For those of you
who have d-star or are thinking of trying d-star. I have added a D-star hot spot
access point at my repeater site (near Waterloo, NY). It's on 446.125 simplex and runs about 20
watts. It's normally connected to reflector 20A which is located in NJ and is
the northeast gateway. Feel free to try it and if you want to connect to a
different reflector you may disconnect from 20A and connect to any one you
want.
For those who are not up
on d-star or do not have a understanding of it here's a little back
ground. You need a digital
d-star radio to use it. If you listen to the hotspot on 446.125 all you will
hear is data bursts with an analog radio. Digital signals go
farther than analog, which means less power goes farther.
Short of a digital radio
you can get on d-star with a dv dongle connected to your computer. If you have
a laptop you would be able to use it any where you can get an internet
connection. This works by connecting through the internet which makes it so you
don't need to be near a d-star repeater or hot spot.
D-star users seem to be
growing as well as hots pots and repeaters.
73 -
Mike KA2NDW
KA2NDW repeaters:
145.470 -
no pl
449.075 -
no pl
53.470
- 82.5
d-star
446.125
Learn more about D-star: http://www.dstarinfo.com/
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