Re: ID1 radio for Emcomms to support WebEoc ??
First, let's get the details correct.
The Internet is NOT going to fail. Just ain't going to happen, it's an impossibility because of the design. That statement is a myth that corrupts a lot of disaster planning: the Internet can and has failed within disaster areas. While it is completely true that short of a major asteroid strike or global nuclear war the entire internet is not going to go down everywhere in the world, it is wholly unreasonable to assume that there's going to be internet where you need it when you need it unless you're planning to bring internet with you from somewhere else. Disasters have a nasty habit of destroying infrastructure - the infrastructure on which internet is conveyed. I'm pretty sure internet failed in Haiti. Internet failed or was degraded in New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina. Internet was degraded or failed in the recent earthquake in Chile. Internet was degraded or failed in the aftermath of the 1998 ice storm in Ontario/Quebec/NE US depending where you went. Even the little magnitude 5 earthquake we had here crashed the cell network for a few hours and reduced internet to a crawl for a while, and it didn't even actually anything of note. Internet was degraded, and it wasn't even a disaster! If you are depending on internet to be available for your communications at any location, you've already lost the battle before you start.
What CAN and WILL often happen is that YOUR connection to all or part of the Internet may fail. Or, the server that is hosting WebEOC may lose it's connection to all or part of the Internet.
So, If you have lost your connection to the Internet, but A DSTAR repeater with an Internet connection and the High Speed Data module still has its connection, then by using an ID-1 on your side, you can get access to WebEOC.
That's a huge "but". In the event of an emergency, one should not expect a handy D-STAR repeater to be available with an internet connection. If one is, that's awesome, but to plan for there to be one would be folly. The primary concern, in my estimation, would be to get message traffic out of the disaster area to a place where it can be put on the internet or wherever it needs to go. For D-Star that means having enough repeaters distributed over a sufficiently wide area that whatever likely disaster happens, there's always repeaters near the edges of, but outside, the disaster area. D-Star has nowhere near that kind of coverage yet, although it's probably close in some geographic areas. Once you have that, then your emcomms deal with bridging from the disaster area to areas outside where the infrastructure is unharmed. Or, you can bypass the Internet completely by using 2 ID-1s as an Ethernet bridge. There's a little bit of networking that have to be added to make it work, but it's a pretty simple process.
Two ID-1s talking to each other, is essentially the equivalent of a half-duplex crossover Ethernet cable running at 100 kbps. You can hook two computers together, but you also have to worry about things such as IP Addresss and DNS access. This, I think, is the real strength of D-STAR... being able to build ad-hoc data networks over radio, capable of relatively long distance and high speed transmission. You could extend internet from where it works into a disaster area where it does not, with D-STAR. The ability to do that is very important. You can't assume there will be working repeaters nearby. It would have to be a pretty small disaster (possible, certainly, but not likely I think) to have any realistic chance of repeaters being available within the range of a 10 W transmission. I think you would need multiple links to go from a disaster site out to somewhere that you could reasonably expect there to be working internet. Ed is very right about the coverage for high speed data, and that pretty much guarantees needing to set up your own network backbone - a web of HSD links and routing, etc. leading out of the disaster area to a distant repeater or other internet access point of some kind. 73 de VE3OIJ -Darin
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Re: ID1 radio for Emcomms to support WebEoc ??
First, let¡¯s get the details correct.
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The Internet is NOT going to fail. Just ain¡¯t going to happen, it¡¯s an impossibility because of the design.
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What CAN and WILL often happen is that YOUR connection to all or part of the Internet may fail. Or, the server that is hosting WebEOC may lose it¡¯s connection
to all or part of the Internet.
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So, If you have lost your connection to the Internet, but A DSTAR repeater with an Internet connection and the High Speed Data module still has its connection,
then by using an ID-1 on your side, you can get access to WebEOC.
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If the WebEOC server has lost its connection, then things are kind of the same, but actually different because the normal IP address and DNS record used to
access WebEOC are no longer valid. Give a good networking guy a little bit of incentive, and this is not hard to fix.
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Or, you can bypass the Internet completely by using 2 ID-1s as an Ethernet bridge. There¡¯s a little bit of networking that have to be added to make it work,
but it¡¯s a pretty simple process.
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Two ID-1s talking to each other, is essentially the equivalent of a half-duplex crossover Ethernet cable running at 100 kbps. You can hook two computers together,
but you also have to worry about things such as IP Addresss and DNS access.
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I¡¯m pretty sure that I¡¯ve run WebEOC of an ID-1 through a D-STAR repeater.? No big deal.
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Also remember that the coverage of the High Speed Data is not as great as DV mode. A 300kHz wide 10W signal just doesn¡¯t do as much as a 6 kHz wide 10W signal.
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Ed WA4YIH
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From: D-STAR_23cm@... [mailto:D-STAR_23cm@...]
On Behalf Of Evans F. Mitchell; KD4EFM / WQFK-894
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 2:44 AM
To: D-STAR_23cm@...
Subject: RE: [D-STAR_23cm] ID1 radio for Emcomms to support WebEoc ??
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Leon, greetings.
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This can take place on the following items:
1) there is an ID-1 on the ip network that WebEoc resides on.
2) The ID-1 accessing the webEOC on the other end is also authorized
??? to access the network. (ip block is 10.x.x.x and static ip'ed AWAY FROM
???
the D-STAR Network
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The web server running the webEOC can or should have a second NIC and firewalled
for all practical reasons, but firewalled in a way that port 80 or 8080 is only accessible
from the 10./8 network or from another subnet like 192/16 or 192/8. That way the
server has some for of protection of it's own.
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AS A LAST DITCH EFFORT, all the above would be a YES.
As for it being done now...... Not here in our area.... so no.
?
This probably could be tested state side in the US at the Georgia
WebEOC corp. HQ if they took some interest into it...
?
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Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / WQFK-894
Florida D-Star Tech Support
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Polk ARES A.E.C.
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BB8330 PIN:30965B58
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From: D-STAR_23cm@... [mailto:D-STAR_23cm@...]
On Behalf Of Leon
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 10:25 AM
To: D-STAR_23cm@...
Subject: [D-STAR_23cm] ID1 radio for Emcomms to support WebEoc ??
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Hi all ....
The disaster units in Trinidad are running WebEoc . If the internet fails- its bye bye webEoc .....Has anyone seen or tried running the WebEoc software on a couple ID1 radio ?????
Leon 9z4bm
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DCC Forum Schedule Announced for ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference, Portland, OR September 24 - 26
The ARRL/TAPR DCC (Digital Communication Conference)
will be in Portland, OR on September 24 - 26.
TAPR is the national digital ham organization and the DCC is the annual conference.
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The DCC Forum Schedule has been published & is available at:
As you will see there is something for everyone at the DCC including Technical Presentations & Papers
covering Digital Voice, Digital Amateur Television, Softwware Defined Radio & Digital Data and also Introductory Presentations.
The Saturday night banquet speaker will be Dr. Nathan ¡°Chip¡± Cohen, W1YW.
Yaesu has contributed a VX-8DR HT as a major banquet prize. There will be other prizes as well.
More details about the banquet at:
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The Sunday morning Seminar will be conducted by Rick Muething, KN6KB and
will cover DSP Tools, Techniques, and Tricks.
More information about the Sunday seminar at:
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Complete information about the DCC is available at:
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We hope many of you can attend the DCC this year.
You can follow TAPR activities on Facebook & Twitter at
TAPR's Facebook Profile at: &
TAPR'S Facebook Fan Page at:
and on Twitter at:
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The Summer 2010 edition of the TAPR PSR Journal is now available at:
73, Mark, WB9QZB
TAPR Board Member
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ARRL/TAPR DCC, 9/26/2010, 9:00 am
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ARRL/TAPR DCC, 9/25/2010, 9:00 am
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The Heathman Lodge |
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Vancouver, WA
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TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference) Web Site
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ARRL/TAPR DCC, 9/24/2010, 9:00 am
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The Heathman Lodge |
| Street: |
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7801 NE Greenwood Drive |
| City State Zip: |
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Vancouver, WA
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TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference) Web Site
www.tapr.org/dcc
Hotel Web Site
www.heathmanlodge.com
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Re: ID1 radio for Emcomms to support WebEoc ??
Evans F. Mitchell; KD4EFM / WQFK-894
Leon, greetings.
?
This can take place on the following
items:
1) there is an ID-1 on the ip network that WebEoc resides
on.
2) The ID-1 accessing the webEOC on the other end is also
authorized
??? to access the network. (ip block is
10.x.x.x and static ip'ed AWAY FROM
??? the D-STAR Network
?
The web server running the webEOC can or should have a second
NIC and firewalled
for all practical reasons, but firewalled in a way that port
80 or 8080 is only accessible
from the 10./8 network or from another subnet like 192/16 or
192/8. That way the
server has some for of protection of it's
own.
?
AS A LAST DITCH EFFORT, all the above would be a
YES.
As for it being done now...... Not here in our area.... so
no.
?
This probably could be tested state side in the US at the
Georgia
WebEOC corp. HQ if they took some interest into
it...
?
?
?
Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / WQFK-894
Florida D-Star Tech
Support
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Polk
ARES A.E.C.
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BB8330
PIN:30965B58
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Hi all ....
The disaster units in Trinidad are running WebEoc . If the
internet fails- its bye bye webEoc .....Has anyone seen or tried running the
WebEoc software on a couple ID1 radio ?????
Leon 9z4bm
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Re: ID1 radio for Emcomms to support WebEoc ??
internet is not importend any more, We have on 20m or any other QRG on HF a brighe to the D-Star gateways ,in D-Star, Look on my webpage. A catrina comes, you can still talk Dstar and send Patient forms and Text with a click of a button.
Test node is onlne, and? i,m working on it to make it VERY improoft.
And it works !
Peter? AI4UE
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On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Leon <control@...> wrote:
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Hi all ....
The disaster units in Trinidad are running WebEoc . If the internet fails- its bye bye webEoc .....Has anyone seen or tried running the WebEoc software on a couple ID1 radio ?????
Leon 9z4bm
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Peter Scherp
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ID1 radio for Emcomms to support WebEoc ??
Hi all ....
The disaster units in Trinidad are running WebEoc . If the internet fails- its bye bye webEoc .....Has anyone seen or tried running the WebEoc software on a couple ID1 radio ?????
Leon 9z4bm
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ARRL/TAPR DCC, 9/26/2010, 9:00 am
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www.tapr.org/dcc
Hotel Web Site
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ARRL/TAPR DCC, 9/25/2010, 9:00 am
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Vancouver, WA
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www.tapr.org/dcc
Hotel Web Site
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ARRL/TAPR DCC, 9/24/2010, 9:00 am
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The Heathman Lodge |
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7801 NE Greenwood Drive |
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Vancouver, WA
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www.tapr.org/dcc
Hotel Web Site
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New D-STAR Repeater Now in Place in ARRL Laboratory
New D-STAR Repeater Now in Place in ARRL Laboratory
09/02/2010
The ARRL Lab has installed a D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies
for Amateur Radio) repeater in the Lab at the ARRL Headquarters
building. Operating with an output of 147.390 MHz, positive offset, the
W1HQ D-STAR repeater is a local repeater with a modest footprint
covering the Hartford-New Britain, Connecticut area. The antenna is on
the roof of the Headquarters building with the repeater located in the
Lab. With its gateway, the repeater is accessible to any D-STAR user on
the planet. The Lab¡¯s call sign is W1INF.
¡°The purpose of the repeater is to better educate the Lab staff on
D-STAR technology,¡± explained ARRL Test
Engineer Bob Allison, WB1GCM.
¡°In turn, we will have the ability to handle some of our members'
questions on the matter. We also intend to use this new technology when
emergencies occur where D-STAR technology is deployed.¡±
In the near future, the W1HQ D-STAR system will also include 70 and
23 cm repeaters, as well as a 23 cm high speed data link, once initial
frequency coordination is granted. ¡°We¡¯re especially interested in the
high speed data link,¡± Allison said. ¡°Though it will have a limited
range, we can begin experimenting with its potential and use it as a
training tool for Lab staff.¡±
Allison thanked Bill Unghire, N1CNV, for his contributions as the
major motivator for the ARRL HQ D-STAR project. ¡°Bill, an ARRL Life
Member, also provided valuable IT support with setting up the gateway,¡±
he said. Building Manager Greg Kwasowski, W1GJK, handled the
installation of all of the hardware, and Allison and W1AW Station
Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, handled the testing and coordination efforts.
¡°Try giving the Lab a call -- during our noon lunch break, of course,¡±
Allison invited.
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Hi guys, I'm new to the group.
I have a question, I am trying to get this to work but I'm stuck. I have a linksys router converted to HSMM-MESH node, linked to another mesh node which is connected to the Dstar gateway.
So far it looks like it connects to the trust server however, I can't seem to connect to any reflectors or push audio. I have ports open on the mesh node for the gateway and for the router which is connected to the internet.
Do I need to open the ports on the Mesh node connected to the internet/gateway.
Example:
Mesh Node1 = Dstar Gatwway
Mesh Node2 = Internet ------> which is connected to router that is connected to the DSL modem
Any help appreciated thank
Aaron
KE5KAF
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Re: WinX64 USB driver for ID-1
Well done James,
That's very VERY interesting, now how do we find the x64 driver as it's not on the ICOM USA website last time I looked.?
I guess uploading it too the yahoo groups files would violate copyright but that sure sounds promising. Where do you think we should go from here and secondly did the driver require any "non signature enforcement" to activate it on booting up.
I know there are work arounds that have been forward however none particularly user friendly for me.
73'
James ------------------------------ ------------------------------
On 03/09/2010, at 1:28 PM, " n0xia@..." < n0xia@...> wrote:
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Some time ago, a few forum members had inquired about running the ID-1 on Win7, which requires a 64-bit usb driver. I suppose this applies to Vista as well. I just acquired a Win7 e-machine laptop (my 1st Win7 pc, previously XP) and needed to install the software for the ID-1. I have two ID-1's. One I bought brand new in 2009 and one I got off of ebay this year. Therefore, I have two cd's for the ID-1 and they are different. The ebay one must be an earlier unit. Its' cd is CD-250603-005, copy-write 2002-2004. The cd for the newer ID-1 is CD-250603-008, copy-write 2002-2007. The newer one has a folder marked WinX64 in the Driver folder. The pc could not successfully auto-install the driver when I plugged in the ID-1 into a usb port. I uninstalled the usb port from the hardware manager, plugged the ID-1 in again and did a manual install when an install wizard of some sort was offered. I selected the WinX64 driver folder and the install was successful.
The software seems to be running OK. I do have a problem adjusting the volume and squelch controls when trying to do a right or left-click with the computers mouse pad or external mouse. I am not sure why that is. I have to click and drag to compensate. That could be the nature of the e-machine. I don't have another Win7 computer to test that assumption, but at least using Win7 with the ID-1 is do-able.
73's
James, N0XIA
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WinX64 USB driver for ID-1
Some time ago, a few forum members had inquired about running the ID-1 on Win7, which requires a 64-bit usb driver. I suppose this applies to Vista as well. I just acquired a Win7 e-machine laptop (my 1st Win7 pc, previously XP) and needed to install the software for the ID-1. I have two ID-1's. One I bought brand new in 2009 and one I got off of ebay this year. Therefore, I have two cd's for the ID-1 and they are different. The ebay one must be an earlier unit. Its' cd is CD-250603-005, copy-write 2002-2004. The cd for the newer ID-1 is CD-250603-008, copy-write 2002-2007. The newer one has a folder marked WinX64 in the Driver folder. The pc could not successfully auto-install the driver when I plugged in the ID-1 into a usb port. I uninstalled the usb port from the hardware manager, plugged the ID-1 in again and did a manual install when an install wizard of some sort was offered. I selected the WinX64 driver folder and the install was successful.
The software seems to be running OK. I do have a problem adjusting the volume and squelch controls when trying to do a right or left-click with the computers mouse pad or external mouse. I am not sure why that is. I have to click and drag to compensate. That could be the nature of the e-machine. I don't have another Win7 computer to test that assumption, but at least using Win7 with the ID-1 is do-able.
73's
James, N0XIA
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D-STAR Reflector REF001 Status & FRRL W9CEQ D-STAR Repeater Update
FYI?
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Kermit Carlson To: frrl@... Sent: Fri, August 27, 2010 10:32:53 AM Subject: [frrl] FRRL W9CEQ D-Star and Refelctor -001
Hello ALL; ???????? We have great news concerning the FRRL D-Star systems -? Thanks to Dean Holste KC9EOQ the computer that powers D-Star REF001 has been replaced. The orignal server had been overhwelmed at times keeping up with processor power which resulted in dropped connections that timed-out on? lost copnnection- keeping pings?to the connected client repeaters. With the replacement system that Dean has provided the problem no longer exists and REF001 now provides?operation that is far?more dependable and?stable than ever before.. ????? The REF001?system is know in the D-Star World as??the Internationsl MEGA reflector and it??located here in? Aurora, IL.??Using this?system the FRRL plays host to the D-Star world as the general calling and
working reflector channel?on REF001-C; it also hosts the Illinois D-Star nets on REF001-B; while the third channel known as REF001-A is planned to be used in the future for bulletins. ???????? Even if you do not have a D-Star radio or more than a passing interest please look at the server's website for a full list of the epeaters, local hostspots and dongles that are connected; At the time of this writing there are 36 connected repeaters, including the W9CEQ-B 440 machine on 442.10625 Mhz in addition to 26 individual hotspots and dongle users. ?????? I also would like to thank Jim Nevits K9XP for his donation of a new rack-mounted server which will soon power the FRRL W9CEQ Gateway system at our West Batavia/Elburn
site., replacing an aging 750-Mhz?computer that has been in service since 2006 ????? My sincere thanks to both Dean and Jim for their donation and?material support of the FRRL D-Star effort. ?????????????????????????? 73,? Kermit W9XA ????? .
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D-Star Gear for sale-Please share
For sale: D-Star 1.2Ghz Repeaters/Controllers/Duplexer/Antennas/ID-1
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I have 3 unused/new D-Star repeaters and related equipment for sale.
These item have never been in-use and are in pristine condition except
I don't have the boxes anymore. They where mounted in a stubby 19-inch
portable rack on wheels to show at ham club meetings for show-n-tell only.
The rack is available also. I have some antennas and a new high
quality TX-RX 1.2ghz duplexer also.
I have two licensed copies of the latest ICOM G2 gateway software.
Email me at n3ud@... or pault@... for photos and more details.
Items include:
1. Unused ID-RP2C REPEATER CONTROLLER (2 UNITS EACH WITH RSRP2/G2 GATEWAY SOFTWARE CD)
2. Unused ID-RP2D 1.2Ghz DATA REPEATER (2 UNITS)
3. Unused ID-R2V 1.2Ghz FM REPEATER (1 UNIT)
4. Lightly used ID-1 1.2Ghz (FM/DV/DD mode) RADIOS (3 UNITS) with Powerpole connectors.
5. TX-RX 1.2Ghz duplexer (1 UNIT)
6. Various NEW 1.2Ghz antennas (loop yagi beams and base verticals).
7. New Linksys Routers for use with Gateway software. (2 Units)
Prices asked or Best Offers received:
(19-inch mobile Rack $100 but free if take 3 or more items)
1. $1350 includes $300 G2 software per each unit. Shipping TBD.
2. $850 each. Shipping TBD.
3. $1200 each. Shipping TBD.
4. $825 each with original carton and all accessories. Free shipping to CONUS.
5. Cost about $900 - price TBD. Free if take all items #1-#3 (5 units).
6. TBD. Take a RP2C/RP2D or more and get an antenna free. Shipping TBD.
7. One FREE with each RP2C/Software purchased. Shipping free.
I was a REAL EARLY adopter of D-Star but not enough interest developed in local clubs,
so repeaters never got deployed etc., and remaned nice and dry/warm in my living room!
Used ID-1s only for D-Star demos at clubs etc., some times taking repeaters along
in their travel case but not actually powering repeaters up. Just too much for one
guy to manage especially since I don't have a good repeater site of my own to use.
So need to sell and let some club or group put into use. I have 2 more ID-1 for my use
so not giving up on D-Star, just can't be the one to setup/manage a repeater site alone.
Any interest, contact me and let's work something out so this fine gear gets deployed
some where. Perhaps even in a mobile EMCOMM setup using the travel case I have.
Regards,
Paul T
N3UD
Cell 610-613-0610
D-Star Gear for sale-Please share with other lists/groups.
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D-STAR Forums at Huntsville Hamfest
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From: WB4QDX To: ga_dstar@... Sent: Wed, August 18, 2010 10:51:11 AM Subject: [ga_dstar] D-STAR Forums at Huntsville Hamfest
If you are planning to got to the Huntsville Hamfest this weekend, the Hamfest organizers have dedicated three hours of forum time to D-STAR.? Beginning at 10:00am in the Madison Room in the adjacent Embassy Suites Hotel, the agenda is as follows: Hour 1: Part 1: "DVAP / DV Dongle / D-PLUS / software packages", Robin Cutshaw, AA4RC. This presentation will review the new DV Access Point Dongle (DVAP) and show DV Dongle improvements, capabilities and use. In addition, Robin will cover DPLUS updates, new hardware, software and advanced capabilities. Part 2: "D-STAR basics and DV Dongle/DVAP", John Davis WB4QDX, Georgia D-STAR.? John will take attendees through an introduction of D-STAR and cover practices, current happenings, nets, using the internet gateway network and more. Hour 2: "D-RATS, D-STAR digital data software", Scott Hartlage KF4PWI and John Davis WB4QDX.? This presentation will review D-RATS software for
data communications usingD-STAR radios. D-RATS use within amateur radio especially in emergency communications is expanding. Scott and John will provide an explanation of use and features including file transfers, practical scenarios, messaging, mapping, e-mail support and show a live demo. Hour 3: "D-STAR Administrator and advanced topics", Ken Adkisson, WB4FAY. This presentation will enable D-STAR server system administrators to discuss features, maintenance and practices of the D-STAR system. The speaker will also answer advanced questions and moderate discussion of advanced topics concerning D-STAR systems set up, use and operation. Join us for all or any part of the Forums between 10:00am and 1:00pm.? The D-STAR Forum will be in the Madison Room in the Embassy Suites Hotel adjacent to the South Hall of the Von Braun Center.? Take the connecting bridge over to the Embassy Suites for the Forum. Don't forget that
WB4HRO B will be operating from the Hamfest 0n 440.7125 +5.0 MHz and WB4HRO A on 1284.45 -12 MHz.? WB4HRO will be linked to REF030 C and A respectiviely during the Hamfest.? Huntsville is also home to two excellent D-STAR repeaters with KI4PPF and W4WBC.? Check our the repeater listings on to get repeater information.? See you in Huntsville. John WB4QDX
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Peter Scherp