Trying to access a ratflector from my radio
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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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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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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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