calling into the VK3RWN repeater from that table in A above and slot it in the UR part of your radio to get back to the person
- Be careful not to put the ID-800 into Code Squelch mode, or BREAK mode…. These buttons are next to the TONE button and if you are driving it could be a bit distracting to look for and put your finger on the button.
