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Re: RF-only D-RATS
D-RATS started out as an RF only application for D-STAR radios. The network connection was added later. So yes, D-RATS can do all that stuff on RF only. Patrick (N3TSZ)
On Friday, September 18, 2020, 08:22:58 PM EDT, KP3FT via groups.io <kp3ft@...> wrote:
Hi all, Just found out about D-RATS.? I was wondering what it can, and can't, do with RF-only; no internet.? Will it do message store-and-forward, file-transfer, chat, and ICS forms if all radios are D-STAR?? And multiple connects?? Thanks, 73 |
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Re: Trying to access a ratflector from my radio
If you do make a sked, and it is on voice reflector BE PREPARED for all the helpful hams telling you "You have NO AUDIO on your transmission". LOL They will SEE the data flow (Call, name, whatever message you have), but not hear the audio. If you can pick a one-off reflector, like a D, the sked will be better. OR NOT, maybe come back to the 'helpful' hams and let them know what you are doing and they will explore too. 73 On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 6:23 AM ko4fzj <bodell@...> wrote:
-- jim fisher Jedijf AJ3DI "Do, or do not. There is no 'try.'" ? --? Jedi Master Yoda |
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Re: Trying to access a ratflector from my radio
It is unlikely you will make a D-RATS contact on a D-STAR reflector unless you make a sked first. Most D-RATS activity takes place on the internet or on local frequencies. I believe there is a bridge between the GA ARES Ratflector and a repeater in Atlanta. I think it sits on REF030A most of the time. K3PDR in Philadelphia has a Ratflector with D-STAR and analog radios connected to it exclusively for local D-RATS traffic. One way to test the connection to your 5100 is listen to a mobile or portable radio that is transmitting a GPS stream. You should be able to see the data being decoded in the Events Log tab. If that works, then you probably have everything else set correctly. Patrick (N3TSZ)
On Monday, September 14, 2020, 05:53:33 AM EDT, ko4fzj <bodell@...> wrote:
I watched your video, and we are in agreement that it is too late to figure out how this stuff works if you wait until you need it. I have been connecting my laptop to my id-5100, and using my pi-star to connect to the reflectors that say "data" or "d-rats" in the descriptions. I then do a "ping all stations" and have never seen another station. I am quite confident all is configured correctly, as it works thru the internet, and I can see my radio key up when d-rats makes a call. Please let me know what I am doing wrong, and if my (infrequent) actions are impacting other users or resources. -KO4FZJ |
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Re: Someone uses d-rats in Spain?
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ea1axy@...?... si ya se que mi direcci¨®n de correo es portuguesa, al igual que mi conexi¨®n a internet. |
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A YouTube Video on using D-Rats for Emcomm has been posted
I participated in a YouTube live stream the other day on Using D-Rats for Emcomm with Steve Goodgame of K5ATA Ham Radio using a PowerPoint put together by John Davis WB4QDX, who is with Georgia ARES and used it to teach members participating in Georgia Auxcomm.? You can check it out here:
? Leave a question in the video's comment section if you need help with some aspect of D-Rats and we will try to get it answered, or you can comment here.? If Steve gets good feedback on the topic, he may invite me or another person familiar with D-Rats to go over the full set up.? All of us here know that just putting it on the computer and running it for the first time is just the starting gun on getting the program to a fully functional state.? Running on a Raspberry Pi has its own separate set of additional issues to deal with.?? We really need to encourage others to get familiar with and use this resource, so I hope you will take a look. Cordially, Glen Strecker - KG5CEN |
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Re: Trying to access a ratflector from my radio
Ratflectors are normally just reachable via the Internet unless there is a local emergency going on.? The operators of those ratflectors don't want to tie up a repeater or reflector with a lot of digital data traffic that would interfere with other users of those resources unless it was necessary to do so, and they had permission from the repeater and/or reflector owners.? Each time a station would send out a chat, beacon, QST message or tried to do a file transfer, it would appear that someone was keying up the repeater and not saying anything.? File transfers could take a bit and during that time, no one else would be able to use that resource or series of resources.?
During local emergencies, the ratflector could be brought up on a local simplex channel and still cover a large chunk of real estate without tying up the repeater with digital traffic.? You could make arrangements with another station to bring up D-Rats on a repeater or reflector that is not normally in use for testing, but I would not make a habit of constantly operating in that mode unless there was a need for it.? Otherwise it would just be interfering with others trying to use the resource. |
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Re: Philadelphia Digital Radio Association Ratflector
I think?gaares.ratflector.com is bridged to REF030A Patrick (N3TSZ)
On Sunday, August 30, 2020, 07:50:53 PM EDT, ko4fzj <bodell@...> wrote:
Do you know of any ratflectors that are connected to a reflector? I just want to see the technology work. I am in Charlotte, NC if that matters. Thanks, Brad |
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Re: Philadelphia Digital Radio Association Ratflector
The K3PDR Ratflector is not connected to a D-STAR reflector. The only radio connection available is in the Philadelphia, PA area only. Patrick (N3TSZ)
On Sunday, August 30, 2020, 07:39:44 PM EDT, ko4fzj <bodell@...> wrote:
Patrick, I am looking for a way to use my radio to connect my laptop to your ratflector instead of the internet. ? Is there a reflector associated with your ratflector? |
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