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Re: Creating a 0.4.0 version?

 

I would certainly agree that RS-MS1A compatibility would be a huge feature.? It would significantly expand the usefulness of D-Rats for field ops/mobile.
Re: D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

 

The HAMPi is for use with Raspberry Pis. You would type in the original first search box d-rats Windows 10. I am on my way to dentist and shopping. When I get back I will see if I can find it. I have windows on the main computer and the other version on my pi with the HAMPi suite.
Virginia

On Tue, Sep 19, 2023, 10:38 PM KC9SIO <kc9sio@...> wrote:
Would that be HamPi Ms. Virginia?

Re: KB8PMY/N8MFN Back online!

 

Congratulations Ryan on your retirement.

Best of luck.

Michael
KM4EZP




On Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 09:49:40 AM EDT, Ryan Collier <kb8pmy@...> wrote:


You have to use the d-rats program. If you want a website it is under n8mfn.club. that only shows the xlxd reflector for the repeater.


On Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 9:21 AM Josh <Bigradioguy@...> wrote:

Good morning attached is what i see when i go to your website

73 , Josh K0JEB


On 9/20/2023 8:01 AM, Ryan Collier wrote:
Good morning all,

I just wanted to reach out and let everyone know that my ratflector is back online.

It still has direct access to my BBS DXCLUSTER and node access. I retired from my job at U-Haul after 15 years. I have more time to work on these projects now.

You can kindly find my ratflector at either or n8mfn.club port 9000 gps port 9500.

To access the NODE/BBS/DXCLUSTER

Once logged in to the reflector. Click on your private chat button at the top. Name it NODE. Can not be named anything else or it will not work. at the bottom you then should see " @NODE " tab. Tap on that and you have full bbs access.

Any questions please let me know!


Thanks,

Ryan (KB8PMY)
N8MFN Hamilton Wireless Radio Club


Virus-free.
Re: KB8PMY/N8MFN Back online!

 

You have to use the d-rats program. If you want a website it is under n8mfn.club. that only shows the xlxd reflector for the repeater.


On Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 9:21 AM Josh <Bigradioguy@...> wrote:

Good morning attached is what i see when i go to your website

73 , Josh K0JEB


On 9/20/2023 8:01 AM, Ryan Collier wrote:
Good morning all,

I just wanted to reach out and let everyone know that my ratflector is back online.

It still has direct access to my BBS DXCLUSTER and node access. I retired from my job at U-Haul after 15 years. I have more time to work on these projects now.

You can kindly find my ratflector at either or n8mfn.club port 9000 gps port 9500.

To access the NODE/BBS/DXCLUSTER

Once logged in to the reflector. Click on your private chat button at the top. Name it NODE. Can not be named anything else or it will not work. at the bottom you then should see " @NODE " tab. Tap on that and you have full bbs access.

Any questions please let me know!


Thanks,

Ryan (KB8PMY)
N8MFN Hamilton Wireless Radio Club


Virus-free.
Re: KB8PMY/N8MFN Back online!

 

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Good morning attached is what i see when i go to your website

73 , Josh K0JEB


On 9/20/2023 8:01 AM, Ryan Collier wrote:
Good morning all,

I just wanted to reach out and let everyone know that my ratflector is back online.

It still has direct access to my BBS DXCLUSTER and node access. I retired from my job at U-Haul after 15 years. I have more time to work on these projects now.

You can kindly find my ratflector at either or n8mfn.club port 9000 gps port 9500.

To access the NODE/BBS/DXCLUSTER

Once logged in to the reflector. Click on your private chat button at the top. Name it NODE. Can not be named anything else or it will not work. at the bottom you then should see " @NODE " tab. Tap on that and you have full bbs access.

Any questions please let me know!


Thanks,

Ryan (KB8PMY)
N8MFN Hamilton Wireless Radio Club


Virus-free.

Screenshot 2023-09-20 090053.png

KB8PMY/N8MFN Back online!

 

Good morning all,

I just wanted to reach out and let everyone know that my ratflector is back online.

It still has direct access to my BBS DXCLUSTER and node access. I retired from my job at U-Haul after 15 years. I have more time to work on these projects now.

You can kindly find my ratflector at either or n8mfn.club port 9000 gps port 9500.

To access the NODE/BBS/DXCLUSTER

Once logged in to the reflector. Click on your private chat button at the top. Name it NODE. Can not be named anything else or it will not work. at the bottom you then should see " @NODE " tab. Tap on that and you have full bbs access.

Any questions please let me know!


Thanks,

Ryan (KB8PMY)
N8MFN Hamilton Wireless Radio Club
Re: D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

 

Would that be HamPi Ms. Virginia?
Re: D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

 

I always download from Source Forge. I am sure they will have different versions for that.
73 de KC5SAM

I think I have the name right....Hmmmm


On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 12:30?PM KC9SIO <kc9sio@...> wrote:
Can someone please direct to the download for D-Rats for Windows 10. I see other download, but none of them have worked. I keep getting the "D-Rats Has Encountered an Error" message when I try to run it, even when Running as Administrator. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Re: D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

 

Here is my dilemma! I had 0.3.9 D-Rats down loaded on windows 10 of my main computer. I made a change to the maps file in the top window. I replaced users with my name. Had to delete D-rats and tried to?re-install?but fault D-Rats?has encountered an error keeps coming up that and?when I hit Debug it reads "windows error The system cannot?find the path specified: C\\Users\\Scotty\\AppData\\Roaming\\D-RATS-EV\\maps" keeps coming up. I delete all d-rat files on my computer but that change keeps coming up. I can download it on laptop?computer but not on my main computer. Seems to me it has to be a file in the main computer that keeps it from loading. Any help would be greatly appreciated so I can stop pulling my hair out in which I don't have much left. Scotty? W3SGT


On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 2:46?PM Jack Spitznagel (KD4IZ) <kd4iz@...> wrote:

Did you receive the direct email I sent you with a phone number? If not, can you call me on XRF757A? I do not use the HamShack hotline¡­

-Jack

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of KC9SIO
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2023 14:44
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [d-rats] D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

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Dr, Jack, where do I find the One Drive Settings on Windows 10?

Re: D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

 

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Did you receive the direct email I sent you with a phone number? If not, can you call me on XRF757A? I do not use the HamShack hotline¡­

-Jack

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of KC9SIO
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2023 14:44
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [d-rats] D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

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Dr, Jack, where do I find the One Drive Settings on Windows 10?

Re: D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

 

Dr, Jack, where do I find the One Drive Settings on Windows 10?
Re: D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

 

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Follow up ¨C

Do you have One Drive active and is it backing up your Desktop folder? If so, disable it in One Drive settings.

Make sure you have a ¡°D-RATS Shared¡± folder on your local desktop? If not, create it.

It should now start normally and allow you to configure it.

?

Go into your preference setting for ¡°Radio¡± and uncheck the original ¡°net:d-rats.com:9000¡± entry ¨C that server no longer exists. Add the ones you need like:

StTammany.ratflector.com:9000

d-rats.wa7dre.org:9000

alabama.ratflector.org:9000

etc

And check them.

?

Jack ¨C KD4IZ

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jack Spitznagel (KD4IZ)
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2023 14:04
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [d-rats] D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

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Hi Steve,

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You tried this one?

/g/d-rats/files/D-RATS%20Program%20Files/D-Rats-0.3.9_WindowsXP.zip

?

This works for me on both Windows 10 and 11.

?

Jack ¨C KD4IZ

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of KC9SIO
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2023 13:45
To: [email protected]
Subject: [d-rats] D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

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[Edited Message Follows]

Can someone please direct to the download for D-Rats for Windows 10. I see other downloads, but none of them have worked. I keep getting the "D-Rats Has Encountered an Error" message when I try to run it, even when Running as Administrator. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Re: D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

 
Edited

Yes, Dr. Jack, i have, but when I double click on the D-Rats folder, I get the pop-up box that says "D-Rata has encountered and error". This even occurs when I right click on the set-up Icon, and then click on "Run as Administrator. Do you have any suggestions?
Re: D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

 

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Hi Steve,

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You tried this one?

/g/d-rats/files/D-RATS%20Program%20Files/D-Rats-0.3.9_WindowsXP.zip

?

This works for me on both Windows 10 and 11.

?

Jack ¨C KD4IZ

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of KC9SIO
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2023 13:45
To: [email protected]
Subject: [d-rats] D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

?

[Edited Message Follows]

Can someone please direct to the download for D-Rats for Windows 10. I see other downloads, but none of them have worked. I keep getting the "D-Rats Has Encountered an Error" message when I try to run it, even when Running as Administrator. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Re: D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

 

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On Sep 18, 2023, at 1:45?PM, KC9SIO <kc9sio@...> wrote:

[Edited Message Follows]

Can someone please direct to the download for D-Rats for Windows 10. I see other downloads, but none of them have worked. I keep getting the "D-Rats Has Encountered an Error" message when I try to run it, even when Running as Administrator. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

D-Rats for Windows 10 Download.

 
Edited

Can someone please direct to the download for D-Rats for Windows 10. I see other downloads, but none of them have worked. I keep getting the "D-Rats Has Encountered an Error" message when I try to run it, even when Running as Administrator. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Re: D-Rats via RF - Experience - Capabilities - Usage

 

Members of my club have successfully used D-RATS with Direwolf, UH7ZO's Soundmodem and various hardware TNCs.

Patrick (N3TSZ)


On Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 11:26:48 AM EDT, Steve Stroh <steve.stroh@...> wrote:


Edfel:

Apologies if this is already known and understood, but D-RATS was originally created solely to take advantage of the (slow - 900 bps) data stream built into every D-Star radio (and passthrough every D-Star repeater). Other Amateur Radio data software wasn¡¯t designed to take advantage of ¡°just a data stream¡± with no modem required and no built-in protocol; D-Star data was just data in on the transmitting D-Star radio, and data out on any D-Star radio that was receiving that transmission. The original author of D-RATS did a brilliant job making use of D-Star data when nothing else really did so.

If you want to use data capabilities via radio other than the built-in D-Star data, then there are many more suitable modes such as packet radio, modems, software, etc.

Just a few examples are the Dire Wolf software TNC, VARA FM (up to 25 kbps), the NinoTNC (hardware TNC) that can do 9600 bps with Forward Error Correction, Winlink software for EMCOM, XASTIR for APRS, etc.

Steve Stroh N8GNJ

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Steve Stroh N8GNJ (he / him / his)
Editor
Zero Retries Newsletter -?


On Sep 15, 2023 at 23:30:15, Edfel Rivera <edfeljose@...> wrote:

Hi:
Just to be sure. I have set the 9700 and seems to be working.? As D-Rats states there is no longer a need for a D-Star radio, the question is which other 2M 70cm supports (or can be used) with D-Rats for packet communication? SO I can coordinate with a fellow Ham at my county and test maybe 145.670. The idea is not to depend on D-Star repeaters although anyway here there are nada D-Star repeaters.??

One of D-Rats KEY, and somehow rare, advantages is Interoperability (possibility of EMCOMM traffic via both RF + Network).??

Thanks again!!

Edfel
KP4AJ

D_Rats Repeater

 

Morning/ Afternoon,

I am bring all my stuff back online. I ran in to this issue when I added my bpq d-rats reflector and my xlxd reflector.

riggs498@hpbedroom:~/D-Rats$ ./d-rats_repeater.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
? File "./d-rats_repeater.py", line 1095, in button_on
??? self.save_config(self.config)
? File "./d-rats_repeater.py", line 665, in save_config
??? self.sync_config()
? File "./d-rats_repeater.py", line 1071, in sync_config
??? self.config.set("settings", "devices", devices)
? File "/usr/lib/python3.8/configparser.py", line 1200, in set
??? self._validate_value_types(option=option, value=value)
? File "/usr/lib/python3.8/configparser.py", line 1185, in _validate_value_types
??? raise TypeError("option values must be strings")
TypeError: option values must be strings


If I don't try and add any setting it works.
Re: D-Rats via RF - Experience - Capabilities - Usage

 

Edfel:

Apologies if this is already known and understood, but D-RATS was originally created solely to take advantage of the (slow - 900 bps) data stream built into every D-Star radio (and passthrough every D-Star repeater). Other Amateur Radio data software wasn¡¯t designed to take advantage of ¡°just a data stream¡± with no modem required and no built-in protocol; D-Star data was just data in on the transmitting D-Star radio, and data out on any D-Star radio that was receiving that transmission. The original author of D-RATS did a brilliant job making use of D-Star data when nothing else really did so.

If you want to use data capabilities via radio other than the built-in D-Star data, then there are many more suitable modes such as packet radio, modems, software, etc.

Just a few examples are the Dire Wolf software TNC, VARA FM (up to 25 kbps), the NinoTNC (hardware TNC) that can do 9600 bps with Forward Error Correction, Winlink software for EMCOM, XASTIR for APRS, etc.

Steve Stroh N8GNJ

---

Steve Stroh N8GNJ (he / him / his)
Editor
Zero Retries Newsletter -?


On Sep 15, 2023 at 23:30:15, Edfel Rivera <edfeljose@...> wrote:

Hi:
Just to be sure. I have set the 9700 and seems to be working.? As D-Rats states there is no longer a need for a D-Star radio, the question is which other 2M 70cm supports (or can be used) with D-Rats for packet communication? SO I can coordinate with a fellow Ham at my county and test maybe 145.670. The idea is not to depend on D-Star repeaters although anyway here there are nada D-Star repeaters.??

One of D-Rats KEY, and somehow rare, advantages is Interoperability (possibility of EMCOMM traffic via both RF + Network).??

Thanks again!!

Edfel
KP4AJ

Re: D-Rats via RF - Experience - Capabilities - Usage

 

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You'll get far better performance and reliability using a soft-TNC like the following compared to any hardware-based TNC solution:

?? Direwolf -
?? UZ7HO Soundmodem -

--David
KI6ZHD


On 09/16/2023 02:00 PM, Edfel Rivera wrote:

HI:
Please? note the AIOC seems to don't have the TNC integrated!!???Not sure if it still should work with D-Rats, se back to step 1...From GitHub....

Future Work

  • Overmolded enclosure design (DIY using 3D-Printed mold and Resin/Hotglue)
  • Maybe integrate a TNC Modem with KISS interface? (I am not sure if that is worth the effort)
Sorry guys!

73'

Edfel
KP4AJ

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