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     short info for Germany!
jeder der einen DV Adapter besitzt und an Weltweiten Kurzwellen Test's mitmachen moechte bitte melden,erforderlich ist ein DV adapter und ein 9,6 k Radio, so wie Icom 706... oder Kennwood TS2000 und und und.
bitte melden unter: Contact us
Das wird viel Spass machen,wenn wir auf Dstar in Kurzwelle Erscheinen.
 
And here the frequency Chart from 300khz to 30Ghz
  For Ham's with no D*star gear: The livestream will be on at this page or on Ustream.You can be with us.
scroll down and click "play"
New 10/26/2009 8.30 pm EST                more on the DV Adapter page                Icom 706MK2G 2X                         plus Dstar DV Adapters
 We made : 10/26/2009 the first D-star HF test on All Bands !
 
 
Here we have the first look at the new housing.
first HF test ,minutes later
 
 Test setup at W4GSO's open house 10/31/09
 On dummy load at the open house for test's 10 meter Band

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ICOM UT-118 theantennafarm.com

$189.95  at the Antenna Farm

Digital Voice Board (For installation choose UT-118IN) Fits V82, U82, 2200H, R2500, PCR2500

Ready and tested today Sunday 10/11/09 The Dstar DV Adapter 2.2 on the IC706MK2G
and all videos when I build it: ustream.tv/AI4UE/videos
next from Germany:
incl. shipping,soon we sell it complet in box here,ready build !
          Upcoming Events
Dstar on HF in test, to Oversea
    Next Net in Dstar , local, and on REF17C:
Thu. at 8.30 pm
Central Carolina D-STAR Net 

Time: 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Repeats: This event repeats every week.
Location: Central Carolina D-STAR Net
Notes: The Central Carolina D-STAR Net meets every Thursday evening at 20.30 EST (8:30PM) on the KR4RDU "B" repeater, 442.5375MHz, located in Chapel Hill and now gateway enabled. All D-STAR equipped Amateur Radio operators are invited to check in. Maybe on Ref 017C if Admins connect with multiple Repeaters
after that: 
Sunday 9pm EST
Southeastern Weather Net on Dstar
don't forget the Weather Net on VHF, (port C) 145.320  AK4EG  C
Sunday at 9pm EST, right after the Local Net on K4EG, I will be on the Livestream at REF002A for the world,with AK4EG, out of the Icom D800 in my shack.
Please check in !
 
followed from:
GARA Greensboro, NC has been running a D-Star net with a primary purpose of encouraging D-Star activity on Tuesday nights at 9:00 pm.
We’ll be connecting to Reflector 17C, which Peter, AI4UE has arranged to be used as a NC Reflector. 
 You’re invited to connect your repeaters to the reflector, and join us for a (close to) statewide D-Star net.
 I hope to see you either tonight or on future Tuesdays!
 73,
Chris K4HC    
We had a good turn out last Tuesday and visitors on the live stream
 
 
 
For Ham's with no D*star gear: The livestream will be on at this page or on Ustream.You can be with us.
scroll down and click "play"
 
         
The DV-Node Adapter
 
              
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Here are the Livestreams 
Listen to our repeater AK4EG live              
 
And here to AI4UE on Adventure
 
CLICK ON THE SMALL PLAY BUTTON TO PLAY THE  LIVE STREAM , not in the middle of the window
 
    
 
Peter AI4UE and Steve W3AHL along with Don WD4CWE completed the assembly of the new 8 ELE LOG ready for the tower.. New T28
to be assembled next..
 
 
And the best Restaurant in the Triad Area is here: new link: bavarianbrathaus in Cary  or the older link:
bavarianbrathaus-German Restaurant, Exellent !  K4DRE and AI4UE + Norma was there , it is the best.
This one is in Cary, but there are one more in Sandfort,NC.You need to see that !  
 Echolink is now a Repeater. Node 476067 on
444.350Mhz, +5 MHZ  107.2hz PL tone  WB4IKY below the link's to get Echolink and be with us on frequency
 
      click for more
 
The MUF and much more
 
   
 
The Dstar Repeater Today 
 
 
 
 
 
          The new Echolink Repeater Burlington
                 on 444.350 MHZ +5     PL 107.2   call sign   WB4IKY
                                   and the 443.025 MHZ Repeater (left)
 
 
New: can you receive 1.2 Ghz from AK4EG
  With this tool :   Path Profiler   you will find the answer.
 
I try some places from Greensboro ,Gibsonville,to Mebane.
It looks we will have a good coverage over Alamance County.
And this is judged on the floor height at the tower. The 1200Mhz Antenna is 120 feet higher. So,play around
a little with the tool. It is also good for UHF or VHF Bands to see what is in the way to your destination.
 
     Hubble story from deep space, click here:
 
Our Livestream from AK4EG is coming from the Icom D800 in my Ham shack in Burlington, NC. It can be used to test your Audio and incoming signal.
Hams with no D*Star gear can hear the Net on Sunday nights @ 9pm, and the Central Carolina Net on Thursday night,s at 8.30 pm
out of  the KR4RDU, Chapel Hill, NC Repeater
on 442.5375 MHZ
 
 
 
 We updated the dstar repeater to a new larger cabinet. Photos here and at the pictures link
We recorded the whole work,click here: AI4UE recorded stream and live,if on
 
 
 
 
 
Don WD4CWE and Peter AI4UE worked the whole day on the change out
 
 
Our UHF D-star repeater is in good condition. VHF is working perfect, thanks Don,(WD4CWE).
 
UHF and VHF works from the tower's top antenna, a Dual-Band Decibel Products Antenna. (Ever seen one of these?) 16 bays on UHF, 8 Bays on VHF. Outstanding ! The original DB-420 16 bay has been dedicated to the FM repeater on 443.025 and works great.
 
 
 
 
 
 View from Top antenna toward Southeast.
 
 
 
 
 The beginning 2008, upper photo
 
Be a Amateur Radio operator, get your FCC callsign
 
From the QRZ.com : the hamradio test, to get a license is so easy now!
Try it, here's the link.  qrz.com/testing
 
 
News on the APRS page. If you point your
curser on the car or call sign, it shows what
Repeater it is working with.
 
 
Dstar is growing up ,we added the new Repeater- 23 cm
 
 
The 23cm transmits with good range (30 -60 miles), but can 
receive within a 70 miles range. No preamp. But it works from
Mebane to Gibsonville and much more, real good. We adjusted
the settings in the software, it made it alot better.
 
 
 The 23cm voice Repeater is installed and on air. It covers
Burlington and GREENSBORO, Durham. Today added
new transmit antenna,duplexer is out now.  1/23/09 
 
 
This is the 23 cm 14.9db Comet high gain antenna on top.
 
 
Good work,almost done, took 2 hours. Old beam down,new GP21 up.
 
 
 
 
WD4CWE on the top of the tower  1/9/09
 Job is done
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AK4EG is now 1275 msl.  
 
New: can you receive 1.2 Ghz from AK4EG
With this tool :   Path Profiler   you will find the answer.
 
I try some places from Greensboro ,Gibsonville,to Mebane.
It looks we will have a good coverage over Alamance County.
And this is judged on the floor height at the tower. The 1200Mhz Antenna is 120 feet higher. So,play around a little with the tool. It is also good for UHF or VHF Bands to see what is in the way to your destination.
 
 
 
 
                          IMPORTANT !
 
                         REGISTRATION INQUIRIES
 
Explained Here: dstargateway_Registration 
and you go here to
Register.            AK4EG registration for Gateway
 
Data and message:
Here is the Link to the D-Rats webpage, here you download the tool for
Text communication over Dstar                       D-rats  Download
 
There is also the text tool: D-term and D-chat out for download. In USA most is
D-Rats in use. Germany uses D-Term. D-Term download link,german                                   
 
 Repeater and Reflector Linking
 I found a good page to explain a little the  Linking  types,  AK4EG  is open for Operator linking
 
 D-STAR Repeater Linking User Guide 
and a good link how Dstar works:      Dstar presentation.pdf
 
 11/30/08   NEW  :  Control page for AK4EG ,see to what we linked to:
                                           Linked Gateway and Reflectors
                                           and the last minutes last heard
 
                       
23cm voice Repeater is on air now.  1/9/09  1284.4000 MHZ -20MHZ
There will be 1 more Repeater and 1299.4000MHZ added.The high speed Data.
 

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Microwave Link
When D-STAR repeaters are connected via 10GHz microwave, the D-STAR system transfers
 received data to another repeater site. You can also make a CQ call to a specified repeater area.


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Internet Gateway Relay
When D-STAR repeaters are connected with the Internet gateway, the D-STAR system
relays the received data over the Internet. Microwave links and Internet gateways can be
combined even during one contact. Your message will get through to anywhere in the D-STAR system. 

Manuals And Brochures...Here are links to PDF versions of the manuals for the various ICOM D-STAR radios.

 

Product Documentation
Download instruction manuals, brochures and product documentation from our Download Database.

Download Database
http://www.icomamerica.com/en/downloads/Default.aspx

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 If you would like to donate or join the group and make D-star faster grown and faster completed, everyone is welcome to donate.

It will be posted here how we use it.

It is only to maintain the Dstar program and keep it going. Also to loan out D-star Radios to Hams, to check it out,at no cost.

 

Thanks,  

 AI4UE / DJ6ZR

Peter Scherp

 

 

 

 

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