New !!!!
We made first contacts on D-rats over the DV Adapter, It is working ! On USB port!
We have made 3 videos on how to build the DV Adapter from the kit, slow and with many comments,in English, from out of the box till the first test. The link is here:D-Star DV Adapter building from Kit I added the Translation in spain: DV ADAPTADOR It will follow : Italy,Portuguese,french, Thanks to the Hams who helped translating.,Upload will follow soon!
ATTENTION: Due to Holiday in Germany where our factory is located there will be up to three week delay in receive the adapters
I have 0(sold) more unit on shelf.(9/05/10) It will be for sale on a first come first serve bases.Next arrivel of two DV Adaptors is at the 9/8/10, (delay). (One is sold yesterday!) 4 more one week later.So get your order in soon! After that we will except orders but with a delay in delivery. 2-3 Weeks.
In kits' or fully assembled !
D-Star : Analog to Digital Voice Adapter
to use your present Radio for D-star contact's
This is not a Hotspot
Links to get your own repeater or D-Star node you find it here:
Because the Euro has dropped from 1 Euro/1.50$ to
1 Euro /1.30$
INTRADAY TRADING SIGNAL BY ACETRADER.COM: EUR/USD EUR/USD: 1.30
Late Update At 7/31/2010 1:21am GMT
The price for a kit drops $30 and for the complete built unit, $50.
And new functions in the updated firmware
All who have a DV Adapter from me, will get the new PIC Chip in the mail ,soon.
Please return the old one to me so we can put future upgrades on it and we'll have a set always on hand to ship out. All Exchanges/Upgrades are free of charge...Thank you.
Also a PIC loader kit comes out for : DO IT YOURSELF, in June 2010. Windows PC
Please include your call sign and phone No.
with your order, Thank you
Here are the Livestream's
Listen to our repeater AK4EG live
Here the 2nd Livestream, AI4UE on Air
The new 23cm Antenna TX (United Wireless Construction)
Don and the Tower Crew done.. a VERY good Job ! OUTSTANDING
Maintenance was done on the Repeaters. We will enjoy a new 23cm Antenna on a higher
point on the tower. Extended Range on the nice 23 cm Band on D-Star. 4/28/2010
WD4CWE , Don added a new Dual band Antenna as Backup.
World clock, click on country to see the local time
Band Conditions today
The User Guide for the DV Adapter
More coming soon!
NEXT: Program the Memory, Assembly instructions, Adjustments and
Extended usage: GPS, D-Rats and D-Term, Text program's used with the DVAdapter.
Last Chapter: Different Bandwidth Rules for different Countries. What HF band
can we use?
EOC's can send clear voice and Patient Medical Record's and
Data with D-rats or D-term over short wave while Repeaters
and or Internet services are down.
Many new style of application's will follow !
The English Manual:
more will follow!
click on link
PURCHASE your own D-Star DV ADAPTER BOARD ! click here : 
to see the options
For Ham's without D*star gear: The livestream will be available on this page or on Ustream. You can be with us. Scroll down to the middle of the page
News Ticker: 11/8/2009 In the morning 8.30am EST, 14.162 mhz we confirmed the 1st contact in D-Star over the Atlantic Ocean in simplex, AI4UE and DL5RW voice and Data (D-star),
We made mod updates with two new switches for the Kenwood TS 2000 .Toggles Data Invert and switch between two mic inputs.
We mod fixed the DV adapter for use with the Kenwood TS-2000.To use all band, toggle the Data from outside. HF/2m - UHF/23cm.
Frequency Chart from 300khz to 30Ghz
Icom 706MK2G 2X + Dstar DV Adapters
QSO's: 10/26/2009 the first D-star HF test on All Bands !
Here we have a look at the new housing.
Test setup at W4GSO's open house 10/31/09
On dummy load at the open house for test 10 meter Band
and all videos when I built it: ustream.tv/AI4UE/videos It is to find the D-star Ham's with the IC-9100 radio's and the DV Adapter used on Shortwave
and for scheduled frequencies to be used.
Dstar on HF to Europe.
Local Net on D-Star, and on REF17C:
Thurs. at 8.30 pm
Central Carolina D-STAR Net Time: 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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 Ref017C 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 by:
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 The DV-Node Adapter
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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..
This one is in Cary, but there is one more in Sanford,NC. You need to see that !
Echolink is now a Repeater. Node 476067 on
444.350Mhz, +5 MHZ 107.2hz PL tone
WB4IKY
The Dstar Repeater Today (1.2 ghz in the other building)
The new Echolink Repeater Burlington
on 444.350 MHZ +5 pl107.2 call sign: WB4IKY
and the 443.025 pl107.2 Repeater (left)
New: Can you receive 1.2 ghz from AK4EG
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 nights at 8.30 pm.
We updated the dstar repeater to a new larger cabinet. Photos here and at the pictures link
Don WD4CWE and Peter AI4UE worked the whole day on the change out.
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. 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.
Don (wd4cwe) Peter (AI4UE)
Be a Amateur Radio operator, get your FCC callsign
From the QRZ.com : the hamradio test, to get a license is so easy now!
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 23cm 14.9db Comet high gain antenna on top.
Good work, almost done, took 2 hours.
WD4CWE on the tower. 1/9/09
Job is done
AK4EG is now 1275 msl.
New: can you receive 1.2 Ghz from AK4EG
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 view what is in the way to your destination.
IMPORTANT !
REGISTRATION INQUIRIES
and here to
Data and message:
Here is the Link to the D-Rats webpage, here you download the tool for
There is also the text tool: D-term and D-chat out for download. In USA most is
Repeater and Reflector Linking
I found a good page to explain linking, AK4EG is open for Operator linking
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
copy the link in your Internet Explorer,if it not work!
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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