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There is a D-RATS repeater application in the folder where D-RATS is installed. I have opened it and played with it, but I am not 100% sure how to configure or use it. Have googled quite a bit and looked around in YouTube, but no luck. Do you guys have any instructions or resources you could point me at that show how to use this feature? Thank you Facundo

Has anybody done D-Rats successfully with an IC-5100? Would you mind sharing your setup? What cables did you use and what radio ports? Thank you!

On 3/17/2025 5:28 PM, Tommy Beene - KD4CHW via groups.io wrote: > Hi John, > I'm a new user to D-Rats and this is a bit confusing to me. Do I > follow the link on the D-Star website for 0.3.9 or go to your > repository and get a 0.4.? version? If you are asking me, the answer will be the 0.4.7 version of course. https://github.com/ham-radio-software/D-Rats/wiki/010.020-Installation-of-D%E2%80%90Rats-on-Microsoft-Windows-with-MobaXterm > Or does it matter? Versions older than 0.4.7 are not being maintained. All versions older than 0.4.7 have a bug where they will discard received data under some conditions, which can result is lost data. There have been other bug fixes. The 0.3.9 version has not had any security updates in a very long time. > And if I need the 0.4.?, which link is it? This is option 1, which has the least steps and at last check still works as far back as Windows 7. That is the one that is getting the most recent testing. https://github.com/ham-radio-software/D-Rats/wiki/010.020-Installation-of-D%E2%80%90Rats-on-Microsoft-Windows-with-MobaXterm Option 2, has more steps but also works, now needs Windows 10 or later, and will probably stop working on Windows 10 shortly after Microsoft drops official support of Windows 10. https://github.com/ham-radio-software/D-Rats/wiki/010.010-Installation-of-D%E2%80%90Rats-on-Microsoft-Windows-within-MSYS2-MingW64 > I have a Windows 10 and 11 computer and understand that I need Python > for both and can navigate that, just not sure if It matters what > version I install. D-Rats requires Python 3 and GTK 3 and the prebuilt version of Python for Microsoft Windows is incomplete as compared to other platforms. There is no pre-built version of GTK 3 for Microsoft Windows and the existing source will not build on Microsoft windows using the Visual Studio Express free compiler. 73, -John

I previously was running D-Rats 0.3.9 under Windows 10 32-bit on a desktop and Windows 11 64-bit on a Lenovo Laptop...and it still works on the desktop computer. I had to stop using the Lenovo Laptop, as the screen started going bad...but I also received an early Christmas/birthday present, with a new Windows 11 Pro Desktop, with 16 GB of RAM, and 1 TB of hard drive space...which has made doing much of my ham radio nets much easier, with the SharkRF OpenSpot 4 Pro. However, I tried to get D-Rats 0.3.9 to work on the new computer, and it would not. Is there an additional file I need to download to make it work?? I took a look at D-Rats 0.4.2, but I wasn't sure what I needed to do to activate it, or get it working. Any help would be appreciated. Daryl, N5VLZ

I have just created a new repository for rewrite of D-Rats. I think this re-write is needed for several reasons. 1. Most of D-rats users are using Microsoft Windows and the use of GTK+ makes it hard to provide an easy to install package. 2. GTK+ is continuing to make incompatible changes with new versions making it harder make enhancements. The Glade editor for designing GTK+ layouts actually making things harder as it does not seem to be keeping up with GTK. 3. The config subsystem needs a rewrite to fix existing problems and requested features, the existing code structure makes that very difficult. Tracking Wiki for this new project. https://github.com/ham-radio-software/drats2/wiki/Rewrite-of-D%E2%80%90Rats-communication-package It may be a while before I get something ready for testing, and most of those tests will be of the "hello world" type packages at first just to make sure that everything can install and run. https://github.com/ham-radio-software/drats2/wiki/00100-Roadmap-for-new-version As this will be being brought up in sections, hopefully it will help someone learn programming and packaging processes. Regards, -John wb8tyw

https://github.com/ham-radio-software/drats2/pull/1 This puts in the "boilerplate" of the project and the initial readme file. Except for the Readme.md file and the new directory structure, the rest of the files are from the existing d-rats project. Next I plan to work on the getting "hello-world" type projects using the various graphics packages in the outline. I will probably be only testing that phase on one Windows distribution and one Linux distribution, so will need other testers to get better coverage. That will help flush out what is needed for setting up a local development environment. 73, -John wb8tyw

Hi all, I've been admin for two Dplus repeaters in Washington State since 03/2023. The repeaters are WA7FW and WA7DR and both at one time were configured to be ratflectors, but when I tried to connect to them, the repeaters did not respond. I tried connecting via the internet using the listed addresses for each repeater - wa7fw.ratflector.com and wa7dr.ratflector.com. I also tried via radio, but still no joy. I obtained the command to restart the d-rats repeater from a fellow admin and ran the command via SSH "nohup d-rats_repeater -C &" The system responded with "failed to run command d-rats_repeater - no such file or directory." So it appears that the ratflector is no longer configured on the repeaters. My question is where do I get the software and how do I install it on the two repeater servers? I have searched and searched on this io groups, on YouTube, and on the internet and found no help. Can someone point me in the direction as to where I can get the software and how to install it? Thank you in advance. v/r Perry - WB7NIL FWARC.org WA7FW and WA7DR D-Star repeater Admin and REF035 Admin.

I am downloaded Drats it downloads fine but when i go to open the program I get an error message, when i go to click ignore, I still cant get drats to run John

Hi... I purchased a D-Star DVDongle about a decade ago (that's the blue USB device by InternetLabs), and honestly haven't used it in years. I just tried to use it (on my current Mac), and it crashes immediately before its window even comes up. I tried to visit the manufacturer's site, and it is no longer available, and I can't find any updated software for it anywhere. My guess is, of course, the company is out of business and the product is no longer supported, but I don't know any of this for a fact. Anyway, I'm hoping someone might have some info on the product. Is it dead? Any hope of finding updated software for it that will work on a Mac? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks! Ken

Hello All, I was having trouble installing D-Rats on Windows 11 because the program could not create the shared folder. This is because the Desktop is being backed up to OneDrive. After a long search I found this video on YouTube (The Comms Channel) which provided the information I needed to solve this problem. It's so simple. https://youtu.be/ZTo63590F0U 73, Alan - KA4LTC

Limited seats are still available for D-STAR InfoCon at Dayton Hamvention for 2024 The class provides an introduction to D-STAR for new users and more advanced topics for more experienced D-STAR users. The class will be held at the Drury Inn Ballroom at 6616 Miller Lane in the heart of hotel row in Dayton. The 3-hour class will be held on Friday, May 17th beginning at 8:00am local time. This year’s topics will include getting on-the-air with D-STAR, how to connect around the world, programming for all models of D-STAR radios and hotspots, using DR Mode, easy updating your radio memories and using hotspots and other D-STAR devices. Basics of digital radio and D-STAR Getting started with your D-STAR radio The D-STAR user registration process explained Programming your D-STAR radios and Hotspots Linking to repeaters and reflectors Helpful hints and tips to get the most from D-STAR Sending pictures, D-STAR Data (D-RATS) and DD Mode Registration and $25 payment are required for the class at DSTAR InfoCon 2024. An Icom ID-52A handheld D-STAR radio will be given away to one lucky student during the class. Also plan to attend the D-STAR Friday Night event at the same location on Friday, May 17th beginning at 6:30. Admission is free, enjoy light snacks, speakers, demos and an Icom ID-52A handheld radio to be given away.

Hello all, I have uploaded some new Debian packages for lzhuf to /g/d-rats/files/D-Rats . Added: Ubuntu 24.04 on x86_64 Debian Bookworm for x86_64 and arm64v8 Debian Buster for armv7l The arm64v8 package is compatible with Raspberry PI 64 bit. The armv7l package is compatible with Raspberry PI 32 bit. Packages already present: Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, 22.04 on x86_64 Debian bullseye and buster for x86_64 Microsoft Windows v7 and newer Some technical details. All the non-Windows builds were done on an Ubuntu 22.04 x86_64 system using docker containers. The lzhuf repository has instructions on how to build native Microsoft packages and also how to use an 86_64 system to build debian binary packages for x86_64 and two current releases of Rasbian. 73, -John wb8tyw

Hello All, I have started work on a blog post for a future presentation at my local ham radio club. This is intended to be only an overview, not deep details. Any feedback is welcome. https://wb8tyw-projects.blogspot.com/2024/04/d-rats-from-python2-to-python3.html Regards, -John wb8tyw@...

Hello All, I have started work on a blog post for a future presentation at my local ham radio club. This is intended to be only an overview, not deep details. Any feedback is welcome. Regards, -John wb8tyw@...

I just had to switch IP providers and am now on Charter Spectrum. They gave me a new router and I have opened ports 9000 and 9500 in the router. I also had to completely rebuild my Raspberry Pi D-Rats installation and have Version 0.4.1 loaded. I have checked the ports on the target machine with portchecktool.com and that Internet based program indicates the two needed ports are open and listening. However, when I start the D-Rats repeater and try to connect with a client I get the following: StTammany: Unable to connect ([Errno 111] Connection refused). I have refreshed the SD card, tried other versions of the software, but I still get Connection refused, or target actively refused the connection. What am I doing wrong?? The system has been down for a couple of weeks now after the older Pi I was using, still running Buster and version 0.3.9 started messing up. While trying to fix the refusal problem I ended up bricking the SD card and, of course, I can't do a new install of 0.3.9 as the required dependencies are no longer available for the older software. Any ideas. I am getting the same messages from the K5PDR ratflector up in Pennsylvania that has been refusing connections for quite a while.

D-STAR InfoCon is back at Dayton Hamvention for 2024 providing an introduction to D-STAR for new users and more advanced topics for more experienced D-STAR users. The class will be held at the Drury Inn Ballroom at 6616 Miller Lane in the heart of hotel row in Dayton. The 3-hour class will be held on Friday, May 17th beginning at 8:00am local time. This year’s topics will include getting on-the-air with D-STAR, how to connect around the world, programming for all models of D-STAR radios, using DR Mode, easy updating your radio memories and using hotspots and other D-STAR devices. · Basics of digital radio and D-STAR Getting started with your D-STAR radio The D-STAR user registration process explained Programming your D-STAR radios Linking to repeaters and reflectors Helpful hints and tips to get the most from D-STAR D-STAR Data (D-RATS) and DD Mode The class is $25 and advance registration and payment is required. Complete registration and payment at DSTAR InfoCon 2024. An Icom ID-52A handheld D-STAR radio will be given away to one lucky student during the class.

The ticket for RS-MS1A protocol integration is: https://github.com/ham-radio-software/D-Rats/issues/25 For RS-MS1A and D-Rats integration is that D-Rats needs to know the protocols used for RS-MS1A, and if there is a way to recognize the RS-MS1A frame. Currently the D-Rats protocols have not been completely mapped out, and we do not know anything yet about the RS-MS1A. I do not know if the D-Rats text and file transfer modes can be changes so that they can work with RS-MS1A frames. The serial port on Icom D-Star radios is also use for remote control and programming of the radios via programs like Icom provides or the open source https://chirp.danplanet.com/. Newer Icom radios provide a bluetooth serial port. What ever is used for RS-MS1A has to block the binary codes that put the radio in remote control mode from being sent. D-rats uses y-encoded transmissions to avoid those codes, and then uses a frame structure with binary codes in it. Getting D-Rats to receive text and pictures from RS-MS1A should not be too hard if we get the RS-MS1A protocols worked out. Items needed to be known about RS-MS1A: 1. Does it use any frame format, such as headers or checksums. 2. How does it determine a picture sending from a text sending. 3. How does it do the encoding to avoid sending radio control commands to the radio. Getting D-Rats to be able to send text and pictures to RS-MS1A based on what I have read on this mailing list would require changing the D-Rats protocols that are sent, and those newer packets would only be readable on that newer version of D-Rats. There are several enhancement code cleanup tickets that are ahead of any work by me on RS-MS1A. https://github.com/ham-radio-software/D-Rats/issues/218 https://github.com/ham-radio-software/D-Rats/issues/134 https://github.com/ham-radio-software/D-Rats/issues/132 https://github.com/ham-radio-software/D-Rats/issues/121

Hi: Looking for feedback about D-Rats RF capabilities, usage. So far have been testing the repeater - client from network connections. Planning to move now into the serial (RF) setup. My radio is a ICOM IC900 Have several questions: 1- Which freqs are used for D-Rats ia RF? 2- Which speed can be expected and how such speed compares with Packet, VARA FM. 3- It is possible to run D-Rats via HF or low bands? Sorry if any of those questions are basic or simple. 73 Edfel KP4AJ